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NEW TT Club in West Kilbride

North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club are starting a new TT club in West Kilbride and are looking for support from the local community to make it a success.

Find attached Flyer promoting the launch of the club with an OPEN NIGHT this Friday 27th January  where everyone is welcome to come along and try some table tennis, regardless of age and ability.

OPEN NIGHT is at West Kilbride Community Centre 7-9pm and will be 4 tables to play on. Bats and balls with be provided. Any questions please contact info@northayrshirettc.co.uk

4-4 Draw in British Premier League

North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club staged the British League on Saturday 14th January against BATTS London – who sit in an impressive 3rd position in the league – was, for us, the best match of the season so far. We ran a friendly match for some of our junior players against a Glasgow before the match which meant they could witness top class table tennis afterwards – and the match did not disappoint.

This was the largest turnout of spectators we’ve had so far this season with some of our junior players staying to watch after their friendly match in the early afternoon. NATTC’s team of Sean Doherty, Richard Main, Craig Hardie and Christopher Main were up against 4 top players from England. From the first game both teams looked up for it and the intensity was high right from the off. Sean and Craig picked up a good wins over Jack Bennett, both winning 3-2 and Chris Main scored a 3-0 win against Stephen Beerling. Adam Nutland (BATTS no.1 player) proved too strong for Sean and Richard. Peter Cleminson beat Craig 11-9 in the 5th set which could have easily gone either way, and Richard beat Stephen Beerling 3-1.
This meant, going into the last game, NATTC were 4-3 up and Chris Main was playing Peter Cleminson for the win! The match went right to the wire with Peter eventually winning 12-10 in the 5th set in the match of the day to secure the draw 4-4 for BATTS. This put a slight down on the draw however we still feel this was a very good point for us to pick up.  All of our players picked up a very good win each, playing some incredible rallies in the process against a very strong BATTS team. NATTC would like to thank all the spectators who came and showed their support, as well as the volunteers who helped stage the event.
NATTC are now sitting in a credible 5th position in the league, with the next match at home to Cardiff on Saturday February 11th with more information regarding this match to follow.

Classes : Jan – April 2017

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 also run additional training sessions, table tennis festivals, competitions & summer camp which is detailed in our calendar. All classes are under the guidance of qualified coaches and we always welcome new players regardless of age and ability.

NEW : New clubs will be starting in February 201 at West Kilbride Community Centre on a Friday, and at Irvine ( The Portal ) on Wednesday nights. More details to follow.

https://northayrshirettc.co.uk/weekly-classes/

Competitions : Jan – Apr

List of competitions from January to April 2017. Entry forms for competitions can be found below.

January

7 / 8th : UKCC Level 2 Course – St Matts
14th : British Premier League v Batts – St Matts *
21st : WoS Schools – Drumchapel *
22nd : Edinburgh Banded – Bathgate *
28 / 29th : WoS Open – Scotstoun *

February

4 / 5th : Edinburgh Open – Bathgate *
11th : British Premier v Cardiff – St Matts
12th : WoS Junior League – Drumchapel *
18th : Scottish Schools Finals – Bathgate *
19th : Dumfries Youth Open – Dumfries TTC *
25th : British Premier League v Fusion – London
26th : UKCC Level 2 Course – Dumfries

March

4 / 5th : Scottish Nationals – Perth *
11th : British Premier v Halton – Halton
18 / 19th : British League Div 3 – Halton
25 / 26th : Inter League Championships – Perth *
25th : British Premier League v Ormesby – Ormesby

April

1st : Scottish National League – St Matts *
2nd : Edinburgh Banded – Bathgate *
15th : British Premier v Drum – St Matthews – TBC
21st : Golf Fundraising Day – Kelburn
29th : British Premier v BATTS – London

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British Premier : Draw v Fusion

North Ayrshire TTC 4 – 4 Fusion TTC

Round 5 of the British Premier League seen North Ayrshire take on London team Fusion TTC at St Matthews Academy. North Ayrshire team of Sean Doherty, Richard Main, Craig Hardie & Colin Dalgleish were up against Fusion’s Lorestas Trumpauskas, Niall Cameron, Emran Hussian & James Smith.
North Ayrshire started brilliantly with Sean Doherty & Richard Main putting the home side 2-0 up, Sean beating fellow Scotsman Niall Cameron 3-0 and Richard scoring a fine 3-2 win over English no14 Trumpuaskas.
Fusion started to battle back, winning 3 matches in a row, James Smith overcoming Craig 3-1, Emran Hussian beating Colin 3-0 and Trumpauskas playing great table tennis to get the better of North Ayrshire’s no1 Sean Doherty 3-1.
With North Ayrshire 3-2 down, the spectators were treated to a right thriller of a match when Craig Hardie took on Niall Cameron. Craig took the first two sets 11-9, 11-9 to lead 2-0, then when Craig had 4 match points at 2-0 10-6 up, seen the rally of the day.  Both players were back from the table playing forehands from all area’s of the court with Niall managed to win the rally on the 20th shot which then seen a huge change of momentum. Niall went onto save 4 match points to win the 3rd set 13-11 and  the 4th 11-9. The 5th set was tight affair until Craig took the lead and won 11-8, and the match 3-2.
North Ayrshire 3 – 3 Fusion with two matches to go. Richard was next up and on against Emran Hussian. Emran managed to turn the match in his favour from 1-0 8-3 down, winning the 2nd set 11-9 and the match 3-2.
Final match of the day was Colin Dalgleish v James Smith, with Colin needing a win for North Ayrshire to pick up a point. Colin started the match positively winning the first 11-5, saving 2 set points in the 2nd set on his way to winning 16-14 and then securing the match with a 11-8 win in the third set. Making relatively easy work against a top ranked English junior.
A successful day for North Ayrshire with good attendance in spectators numbers and a junior coaching session before the match. The final result ending in a draw for both teams was fair with North Ayrshire & Fusion happy with their performances. Another point results in North Ayrshire sitting 5th in the British Premier League table.
The full match is available to watch back on North Ayrshire’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/northayrshiretabletennis. 

Christmas Open Night

The Monday before Christmas is always our popular Christmas Open Night which seen over 80 people turn up this year to play in one of our competitions we held. Friends and family of our club members attended and competed in either our hardbat, open doubles, handicap or parents competition with all results available below ;

Hardbat
Winner : Robin Wilson
R – Up : Phil Greenham
Parents
Winner : Suzanne Walker
R – Up : Diane Hogg
Doubles
Winner : Andre Sonnet & Harvey McDonald

Thanks to everyone who attended and to everyone who brought along cakes, sandwiches and drinks for our buffet. More pictures available on our Facebook page.

 

British League : Top of Division

North Ayrshire’s British League Division 3 team had a great weekend at Halton TTC to finished round 10 top of the division. The team of Andy Macpherson, Chris Barclay, Ethan Chapman , Martin Johnson & Chris Main had a important top of the table clash v Guernsey which lived up to expectation. Resulting in a great 6-4 win for North Ayrshire with three matches going the distance. Afternoon match was a 10-0 win v Guernsey III.

Next weekend of matches will be on March 11th / 12th again at Halton TTC, where 3 wins and 1 draw will be enough to clinch the league title and gain promotion to Division 2. Player averages, results and league table here – www.tabletennis365.com/sbl

Success at Scottish Primaries

Congratulations to Holly McNamara (Ardrossan Academy), Chad Duncan (St Matthews), Patric Hollywood (St Matthews) & Jamie Johnson (Glencairn PS) competing in the Scottish Primary Schools Championships yesterday. Incredible day of results with all 4 players qualifying to represent Scotland at the British Primary Schools in Cardiff, April 2017.

Holly won the girls singles and went the full day without losing a single match with notable wins over Amelia Smolakek and Shannon Brown. Jamie was dominant and won the boys singles without losing a set, beating team mate Patric in the final. Chad and Patric showed great attitude throughout the competition, with Chad reaching the semi finals with no trouble, and Patric showing great fight to win an epic 3-2 match in the QF to qualify.

Pictures : https://www.facebook.com/northayrshiretabletennis/posts/1228949823839510

 

Success at Perth Grand Prix

Great day of results for North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club at the 3rd Scottish ranking competition of the season, Perth Grand Prix at Bells Sports Centre. 12 North Ayrshire players headed up to compete with a variety of age groups and events on offer to compete in.
The U13 Boys event seen 3 North Ayrshire players in the semi finals, with Patric Hollywood overcoming team mate Jamie Johnson, and Chad Duncan narrowly losing out to Glasgow’s Rayyan Khalid 3-2. St Matthews Academy pupil Patric Hollywood put in a fine performance in the final fighting back from 1-0 down and 2-1 down to level at 2 sets all, however, Rayyan kept his cool and won the deciding set 11-7 to claim the title.
Martin Johnson justified his top seeding in the U15 Boys event, winning the event without dropping a set. Fresh off the back of his winning British Premier League debut on Saturday, he swept aside no4 seed Harvey McDonald (South Ayrshire) in the semi finals 3-0, and beat Drumchapel Glasgows Zaid Khalid (no2 seed) 3-0 in the final to claim his first Scottish ranking event title of the season.
Other notable performances were from Andy Mapherson reached the Quarter Finals of the Mens Singles losing out to Polands Robert Toth 11-7 in the deciding set. 11 year old Jamie Johnson (Martins brother) reached the Quarter Finals of U15 Boys event and Robin Wilson worked his way to the Quarter Finals of the U18 Boys event, with fine wins over higher ranked Aberdeen duo of Joe Cranna and Andrew McCrae.
North Ayrshire TTC have just began their new weekly classes schedule starting after the October School Holidays, If anyone of any age is interested in starting or getting back into table tennis, please visit our Facebook Page or our website www.northayrshirettc.co.uk for more information.

First British Premier League Win

North Ayrshire got their first win in the British Premier League on Saturday, with a convincing 7-1 win versus Halton TTC. Newly signed Swedish player Viktor Gorman got North Ayrshire underway with a straight set win v Harry Watson, but Halton TTC’s no1 Richard Lighthowler levelled the scoring after a 3-0 win v Sean Doherty. The next 6 matches all went North Ayrshire’s way, Colin Dalgleish picking up two wins, Viktor & Sean winning their remaining singles match and Martin Johnson who made his British Premier League debut won his two matches in convincing style. We had a great turnout with plenty of club members and spectators coming into St Matthews to watch.

With this win, North Ayrshire move up to 4th place in the league table, with all results and future fixtures available to view on www.tabletennis365.com/sbl. Next match is at Home where we play Ormesby on Saturday Nov 5th.

Photos from the days match, courtesy of Ian Macpherson are available to view on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/northayrshiretabletennis.