WASA Table Tennis Club made it two straight wins by 3-0 margins in the T&T Table Tennis Association Premier Division 11-team league competition when they swept past Powergen at the WASA Sports Club, St Joseph, on Tuesday night.
Comfortable winners by the 3-0 margin over Servivors on Monday, Curtis Humphreys got WASA off to a winning start when he defeated Rod Singh 11-4, 7-11, 13-11, 11-4 while his older brother Alaric Humphreys humbled Josiah Joseph 11-4, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, and Christoff Robert overcame Anil Ramlakhan 11-7, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9 to complete the win.
The victory moved WASA to the top of the table with a perfect 2-0 record and six points, three ahead of Queen’s Park Table Tennis Club, Carenage Blasters, and Smalta Crusaders who have all played one match each.
Crusaders had a tougher task on their hands as they were taken the full distance before edging past Arima Hawks 3-2 at the Himalaya Sports Club in Barataria.
Former national champion Anthony ‘Sandfly’ Brown outlasted Rawle Parsons 10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 11-13, 11-4 to give Crusaders a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.
However, former five-time national champion Reeza Burke drew Hawks level courtesy of his 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 defeat of N’Kosi Rouse while Emmanuel Chuniesingh put Hawks ahead for the first time on the night when he battled past Andrew Alexander 9-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-3, 11-6.
Brown then kept Crusaders in the tie when he battled past Burke 12-10, 11-4, 11-4 in a clash of former national standouts to set up the fifth and deciding match in which Rouse got redemption via his 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 beating of Parsons.
Latest standings
Teams*P*W*L*GamesWon*GamesLost*GamesDifference*Pts
1. WASA*2*2*0*6*0*+6*6
2. QPCC*1*1*0*3*1*+2*3
3. Carenage Blasters*1*1*0*3*2*+1*3
4. Smalta Crusaders*1*1*0*3*2*+1*3
5. D’Abadie Youths*1*0*1*2*3*-1*1
6. Arima Hawks*1*0*1*2*3*-1*1
7. Hillview Renegades*1*0*1*1*3*-2*1
8. Servivors*1*0*1*0*3*-3*1
9. Powergen*1*0*1*0*3*-3*1
10. UTT*0*0*0*0*0*0*0
11. Couva Trailblazers*0*0*0*0*0*0*0
