Open University Explorers 395-368 Newport Pagnell Vantage (+20)
Challenge Cup
Group Round - Group 2
Monday 2 February 2026
| Set | Result | Games | Total score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Ung beat Mihai Stamati | 21-18, 21-16 | 42-34 | 42-54 |
| 2 | Afra Tian beat Ian Bell | 21-15, 21-13 | 42-28 | 84-82 |
| 3 | Chitra Balakrishna lost to Ian Wrigley | 8-21, 21-19 | 29-40 | 113-122 |
| 4 | Chitra Balakrishna & Thomas Ung drew with Ian Bell & Ian Wrigley | 18-21, 21-18 | 39-39 | 152-161 |
| 5 | Afra Tian beat Mihai Stamati | 21-14, 21-19 | 42-33 | 194-194 |
| 6 | Thomas Ung beat Ian Wrigley | 21-10, 21-17 | 42-27 | 236-221 |
| 7 | Chitra Balakrishna beat Ian Bell | 22-20, 21-15 | 43-35 | 279-256 |
| 8 | Afra Tian drew with Ian Wrigley | 19-21, 23-21 | 42-42 | 321-298 |
| 9 | Chitra Balakrishna beat Mihai Stamati | 21-14, 21-16 | 42-30 | 363-328 |
| 10 | Thomas Ung lost to Ian Bell | 11-21, 21-19 | 32-40 | 395-368 |
| Team | League division | Handicap | Games won | Games average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) | Points difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open University Explorers | Division Five | 0 | 16 | 80.00 | 395 | 53.16 | 27 |
| Newport Pagnell Vantage | Division Six | 20 | 4 | 20.00 | 348 | 46.84 | -27 |
| Team | Player | Sets played | Sets won | Games played | Games won | Games average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open University Explorers | Thomas Ung | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 83.33 | 217 | 116 | 53.46 |
| Open University Explorers | Afra Tian | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 83.33 | 229 | 126 | 55.02 |
| Open University Explorers | Chitra Balakrishna | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 83.33 | 219 | 114 | 52.05 |
| Newport Pagnell Vantage | Mihai Stamati | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 223 | 97 | 43.50 |
| Newport Pagnell Vantage | Ian Bell | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 | 220 | 103 | 46.82 |
| Newport Pagnell Vantage | Ian Wrigley | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 | 222 | 109 | 49.10 |
| New date | Monday 2 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Start time | 19:30 |
| Original date | Thursday 22 January 2026 |
| Competition | Challenge Cup |
| Round | Group Round |
| Group | Group 2 |
| Venue | Open University |
| Season | 2025-2026 |
| Games played | 20 |
| Points played | 743 |
