Milton Keynes Sasaki 6-4 Greenleys Kings
Wednesday 22 November 2017
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Smalley lost to Nick Howard (1-3) | 13-15, 6-11, 11-5, 5-11 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Kelvin Choong beat Jordan Moss (3-0) | 11-3, 11-2, 11-8 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Terry Lau beat Guy Sparrow (3-2) | 3-11, 11-5, 11-2, 10-12, 11-6 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Kelvin Choong and Dan Smalley beat Nick Howard and Jordan Wood (3-2) | 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 4-11, 12-10 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Kelvin Choong lost to Nick Howard (0-3) | 8-11, 14-16, 4-11 | 3-2 |
| 6 | Dan Smalley beat Guy Sparrow (3-1) | 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7 | 4-2 |
| 7 | Terry Lau lost to Jordan Moss (0-3) | 9-11, 9-11, 8-11 | 4-3 |
| 8 | Kelvin Choong beat Guy Sparrow (3-0) | 11-1, 11-8, 11-3 | 5-3 |
| 9 | Terry Lau lost to Nick Howard (0-3) | 12-14, 5-11, 5-11 | 5-4 |
| 10 | Dan Smalley beat Jordan Moss (3-1) | 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 11-3 | 6-4 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | 19 | 51.35 | 347 | 52.10 |
| Greenleys Titans | 18 | 48.65 | 319 | 47.90 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Dan Smalley | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 | 224 | 116 | 51.79 |
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Kelvin Choong | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 | 155 | 92 | 59.35 |
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Terry Lau | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 | 199 | 94 | 47.24 |
| Greenleys Kings | Nick Howard | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 90.00 | 199 | 116 | 58.29 |
| Greenleys Kings | Jordan Wood | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 | 176 | 77 | 43.75 |
| Greenleys Kings | Guy Sparrow | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 | 203 | 83 | 40.89 |
Terry Lau played on loan from Milton Keynes Phoenix in Division One.
| Match date | Wednesday, 22 November 2017 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Premier Division |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2017-2018 |
| Legs played | 37 |
| Points played | 666 |
Published 27/04/2024 09:14 by David Wackrill.
Nick Howard writes ...
After not being able to find a 3rd player for 2 weeks, Sasaki waited until the start of the 3rd match of the evening to call on Terry “Superman” Lau.
After not being able to find a 3rd player for 2 weeks, Sasaki waited until the start of the 3rd match of the evening to call on Terry “Superman” Lau.
Taking it all in his stride, he nonchalantly despatched Guy in 5, in an exciting encounter.
Prior to that, Nick beat Dan Smalley in 4, before Jordan lost to Kelvin who needed a bit more Prit Stick to glue his rubbers down.
The doubles went all the way - With Kelvin and Dan squandering a 2-0 lead, and then allowing a 10-6 lead in the 5th to go begging against Nick and Jordan.
However, after some epic rallies, they prevailed 12-10.
Terry then lost to Nick in 3, after pushing him close in the first, before Guy lost to Kelvin.
Dan then beat Jordan in 4, in a very entertaining match, and Nick took his hat trick against Kelvin 3-0.
Jordan beat Terry in 3, to set the scene for an unlikely Greenleys draw against the top team.
Unfortunately Dan was too consistent against Guy, and took it in 4.
Congrats to Sasaki!