Milton Keynes Topspin 405-388 Leighton Buzzard Van Hire (+80)
Challenge Cup
Group Round - Group 9
Wednesday 7 January 2026
| Set | Result | Games | Total score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis Nikolic beat Richard Hardy | 21-5, 21-13 | 42-18 | 42-98 |
| 2 | Mal Hussain lost to Donnie MacDonald | 21-19, 11-21 | 32-40 | 74-138 |
| 3 | Abhay Sarotra beat Cristi Hulpan | 21-13, 18-21 | 39-34 | 113-172 |
| 4 | Alexis Nikolic & Abhay Sarotra beat Richard Hardy & Donnie MacDonald | 21-18, 21-15 | 42-33 | 155-205 |
| 5 | Mal Hussain beat Richard Hardy | 21-15, 21-12 | 42-27 | 197-232 |
| 6 | Alexis Nikolic beat Cristi Hulpan | 21-7, 21-16 | 42-23 | 239-255 |
| 7 | Abhay Sarotra lost to Donnie MacDonald | 17-21, 21-19 | 38-40 | 277-295 |
| 8 | Mal Hussain beat Cristi Hulpan | 21-16, 22-20 | 43-36 | 320-331 |
| 9 | Abhay Sarotra beat Richard Hardy | 21-15, 22-20 | 43-35 | 363-366 |
| 10 | Alexis Nikolic beat Donnie MacDonald | 21-8, 21-14 | 42-22 | 405-388 |
| Team | League division | Handicap | Games won | Games average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) | Points difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Division One | 0 | 17 | 85.00 | 405 | 56.80 | 17 |
| Leighton Buzzard Van Hire | Division Two | 80 | 3 | 15.00 | 308 | 43.20 | -17 |
| Team | Player | Sets played | Sets won | Games played | Games won | Games average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Alexis Nikolic | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 100.00 | 189 | 126 | 66.67 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Mal Hussain | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 83.33 | 220 | 117 | 53.18 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Abhay Sarotra | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 | 229 | 120 | 52.40 |
| Leighton Buzzard Van Hire | Richard Hardy | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 207 | 80 | 38.65 |
| Leighton Buzzard Van Hire | Donnie MacDonald | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 | 214 | 102 | 47.66 |
| Leighton Buzzard Van Hire | Cristi Hulpan | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 | 217 | 93 | 42.86 |
| Date | Wednesday 7 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Start time | 19:30 |
| Competition | Challenge Cup |
| Round | Group Round |
| Group | Group 9 |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2025-2026 |
| Games played | 20 |
| Points played | 713 |