Open University Explorers 415-378 Mursley Mallards (+160)

Challenge Cup

Group Round - Group 2

Thursday 5 February 2026

Set Result Games Total score Match score
1 Baozhong Sun beat Robert Ford 21-13, 21-10 42-23 42-183
2 Afra Tian beat Nick Board 21-12, 21-8 42-20 84-203
3 Chitra Balakrishna beat Roger Bray 21-4, 21-8 42-12 126-215
4 Chitra Balakrishna & Baozhong Sun beat Nick Board & Robert Ford 21-16, 21-14 42-30 168-245
5 Afra Tian beat Robert Ford 21-8, 21-5 42-13 210-258
6 Baozhong Sun beat Roger Bray 21-12, 21-7 42-19 252-277
7 Chitra Balakrishna drew with Nick Board 19-21, 22-20 41-41 293-318
8 Afra Tian beat Roger Bray 21-6, 21-4 42-10 335-328
9 Chitra Balakrishna beat Robert Ford 21-5, 21-11 42-16 377-344
10 Baozhong Sun beat Nick Board 17-21, 21-13 38-34 415-378
Team League division Handicap Games won Games average (%) Points won Points average (%) Points difference
Open University Explorers Division Five 0 18 90.00 415 65.56 37
Mursley Mallards Division Seven 160 2 10.00 218 34.44 -37
Team Player Sets played Sets won Games played Games won Games average (%) Points played Points won Points average (%)
Open University Explorers Baozhong Sun 3 3 6 5 83.33 198 122 61.62
Open University Explorers Afra Tian 3 3 6 6 100.00 169 126 74.56
Open University Explorers Chitra Balakrishna 3 2 6 5 83.33 194 125 64.43
Mursley Mallards Robert Ford 3 0 6 0 0.00 178 52 29.21
Mursley Mallards Nick Board 3 0 6 2 33.33 216 95 43.98
Mursley Mallards Roger Bray 3 0 6 0 0.00 167 41 24.55
Date Thursday 5 February 2026
Start time 19:30
Competition Challenge Cup
Round Group Round
Group Group 2
Venue Open University
Season 2025-2026
Games played 20
Points played 633