Bird goes unbeaten; Blaszczyk escapes at 17–15
The Towcester derby finishes level, Gayton overcome an unbeaten opponent and Daventry Bees collect nine.
Coverage: 5–11 October 2026Published
The week's most compelling personal cards came in a draw and a defeat. Martin Bird lost no singles games, while Krzysztof Blaszczyk won from two down in a match that reached 17–15 in the fifth. Neither finished on a winning team.
Player of the Week
Krzysztof Blaszczyk
Rothersthorpe A
Blaszczyk won all three singles in Rothersthorpe A's 4–6 defeat at Gayton B. The standout was his recovery from two games down against David Middleditch, completed 17–15 in the fifth. Selecting him despite the team defeat recognises a demanding individual return; his other singles wins came against Hartley Hancock and Amarjit Singh Bhandal.
Supporting TT Leagues scorecardBugbrooke BDaventry Bees
Daventry Bees took a 9–1 win at Bugbrooke B, with Madu Ezedinma winning every game in his three singles. Steve Fuller also completed a hat-trick, although Ryan Webb made him work through five games before Fuller finished 11–5 in the decider.
Kal Singh supplied two more singles and the Bees won the doubles. Nigel Corbett secured Bugbrooke's sole rubber against Singh. Fuller also had to negotiate a 14–12 second game against Corbett on the way to a four-game win: even a scoreline this lopsided contained contests worth a closer look.
Official TT Leagues scorecardGayton BRothersthorpe A
Krzysztof Blaszczyk produced the division's most extravagant escape, coming from two games down against David Middleditch and winning the fifth 17–15. His three singles gave Rothersthorpe A a formidable individual contribution, but Gayton B still emerged 6–4 winners.
Middleditch and Hartley Hancock each won twice for Gayton, with Amarjit Singh Bhandal adding one. Hancock and Middleditch also took the doubles against Phillip Kibble and Blaszczyk, finishing the fourth game 14–12. Rothersthorpe had the unbeaten player; Gayton had enough wins spread around the card to take the fixture.
Official TT Leagues scorecardTowcester DTowcester E
The Towcester derby finished 5–5 despite Martin Bird winning all three singles without dropping a game for the D side. Those straight-game scores included a 19–17 finish against Ali Foote and 16–14 against Frank Whiteley. Bird's tidy summary concealed some decidedly untidy arithmetic.
Mark Thomas and Whiteley won two apiece for E, Foote added one, and five of the ten rubbers needed a deciding game. Thomas Reddall beat Foote in five and joined Bird to take the doubles 11–8 in the fifth. Both sides had substantial contributions to savour; neither could turn them into a sixth rubber.
Official TT Leagues scorecardThree fixtures offered three different results: a commanding away win, a narrow home success and a derby draw. The individual figures were just as varied.
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