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NEWSLETTER FOR TABLE TENNIS IN THE LEICESTER AREA INCLUDING
THE LEICESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE AND THE COUNTY ASSOCIATION
Division One
PLAYERS
Weeks 12-18
Knighton Park I remain top and undefeated. They beat Syston 10-0, maximums for Chris Rogers, Tony Smith and James Berry. A default win over Knighton Park II in a match that couldn’t be rearranged. A two player Electricity were beaten 7-3, Chris was unbeaten and James won one, Richard Hayes lost 8-11 in the fifth to Mat Hobday. For Electric Mat won one and Gareth Edmunds won two. In the rematch with Knighton Park II, a team effort of two wins each for Chris, Richard and James gave them a 6-4 win. Mohammad Salameh for KP II was player of the match with a maximum.
Loughborough Unicorn beat Winstanley 9-1, maximums for Garry Knights and Robin Pearce plus two wins for Geoff Parsons. Kai Bhakta won one for WW. A two player Syston went down 10-0, Geoff, Robin and Garry all unbeaten. They beat Knighton Park III 7-3, a max for Jared Patel, two for Garry and one for Geoff. Geoff lost 8-11 and Garry 9-11 in the fifth to Jack Mooney and Pawel Szumlanski respectively. For Park it was one each for Karen Smith, Jack and Pawel. Pawel lost 11-13 in the fifth to Jared.
Knighton Park III beat Knighton Park IV 10-0, maximums for Lara Whitton, Karen and Pawel.
Electricity beat Knighton Park IV 8-2, Gareth Edmunds with a max and two each for Andy Lebutt and David Grundy. For Park Frank Gao and Chris Hatton won one each. They lost 3-7 to Knighton Park II, Chris Brewer, Steve White and David all won one. For Park Mo Salameh with a max, two wins for Catherine Lv and one for Zia Malik. Zia lost 9-11 in the fifth to Chris.
Knighton Park II beat Unicorn 7-3, a max for Mo, two for Zia and one for Catherine. Catherine lost 9-11 in the fifth to Edward Adams. For Unicorn Adam Pettitt won two and Edward won one. Park then beat Winstanley 8-2, a max for Mo and two each for Catherine and Zia. Zia lost 9-11 in the fifth to Chandra Nittala. For WW Kai Bhakta and Chandra won one each. Adrian Hotescu lost 9-11 in the fifth to Zia.
Winstanley Wizards beat Knighton Park IV 7-3, Kai with a max, two for Chandra and one for Adrian. Chandra lost 10-12 in the fifth to Chris Hatton and Adrian lost by the same score to Amardeep Gudela. Chris won two and Amardeep won one for Park. Frank Gao lost 11-13 in the fifth to Chandra.
Knighton Park I have a little breathing space ahead of Loughborough Unicorn at the top with Knighton Park II and Electricity quite a way behind in the battle for third place.
Individually Chris Rogers leads the way on 96.15% with just the one loss, while closest rival is Robin Pearce on 91.3%.
Martin
Weeks 8-11
Knighton Park I have moved to the top with a 100% record. They've had two 7-3 wins, one over Winstanley two 9-1 wins over Knighton Park III and Desford, followed by the second 7-3 win, this time at defending champions Unicorn I. Chris Rogers and James Berry both hit maximums against Winstanley while the trio of Kai Bhakta, Adrian Hotescu and Chandra Nittala all won one each for Winstanley. Tony Smith lost to Chandra 11-13 in the fifth. Against Park III Richard Hayes and James both won three with two wins for Tony. Maurice Newman won one for Park III while Jack Mooney lost 11-9 13-11 9-11 10-12 11-13 to James. Chris and Richard both hit maximums and Tony won two in the win over Desford. Matt Briggs won the one for Desford. At Unicorn it was a max for Chris, two for James and one for Richard. For Unicorn Adam Pettitt won two and Cameron Leighton won one.
Loughborough Unicorn are down to second spot after six wins from seven matches. They won 7-3 against Electricity, maximums for Abishek Sudhakar and Robin Pearce. For Electricity it was a win each for Gareth Edmunds, Andy Lebutt and Mat Hobday. Andy and Mat both lost 9-11 in the fifth to Robin. They won 10-0 at Knighton Park IV, maximums for Geoff Parsons, Tim Sheppard and Jared Patel. For Park Amardeep Gudela lost 8-11 and Chris Hatton 11-13 in the fifth to Geoff.
Knighton Park III drew at Syston, Karen Smith won two with one each for Jack Mooney and Pawel Szumlanski. For Syston Harrison Allwood with a max and two wins for Malcolm Truman. Park then beat their second team 9-1, maximums for Lara Whitton and Karen plus a brace for Maurice Newman. For Park II, Dillon Kearney had a good win over Mo in four tight games. Zia Malik lost 9-11 in the fifth to Mo and Mitch Davidson lost 11-13 in the fifth to Karen.
Electricity had a 6-4 win over Unicorn I, two wins each for Mat Hobday, Gareth Edmunds and Chris Brewer. Gareth lost 9-11 in the fifth to Daniel Broner. Daniel scored a max for Unicorn. Syston were beaten 8-2, maximum for Gareth and two wins each for Andy Lebutt and Chris. Andy lost 11-13 in the fifth to Harrison Allwood. For Syston Jason Woodfield and Harrison won one each. Harrison lost 8-11 in the fifth to Gareth.
Unicorn I beat Desford 10-0, maximums for Daniel Broner, Ayus Busch and Max Flint. Unicorn drew against Syston, Edward Adams won two with a win each for Jordan Tweed and Kalan Bhakta. Jordan lost 13-15 in the fifth to Pete Jamieson. Harrison Allwood and Malc Truman won two each with one for Pete. Pete lost 8-11 and Harrison 9-11 in the fifth to Edward.
Syston beat Desford 7-3, Jason Woodfield and Malc Truman both hit three with one for Pete Jamieson. Russ Pettitt and Matt Briggs won one each for Desford.
Knighton Park II beat Knighton Park IV 7-3, a max for Zia Malik and two wins each for Mitch Davidson and Sergiu Olympian Cordos. Chris Hatton won two for Park IV. Desford were then beaten 9-1, maximums for Zia and Mitch plus two wins for Sergiu. Kevin Parker stopped the whitewash with a win doe Desford, he also just lost out 9-11 in the fifth to Mitch.
Individually the current top three are Chris Rogers with 18/18, Robin Pearce with 16/18 and Malcolm Truman with 12/15.
Martin
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NEW PLAYERS
Weeks 5-7
Loughborough have remained top of the table despite losing for the first time, going down 4-6 at Knighton Park I. Robin Pearce and Tim Sheppard won two each and Geoff Parsons lost 9-11 in the fifth to James Berry. For Park, Chris Rogers scored a max with one win each for Richard Hayes and James. James went the distance in his three losing 10-12 and 9-11 in the fifth to Robin and Tim respectively. Knighton Park II were beaten 8-2, maximums for Garry Knights and Robin with two wins for Geoff. For Park, James Lancaster won one and Zia Malik lost 9-11 in the fifth to Geoff.
Knighton Park III are in second spot, they beat Desford 9-1, maximums for Karen Smith and “new boy” Maurice Newman plus two wins for Pawel Szumlanski. Matt Briggs won one for Desford. Although 9-1, seven of the ten sets went to five games, Russ Pettitt lost 8-11 and 9-11 in the fifth to Karen and Mo. Park then lost 3-7 to Unicorn I. Lara Whitton won two and Jack Mooney won one. For Unicorn Adam Pettitt with a max, two for Kalan Bhakta and one for Jordan Tweed.
Winstanley drew at Unicorn, two wins each for Kai Bhakta and Adrian Hotescu plus one win for Chandra Nittala, Chandra lost 8-11 in the fifth to Jordan Tweed. For Unicorn Adam Pettitt won three and Jordan won one. The duo also took the doubles. Winstanley then beat Syston 7-3, a max for Kai and two each for Adrian and Chandra. Adrian and Chandra both losing close four setters to Malc Truman. Malc won two for Syston.
Knighton Park I are the only team with a 100% record and they beat Knighton Park IV 10-0, maximums for Chris Rogers, Tony Smith and Richard Hayes.
Electricity beat Desford 10-0 with Mat Hobday, Chris Brewer and Andy Lebutt all scoring maximums. For Desford Russ Pettitt went closest losing in five to Chris.
A two player Syston beat Knighton Park IV 6-4, a max for Mick Allsopp and two wins for Jason Woodfield plus the doubles. For Park Amardeep Gudela won one and lost 12-14 in the fifth to Mick.
Individually Chris Rogers tops the averages with a 100% record, followed by Adam Pettitt with just the one loss.
Martin