Summer Junior Competition
CONNOR AND JAKE TAKE PLAUDITS
Young table tennis stars of the future completed a competitive summer competition at The Elmhurst Community Centre recently. Over the course of the last six weeks they have played against each other in two groups to find the strongest players. In group A Connor Willis had it all to do to against second placed Ricky Wong, needing to win to take top spot. He managed this, winning a very close match 13-11 in the fifth. Connor amassed 28 points to Ricky's 27. Ricky's sister, Maggie, had a successful tournament with consistent performances and took third place on 20 points. Josh Denham, 17 points, made a late surge to finish in fourth spot but only after overcoming a fast improving Ciaran Burke 11 – 6 in the fifth set. Whilst Ciaran had the least success in this group, the standard of play between top and bottom was very close, a fact that was emphasised when he took Connor to four sets in a riveting encounter, Connor winning 11-9,9-11,11-8,11-8. In mid table Ben Elliott and Jack Baker managed 15 points each with some enterprising match play.
Jake Davis won group B by one point from a fast improving Angus Smith who challenged Jake's domination with a win against him, 10-12,11-9,11-7. Jake had set the standard for this competition in the early stages and is a deserved winner. Congratulations to Angus for his determination to close the gap. Vusa Ndlovu is another who has improved and took third place on 21 points. Rishi Sankar secured fourth spot on 19 points with a fine victory against Kasun Berugoda, but lost out to the most improved player in this group, Kelly Eggleton. She had a brilliant win 11-7,6-11,11-9 to take fifth place. Jessica Bolton lost to Vusa despite taking a leg and finished sixth with 12 points. Aimee Whiteman, 7 points, and Kasun, 4 points, fill the remaining places but have competed well against some strong opponents.
Well done everyone, especially the winners, Connor Willis and Jake Davis.
AYLESBURY JUNIOR TABLE TENNIS TABLE A |
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Matches played |
Legs won |
Legs lost |
POINTS |
1 |
Connor Willis |
12 |
28 |
8 |
28 |
2 |
Ricky Wong |
12 |
27 |
13 |
27 |
3 |
Maggie Wong |
12 |
20 |
14 |
20 |
4 |
Josh Denham |
12 |
17 |
21 |
17 |
5 |
Jack Baker |
12 |
15 |
19 |
15 |
6 |
Ben Elliott |
12 |
15 |
22 |
15 |
7 |
Ciaran Burke |
12 |
6 |
30 |
6 |
AYLESBURY JUNIOR TABLE TENNIS TABLE B |
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Matches played |
Legs won |
Legs lost |
POINTS |
1 |
Jake Davis |
14 |
26 |
6 |
26 |
2 |
Angus Smith |
14 |
25 |
7 |
25 |
3 |
Vusa Ndlovu |
14 |
21 |
13 |
21 |
4 |
Rishi Sankar |
14 |
19 |
15 |
19 |
5 |
Kelly Eggleton |
14 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
6 |
Jessica Bolton |
14 |
12 |
20 |
12 |
7 |
Aimee Whiteman |
14 |
7 |
24 |
7 |
8 |
Kasun Berugoda |
14 |
4 |
26 |
4 |
David Badham