2009 Vancouver Open: Sanctioned by Table Tennis Canada
and presented by the BCTTA this will take place at the
Bridgeport Sports Club, Richmond on December 5th & 6th. For
contact information and entry form click here.
Greater Victoria Seniors Tournament: the Victoria
Chinese Seniors Association is hosting a fun tournament for Seniors
(55+) on November 16th & 17th at Saanich Silver Threads, 238
Hampton Road, Victoria. Unfortunately registration has closed
however the organizers are looking for
volunteers to help with running the tournament. If
you would be willing be help out, please contact Donna
Humphries. For contact information click here.
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2009 Vancouver
Island Closed Tournament
"Thank you so much for the prompt results, to a great
tournament, which I think everyone enjoyed. It was good to meet
other players from the island, as we get a bit stale playing the
same people at our respective clubs. Thanks for a job well
done". Ken Osborne
"Thank you for having such a wonderful idea and starting
the V.I. Table Tennis web site - I really enjoyed watching all
the great table tennis in Nanaimo on Sunday". Brenda
Kinder
Just a couple of comments we received about the 2009
Vancouver Island Closed Tournament held in Nanaimo on Sunday
October 18th. Images from the tournament are now available -
click here.
(When the link opens just click on "Slideshow").
We wish to thank Claudia McLean and Paul Paquette
for providing these pictures. Paul, who supplied the majority of
the images, deserves special thanks. He turned up on Sunday to
watch some table tennis and ended up getting roped in to
becoming the official photographer. He then quickly processed
and dispatched
the images to us so we could get them posted for all to see.
Thanks Paul.
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'Thank you' to
the Island table tennis community for helping make the 2009
Vancouver Island Closed Tournament, in Nanaimo, such a success.
The tournament committee received many compliments, about the
facility, the equipment, the organization and the hospitality,
from both players and spectators. "The tournament was
fun" and "Do it again next year" was often heard.
Results are available here.
Images to follow soon.
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2009 Vancouver Island Closed Table Tennis Tournament Sunday October 18th.2009 @ Nanaimo
Entry deadline: received by October 15th.2009.
All players who enter, and don't already have a rating, will
receive an estimated rating. This allows for a fair and balanced
tournament draw. This rating will be determined by your peers or
you can estimate your own based on the entries received from
other players or visit our "Self-Ranking"
guide
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Congratulations to
all participants in the recently completed 2009 B.C. Senior
Games in Richmond, and especially to the Vancouver Island players that brought home gold: Singles
Richard Dunstall, Victoria (Men 60-64 Recreational Singles)
Lynne Smith, Victoria (Women 60-64 Recreational Singles) Betty Emery, Victoria (Women 75-79 Recreational Singles) Myra Orr, Courtenay (Women 75-79 Competitive Singles) Georgie Smith, Courtenay (Women 80+ Competitive Singles) Gerhard Sorger, Courtenay (Men 75-79 Recreational Singles) Karl Simkus, Port Alberni (Men 80+ Recreational Singles) Doubles Gilbert Thom/Cecilia Rind, Duncan/Victoria (80+ Competitive Mixed Doubles) Shirley Sheppard/Lynne Smith, Victoria (Women 60-64
Recreational Doubles) Kenneth Osborne/Michael Sampson, Victoria (Men 65-69
Recreational Doubles) Jeannie MacCullock/ Lois Watt, Victoria (Women 65-69
Recreational Doubles) Jim Anderson/Betty Emery, Victoria (75-79 Recreational
Mixed Doubles) Chere Malcolm/Myra Orr, Courtenay (Women 75-79
Competitive Doubles) Karl Simkus/James Hay, Port Alberni (Men 60-64
Recreational Doubles)
For results involving Vancouver Island participants click here.
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The Nanaimo Table
Tennis Club is pleased to invite
all Vancouver Island
players to enter the 2009 Vancouver Island Closed Table Tennis Tournament
on Sunday October 18th.2009.
Open Singles & Doubles, Age 55+ Singles & Doubles - a
total of 7 events.
Entry deadline: received by October 15th.2009.
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The Courtenay
Table Tennis Club would like to extend an invitation to all
players (55+) for a "Playdate" on Tuesday
September 22nd - 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm.
Coffee, tea and goodies included.
The facility at Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue,
Courtenay, BC V9N 6C6 (Map?)
has 6 tables. For more information please contact Patti
Robertson at 250.334.4404 or by e-mail at ppringle@shaw.ca.
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Table
Tennis: Good for Body and Brain
“Table tennis is the world’s best brain sport.” —
Daniel G. Amen, M.D., in Making a Good Brain Great.
As with many other sports, table tennis started as a pastime.
Table tennis was first played in the 1880's by Victorian
Englishmen who tried to mimic the game of lawn tennis on a table
in an indoor environment. They may not have known it was good
for the brain, as Amen mentions, but they reaped the benefits
anyway........ To read the rest of the article from the
"Well Being Journal" click here.
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Doubles
Table Tennis, at its best?
Great retrieving by the world's best female choppers Kim
Kyung Ah/Park Mi Young (KOR) against Guo Yan/Ding Ning (CHN);
women's doubles semifinal, 2009 World Table Tennis
Championships, Yokohama.
