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League AGM - A Message from the General Secretary

 

Please note the League’s AGM this year is taking place at Stanley Street Sports and Social Club, Stanley Street, Worksop, S81 7HX

 

The meeting takes place on Tuesday 14th June and starts at 7:00pm

 

As per rule 3a in the handbook, each team should send at least one representative

 

Please see the proposals below for you to consider which will be discussed and voted on at the meeting:

 

Proposals

 

• Division 1 and 2 teams to return to 3 member teams with Division 3 remaining as Pairs teams
• All teams in all three divisions to return to 3 member teams
• All competitions to be held at the beginning or end of the season
• If the League continues with the Pairs format next season, where clubs have more than one team in the same division, players are allowed to play for another team within their club (1 match per week)

 

Kind Regards, Neil Penny (General Secretary)

Worksop Masters – Result

Yesterday evening the end of season Worksop Masters Tournament was held showcasing the talent of six of the League’s top players.

In Group A the first match to the table was between Terry Emmerson and Andy Lee. A good opener to the competition saw some excellent play from both players but the Open Singles Champion, Terry, proved to be just too strong and he took the match 3 : 0.

The second Group A Match was between Simon Chatterton and Andy Lee and this was won 3 : O by Simon to set up a decider for the final between Simon and Terry.

Terry took the first game 11:7 before Simon came back with some excellent play to win the next two games 12:10 and 11:9. In the fourth game Terry came back to take it 11:7 to set up a thrilling fifth end. Simon got off to a good start and at the change of ends was 5:3 up and he never looked back taking the game 11:6 to win set and secure his place in the final.

In Group B the first match on the table was between Chris Cattell and Farrel Anthony. Chris played some excellent table tennis and took the match 3:0.

In the second game Farrell bounced back from his defeat by Chris to win a close match against Dave Kelly 3:0 with the third game going to 20:18!

Dave then played Chris and once again there was close competition between both players. Although Chris won the match 3:0 the second and third games were both very close 14:12 and 12:10. Chris’s win secured his place in the final.

The final between Chris and Simon proved to be a very competitive match with both players playing their best table tennis of the night. Simon took the first game 11:6 only for Chris to come back and take the next two 11:6 and 11:7. In the fourth game it was close all the way but Chris just edged it 12:10 to win the match and the title of Worksop Masters Champion.

Congratulations to all six players on providing a very entertaining evening of table tennis for the spectators who attended and, of course, huge congratulations to Chris Cattell on his victory.

Carantion Cup Final

Earlier this week the final of the Carnation Cup was contested between the pairings of Pete Eyre & Kev Whiteley v Jeff Reay & Neil Fisher.

The evenly matched pairings produced some very close games - all of which played in a great spirit - with Pete and Kev winning by 3 sets to 2.

Congratulations to all four players on a well fought final and especially to Pete and Kev on their victory.

Thanks also to Dave Lee for organising this event throughout the season.

Worksop Masters Competition

Six of the League's top players will compete in the end of season Worksop Masters to be held at Stanley Street on Tuesday 10th May commencing at 7:20pm.

Spectators are very welcome to come along (no charge) to support the players and watch what promises to be an excellent evening of table tennis.

Mike Tunningley Shield Final

The final of the Mike Tunningley Shield was played yesterday evening between Redland Bats from Division 3 and Spin Xtra made up  Division 2 players.

Despite being a team of very young players Redland Bats played exceptionally well against more experienced competition and won the match 394 to 372.

Congratulations to the Redland Bats Team of Ethan Houghton, Harry Clarke and Sam Batty, with a special mention to Sam who played six games to 21 and only had a points deficit of 4.

Dave Hooton Trophy – First Division Handicap Competition

Yesterday evening also saw the final of the First Division’s Cup Competition, the Dave Hooton Trophy, between Stanley Street and Worksop Welfare B.

In a close fought final the team of Pete Eyre and Mark Sansom took the title. Congratulations to both teams and especially Stanley Street.

First Finals Evening Results

Yesterday evening saw the first seven of the fifteen finals to be played from the Annual Closed Championships.

A good mix of junior and senior players competing in competitions from Cadet Singles through to 60+ Singles and the Blue Ribbon event of the Open Singles.

Without showing any favouritism towards any age group it has to be said that the cadet and junior players provided some of the best and most competitive matches of the evening.

The evening got underway with our youngest finalists, Will Short and Harrison Holland in the Cadet Singles Final. The quality of table tennis produced by both of these young players was tremendous! The match swung from one player to the other and eventually went down to a deciding end which was as closely fought by both players as had been their previous four games. Eventually Harrison Holland prevailed and won the match and took the title 3 : 2. Well done to both players on getting the evening off to such a good start.

The next match on the table was the 3rd Division Singles Final which was also contested by two of our younger players, James Eaton and Ethan Shevill. As with the cadet singles this match was also very competitive and some high quality table tennis displayed by both James and Ethan and was far beyond the standard normally seen in many Division 3 matches. James won the match and  took the title 3 : 0. Congratulations to both players and especially to James on his victory.

In the Ladies Singles Final first division player Lea Dickinson proved to be too strong for a spirited Issy Saul from division three who should be proud of her performance against such strong opposition. Lea took the match and title 3 : 0

In the 50+ singles Chris Cattell proved to be too strong an opponent on this occasion for Andy Lee, winning the match and taking the title 3 : 0

The fifth match to the table was possibly the best of the evening. James Eaton and Harrison Holland were back on the table after already taking the 3^rd Division Singles and Cadet Singles titles respectively. James took the first two games 11:7 and 11:8, only for Harrison to fight back and win the next two 11:7 and 11:9 to take the match into a deciding game. After some wonderful play by both players it was Harrison who took the decider 11:6 to add the Junior Singles title to the Cadet Singles title he won earlier in the evening. Quite an achievement!

In the 60+ singles it was the ever present Steve Lyon who took the title by defeating Pete Eyre 3 : 0.

The last Final of the evening was the Open Singles between Terry Emmerson and Lea Dickinson. As might be expected from Division 1 players the level of table tennis was excellent. Terry won the first game 11:7, but Lea came back taking the second 11:6. However, Terry’s arsenal of shots proved to be too strong for Lea and he went on to take the next two games 8 and 5 and is this season’s Open Singles Champion.

Congratulations to all the finalists and especially the winner of each event, on providing all spectators with an entertaining evening of table tennis. We look forward to a similar level of play on the second finals evening on 22^nd of this month.

Clive Mitchell

It is with great sadness to bring the news of Clive's recent passing. Many of you will remember Clive from his playing days and I am sure there are many fond memories. Our thoughts are with Clive and his family at this sad time.

The family have provided the following information about the funeral arrangements:

Mike Tunningley Shield Semi-Final Results

Spin Xtra 324 defeated Harriers J 304

Redland Bats 360 defeated Spin Wizards 350

Congratulations to the players from Spin Xtra: Dan Saul, Mark Cooper and Harrison Holland and the players from Redland Bats,:Ethan Houghton, Sam Batty and Harry Clarke.

The final will be played at a date to be confirmed.

Annual Championships Final Evenings

The schedule for this season's two finals evenings is shown below. 

Both finals evenings will be held at Stanley Street SPorts & Social Club, Stanley Street, Worksop S81 7HX starting at 7:20pm. 

Please come along and support all the finalists in what promises to be very competitive and entertaining evenings.