Coming up July 9th in Dunedin, for all the details see here!
The first Junior Development Tournament for 2016 took place on 12 June with a good entry of locals and four participants coming down from Manawatu.
All the players had a good number of games and also willingly took on umpiring when requested. Thanks also to Stuart McKinnon, Rob Chung, Tim Wilson, John Kane and Richard Lee for assisting with umpiring duties. Their assistance enabled the players to have several more games and also have the tournament finish earlier than would have been the situation without their help.
Also thanks go to Pub Charity for their support of the venue hire for this event!
Results
Under 12 Open Singles (12 entries): 1st Ryan O’Leary 2nd Joshua Corby
Under 12 Girls Singles: 1st Anna Wilson 2nd Emerson Devos
Under 12 A Plate: 1st Rian Lyver (Manawatu) 2nd Max Pickering
Under 12 B Plate: 1st Joshua Jones 2nd Nathan Rankin
Under 14 Singles (10 entries): 1st Jackson Stewart 2nd Jordan Chan
Under 14 A Plate: 1st Jin Shim (Manawatu) 2nd David Mitchell
Under 14 B Plate: 1st Rian Lyver (Manawatu) 2nd John Medland (Manawatu)
Under 14 Doubles: 1st Callum McKinnon & Jin Shim (Manawatu) 2nd Jackson Steward & Jordan Chan
Under 17 Singles: 1st Olly Evans 2nd Daniel Wilkinson
Time constraints meant that there were no doubles events in either the Under 12 or Under 17 age groups.
-Kevin Haines
PS: The original details of the competition are here.
Hi all, we have two new Coaching sessions starting up for the season:
For Juniors (age 8-16) a Saturday 4:30-6pm session (see the TTW Junior Coaching Flier for details). This starts June 18.
For players at the level of Division 1 or Premier interclub standard there is a Thursday evening 7-9pm session (see the TTW Training Invitation Flier for details). This coaching group is now underway and targets preparation for the Wellington Open (July 30/31).
All sessions are at Empire in Petone.
For further information contact Richard Lee on 567 0314 or 022 0684866.
FYI the North Island Individuals 2016 (entry form) is here (July 15-17 just up the road in Palmerston North – entries are due Friday June 24).
Accommodation is at a premium over this weekend due to a number of other sporting events in Palmerston North at the same time. Please look to secure accommodation as soon as possible. If you have any issues finding suitable accommodation please contact ttnz@tabletennis.org.nz .
Plus see here for the Nationals (Sep 29 – Oct 8 in Auckland).
This tournament report of the 2016 New Zealand Institute of Sports Table Tennis Tournament is from Malcolm Wong.
This was held at the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie on Wednesday 25 May, as part of the annual 3 day multi-sport tournament (24-26 May). This is the fifth year table tennis has been held. There were Men’s Singles, Women Singles and Mixed Doubles.There was 1 point for each win. The overall winner depended on the last mixed doubles match between Wellington and Christchurch. Wellington won 2-1 to finish first from Christchurch and Auckland. Wellington retained the title they won last year and have now tied with Auckland (winner in 2012 & 2014). Malcolm Wong was the Referee. He and Robert Chung umpired the matches. Continue reading “Travel Report: NZIS Tournament (May 25)”
This travel report is from Malcolm Wong.
Malcolm Wong and Martin Young travelled to this tournament held at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin. Martin Young reached the final of the C Grade Singles won by Jay Zhu (Canterbury) 3-2 (7-11 15-13 11-9 6-11 11-6). The result may well have been different if Martin had managed to win the second game where he lead 10-8. Martin also reached the semi finals of the Over 50 Men’s Singles won by John Fogarty (Otago) 3-0. Martin recorded good wins over Dave Samson and Steve Craw (both Canterbury) in earlier rounds.
Malcolm Wong and Martin Young were runner up in the Over 50 Men’s Doubles won by John Fogarty and Willie Brock (Otago) 3-1 (4-11 11-6 11-7 11-6). They were also runner up in the C Grade Doubles won by Jay Zhu and Hong Zhong (Canterbury) 3-0 (11-9 11-5 13-11).
Continue reading “Travel Report: South Island Championships (14-15 May)”
The following travel report is from Malcolm Wong.
Ben Collins, Malcolm Wong and Tony Rutledge all traveled to this tournament which was held at the Simcox Stadium (Blenheim). The field included 28 males (8 juniors) and 5 females (2 juniors). The tournament report from the Marlborough Express is here. Continue reading “Travel Report: 2016 Marlborough Open (7-8 May)”
(click the picture for the full details and entry form)
The 2016 Winter Interclub Series One Finals were held June 28/29 and saw the finals of the three interclub divisions.
Premier Grade saw an exciting matchup between the top two teams of recent seasons, Titan Terriers (2015 champions) and Waterloo Wasps. A number of spectators were rewarded with a tight contest for the Hearfield Cup with no match an easy victory. In the end, Waterloo Wasps prevailed by 6 matches to 3, with superiority in the doubles being a key factor.
The playoff for third and fourth place saw Empire Entertainers too strong for Titan Trailblazers, winning 10-1.
Division One featured the Series front-runners, Empire Enforcers against Onslow Titan batting for the Chis Williams Cup. Form from the round robin matchup between these teams was reversed with Onslow Titan causing a surprise by winning 7-4. Previous title holders Waterloo Wolves beat Waterloo Wapitis 10-1 in the playoff for third and fourth.
The Division Two final between two Empire teams, Empire Elms and Empire Egrets was eagerly awaited after a close result the previous week. The Empire Egrets prevailed 7-4 with their greater depth evident, despite a valiant effect from Vladimir Vysotskiy who won three singles for the Empire Elms. In the other fixture, Waterloo Whales beat a depleted Empire Echoes team 8-3.
- Series 1 draw & results history: Series 1 (with Semi-Final results).
Sad news with Ron Menchi, a dedicated Empire Club and TTNZ member for as long as anyone can remember and a good friend to so many, passed away on Monday.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated in the Church of St Martin de Porres, Park Avenue, Lower Hutt on Wednesday 13 April 2016 at 1pm. All communications to: Menchi family c/- P O Box 30067 Lower Hutt 5040.
Our condolences to Ron’s family and to those who knew him on behalf of all the Wellington table tennis family.
Here is an excerpt from Robin Radford’s 2014 Hall of Fame publication (ref TTNZ):
**** Click here for the TTNZ South Islands Individuals Entry Form (May 14-15 Dunedin) ****
Also note: Business Class next comp: May 3
The full TTW 2016 summer interclub result set is here: Summer Interclub 2016 Final. We have a rest now before winter interclub (forms are coming out soon).
Congratulations to everyone who completed. Special congratulations though to the winners!
- Division 1: Waterloo Wasps (Sean Hanson 100%, Vance Kelly 70%)
- Division 2: Empire Empresses (Jo Roberts 100%, Raewyn Young 50%)
- Division 3: Empire Enigmas (Basil Kananghinis 90%, Om Thakur 80%)
| Event | Winner/s | Runner/s Up |
| Open Singles | Matthew Ball (MN) | Sean Hanson |
| Open Doubles | Matthew Ball (MN) & Jae Lee (MN) | Ben Collins & Hui-Ling Vong |
| B Grade Singles | Depak Patel | Ben Collins |
| C Grade Singles | David Buckrell | Ryan Cronin |
| D Grade Singles | Scott Higham | Clemence Hoareau (Reunion Is) |
| Under 21 Singles | Jae Lee (MN) | Hui-Ling Vong |
| Over 25 Singles | Matthew Ball (MN) | David Buckrell |
| Over 25 Doubles | David Buckrell & Raphael Thiery | Ryan Cronin & Simon Jung |
| Over 35 Singles | Depak Patel | Phillip McConnochie |
| Over 35 Doubles | Depak Patel & David Buckrell | Robert Chung & Simon Jung |
| Over 45 Singles | Lindsay Ward | Depak Patel |
| Over 45 Doubles | Ian Talbot & Lindsay Ward | Bryan McConnochie & Depak Patel |
| Over 55 Singles | Lindsay Ward | Ian Talbot |
| Over 65 Singles | Tony Rutledge | Dave Scott (WK) |
| Under 18 Singles | William Hunter (MN) | Dan Heaphy (MN) |
| Under 16 Singles | Liam Buckrell | Thomas Sun (MN) |
| Under 16 Doubles | Liam Buckrell & Jimi Nelson | Kaushal Patel (MN) & Thomas Sun (MN) |
| Under 14 Singles | Liam Buckrell | Thomas Sun (MN) |
| Under 14 Doubles | Liam Buckrell & Jimi Nelson | Kaushal Patel (MN) & Thomas Sun (MN) |
| Under 12 Singles | Hiroshi Mukhopadhyay (MN) | Yufeng Wang |
| Over 35 Plate | Simon Jung | Amit Saboo |
| Over 45 Plate | Tony Rutledge | Kevin Haines |
| Under 16 Plate | Jimi Nelson | Emma Hanson |
| Under 14 Plate | Jimi Nelson | Callum McKinnon (MN) |
Continue reading “TTW Autumn Open Results (April 23-24 Rating Tournament)”
**Update** The Teams results are posted here with John Gan & Chris Talbot (Wellington 2) winning Gold in the Over 50 Mens’ B Grade! Also Bryan McConnochie & Tony Rutledge got Silver in the Over 65 Men.
Hi folks, a hot off the press photo coming in with Ian Talbot & Lindsay Ward NZ Vets O60 Men’s Doubles Winners (winning the final over Kevin Fogarty & Doug Pattinson 9-11 11-6 11-9 11-7).
In the NZ vs. Australia test teams Lindsay’s O40 team went down 1-4 but Bryan McConnochie’s O65 team won 4-1 (with Doug Pattinson). Overall Australia won and Shona has posted a some photos here.
A photo from Malcolm:
The full team and individual standings after the Round Robin are here.
The following are the finals match ups for the end of the Summer Interclub 2016 teams competition on march 30.
A reminder that on Wednesday 6 April, Summer Interclub players are invited to participate in the Summer Interclub Grade Championships. To be included you need to register at Empire by 7.00 pm that evening or email treasurer@ttwellington.org.nz by noon that day that you wish to be included in the draw.
Division One
1v2 Waterloo Wasps v Nomads 3v4 Empire Emperors v McConnochies 5v6 Titanium v Buckrells
Division Two
1v2 Empire Empresses v Misfits 3v4 Waterloo Whales v Waterloo Wolves 5v6 Coasters v Empire Emissaries
Division Three
1v2 Empire Enigmas v Empire Enforcers 3v4 Empire Envoys v Waterloo Whippets 5v6 Young & Dangerous v Waterloo Wapitis
It looks like an interesting night coming up on Wednesday. Plenty of opportunity for some rearranging of placings for all three grades. Divisions 2 & 3 in particular it looking like we’re going down to the wire to qualify for that second place spot…
Here are the results so far:
The round robin phase will finish on 23 March. On 30 March a Finals evening will be played for all teams in all of the three grades. (The top two teams after the round robin will play off, as will the teams that finished 3rd and 4th and the teams that finished 5th and 6th.)
On 6 April, there will a “Grades” type event where players will play a singles (and possibly also doubles) event against other players from their summer interclub grade (no other players eligible). Section play and knockout, the exact format will be based on the numbers that turn up. Small amounts of prize money will on offer.
The 2016 TTW Vets tournament was held on Saturday and thanks to all players who came along and especially those who travelled from afar! It looks like the locals held out the visitors in most events bar the Over 70s Doubles!
| Event | Winner | Runner-up |
| Over 40 Combined Singles | Depak Patel | Joanna Roberts |
| Over 40 Doubles | Depak Patel & Bryan McConnochie |
Zhidong Yu & Matthew Hobbs |
| Over 50 Men’s Singles | Lindsay Ward | Depak Patel |
| Over 50 Doubles | Lindsay Ward & Ian Talbot |
Zhidong Yu & Paul Solt |
| Over 60 Men’s Singles | Lindsay Ward | Ian Talbot |
| Over 60s Doubles | Lindsay Ward & Ian Talbot |
Dave Scott & Robert Dunn |
| Over 70s Men’s Singles | Tony Rutledge | Robert Dunn |
| Over 70s Doubles | Jim Jarmin & Robert Dunn |
Tony Rutledge & Penn Pattison |
Heavy chop!
Over 60s pool play
Over 70s singles winner with original transport!
Things are getting tight now, over half way through the round-robin phase heading into the crunch matches now!
In division 3 the Empire Enigmas (Basil Kananghinis & Om Thakur) look like they’ll be tough to catch from here but still have to play the teams currently ranked 2 & 3. In division 2 the Empire Empresses (Raewyn Young & Jo Roberts) are looking imperious at the top by 3 points, while in division 1 the Nomads ( John Gan & Chris Talbot) are ahead by just 2 points.
Results: Summer 16 Results Table Wk 3
Round 2 Results are hot off the press right here.
Thanks to Kevin Haines for the updates.
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