Belegrai takes three, but Rapids find six
Balazs Belegrai’s unbeaten return could not prevent a Buckingham away win; Rio Bravos and Troopers both found strength across their teams.
Coverage: 19–25 October 2026Published
A treble in a losing side, two evenly spread winning contributions and several fifth games: Division Six’s three fixtures contained rather more than their final margins initially suggest.
Player of the Week
Balazs Belegrai
Great Brickhill Badgers
Three of his side’s four rubbers, including an 11–8 deciding-game win over Gopi Boni. An unbeaten return in a losing team, selected independently of the overall fixture outcome.
Supporting MKTTL scorecardMilton Keynes Rio BravosLeighton Buzzard Raiders
Milton Keynes Rio Bravos beat Leighton Buzzard Raiders 8–2. Simon Green won all three singles, with Alfred Saint-Clair and Varsha Tijare adding two apiece. Thomas Hon took both Raiders victories. His four-game win over Saint-Clair included a 16–14 second game after losing the opener 12–10. Rio Bravos had the largest team margin; Hon made sure the visitors’ part of the card was not blank.
Official MKTTL scorecardGreat Brickhill BadgersBuckingham Ouse Rapids
Buckingham Ouse Rapids won 6–4 at Great Brickhill Badgers despite three singles wins from Balazs Belegrai. Gopi Boni and Nick Reynolds each contributed two for Rapids, with Gaurav Singh adding one. Those five singles, plus the doubles, delivered the away victory. Belegrai completed his treble against Boni in the final rubber, winning the fifth 11–8: an unbeaten performance, even though the team result was already beyond Badgers.
Official MKTTL scorecardGreenleys TroopersLeighton Buzzard Crunchers
Greenleys Troopers beat Leighton Buzzard Crunchers 7–3 with two singles each from Keir Sim, Akshay Bala and Advaith Kondebettu. Sim’s three singles all went to five; he recovered from two games down against Adam Jest. Kim Tam Lit staged a 0–2 recovery of his own against Kondebettu, winning the decider 12–10, while Chris Lau took two for Crunchers.
Official MKTTL scorecardThere was no single route to a useful contribution. Belegrai’s treble, Hon’s resistance and Troopers’ shared return all merit space beyond the headline result.
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