Milton Keynes Kingpins 4-6 Milton Keynes Sasaki
Monday 9 October 2017
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Purcell lost to Dan Smalley (1-3) | 6-11, 5-11, 11-9, 6-11 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Dave Allison beat Kelvin Choong (3-0) | 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Julian Adams lost to Dakshinamoorthy Subramanian (2-3) | 8-11, 11-9, 6-11, 12-10, 11-13 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Dave Allison and Mark Purcell beat Dan Smalley and Dakshinamoorthy Subramanian (3-1) | 11-7, 13-11, 2-11, 14-12 | 2-2 |
| 5 | Dave Allison lost to Dan Smalley (0-3) | 9-11, 8-11, 8-11 | 2-3 |
| 6 | Mark Purcell lost to Dakshinamoorthy Subramanian (2-3) | 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10, 5-11 | 2-4 |
| 7 | Julian Adams lost to Kelvin Choong (0-3) | 7-11, 8-11, 10-12 | 2-5 |
| 8 | Dave Allison lost to Dakshinamoorthy Subramanian (1-3) | 11-5, 10-12, 6-11, 4-11 | 2-6 |
| 9 | Julian Adams beat Dan Smalley (3-0) | 12-10, 11-7, 11-6 | 3-6 |
| 10 | Mark Purcell beat Kelvin Choong (3-2) | 8-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 | 4-6 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Kingpins | 18 | 46.15 | 358 | 48.25 |
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | 21 | 53.85 | 384 | 51.75 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Kingpins | Mark Purcell | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 | 263 | 122 | 46.39 |
| Milton Keynes Kingpins | Dave Allison | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 | 180 | 89 | 49.44 |
| Milton Keynes Kingpins | Julian Adams | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 | 218 | 107 | 49.08 |
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Dan Smalley | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 | 185 | 98 | 52.97 |
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Kelvin Choong | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 | 207 | 100 | 48.31 |
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Dakshinamoorthy Subramanian | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 | 269 | 145 | 53.90 |
| Match date | Monday, 9 October 2017 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Premier Division |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2017-2018 |
| Legs played | 39 |
| Points played | 742 |
Match report
The evening began with routine wins for Dan against Mark and Dave against Kelvin. The first 5 ender of the night followed with Dakshin narrowly beating Julian 13-11 in the 5th. Dave and Mark were cruising in the doubles at 1-0 and 9-1when they inexplicably lost 9 points in a row! They somehow responded to win 13-11 before capitulation in the 3rd prior to edging the 4th 14-12.
Match score was now 2-2 and Dan beat Dave 3-0 before Dakshin won his second 5 ender beating Mark 11-5 in the 5th. Kelvin then beat Julian 3-0 before a missed smash late in the 2nd end proved costly for Dave against Dakshin who went on to win the end 12-10 and the match 3-1 to complete his maximum.
From 2-2, it was now 2-6, and 2-8 was very much on the cards but a fantastic attacking display from Julian gave him a 3-0 win over Dan who was left shaking his head at some shots! Mark then completed the night with a come from behind victory over Kelvin. From 0-2 he edged home in a tight match 11-8 in the 5th.
As the pundits keep telling us : ' There are no easy games in the Premier League '!
Final score: Kingpins 4 Sasaki 6
Dave