Open University Primes 6-4 Mursley Swallows

Thursday 11 October 2018

Game Result Score Match score
1 Patrick Wong lost to Martin Johnson (2-3) 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-13 0-1
2 Martin Lok lost to Roger Shelton (1-3) 5-11, 11-7, 3-11, 9-11 0-2
3 Charity Wong beat Peter Sear (3-0) 11-2, 11-6, 11-5 1-2
4 Martin Lok & Patrick Wong beat Martin Johnson & Roger Shelton (3-0) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 2-2
5 Martin Lok lost to Martin Johnson (2-3) 11-5, 11-6, 7-11, 10-12, 8-11 2-3
6 Patrick Wong beat Peter Sear (3-0) 11-3, 12-10, 11-5 3-3
7 Charity Wong lost to Roger Shelton (2-3) 7-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-9, 6-11 3-4
8 Martin Lok beat Peter Sear (3-0) 11-9, 11-2, 11-5 4-4
9 Charity Wong beat Martin Johnson (3-0) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 5-4
10 Patrick Wong beat Roger Shelton (3-0) 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 6-4
Team Legs won Legs average (%) Points won Points average (%)
Open University Primes 25 67.57 369 55.99
Mursley Swallows 12 32.43 290 44.01
Team Player Games played Games won Legs played Legs won Legs average (%) Points played Points won Points average (%)
Open University Primes Patrick Wong 3 2 11 8 72.73 204 117 57.35
Open University Primes Martin Lok 3 1 12 6 50.00 209 108 51.67
Open University Primes Charity Wong 3 2 11 8 72.73 189 111 58.73
Mursley Swallows Martin Johnson 3 2 13 6 46.15 242 112 46.28
Mursley Swallows Roger Shelton 3 2 12 6 50.00 213 107 50.23
Mursley Swallows Peter Sear 3 0 9 0 0.00 147 47 31.97
Match date Thursday, 11 October 2018 at 19:30
Competition League
Division Division Two
Venue Open University
Season 2018-2019
Legs played 37
Points played 659
Published 21/11/2024 14:54 by Martin Johnson.
Open University Primes   6 - 4   Mursley Swallows

OU Primes had won one and lost one of their opening two matches, whilst Mursley had lost one and drawn one, so it was perhaps a surprise that Mursely had opened up a 4-2 lead, at one stage (noting that sets 6 and 7 were played in the opposite order)? First up was a see saw battle between Patrick Wong and Martin Johnson, with Martin generally starting better in each leg, but with Patrick battling back, so it fittingly went to five, with Martin lucky to edge through at 13-11 in the decider. Roger Shelton then put the visitors 2-0 up versus Martin Lok, in four games, before Charity Wong narrowed the lead to 2-1 with a straight games win over an out of touch Peter Sear. Primes evened up the scoreline as Patrick/Martin L beat Roger/Martin J in the doubles. Swallows then won the next two, in very close sets, as Martin Johnson came from two games down to beat Martin Lok, before Roger came through, again in five, versus Charity. However, that's where it ended on the scoresheet for Mursley, as OU wrapped up the final four sets to win 6-4, all in three straight games, as both Patrick won against both Peter and Roger, Charity beat Martin J and Martin L beat Peter. This leaves OU in 4th place and Mursley in 8th place, subject to Classics' outstanding result, although the division continues to look like it will remain close throughout, with just seven ponts covering the top eight teams, at this stage.