Milton Keynes Tornadoes 7-3 Mursley Swallows
Tuesday 6 November 2018
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanmay Tijare beat Peter Sear (3-1) | 12-14, 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Charlie Gray beat Gerald O'Dell (3-0) | 12-10, 11-8, 13-11 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Nicolas Wong lost to Martin Johnson (2-3) | 8-11, 5-11, 11-6, 11-5, 7-11 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Charlie Gray and Tanmay Tijare beat Peter Sear and Gerald O'Dell (3-0) | 11-6, 11-9, 11-9 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Charlie Gray beat Peter Sear (3-0) | 12-10, 11-8, 11-6 | 4-1 |
| 6 | Tanmay Tijare beat Martin Johnson (3-1) | 11-9, 11-4, 11-13, 11-8 | 5-1 |
| 7 | Nicolas Wong beat Gerald O'Dell (3-0) | 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 | 6-1 |
| 8 | Charlie Gray lost to Martin Johnson (0-3) | 10-12, 8-11, 2-11 | 6-2 |
| 9 | Nicolas Wong lost to Peter Sear (0-3) | 9-11, 9-11, 10-12 | 6-3 |
| 10 | Tanmay Tijare beat Gerald O'Dell (3-1) | 11-2, 12-14, 11-9, 11-8 | 7-3 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Tornadoes | 23 | 65.71 | 360 | 54.14 |
| Mursley Swallows | 12 | 34.29 | 305 | 45.86 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Tornadoes | Tanmay Tijare | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 | 233 | 134 | 57.51 |
| Milton Keynes Tornadoes | Charlie Gray | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 | 177 | 90 | 50.85 |
| Milton Keynes Tornadoes | Nicolas Wong | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 | 198 | 103 | 52.02 |
| Mursley Swallows | Peter Sear | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 | 197 | 90 | 45.69 |
| Mursley Swallows | Gerald O'Dell | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 | 193 | 79 | 40.93 |
| Mursley Swallows | Martin Johnson | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 | 218 | 112 | 51.38 |
Gerald O'Dell played on loan from Mursley Strikers in Division Five.
| Match date | Tuesday, 6 November 2018 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Division Two |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2018-2019 |
| Legs played | 35 |
| Points played | 665 |
Published 18/04/2024 02:42 by Martin Johnson.
Milton Keynes Tornadoes stood one position and point ahead of Murseley Swallows, prior to their match. Swallows were without the in-form Roger Shelton, and Tornadoes were soon forging ahead. Tanmay Tijare recovered from just losing the opening game to Peter Sear, to win in four, then Charlie Gray came through three close games to beat Gerry O'Dell. Nicholas Wong went two games down to Martin Johnson, but pulled back in fine style to even it up, and was even leading in the decider, but Martin tightened his defences just in time, and edged through in five to put Swallows on the scoresheet. However, Tornadoes kept going well, and rolled out the next four sets for the loss of just one game, to go 6-1 up. A mini fight back by Swallows saw Martin edge out Charlie in the first two legs, before running away with the third, to hand Charlie just his second defeat of the season, whilst Peter battled through to win in three very tight games against Nicholas, to bring the score back to 6-3. However, Tornadoes finally won 7-3, as Player of the Match Tanmay took a maximum, as he beat Gerry in four games, to seal Tornadoes place in the top half of the table, and end Swallows run of two wins!