Success for Nathan & Jess Hogg

Nathan & Jess Hogg have attended every Scottish Ranking Event so far this season and had success at several competitions. Jess who attends Largs Academy has won U13 girls at Perth Grand Prix and at the U13’s Edinburgh Assessment where she remained undefeated throughout the day winning 8 matches out of 8.

Nathan Hogg who is currently ranked 9th in the u13 Boys TTS Scottish Rankings and a pupil of West Kilbride Primary School, picked up the title of u13 boys champion at the Glasgow Open, reached the QF of the Scottish Primary Schools and finished an impressive 5th in the u13Boys Edinburgh Assessment out of 30+ boys.

Both started at our Monday Night KA Leisure Summer Sessions during the 2017 school summer holidays and have both worked extremely hard at our various club sessions, at St Matthews and West Kilbride Community Centre.

British Premier League

North Ayrshire’s British Premier League team have won 1 from 4 matches so far this season with their only win coming against Cardiff TTC in remarkable fashion. From 3-2 down, North Ayrshire fought back to win 3 five setters in a row to win 5-3 v Cardiff, with Colin trailing 2-1 10-6 only to win 11-9 in the fifth set.

”Meanwhile, North Ayrshire picked up their first win of the season against Cardiff City TTC 5-3. The Scottish side launched an epic comeback to defeat their Welsh counterparts, recovering from a 2-0 and 3-2 deficit to take the match courtesy of three nailbiting five-set victories. Canadian Antoine Berdanet and Marcus Pettersson had put Cardiff in control through 3-0 wins over Richard Main and Sean Doherty respectively. Chris Main and Colin Dalgleish hit back with 3-1 wins over Mikka O’Connor and Dean Cundy, only for Berdanet to put Cardiff ahead again as he dispatched of Doherty. But North Ayrshire weren’t to be denied. Richard Main brought the match level as he held his nerve to defeat O’Connor, despite surrendering a two-game lead. Dalgleish then put them ahead as he came from 2-1 down to defeat Pettersson in two incredibly close ends. That left Chris Main with the chance to be the hero, and he took that moment, just, defeating Cundy in five having established a 2-0 lead. ” Article from TT England website.

Future Fixtures
27th January : Away to Drumchapel
17th February : Home to Urban TTC
17th March : Away to BATTS

British Premier League Table
https://tabletennis365.com/BritishLeague/Tables/Seniors_2017-18/Premier_Division

Competition Calendar

Please see below dates for various competitions from now until December.

West of Scotland Senior League starts back up on WC Sept 18th and recently updated Table Tennis Scotland calendar is available to view –  www.tabletennisscotland.co.uk/calendar which includes full list of training opportunities, competitions & entry forms. Any questions or queries about what competitions to play email info@northayrshirettc.co.uk or speak to one of the club coaches.

West of Scotland Junior League ( All Sundays )
Drumchapel High School

8th Oct
26th Nov
21st Jan
18th Feb

National Senior League ( All Saturdays )
Various Venues

14th Oct : Bells SC, Perth
25th Nov : Bathgate
10th Mar : St Matthews Academy

British League ( Both teams )
Bromley

7 / 8th Oct
4 / 5th Nov
21st Jan ( Sunday Only )
14 / 15th Apr

National Competitions
Various Venues

Sept 17th : North Open – Aberdeen SV
Sept 24th : Edinburgh Banded – Bathgate
Sept 30th : Dumfries Youth Open

Oct 15th : Perth Grand Prix – Bells SC
Oct 21 / 22 : Glasgow Open – Drum High

5th Nov : Edinburgh Banded – Bathgate
19th Nov : U13 National Assessment – Royal HS, Edinburgh

3rd Dec : Scottish Primaries – Bathgate

NA Open : TBC – St Matthews Academy

Club Kit, Classes & Competition Info

Club sessions & 1-1 sessions will begin next week with West Senior League & West Kilbride TT Club starting mid September. Our main club night will be on Monday night 7-9pm as usual, and we encourage all players of all levels to attend the Monday night sessions. Club coaches Billy Main, Chris Main, Richie Main, Ian Macpherson, Jordan McGinlay & Jim Love will be attendance with various coaching sessions running back to back and catering for all levels.

1-1 sessions are available to book via club coach (check times below) and are available weekly or fortnightly. We encourage all players who want to improve & develop their game to get regular 1-1 sessions. KA Leisure is open 6-10pm every night of the week, anyone can book a table tennis table to use for themselves for an hour or more, contact 01294 465267.

Club kit will be arriving from Bribar next week, with shirts & hoodies available on Monday nights to try on and get the correct size.

School sessions will be starting back up in September in a number of secondary schools across North Ayrshire, with the NA Secondary Schools TT Festival booked in for Thursday 30th Nov at St Matthews Academy.  See weekly schedule below

Monday
7pm – 9pm – Open Night
7pm – 8.30pm – Arran TTC

Tuesday
4pm – 6.45pm – 1-1 coaching
6.45pm – 8pm – Intermediate Class
8pm – 10pm – 1-1 coaching

Wednesday
6pm – 7pm – 1-1 coaching
7pm – 10pm – West Senior League Matches
starting mid September

Thursday
3pm – 6pm – Small group sessions
6pm – 7pm – 1-1 coaching
7pm – 9pm – Advanced coaching

Friday
7pm – 9pm – West Kilbride TT Club
starting mid September

NATTC Fundraiser / Race Night

North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club are running a Racenight & Awards Night on Saturday Sept 2nd at Ardrossan Accies Rugby Club 7pm – 12pm, and is open children, juniors & adults.

Visit from North Ayrshire Council Leader

Councillor Joe Cullinane paid our club a visit recently and thoroughly enjoyed getting involved in the afternoon session, chatting to and taking on a number of our junior members. Club committee and coaches updated Joe & North Ayrshire Council on our future plans, with regards to the development of community table tennis clubs, British League and the progress our top juniors are making.

Joe commented ‘ Great achievements being made by North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club, a club full of inspiring young talent. Thanks for everyone at the club for today’

NATTC Summer Camp

North Ayrshire TT Summer Camp will be running from Monday 17th July to Friday 21s July at St Matthews Academy, Saltcoats and we welcome members of our club and players from other clubs to book their place.

Intermediates : Monday & Tuesday 10am – 1pm

Advanced : Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10am – 3pm.

Coaches : Chris Main, Richard Main plus sparring partners

Spaces very limited, with discounted price for attending the full camp.

Full information, cost and flyers available below –

https://twitter.com/NorthAyrshireTT/status/880410051437047808

To book a place, contact us via email, facebook or telephone.

e: info@northayrshirettc.co.uk

f : www.facebook.com/northayrshiretabletennis

t : 07590470426

NEW K:A Leisure Summer Sessions

North Ayrshire TT Club ‘Summer Sessions’ will be running through-out the summer holidays, with week 1 starting on July 3rd and finishing on week 7, Aug 14th. Every session will run on a Monday evening at St Matthews Academy, from 7-8.30pm and will be under the guidance of our qualified coaches, with all relevant equipment such as bats and balls being provided.

Our Summer Sessions have been a huge success in the past, with great squad of enthusiastic players turning up each week and enjoying their table tennis. Its open to anyone from age 8 up to 14 years old, and is aimed for recreational players and complete beginners.

Spaces are filling up fast, with a few remaining, please contact us via email, Facebook or phone to book a place.

e: info@northayrshirettc.co.uk

f : www.facebook.com/northayrshiretabletennis

t : 07590470426

GOLD at British School Championships

Martin Johnson (Stevenston) from North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club and Harvey McDonald (Ayr) from South Ayrshire Table Tennis Club joined together to form the Scottish A team at the British School Championships in Jersey on 23rd-25th June in the under 14’s event.
In the group stages, they were drawn against Ireland A, England B, Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man. Martina and Harvey started the competition very well, brushing aside Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man 5-0 with relative ease. Then they were up against a very talented Ireland A side, who were one of the favourites for the event due to their strong national development programme. However, Scotland took the first 2 singles and then Martin and Harvey won the crucial doubles match 3-1 to win 3-0. This was a superb win for the Ayrshire boys.
Next up were England B. This was a very closely fought match and after 4 tight matches resulting with 2 wins for each team, Harvey won the decider 3-0 to qualify for the semi finals! Here they would play their team mates Scotland B in an all Scotland clash, which they would go on to win 3-0 and gain their spot in the final against England A – the strong favourites for the event. First match on was Martin against England no.2, with Martin playing some of his highest level of table tennis to date winning 3-0. Harvey then lost to the English no.1, but Scotland bounced back well winning the pivotal doubles match 3-1 to take the lead in the overall match score 2-1. Martin then lost to the strong England no.1, to make the match level with one deciding match to go. Harvey, playing some incredible table tennis against the English no.2, won the match 3-0 in spectacular fashion to win Scotland the gold medal – an amazing achievement for the Ayrshire boys. The boys coach at the event, Richard Main, who also works closely with the boys at North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club on a weekly basis, reports “This is an unbelievable achievement for the lads. To win such a prestigious event competing against Britain’s elite players is highly rewarding and is a result of Martin Harvey’s dedication and commitment to the sport”.
In the singles event on the Sunday, Martin also reached the semi finals, losing to eventual winner and England no.1 Joshua Weatherby. He collected a deserved bronze medal for the singles to add to the gold medal in the team event.
Martin’s attention will now be on the European Championships in Portugal in 3 weeks time where he will be representing Scotland in the under 15’s event.

International Medal for Ryan Henry

Medal success was celebrated in Eastern Europe by Ardrossan table tennis ace Ryan Henry. The 16 year old secured a bronze medal in the mens class 9-10 event at the Romanian International Table Tennis Open with team mate Shae Thakker.

A victory against Russia took them through to the QF where Ryan beat Elias Monden to secure victory against a combined team from Germany & Luxembourg before the young GB pair lost their semi final to the eventual gold medalists from Italy and Denmark.

Ryan said ” I was happy with the way I played and felt it was a great learning experience all round. I am really pleased to have won a bronze medal in the team event with Shae”.

Words from Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald