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First Finals Night Results
The first finals were played on Tuesday of this week at Stanley Street Sports & Social Club in front of a good number of family, friends, current and former players who came along to support them.
Players from all three divisions aged from of 10 years to 70+ years competed for the first 9 of 17 titles from this year’s Annual Championships.
Event Champions Runners-up
Under 12 Boys Theo Bezoari-Oldfield Elliott Houghton
3rd Division Doubles Ray Sutton & Paul Housley Gary Oldfield &
Theo Oldfield
3rd Division Singles Ray Sutton Gary Oldfield
Open Doubles Mark Short & Will Short Sarah Short
& George Tacey
2nd Division Singles Harry Clarke Paul Gittings
Draw Doubles Terry Emmerson Pete Eyre
& George Tacey & Sam Batty
2nd Division Doubles Mark Bloomer Jonno Blood
& Mark Cooper & Mark Fisher
Veterans 50+ Singles Dave Kelly Jeff Reay
18-40 Singles Terry Emmerson George Tacey
Congratulations to all of the finalists and especially to the winners of this year’s titles.
A special thank you, as always, to our sponsors DTH Engineering.
We now look forward to the remaining 8 finals which will be played on Tuesday 9th April, 7:00pm, at Stanley Street Sports & Social Club.
Championships Finals Evening
The first of two Finals Evenings will be held on Tuesday 19th March at Stanley Street SPort & Social CLub.
Everyone is welcome to come along to support the finalists and watch some excellent table tennis.
The running order for the evening's play is as follows:
6:45pm Under 12 Boys
T. Bezoari-Oldfield v Elliott Houghton
7:00pm 3rd Div Doubles
G. Oldfield & T. Bezoari-Oldfield v R. Sutton & P. Housley
7:20pm 2nd Div Singles
H Clarke v P Gittings
7:40pm Draw Doubles
G. Tacey, P. Eyre, T. Emmerson, S. Batty (Parings to be drawn on the night of the final)
8:00pm 3rd Div Singles
G. Oldfield v R. Sutton
8:20pm Open Doubles
M. Short & W. Short v S. Short & G. Tacey
8:40pm 2nd Division Doubles
M. Bloomer & M. Cooper v J. Blood & M. Fisher
9:00pm Veterans 50+ Singles
J Reay v D. Kelly
9:20pm 18-40 Singles
G. Tacey v T. Emmerson
Draw for the Divisional Cup Semi-finals to be played week beginning 12th February.
Annual Closed Championships – Results
Yesterday, WDTTL Annual Closed Championships were held from 8:00 am– 6:00pm. In total 43 competitors of all ages and abilities competed in 17 different events, both singles and doubles, from Under 12 boys to Veterans 70+!
Needless to say it was a fantastic day of table tennis with some outstanding play from those relatively new to the sport to those who have many years of experience. All matches were played in an excellent spirit and it was particularly good to see our younger players achieving some excellent results in the rounds against more experienced players – a very bright future ahead for them and the League!
The finalists in all events are listed below and these will be played on two separate Finals Nights later in the season (details to follow nearer the time).
As always, grateful thanks to our sponsors DTH Engineering whose continued support is very much appreciated and without it events such as the Annual Championships, Finals Nights, Presentation Evening and the development of table tennis in the Worksop area would not be possible.
Open Singles
M. Short v G. Tacey
Open Doubles
M. Short & W. Short v S. Short & G. Tacey
2nd Division Singles
H. Clarke v P. Gittings
2nd Division Doubles
M. Bloomer & M. Cooper v J. Blood & M. Fisher
3rd Division Singles
G. Oldfield v R. Sutton
3rd Division Doubles
G. Oldfield & T. Bezoari-Oldfield v R. Sutton & P. Housley
Ladies Singles
S. Short v L. Dickinson
Handicap Singles
G. Tacey v S. Fox
Draw Doubles
G. Tacey, P. Eyre, T. Emmerson, S. Batty (Parings to be drawn on the night of the final)
Under 12 Boys
T. Bezoari-Oldfield v Elliott Houghton
Cadet Singles
S. Batty v T. Bezoari-Oldfield
Junior Singles
W. Short v S. Batty
18-40 Singles
G. Tacey v T. Emmerson
Veterans 40+ Singles
M. Short v S. Short
Veterans 50+ Singles
D. Kelly v J. Reay
Veterans 60+ Singles
D. Kelly v S. Fox
Veterans 70+ Singles
P. Eyre v S. Lyons
Annual Closed Championships
Tomorrow, 21st January 2024, the ACC are being held at Outwood Academy Sports Hall (next door to Worksop Leisure Centre).
There are 46 competitors across 17 events in singles and doubles ranging from Under 12 Boys through to Vets 70+.
Play will start at 8:30am and is expected to be completed by 6:30pm. Spectators are welcome, so pop along anytime to support players and watch what promises to be a very competitive day of table tennis.
Happy New Year to you all!
If anyone is interested, Jeff Reay is opening up Redlands tomorrow - Thursday 4th January - from 6:30pm - 9:00pm for a practice session. This is open to anyone. No booking necessary as there are plenty of tables. £4 fee to cover hire of hall.
Mike Tunningley Shield Quarter Finals Results
Spin Generation 378 beat Blitz Redlands Rascals 363
Manton Tigers 381 beat Blitz Redlands Bats 374
Spin Extras 378 beat Real Deal 334
Spin Demons 374 beat Spin Warriors 373
Congratulations to the four winning teams who will now compete in the semi-finals to be held at S. Paul’s on Tuesday 19th December.
Spin Extras v Manton Tigers
Spin Generation v Spin Demons
Carnation Cup results are now availble on the competion page.
WDTTL Annual CLosed Championships
Entries are now open for the League's Annual Closed Championships which will be held at Worksop Leisure Centre on Sunday 21st January 2024. For those players new to the WDTTL this tends to be an all day event starting at 9:00am and finishing around 5-6pm and therefore you should ensure that you are free for the whole day as timings for specific events cannot be provided in advance and even on the day are subject to change depending on the speed with which matches are completed.
An entry form with all the different events and entry fees can be found on page 25 of your handbook.
Players can enter as many events as they are eligible for by either completing the entry form and sending a photograph of it to me on the league email [email protected] or by simply sending an email of the events you wish to enter.
On receipt of applications you will receive a return email to confirm your entry and also the total fee due with details of the League's bank account to which payment should be made.
Although the closing date is not until Friday 5th January 2024, it is worth getting your entries in now before Christmas and New Year festivities 'fog' the brain!
Mark Fisher
Match Play Secretary
DTH Senior Doubles Competition
Last Wednesday evening 20 senior players from across all three divisions took part in the annual DTH Senior Doubles Competition. Playing partners were determined by their Worksop & District League ranking.
In the preliminary round two groups of five pairs competed against each other playing a single game to 21. The top two players from each group then proceeded to the semi-finals.
The first semi-final was between the winners of Group 1, Mark Sansom & Glenn Gilgrass and the runners up of Group 2, Paul Housley & Dilip Malkin. The match was very evenly contested but in the end Mark and Glenn won the match 21:17.
The second semi-final was between the winners of Group 2, Jeff Reay & Ray Sutton who played the runners up of Group 1, Terry Emmerson & Jerry Collins. This match was more one-sided than the first semi-final with the partnership of Terry and Jerry proving to be too strong for Jeff and Ray. Terry and Jerry winning the match 21:12.
The final between Mark & Glenn and Terry & Jerry was played to 31. In the early exchanges the pairs were rarely separated by more than a couple of points. However, Terry and Jerry eventually got the measure of their opponents and went on to win the match and DTH Senior Doubles title 31:21.
Congratulations to Terry and Jerry on their win. Those watching, including our sponsor Dave Hooton, cannot fail to have been impressed by the quality of play and the spirit in which all matches were played. Well done everyone!