A WORLD Champion made a special guest appearance at a special event at a Colwyn Bay school recently.

Rydal Penrhos once again hosted the fifth annual Welsh Open Eton Fives Competition its Founders’ Weekend celebrations, which welcomed a wealth of talent from across the country over the two-day event.

It was a hugely competitive first day of action at the competition, which saw the team of Matty Fiorita and George Watkins triumph over schoolmates Anthony Bowe and Christian Cheesley in a pulsating final to claim the coveted Paul Bowden trophy.

Current Eton Fives World Champion Seb Cooley was among the field for day two, which began with Jonathan Osbourne and Ella James winning the Junior Open Championship with a hard-fought victory over Oliver Davies and Ariana Milligan.

The Wales Invitational Senior Championship was also hotly contested and saw Cooley and Fiorita take home the title after a standout display against Josh Stewart and his partner in the final.

This ensured that Fiorita has now won on both days and the competition in consecutive years.

Deputy Head Tim Cashell, who was present for both days of the event, said: “This is the fifth time we have hosted the competition and it was once again another marvellous showcase of talent both at the school and further afield.

“To have a world champion also present will no doubt serve as a great source of inspiration to everyone that competed with and against Seb, and congratulations to everyone that took part and those who claimed deserved victories.”