EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR IN THE FINAL WEEK OF THE LEAGUE CUP

Entering the final group round week of the League Cup it’s all still wide open in at least two of the groups. The Tables have bounced back from a troublesome start with three match wins on the trot. Wally Ladmore sealed the points for the Tables after stealing back a final set 21-20 from Malcolm Vasey and earned all three to head up a 7-2 victory against the Gorleston Conservatives. With Eddie Mason and Darren Swan each claiming two, the Tables climb from 5^th to 2^nd place with just a single match to play. Piranhas meanwhile continue to head up Group One now six points clear following their massive 8-1 victory over the Beacons. Only Derek Humphries could pick up a lonely point for the Mill Lane team having fought back to take the single point decider in the final third set. But Ryan Moore, Ernie George and David Holland chomped their way through their opponents to leave them requiring just one point from their final match to assure themselves of promotion to the knockout stages. The Misfits also strengthen their chances of going through with a 5-4 win over Sidewaves. Oliver Bailey provided the backbone of the Misfit assault with three straight wins while David Etheridge ground out another two.

Gary Warnes clawed the Critters off the bottom of Group Two winning all three of his games and claiming the first win for the Critters in this competition. The LCC Shakers held steady matching point for point but a focused Warnes kept the rallies tight and clinched the final game. Unbeaten and current League Cup champions Dominators are striding away in this group. Their 5-4 victory over Oddbods came courtesy of another maximum score from Stuart (we must review your handicap) Baxter and now guarantees Dominators one of the two automatic qualifying places to the next round. Tom Pettifer and Kevin Jones were behind the Arrows firepower as they found themselves also on target for the next round following their 6-3 victory against Waveney Terminators.

In Group Three the Merlins, having played all their matches, can now only sit back and see if they’ve done enough to qualify for the next round after they tripped up against the Kites. Kenny Carter and Brain Gooch pick off the Mutford team becoming masters of the single point decider. Luke Glaysher (another one for handicap review) topped his score from last week when he played up again from the cadet school for Trimwise this time with a maximum three points. It was enough to take the win for Trimwise and put them in striking distance of a qualifying place.

The winning and second placed teams from the group round will go through to the quarter final knockout stage along with the two highest scoring third places. These qualifying third places are calculated by dividing the total number of points scored by the number of games played, leaving all teams still capable of qualifying with everything to play for in the final week.

Coaching sessions are conducted every Thursday at the Waterlane centre from 7pm, and new cadets are always welcome.

For further information on League Table Tennis in Lowestoft or Coaching sessions please contact Alan Peek on Low 589895

Results:

Sidewaves 4 Misfits 5

Terminators 3 Arrows 6

Merlins 2 Kites 7

Tables 7 Conservatives 2

Dominators 5 Oddbods 4

Spartans 4 Trimwise 5

Piranhas 8 Beacons 1

Shakers 4 Critters 5

Tables:

GROUP ONE	P	W	D	L	F	A	PTS
Waveney Piranhas	4	3	0	1	25	11	25
Waveney Tables	4	3	0	1	19	17	19
Waveney Misfits	4	2	0	2	19	17	19
Waveney Sidewaves	4	1	0	3	16	20	16
Gorleston Conservatives	4	2	0	2	15	21	15
Mill Lane Beacons	4	1	0	3	14	22	14

GROUP TWO	P	W	D	L	F	A	PTS
Waveney Dominators	4	4	0	0	25	11	25
Waveney Arrows	4	4	0	0	23	13	23
Northgate Oddbods	4	1	0	2	17	19	17
LCC Shakers	4	1	0	3	16	20	16
Waveney Critters	4	1	0	3	14	22	14
Waveney Terminators	4	1	0	3	13	23	13

GROUP THREE	P	W	D	L	F	A	PTS
Mutford Merlins	4	3	0	1	20	16	20
Waveney Kites	3	1	0	2	15	12	15
Waveney Trimwise	3	2	0	1	14	13	14
Mill Lane Spartans	3	1	0	2	13	14	13
Waveney Hits	3	1	0	0	10	17	10