2010/05/30 Congratulations
to the following players who will be representing Zone 1 at the B.C. Senior Games in Comox, September
15-18:
Jimmy Yang, Eva Zhang, Yuji Nakagawa, Claudia McLean,
Uschi(Ursula) Leslie, Ken Holman, Lynn Kavanagh, David Dexter,
Emiko Nakagawa, Sue Jiang, Shirley Sheppard, Beverley Cattrall,
Anne Ashley, Fred Kong, Lois Watt, Jeff Watt, Neeltje Pater,
Bruce Roger, Jeannie MacCulloch, David Cattrall, Nicola
Ferdinando, Michael Sampson, Heide Dobbie, Richard Dunstall,
Richard McMullen, Ken Avio, Ken Osborne, Joan Wells, Frank Enns,
Merv Brillinger, Eric Saxelby, Dick Stone, Norma Sanby, Marc
Bell, Joan Brillinger, Benno Boechler, Kathleen Quilter, Diane
Bouthillier, Betty Emery, Les Quilter, Cecelia Rind, Edmund Bowe,
Jim Anderson, Gunter Prodohl.
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2010/05/042010
B.C. Senior Games (Comox September 15-18). Playdowns and
practice for Zone 1 players (Vancouver Island residents
of Chemainus/Saltair & south) has been rescheduled to Sunday
May 30th at Queen of Angels School in Duncan from 12:00 pm -
4:00 pm. Playdowns will only take place if needed. All persons
registered to participate in the 2010 Seniors Games in Table
Tennis are welcome to attend. $2.00 per person facility fee. For more
information contact Zone 1 coordinator Frank Enns at fe0540@telus.net
or 250.748.0566.
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2010/05/03
Concrete table tennis tables are appearing all over Europe as
the sport's popularity soars. See
what Britain is doing.
How can we convince the local Parks & Recreation to install some
in our parks?
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2010/05/02 Congratulations
to the following players who will be representing Zone 2
at the B.C. Senior Games in Comox, September 15-18: Bruno Fornika, Anne Grist, Dan Ford, Chere Malcolm, Dave
Tyler, Ellen Clark, Earle Thomas, Evelyn Hay, Gerhard Sorger,
Georgina Smith, Gerry Burbidge, Gloria Ellefson, Hugh Grist,
Joan Lord, Karl Simkus, Judy Perra, Martin Sherrer, June Nicol,
Mosh Moshrefzadeh, Lindy Anderson, Nandor Deri, Myra Orr, Phoui
Phanthoupheng, Patty Robertson, Ray Robinson, Terry Wei, Ru Wei
& Wally Lawrence.
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2010/03/22
The
ITTF just launched a new version of the ITTF TV channels at www.ittf.com/ittv.
Six TV channels broadcast all the ITTF world events LIVE and
feature delayed videos of the matches played. Access to the TV
channels/videos is free. All you need to do is register.
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2010/03/21
2010 Qatar Open: Ma Lin (ranked #4 in world) vs Timo Boll (#3).
Winner beats opponent in
7th game 14-12!
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2010/03/15
2010 B.C. Senior Games to be held in Comox September 15
-18. Registration for Zone 1 players (Vancouver Island
residents of Chemainus/Saltair & south) is now open.
Playdowns will only take place if needed. Contact Zone 1
coordinator Frank Enns at fe0540@telus.net
or 250.748.0566. More
information.
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2010/03/12How
well do you know the rules of table tennis? (cont.) In a non-umpired match:
The server serves. The receiver returns the ball. The server
catches the ball and says, "It was a let serve". The
receiver says, "No it was not a let serve. It is my job
to call the let. The point is mine".
What is the correct ruling?
2010/03/02
2010 B.C. Senior Games to be held in Comox September 15
-18. The registration for Zone 2 players (Vancouver Island
residents of Ladysmith
& north) will be held in
Nanaimo on Wednesday, April 28.
Events include singles, doubles & mixed-doubles in
both a competitive and recreational division. Age groups 55-59,
60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79 & 80+. If there are more than
six entries for each age group/event, playdowns will be held to
determine who can play in the games. More
information.
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2010/02/20 How
well do you know the rules of table tennis?
Question: Can the server catch the ball when serving?
1.What if the player tosses the ball and catches hold of it
without serving, as often happens in tennis?
2.What if the ball falls down without contacting the bat after
tossing? Answer: In both cases the serve is a fault, and the point
goes to the receiver.
Question: What happens if the ball bounces back over
the net on service? A player is ready to serve to their
opponent, he hits the ball on his side, it bounces over the net
but he has so much back spin on the ball, the ball bounces back
over the net to his side of the table before the opponent can
hit it. Answer: The rule is that it is the server's point - the
receiver failed to hit it.
Question: How many times can my opponent bounce the
ball before serving?
Before serving, my regular practice partner has a ritual where he taps the ball
against his bat three times as he prepares to serve. It drives
me nuts. I say he can't do it as he is covering the ball. He
says (a) he is not actually serving at that point so he can do
whatever he wants (like in tennis, when the server bounces the
ball a few times to get concentration before serving) and (b) I
can still see the ball as he taps it so it doesn't matter. Answer: Your practice partner is correct. The reason
why is actually the first one he gives you - he hasn't started
serving at that point, so he can do whatever he wants. The
second reason does not apply, since the serve hasn't started
yet. There are a couple of provisos that might help you though:
Your opponent must hold the ball in the open palm of his
stationary free hand before serving. So he can tap away, but he
had better hold the ball still in his free hand before serving.
No tapping and serving all in the one motion to surprise you.
ITTF Laws of Table Tennis 2.6.1 Service shall start with the
ball resting freely on the open palm of the server's stationary
free hand. 2.5.2 The ball is in play from the last moment at
which it is stationary on the palm of the free hand before being
intentionally projected in service until the rally is decided as
a let or a point. Also, play is supposed to be continuous. That
means that your opponent can't tap for 5 minutes between each
serve. Most umpires will give a few seconds leeway for a
pre-service ritual, but 20 taps is not on. 3 taps would
generally be OK though.
Want to become your club expert on the rules of table
tennis? We are planning on offering a 'club umpire'
BCTTA sanctioned certification seminar on Vancouver Island later
this year. More information to follow. For details of required reading and study material
click here.
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2010/02/19
Statistics shows that 85% of the players who first reach
the five-point mark turn out to win the game.
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2010/02/06
Entries are now being accepted for the 2010 Richmond Open
to be held on February 27th & 28th at A.R. MacNeill
Secondary, 6611 No. 4 Road, Richmond.
Entry deadline: 3:30 p.m. Monday, February 22.2010.
Numerous events including men's & women's open, rated
singles & doubles and "over 40" & "over
55" categories. Click on
"Tournaments" above to access entry form.
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2010/01/26Cardboard
barriers. The Courtenay Table Tennis Club located rolls of
corrugated cardboard, used as barriers between tables, locally
at Little
River Sales in Courtenay. A 250' roll (by 48") cost
$80.00.
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2010/01/14
Axel Nagorny from Cortes Island is looking to purchase a used
brand name table and also a robot for the local school. Can
anyone help track down these items? Contact Axel at pinkstarsinthesky@hotmail.com
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2010/01/08
Entries are now being accepted for the 2010 B.C. Closed
Tournament to be held on January 30th & 31st at
Steveston-London Secondary School, 6600 Williams Road, Richmond.
Entry deadline: 3:30 pm (Friday) January 22nd, 2010.
Numerous events including men's & women's open, rated
singles & doubles and "over 40", "over
50" & "over 60" categories. Click on
"Tournaments" above to access entry form.
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2010/01/04
The
Courtenay Table Tennis Club is looking to source cardboard
barriers. These are the rolls of corrugated cardboard that
can snake between and at the end of tables to contain balls. Can
anyone help them find a supplier? Please contact Patti Robertson
at: ppringle@shaw.ca
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2010/01/02
What
direction for Vancouver Island Table Tennis in 2010? We need
your opinions and ideas.
Will you support/participate in more tournaments?
What type of tournaments and when?
Which clubs would consider hosting a tournament?
Interested in a 'club umpire' certification from the BCTTA?
How about inter-club (league) play?
A league for the 55+ group?
Would a Victoria team travel to Campbell River for a
league match and vice versa?
A north island league and a south island league?
Which clubs are able to host an inter-club or league
match?
2010/01/01
The December 27th Killerspin
Spinvitational Tournament (Chicago, IL) followed the
innovative 41 points scoring system. A match consisted of four
quarters with the first player to win 41 points being declared
the winner. Read more
about this system and tournament results.
