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The Carnation Cup kicked off with three preliminary matches due to be played before the quarter final stages which will be played week commencing 21st November 2022.
The first match was played at St Paul’s Church Hall and saw division one player Steve Fox paired with newly joined division three player Harry Shooter playing division one player Jeff Reay and young division three player Harry Clarke.
The opening game saw Fox’s experience and skill take his team to an early one game lead overcoming a 13 point handicap deficit to Clarke winning in two 21-16 21-15.
The second game saw Reay level the overall score to one apiece with once again division one experience overcoming a 15 point handicap deficit to Shooter winning in two 21-16 21-18.
The doubles was a harder fought affair with Fox and Shooter receiving 4 start from Reay and Clarke with the latter taking the first game 21-14. However the change of service receiver in the second game worked to the advantage of Fox and Shooter allowing them to take the game 21-8.
The third and deciding game saw the race to 21 change leadership on a number of occasions with Reay and Clarke clinching a hard fought 21-18 win to take them one match win away from overall victory at 2-1.
The fourth game saw newcomer Shooter receive 9 start from Clarke in a game where both players showed some great skills but with Clarke unable to pull the deficit back losing in two 21-18 21-12 to take the match to the wire with fifth and final set deciding the winners.
The fifth saw a tense hard fought division one battle between two veterans with Reay receiving 4 start from Fox and using that to his advantage taking the first 21-11.
In the second Fox found his rhythm managing to peg back the handicap and pull away for a 21-17 win to take it to the third and final match winning game. It was nip and tuck all the way with both players taking the advantage several times but with Reay finally finding the daylight to take it home winning 21-18 seeing himself and Clarke through to the quarters after a well fought and tense match.
The second match in the cup played at Redlands proved to be slightly less tense affair with Will Short having just made the leap from division three to division one paired with Ethan Houghton a former division three adversary to take on the highly experienced division one stalwart Mark Sansom and his division three partner Ethan Shevil.
Short opened his sides scoring taking the first 21-18 21-19 off a deficit of 8 points.
Houghton took the second with Sansom finding himself unable to claw back the 10 point handicap losing 21-14 21-18.
The doubles saw Short and Houghton with a slim 2 point handicap advantage which they used to see them win in two sets 21-18 21-17 and take the match victory.
The fourth match played for pride saw Shevil and Houghton play from level with Shevil winning 21-20 21-17 to save his side from a whitewash result.
The fifth set, with the match already won, was conceded to short by Sansom therefore seeing Short and Houghton through to the quarter finals with 4-1 win.
Congratulations to all players and especially the victors who now proceed to the quarter final stage.
The third preliminary round match is scheduled to be played at Redlands on Thursday 17th November.
Opportunity for Cadets and Juniors to Play National League Table Tennis
Blitz TTC are looking for cadets and juniors interested in playing for their National Cadet and Junior Teams this season.
Matches are played at Heckmondwike on November 5th, November 26th, 11th February and 11th March.
This is great experience for younger players and if you are interested or know someone who might be interested then please contact Mark Short on 07702736102 for more details.
Will Short Selected to Represent Nottinghamshire Juniors
Huge congratulation to Will Short who has been selected to represent Nottinghamshire County Juniors in two weeks time.
We wish Will every success as he starts his county playing career.
Dear All
Spin Table Tennis Club are offering a Saturday morning practice session from 9:30 - 11:30 at St Paul's Church Hall, Pelham Street which is open to all League players as well as encouraging new players.
There will be four tables available. The price of the 2 hour session is £4 for Seniors and £3 for Juniors.
If you would like to book onto this Saturday's session then you must use the link below (copy and paste into your browser). Each session is on a first come basis with a maximum of 9 playing slots available this week.
https://www.picktime.com/07912fe7-3915-4acf-8e28-ed875fc6624f
There is plenty of parking at the venue.
Mark Fisher
Match Play Secretary
Blitz TTC Junior Table Tennis League 2022/23
This is a fantastic opportunity for young people in and around the Worksop, Gainsborough, Retford and other surrounding areas, to access some reasonably regular competitive play against players of a similar age and ability to them. For a lot of players, this may well be their first taste of competitive table tennis, and this should be an opportunity for those players to grasp at and enjoy what competitive table tennis has to offer. For those more experienced players, the league will provide some great local competition against players of a similar age and ability, which will be fantastic for their development within the sport.
The Blitz TTC Junior Table Tennis League is open to boys and girls of all abilities, who are still at school.
The cost of the league is £40.00, and this covers all 8 days of competition. The league will take place from 1.30pm – 5.00pm on the following Saturday dates:
Saturday 8th October 2022
Saturday 19th November 2022
Saturday 17th December 2022
Saturday 21st January 2023
Saturday 25th February 2023
Saturday 25th March 2023
Saturday 6th May 2023
Saturday 24th June 2023
By registering for the league, players are making a commitment to attend all dates given above.
The format of the league will be, where possible, divisions of 5-7 players, ensuring that all players will have a minimum of 4 singles matches per day. Each match will consist of playing 3 sets where a point is awarded for each set won. After each days play, players will be promoted or relegated depending on points won in that round. Promotion and relegation will only take place across the first 6 rounds, thereafter the divisions will be fixed for the final 2 dates which will determine the champions from each division.
All matches will be played at the following address:
Redlands Table Tennis Centre
Crown Street,
Worksop,
S80 1TH
For all enquiries on the league, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Payments can be made either via cash or bank transfer, and forms can either be emailed back to myself ([email protected]) or posted back to me: Amy Gittings, 80 Sunningdale Way, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1JE
Deadline for payment and final entries is 1st October 2022
Many thanks,
Amy Gittings
Tel – 07919036155
Email – [email protected]
All set up and ready for this evening's League Presentation of Trophies and Awards.
Divisional Championship Results
At the end of what has been a long season the divisional titles are now confirmed.
Division 1 Champions
Worksop Welfare ‘A’.
Congratulations to the squad: Richard Element and Chris Cattell.
Division 2 Champions
Worksop Harriers ‘X’
Congratulations to the squad: Ian Henderson, Ben Crapper, Mark Bloomer and Mark Cooper
Division 3 Champions
Worksop Harriers ‘B’
Congratulations to the squad: Aziz Saiepour, Neil Fisher, Dave Lyus and Graham Stent
A special mention to Division 1 player Richard Element, Division 2 player Ian Henderson and Division 3 player Aziz Saiepour who end the season with a 100% win record in all league matches played.