Division One Secretary Reports - Martin Bolton
19th April
We’ve reached the end of the season and Knighton Park I have retained their title with another very consistent team effort, lead from the front by individual averages winner Chris Rogers (only one loss), well backed up by James Berry on 80.85% and supported by Tony Smith and Richard Hayes. KP I had back to back losses in January to KPII and Unicorn but finished with eight consecutive wins, finishing with a 7-3 win over Loughborough Unicorn, Chris had a close four set win over Abishek Sudhakar while James in turn had a narrow four set loss to Abishek.
Knighton Park II have finished as runners up, after their win over KP I in January I expected them to finish top, however number one player Mo Salameh moved away and only played the first two matches of the second half and he proved to be somewhat irreplaceable. Jakub Kurowski had a tremendous season finishing second in the averages on 90.91%, losing to
only three players all season (Chris twice and once each to Garry Knights and Adam Pettitt).
KP II were probably still likely to top the division had Mo been available for the two matches after Easter, but he wasn’t and both ended in defeat. Losing to Loughborough 4-6 despite a max for Jakub and then after the title had gone losing with only two players 2-8 to Electricity.
Loughborough Unicorn just missed out on second place after another fine season, so many quality players to choose from, never clearer shown when they took six players to Knighton Park on the last Tuesday of the season to come away with two wins against Park II and Park III. Abishek Sudhakar, Robin Pearce and Garry Knights all winning two against KP II and Jared
Patel with a max, two for Abraham Conteh and one for Alex Holland saw off KP III.
Unicorn are fourth, they only lost once in the second half (to Loughborough) and could have been higher with three players in Max Flint, Adam Pettitt and Dan Broner all above 80% but dropped too many points when they weren’t available.
Leicester Electricity finished in fifth place after a good season, they finished with two wins and a draw. Electricity used six players with five of those finishing above 60%. Mat Hobday and Gareth Edmunds both above 80%.
Knighton Park III make up the top six twenty points ahead of seventh. They had a squad of five with Pawel Szumlanski having a very good season finishing on 71% with both Karen Smith and Jack Mooney finishing above 60%.
Winstanley are in seventh and number one Kai Bhakta had a fine season finishing on 73.81% ably backed by the other three members of the squad.
Knighton Park V led by James Lancaster with an average of 55% struggled for players towards the end of the season but stayed well clear of the bottom four.
Syston I used just the nine players and were never in danger of being dragged into a relegation fight with Malcolm Truman finishing on 54%.
Knighton Park IV finished seven points above the drop with the regular four players all contributing, Chris Hatton the highest with 35%.
Desford Village finished one off the bottom and might finally escape to division two (for a season at least). Desford suffered some season ending injuries early on and had to use a few new players but found a star in Danny Ricks who finished on 62%, with mainstays Kevin Parker and Russ Pettitt never giving up.
Syston Casuals II have finished at the bottom but did finish with a draw against Electricity. Chandresh Sodha had a very good season with 42%.
The individual averages(two thirds of matches) has been won by Chris Rogers finishing top again with 98.21%, followed by Jakub Kurowski 90.91% with Adam Pettitt in third with 82.22%.
17th Jan
Knighton Park I remain top, they won 10-0 at Desford, maximums for Chris Rogers, Tony Smith and Richard Hayes. KP I lost for the first time this season losing out 3-7 to Knighton Park II, Chris won two and very narrowly lost out in an epic match with Mo Salameh losing 9-11 11-5 11-4 12-14 10-12. KP I were gifted the doubles to secure a point. For KP II, Mo with a max and two wins each for Jakub Kurowski and Junxi Liu. Jakub was two games up against Chris before losing 11-7 11-3 9-11 8-11 7-11.
Knighton Park II have moved up into second spot having caught up with their postponed matches. They won 7-3 at Syston I, maximum for Mo, two wins for Zia Malik and one for Junxi. For Syston Rob Rowson won two and Jason Woodfield won one. Knighton Park V were also beaten 7-3, maximums for Jakub and Junxi plus one win for Zia. Zia lost 10-12 in the fifth to James Lancaster. James along with Terrence Clifford won one each for KP V. KP won 6-4 at Loughborough Unicorn, a max for Mo and two for Jakub plus the doubles in five to secure the four points. For Loughborough Garry Knights won two with one each for Abe Conteh and Robin Pearce. Robin lost 8-11 in the fifth to Jakub having had a match point in the third game.
Unicorn I sit in third spot, they beat Knighton Park V 6-4, a max for Dan Broner and two for Adam Pettitt plus an Adam/Jordan doubles win to take the victory. Adam lost 9-11 and Jordan 8-11 in the fifth to James Lancaster. For KP V James won two with one each for Umar Khan and Terrence Clifford. Loughborough Unicorn were beaten 7-3, Max Flint with a max, two for Dan and one for Adam. Adam lost 9-11 in the fifth to Robin Pearce. For Loughborough, Garry Knights won two and Robin won one. Robin lost 8-11 in the fifth to Dan. There were maximums for Dan and Adam plus a brace for Ella Barnard as Winstanley were beaten 8-2. Dan Andrews won one for Winstanley. Unicorn drew at KP V, a max for Adam and one win for Jordan plus the doubles for the draw. Jordan lost 9-11 in the fifth to Umar Khan. For KP, Terence Clifford and Umar won two each plus one for Billy Bui.
Loughborough Unicorn beat Syston I 10-0, maximums for Garry Knights, Alex Holland and Geoff Parsons. Desford I were beaten by the same score, maximums for Geoff, Alex and Tim Sheppard.
A two player Electricity lost 6-4 at Winstanley, Harrison Allwood with a max and one win for David Grundy, For Winstanley, Kai Bhakta and Adrian Hotescu won one each, Chandra Nittala and Kai combined to take the doubles. Knighton Park III were beaten 7-3, Gareth Edmunds and Harrison both with maximums and one win for David. David lost 12-14 in the fifth to Pawel Szumlanski. For KP III Jack Mooney and Pawel won one each.
Knighton Park III beat Syston I 6-4, Pawel with a max, two for Jack and one for Karen Smith. Karen lost 10-12 in the fifth to Malcolm Truman. For Syston, Jason Woodfield won two and Malcolm won one.
Winstanley drew with Knighton Park IV, Kai Bhakta with a max and one each for Chandra Nittala and Adrian Hotescu. For KP IV, Chris Hatton won two and one each for Chris Parmar-Saville and Dave Mountain. Chris H and Dave took the doubles for the draw. Chandra and Kai both scored maximums and Adrian won two as Syston II were beaten 9-1. John Szostak was the lone winner for Syston.
Syston I beat Desford 8-2, maximums for Jason Woodfield and Malcolm Truman plus one for Pete Jamieson. Kevin Parker and Danny Ricks won one each for Desford. Syston II were beaten 8-2, Pete Jamieson with a maximum and two each for Rob Rowson and Jason. Rob and Jason both lost in five to Chandresh Sodha, Rob 11-13 and Jason 13-15. Chandresh won the two for the second team while John Szostak lost 12-14 and Clive Stretton 11-13 both in the fifth to Pete.
It was maximums all-round for Knighton Park V as they beat Desford 9-1, Billy Bui, Terrence Clifford and James Lancaster all on target.
Chris Rogers remains top of the averages despite his first defeat of the season, with Jakub Kurowski in second spot.
7th Dec
Knighton Park I are top having completed their first half fixtures, they beat Syston II 10-0, maximums for Chris Rogers, Tony Smith and Richard Hayes. Park dropped their first points when drawing with Electricity. Chris with a max and one win for Tony. Richard lost 8-11 in the fifth to David Grundy. For Electricity Mat Hobday and David won two each with one for Gareth Edmunds. Gareth lost 8-11 in the fifth to Chris. Park IV were beaten 10-0, maximums for Chris, Richard and Tony. Loughborough Unicorn were narrowly beaten 6-4, Chris with a max and James Berry won two, the pair combined to take the doubles. Richard lost 16-18 in the fifth to Abraham Conteh. For Loughborough, Abishek Sudhakar won two with one each for Garry Knights and Abraham. Chris and James both hit maximums with two for Richard as Park III were beaten 9-1. Richard lost 9-11 in the fifth to Karen Smith. For Park III, Karen won one and Pawel Szumlanski lost 9-11 in the fifth to Richard. A two player Syston I were beaten 10-0, Tony, Richard and James all unbeaten. Tony, Chris and James all hit maximums to defeat Winstanley 10-0. Knighton Park V were dispatched by the same scoreline, maximums for Tony, James and Richard. For Park V, Terrence Clifton twice lost in five to James and Richard.
Leicester Electricity are narrowly holding on to second spot, they beat Knighton Park V 9-1, maximums for Harrison Allwood, Gareth Edmunds and Andy LeButt. Terrence Clifton lost 8-11 in the fifth to Gareth. They lost to Knighton Park II 4-6, a win each for David Grundy, Gareth and Harrison. Both Gareth and Harrison lost very close four setters to Jacob Kurowski. For Park, Mohammad Salameh and Jacob both won three. Electricity lost 3-7 at Unicorn, David and Andy won one each. For Unicorn Max Flint and Dan Broner both hit maximums with one win for Ella Barnard. Ella lost 10-12 in the fifth to Andy. Maximums for Andy, David and Harrison as Syston II were beaten 10-0. They won 7-3 at Desford, Harrison with a max and two each for Mat Hobday and David. Danny Ricks won two for Desford. Knighton Park IV were beaten 10-0, maximums for Gareth, Harrison and David. Two wins each for Andy and Gareth and one for Harrison helped them to a draw with Loughborough Unicorn. Robin Pearce hit a max and Geoff Parsons won one for Loughborough, the pair combined to take the doubles.
Knighton Park II won 8-2 at Unicorn, a maximum for Mohammad Salameh and two wins each for Jacob Kurowsi and Catherine Lv. Catherine lost 9-11 in the fifth to Jamie Elliott. For Unicorn Adam Pettitt and Jamie won one each. Syston II were beaten 9-1, maximums for Jacob and Catherine with two wins for Zia Malik. Bob Whittaker won one for Syston. Knighton Park IV were beaten 8-2, Mo with a max and two each for Zia and Catherine. Zia and Catherine both lost to Chris Hatton in five, Zia 8-11 and Catherine 9-11. Chris won the two for Park IV. They beat Knighton Park III 7-3, maximums for Junxi Liu and Jacob. Zia hit a max and there was one each for George McClurkin and Junxi as Park beat Winstanley 6-4. There were two wins each for Adrian Hotescu and Dan Andrews for Winstanley. Adrian lost 14-16 in the fifth to Zia.
Knighton Park III beat Desford 8-2, Jack Mooney with a maximum and two each for Pawel Szumlanski and Karen Smith. For Desford Danny Ricks won two and lost 9-11 in the fifth to Jack. A two player Winstanley were beaten 8-2, Karen and Pawel both unbeaten. Adrian Hotescu and Chandra Nittala won one each for Winstanley. They beat Knighton Park V 7-3, Jack with a max and two each for Mitch Davidson and Pawel. Pawel lost 9-11 in the fifth to Umar Khan. Umar won two for Park V. Two wins each for Jack, Mitch and Pawel as Unicorn were beaten 7-3. Daniel Broner with a max for Unicorn. Syston II were beaten 7-3, Karen with a max and two each for Jack and Mitch. Jack lost 10-12 in the fifth to Bob Whittaker and Mitch lost 9-11 in the fifth to Chandresh Sodha. Bob and Chandresh won one apiece for Syston.
Loughborough Unicorn won 6-4 at Winstanley, Garry Knights with a max, two for Tom Foster and one for Geoff Parsons. For Winstanley Chandra Nittala won two and Kai Bhakta won one. Knighton Park V were beaten 9-1, maximums for Robin Pearce and Geoff, two wins for Garry. James Lancaster won one for Park. Abishek Sudhakar, Jared Patel and Geoff all scored maximums in a 10-0 win over Syston II. For Syston John Szostak lost 9-11 in the fifth to Geoff.
Unicorn came out as 7-2 winners in a two a side match at Desford, Adam Pettitt and Dan Broner both unbeaten. Jamie Elliott and Adam both hit maximums in a 6-4 win at Syston II. Jordan Tweed lost in five to both Chandresh Soda and John Szostak 10-12 and 8-11 respectively. The Syston trio of Clive Stretton, John and Chandresh all won one. Max Flint and Adam both hit maximums as Knighton Park IV were beaten 7-3. For Park there was a win each for Frank Gao, Dave Mountain and Chris Hatton. They won 8-2 at Winstanley, Adam with a max and two each for Jamie Elliott and Harry Barker. Dan Andrews won two for Winstanley and Adrian Hotescu narrowly lost 8-11 in the fifth to Harry. A two-man Syston I were beaten 9-1, Dan and Adam unbeaten and Jack Etteridge won one. Jason Woodfield won one for Syston.
A max for James Lancaster, two wins for Corey Lancaster and one for Billy Bui saw Park V beat Park IV 6-4. Chris Hatton won two and Chris Parmar-Saville won one for Park IV. Park V lost 3-7 at Syston I, James won two and Umar Khan won one. For Syston, Jason Woodward with a max, two for Malcolm Truman and one for Pete Jamieson. Pete lost 10-12 in the fifth to Umar. Winstanley were beaten 6-4, James with a max and two wins for Terence Clifton. Umar lost 8-11 in the fifth to Kai Bhakta. Dan Andrews won two and Chandra Nittala and Kai won one each. Chandra lost 8-11 in the fifth to Terrence.
Winstanley beat Syston I 7-3, maximums for Kai Bhakta and Chandra Nittala plus one for Dan Andrews. For Syston there was a win each for Malc Truman and Rhys Emery. Jason Woodfield lost 8-11 and 10-12 in the fifth to Dan and Chandra respectively. Maximums for Adrian Hotescu, Kai and Chandra as Desford were beaten 10-0.
Knighton Park IV had a 9-1 win over Syston II, maximums for Chris Parmar-Saville and Frank Gao plus two for Dave Mountain. John Szostak won one for Syston. Park won 6-4 at Desford, two wins each for Frank and Chris P-S plus one for Chris Hatton. The two Chris’s taking the doubles for the four points. Chris P-S missed a max when losing 8-11 in the fifth to Russ Pettitt. For Desford Danny Ricks won two and there was one each for Kevin Parker and Russ. Danny lost 13-15 in the fifth to Chris P-S and Kevin lost to Frank 9-11 in the fifth.
Desford beat Syston II in the basement battle, Pete Muir with a max, two for Russell Pettitt and one for Kevin Parker. For Syston Chandresh Sodha won two and one for Bob Whittaker. Bob lost 9-11 in the fifth to Russ.
Individually Chris Rogers tops the averages still on 100% with Jacob Kurowski in second on 88.89% with Adam Pettitt in third on 84.21%.
5th Oct
Weeks 1-3
Loughborough Unicorn have won all three so far and are top on sets won. They beat Knighton Park IV 8-2, a maximum for Garry Knights and two wins each for Geoff Parsons and new signing Alex Holland. Geoff lost 8-11 in the fifth to Chris Hatton. For Park Chris H won two while Chris Parmar-Saville lost 8-11 in the fifth to Alex. Park missed a point when losing the doubles 8-11 in the fifth too. Loughborough then went to Desford and won 10-0. (it was 8-0 but the last two sets were conceded after a bad injury to Mick Allsopp). Maximums for Abishek Sudhakar and Geoff with Robin Pearce unbeaten. Knighton Park III were beaten 7-3 with a max for Robin, two for Geoff and one for Alex. Geoff with a good win over Karen Smith. For Park there was a win each for Karen, Jack Mooney and Pawel Szumlanski.
Knighton Park I are in second spot having won fewer sets, they beat Desford I 10-0, maximums for Chris Rogers, James Berry and Tony Smith. They beat Knighton Park II 7-3, a maximum for Chris, two for James and one for Tony. For Park II, Jakub Kurowski won two and Catherine Lv won one. Zia Malik lost 9-11 in the fifth to Tony. Park then had a narrow 6-4 win over Unicorn I. Chris with a max and one win each for Richard Hayes and James. Chris and James taking the doubles. Richard lost 10-12 in the fifth to Daniel Broner. For Unicorn Adam Pettitt and Daniel won two each. Daniel lost 11-13 in the fifth to Chris.
Syston Casuals I are in third spot, they beat their second team 8-2, Malcolm Truman with a max and two wins each for Jason Woodfield and Pete Jamieson. Chandresh Sodha won two for Syston II. Syston I lost 9-1 at Electricity, Malcolm lost 8-11 in the fifth to Gareth Edmunds. For Electricity there were maximums for Mat Hobday, David Grundy and Gareth. Syston I then beat Knighton Park IV 7-3, two wins each for Malcolm, Jason and Pete. Jason lost 8-11 in the fifth to Chris Parmar-Saville. For Park Chris P-S won two and Dave Mountain won one. Chris Hatton lost 9-11 in the fifth to Jason.
Electricity are fourth, they beat Knighton Park III 6-4, Andy LeButt with a max and one each for David Grundy and Harrison Allwood. David lost to Pawel Szumlanski 8-11 in the fifth. For Park, Karen Smith and Pawel won two each. Both Karen and Pawel lost 9-11 in the fifth to Andy. They also lost the doubles 9-11 in the fifth to Andy and Harrison. Mitchell Davidson lost 13-15 in the fifth to David.
Knighton Park III beat Knighton Park IV 10-0, maximums for Karen, Pawel and Maurice Newman.
Knighton Park II beat Desford Village I 8-2, a maximum for Jakub Kurowski and two wins each for Catherine Lv and Zia Khan. Danny Ricks won two for Desford.
Knighton Park V beat a two player Syston II 9-1, James and Corey Lancaster both unbeaten and one win for Umar Khan. For Syston, Silvanus Ward won one. John Szostak lost 13-11 in the fifth to Corey.
Syston Casulas II drew with Winstanley Wizards I, there were two wins each for Father and Son Bob and Danny Whittaker and the doubles. Danny lost 9-11 in the fifth to Kai Bhakta. For Winstanley Dan Andrews and Kai won two each plus one for Adrian Hotescu.
Individually Chris Rogers is 9/9 and Robin Pearce 5/5.