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CHRISTMAS REDLANDS COMPETITION SATURDAY 27TH DECEMBER 2025
Everyone welcome, league membership is not a requirement.
Depending on numbers, entrants will be drawn into groups of 4, playing each other in best of 3 or best of 5 matches. Top 2 from each group will then play in the top tier competition. Bottom 2 from each group will then play in the lower tier competition.
The top/lower tier competitions will be played in either a group or knockout format, again dependant on the number of entrants. Followed by semi-finals & finals.
Opening at 09.00 to allow for players to warm up, the competition to start no later than 10.00.
£7 entry fee. Prizes awarded on completion of the finals.
Contact Jeff Reay to confirm your entry.
Email: [email protected] Tel: 07738476031
Last date of entry Sunday 21st December 2025
Carnation Cup Results
Preliminary Round
Sam Batty & George Clarke defeated Dave Hodgkin and Henry Burrell
Ian Henderson & Harry Clarke defeated Rickie Soar and John Collison
Round 1
Andy Lee & Tom Ogley defeated Kerry Harvey & Jez Collins
Pete Eyre & Neil Fisher defeated Mark Fisher & Paul Houseley
Steve Needham R.I.P.
It is with great sadness that we have heard of the passing of former player Steve Needham.
All our thoughts and prayers are with Steve's family and friends at this sad time.
Jack Tarr R. I. P
Jack's funeral for family and close friends will be held at Babworth Crematorium on Monday 23rd June at 1 pm.
The family intend to hold a memorial service for Jack, later in the year, to celebrate Jack's life and the contribution he made to many sports and organisations throughout his life.
Jack Tarr R.I.P.
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of a League stalwart, Jack Tarr.
Jack gave many years of service to the League but, above all, he will be remembered as a true gentleman and will be sadly missed by all those who knew him.
We send our deepest condolences to Jack’s family at this sad time.
Carter Cup
Worksop’s Carter Cup team, Sam Batty and Will Short, have qualified for the national finals in July. This is the first time a team from WTTL has qualified for this national competition. Well done to Sam and Will, and we wish them the very best of luck for the finals in July.
2nd Finals Evening - 8th April 2025
The second of this season's Annual Championship Finals Evening will be held on 8th April 2025, at Stanly Street Sports & Social Club, Worksop, commencing at 7:00pm.
Eveyone is welcoome to come along and support the finalists and enjoy what is always a good evening of competitive table tennis.
The Order of Play will be as follows:
7:00pm Vets 60+ Singles
P Eyre v S Fox
7:20pm 3rd Division Doubles
J Collins & T Ogley v O Makarenko & V Makarenko
7:40pm Plate Singles
P Dixon v A Lee
8:00pm Vets 50+ Singles
S Fox v D Kelly
8:20pm Vets 70+ Singles
P Eyre v S Lyon
8:40pm Draw Doubles
S Batty, D Kelly, M Sansom, W. Short (pairings drawn on the evening of the final)
DTH Engineering Sponsored Annual Championships First Finals Evening
Last evening 18 players, aged under 19 to 60+, competed in seven finals from this season’s Worksop and District Table Tennis League’s DTH Annual Championships.
The first match to the table saw two of the League’s brightest stars, Will Short and Sam Batty, compete for the Junior Singles title. Both players are members of Blitz Redlands Avengers who look to be odds on favourites to win the Division 1 title, so it was not surprising that they produced a quality match in front of a good crowd of spectators. In an incredibly close match Will came out on top to take the title, winning 3 games to 0 (13:11, 11:9, 13:11).
The second match saw the youngest player in this year’s finals, Elliott Houghton, who only turned 11 last week!, compete against a player several years his senior, Kevin Whiteley. Elliott showed no signs of nerves, displaying a range of quality shots and taking the 3rd Division Singles title by 3 games to 0 (11:5, 11:5, 11:6). Clearly, Elliott has a very bright future ahead of him in the game.
The third match was the first of the evening’s doubles. Mark Bloomer & Ray Sutton played Harry Clarke & Greg Snape in the 2nd Division Doubles final. Mark and Ray took the first two games (11:7, 11:8), but Harry and Greg hit back taking the next two games (11:8, 11:7). In the final end it looked as if Mark and Ray were going to run out easy winners. However, a fight back by Harry and Greg provided a tense finish, but in the end Mark and Ray held their nerve to take the final game 11:9.
Marcus Batkin and Jeff Reay were next to the table to compete for the Handicap Singles title. Marcus had to overcome a 6 point handicap deficit and reached the change of ends slightly ahead. He continued to build a lead, and although Jeff fought back to close the gap on a number of occasions , Marcus was too strong in the end, taking the title by 31points to 26.
The Veterans 40+ match was between husband and wife Mark and Sarah Short. Spectators were treated to a very high quality match with outstanding play by both Mark and Sarah. Games were very close with the lead constantly changing but, in the end, Mark proved to be too strong, taking the match 3 games to 0 (11:9, 11:8, 11:8)
The penultimate match of the evening was between Mark Bloomer and Ray Sutton who, earlier in the evening, together, had won the 2nd Division Doubles title. Ray took the first game (11:7) only for Mark to hit back taking the second (15:13). The fourth game was as close as the previous one, but this time it was Ray winning out (13:11). Ray then went on to win the fourth game (11:4) and take the title by 3 games to 1.
The final game of the evening was the Open Doubles, played between the pairings of Sam Batty & Marcus Batkin and Steve Johnson & Adam Gittings. Sam and Marcus took the first game comfortably 11:4 and then just held on to take a much closer second game 12:10. In the third game, Steve and Adam hit back with a 11:9 win. The fourth game was incredibly close with neither pairing able to take command. In the end Sam and Marcus squeezed out a 13:11 win to take the title 3 games to 1.
Congratulations to all the finalists who produced sparkling table tennis and provided excellent entertainment for the spectators.
Many thanks too, to Pete Eyre and Stanley Street Sports & Social Club for providing the venue and, of course, to our sponsors DTH Engineering, without whose support table tennis in Worksop and District would not be as strong as it currently is with over 100 players aged from 10 to 70+ competing in 31 teams across three divisions.
We look forward to the second finals evening on Tuesday 8th April.
Divisional Handicap Cup Finals Results
Congratulations to Manton Tigers who defeated Blitz Thunder and Lightning 433 to 411 points to win the 2nd Division Reg Wilcox Trophy.
Congratulations also, to Spin Diamond Dragons who defeated Spin Zodiacs 476 to 469 points to become 3rd Division Cup winners.
The David Hooton Trophy, for 1st Division teams, will be contested by Welfare AB and Stanley Street A at a later date.
The first of this season's Annual Championships Finals Evening is being held on Tuesday 18th March at Stanley Street Sports & Social Club, Worksop.
Everyone is welcome to come along to support the finalists and enjoy what is always a great evening of table tennis.
The events and order of play are as follows:
ORDER OF PLAY
7:00pm Junior Singles
S Batty v W Short
7:20pm 3rd Division Singles
E Houghton v K Whiteley
7:40pm 2nd Division Doubles
M Bloomer & R Sutton v H Clarke & G Snape
8:00pmHandicap Singles
M Batkin v J Reay
8:20pmVets 40+ Singles
M Short v S Short
8:40 pm 2nd Division Singles
M Bloomer v R Sutton
9:00pm Open Doubles
M Batkin & S Batty v S Johnson & A Gittings