By BRUCE BLAKEMORE
IN the four-person challenge final qualifying round at Noosa Table Tennis, several matches had a bearing on the semi-final make up.
With the bottom three teams equal on points it was simply win … or watch the finals from the sidelines.
It was perhaps their strength in the doubles that assured the Axemen a win here, but it is hard to find any weaknesses in this very competitive outfit. Jonas has had a impressive season to claim the B Grade individual trophy. Axemen (J. Brown, M. Clarke, C. Barry, J. Mikkelson ) d Blizzard (H. Schwartz, A. Munro, J. Campbell, R. Byrne ) 9/6.
A perfect five from five in the doubles secured the Bandits a semi-final berth but they will need to improve in the singles to pose any threat against the powerhouse teams sitting on top of the ladder. Bandits (B. Blakemore, J. Murphy, O. Estraviz, S. Lidden) d Tricksters (S. Ciercan, S. Gardner, A. Topaloglu, D. Shields ) 10/5.
It was a showdown between our two heavyweight club A Graders and the three-set win by Roger over Kye was a surprising result. With one loss apiece individual honours were decided by percentages with Kye narrowly taking out yet another season trophy. Gamblers (R. Gore, T. Latimer, S. Campbell, A. Lawson ) d Wizards (K. McDonald, L. Gore, K. Fagg, W. Byrne ) 11/4.
In the semis, Axemen will face Bandits and Blizzard will play Gamblers.
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