A strong Denbury Imports team whitewashed third-placed Brixham Sharks to virtually ensure themselves the South Devon & Torbay Table Tennis League Division One title.

Rory Harries, Dawid Gawron and Paul Laverty never looked in any trouble, dropping just four games on the night.

Imports, who have won all 12 of their matches, require just seven points from their last two matches to clinch the title.

Brixham Pirates’ late challenge for the Division Two title is on course following a fine 9-1 win over Marldon. They are now level on points with stablemates Brixham Imports, but still trail leaders NA Buzzards by 11 points – the top three all with three games to play.

Pirates’ Clive Banham and Ben Deakin, who are recovering from injuries, both secured maximums, with Marldon’s Nigel Goodman preventing the whitewash.

A fine all-round team performance from Taverners saw them narrowly defeat Torbay Academy 3 6-4.

Marldon Tykes’ whitewash over NA Falcons sees them open up a 21-point gap at the top of Division Three.

Brixham Dolphins take over the runners-up spot with a 7-3 win over NA Falcons, followed by a hard fought draw at NA Hawks. Derek Stratton was unbeaten for the Falcons as he claimed their three points, while Nick Shipley won all his games in the Dolphins’ exciting encounter with the Hawks.

The Dolphins recovered from 2-5 down, with the last three sets all going to the wire. First, Stuart Shipley beat Mike Halse 12-10 in the fifth, then Nick Shipley beat Mike Coxhead 12-10, also in five, before the twins joined forces to again win the deciding game 12-10 to earn the draw.

Mike Wickens was in fine form, with two maximums, as he helped his Hasbeens team to victories over the Dawlish sides – 9-1 over Drifters and 7-3 over Diamonds.

NA Owls’ Dylan Bayliss was the star in his team’s narrow 6-4 victory over Brixham Panthers. He followed up his first league maximum with another one the following night as he turned out as a reserve for clubmates the Kestrels, helping them to a draw against Torbay Academy 5.

Brixham Panthers, with the help of a couple of their Swifts clubmates playing as reserves, beat NA Kites 7-3.