posted 19 Feb 2012 13:49 by Martin Sarre
Sportingbet Guernsey I narrowly miss out on the play-offs after finishing 3rd, a point behind 2nd. Today saw a 4-4 draw with eventual 2nd placed side Kingfisher and a 5-3 win over champions Ormesby.
It was a similar story for Sportingbet Guernsey II, who also finshed in 3rd position and a point behind 2nd. A 6-2 win was obtained against Brighton City before a 6-2 defeat to eventual 2nd placed side Bristol Civil Service. |
posted 16 Feb 2012 05:45 by Martin Sarre
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Promotion play-off hopes alive for both teams The Sportingbet Guernsey table tennis teams return to national league action this weekend to contest the final round of matches of the 2011-2012 season.
The first team is as strong as ever with the usual quartet of Garry Dodd, Alice Loveridge, Olly Langlois and Phil Ogier.
The second team will be boosted for the final matches with Scott Romeril due to make his British League debut for the season, a few years since he last represented the island in the national league.
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Scott Romeril (pictured) brings added experience when he makes his British League debut for the season for the Sportingbet Guernsey second team. |
posted 16 Feb 2012 05:18 by Martin Sarre
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Slip against bottom team costs juniors the title
Despite beating the champions Woodfield, Guernsey's British League juniors boys' team had to settle for the runners-up spot in their annual campaign on the national stage. The trio of Josh and Lawrence Stacey, plus Alex Robinson, beat Woodfield in the final match of the second and concluding weekend of the British League Division 3B in Aldersley, but paid for a lack of concentration elsewhere.
Lawrence Stacey (pictured) finished 3rd in the averages table with 73.68% having won 14 of his 19 matches
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posted 9 Feb 2012 15:00 by Martin Sarre
Division 1 Whistlers B kept the division 1 title race alive by holding defending champions and league leaders Lions A to a 5-5 draw. The draw means that Lions' lead at the top remains at 6 points with just 4 matches remaining this season. Alice Loveridge and Mark Pipet each beat Paul Hainsworth and Liam Robilliard. The duo teamed up to win the decisive doubles encounter in 4 tightly contested legs over Hainsworth and Phil Ogier. Ogier was in excellent form for the Lions side as he won all of his singles matches over Loveridge, Pipet and reserve Derek Webb. Hainsworth and Robilliard also defeated Webb. Panthers B remain in 3rd position after edging out their C team 6-4. Scott Romeril and Jez Powell both won 2 of their singles encounters over Jeremy Tan and reserve Neil Hastie. Martin Sarre defeated Hastie and was also on hand to pair with Romeril to win the important doubles match over Marshall and Tan without loss. Jersey's Marshall had a night to remember as he secured three big wins over Romeril, Powell and Sarre. Division 2 Whistlers C made it 18 straight wins and retained their 2 point lead at the top following their 5th 10-0 whitewash of the season, this time their E side the recipients of the brush. Kay Chivers, Alex Robinson and Keith Opie all secured wins over Len Bretel and Harry Lewis. Opie and Chivers won the doubles encounter against Bretel and Lewis in 4 games. The only other leg dropped by the leaders came in Robinson's 4 game win over Lewis. 3 matches were also gained by walkover. Division 3 St Pauls B remain 4 points clear at the top of the 3rd division following a 7-3 win over Lions J. John Wills and Brian Le Cras made the difference with wins over Kasey Watson, Cleo Rosumek and Laura Harm. The experienced combination also won the doubles encounter over Watson and Rosumek in straight games to increase the margin of victory. Each of the Lions players gained wins over St Pauls' reserve Leo Fossey. Division 4 Lions K kept their 2 point lead at the summit of the table following a comprehensive 9-1 triumph over Whistlers K. Val Guilbert and Di Le Page each won their 3 singles matches over Ric Gale, Joe Le Page and reserve Stuart Sarre. They also won the doubles encounter over Gale and Le Page in 4 games. Chloe Le Tissier beat Gale and Sarre, however she lost just her second match of the season to Le Page in 4 games, the impressive win preventing the whitewash. |
posted 3 Feb 2012 01:14 by Martin Sarre
Division 1 Lions A remain 6 points clear at the top following the conclusion of the 3rd and penultimate round of matches in the 2011/12 season. They breezed past an under strength Cenkos Panthers A team 9-1 in a match where Phil Ogier and Liam Robilliard each recorded wins over Matt Stubbington and reserves Neil Hastie and Andre De Carteret. Paul Hainsworth defeated Hastie and De Carteret, but he was edged out 15-13 in the 5th by Stubbington, which was the same score that Stubbington lost to Robilliard by. The doubles encounter was won by Hainsworth and Robilliard over Stubbington and Hastie in straight games. Whistlers B continue to ensure that they are in the mix for the honours by defeating Cenkos Panthers C 7-3. Alice Loveridge and Mark Pipet made sure of the win by each defeating Paul Marshall, Jeremy Tan and Mark Fallaize. They also teamed up to win the doubles encounter against Marshall and Tan in straight games. All of the Panthers side earned a win over Whistlers 2nd division reserve Harry Lewis. Cenkos Panthers B moved ahead of their A side into 3rd after posting a hard fought 6-4 win over Whistlers B. Jez Powell followed up on last week's 3 wins by defeating Lawrence Stacey, Joshua Stacey and reserve Ian Fitchet. Reserve Sam King had an excellent evening and defeated Josh in 5 games as well as getting the better of Fitchet. Martin Sarre completed the win by defeating Fitchet. Division 2 Whistlers C retained their 100% winning record by defeating Lions B 8-2 in their 17th victory of the season. Kay Chivers and Alex Robinson both beat Tim Le Page and Mike Lucas. Keith Opie beat Lucas and the Whistlers side also gained 3 games via walkover. Le Page prevented the whitewash by beating Opie in straight games. He also teamed up with Lucas to record an impressive 4 game doubles win over Chivers and Opie. Division 3 League leaders St Pauls B remain unbeaten at the top by 4 points and had a ghost week. Division 4 Lions K maintained their slender 2 point lead after brushing Whistlers L aside 9-1. Chloe Le Tissier and Val Guilbert were both undefeated after beating Shane Cotter, Ryan Bichard and Alex Dekker. Di Le Page beat Bichard and Dekker and also paired with Le Tissier to win the doubles encounter over Dekker and Bichard in straight games. Whistlers' only win came as Cotter overcame Le Page in 4 games |
posted 27 Jan 2012 14:54 by Martin Sarre
Division 1 Defending champions Lions A continue to lead the way at the top of the 1st division and are looking strong with a 6 point lead ahead of their nearest rivals. a 7-3 victory was obtained over a Cenkos Panthers B side that was missing top player Scott Romeril. Phil Ogier, Paul Hainsworth and Liam Robilliard all won 2 of their 3 singles matches over Martin Sarre and 2nd division reserve Peter Vivian. Ogier and Robilliard survived a late fightback from Sarre and Jez Powell in the doubles, winning 11-5 in the 5th and final game. Powell continued his recent run of good form and he snagged 3 excellent wins over the higher ranked players. He edged Ogier in 5 tight games and also beat Hainsworth over the full 5 game distance. He completed his evening with a solid 4 game win over Robilliard, the winner of the Jack Carrington just 2 nights reserved. Whistlers B ensured that the lead remained at 6 points after clinching a tight 5-4 win over Cenkos Panthers A in a re-arranged match on Thursday evening. Both teams were missing a player, with the Whistlers side comprising Alice Loveridge and Mark Pipet and the Panthers side consisting of Olly Langlois and Matt Stubbington. Loveridge played a key role in the victory by winning both of her singles matches against the Panthers pair. Pipet made sure of the win after defeating Stubbington in 4 games. For the defeated Panthers side, Langlois beat Pipet in straight games and he also paired with Stubbington to defeat the Whistlers pair in straight games. Whistlers A moved 2 points clear of the side at the foot of the table, Cenkos Panthers C, after recording a hard fought 6-4 victory over the latter. Josh Stacey won his 3 but needed all of his talents to see off Neil Hastie and Jeremy Tan in 5 games and he was also extended to 4 games by Fallaize. Twin Lawrence defeated Hastie and Tan in 4 games, but he lost out to Fallaize, who overturned a 2-1 deficit around against his younger opponent to win in 5. The Stacey twins combined to defeat Tan and Fallaize in a straight game doubles win. All of the Panthers contingent earned wins over Whstlers' 2nd division reserve and the twins sister, Vicky Stacey. Division 2 Leaders Whistlers C continue to look strong favourites for the title after maintaining their 100% winning record with a 7-3 victory over their Lions counterparts. Kay Chivers and Alex Robinson proved to be the decisive factors in the win on this occasion as each managed to defeat Carl Le Tissier, Luke Le Tissier and Paula Le Ber. The duo also won an important straight game doubles encounter against the Le Tissiers with the match tied at 2-2. Keith Opie had a tough night and lost out to all 3 of the Lions players. Division 3 St Pauls B are in a similar position to Whistlers C in Division 2 and are in a commanding position for the league title. Their ruthless run of form continued with an emphatic 9-1 win over Whistlers G. In Bob Cherry, they have a reserve who is of a 2nd division calibre and this was fully evident in his straight game wins over Blake Batiste, Sam Totty and Steve Martin, all the results never in doubt. Connor Gaudion was also undefeated in his 3 singles outings and he also played with Brian Le Cras in the doubles encounter that they emerged victorious in over Totty and Batiste, in straight games. Le Cras was the only St Pauls player to taste defeat on the night as he was narrowly beaten by Martin in 5 games. Division 4 Lions K have tasted defeat on just 1 occasion out of their 14 previous encounters and their strong record was never under threat against Whistlers M, whom they brushed aside 9-1. Averages leader Chloe Le Tissier and Di Le Page both won their 3 against Matthew Casey, Charlotte Casey and Daisy Kershaw. Val Guilbert beat Charlotte and Kershaw and she also won the doubles encounter with Di Le Page in 4 games over Charlotte and Kershaw. Matthew was the sole Whistlers victor as he beat Guilbert over 4 games. The youngster had a good evening and despite defeat, he also extended Le Tissier and Le Page to 4 games. |
posted 20 Jan 2012 02:41 by Martin Sarre
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Division 1 League leaders and defending champions Lions A maintained their 6 point advantage at the top following a comprehensive 9-1 victory over Panthers C. Phil Ogier and Liam Robilliard both defeated Paul Marshall, Jeremy Tan and Mark Fallaize. Hainsworth defeated Tan and Fallaize and combined with Robilliard to win the doubles encounter over Fallaize and Marshall in straight games. Marshall picked up the only Panthers success of the evening after edging out Hainsworth in 5 games. Whistlers B kept up the chase by recording a narrow 6-4 victory over Whistlers A. Mark Pipet was on form as he won all of his singles matches on the evening over Lawrence Stacey, Joshua Stacey and reserve Alex Robinson. He was aided by Phil Hunkin who beat Josh and Robinson. The experienced pair also teamed to win the important doubles encounter against the Stacey twins in 4 games to ensure the win was obtained. Division 2 Whistlers C still have their 100% winning record after posting a convincing 9-1 victory over Lions D. Kay Chivers and Alex Robinson were both unbeaten on the night after beating Sam Clark, Terry Trustum and Dave Finn. Keith Opie beat Clark and Finn, but he was beaten by Trustum. Chivers and Opie won the doubles match against Clark and Trustum in 4 games. Division 3 St Pauls B are looking extremely strong for the 3rd division title and they continued to steam roller the competition with a 10-0 whitewash of Whistlers H. Brian Le Cras, Connor Gaudion and strong reserve Bob Cherry were all undefeated, each getting the better of Becks O'Keefe, Keiran Kotecha and Matt Board. Le Cras and Gaudion defeated Kotecha and Board in a straight games doubles win. Division 4 Lions K continue to lead the way following a strong 8-2 win over Lions L. Val Guilbert and Chloe Le Tissier both defeated Val Le Messurier, Bert Enevoldsen and Rachel Vivian. They also teamed up to beat Enevoldsen and Vivian in a 4 game doubles triumph. Di Le Page added a win over Vivian, but she was defeated by Le Messurier and Enevoldsen, which spared the blushes. |
posted 15 Dec 2011 15:02 by Martin Sarre
Division 1
Defending champions Lions A secured a
significant 6-4 victory over their main title rivals Whistlers B giving
them a 4 point cushion at the top in the process. Phil Ogier and Paul
Hainsworth both defeated Mark Pipet and Phil Hunkin. Liam Robilliard
defeated Hunkin in 4 games and teamed up with Ogier to win the all
important doubles encounter against Alice Loveridge and Hunkin in 4
games, this being Whistlers B's first doubles defeat of the season.
Loveridge impressed for the defeated side as she defeated all of the
Lions contingent, including a reversal of a 2-1 deficit against Ogier in
a high quality encounter.
Cenkos Panthers A moved to within a single point of the Whistlers
side following an emphatic 9-1 win over Whistlers A. Brothers Olly and
Adam Langlois both won their 3 singles matches against twins Josh and
Lawrence Stacey and reserve Alex Robinson. Matt Stubbington added
victories over Josh and Robinson, but he was defeated 13-11 in the 5th
by Lawrence, which prevented a whitewash result. Olly and Stubbington
won the doubles encounter against the Stacey twins in 4 games.
Cenkos Panthers B moved into 4th position following a 9-1 victory of
their own, their C side being the recipients of the defeat. Scott
Romeril and Jez Powell each defeated Mark Fallaize and reserves Neil
Hastie and Sam King. Martin Sarre won against King and Hastie, but he
was narrowly beaten in 5 by Fallaize, the C side's only triumph of the
evening. Romeril and Sarre combined to win the doubles encounter against
Fallaize and Hastie in 4 games.
Division 2
Whistlers C are looking extremely
strong after recording their 12th consecutive win of the season, a 10-0
whitewash of Lions G the outcome on this occasion. Kay Chivers, Keith
Opie and Alex Robinson all beat Ken Tucknott, Rachel Harm and reserve
Mike Brehaut. Tucknott's 4 game loss against Opie was the only leg
dropped by the dominant Whistlers side as Robinson and Opie paired to
beat Tucknott and Harm in straight games.
Division 3
St Pauls B retained their 4 point lead at
the top despite dropping points in a 5-5 draw with their title rivals
Lions H. Derek Carter and John Wills each beat Mike Brehaut and Lynn
Finn. The experienced combination were then on hand to defeat Ben Foss
and Brehaut in a crucial 4 game doubles win. Young Foss was on top form
for the Lions side as he secured impressive wins over all of the St
Pauls players. Finn and Brehaut also contributed by winning against
Connor Gaudion.
Division 4
Lions K remain at the top by 2 points after
brushing aside Cenkos Panthers G 9-1. Chloe Le Tissier and Val Guilbert
were both undefeated against Josh Davey, Kai Roffey and Stefan Sayer.
They also won the doubles against Sayer and Roffey in straight games. Di
Le Page beat Davey and Roffey, but she was beaten in straight games by
Sayer, which spared the Panthers' blushes. |
posted 8 Dec 2011 14:54 by Martin Sarre
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Division 1
Defending champions Lions A remain at the top
of the table despite dropping a point from a 5-5 draw against 3rd placed
side Cenkos Panthers A. Both sides were weakened as the leaders were
missing their number 1 Phil Ogier and Panthers were missing their number
2 Adam Langlois. Paul Hainsworth and Liam Robilliard both won singles
matches against Matt Stubbington and reserve Neil Hastie. The crucial
encounter was between the 2 reserves and Lions' Joshua Butler recorded
an excellent 3-0 win over Hastie to secure the draw. Olly Langlois was
the main man for the Panthers side as he won all of his singles matches
over the Lions players without dropping a leg. He then teamed with
Stubbington to secure an important cloesly contested 4 game doubles win
over Hainsworth and Robilliard.
Whistlers B made the most of the slip up and moved to within just 2
points of the top following a comprehensive 10-0 win over a completely
obliterated Panthers C side containing 3 reserves. Alice Loveridge, Mark
Pipet and Phil Hunkin all defeated Peter Vivian, Andy Langlois and
Andre De Carteret without dropping a single leg. The entire whitewash
was completed when Loveridge and Hunkin defeated Vivian and Langlois
3-0.
Whistlers A leapfrogged Panthers B into 4th position after recording
a tight 6-4 win over the latter. Lawrence Stacey and reserve Alex
Robinson each defeated Martin Sarre and reserve Sam King. Josh Stacey
defeated Sarre and then teamed up with twin Lawrence to win the vital
doubles encounter against Romeril and Sarre in 4 games to clinch
victory. King recorded a good 3-1 win over higher ranked junior Joshua.
Division 2
Whistlers C came out on top in the battle
between the 2 sides with 100% after emerging triumphant over Panthers D
7-3. Kay Chivers had a big influence on the result as she won all of her
singles matches against Sam King, Neil Hastie and Dave Unsworth. She
also combined with Opie to overturn a 2-0 deficit in defeating Hastie
and King in a doubles encounter over the distance. Opie himself added a 5
game win over Unsworth. Alex Robinson played well in defeating Hastie
and Unsworth to ensure the Whistlers side are now top of the table by 2
points.
Division 3
St Pauls B continued their relentless surge
towards the league title after recording a 10th consecutive victory, a
crushing 10-0 brush of Lions I. The St Pauls side utilised their
strongest team using Brian Le Cras, Derek Carter and John Wills to good
effect. All of the St Pauls stalwarts defeated Rose Powell, Derek Cave
and Sam Lesley. Wills and Le Cras combined to win the doubles encounter
against Cave and Lesley in 4 games.
Division 4
Whistlers J ended Lions K 100% winning
record and moved to within 2 points of the leaders following a 7-3 victory. Nigel
Clark was the form player winning all of his matches against Val
Guilbert, Di Le Page and reserve Bert Enevoldsen. John Le Poidevin added
wins over Enevoldsen and Le Page and teamed up with Clark to beat
Guilbert and Le Page in a straight game doubles win to ensure victory
was obtained. Pierre Le Poidevin also chipped in with a 3-2 victory over
Enevoldsen to increase the margin of victory. |
posted 1 Dec 2011 15:20 by Martin Sarre
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updated 15 Dec 2011 15:47
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Division 1
Lions A maintained their 3 point advantage at the top of the division following an emphatic 9-1 victory over Cenkos Panthers B. Phil Ogier and Liam Robilliard were both undefeated for the victors as they both defeated Scott Romeril, Martin Sarre and 2nd division reserve Sam King. The pair also combined to win the doubles encounter against Romeril and Sarre in straight games. Paul Hainsworth added wins over Sarre and King, but he was defeated by Romeril in Panthers' only victory of the evening.
The battle between the 2 sides on 10 points ended in a tight 6-4 victory for Whistlers B over last season's runners-up, Cenkos Panthers A. The victory sees the Whistlers side move to 2nd in the league table for the first time this season. Alice Loveridge was key on the evening as she won all of her singles matches over Olly Langlois, Adam Langlois and Matt Stubbington. She was also on hand to team up with Phil Hunkin to defeat the Langlois brothers in a straight game doubles win. Mark Pipet had a good night at the office as he defeated both Adam and Stubbington which helped to secure the points.
Whistlers A have moved off the foot of the table on games difference after they secured a hard fought 6-4 victory over the side previously above them, Cenkos Panthers C. Lawrence Stacey continued with his good league form, winning all 3 of his singles matches for the second consecutive week. On this occasion the wins were against Paul Marshall, Mark Fallaize and Jeremy Tan. Twin Joshua provided good backup with wins over Tan and Fallaize. The twins teamed up to win the pivotal doubles encounter against Fallaize and Tan in 4 games.
Division 2
Whistlers C cruised to their 10th straight win after brushing aside Panthers E 10-0. Kay Chivers, Keith Opie and Alex Robinson all defeated Ben Foote and Juliette Yeaman. Chivers and Opie won the doubles encounter over Foote and Yeaman in straight games. The Whistlers side earned the other 3 wins by walkover due to the absence of a 3rd Panthers player.
Panthers D are hot on the Whistlers sides heels following a 9-1 victory over Whistlers D. Neil Hastie and Sam King both won their 3 singles encounters over Vikki Stacey, Sam Kershaw and 3rd division reserve Steve Martin. The duo combined to defeat Stacey and Kershaw in a straight game doubles win. Andy Gill made his first reserve appearance of the season successfully by defeating Kershaw and Martin, however he was beaten by Stacey in straight games, which prevented the whitewash.
Division 3
St Pauls B recorded their 9th consecutive victory of the season after whitewashing Lions J 10-0. Derek Carter, Brian Le Cras and Connor Gaudion all defeated Kasey Watson, Cleo Rosumek and Laura Harm. Carter and Le Cras won the doubles match against Rosumek and Harm in straight games.
Division 4
Lions K continue to look strong at the top following an emphatic 10-0 brush of Whistlers K. Val Guilbert and reserves Val Le Messurier and Bert Enevoldson each won their singles matches against Joe Le Page and Ric Gale. The experienced pairing of Guilbert and Le Messurier overturned a 2-1 deficit to win through in 5 games against the Whistlers pair. The Lions side gained their other 3 games courtesy of walkovers due to the absence of a 3rd Whistlers player |
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