Milton Keynes Topspin 1-9 Leighton Buzzard Van Hire
Wednesday 16 November 2022
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wackrill lost to Biao Wang (0-3) | 7-11, 4-11, 5-11 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Lowri Hurd beat Hakan Karaagac (3-0) | 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Russell Penn lost to Fabrice Spelta (0-3) | 7-11, 7-11, 5-11 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Russell Penn & Lowri Hurd lost to Hakan Karaagac & Biao Wang (2-3) | 5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 4-11, 7-11 | 1-3 |
| 5 | Lowri Hurd lost to Biao Wang (1-3) | 9-11, 11-6, 5-11, 8-11 | 1-4 |
| 6 | David Wackrill lost to Fabrice Spelta (1-3) | 11-5, 4-11, 10-12, 5-11 | 1-5 |
| 7 | Russell Penn lost to Hakan Karaagac (1-3) | 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 6-11 | 1-6 |
| 8 | Lowri Hurd lost to Fabrice Spelta (1-3) | 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 4-11 | 1-7 |
| 9 | Russell Penn lost to Biao Wang (0-3) | 3-11, 3-11, 5-11 | 1-8 |
| 10 | David Wackrill lost to Hakan Karaagac (0-3) | 2-11, 3-11, 5-11 | 1-9 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | 9 | 25.00 | 252 | 41.11 |
| Leighton Buzzard Van Hire | 27 | 75.00 | 361 | 58.89 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | David Wackrill | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 | 161 | 56 | 34.78 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Lowri Hurd | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 | 200 | 97 | 48.50 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Russell Penn | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 | 166 | 61 | 36.75 |
| Leighton Buzzard Van Hire | Biao Wang | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 90.00 | 165 | 105 | 63.64 |
| Leighton Buzzard Van Hire | Hakan Karaagac | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 | 169 | 95 | 56.21 |
| Leighton Buzzard Van Hire | Fabrice Spelta | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 81.82 | 193 | 113 | 58.55 |
Lowri Hurd played on loan from Milton Keynes Pumas in Division One.
| Match date | Wednesday, 16 November 2022 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Premier Division |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2022-2023 |
| Legs played | 36 |
| Points played | 613 |
Published 05/05/2024 02:02 by David Wackrill.
JUST ‘A BREEZE’ FOR FABRICE
My Topspin team were delighted to give a debut to 14 year old Welsh International cadet Lowri Hurd, playing up from Div 1 side Pumas in place of Topspin regular Mervyn Kelly, now at the start of his Antipodean adventure. As we only have 3 players registered, we will be badly needing adequate cover over the next few weeks and Lowri more than fulfilled that role in this match. No such problems for our opponents, of course, who turned up with the multinational line-up of Biao Wang, Hakan Karaagac and Fabrice Spelta selected from their own vast squad.
Not much joy here for Topspin regulars Russell Penn and myself though, as our team continued the run of 1-9 reversals.
On the plus side however, Lowri did well in logging our only singles win, though it might have been more as she has shown some good progress in her weekend tournament play recently and came into this match full of confidence. Perhaps there was a certain irony in Hakan being her first victim as she has replaced him in the Pumas squad this season after Hakan transferred to Van Hire. A terrific power hitting performance ensued rewarded in a straight games victory. This set up the doubles contest nicely with Lowri providing a much-needed boost to our chances. A rare win looked to be on the cards when we took a 2-1 game lead, but the new Lowri /Russell pairing flattered to deceive as they failed to thwart a Van Hire recovery.
All downhill from then on with the last 6 sets lost with no deciding games needed anywhere. Biao was his usual imperial self, Hakan got his mojo back and Fabrice turned on the style to the nth degree with some classy, accurate striking for his first hat-trick of the year.
Man of the match : Fabrice Spelta
My Topspin team were delighted to give a debut to 14 year old Welsh International cadet Lowri Hurd, playing up from Div 1 side Pumas in place of Topspin regular Mervyn Kelly, now at the start of his Antipodean adventure. As we only have 3 players registered, we will be badly needing adequate cover over the next few weeks and Lowri more than fulfilled that role in this match. No such problems for our opponents, of course, who turned up with the multinational line-up of Biao Wang, Hakan Karaagac and Fabrice Spelta selected from their own vast squad.
Not much joy here for Topspin regulars Russell Penn and myself though, as our team continued the run of 1-9 reversals.
On the plus side however, Lowri did well in logging our only singles win, though it might have been more as she has shown some good progress in her weekend tournament play recently and came into this match full of confidence. Perhaps there was a certain irony in Hakan being her first victim as she has replaced him in the Pumas squad this season after Hakan transferred to Van Hire. A terrific power hitting performance ensued rewarded in a straight games victory. This set up the doubles contest nicely with Lowri providing a much-needed boost to our chances. A rare win looked to be on the cards when we took a 2-1 game lead, but the new Lowri /Russell pairing flattered to deceive as they failed to thwart a Van Hire recovery.
All downhill from then on with the last 6 sets lost with no deciding games needed anywhere. Biao was his usual imperial self, Hakan got his mojo back and Fabrice turned on the style to the nth degree with some classy, accurate striking for his first hat-trick of the year.
Man of the match : Fabrice Spelta