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Melbourne 2006: Singles Competition Continues And Doubles Commences

22nd March, 2006

Results

Ladies Singles- conclusion of group stage

Siwan Davies v May Cho Australia Lost 1-4
8-11 3-11 5-11 11-6 2-11

Bethan Daunton lost to Chiu Soo Jiin (Malaysia) 0-4
5-11 7-11 3-11 12-14

Naomi Owen lost to Perri Campbell Innes (Australia) 3-4
5-11 9-11 11-9 13-11 14-12 8-11 4-11

All our ladies are now sadly out of the singles

Mens Singles- conclusion of group stage

Stephen Jenkins beat Eric Amoah (Ghana) 4-2
12-10 12-14 9-11 11-8 11-7 11-5

Stephen as group winner goes through to KO stage

Ryan Jenkins beat A Edwards (Trinidad & Tobago) 4-0
11-4 11-8 11-5 11-4

Ryan goes through as group winner to KO stage

Adam Robertson as 6th seed goes through automatically to KO stage

EAD ladies singles group stage (best of 5 sets)

Clare Harris beat Kamande of Kenya 3-0
11-3 11-5 11-0

Sara Head beat Akter (Bangladesh) 3-0
11-2 11-3 11-7

Clare and Sara have 3 more group matches each tomorrow. Winners & runners up progress to quarter finals

Mixed Doubles KO 1st Round

Siwan Davies & Stephen Jenkins lost to Saha & Saha (India) 0-3
2-11 8-11 7-11

Bethan Daunton & Ryan Jenkins beat Chen & Yang (New Zealand) 3-0
11-3 11-7 11-5

Naomi Owen & Adam Robertson beat Muller & Paderath (Fiji) 3-0
11-9 11-6 11-6

Mens Doubles KO 1st Round

Stephen Jenkins & David Buck beat Ioatene & Johnny (Kiribati) 3-0
11-1 11-3 11-8

Ladies Doubles KO 1st Round

Bethan Daunton & Naomi Owen beat May Cho and Stephanie Sang (Australia) in a super match on the show court. They lost the first two sets 5-11 & 4-11 only to stage a remarkable comeback and take the match by winning the next three sets 11-7 12-10 and 12-10 in front of a large and excited crowd of Welsh and Australian supporters. They now move to the next round.

Mens Doubles KO Round 2

Ryan Jenkins and Adam Robertson were seeded 4th for the mens doubles after their silver medal success in Manchester 4 years ago and their gold medal in the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in Kuala Lumpur in 2004. Accordingly there were not required to play in the first round.

David Buck & Stephen Jenkins went down to Andrew Baggaley and Andrew Rushton (England) 0-3
9-11 4-11 7-11

Ryan Jenkins and Adam Robertson beat Anoah & Boateng (Ghana) 3-1
11-2 11-7 6-11 11-3 to march into the next round

Mixed Doubles KO Round 2

Ryan Jenkins & Bethan Daunton lost to Malaysia late today 1-3

Adam Robertson & Naomi Owen also lost to an extremely strong Singapore team 1-3 to end Wales involvement in the mixed doubles.

Hopes still are alive in singles, mens doubles, ladies doubles, and EAD ladies singles where Clare and Sarah, under the watchful eye of top coach Jim Munkley, are looking good, but face a big day tomorrow with 3 singles matches to navigate.