Two-man teams from Kingslea, Castlewood and Jolesfield schools competed in a super table tennis team tournament today at Forest School in Horsham. Unfortunately the late withdrawal of two teams from another school created a few gaps in the schedule but players took advantage of those times to get a bit of extra practice!
It was great that no team was able to absolutely dominate the field to ensure an interesting battle for the title. Three of the six teams – Kingslea A, Kingslea B and Jolesfield A – fancied their chances after Round 1 maximums, and after a rocky first match Kingslea C started buzzing as well to join the hunt for glory.
Things remained nip and tuck throughout but crucially Kingslea B whilst losing a similar number of matches to their rivals always managed to pick up a losing bonus point for getting 50% or more of their opponent’s score when they did lose. This fortitude saw them prevail over their C team by one point, Jolesfield A by two and Kingslea C by three. That’s what you call a tight pack.
Well done to Castlewood for achieving fifth with some fighting performances and finally to youngest team Jolesfield B for showing great spirit and playing with a smile on their face.
RESULTS
TABLE 1 | TABLE 2 | TABLE 3 | TABLE 4 |
Kingslea A v Castlewood 15 A v X 6 15 B v Y 5 | Jolesfield B v Kingslea B 6 A v X 15 4 B v Y 15 |
| Jolesfield A v Kingslea C 15 A v X 7 15 B v Y 11 |
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| Kingslea B v Kingslea C 14 A v X 15 15 B v Y 12 | Castlewood v Jolesfield A 10 A v X 15 15 B v Y 7 |
Kingslea C v Castlewood 15 A v X 4 15 B v Y 8 |
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| Jolesfield A v Jolesfield B 15 A v X 6 15 B v Y 3 |
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| Castlewood v Jolesfield B 15 A v X 14 15 B v Y 9 | Kingslea C v Kingslea A 15 A v X 10 15 B v Y 7 |
Kingslea A v Jolesfield B 15 A v X 6 15 B v Y 12 |
| Jolesfield A v Kingslea B 11 A v X 15 15 B v Y 9 |
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| Kingslea B v Kingslea A 11 A v X 15 15 B v Y 7 |
| Jolesfield B v Kingslea C 1 A v X 15 1 B v Y 15 |
| Kingslea B v Castlewood 15 A v X 8 15 B v Y 0 | Kingslea A v Jolesfield A 15 A v X 7 8 B v Y 15 |
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3 points for a win, 1 for a loss, 1 extra point if lose but score 50% or more of opponent’s score
PLACINGS
- Kingslea B 27pts
- Kingslea C 26pts
- Jolesfield A 25pts
- Kingslea A 24pts
- Castlewood 19pts
- Jolesfield B 13pts