Forum A are on track for a double double after reaching the Oxford & District Table Tennis Association's Handicap Shield final.

Having already won the Divsion 1 title, they are just one victory away from matching the feat they achieved last year.

Forum A pipped Lord Nuffield C by 19 points in their semi-final, gradually chipping away at Nuffield's 150-point handicap.

Highlights for Nuffield were John Blanchard beating Fraser Harris 21-20, Mike Watts doing the same to Greg Boone, and Paul Reynolds just losing 21-19 to Boone.

Gladiators will host Forum A in the final after using their 120-point handicap well to defeat Vikings A 440-413.

In the league, Rutherford's Neil Hurford inflicted a rare defeat on Forum A's Karl Bushell, but Fraser Harris hit back with a maximum to ensure the Division 1 champions ended up 7-3 victors.

Andy Lebutt bagged two maximums as Bicester A beat Vikings A 9-1 and Lord Nuffield A 6-4 to save their bacon and condemn Vikings to the drop instead.

RESULTS Division 1 Forum A 7 (F Harris 3), RAL 3; Lord Nuffield B 2, Vikings A 8 (V Ferrari 3); Bicester A 6 (A Lebutt 3), Lord Nuffield A 4; Vikings A 1, Bicester A 9 (S Caratella 3, A Lebutt 3); St James A 8 (A Misseldine 3), Lord Nuffield B 2; Forum B 5, St James A 5 (A Misseldine 3).

Division 2 Witney A 3, Gladiators 7 (K Giles 3, P Knight 3); Forum C 1, Vikings B 9 (B Mason 3, R Dullens 3); Begbroke A 6 (J Brown 3), Forum D 4; Gladiators 5 (K Giles 3), Begbroke A 5.

Division 3 Forum E 9 (P Woodward 3, S Harrison 3), Begbroke B 1; Bicester C 5, Bicester B 5 (A Crofts 3); Vikings C 9 (R Whiteaway 3, J Birkin 3), Witney B 1.

Division 4 Lord Nuffield E 6, Forum G 4 (J East 3); Haddenham B 3, Holton 7 (E Shearer 3, B Dobson 3); Forum H 0, Lord Nuffield E 10 (D Kay 3, I Saba 3, C Westbury 3); Forum G 7 (G East 3), Lord Nuffield D 3; Forum F 9 (J East 3, L Christer 3), Forum H 1.