Gayton's ten takes two comebacks; C rescue a draw
David Smith and Paul CK Chan overturn 0–2 deficits, while Towcester C recover in the doubles against Bugbrooke.
Coverage: 12–18 October 2026Published
Gayton A's whitewash and Towcester C's draw might look like very different stories. They share an important ingredient: players refusing to let two lost games dictate the rest of the contest.
Player of the Week
Paul CK Chan
Gayton A
Chan's three singles in Gayton A's 10–0 win included two deciding-game victories: 13–11 against Paul Nichols and a recovery from 0–2 against David Allen. He also won the doubles with Albert Pang. The selection recognises the demanding route to that unbeaten return, alongside David Smith's own comeback and Pang's spotless nine-game singles card.
Supporting TT Leagues scorecardDaventry AcesTowcester A
Adrian Piotrowski lost no games in three singles as Towcester A won 6–4 at Daventry Aces. Ian Brown supplied two more, including an 11–9 fifth against Oleg Plugaru, while Matthew Swarbrick's single success proved equally valuable to the final total.
Swarbrick held off Krzysztof Jurek 13–11 in the decider after Jurek recovered from two games down. Dawid Rynkowski won twice for the Aces, including a five-game victory over Brown, and Plugaru added one. Their straight-games doubles win kept the result tight, but Towcester's six singles were enough.
Official TT Leagues scorecardGayton ATowcester B
Gayton A's 10–0 win over Towcester B was emphatic, but two recoveries from 0–2 explain why it was not routine. David Smith turned that deficit around against David Allen, completing his comeback 11–9 in the fifth. Paul CK Chan repeated the feat against Allen, finishing 11–7.
Chan also beat Paul Nichols 13–11 in another deciding game. Albert Pang's three singles came without a dropped game, while Smith and Chan each completed their hat-tricks by less direct routes. The whitewash was genuine; so were the opportunities Towcester created to prevent it.
Official TT Leagues scorecardTowcester CBugbrooke A
Towcester C and Bugbrooke A shared the points at 5–5, with John Nuttall unbeaten for Bugbrooke and two striking recoveries elsewhere on the card. Greg Norden came from 0–2 against Paul Nichols, winning each of the last three games 11–8.
Tom Watson and Cadoc Whiteley each won two singles for C. Whiteley edged Norden 11–8 in the fifth, and the pair then recovered from two games down in the doubles against Norden and Nuttall. Their 12–10 deciding game made the doubles the difference between a drawn score and a Bugbrooke win. Nuttall's three and Glen Davison's one completed the visitors' five.
Official TT Leagues scorecardAdrian Piotrowski's perfect singles games gave Towcester A their platform; two other fixtures showed just how much a fifth game can change the reading of a scoreline.
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