SOUTH DEVON & TORBAY TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE – SPONSORED BY ALBANY FLORISTS
PRESS REPORT – Sunday 15th Dec
We’ve reached the halfway stage of the league season in the Albany Florist sponsored South Devon & Torbay Table Tennis League. NA Batmen’s 10-0 victory at Brixham over the Gulls leaves them 10 points clear at the top of the table. Dennis and Shaun Gibbs were joined by Josh Millman, making his first appearance for the Batmen, as they cruised past the Gulls. The clash to see who would finish the first half of the season as runners up took place at Teign School where NA Buzzards defeated Torbay Academy 1. Kevin Nicholls was the star of the show as his superb maximum gave the Buzzards the edge, winning a close encounter 6-4. Gordon Holmes was unbeaten as the Sharks defeated the Pirates 6-4 in an all Brixham affair. There was another in-house battle as Newton Abbot’s Condors took on the Eagles, the Condors coming out on top 7-3 with the help of a maximum from Tim Burridge.
Luke Bennett & Kevin Nicholls (NA Buzzards) on their way to victory over Warren Ngai & Patrik Cincala (Torbay Academy 1)
The evening’s refreshments being scoffed while Sonja Ryland plays Patrik Cincala
NA Falcons got back to winning ways after two surprise defeats, Mike Dummett and Chris Baron with maximums as they defeated club mates NA Hawks 9-1. A David Crowley maximum, stepping up from Division Three, was not enough for Torbay Academy 4, who lost narrowly to second placed Marldon. Denbury Tykes kept up their winning ways with a 7-3 victory over NA Kestrels, Pat Darch with a maximum for the Tykes. Ben Hoare was unbeaten as Torbay Academy 2 beat Taverners 7-3.
David Doxsey & Pete Sercombe (NA Hawks) v Ed Crawford & Mike Dummett (NA Falcons)
Torre Titans narrow lead at the top of the third division increased to one point following their whitewash victory over struggling Brixham Seals. Chris Harper, Tony Nguyen and Robert Excell were totally dominant throughout. NA Owls, Rowan Bayliss, Matt Cyron and Josh Redfern, in the runners-up spot, won all their singles against clubmates NA Kites but lost the final doubles. A Brian Pengelly maximum for his Brixham Seals helped them overcome Torbay Academy 4, 6-4. David Crowley picked up his second maximum of the week as Torbay Academy 5 shared the points with Torre Panthers in the only drawn match of the week.
David Crowley (Torbay Academy) – 2 maximums
NA Owls’ Rowan Bayliss & Josh Redfern losing out to Quillan Wilson & Andy Guy NA Kites
Torbay Academy 6 lead the fourth division as Jerry Hollings, Jean Neafcy and Denis Cramond defeated struggling Brixham Swifts 10-0. The Grove are just a point behind following their 8-2 victory over NA Merlins, Peter Daly and James Rodger were unbeaten for the Totnes team. Laurie Girling was in fine form for Dawlish Dynamos as their excellent recent form saw them to a 7-3 victory over Torbay Academy 7. An excellent maximum from NA Vultures Jasem Abu Ali wasn’t enough for his NA Vultures as they just lost out 4-6 to Dawlish Diamonds.
Division 4 leaders Torbay Academy 6 – Denis Cramond, Jean Neafcy & Jerry Hollings
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DIVISION 1
NA Buzzards 6 (Nicholls 3, Ryland 1, Bennett 1, Dbls) Torbay Academy (1) 4 (Cincala 2, Ngai 2, Suarez 0)
Brixham Pirates 4 (Sharp 2, Pack 1, N Shipley 0, Dbls) Brixham Sharks 6 (Holmes 3, Maynard 2, Hopkins 1)
Brixham Gulls 0 (Mercer 0, Smith 0, Dunn 0) NA Batmen 10 (D Gibbs 3, S Gibbs 3, Millman 3, Dbls)
NA Condors 7 (T Burridge 3, Davies 2, Broad 1, Dbls) NA Eagles 3 (Webster-Hall 2, McIvor 1, Wilshire 0)
DIVISION 2
Denbury Tykes 7 (P Darch 3, Hine 2, H Darch 1, Dbls) NA Kestrels 3 (Williams 2, Moffatt 1, Bellham 0)
Marldon 6 (Thompson 2, Goodman 2, Atkin 1, Dbls) Torbay Academy (3) 4 (Crowley 3, Cregan 1, Moretta 0)
Torbay Academy (2) 7 (Hoare 3, Frettsome 2, Furgol 1, Dbls) Taverners 3 (Harrop 1, Read 1, Dilkes 1)
NA Hawks 1 (Sercombe 1, Whitehorn 0, Doxsey 0) NA Falcons 9 (Baron 3, Dummett 3, Crawford 2, Dbls)
DIVISION 3
NA Kites 1 (Guy 0, Stratton 0, Wilson 0, Dbls) NA Owls 9 (Redfern 3, Cyron 3, Rowan Bayliss 3)
Torbay Academy (4) 4 (Collins 2, Shears 1, Gibbs 0, Dbls) Brixham Seals 6 (Pengelly 3, J Edwards 2, Richards 1)
Brixham Dolphins 0 (Morris 0, Andrews 0) Torre Titans 10 (Harper 2, Nguyen 2, Excell 2, Awarded 3, Dbls)
Torre Panthers 5 (S Tucker 2, C Tucker 1, Burridge 1, Dbls) Torbay Academy 5 (Crowley 3, Cregan 2, Moretta 0)
DIVISION 4
Dawlish Dynamos 8 (Girling 3, Curl 2, Beesley 2, Dbls) Torbay Academy (7) 2 (Sniegocki 2, Brookes 0, Fowler 0)
Torbay Academy (6) 10 (Hollings 3, Neafcy 3, Cramond 3, Dbls) Brixham Swifts 0 (Deans 0, Parton 0, Thornton 0)
NA Merlins 2 (Bishop 1, Winstanley 1, Olver 0) The Grove 8 (Daly 3, Rodger 3, N Jones 1, Dbls)
NA Vultures 4 (Abu Ali 3, Salt 1, Heather 0) Dawlish Diamonds 6 (Kashap 2, Bussell 2, Curl 1, Dbls)
DIVISION ONE
Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | Set For | Set Ag | Points | |
1 | NA Batmen | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 70 |
2 | NA Buzzards | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 60 |
2 | Torbay Academy 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 22 | 58 |
4 | Brixham Sharks | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 44 | 36 |
5 | NA Condors | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 37 | 33 |
6 | NA Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 37 | 33 |
7 | Brixham Gulls | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 51 | 29 |
8 | Halwell | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 49 | 21 |
9 | Brixham Pirates | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 10 |
DIVISION TWO
Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | Set For | Set Ag | Points | |
1 | NA Falcons | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 25 | 55 |
2 | Marldon | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 30 | 50 |
3 | Torbay Academy 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 41 | 49 |
4 | Torbay Academy 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 35 | 45 |
5 | Brixham Trawlers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 36 | 44 |
6 | Denbury Tykes | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 27 | 43 |
7 | NA Hawks | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 58 | 32 |
8 | Marldon Tykes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 32 | 28 |
9 | Taverners | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 53 | 27 |
10 | NA Kestrels | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 63 | 27 |
DIVISION THREE
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | Set For | Set Ag | Points |
1 | Torre Titans | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 24 | 66 |
2 | NA Owls | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 25 | 65 |
3 | Torbay Academy 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 38 | 52 |
4 | Torbay Academy 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 41 | 49 |
5 | Hasbeens | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 32 | 48 |
6 | Torre Panthers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 36 | 44 |
7 | Brixham Seals | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 46 | 34 |
8 | NA Harriers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 47 | 33 |
9 | NA Kites | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 64 | 25 |
10 | Brixham Dolphins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 77 | 13 |
DIVISION FOUR
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | Set For | Set Ag | Points |
1 | Torbay Academy 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 59 |
2 | The Grove | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 22 | 58 |
3 | Dawlish Diamonds | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 22 | 48 |
4 | NA Ospreys | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 34 | 46 |
5 | NA Vultures | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 45 | 35 |
6 | Torbay Academy 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 48 | 32 |
7 | Dawlish Dynamos | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 49 | 31 |
8 | NA Merlins | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 44 | 26 |
9 | Brixham Swifts | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 5 |
TOP 5 AVERAGES AT THE HALFWAY STAGE
DIVISION ONE
| Player | Club | Pld | Won | Average |
1st | Shaun Gibbs | NA Batmen | 24 | 23 | 95.8% |
2nd | Dennis Gibbs | NA Batmen | 24 | 21 | 87.5% |
2nd | Patrik Cincala | Torbay Academy 1 | 24 | 21 | 87.5% |
4th | Kevin Nicholls | NA Buzzards | 21 | 17 | 80.9% |
5th | Naomi Jackson | NA Batmen | 15 | 12 | 80.0% |
DIVISION TWO
| Player | Club | Pld | Won | Average |
1st | Alessandro Mitranescu | Torbay Academy 3 | 15 | 14 | 93.3% |
2nd | Helen Glover | Marldon | 18 | 16 | 88.9% |
3rd | Kacper Piwowar | Torbay Academy 3 | 15 | 13 | 86.7% |
4th | Ed Thompson | Marldon | 24 | 19 | 79.2% |
5th | Paul Hine | Denbury Tykes | 21 | 16 | 76.2% |
DIVISION THREE
| Player | Club | Pld | Won | Average |
1st | Alan Tyrrell | Hasbeens | 21 | 19 | 90.5% |
1st | Brian Pengelly | Brixham Seals | 21 | 19 | 90.5% |
3rd | Christopher Harper | Torre Titans | 26 | 23 | 88.5% |
4th | Josh Redfern | NA Owls | 24 | 20 | 83.3% |
5th | David Crowley | Torbay Academy 5 | 18 | 15 | 83.3% |
DIVISION FOUR
| Player | Club | Pld | Won | Average |
1st | Jeremy Hollings | Torbay Academy 6 | 21 | 19 | 90.5% |
2nd | Jean Neafcy | Torbay Academy 6 | 18 | 16 | 88.9% |
3rd | Henry Greet | NA Ospreys | 21 | 18 | 85.7% |
4th | Benj Pead | NA Ospreys | 15 | 11 | 73.3% |
5th | Prabhu Kashap | Dawlish Diamonds | 21 | 15 | 71.4% |