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Brixham Sharks clinched the First Division title with a narrow 6-4 win over Dawlish Aces, the 6 points enough to take them 2 points clear of 2^nd placed Torbay Table Tennis Academy I.  The Sharks team are Adam Shipway, Jazmin Johns, Chris Dunn and the outstanding Stamatis Kioufis who finished top of the averages with 100% for the third year running.  The Dawlish Aces team of Yannick & Giles Tushingham with Ed Crawford made the Sharks fight all the way, but the all-round power of the Sharks ultimately proved too much for the Aces side.  Congratulations Brixham Sharks on a fine campaign, timed to perfection.

Bishops Academicals did enough against Torre 21 Up to capture back the 3^rd place spot they were aiming for in the Second Division. For a while it looked like the Bishops side would be challenging the top two, but an injury to Doug Morgan and a loss of form left them well off the pace in the end.  The second Division title is being decided this week with a play-off between Taverners & Torbay Academy II as they finished level on points at the top of the table.

The Challenge Team Handicap Cup Final was fought between Torbay Academy I & Newton Bishops. Having been pipped at the post by the Sharks in the League, the Academy side of Kris Piwowar, Patrik Cincala & Daniel Brewer were in no mood to relinquish the Challenge Cup which they had won last year. They were rarely troubled by the Bishops side of Jim McIvor, Connor Adams & Gerald Norton, as they ran out 5-0 victors.  The mixture of styles and bats the Bishops team played with were no match for the aggressive attacking style of all 3 Academy players.  Well done to Torbay Table Tennis Academy I and they play it all again next week in the Dyment Doubles final against the same opposition.  Best of luck Bishops!

Results

Div 1

Brixham Sharks 6 (Kioufis 3, Shipway 2, Johns 1,)  Dawlish Aces 4 (Y Tushingham 2, G Tushingham 1, Crawford 0, Dbls)

Div 2

Bishops Academicals 8 (Tyrrell 2, Coxhead 2, Awarded 2, Dbls)  Torre 21 Up 2 (Excell 0, Lush 0, Awarded 2)

Challenge Cup Final

Torbay Academy I  5 (Piwowar 2, Brewer 2, Cincala 1)  Newton Bishops 0 (McIvor 0, Adams 0, Norton 0)

Division 1  -  Final Table

Division 2  -  Play-off match to decide champions

Division 3 – Final Table

Division One Champions – Brixham Sharks                                                

Adam Shipway, Jazmin Johns, Stamatis Kioufis, Chris Dunn

Challenge Cup Winners – Torbay Table Tennis Academy I

Patrik Cincala, Daniel Brewer, Jo Piwowar & Kris Piwowar