Bath and District Table Tennis
Summer League 2018
Following another steamy night at St Johns, Nietzsche’s Nightmares are now looking strong favourites to repeat last year’s success following a convincing 7-2 win over the bottom team Mendip Lambs.
Steve Doidge continued his recent hot form by getting another maximum and continues to defy his ever growing handicap. He was well-supported by John Turner and Alan Charlton.
The game between the 2nd and 3rd teams, Batheaston Braves and Keynsham TT Club, was an altogether tighter affair with 3 games going to sudden death in the decider.
In fact it could not have been tighter being won by The Braves 5-4 and sudden death in the 3rd end of the 9th set! All this despite an excellent maximum from Mark Tanner for the Keynsham team.
Ursa Major’s 6-3 win over Oldfield saw them leapfrog the Monkton Combe team in the middle of the table and they are once again pressing for a top 3 position.
It was good to see some young talent on display in this game, Tim Green making his first appearance in the League and contributing 2 wins to his team’s score.
Near the foot of the table, there was nothing between Keep Paddling and Dawns Divas going into Round 12, but a in a very competitive match Keep Paddling were the team that moved up thanks to their 6-3 win.
Richard Smith had one of his better nights, his maximum proving to be the crucial contribution.
| Team | W | L | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nietzsche’s Nightmares | 8 | 4 | 65 | 43 |
| Batheaston Braves | 10 | 2 | 60 | 48 |
| Keynsham TTC | 5 | 7 | 56 | 52 |
| Ursa Major | 6 | 6 | 55 | 53 |
| Oldfield | 6 | 6 | 54 | 54 |
| Keep Paddling | 6 | 6 | 52 | 56 |
| Dawn’s Divas | 5 | 7 | 49 | 59 |
| Mendip Lambs | 2 | 10 | 41 | 67 |
If you want to get back to playing table tennis or try it for the first time in a social environment then there are a few handy guides from earlier this year:
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