Table Tennis Bug

Monday, January 21, 2013

Oakley B beat Aldworth in Basingstoke and District Table Tennis match

Oakley B beat Aldworth D 9-1 in the Basingstoke District Table Tennis league division three as Dave Smith won all his three matches while dropping only a single game. Simon Parker won the only match for Aldworth. He beat Ron Draper 3-1.

Oakley now lead KG C by eight points and have a game to play.

KG C beat Queens I 8-2 and AWE B beat Queens H.

Jun Mizutani protests against boosters

World No. 10 Table Tennis player, Jun Mizutani from Japan has raised a protest against modern rubber boosters and is refusing to play World Tour (formerly Pro Tour) tournaments. He said he will continue to avoid such tournaments until the World Table Tennis body, ITTF introduces stricter controls against boosters.

Speed glue was banned a few years ago, but boosters are increasingly being employed by top players.

Editor

West of Scotland Open Table Tennis tournament this weekend

West of Scotland Open Table Tennis tournament from Saturday, 26 January 2013 to Sunday, 27 January 2013.

Venue:
Gorbals Leisure Centre,
275 Ballater Street,
Glasgow,
G5 0PQ

Photo of Gavin Rumgay courtesy wosttl.org.uk

Cazuo Matsumoto wins Spanish ITTF World Tour tournament

Cazuo Matsumoto of Brazil beat Christophe Legout of France 11-7, 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5 to win the Spanish Leg of the World Tour Table Tennis tournaments. The top seed of the tournament was 50 year old He Zhi Wen. The tournament was held at Almeria, Spain.

Table Tennis tournament in Lagos, Nigeria

The Toyin Okenla-Ojeaga Junior Table Tennis Championship started last weekend. Six education districts are participating. The Lagos State Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development is supporting the event and Wahid Oshodi is the frontman for them. John Peters is the Technical Director of the tournament.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Table Tennis Player Rup Jyoti Pathak

Rup Jyoti Pathak is a Gold medal winner at the KVS National level. He is from Sivasagar, Assam.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Naperville Table Tennis tournament on January 26 at River Woods School

The yearly Naperville Table Tennis tournament, which will be sponsored by Naperville Park District and the Naperville Table Tennis club, takes place on 26th January, 2013.

Prizes will be awarded for best children, adults, and seniors.

Venue:
River Woods School,
2607 River Woods Drive,
Naperville
Illinois