Milton Keynes Rio Bravos 326-390 Leighton Buzzard Crunchers (+20)
Challenge Cup
Group Round - Group 1
Wednesday 21 January 2026
| Set | Result | Games | Total score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Rose lost to Richard Clarke | 16-21, 13-21 | 29-42 | 29-62 |
| 2 | Alfred Saint-Clair lost to Mike Manlow | 12-21, 22-20 | 34-41 | 63-103 |
| 3 | Varsha Tijare beat Kim Tam Lit | 21-19, 21-11 | 42-30 | 105-133 |
| 4 | Steve Rose & Varsha Tijare beat Richard Clarke & Mike Manlow | 21-15, 21-18 | 42-33 | 147-166 |
| 5 | Alfred Saint-Clair lost to Richard Clarke | 16-21, 11-21 | 27-42 | 174-208 |
| 6 | Steve Rose lost to Kim Tam Lit | 15-21, 21-16 | 36-37 | 210-245 |
| 7 | Varsha Tijare beat Mike Manlow | 21-10, 21-9 | 42-19 | 252-264 |
| 8 | Alfred Saint-Clair lost to Kim Tam Lit | 9-21, 18-21 | 27-42 | 279-306 |
| 9 | Varsha Tijare lost to Richard Clarke | 6-21, 16-21 | 22-42 | 301-348 |
| 10 | Steve Rose lost to Mike Manlow | 13-21, 12-21 | 25-42 | 326-390 |
| Team | League division | Handicap | Games won | Games average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) | Points difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Rio Bravos | Division Five | 0 | 8 | 40.00 | 326 | 46.84 | -64 |
| Leighton Buzzard Crunchers | Division Six | 20 | 12 | 60.00 | 370 | 53.16 | 64 |
| Team | Player | Sets played | Sets won | Games played | Games won | Games average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Rio Bravos | Steve Rose | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 | 211 | 90 | 42.65 |
| Milton Keynes Rio Bravos | Alfred Saint-Clair | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 | 213 | 88 | 41.31 |
| Milton Keynes Rio Bravos | Varsha Tijare | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 | 197 | 106 | 53.81 |
| Leighton Buzzard Crunchers | Richard Clarke | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 100.00 | 204 | 126 | 61.76 |
| Leighton Buzzard Crunchers | Mike Manlow | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 | 203 | 102 | 50.25 |
| Leighton Buzzard Crunchers | Kim Tam Lit | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 | 214 | 109 | 50.93 |
| Date | Wednesday 21 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Start time | 19:30 |
| Competition | Challenge Cup |
| Round | Group Round |
| Group | Group 1 |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2025-2026 |
| Games played | 20 |
| Points played | 696 |