Servivors better D’Abadie Youths 3-2
Friday 26 February 2021
SERVIVORS climbed off the Table Tennis Champions League standings bottom rung by salvaging a 3-2 victory over now cellar-placed D’Abadie Youths when round two action continued on Wednesday.
Two important wins from Riad Abasali and one from Isa Mohammed in the fifth and decisive game elevated Servivors (11pts) into sixth place while D’Abadie Youths remain stuck on seventh overall.
In the opening game, D’Abadie’s Declan John triumphed 11-9, 11-5, 11-13, 11-5.
Abasali pulled one back for Servivors by getting past Everton Sorzano 11-3, 11-9, 11-4.
Edwin Humphreys then sent D’Abadie ahead by defeating Mujaahib Newaj 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9. Abasali, however, balanced the table once more by beating John 12-10, 2-11, 7-11, 11-4, 11-6.