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February Newsletter 2020

10/4/2020

 
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October Newsletter 2018

31/10/2018

 
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February Newsletter

1/3/2018

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October Newsletter

7/12/2017

 
Click here to read our October Newsletter.

April Newsletter

12/4/2017

 
Click here to read our April Newsletter.  It contains lots of information including Summer Interclub and other results plus details of upcoming events including the TTW Easter Open on 29th/30th April and our movie fundraiser (Going In Style) on Tuesday 2nd May.

TTW Veterans Open: Results

24/3/2017

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Congratulations to the following Club members who did well in this recent competition.  Well done and thanks to all other Club members who participated and who helped on the day.
Depak Patel:
Winner, O40 Singles; Runner Up, O50 Singles.   
Martin Young:
Runner Up, O40 Singles; Runner Up, O40 Doubles; Runner Up, O50 Doubles. 
Ian Talbot:
Runner up, O60 Singles; Winner O50, Doubles; Winner O60, Doubles.
Andrew Maguire:
Winner O40 Consolation Singles; Runner Up, O40 Doubles.
Wayne Upjohn:
Winner O50, Consolation Singles.
Paul Solt:
Winner, O40 Doubles.
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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. 

Midweek Photos

1/11/2016

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Here are a couple of photos taken by Phillip Yee at the annual Midweek Doubles tournament in and at the visit to Kapiti both in September.
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Wellington Open Results

3/10/2016

 
Belatedly, here is how our members fared in the Wellington Open held at our Stadium at the end of July.  Congratulations to all winners and runners up and thanks to all who took part, either playing or helping.
​Depak Patel

​James Harter

​Tony Rutledge

Ian Talbot
​Chris Williams
Joshua Corby
​Zhidong Yu

Martin Young
Jimi Nelson
Paul Solt
​Graham Sole

Winner, O40 Singles; Winner, O40 Doubles; Runner Up, O30 Singles​; Runner Up O30 Doubles.
​Winner, Open Consolation Singles; Winner, B Grade Doubles; Runner Up, B Grade Singles.
Winner, B Grade Consolation Singles; Winner, O60 consolation Singles; Runner Up, O70 Singles; Winner, C Grade Doubles; Winner O70 Doubles.
​Winner, O30 Doubles; Winner O60 Doubles; Runner Up, O60 Singles.
Winner O70 Doubles.

Winner U13 Consolation Singles.
Runner Up, O30 Consolation Singles; Runner Up, C Grade Singles; Runner Up, O40 Doubles.
Runner Up, D Grade Singles; Runner Up, D Grade doubles.
​Runner Up, U15 Consolation Singles.
Runner Up, C Grade Doubles.
​Runner Up, O70 Doubles.

Results: Club Championships & Junior Development

28/9/2016

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Here are the results from the Club Championships and the Junior Development Tournament held on 17th & 18th September respectively.  Congratulations to all winners and runners up.

Club Championships

Paul Brown
​Chris Talbot
​Ian Talbot
Tony Rutledge
​Depak Patel
Phil Mora
​Maggie Dyer
Ian Grace
​Anita Crowe
Junior Development
Yufeng Wang
​Alex Hamilton

Winner, Open Singles; Runner Up, Open Doubles​
Winner, Open Doubles; Runner Up, Open Singles
Winner, Open Doubles
Winner, Open Singles Plate
Runner Up, Open Doubles
​Winner, 2nd Division Singles; Winner, 2nd Division Doubles
Winner, 2nd Division Doubles; Runner Up, 2nd Division Singles
Runner Up, 2nd Division Doubles
​Runner Up, 2nd Division Doubles

Winner, U12 Singles
​Runner up, U17 Doubles

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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.



Upcoming Dates: 17th & 18th September

12/9/2016

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17th September: Club Championships
A reminder that our Club Championships, as publicised in our last newsletter, will take place on Saturday 17th September, starting at 9.00am.

  • Each competitor will need to register by emailing Ian at iangracetabletennis @xtra.co.nz or by phone on 021 217 3894.
  • There will be an Open and a Division 2 competition.    
  • There will be a doubles competition, and registering a doubles partner is optional.   
  • Each competition will be mixed.  There will be no separate women’s competition.
  • Lunch toasted sandwiches, slices  etc will be available for purchase.
18th September: Junior Development Tournament
This is run by TTW and will be held at our Stadium on Sunday 18th September.  Click here for full details.​
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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. 

Interclub Series Two: Under Way

9/8/2016

 
Series Two is well under way.  For all the details for the first two rounds go to the table tennis wellington blog.  More information about our teams and how they are doing will follow soon.

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.

Junior Development Tournament Successes!

20/6/2016

 
Four of our members had success at the TTW Junior Development Tournament played at our Club on Sunday 12th June.  Congratulations to Ryan O'Leary (Winner, U12 Singles), Joshua Corby ( Runner Up, U12 Singles), Jackson Stewart (Winner, U14 Singles; Runner up U14 Doubles) and Olly Evans (Winner, U17 Singles).

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

May Newsletter

11/5/2016

 
Click here to see our latest newsletter.  It's a bumper edition and includes an obituary on late Life Member Ron Menchi and lots of results, including for the recent Wellington Autumn Open.
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