Milton Keynes Topspin 7-3 Chackmore Hasbeens
League
Division One
Monday 27 November 2017
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wackrill beat Andy Whitehead (3-2) | 9-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Mervyn Kelly lost to Bub Burman (2-3) | 12-10, 5-11, 7-11, 11-9, 5-11 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Russell Penn beat Sam Willett (3-2) | 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Mervyn Kelly & David Wackrill lost to Bub Burman & Andy Whitehead (0-3) | 8-11, 5-11, 8-11 | 2-2 |
| 5 | Mervyn Kelly beat Andy Whitehead (3-1) | 11-5, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4 | 3-2 |
| 6 | David Wackrill beat Sam Willett (3-0) | 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 | 4-2 |
| 7 | Russell Penn beat Bub Burman (3-1) | 6-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-8 | 5-2 |
| 8 | Mervyn Kelly beat Sam Willett (3-0) | 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 | 6-2 |
| 9 | Russell Penn beat Andy Whitehead (3-1) | 11-4, 11-13, 11-5, 11-8 | 7-2 |
| 10 | David Wackrill lost to Bub Burman (0-3) | 10-12, 9-11, 5-11 | 7-3 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | 23 | 58.97 | 372 | 53.14 |
| Chackmore Hasbeens | 16 | 41.03 | 328 | 46.86 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | David Wackrill | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 | 199 | 107 | 53.77 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Mervyn Kelly | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 | 211 | 111 | 52.61 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Russell Penn | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 69.23 | 236 | 133 | 56.36 |
| Chackmore Hasbeens | Andy Whitehead | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 | 229 | 97 | 42.36 |
| Chackmore Hasbeens | Bub Burman | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 | 216 | 113 | 52.31 |
| Chackmore Hasbeens | Sam Willet | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 | 201 | 85 | 42.29 |
| Date | Monday 27 November 2017 |
|---|---|
| Start time | 19:30 |
| Competition | League |
| Division | Division One |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2017-2018 |
| Legs played | 39 |
| Points played | 700 |
Published 22/12/2024 01:20 by David Wackrill; edited 1 times, last on 22/12/2024 01:20 by David Wackrill.
MK Topspin 7 Chackmore Hasbeens 3
A big improvement by Chackmore on their opening day performance against my Topspin side. The first 3 singles all went to a deciding game and with the doubles lost again the match score stood at 2-2. This could have been a lot worse as Russell Penn had beaten Sam Willett from 2-1 down in games, 10-11 down in the 4th and 6-1 down in the 5th. Sam’s chopping style was tying Russell up in knots for long spells before he eased home. However an interesting point arose when they were 2-2 in the 4th game. Russell made a double hit, immediatley verbally acknowleged the fact and Sam caught the ball. I gave the point to Russell as Sam had incorrectly stopped play. Sam queried this and I explained that accidental double hits had been allowed in the rules for 4 years now, which seem to come as news to both players. But then I changed my mind and decided to penalise Russell instead for shouting out during a rally. Following further discussion I acceded to both players request that the point be replayed.
Topspin took the next 5 sets though for a commanding lead, surprisingly without too much trouble. The highlight here was Russell’s hitting display against Bub Burman on his way to a maximum. He is much happier in a toe-to-toe slogging battle than dealing with backspin. Bub, having beaten Mervyn Kelly, took me out in the final set. Andy Whitehead completed the Chackmore line-up and had his moments too with some impressive hitting despite being winless.
So our nightmare doubles showings continues with another poor display in a straight games defeat, with Greenleys Warriors the only side with a worse record this season. If we had anywhere near last year’s wins at this stage we’d be well clear at the top by now.