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Are you wondering what to do over Christmas?
GVT Table Tennis are offering a Christmas Camp at Westfield TTC on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th December this year. Held at the Weavers Leisure Centre in Wellingborough, Northants the event will include coaching from a host of English table tennis stars both new and old:
Current British Men's Number One Paul Drinkhall
Current English Women's Number One Joanna Parker
Former European Top 12 winner Desmond Douglas
Former European Champion John Hilton
Former England Senior International Tim Yarnall
Greg Yarnall – the ETTA Performance Coach of the Year 2010
To apply for this training click on the link here for The Booking Form
See the full promotional poster here.
The English Schools’ Table Tennis Association has confirmed its teams to face the challenge of the International School Sport Federation World Schools’ Table Tennis Championships in Sardinia.
In the National Selected Team event, players from different schools join together to form a team. Representing the boys will be Adam Harrison (The King’s School, Grantham), Liam McTiernan (Waingels College, Reading), Igor Morais (West London Academy) and Helshan Weerasinghe (The Judd School, Tonbridge). Paul Birch, Bedford & District TT League's Chairman, will be the teams non-playing captain. The girls’ team includes Emily Bates (Kesteven & Grantham Girls’ School), Tin Tin Ho (City of London School for Girls) Vicky Smith (Devonport High School for Girls) and Emma Torkington (King’s School, Canterbury). Gail Johns will be their non-playing team captain.
You can follow the event’s progress at www.isfcagliari.it The team leaves England on 31st March 2012 to make the Opening Ceremony on the 1st of April 2012 and we wish them the best of luck.
In the National Selected Team event, players from different schools join together to form a team. Representing the boys will be Adam Harrison (The King’s School, Grantham), Liam McTiernan (Waingels College, Reading), Igor Morais (West London Academy) and Helshan Weerasinghe (The Judd School, Tonbridge). Paul Birch, Bedford & District TT League's Chairman, will be the teams non-playing captain. The girls’ team includes Emily Bates (Kesteven & Grantham Girls’ School), Tin Tin Ho (City of London School for Girls) Vicky Smith (Devonport High School for Girls) and Emma Torkington (King’s School, Canterbury). Gail Johns will be their non-playing team captain.
You can follow the event’s progress at www.isfcagliari.it The team leaves England on 31st March 2012 to make the Opening Ceremony on the 1st of April 2012 and we wish them the best of luck.
The Eastfield Table Tennis Club based in Peterborough has organised a tournament on Sunday 5th February. There are 7 events in total and the entry form can be found by clicking on this article. The tournament entry closing date is 29th January.
The League's Wednesday evening coaching sessions restart on Wednesday 4th January 2012. The Junior session once again commences at 7.00pm and the adult session at 8.30pm.
The draw has been made for January's Smith Cup & Plate competition and can be found by clicking on the relevant topic in the menu on the left hand side. As in the previous round, team captains will not receive a hard copy in the post unless they do not have internet access. A blank score sheet can be downloaded by clicking on this article's title.
Are you wondering what to do over Christmas?
GVT Table Tennis are offering a Christmas Camp at Westfield TTC on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th December this year. Held at the Weavers Leisure Centre in Wellingborough, Northants the event will include coaching from a host of English table tennis stars both new and old:
Current British Men's Number One Paul Drinkhall
Current English Women's Number One Joanna Parker
Former European Top 12 winner Desmond Douglas
Former European Champion John Hilton
Former England Senior International Tim Yarnall
Greg Yarnall – the ETTA Performance Coach of the Year 2010
To apply for this training click on the link here for The Booking Form
See the full promotional poster here.
The draw has been made for next week's Smith Cup & Plate competition and can be found by clicking on the relevant topic in the menu on the left hand side. As in the previous round, team captains will not receive a hard copy in the post unless they do not have internet access. A blank score sheet can be downloaded by clicking on this article's title.
All of the Smith Cup results are now in and can be viewed on the website. Hard luck to St Neots B who lost by only three points to Civil Service D after clawing their way back from a 252 point start to the Division 4 based Civil Service team.
The Bedford League Table Tennis coaching sessions at Bedford Modern Sports Complex on Wednesday evenings hit a new high this week when, after the normally busy Junior coaching session, 20 adults turned up for a very enjoyable evening's practice and competitive play. The competitively priced sessions at only £3 are probably one of the key reasons for the increased demand that has been seen this season but the addition of fully qualified coaches at no additional charge probably also helps ensure that players keep coming back for more. Please feel free to contact John Alsop on 01234 825030 to find out further details.
Church Lane Community TTC are pushing local table tennis into the 21st Century by streaming a live video feed via the internet of their top of the table clash with Elstow E. With both teams tied at the top with 47 points, it should be a great game.
You'll be able to watch it online via http://www.livestream.com/gbisport or at their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Church-Lane-Community-Table-Tennis-Club/191636824222351?ref=ts#!/pages/Church-Lane-Community-Table-Tennis-Club/191636824222351?sk=app_142371818162
There will also be live updates in the form of comments on the match after each game is played on the Facebook page. So please "Like" Church Lane Community Table Tennis Club on Facebook and get score updates every Thursday and not just this Thursday!
Finally anyone is welcome to come along to the Community Centre to watch the match in person. It'll be free to enter and there will be free tea & coffee this Thursday, 7.30 - 10pm.
You'll be able to watch it online via http://www.livestream.com/gbisport or at their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Church-Lane-Community-Table-Tennis-Club/191636824222351?ref=ts#!/pages/Church-Lane-Community-Table-Tennis-Club/191636824222351?sk=app_142371818162
There will also be live updates in the form of comments on the match after each game is played on the Facebook page. So please "Like" Church Lane Community Table Tennis Club on Facebook and get score updates every Thursday and not just this Thursday!
Finally anyone is welcome to come along to the Community Centre to watch the match in person. It'll be free to enter and there will be free tea & coffee this Thursday, 7.30 - 10pm.
Unfortunately Malcolm Carr, our Fixture Secretary, will be unable to fulfil all his usual duties for a few weeks and, therefore, the committee felt it appropriate to provide an additional resource during this period.
Richard Lake, the League's Treasurer, has volunteered to help in this matter.
Therefore, from Monday 14th November if you have any fixture related issues e.g. registering new players, postponements, teams not turning up etc then please contact Richard Lake. Malcolm is still able to receive and process score cards as usual.
Richard Lake can be contacted on 01234 407795 or by email on r.lake@ntlworld.com
Richard Lake, the League's Treasurer, has volunteered to help in this matter.
Therefore, from Monday 14th November if you have any fixture related issues e.g. registering new players, postponements, teams not turning up etc then please contact Richard Lake. Malcolm is still able to receive and process score cards as usual.
Richard Lake can be contacted on 01234 407795 or by email on r.lake@ntlworld.com
The ITTF World Team Cup competition is being played in Magdeburg in West Germany. The matches that are to be broadcast on Eurosport 2 are the two men's semi finals on Saturday, the women's semi finals on Saturday and both the men's and women's finals on Sunday evening.
The top seeds in the men's competition are China who will be strong favourites to beat Russia in their quarter final. The successful team will then play the winners of the match between Germany and Hong Kong which is likely to be a much closer affair, particularly as Germany are without Timo Boll. The first semi final is to be broadcast on Eurosport 2 at 1300 hrs to 1430 hrs on Saturday afternoon.
In the bottom half the top seeds are the Czech Republic who are playing against Belarus. The winners are likely to play Japan who play the play-off winners in their quarter final. This match is also scheduled for Eurosport 2. This broadcast is timed for 1800 hrs on Saturday evening for two and half hours through until 2030 hrs.
The women's semi finals are scheduled between 1500 hrs and 1730 hrs on Eurosport 2 on Saturday afternoon. The big match is likely to be between China and Singapore who meet in the top half semi final whilst in the bottom half Japan or Korea are likely to play Hong Kong.
All the play can be seen live at http://www.ittf.com/ittv/
Acknowledgement to Mike Marsden of Tees Sport for this article.
The top seeds in the men's competition are China who will be strong favourites to beat Russia in their quarter final. The successful team will then play the winners of the match between Germany and Hong Kong which is likely to be a much closer affair, particularly as Germany are without Timo Boll. The first semi final is to be broadcast on Eurosport 2 at 1300 hrs to 1430 hrs on Saturday afternoon.
In the bottom half the top seeds are the Czech Republic who are playing against Belarus. The winners are likely to play Japan who play the play-off winners in their quarter final. This match is also scheduled for Eurosport 2. This broadcast is timed for 1800 hrs on Saturday evening for two and half hours through until 2030 hrs.
The women's semi finals are scheduled between 1500 hrs and 1730 hrs on Eurosport 2 on Saturday afternoon. The big match is likely to be between China and Singapore who meet in the top half semi final whilst in the bottom half Japan or Korea are likely to play Hong Kong.
All the play can be seen live at http://www.ittf.com/ittv/
Acknowledgement to Mike Marsden of Tees Sport for this article.
We think we are familiar with table tennis robots but the Chinese, as usual, have a new spin on the game. See this article and accompanying video.
The INTERSPORT 2011 European Championships begin tomorrow in Gdansk-Sopot, Poland from 8th-16th October and can be accessed through the ETTU website at http://www.ettu.org
Coverage is as follows:
Saturday 8 October 9.55 am UK time
Sunday 9 October 9.55 am UK time
Monday 10 October 8.55 am UK time
Tuesday 11 October 8.55 am UK time
Wednesday 12 October 1.55 pm UK time
Thursday 13 October 8.55 am UK time
Friday 14 October 8.55 am UK time
Saturday 15 October 8.55 am UK time
Sunday 16 October 8.55 am UK time
Saturday - Wednesday - Men's and Women's team events with the Women's finals on Wednesday at 2.00 pm and men's at 5.30 pm.
Coverage is as follows:
Saturday 8 October 9.55 am UK time
Sunday 9 October 9.55 am UK time
Monday 10 October 8.55 am UK time
Tuesday 11 October 8.55 am UK time
Wednesday 12 October 1.55 pm UK time
Thursday 13 October 8.55 am UK time
Friday 14 October 8.55 am UK time
Saturday 15 October 8.55 am UK time
Sunday 16 October 8.55 am UK time
Saturday - Wednesday - Men's and Women's team events with the Women's finals on Wednesday at 2.00 pm and men's at 5.30 pm.
The draw for the first round of the Smith Cup has now been published on the website. Unlike previous years, team captains will not receive a hard copy in the post unless they do not have internet access. A blank score sheet can be downloaded by clicking on this article's title.
Representing England in his first Six Nations tournament hosted in Guernsey, Andy Trott made it a hat trick winning gold at the team, doubles and individual events. Read about how all they all got on by downloading the report.
