Diss & District Table Tennis League

Diss and District Table Tennis League Closed Championships 2011.

Finals Night Results (winners in red)

7:30pm      -      Handicap Singles Final

Trevor Cottee (+12) 15-25, 25-24   Kieran Brady (+10)

7:50pm      -      Under 18 Singles Final

Nathan Lamb       6-11, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11       James Briddon

8:10pm      -      Over 50’s Singles Final

Francis Webb  9-11, 11-5, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10  Chris Jones

8:30pm      -      Over 18 / Under 40 Singles Final

James Skilleter  6-11, 11-2, 11-4, 14-12 Kieran Brady

8:50pm      -      Division 1 Singles Final

Nathan Lamb       6-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7 Alan Worthington

9:10pm      -      Over 40’s Singles Final

David Mortlock  11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-2  Trevor Cottee

9:30pm      -      Division 1 Doubles Final

James Briddon /   11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 8-11, 11-3      Tom Bailey /

Nathan Lamb                                                  David Leeder

9:50pm      -      Open Doubles Final

James Skilleter /  9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 6-11, 9-11 David Mortlock /

Peter Maybury                                        Chris Jones

10:10pm     -      Over 60’s Singles Final

Adrian Key 14-12, 11-7, 11-9          Alan Worthington

10:30pm     -      Open Singles Final

James Skilleter     11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6 Chris Jones

Finals Night brings good end to Table Tennis championships

The Diss and District Table Tennis League, sponsored by Leisure Sport Diss and Speedy Bat Sports, held its league championships finals night at Weybread Village Hall last Saturday in front of 25 players and spectators.

Due to injury Jason Evans had to withdraw from the Open Singles and Over 18 / Under 40 Singles events meaning his semi-final opponents stepped up to the final.

The evening began with the handicap final with Trevor Cottee (+12) having a 3 point start over Kieran Brady (+10). However Brady gained the advantage from the start and easily won the first leg 25-15. Although Cottee fought back in the second to take the leg 25-24, Brady won by winning more points over the two games.

In the Under 18 Singles singles, James Briddon beat Nathan Lamb 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8 with some attacking shots which seem to surprise Lamb and he could never get into his rhythm.

The Over 50’s Singles was a very tight and close match with Francis Webb squeezing past Chris Jones 9-11, 11-5, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10. Both players attacked and defended and some good points were played.

Once James Skilleter got into his rhythm in the Over 18 / Under 40 Singles, he beat Kieran Brady in four legs. Brady took the first catching Skilleter cold 11-6, but could not hold losing the next three legs 2-11, 4-11, 12-14.

The Division One Singles also went the distance. Young Nathan Lamb attacked the experience Alan Worthington and eventually won 6-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7. Lamb played some exceptional attacking shots and picked himself up well after the earlier defeat.

The league’s chairman, David Mortlock, took the Over 40’s Singles honour at his first attempt beating Trevor Cottee 11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-2. The early exchanges were close but Mortlock ran away in the forth to the take the title.

The Division One Doubles saw the young pairing James Briddon and Nathan Lamb beat Tom Bailey and David Leeder in five legs. Their attacking shots saw them win through 11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 8-11, 11-3.

Another five leg final took place in the Open Doubles between the eventual winners, David Mortlock and Chris Jones over James Skilleter and Peter Maybury. The latter led 2-1 but Mortlock/Jones dug in well which saw them come back in the fifth leg at 7-9 to win 11-9.

The Over 60’s Singles saw Adrian Key beat Alan Worthington 14-12, 11-7, 11-9 although Key had the ‘rub of the green’ with a few net and edge calls going in his favour.

The last final of the evening was the Open Singles and yet again a good final was witnessed by all.  With both players in good form, James Skilleter and Chris Jones played a fast attacking match.

Skilleter took the first 11-5 but Jones fought back in the second 11-7. The third and forth legs followed the same pattern as the first to as James won 11-5 and then Chris 11-9 to set up a final leg.

Skilleter got of to a good start in the fifth and led 5-3 as the pair changed ends, Skilleter continued to attack making Jones play some unforced errors which saw Skilleter win 11-6 to take the title he last won 10 years ago.

Special mention to David Mortlock and his troops for collecting and returning the table tennis tables to/from the main event at Hartismere High School as without his help the tournament would not have taken place.

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DISS & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE 2010/11 – CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sunday 6^th March 2011 at 9am (open from 8:30am for practise) at

Hartismere Sports Centre, Eye

Entry is restricted to players who are registered in the Diss & District Table Tennis League and who have played a minimum of 3 league matches or at the discretion of the league. Players must register with the tournament desk on arrival and be available to play as announced on the day. Players not present at the start of the tournament risk being disqualified and forfeiting entry fees. Please retain information on your entries and start times and arrive 30 minutes before scheduled start. Start times are approximate.

Depending on entries all events will be played on a straight knock-out basis except groups in the Open Singles. Winners and Runner-ups will advance to the knock-out stages. The group winner will be decided on A) matches won, B) games won, C) fewest points against.

Competitors must wear non-marking rubber soled shoes and must not wear white or light coloured clothing.

The tournament referee reserves the right to modify procedures or cancel an event. Their decision shall be final on any point of law, and any question arising that is not provided within in these guidelines.

Finals Night – Saturday 12th March at 7pm at Weybread Village Hall.

The evening will commence with the 2 Open Singles semi-finals followed by all remaining finals.  Bar available. Please do NOT enter if you are unable to attend the finals night.

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DISS & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE 2010/11 – CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS

Main event Sunday 6^th March at Hartismere Sports Centre. Finals Night Saturday 12^th March at Weybread

Fees : Senior £3-00. Junior £1-50 Per Player Per Event

 

Event	Start	DOB	Partner	Fee
Handicap Singles	09:00	//////////////	//////////////////////////////////
Open Singles	10:00	//////////////	//////////////////////////////////
First Division Singles	11:30	//////////////	//////////////////////////////////
Ladies Singles	12:00	//////////////	//////////////////////////////////
Open Doubles	12:30	//////////////
First Division Doubles	14:00	//////////////
^ Under 14 Singles	15:00		//////////////////////////////////
^ Under 18 Singles			//////////////////////////////////
^ Over 18 / Under 40 Singles			//////////////////////////////////
^ # Over 40 Singles			//////////////////////////////////
^ # Over 50 Singles			//////////////////////////////////
^ # Over 60 Singles			//////////////////////////////////
^ = As at 1st October 2010 # = Players may only enter one event			Total Fee :	£
Name :
Telephone / Mobile :
Email Address :
Entry forms must be accompanied with payment (cheques payable to D&DTTL) and sent to James Skilleter, 17 Pearce Road, Diss. Norfolk. IP22 4YF.
Closing Date for Entries :	Saturday 19th February 2011