Milton Keynes Bandits 2-8 Milton Keynes Kingpins
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Game | Result | Score | Match score |
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1 | James Tapp lost to Mark Purcell (2-3) | 3-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-13, 6-11 | 0-1 |
2 | Jamie Hendy beat Dave Allison (3-2) | 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 3-11, 11-5 | 1-1 |
3 | David Buckley lost to Julian Adams (1-3) | 8-11, 14-12, 10-12, 7-11 | 1-2 |
4 | Jamie Hendy and James Tapp beat Dave Allison and Mark Purcell (3-0) | 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 | 2-2 |
5 | Jamie Hendy lost to Mark Purcell (0-3) | 7-11, 5-11, 9-11 | 2-3 |
6 | James Tapp lost to Julian Adams (2-3) | 4-11, 11-6, 7-11, 12-10, 8-11 | 2-4 |
7 | David Buckley lost to Dave Allison (2-3) | 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 18-20, 12-14 | 2-5 |
8 | Jamie Hendy lost to Julian Adams (2-3) | 4-11, 6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 4-11 | 2-6 |
9 | David Buckley lost to Mark Purcell (1-3) | 11-4, 4-11, 7-11, 11-13 | 2-7 |
10 | James Tapp lost to Dave Allison (0-3) | 9-11, 2-11, 4-11 | 2-8 |
Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
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Milton Keynes Bandits | 16 | 38.10 | 363 | 46.42 |
Milton Keynes Kingpins | 26 | 61.90 | 419 | 53.58 |
Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
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Milton Keynes Bandits | James Tapp | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 | 227 | 99 | 43.61 |
Milton Keynes Bandits | Jamie Hendy | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 | 230 | 101 | 43.91 |
Milton Keynes Bandits | David Buckley | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 | 274 | 130 | 47.45 |
Milton Keynes Kingpins | Mark Purcell | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 | 214 | 118 | 55.14 |
Milton Keynes Kingpins | Dave Allison | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 | 254 | 138 | 54.33 |
Milton Keynes Kingpins | Julian Adams | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 | 263 | 145 | 55.13 |
Match date | Wednesday, 8 November 2017 at 19:30 |
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Competition | League |
Division | Premier Division |
Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
Season | 2017-2018 |
Legs played | 42 |
Points played | 782 |
Published 29/03/2024 09:04 by Carl Furness.
Bandits 2 Kingpins 8
The first 2 matches of the evening both went the distance. Mark came from 2-1 down to beat James, and losing 3 points for a 2-0 lead proved costly for Dave A as Jamie beat him in 5. Julian then beat Dave B in a close 4 ender before 2 routine wins, 1 for Bandits in the doubles and 1 for Mark against Jamie. Julian then won 2 of the next 3 matches, both in 5, first against James and then Jamie to complete his maximum.
Sandwiched between those wins was the most dramatic match of the night between Dave A and Dave B. The first end went to Dave A comfortably enough before Dave B took the next 2. What followed was 64 points (yes 64!) over 2 ends of ebb and flow. Dave B stood at 10-7 up in the 4th with victory beckoning. However he squandered these match points and a few more before Dave A prevailed 20-18, leaving non playing Bandits captain Mike Wilkins regretting having volunteered to score! More drama in the 5th when Dave B had another match point at 10-9 but failed to convert. Dave A made the most of his lifeline to finally win 14-12.
In the final 2 matches Mark beat Dave B to complete his maximum and Dave A beat James 3-0 with some good hitting that was nowhere to be seen against Dave B.
Could this result be the springboard for a Kingpins title challenge? It remains unlikely but in such a tight season with teams taking points off each other, there will, be more twists and turns to come.
Final score: Bandits 2 Kingpins 8
Dave