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The first Battle of the year was against Market Harborough PS and was judged by Tim Newton …
There were 10 prints and 10 digital images from each club, each being marked out of 20.
Market Harborough turned the tables on us this year with a good win.
The overall results were
| Prints | Projected | Total | |
| MHPS | 169 | 168 | 337 |
| DPS | 160 | 162 | 322 |
The top marked print and projected images were both from Dunchurch with top print "Anemones" by Bob Mercer and top digital image "Three Through Edwina's" by Simon Coates.