Congratulations to our A & B teams who won West of Scotland Junior League Division 1 & Division 2 titles on Sunday at Stewarton Sports Centre
Ben Lee, Adam McNab & Matthew Fraser won both their matches 5-1 v Glasgow South B and Glasgow South A to win the Division 1 title. Lucy Pentleton, Ben Ascough, Alfie Mills & Fransisco Trejo won Division 2 after beating North Ayrshire C 5-1 in their last remaining match.
North Ayrshire C of Alfie Booth, Jamie Brown, Niall Maguire & Mason Wilson finished 3rd in a tough Division 2. Evan Yullie, Dylan Gray & James Coltart finished 4th in Division 3.
Great results for our juniors which is a reward for their hard work and hours they are putting in training on a weekly basis. Thanks to WoSTTL and league co-ordinator Iain Rhind to organsing the 4 days competition.
Summer Banded Event Results
Summer Banded Event
First banded competition of summer was held on Monday 5th May, where 48 players from a number of clubs in Ayrshire & WoS competing in 8 bands of 6 players. The format was each player plays 5 matches and each match is 3 sets, with 3 points for a 3-0 win, 2 points for a 2-1 win and 1 point for a 1-2 loss so each set counts. The winner of the band is player with most sets won across their 5 matches.
Congratulations to all the winners / runners up and thanks go out to all the players who competed & helped out. Results below and full prize winners presentation pictures are on our FB Page – Facebook
Band 1
Nathan Hogg
Noah Fletcher
Band 2
Kevin Morrison
Owen Robertson
Band 3
John Ferguson
Paul Walker
Band 4
Padma Unnam
David Yeats
Band 5
Mark Endall
Carol McGregor
Band 6
Alana Thurston
Alfie Mills
Band 7
Jamie Brown
Bruce Wang
Band 8
David Gee
Carly Dawson
National Championships Results
Saturday – Senior Events
Mens Singles we had 5 players in the last 16, Ryan Henry, Chris Main, Jamie Johnson, Nathan Hogg and Martin Johnson. Chris Main reaching is 12th quarter final in Mens Singles in a row, Martin reached his 4th semi final losing out to Colin Dalgleish. Jamie lost to Gavin Yuan 3-1, Ryan Henry lost to eventual winner Gavin Rumgay & Nathan lost to semi finalist Calum Morrison.
Martin Johnson & Danny Bajwa won the Mens Doubles title defeating Calum Morrison and Colin Dalgleish in the final 3-1.
West Kilbride’s Holly McNamara won her first national senior title, winning the Womens Doubles title with fellow Edinburgh University student Faye Leggett. Holly and Faye won the final 11-9 in the fifth v Drumchapels Paula Callaghan and Alisa Khalid.
Jamie & Gavin Yuan reached the semi finals of Men’s Doubles beating 3 strong pairing to reach the SF.
Chris & Holly reached the semi finals of mixed doubles losing out in a close 3-2 match v eventual winners Danny Bajwa & Paula Callaghan.
Sunday – Junior Events
On Sunday for the junior events, Adam, Ben L, Padma, Tamara, Ben A, Alfie & Nathan competed
Girls events we had strong performances from Padma and Tamara who both played well throughout the day. Padma reached the semi finals of the junior girls losing to Aberdeens Kishi Adekola. Tamara lost in group stage but played a great match v Scottish no3 Megan Mulhearn where Tama lost 3-2 in a tight match with plenty of great rallies.
Cadet Girls event was a group of 6, Tamara won 2 out 5 and finished 4th and Padma won 1 out of 6 and finished in 5th position. Girls are currently ranked no4 and no5 in Scotland.
WoS Open junior champion Nathan Hogg reached the quarter finals of the Junior boys losing out to Aberdeen’s Harry Blackhall in a close match 3-2.
A first Scottish National Championships for Adam, Ben L, Ben A & Alfie who all competed well against top opposition. All the players competing well in regional and national competititions.
Thanks to TTS for & all their volunteer umpires organising another top event and thanks to the club coaches who volunteered their time to coach at the event. Some pictures below
North Ayrshire Open 2025 – Draw
North Ayrshire Open 2025 draw is available to view on the link below. We would like to thank all entrants, clubs and leagues for their support of our event and we are sure there will be some fantastic matches over the weekend.
Over 160 players are competing on Saturday and Sunday and we will have 21 match tables in total with 15 tables in main hall, and 6 tables in two gym halls. The hall will be opened from 8.20am with play starting at 9am. A general let will be called at 8.50am to announce the first groups so please sign in at the top table once you have arrived.
Any questions, queries or last minute call offs please contact Billy@nattc.co.uk or Jordan@nattc.co.uk
Saturday Senior Events 2 going through groups in Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles & Over 55s 1 going through groups in Open doubles, Band 1, 2 & 3. All matches best of 5 sets apart from Open Doubles Groups which will be best of 3.
Sunday Junior Events 2 players going through from the group in all events apart from Open Junior doubles which will be knockout. All matches best of 5 sets.
Venue St Matthews Academy Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5NT
North Ayrshire Open – Playing Schedule
Saturday 25th January- Senior Events 9am – Men’s Singles & Women’s Singles 12.30pm – Open Doubles 1.30pm – Band 2 and Band 3 3pm – Band 1 4pm – Over 55’s
Sunday 26th January – Sunday Events 9am – Open Junior Doubles Round 1 9.20am – U19 Boys Singles, U19 Girls Singles, U13 Boys Singles & U13 Girls Singles 1.30pm – U15 Boys Singles & U15 Girls Singles, Junior Banded Singles & U11s Open Singles 3.30pm – Doubles Final stages
Please note that all start times are estimates and could be slightly earlier or later. Arrive at least half hour before you are expected to play your first event.
Hall will be opened from 8.20am both days with general let being called at 8.50am.
Full Draw Out Tomorrow – Wed 22nd January Draw is being finalised due to adding two extra competition tables on the Sunday plus some late withdrawals. Full draw will be published online tomorrow Wednesday 22nd January.
North Ayrshire Open 2025 – Player List & Info
Hope everyone is looking forward to the North Ayrshire Open which is on the 25th & 26th January. We have a bumper entry with over 160 players from Scotland and the UK competing. We will have 21 competition tables set up for play.
Full draw and start times of all events will be online on Monday 20th January.
Player List for both days is attached below, list is downloadable to view in full screen. Please check your name is on the list and if its not, email billy@nattc.co.uk or jordan@nattc.co.uk.
Saturday 9am start time, general let called at 8.50am. Hall opened from 8.20am Sunday 9am start time, general let called at 8.50am. Hall opened from 8.20am
Other Information – Scotland v Ulster Friendly match will be on the Friday 24th January and will be starting at 6.45pm, spectators welcome. – We will be live streaming the latter stages of the events on our YouTube channel and you can subscribe to our channel via link below – North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club – YouTube – Butterfly R40s will be used, which you can purchase here for pre tournament practice from TeesSport – Butterfly R40+ 3* – Canteen will be opened on Saturday & Sunday.
West of Scotland Junior League – Sunday April 27th at Rose Riley Centre, Stewarton
Players will be contacted soon regarding their availability
Scottish Inter League Competition – April 26th & 27th at Aberdeen Sports Village
Players will be selected by WoSTTL committee based on their performances in WoS Junior League & WoS Senior League. Players will be advised on their selection closer to the time.
NA Open 2025 – Entry Form
Entries are now OPEN for the North Ayrshire Open 2025 which will take place on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th January at St Matthews Academy, Saltcoats. Senior events on the Saturday and Junior events on the Sunday. As always we welcome players of all standards and ages to enter and hope to get a great entry again with players from all over Scotland, England & Ireland competing.
Sat: Mens & Womens Singles, Open Doubles, Over 55’s & Banded Events
Sun: U19 Boys, U19 Girls, U15 Boys, U15 Girls, U13 Boys, U13 Girls, U15 Beginners, U11 mixed and Open Doubles.
Deadline: Monday 13th January
Prize Money: Over £900 worth of prize money and Teessport Vouchers
Each player is permitted to enter 2 singles events and doubles per day. All singles groups will be groups of 4 with the top two players going through to the knockout stages. All relevant info is on the entry form and for further info please contact Billy Main or Jordan McGinlay on billy@nattc.co.uk or jordan@nattc.co.uk
Hotels: If anyone is travelling and need a hotel for either the Friday or Saturday night, below are a list of hotel recommendations close by;
Red Squirrell Lodge by Martsons Inn – Stevenston – 5 mins drive from hall Edenmore B&B – Ardrossan – 5 mins drive from hall Riverside Lodge Hotel – Irvine -15 mins drive from hall Premier Inn – Kilmarnock – 20 mins drive from hall
3 Players from 3 Towns Compete Internationally
Ryan Henry (Ardrossan), Martin Johnson (Stevenston) and Steve Morley (Stevenston) have all represented Scotland or GB on foreign soil within the last couple of weeks in major international competitions.
Ryan Henry, 24, has just returned from the French Para Open with the British Para Squad where he was competing in the Class 8 singles and MD18 doubles. In the Class 8 Singles, Ryan qualified through the group in 2nd place after winning two matches out of 3. In the last 16 Ryan lost a close 3-1 to former class 7 European medalist Westerberg (SWE). In the MD18 Ryan and doubles partner Shae Thakker won their first two matches and progressed into the QF with a 3-2 win v Cigolotti/ Jez (FRA). In the QF the boys lost in the 5th set to strong spanish pairing.
Ryan continues to train full time at the EiS in Sheffield which is the main base for British Para and GB TT squad which gives him the best possible training to improve. Ryan competes for North Ayrshire in the Scottish National League and British League.
Steve Morley is just back from competing in the ITTF Parkinsons TT World Championships which took place in Maizieres-le-Metz, France. The 3 events Steve was competing in was Mens Singles class 2, Mixed Doubles Class 2 & Mens Doubles Class 1.
Mixed Doubles Class 2 where Steve was playing with Austrian player Agnes Jan. The pairing started well winning their two opening group matches without dropping a set. With that meant qualification to the semi-final on Saturday afternoon and final on Sunday lunchtime. The semi-final was an epic match with Agnes and Steve going 2-0 up only to be pegged back to 2-2. But we dug deep and battled on to win 3-2. The final was a much more straightforward affair where Steve & Agnes won 3-0 and crowned Class 2 XD World Champions 🏆
Steve is one of the most active players who currently plays 4-5 days a week in various clubs in the West of Scotland. Steve plays at the South Ayrshire TTC, People with Parkinson’s Coached Session, Irvine TTC, North Ayrshire TT, Dunlop TTC & Drumchapel. Training with a lot of people and different playing styles is always beneficial with Steve enjoying getting tips / coaching from different coaches.
Martin Johnson was selected to represent Scotland last month at his first European individual championships which was held in Linz, Austria. As part as a 4 player Scotland team, Martin was selected to play in Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles with partner Danny Bajwa, and Mixed Doubles with partner Alisa Khalid.
To be selected for a competition like the European Individual Championships is an achievement in itself as its one of the strongest competitions that Scottish players can directly enter and the standard of play incredibly high. Martin competed well in his opening match v top Belgium player Florent Lambiet but went down 3-1, then lost 3-0 3-0 to top players Simon Berlung of Sweden and Perez of Spain.
Martin who is out of action just now recovery from an injury is working hard getting himself fit to get back on the table for the second half of the season.
Credit: Michael Loveder PhotograhyCredit: Michael Loveder PhotograhyCredit : British Para TT
Qualified Coaches – Andre Sonnet, Jurie Duvenage Pass L2 course, Andy Riddell Pass L1 course
Congratulations to Andre Sonnet, Jurie Duvenage & Andy Riddell who recently passed their respective UKCC coaching courses. All three coaches are active coaches within our clubs and have helped each other through their courses.
Jurie who is now chairman of Largs TT Club, continues to coach and volunteer at West Kilbride TT Club is now a L2 coach and has passed his umpires course with TTE too.
Andre, runs the weekly bat & chat session at Argyll Community Centre, passed his L2 course at Dumfries TTC. Andre is the team captain of our D team which competes in the WoS Division 4.
Andy who passed his L1 course at East Kilbride TTC, is one of the main volunteers and coaches at Irvine TTC and helps out at both our weekly bat and chat sessions.
We have a great team of coaches and volunteers who run a variety of classes and clubs in and around North Ayrshire.
If you want to see what’s on offer , please visit our classes section which details our clubs that run on a weekly basis. Link – https://northayrshirettc.co.uk/weekly-classes/
North Ayrshire TTC run classes and sessions for all age groups and abilities 5 days per week in numerous venues across Ardrossan, Saltcoats & Stevenston. No need to book in advance, just turn up and play away. If you require any more information, please don't hesitate to contact us.
We were delighted to win the Local Club of the Year Award at 2013 Sportscotland Scottish Sports Awards at Thistle Hotel, Glasgow. This is a great achievement for the club which rewards everyone for their constant hard work promoting table tennis in our local area and wider community.
Nathan Hogg
Noah Fletcher
