Milton Keynes Sasaki 4-6 Milton Keynes Titans
Tuesday 19 December 2023
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minesh Pitamber lost to Nick Howard (0-3) | 7-11, 8-11, 4-11 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Noah Levens beat Guy Sparrow (3-2) | 12-10, 5-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-3 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Michael Wilkins lost to Matthew Horrocks (1-3) | 9-11, 5-11, 11-4, 7-11 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Minesh Pitamber and Michael Wilkins lost to Matthew Horrocks and Nick Howard (2-3) | 8-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5, 6-11 | 1-3 |
| 5 | Noah Levens lost to Nick Howard (0-3) | 5-11, 5-11, 9-11 | 1-4 |
| 6 | Minesh Pitamber lost to Matthew Horrocks (0-3) | 3-11, 5-11, 7-11 | 1-5 |
| 7 | Michael Wilkins beat Guy Sparrow (3-0) | 11-2, 11-2, 11-5 | 2-5 |
| 8 | Noah Levens beat Matthew Horrocks (3-0) | 11-2, 11-7, 11-4 | 3-5 |
| 9 | Michael Wilkins lost to Nick Howard (2-3) | 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-13 | 3-6 |
| 10 | Minesh Pitamber beat Guy Sparrow (3-2) | 11-13, 4-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 | 4-6 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | 17 | 43.59 | 339 | 49.34 |
| Milton Keynes Titans | 22 | 56.41 | 348 | 50.66 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Minesh Pitamber | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 | 199 | 82 | 41.21 |
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Noah Levens | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 | 184 | 98 | 53.26 |
| Milton Keynes Sasaki | Michael Wilkins | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 | 210 | 113 | 53.81 |
| Milton Keynes Titans | Nick Howard | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 81.82 | 203 | 117 | 57.64 |
| Milton Keynes Titans | Guy Sparrow | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 | 227 | 100 | 44.05 |
| Milton Keynes Titans | Matthew Horrocks | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 | 163 | 83 | 50.92 |
| Match date | Tuesday, 19 December 2023 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Premier Division |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2023-2024 |
| Legs played | 39 |
| Points played | 687 |
Published 27/04/2024 22:18 by David Wackrill; edited 1 times, last on 27/04/2024 22:18 by David Wackrill.
courtesy of Nick Howard
Titans Survive Sasaki Scare!
Like the nightmare before Christmas, Mike Wilkins led his team of Junior superstar, Noah Levens, and Luton’s favourite, Minesh Pitamber to face off against Nick Howard, Matt Horrocks and Guy Sparrow.
It was nip and tuck all night, with 4 of the ends going the distance.
Sparrow was the unlucky recipient of 2 of those, when leading Noah 2-1 (brilliant fightback from the Junior) and when leading Minesh 2-0, only to lose the next 3 ends 11-9.
The other 2 involved Howard, who survived an inspired Mike Wilkins to close it our 13-11 in the 5th….. Helped by a foul serve from Wilkin when he had match point at 10-9.
The doubles (Howard/Horrocks vs Wilkins/Pitamber) was almost another disaster for the Titans.
2-0 up and cruising, before finding themselves 5-3 down at the turn in the 5th!
But the Titans showed their class to win 8 of the next 9 points for a solid victory.
Noah blitzed his way past Horrocks in 3 straight, but was on the reverse end of that scoreline against Howard, who also took down Minesh in 3 for a much needed hat-trick.
With Wilkins beating an out of sorts Sparrow 3-0, the 3-1 victory for Horrocks over Wilkins was a much-needed result to ensure the Titans finish strongly before Christmas, and make it a whopping 11 wins from 12 matches with just the 1 draw.
From everyone at the Titans, we hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Titans Survive Sasaki Scare!
Like the nightmare before Christmas, Mike Wilkins led his team of Junior superstar, Noah Levens, and Luton’s favourite, Minesh Pitamber to face off against Nick Howard, Matt Horrocks and Guy Sparrow.
It was nip and tuck all night, with 4 of the ends going the distance.
Sparrow was the unlucky recipient of 2 of those, when leading Noah 2-1 (brilliant fightback from the Junior) and when leading Minesh 2-0, only to lose the next 3 ends 11-9.
The other 2 involved Howard, who survived an inspired Mike Wilkins to close it our 13-11 in the 5th….. Helped by a foul serve from Wilkin when he had match point at 10-9.
The doubles (Howard/Horrocks vs Wilkins/Pitamber) was almost another disaster for the Titans.
2-0 up and cruising, before finding themselves 5-3 down at the turn in the 5th!
But the Titans showed their class to win 8 of the next 9 points for a solid victory.
Noah blitzed his way past Horrocks in 3 straight, but was on the reverse end of that scoreline against Howard, who also took down Minesh in 3 for a much needed hat-trick.
With Wilkins beating an out of sorts Sparrow 3-0, the 3-1 victory for Horrocks over Wilkins was a much-needed result to ensure the Titans finish strongly before Christmas, and make it a whopping 11 wins from 12 matches with just the 1 draw.
From everyone at the Titans, we hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!