Category: Interclub - Empire Table Tennis Club

Summer Interclub Is Coming!

16/2/2017

Yes, Summer Interclub is nearly upon us, with the competition starting on Wednesday 1st March at our Club and with entries due by Wednesday 22nd February. Click here for all the details. The competition is expected to finish on Wednesday 5th April.

November Round Robin Final

21/12/2016

Click here to check out all the results from the November Round Robin Competition. Congratulations to all our Grade winners and thanks to all who took part.

November Round Robin Update

22/11/2016

This individual competition concludes on Wednesday 23rd November and Club members have been doing well. Congratulations to James Harter, Michael Stechman and Russell Buchanan who are currently leading (or jointly leading) their respective grades.

November Round Robin Competition

22/10/2016

The next competition out of the traps is the November Round Robin, run by Table Tennis Wellington. You enter as an individual, the competition is graded and you will play four singles games per night. The venue is our Stadium and the dates are 2nd/9th/16th/23rd November. For full details click here. Entries should ideally be in by 27th October.

Winter Interclub Series Two: Final Results

16/9/2016

There were four Empire teams competing in the Finals on 13th September, with two teams winning their grades and two teams finishing runners up.
In Premier Grade, Empire Entertainers did really well to reach the final but Waterloo Wasps proved to be too strong on the night.
In Division One, Empire Enforcers (Tony Rutledge, Andrew Maguire and Brendyn Shaw) won the grade after a long hard battle with Waterloo Wolves, only pulling away at the end.
In Division Two, Empire Elms (Vladimir Vysotskiy, Sochiro Eguchi and Yudi Yudistra) prevailed over the Empire Egrets again after a long hard battle.

Interclub Series Two: Finals Night!: 13th September

10/9/2016

This Tuesday evening at our Stadium sees all three division finals taking place, with the Division One finalists switching from Wednesday to Tuesday especially for the occasion. Out teams feature strongly in the finals. In Premier Grade, Empire Entertainers face Waterloo Wasps, in Division One, Empire Enforcers play Waterloo Wolves whilst the Division Two final is an all Empire affair between Empire Elms and Empire Egrets. Come along and support our teams - there's sure to be some great table tennis to watch!

Best of luck to our finalists and a big thank you too, to everyone who turned out for the Club throughout the winter either as a regular or as a fill in..

Interclub Series Two: Semi Finals Upcoming

5/9/2016

We are down to the sharp end in the Winter Interclub competition. Premier Grade and Division Two have reached the semi final stage, with Empire Entertainers and Empire Eagles involved in Premier Grade and Empire Egrets and Empire Elms involved in Division Two. Good luck to all! In Division One, Empire Enforcers have finished their programme and must wait to see if they remain in one of the top two spots.

Interclub Series Two: Progress Report

22/8/2016

Series Two Interclub is well underway with each Grade at a different point due to the differing number of teams in each Grade. The Premier Grade round robin concludes on 23rd August, Division One has three more rounds to go and Division Two has two more rounds to go.

In Premier Grade, our best placed team is Empire Entertainers who are lying third, with Depak Patel unbeaten. In Division One, Empire Enforcers are in second spot, wiith Tony Rutledge on 83.3% whilst in Division Two, Empire Elms lead the way with Vladimir Vysotskiy on 88.9%.

Congratulations too, to Vladimir Vysotskiy for winning the Division Two Grade Championship which was held last week. He beat another member, Kaz Witko in the final.

Upcoming Dates

17/7/2016

Junior Club is closed for the school holidays and will reopen on Friday 29th July.

Winter Interclub Series Two starts in late July and entries close soon. If you wish to play and haven't yet got your name down, please contact a Board Member or Session Organiser as soon as possible.

The 2016 Wellington Open takes place on 30th/31st July at our Stadium. Entries close at 9.00pm on Wednesday 27th July.

Sunday Club will not operate on 31st July due, to the Wellington Open.

Grade Championships: Empire Clean Up!

13/7/2016

Empire players won all three Grade Championships which were played on Tuesday 5th July following the completion of Winter Interclub the previous week. Congratulations to Depak Patel, Tony Rutledge and Vladimir Vysotskiy!

Winter Interclub Series One: Wrap Up

6/7/2016

Winter Interclub Series One is done and dusted and thanks to all players, regulars and fill ins for taking part. We hope you will all be ready to do battle again in Series Two, which starts in late July.

Special congratulations to Empire Egrets who won Division Two and honourable mentions to Empire Elms (Runners Up: Division Two) Empire Enforcers (Runners Up: Division One) and Empire Entertainers (Third Place: Premier Grade).

Leading Empire Individuals were Ian Talbot (Premier Grade), Tony Rutledge (Division One) and Vladimir Vysotskiy (Division Two).

To see all Club results go to our interclub page. To see more details, check out the table tennis wellington blog.

Winter Interclub Series One: Finals

28/6/2016

The very best of luck to Empire Enforcers who have reached the Division One final on 29th June and to Empire Elms and Empire Egrets who are playing off against each other in the Division Two final on 28th June Go well also, Empire Entertainers who are playing off for 3rd/4th place in Division One on 28th June.

Winter Interclub Series One: Play Off Time!

21/6/2016

This week (21st/22nd June) sees the the first play off stages in Premier Grade and Division One and the last round robin round in Division Two. Congratulations to Empire Entertainers and Empire Enforcers who are contesting semi finals in Premier Grade and Division One respectively. In Division Two, Empire Egrets and Empire Elms are in first and second place and strongly placed to contest the final the following week Best of luck to these teams and to all our other teams who are contesting minor placings. See the table tennis wellington blog for all the details.

Winter Interclub: Round #4 Update

12/6/2016

On his return from holiday, your website custodian found that Series One is nearing the end of the round robin stage. Round #4 took place on 8th/9th June and the results from Round #5 next week will determine the play offs draw.

In Premier Grade Empire Entertainers are tracking well for a semi final spot, whilst Empire Enforcers and Empire Egrets are topping the table in Division One and Division Two respectively.

Check out the results in detail on the table tennis wellington blog

Winter Interclub: Starts 17th May!

15/5/2016

It's that time of year again! Winter Interclub starts at our Stadium on Tuesday 17th May (Premier and Division Two) and Wednesday 18th May (Division One) with Series 1 going through to 28th/29th June.
This season in Series 1 we will have ten teams doing battle. To see our teams, go to our interclub page. The table tennis wellington blog will have all the progress results and we will update progress here from time to time too.

Summer Interclub Wrap Up

15/4/2016

A little belatedly, he is a wrap up of the Summer Interclub Finals played on 30th March and the Grade Championships played on 6th April. Members performed strongly in all divisions.

In Division One, Nomads (including member Chris Talbot) were runners up.

.In Division Two, Empire Empresses (Jo Roberts, Raewyn Young) were the winners.

In Division Three, Enigmas (Basil Kananghinis, Om Thakur) won the Division and Enforcers (Liam Johnston, Ian Grace) were runners up.

In the Division One Grade Championships, Depak Patel won the singles and was runner up in the doubles and Ian Talbot was runner up in the singles and won the doubles.

In the Division Three Grade Championships, Om Thakur was runner up in the singles and Graham Sole & Ian Grace won the doubles.

Congratulations to all our winners and runners up and well done and thank you to all those who took part. For our playing statistics, go to our interclub page. For full summer interclub details, go to the table tennis wellington blog.

Summer Interclub: Play Offs

30/3/2016

The round robin has been completed and the play offs for all divisions take place on Wednesday 30th March at our stadium. Three or our teams (Empresses, EnIgmas and Enforcers) have made the 1st/2nd place play offs in their respective divisions as has member Chris Talbot who is a member of a composite team. Congratulations too, to Jo Roberts (Empresses) who remained unbeaten through the round robin. Best of luck to these teams and to all members involved in playing off for the minor placings. for full details see the table tennis wellington blog.

Summer Interclub: Round #4 Summary

23/3/2016

Round #4 was completed on Wednesday 16th March and the sharp end of the competition is approaching with the last round robin round on 23rd March. Empire and Enigmas continue to lead Divisions Two and Three respectively and Nomads (who include member Chris Talbot) continue to lead Division One. Depak Patel and Jo Roberts remain unbeaten. Other play off spots remain up for grabs. All will be evealed after Round #5! For full details, see the table tennis wellington blog.

Summer Interclub: Round #3 Summary

16/3/2016

Round #3 was completed on Wednesday 9th March and the round robin is over the half way stage. Two full Empire teams (Empresses and Enigmas) are leading Divisions Two and Three respectively whilst Nomads (a composite team including member Chris Talbot) leads Division One. Congratulations to Depak Patel, Jo Roberts and Basil Kananghinis who are unbeaten. See the table tennis wellington blog for full details.

Summer Interclub: Round #2 Summary

8/3/2016

Round #2 was completed on Wednesday 2nd March and three Empire teams( Emperors, Empresses and Enigmas) remain unbeaten. Nomads, a composite team with an Empire member, are also unbeaten. Next week we will look at individual results as well. See the table tennis wellington blog for full details.

Summer Interclub: Round #1 Summary

1/3/2016

Round #1 was completed on 24th February with four of our teams (Emperors, Empresses, Envoys and Enigmas) starting with wins. Nomads (a composite team including our member Chris Talbot) also opened with a win. Well done to those teams and looking forward to our other teams getting on the board soon!

Summer Interclub: Under Way!

25/2/2016

Summer Interclub gets under way tonight at our Stadium. We have 17 members playing across the three divisions and we wish them all the best. Go to our interclub page to see the teams. Round by round results will be summarised as soon as they become available.

Summer Interclub: Enter Now!

11/2/2016

Summer Interclub is almost upon us. It runs from Wednesday 24th February to Wednesday 30th March, the format will be 2 player teams and entries close on 17th February. To enter, talk to your session organiser or a Board member or email info@empirett.org.nz.

November Competition: Final Night & Prize Giving

6/12/2015

The November Competition concluded recently with a successful final night and prize giving. Check out the table tennis wellington blog for some great photos. Full results will be published as soon as they come to hand.

November Competition: Update

22/11/2015

The November Competition run by Table Tennis Wellington has one more week to run and concludes on Wednesday 25th November. Club members performing well include Chris Talbot, Ian Talbot, Brendyn Shaw, Andrew Maguire, Russell Buchanan, Darrell Brown, Liam Johnston and Ian Grace. Keep up the good work!

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