Southport Closed 2011-12 – Finals Night Results

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The finals were held at St Teresa’s on Tuesday 21st February, and those who attended witnessed some high class table tennis from the stars of the future. Of the 20 appearances at the table for the 9 matches, 12 were by juniors.

However, it was young-at-heart Dave Evans that ultimately triumphed, as he carried off not only the Over 40′s and Over 55′s trophies, beating Roger Neal in both of them, but also the Open Singles title. Giving 48 years advantage to his junior opponent, Robert Barker, he drew on his vast experience to take a 2-set lead with hardly a hiccup. He seemed to be catching a breather in losing the third set 11-2, but then showed his stamina to finish comfortably enough in the 4th set. A magnificent achievement!

You can download the results of all the events from here.

International Events in the area

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Team GB vs Team Australia coming to Preston

Preston & District League is staging an evening of international matches between Team GB and Team Australia at the Preston Guild Hall on Monday 23rd July.

No details are yet available about the team selection for the event, but these should be posted on the ETTA website in due course.

The World Cup is coming to Liverpool!

Liverpool will play host to a wealth of top international athletes when the Liebherr Men’s World Cup table tennis event heads to the Echo Arena from 28th-30th September.

This will be your chance to see Olympians competing in the North of England and as the first major tournament after Olympics, the Liebherr Men’s World Cup could see the competitive début of the new Olympic Champion and is one of the highest profile events on the International Table Tennis Federation’s calendar.

The tournament will consist of an elite group of 19 players, made up from the Olympic and World Champions, four Intercontinental Champions (Africa, Latin America, North America and Oceania), a home nation wild card, an international wild card and the highest ranked international players.

Tickets will be on sale soon, details from ETTA, and there will be a number of volunteer posts available during the event. If you are interested in a volunteer post contact Diccon Gray at the ETTA, on 01424 722525.

Get your skates on!

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No, this isn’t a severe weather warning of an impending ice age – just a reminder to send in your entry forms for the Southport Closed Championships. The closing date is not far away now – Saturday 4th February, in fact!

Go to the Southport Closed page for more details.