Match Reports

Tom McIntosh and Pete Hodgson both had a successful day at the Worksop & District Annual Championships which were held at Sparken Hill Academy. McIntosh amazingly managed to reach five finals out of the six competitions he entered albeit one of them, the Cadet Singles, he didn't have to play a shot as he received a bye from the semi final straight into the final. In the final he will play Martynas Riauba who beat his twin brother Orestas 3-2 in the one semi final match that took place.
McIntosh also reached the final of the Junior Singles after dispatching Lee Banton and then Martynas Riauba in the semi final, all without dropping a set. He will play Orestas Riauba in the final after he came through against Adam Hamilton in the quarters and his brother Martynas in the semi final.
McIntosh will be hot favourite to win…full report »

The On-Line Elks have over the last few weeks eased their way into the fight for the promotion places in Division Three with some consistent performances which have seen them move up the table into second place. Their latest victory came against Ryton Park Falcons with both Jonno Blood and Neil Houghton registering solid hat tricks with Glen Gillgrass chipping in with a solo effort. For the Falcons both Jak Eden and Jordan Potter defeated Gillgrass to register the Falcons only wins on the night with Lee Banton going home empty handed on this occasion. Blood & Houghton then teamed up to beat Eden and Jordan to take the doubles set to round off an 8-2 victory.
In their next match the Elks were up against runaway leaders of the division DTH Redlands Rookies and this time they were themselves on the end of an 8-2 defeat. The match…full report »

Having only lost two league games in the last two and a half seasons DTH Redlands Fluffy Toys can be forgiven for being a little shell shocked this week after suffering two defeats in little over a week!
There first loss was surprisingly at the hands of mid table Manton Nomads who after gaining promotion from Division Two last season and after recruiting some new players have adapted well to life in the top division. The Nomads victory was even more surprising as they came from 4-1 down to hit back to win 6-4 with a real team effort and all three players made telling contributions with both Ian Henderson and Sarah Short securing two wins each as Henderson beat both Steve Walker and Lea Dickinson whilst Short managed to defeat Steve Johnson and Dickinson. Kartik Lakhani chipped in with a solo effort also defeating Dickinson and then…full report »

All three teams in Division Two that are trying to hang on to the coat tails of leaders DTH Redlands Monsters all won this week to keep the pressure on the champions elect.
Worksop Miners Welfare 'B' who are currently in second place and 6 points behind the leaders had a fairly comfortable 8-2 win over Manton Tigers with both Erlands Skels and Pete Hodgson winning all their three games with Hodgson maintaining his 100% record in the process. Welfare's Jim Westwood added two further wins over Dave Bowns and Phil Hall but couldn't get past Chris Mokes who beat him in straight sets with Mokes also teaming up with Bowns to take the doubles set.
Another side having a good season in Division Two are third placed DTH Redlands X-Youth who could well up end having a say in the promotion places and this week enjoyed a…full report »

Defending Champions Stanley Street Cypriots bowed out of The Mike Tunningley Shield after suffering defeat at the hands of Ryton Park Cougars. Despite the Cypriots trio of Graham Stent, Neil Fisher and George Makrakis scoring 354 points out of a possible 378 it wasn't enough to get them over the winning line as their opponents racked up 266 points on the table and when the 126 handicaps points were added to the Cougars score it gave them a final total of 392 points which gave them a winning margin of 38 points. It was a real team effort from the Cougars with Dave Lee, Dave Rix and Connor Bettley all making valuable contributions to their sides total.
The closest match of the first round was the game between Stanley Street 'B' and Worksop Miners Welfare 'A' with only 4 points separating the two teams. For Street 'B' both Jack…full report »