The Robert Excell Photography-sponsored South Devon & Torbay Table Tennis League

Brixham Sharks increase their lead at the top, even without their main man, Stam Kioufis; his replacement Chris Dunn dropped one singles to Ed Thompson, but with Jaz Johns and Adam Shipway in fine form they still came home 9-1 winners against the Battlers. Second placed Torbay Table Tennis Academy saw off Brixham Gulls 8-2, Kris Piwowar & Patrik Cincala recording their 6^th maximums of the season.  Batmen lost further ground despite winning 7-3 at Newton Bishops. Dawlish Aces still prop up the rest, this week going down to fellow strugglers Brixham Trawlers, Alan Maynard seeing the Trawlers home with a fine maximum.

Torbay Table Tennis Academy II’s 9-1 win over Brixham Swallows puts them clear at the top of Division 2, as Bishops Academicals took 4 sets off Taverners. A Kevin Stevenson maximum for the Bishops was not enough to defeat Taverners for the first time, but despite fighting support from his team mates they went down 6-4. There were also big wins for the Tykes and Marldon.  

Torbay Table Tennis Academy III lead the 3^rd Division, but it is very tight with Marldon & Hasbeens both still unbeaten with games in hand. Torbay Academy III led by Jordan Hastie & Elsa Perry maximums comfortably beat Brixham Panthers 8-2. Marldon Badgers were pegged back slightly by Brixham Rebels who took 4 sets off them, Richard Johns getting 3 of them and also taking away Simon & Mike Herns unbeaten record. In an all-Dawlish affair the Drifters beat the Dynamos 8-2 with another Don McConnell maximum for the Drifters.

Results

Div 1

Torbay Academy I  8 (K Piwowar 3, Cincala 3, Brewer 1, Dbls)  Brixham Gulls 2 (Smith 1, A Millman 1, J Millman 0)

Brixham Trawlers 6  (Maynard 3, Beavington 1, Williamson 1, Dbls)  Dawlish Aces 4 (Crawford 2, Davies 1, Cooper 1)

Brixham Sharks 9 (Johns 3, Shipway 3, Dunn 2, Dbls)  Battlers 1 (Thompson 1, Nicholson 0, Glover 0)

Newton Bishops 3 (Adams 1, McIvor 1, Jessop 1) Batmen 7 (D Gibbs 3, I Dummett 3, M Dummett 0, Dbls).

Div 2

Bishops Academicals 4 (K Stevenson 3, Tyrrell 0, Coxhead 0, Dbls)  Taverners 6 (Harrop 2, Read 2, Tyrrell 2)

Torbay Academy II  9 (Furgol 3, Barnett 3, Perkins 2, Dbls)  Brixham Swallows 1 (Meah 1, Slocombe 0, Millman 0)

Tykes 9 (P Darch 3, Ayling 3, H Darch 2, Dbls)  Torre 21 Up  1 (Heathcote 1, Excell 0, Lush 0)

Dawlish Diamonds 0 (Frain 0, Beesley 0, Stratton 0)  Marldon 10 (Breyley 3, Holmes 3, Atkin 3, Dbls)

Div 3

Torbay Academy III  8 (Perry 3, Hastie 3, Cincalova 1, Dbls)  Brixham Panthers 2  (I Brown 1, A Brown 1, Bradley 0)

Marldon Badgers 6 (S Hern 2, M Hern 2, Smith 2)  Brixham Rebels 4 (Johns 3, K Salt 0, Munns 0, Dbls)

Dawlish Drifters 8 (McConnell 3, Kevern 2, Copley 2, Dbls)  Dawlish Dynamos 2 (Tudball 2, Passmore 0, Beck 0)

Challenge Cup

Torre 21 Up  1 (Excell 1 Forfeit 3)  Marldon 5 (Breyley 1, Holmes 1, Oatley 0 Awarded 3)

Dawlish Drifters 1 (Copley 1, Kevern 0)  Dawlish Aces 5 (Y Tushingham 2, G Tushingham 2, Davies 1)

Brixham Panthers 0 (I Brown 0, Deakin 0, Bradley 0)  Halwell 5 (Atkinson 2, Wadling 2, Sugden 1)

Brixham Pirates 3 (Johns 1, Jones 1, Haggerty 1) Battlers 5 (Hawkins 2, Glover 2, Thompson 1)