Milton Keynes Topspin 6-4 Milton Keynes Phoenix
Monday 23 October 2017
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wackrill lost to Alan Bolding (0-3) | 5-11, 9-11, 8-11 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Russell Penn beat Terry Lau (3-1) | 11-9, 13-11, 9-11, 11-4 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Mervyn Kelly beat Gerald Ridgway (3-1) | 11-7, 12-10, 4-11, 11-7 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Mervyn Kelly and David Wackrill lost to Alan Bolding and Gerald Ridgway (1-3) | 8-11, 11-0, 9-11, 7-11 | 2-2 |
| 5 | Russell Penn lost to Alan Bolding (2-3) | 6-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 6-11 | 2-3 |
| 6 | David Wackrill beat Gerald Ridgway (3-1) | 11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 11-9 | 3-3 |
| 7 | Mervyn Kelly beat Terry Lau (3-2) | 7-11, 11-4, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5 | 4-3 |
| 8 | Russell Penn beat Gerald Ridgway (3-2) | 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-1 | 5-3 |
| 9 | Mervyn Kelly lost to Alan Bolding (2-3) | 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 11-8, 1-11 | 5-4 |
| 10 | David Wackrill beat Terry Lau (3-0) | 11-9, 11-5, 11-8 | 6-4 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | 23 | 54.76 | 395 | 51.97 |
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | 19 | 45.24 | 365 | 48.03 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | David Wackrill | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 | 190 | 98 | 51.58 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Russell Penn | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 | 254 | 136 | 53.54 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Mervyn Kelly | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 | 248 | 126 | 50.81 |
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | Alan Bolding | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 69.23 | 234 | 131 | 55.98 |
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | Terry Lau | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 | 219 | 94 | 42.92 |
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | Gerald Ridgway | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 | 239 | 107 | 44.77 |
| Match date | Monday, 23 October 2017 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Division One |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2017-2018 |
| Legs played | 42 |
| Points played | 760 |
BOLDING BATTLES IN VAIN
Topspin’s opponents have started the new year brightly, banishing those relegation blues after 2 disastrous seasons finishing bottom of Premier and then Div. 1. Only the restructuring of the divisional format saved Phoenix from playing in the 3rd tier this time round but they are more than holding their own this term with plenty of fighting spirit on display.
And a fighting display was certainly what Alan Bolding produced with a fatiguing maximum tonight as the match duration nearly reached the 4 hour mark (same as Kingpins game on next table). Alan was back to near his best form as he ground out a set of terrific results. Unfortunately for Phoenix neither Terry Lau nor Gerald Ridgway could get on the score-sheet, though they fought long & hard for that elusive victory, and Phoenix other set came from the doubles where Alan & Gerald ‘parked the bus’ which Topspin were unable to penetrate.
So it was a case of braces all round for Mervyn Kelly , Russell Penn and me with both Mervyn & Russell winning and losing over 5-game sets.