Milton Keynes Topspin 8-2 Open University Primes
Monday 15 January 2018
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wackrill beat Patrick Wong (3-2) | 6-11, 11-4, 11-9, 5-11, 11-5 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Mervyn Kelly lost to Xiangyu Gau (2-3) | 11-7, 5-11, 11-4, 14-16, 9-11 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Russell Penn beat Yi Cao (3-2) | 11-6, 11-8, 10-12, 9-11, 11-5 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Mervyn Kelly and David Wackrill beat Patrick Wong and Xiangyu Gau (3-1) | 8-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Mervyn Kelly beat Patrick Wong (3-0) | 11-9, 12-10, 11-5 | 4-1 |
| 6 | David Wackrill beat Yi Cao (3-1) | 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 15-13 | 5-1 |
| 7 | Russell Penn lost to Xiangyu Gau (2-3) | 6-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 8-11 | 5-2 |
| 8 | Mervyn Kelly beat Yi Cao (3-1) | 11-13, 11-6, 15-13, 11-4 | 6-2 |
| 9 | Russell Penn beat Patrick Wong (3-1) | 11-8, 10-12, 11-5, 12-10 | 7-2 |
| 10 | David Wackrill beat Xiangyu Gau (3-0) | 13-11, 11-9, 11-4 | 8-2 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | 28 | 66.67 | 437 | 54.35 |
| Open University Primes | 14 | 33.33 | 367 | 45.65 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | David Wackrill | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 | 227 | 125 | 55.07 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Mervyn Kelly | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 | 241 | 132 | 54.77 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Russell Penn | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 | 266 | 139 | 52.26 |
| Open University Primes | Patrick Wong | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 | 221 | 99 | 44.80 |
| Open University Primes | Xiangyu Gau | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 | 251 | 123 | 49.00 |
| Open University Primes | Yi Cao | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 | 262 | 116 | 44.27 |
| Match date | Monday, 15 January 2018 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Division One |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2017-2018 |
| Legs played | 42 |
| Points played | 804 |
Published 20/04/2024 03:28 by David Wackrill.
Topspin ended a run of 3 defeats tonight in a solid display that keeps us in the hunt for 2nd place with just 5 matches left. Rivals Phoenix and Pumas play each other this week and I hope they can oblige us with a draw this time round while St.Christopher Van Hire remain heavily dependent on globe trotting Biao Wang’s availability to stay at the top.
This match opened with the first 3 sets all going to 5 games as Topspin took a 2-1 lead, Xiangyu Gau saving 4 match points to overpower Mervyn Kelly with his heavy forehand shots for the visitor's victory, Xiangu went on to beat Russell Penn in another 5-gamer but came unstuck against me as I hit a purple patch when 9-4 down in the 2nd game to win the next 20 points and the set 3-straight. The doubles was a welcome win too as we had lost 6 in a row previously. Patrick Wong and Yi Cao completed the Primes line-up and both played well without success.