Milton Keynes Sasaki 8-2 Milton Keynes Spinners
Wednesday 3 October 2018
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Haynes beat Alan Cherry (3-2) | 10-12, 9-11, 15-13, 11-7, 11-9 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Jamie Hendy lost to Neil Massa (0-3) | 7-11, 7-11, 9-11 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Michael Wilkins beat Tim Cheek (3-1) | 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Michael Wilkins and Matt Haynes beat Tim Cheek and Alan Cherry (3-2) | 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Jamie Hendy lost to Alan Cherry (1-3) | 2-11, 11-7, 9-11, 10-12 | 3-2 |
| 6 | Matt Haynes beat Tim Cheek (3-0) | 14-12, 11-3, 13-11 | 4-2 |
| 7 | Michael Wilkins beat Neil Massa (3-0) | 11-9, 12-10, 11-9 | 5-2 |
| 8 | Jamie Hendy beat Tim Cheek (3-0) | 11-7, 11-9, 12-10 | 6-2 |
| 9 | Michael Wilkins beat Alan Cherry (3-1) | 6-11, 11-3, 11-8, 12-10 | 7-2 |
| 10 | Matt Haynes beat Neil Massa (3-0) | 11-5, 12-10, 11-6 | 8-2 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | 25 | 67.57 | 380 | 53.22 |
| Milton Keynes Spinners | 12 | 32.43 | 334 | 46.78 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Matt Haynes | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 81.82 | 227 | 128 | 56.39 |
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Jamie Hendy | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 | 189 | 89 | 47.09 |
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Michael Wilkins | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 81.82 | 207 | 114 | 55.07 |
| Milton Keynes Spinners | Alan Cherry | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 | 253 | 125 | 49.41 |
| Milton Keynes Spinners | Neil Massa | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 | 173 | 82 | 47.40 |
| Milton Keynes Spinners | Tim Cheek | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 | 197 | 85 | 43.15 |
| Match date | Wednesday, 3 October 2018 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Premier Division |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2018-2019 |
| Legs played | 37 |
| Points played | 714 |
courtesy of Tim Cheek
Readers of last week’s premier division round up would be forgiven for thinking they were reading Michael Wilkins Table Tennis Obituary.
This week proved that reports of his demise were somewhat exaggerated!
Michael won a maximum and the doubles in Sasaki’s 8-2 demolition of Spinners, including a first win in very many years over Alan Cherry and victories over Tim Cheek and Neil Massa..
The pattern of the night was set in the first game. Alan Cherry was leading Sasaki debutant Matt Haynes 2-0 and twice had match point in the 3rd, before turning it round and winning 11-9 in the 5th.
Although Neil got Spinners on the board with a 3-0 win over Jamie Hendy, things pretty much went Sasaki’s way after that. The doubles also went to 11-9 in the 5th, and Alan got Spinners other win against Jamie.
Lot’s of good games and many exceptional points, but Sasaki were too strong.
Sasaki must be considered title favourites.