Weekly Press Report - Week 10
Division 1
Strathallan A (3) Ramsey A (6)
Andy Patterson playing for Strathallan had 3 extremely close games with Duncan Alexander, but the Ramsey man was able to hold his nerve in each one and won 3-0. Adam Teare had the same result against Patterson but it was not quite as close. Finally, Patterson came up trumps against Glenn Callow. Playing for the first time this season in the league, Callow was unable to cope with the looping attacks coming his way, and he lost 9-11, 5-11, 7-11. Ege Niyazi had a very close match with Alexander and to his great credit took the Island Squad player all the way to a final end decider, which the Ramsey man took 11-6. Ege took the first game off Teare but lost 3-1 once Teare got into his stride. Ege then had perhaps the match of the night with Callow, and was triumphant after what looks to have been an epic match - Ege won 12-10, 5-11, 14-16, 15-13, 12-10 - well done to young Ege for his resilience under pressure! Finally, for the home side, Julian Briercliffe came a cropper against Alexander and Teare, losing out in 4 and 3 games respectively, but was then able to retrieve a point by beating Callow in straight ends.
Ramsey B (2) Travellers A (7)
Tim Baker had a tremendous win against Traveller's Malcolm Cummings, winning in straight ends. He had no luck against Island No1 Scott Lewis however, losing in 3, before being edged out by Liam Chan in 3 very close games 11-13, 10-12, 11-13. Chris Holmes also had a notable win for the home side. After finding himself 2-0 up, Chan powered his way back into the match taking the next 2 games. Drama unfolded in the final end with Holmes pulling himself together and taking the game and match in a scarcely believable 11-1. Bravo Mr Holmes! He was unable to replicate such brilliance in his other 2 matches however and lost to Cummings and Lewis in straight ends. Ramsey newcomer Martyn Howard found the going tough, and was unable to prevent another 3 points going to the away side.
Travellers B (4) Arbory A (5)
John Shooter showed once again why he has won 23 out of 24 this season in Division 1, with 3 accomplished wins against quality opposition. He swept past John Magnall in 3 ends, looped his way past Mike Tamraov in 4 ends, and did likewise against young Amit Lanin. The youngster showed tremendous form however with 3 of the 4 games being very tight. Second up for Travellers was Malc Lewis and he battled hard but was unable to extract any points from his 3 ties, going down to Magnall, Lanin and Tamarov in 4. Will Shooter did well to get 2-1 up against Tamarov, before the attacking pen holder walloped him in the final 2 ends. Against Magnall, Will could find no way past the experienced Arbory player's defence, but he saved the best to last with a tremendous victory over young Amit, taking the match in 4 ends.
Tower A (7) Travellers C (2)
Paul Callow stepped up from the B team and did his A team mates a favour by taking 2 superb points. Firstly he beat David Buck, then David's son Alex, both in 3 straight games. Keeran Chan has really grown into a skilled player this season and has now won 14 out of his 21 matches to date. He was therefore a tougher proposition for Paul, and so it proved as he lost the first 2 games before taking the 3rd end 11-5. Chan pulled his socks up at that stage and managed to counter Callow's long pips and took the 4th end 11-6, and the match. Tower's Mike Bayley also did well to take wins from the Bucks, only dropping one game against David. Player of the night however, was Dave Parsons for Tower. He swept aside Alex in straight games, before taking the win against Buck snr, in 4 close ends. He saved the best for his match against Keeran however. After finding himself 2-0 down, Dave tenaciously battled his way back, using his trademark away-from-the table heavy loop to take the next 3 games, and the match, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7. This is Tower's best result of the season so far, and it hauled them off the bottom of the table to 6th place, level pegging on points with Strathallan and Ramsey B.
Division 2
Ramsey C (1) Tower B (9)
Adrian Slater had 3 matches that each went all the way to a 5th end, but was only able to extract one point - at the expense of Tower's Steve Curtis whom he pipped 11-6 in the final end. In his match with Paul Callow the determined Tower player came back from 2-1 down to Adrian to prevail 11-6 in the 5th. It was a similar story for him when Simon Radclife nabbed the final end. It's these sort of matches that could make the difference at the end of the season of course. Lisa Lord was playing up for Ramsey C, but was unable to cope with the strong Tower trio, and fell in straight ends in each match. Martyn Howard also fell victim to Messrs Callow, Radcliffe and Curtis, and it was yet another emphatic victory for Tower. The doubles was taken by Callow & Radcliffe in straight ends. This win consolidates Tower's second place position, 3 points ahead of Peel.
Arbory C (4) Peel A (6)
Sonja Shaw powered her way past Peel's Maggie Mulhern and Ken Hegarty in 4 ends, after losing the first game in each. Jon Taylor-Burt was too strong for Sonja however, and he managed to overcome her in straight ends. It was a similar story for Kevin Drewry, as he battled to a 3 end victory over Maggie, with some close games. Ken Hegarty had an epic first game against Drewry, finally prevailing 20-18, and then took the next 11-7. Drewry found a second wind however, and took the next 3 games 11-5, 11-9, 11-7, and the match. Finally for Arbory, Jonathan Pooley stepped up, but was unable to prevent a further 3 points going to the away side.
Desmonds Douglas A (2) Arbory B (8)
Table toppers Arbory B were too strong for Desmonds but they did provide some strong competition. Brandon Montgomery was unable to cope with the combination bat speed and guile of Jason Quirk, who took the win in straight ends. Dan Levine continued his good form with a battling 5 set win over Montgomery, after coming back from 2-0 down. Brandon had another close encounter, this time with Dan's Dad Mike Levine, who managed to outwit the Desmond's player, taking the final end 11-7. Neil Ronan had greater success against Mike, taking the win in a more straightforward manner, over 4 ends. He then took an impressive 3 end win over Dan, before being halted by Quirk, in straight ends. Russ Kent was Desmond's third player, and he came a cropper in all 3 matches, losing in 3 to Quirk, in 4 ends to Mike, and then had a 5 game epic with Dan, with the youngster just edging it 14-12 in the final end. Doubles glory went the way of Arbory's Dan & Jason who prevailed in 3 ends against Russ and Brandon. This win extends Arbory's lead at the top of Division 2 to 11 points, and make them firm favourites for promotion to the top flight next year.
Ramsey D (6) Travellers D (4)
Geoff Burchill had an off night for Ramsey, losing to Grant Paterson and Maurice Campbell in 3 ends, and to Bob Borland in 5 close ends 11-13, 8-11, 16-14, 11-6, 6-11. Keith Herrington on the other hand had a very good night - with wins in 4 ends over Paterson and Campbell, and in 3 over Borland, to level the score. Finally, for Ramsey, Darren Shaw had 2 very good wins, in 3 over Borland, and in 5 against Campbell, who he pipped at the post 11-9 in the final end. Doubles went to Shaw and Herrington in 3 against Campbell and Paterson.
Division 3
IOM Junior Development D (5) Ramsey E (0)
Henry and Sydnie Weaver continue to get better week by week, which is surely testament to their coaching. They disposed of Aled Walton and Tony Sewell with only one game being dropped when Aled nabbed one off Sydnie, before being stopped in the 4th end. Doubles went to the Weavers with a 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 victory over Aled and Tony.
IOM Junior Development C (5) Ramsey F (0)
Match of the tie, and possibly of the evening, was between young Thomas Taylor-Burt and Pat Helliwell, with scores of 11-2, 5-11, 8-11, 11-6, 13-11 - a magnificent win for the youngster. Thomas added another point by defeating Teddy Clayton in straight games. Seth Hornby-Wheeler then notched up a further 2 points in his wins over Pat and Teddy. The doubles was contested between Pat and Henry da Silva, and Thomas and Seth, with the youngsters taking the win. It was good to see Henry making a return to action with his doubles appearance.
IOM Junior Development B (0) IOM Junior Development A (5)
Another very impressive win for the B team with Liav Lanin and Luke Begley combining well in the doubles against Megan Corris and Max Doyle, taking the win in straight ends. Liav dropped games against both Megan and Max, but did well to shake it off on both occasions, recover, and take both points. Luke was impressive once again in his 3 end wins over Megan and Max
Strathallan A (3) Ramsey A (6)
Andy Patterson playing for Strathallan had 3 extremely close games with Duncan Alexander, but the Ramsey man was able to hold his nerve in each one and won 3-0. Adam Teare had the same result against Patterson but it was not quite as close. Finally, Patterson came up trumps against Glenn Callow. Playing for the first time this season in the league, Callow was unable to cope with the looping attacks coming his way, and he lost 9-11, 5-11, 7-11. Ege Niyazi had a very close match with Alexander and to his great credit took the Island Squad player all the way to a final end decider, which the Ramsey man took 11-6. Ege took the first game off Teare but lost 3-1 once Teare got into his stride. Ege then had perhaps the match of the night with Callow, and was triumphant after what looks to have been an epic match - Ege won 12-10, 5-11, 14-16, 15-13, 12-10 - well done to young Ege for his resilience under pressure! Finally, for the home side, Julian Briercliffe came a cropper against Alexander and Teare, losing out in 4 and 3 games respectively, but was then able to retrieve a point by beating Callow in straight ends.
Ramsey B (2) Travellers A (7)
Tim Baker had a tremendous win against Traveller's Malcolm Cummings, winning in straight ends. He had no luck against Island No1 Scott Lewis however, losing in 3, before being edged out by Liam Chan in 3 very close games 11-13, 10-12, 11-13. Chris Holmes also had a notable win for the home side. After finding himself 2-0 up, Chan powered his way back into the match taking the next 2 games. Drama unfolded in the final end with Holmes pulling himself together and taking the game and match in a scarcely believable 11-1. Bravo Mr Holmes! He was unable to replicate such brilliance in his other 2 matches however and lost to Cummings and Lewis in straight ends. Ramsey newcomer Martyn Howard found the going tough, and was unable to prevent another 3 points going to the away side.
Travellers B (4) Arbory A (5)
John Shooter showed once again why he has won 23 out of 24 this season in Division 1, with 3 accomplished wins against quality opposition. He swept past John Magnall in 3 ends, looped his way past Mike Tamraov in 4 ends, and did likewise against young Amit Lanin. The youngster showed tremendous form however with 3 of the 4 games being very tight. Second up for Travellers was Malc Lewis and he battled hard but was unable to extract any points from his 3 ties, going down to Magnall, Lanin and Tamarov in 4. Will Shooter did well to get 2-1 up against Tamarov, before the attacking pen holder walloped him in the final 2 ends. Against Magnall, Will could find no way past the experienced Arbory player's defence, but he saved the best to last with a tremendous victory over young Amit, taking the match in 4 ends.
Tower A (7) Travellers C (2)
Paul Callow stepped up from the B team and did his A team mates a favour by taking 2 superb points. Firstly he beat David Buck, then David's son Alex, both in 3 straight games. Keeran Chan has really grown into a skilled player this season and has now won 14 out of his 21 matches to date. He was therefore a tougher proposition for Paul, and so it proved as he lost the first 2 games before taking the 3rd end 11-5. Chan pulled his socks up at that stage and managed to counter Callow's long pips and took the 4th end 11-6, and the match. Tower's Mike Bayley also did well to take wins from the Bucks, only dropping one game against David. Player of the night however, was Dave Parsons for Tower. He swept aside Alex in straight games, before taking the win against Buck snr, in 4 close ends. He saved the best for his match against Keeran however. After finding himself 2-0 down, Dave tenaciously battled his way back, using his trademark away-from-the table heavy loop to take the next 3 games, and the match, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7. This is Tower's best result of the season so far, and it hauled them off the bottom of the table to 6th place, level pegging on points with Strathallan and Ramsey B.
Division 2
Ramsey C (1) Tower B (9)
Adrian Slater had 3 matches that each went all the way to a 5th end, but was only able to extract one point - at the expense of Tower's Steve Curtis whom he pipped 11-6 in the final end. In his match with Paul Callow the determined Tower player came back from 2-1 down to Adrian to prevail 11-6 in the 5th. It was a similar story for him when Simon Radclife nabbed the final end. It's these sort of matches that could make the difference at the end of the season of course. Lisa Lord was playing up for Ramsey C, but was unable to cope with the strong Tower trio, and fell in straight ends in each match. Martyn Howard also fell victim to Messrs Callow, Radcliffe and Curtis, and it was yet another emphatic victory for Tower. The doubles was taken by Callow & Radcliffe in straight ends. This win consolidates Tower's second place position, 3 points ahead of Peel.
Arbory C (4) Peel A (6)
Sonja Shaw powered her way past Peel's Maggie Mulhern and Ken Hegarty in 4 ends, after losing the first game in each. Jon Taylor-Burt was too strong for Sonja however, and he managed to overcome her in straight ends. It was a similar story for Kevin Drewry, as he battled to a 3 end victory over Maggie, with some close games. Ken Hegarty had an epic first game against Drewry, finally prevailing 20-18, and then took the next 11-7. Drewry found a second wind however, and took the next 3 games 11-5, 11-9, 11-7, and the match. Finally for Arbory, Jonathan Pooley stepped up, but was unable to prevent a further 3 points going to the away side.
Desmonds Douglas A (2) Arbory B (8)
Table toppers Arbory B were too strong for Desmonds but they did provide some strong competition. Brandon Montgomery was unable to cope with the combination bat speed and guile of Jason Quirk, who took the win in straight ends. Dan Levine continued his good form with a battling 5 set win over Montgomery, after coming back from 2-0 down. Brandon had another close encounter, this time with Dan's Dad Mike Levine, who managed to outwit the Desmond's player, taking the final end 11-7. Neil Ronan had greater success against Mike, taking the win in a more straightforward manner, over 4 ends. He then took an impressive 3 end win over Dan, before being halted by Quirk, in straight ends. Russ Kent was Desmond's third player, and he came a cropper in all 3 matches, losing in 3 to Quirk, in 4 ends to Mike, and then had a 5 game epic with Dan, with the youngster just edging it 14-12 in the final end. Doubles glory went the way of Arbory's Dan & Jason who prevailed in 3 ends against Russ and Brandon. This win extends Arbory's lead at the top of Division 2 to 11 points, and make them firm favourites for promotion to the top flight next year.
Ramsey D (6) Travellers D (4)
Geoff Burchill had an off night for Ramsey, losing to Grant Paterson and Maurice Campbell in 3 ends, and to Bob Borland in 5 close ends 11-13, 8-11, 16-14, 11-6, 6-11. Keith Herrington on the other hand had a very good night - with wins in 4 ends over Paterson and Campbell, and in 3 over Borland, to level the score. Finally, for Ramsey, Darren Shaw had 2 very good wins, in 3 over Borland, and in 5 against Campbell, who he pipped at the post 11-9 in the final end. Doubles went to Shaw and Herrington in 3 against Campbell and Paterson.
Division 3
IOM Junior Development D (5) Ramsey E (0)
Henry and Sydnie Weaver continue to get better week by week, which is surely testament to their coaching. They disposed of Aled Walton and Tony Sewell with only one game being dropped when Aled nabbed one off Sydnie, before being stopped in the 4th end. Doubles went to the Weavers with a 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 victory over Aled and Tony.
IOM Junior Development C (5) Ramsey F (0)
Match of the tie, and possibly of the evening, was between young Thomas Taylor-Burt and Pat Helliwell, with scores of 11-2, 5-11, 8-11, 11-6, 13-11 - a magnificent win for the youngster. Thomas added another point by defeating Teddy Clayton in straight games. Seth Hornby-Wheeler then notched up a further 2 points in his wins over Pat and Teddy. The doubles was contested between Pat and Henry da Silva, and Thomas and Seth, with the youngsters taking the win. It was good to see Henry making a return to action with his doubles appearance.
IOM Junior Development B (0) IOM Junior Development A (5)
Another very impressive win for the B team with Liav Lanin and Luke Begley combining well in the doubles against Megan Corris and Max Doyle, taking the win in straight ends. Liav dropped games against both Megan and Max, but did well to shake it off on both occasions, recover, and take both points. Luke was impressive once again in his 3 end wins over Megan and Max
Author: Tim Baker via Isle Of Man Table Tennis Association
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