December Start to 2012-2013 Junior League

Results from first two rounds of Ayrshire Table Tennis Junior League

League Tables

Individual Percentages

Next league date is Sunday 14 April. 10:30am start. 3 rounds to be played.

Inter League - Results

A total of 21 players represented Ayrshire in The Inter League Competition which was held at Inverclyde Sports Centre, Largs on 30 March & 1 April. A great turnout from all the registered leagues in Scotland competing to see who is the best. Plenty of matches were played over the 2 days with Ayrshire 'B' Senior Men team still playing at 9pm on Saturday night 12 hours after they started.

Mens Singles - Our 'A' team finished r-up to a strong Edinburgh side, losing 3-1 in the final. Ayrshire 'B' team finished 10th after losing several tight matches on the Saturday and beating Dumbarton on the Sunday.

Veterans - Ian Macpherson, Will Kennedy and Ian McHarg had a successful weekend finishing 3rd behind Stirling and West of Scotland.

Junior Boys - Our 'A' team finished 4th behind West of Scotland, Edinburgh & Dundee. Ayrshire 'B' side finished 9th but gave a creditable performance all weekend.

Minor Boys - Martin Johnson, Callum Weatherston, Callum Murray & Fraser Murray finished 4th ahead of both the Dumfries teams and Perth.

For full report go to http://www.tabletennisscotland.com/documents/reports/tts%20inter%20league_2012.pdf

Ayrshire has a Scottish Champion.

Rebecca Plaistow of Garnock Valley Table Tennis has proved unstopable in recent months which culminated in her winning the Scottish National Championships Minor Girls (under 13) title at Scotsttoun Leisure Centre on Sunday 4 March. Showing better form each time she steps up to the table, Rebecca made her way to the semi finals to find Anna Liddle of Edinburgh, who had beatten Rebecca in the Primary Schools Final early in the season. Rebecca wasted no time in setting to task and made up for her early season loss to Anna to move on to the final against first seed Nadia Docherty of Glasgow. Lack of conentration and unforced errors let Nadia take a 2 game lead. A pep talk with coach, Sean Doyle, before the start of game 3 provided the motivation for Rebecca to win the next 2 games and taking the match to a 5 game decider. Both girls produced Table Tennis worthy of the National final with Rebecca edging Nadia out 12-10, leaving the court with a huge victory smile knowing she was the 2012 Scottish Champion.

Fraser Murray selected to play British Primary Schools

As Scotland are the host nation for this years Primary Schools' International, Scotland has the opportunity to offer some additional players the opportunity to participate in the Individual event. As Fraser reached the quarter finals of the Scottish Primary Schools back in December, losing to the eventual winner, he has been selected to compete in this prestigious event. All the top players from England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man & Guernsey are competing which will give Fraser a great chance to play at a top level and gain valuable experience. The event is being held at the sportscotland National Centre Inverclyde, Largs and the Individual competition will commence at 10am on Sunday 15th April.

North Ayrshire TTC - Scottish Champions.

North Ayrshire's Division 1 team of Chris Main, Richard Main & Colin Dalgliesh became Scottish National League Champions yesterday. They successfully beat the mighty Drumchapel team 5-1 to secure the trophy and league title. From start to finish North Ayrshire dominated Division 1, winning 6-0, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0, 5-1, 6-0, 5-1. Colin & Chirs remained undefeated while Richard's only loss was to Scottish no4 Stewart Crawford. Allan McCarry stepped up to replace Chris as Chris was unfit to play and scored a fantastic win over Daniel Swiatek 3-0. This is a great acheivement for the club, winning the top division in Scotland in which several top 10 players in Scotland compete in. This shows the consistency of North Ayrshire's top players & hopefully they can make it 2 in a row next season.

Rebecca Plaistow on Top Form

Rebecca Plaistow achieved a rare double at the Scottish Secondary Schools finals on Sunday 26 February achieving a semi final spot which gained her automatic selection for the Scottish Under 14 Girls Team. She will will travel with the team to Guernsey in June to play in the British Senior Schools Championships. Rebecca had already been selected for the Scottish Under 12 Team to play in the Primary Schools International in Largs April 13-15. Rebecca has had a very successful season winning several Regional and National titles which is a great achievement for her with not having a local club and training venue. Most Friday's and Saturday's Rebecca travels with the rest of the Garnock Valley Juniors to venues in South and East Ayrshire to train with coach Sean Doyle.

Inter League Teams Announced.

nter League competition is back and will be held at the National Sports Centre Inverclyde, Largs on March 31st & April 1st. Ayrshire has put in their strongest players in hope of picking up a trophy. Teams as follows : Senior Men Team A - Chris Main, Richard Main, James Weatherston & Allan McCarry. Senior Men Team B - Des Bogle, Jamie Skelton, Kevin Morrison & Jordan McGinlay. Veterans Men - Will Kennedy, Ian McHarg, Ian Macpherson. Junior Boys Team A - Chris Barclay, Andy Macpherson, James Kennedy. Junior Boys Team B - Jordan Turner, Nathan Devlin, Colin Park, Andy Bogle. Minor Boys Team A - Callum Weatherston, Fraser Murray, Callum Murray & Martin Johnson.

New Table Tennis Club in Fairlie

From 25th of January Table Tennis coaching is available at Fairlie village hall every Wednesday from 4pm-5.30pm for children aged 7-14. Exhibitions and promotion have been completed, with serveral exhibitions and taster sessions at Fairlie Primary and Village Hall. Numbers are increasing every week and everyone is welcome.

Table tennis tables and equipment will be available in the Village Hall on Wednesdays from 6pm to 9pm for those who wish to play. One hour slots can be booked between 6pm and 9pm, at a cost of £2 per table (payable on arrival at the hall). To book a session, telephone or text the Community Association on 07958 048908 with your name, telephone number and the date and time required (i.e. 6pm-7pm, 7pm-8pm or 8pm-9pm). Please note that, as these sessions are unsupervised, all children must be accompanied by an adult. If these sessions prove popular, we plan to offer additional slots, depending on the demand, so please let us know what days/evenings would suit you if you're interested.

Ayrshire Schools Tournament - Results

The Ayrshire Schools Tournament was held at St Matthews Academy on Saturday 4th February. The top 4 players in each event, Under 12's, Under 14's and Under 16's all qualifiy for The Scottish Schools event which willtake place at Meadowmill Sports Centre on Feb 26th. With an impressive entry of 47 players, the standard varied immensely from top ranked juniors to players who were competing in their first ever tournament. Players from all the different clubs in Ayrshire competed & a huge thanks to North Ayrshire Active Schools for their contribution towards the event.

Results as follows:

Under 12 Boys Winner - Martin Johson (Glencairn Primary) R-Up - Fraser Murray (Ardrossan Academy)
Under 12 Girls Winner - Rebecca Plaistow (St Matthews) R-Up - Rebecca Melrose (St Bridgets Primary)
Under 14 Boys Winner - Andy Bogle (Marr College) R-Up - Konnar Doyle (St Matthews Academy)
Under 16 Boys Winner - James Kennedy (Stewarton Acad) R-Up - Andy Macpherson (Greenwood Acad)
Under 16's Girls Winner - Jill Taylor (Ardrossan Academy) R-Up Rebecca Plaistow (St Matthews)

Ayrshire Schools Entry Form 2012

Ayrshire Schools Tournament will be held at St Matthews Academy on Saturday 4th February. Entry is £5. Click on link below or copy and paste it onto your web browser.

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