Milton Keynes Phoenix 5-5 Milton Keynes Topspin
Wednesday 13 April 2022
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Bolding lost to Mervyn Kelly (2-3) | 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 8-11, 8-11 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Mervyn Phillips beat Russell Penn (3-2) | 13-11, 11-7, 7-11, 6-11, 11-6 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Terry Lau lost to Tanmay Tijare (1-3) | 12-14, 11-6, 8-11, 9-11 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Alan Bolding and Gerald Ridgway beat Mervyn Kelly and Russell Penn (3-0) | 11-4, 11-8, 11-8 | 2-2 |
| 5 | Mervyn Phillips lost to Mervyn Kelly (0-3) | 9-11, 15-17, 10-12 | 2-3 |
| 6 | Alan Bolding beat Tanmay Tijare (3-0) | 11-4, 11-9, 11-5 | 3-3 |
| 7 | Terry Lau lost to Russell Penn (0-3) | 7-11, 4-11, 7-11 | 3-4 |
| 8 | Mervyn Phillips beat Tanmay Tijare (3-2) | 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7 | 4-4 |
| 9 | Terry Lau lost to Mervyn Kelly (0-3) | 3-11, 8-11, 3-11 | 4-5 |
| 10 | Alan Bolding beat Russell Penn (3-0) | 11-8, 11-5, 11-9 | 5-5 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | 18 | 48.65 | 346 | 50.73 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | 19 | 51.35 | 336 | 49.27 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | Alan Bolding | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 72.73 | 193 | 110 | 56.99 |
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | Mervyn Phillips | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 | 256 | 131 | 51.17 |
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | Terry Lau | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 | 180 | 72 | 40.00 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Mervyn Kelly | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 81.82 | 208 | 116 | 55.77 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Russell Penn | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 | 200 | 101 | 50.50 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Tanmay Tijare | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 | 221 | 99 | 44.80 |
| Match date | Wednesday, 13 April 2022 at 19:30 (originally scheduled for Wednesday, 16 March 2022) |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Division One |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2021-2022 |
| Legs played | 37 |
| Points played | 682 |
Published 27/04/2024 05:13 by David Wackrill.
MARVELLOUS MERVYN RESCUES THE DRAW
A great match on which to end the year’s play in Division 1 with the top two sides going head to head in a re-arranged end of season fixture. Having beaten each other in their two earlier clashes, a hard fought draw seemed a fair conclusion this time round for MK club-mates Phoenix and Topspin.
Man of the match was Topspin’s Mervyn Kelly with a brilliantly constructed hat-trick. He gave notice of his hot form in the opening set of the night against Alan Bolding, who was on an unbeaten run of 37. As good as Mervyn’s two winged attacking game was working it seemed that Alan was about to extend his run of wins when he changed ends 5-3 up in the decider. Alan rarely relinquishes the lead in a tight situation but Mervyn had other ideas and he swept past the ace defender with aplomb, taking 8 of the last 11 points. Straight game wins followed against namesake Mervyn Phillips and then Terry Lau, the last set for the loss of a mere 14 points. Russell Penn and Tanmay Tijare chipped in with a win each at Terry’s expense for Topspin’s other sets.
For Phoenix, who finished as champions, Alan and Mervyn P. took two a-piece and Alan partnered Gerald Ridgway, his first team involvement since early February, to the doubles win that proved crucial in what was Phoenix’ only draw all season.
A great match on which to end the year’s play in Division 1 with the top two sides going head to head in a re-arranged end of season fixture. Having beaten each other in their two earlier clashes, a hard fought draw seemed a fair conclusion this time round for MK club-mates Phoenix and Topspin.
Man of the match was Topspin’s Mervyn Kelly with a brilliantly constructed hat-trick. He gave notice of his hot form in the opening set of the night against Alan Bolding, who was on an unbeaten run of 37. As good as Mervyn’s two winged attacking game was working it seemed that Alan was about to extend his run of wins when he changed ends 5-3 up in the decider. Alan rarely relinquishes the lead in a tight situation but Mervyn had other ideas and he swept past the ace defender with aplomb, taking 8 of the last 11 points. Straight game wins followed against namesake Mervyn Phillips and then Terry Lau, the last set for the loss of a mere 14 points. Russell Penn and Tanmay Tijare chipped in with a win each at Terry’s expense for Topspin’s other sets.
For Phoenix, who finished as champions, Alan and Mervyn P. took two a-piece and Alan partnered Gerald Ridgway, his first team involvement since early February, to the doubles win that proved crucial in what was Phoenix’ only draw all season.