The championship has been scheduled to take place over two weeks, in the first week the events that have been decided are the ladies singles and ladies doubles, the under 14s, under 18s, over 40s and over 60s will be decided and reported in next week’s article. There will also be a full report on the men’s singles and mens doubles next week which promises to be a very interesting read.
Ladies Singles This competition was played on a round robin basis of 4 players, Island Games double bronze medalist Khayee Vinas won with up and coming junior Sonja Shaw as runner up.
Ladies Doubles This match was played as a straight final, the winners were Khayee Vinas and Wilma Dalugdugan with Libby Quaggin and Sonja Shaw as runners up.
Over 40s For this event, there were four groups of four players. After the initial two rounds of play, there are still two quarter finals to play. What has been decided are two places after Chris Holland beat Marc Townsend and Malcolm Cummings beat John Magnall.
Look out…. for next week’s report for a full listing of the final winners who will collect their trophies during the prize presentation evening taking place on Friday 30th October at Douglas Golf Club.
NOT FORGETTING…. two days earlier on Wednesday 28th October the IOMTTA will be hosting the infamous Fun Doubles Championship which takes place during half term week. This is a chance for players from all divisions to partner up and be in with a chance of winning a trophy. The competition always produces results from unlikely winners!
And finally…. Did you know there are three clubs on the Isle of Man that you can visit if you are interested in playing table tennis; on Monday, Ballakermeen youth table tennis club, on Tuesdays the Buchan Table tennis club and on Thursdays, Ramsey table tennis club. For more information, contact us on facebook www.facebook.com/