Ayrshire Junior League update

Ayrshire Table Tennis Junior League sees the final two rounds being completed this weekend on Sunday 9 June. The two divisions have opposite stories to tell, with Division 1 dominated by the Garnock Valley duo of Konnar Doyle and Rebecca Plaistow. They are also sitting in positions 1 & 2 in the individual percentage standings.
Division 2 is alot closer with 4 teams having mathmatical possibilities of taking the team title with North Ayrshire 3 and South Ayrshire 3 leading the race on 31 and 29 points respectively.
Cameron Steele of South Ayrshire leeds the individual standings with Ryan Henry of North Ayrshire 3 close behind. Its all to play for this Sunday at Geilsland School in Beith.


Junior League Division 1 & 2 tables

Junior League Individual percentages Division 1 and Division 2

Ayrshire Junior League Standings.

Ayrshire Junior League Standings after 5 rounds. No changes at the top of division one with Garnock Valley 1 remaining undefeated. Konnar Doyle of Garnock Valley 1 maintains his 100% winning record survving a 5 set challenge from Colin Park of North Ayrshire 1.

Plenty of Changes in Division 2 with new table toppers North Ayrshire 4. There are 2 unbeatten players in Division 2 however they will both have to play more games do be concidered at the end of the season.

The three rounds played in the weekend saw all clubs unable to field complete teams or teams at all in both divisions. Ultimately we would like to avoid this as it can affect the final result if other teams have already lost to the no shows.

Reminder to all players, parents and coaches. The end of season individual highest percentage winner must have played in 65% + of all available games. Maximum games available to a player will be 30.

Junior League day 3, rounds 6, 7 & 8 on Sunday 19 May.

Ayrshire Grading day 2 on Sunday 5 May, 10am at Geilsland School Beith. Free to Junior League Players. Other (new) players welcome £5.00 each for whole days play.


Division 1 and 2 Tables


Division 1 and 2 Individual Percentages.

2013 Ayrshire Schools Championships Results

The Ayrshire Schools Table Tennis Championships were played at Geilsland School, Beith on Sunday 20 January. Support from the three Active Schools regions of South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire enabled extra events to be held outside those required for the Scottish Senior Schools Finals selection. A long days play with all competitors getting plenty of games and nobody completing the day without losing at least one end. Seperate Boys and girls events were held at all age groups except Under 18 and Doubles.

The Ayrshire Table Tennis Accociation would like to congradulate the following competitior who have qualified for the Scottish National Schools Finals in Perth on Sunday 24 February

Under 14 Girls

Rebecca Plaistow	St Matthew's Academy - Saltcoats
Rebecca Melrose	St Matthew's Academy - Saltcoats

Under 14 Boys

Konnar Doyle	St Matthew's Academy - Saltcoats
Charlie Boom	Kyle Academy - Ayr
Ross Dewar	Kyle Academy - Ayr
Martin Johnson	Glencairn PS - Stevenston

Under 16 Girls

Jill Taylor

Ardrossan Academy - Ardrossan

Under 16 Boys

Andrew Macpherson	Greenwood Academy - Dreghorn
Andrew Bogle	Marr College - Troon
Nathan Devlin	Ardrossan Academy - Ardrossan

Under 18 Boys

Christopher Barclay	Ardrossan Academy - Ardrossan
Colin Park	Ardrossan Academy - Ardrossan

The non qualifying events held were Under 12 Boys and Girls, Mixed Plate events for Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 and Doubles. Plate events were held for competitiors who did not win enough games in thier initial group to progress to the finals stages.

 

Under 12 Boys

Winner – Callum Weatherston	Prestwick Academy - Prestwick
Runner Up – Martin Johnson	Glencairn PS - Stevenston

Under 12 Girls

Winner – Jodie McMail	St Lukes PS - Killwinning
Runner Up – Eve Andrews	St Bridgets - Kilbirnie

Under 12 Plate

Winner – Jack Fowler	St Bridget's - Kilbirnie
Runner Up – Leon Doyle	St Bridget's - Kilbirnie

Under 14 Plate

Winner – Derrin Lynch	Ardrossan Academy - Ardrossan
Runner Up – Ryan Henry	St Matthew's Academy - Saltcoats

Under 16 Plate

Winner – Charlie Boom	Kyle Academy - Ayr
Runner Up – Ross Dewar	Kyle Academy - Ayr

Doubles

Winners - Nathan Devlin                 Andrew Bogle	Ardrossan Academy Marr College - Troon
Runners Up - Andrew Macpherson                       Robin Wilson	Greenwood Academy Greenwood Academy

Thank you to Garnock Valley Table Tennis for the use of their Awards For All Funded top class Tables, Sean Doyle and Ian Macpherson for keeping the draw moving to complete all games and special thanks to Jacqui Doyle for umpiring over 20 matches.

2013 Schools Championships

Ayrshire Schools Table Tennis Championships 2013 supported by Active School's, South, East and North Ayrshire

Ayrshire Regional Qualifier

Scottish Schools Table Tennis Championships 2013

SUNDAY 20^th January 2013, 10: 00am start

Geilsland School, Beith

Main Entrance on Wardrop St, B777

Entry Form Available here:  2013 Ayrshire Schools Entry

The Top four players in Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 Events Qualify to enter in
the Scottish Schools Championships in Perth on Sunday 24 February 2013

RULES and REGULATIONS

• Play will start at 10.00 am. (Players will be notified if there is any change).
• 3 star 40mm white balls will be used.
• Please wear dark top and training shoes. No football tops please.
• All matches will be the best of 5 games, 11 points up and will be played in groups.
• Some age categories may play as a combined event if there is insufficient entries.
• The Organisers will do the seeding for the competition.
• All players have two (2) minutes to appear, warm up and start play when called to the table.
• All players will be required to umpire.
• ITTF Regulations/Rules for International Competition at that time will apply
• All cheques to be made payable to: Ayrshire Table Tennis Association

Bring your own Lunch, Drinks and Snacks. There are NO vending machines.

Return Entry Form to: Sean Doyle, 16 Coldgreen Av, Kilbirnie, KA256BB

Email: tabletennisayrshire@live.co.uk

LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: Wednesday 16 ^th January 2013

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.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B6AaGjYoqrZ2ZWI1MWM4NDQtZWZkOS00OGM3LWIyNWEtODIxMGQ4ZjFkZjBh&hl=en_US&pli=1

Ayrshire Senior League Entry Form

Season 2011-2012 will be 1st year of The Ayrshire Senior League. The league will be played over 3 saturdays through-out the season and will consist of 2 divisions with no more than 8 teams in each division. The league will be held at St Matthews Academy on September 25th, December 4th and April 1st with presentations and buffet on the last day.

The Ayrshire League is a great opportunity for the several newly formed clubs in Ayrshire to get your players competing against other clubs & players in your area. There has been interest shown by all the clubs in Ayrshire and the main purpose for this league is so we can send teams to the highly enjoyable Inter-League competition which will be held at Inverclyde National Sports Centre.

As of Friday 2nd September, ATTA will be ready to accept entries for The Ayrshire Senior League. Each team will pay £20 entry fee, with the entry forms and all other the information available to view or download on TableTennisAyrshire.org.uk or NorthAyrshireTTC.co.uk.

Date Tournament Venue

25h Sept Ayrshire Senior League (1) St Matthews

4th Dec Ayrshire Senior League (2) St Matthews

1st Apr Ayrshire Senior League (3) St Matthews

Ayrshire Senior League Entry Form

TTS Individual Affiliation Form

Ready to download

TTS Individual Affiliation form

Table Tennis Scotland Individual Affiliation

All Ayrshire players that are competing in National League and Scottish Ranking Tournaments are required to fill out an individual registration form for Table Tennis Scotland (TTS).

Could all players from Ayrshire fill in "League/District" as Ayrshire. This will support the ATTA, as we are wanting as many players registered through Ayrshire as possible.

Ayrshire Schools Video

James Kennedy v Andy Macpherson - Scottish Schools Qualifier -Under 14 Boys Final

Great match. Have a look and see what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUTmSc3tkXI

Tournament Calendar and Information 2011-2012

This is a calendar of all tournaments that will be held in Ayrshire throughout the season of 2011-2012. North Ayrshire Open, Cadet Assessment and National Senior League are all Scottish Ranking Tournaments which will be held and set up by ATTA and North Ayrshire TTC. This is fantastic news, meaning all the top players will be competing in Ayrshire and travel arrangements for our players are made a lot easier.

Ayrshire Senior League is penciled in to be played over 3 weekends meaning plenty of matches each day. Top players in Ayrshire are already shown interest in playing and with the wide variety of players our area, this should be an interesting and successful 1st year of the Ayrshire League. Entry forms are available to download.

Ayrshire Masters will be held at The Lauriston Hotel in Saltcoats on the 13th January and will be a table tennis tournament with a difference. It will kick off at 7.30pm and will have 1 show court, a full bar, smart dress code, some light entertainment, a raffle with great prizes and of course high class table tennis. 6 Scottish Internationalists will be invited to play with 2 places up for grabs for our Ayrshire junior players to compete for through 2 qualification days.

Any questions regarding tournaments, entry forms, Ayrshire league contact cmain88@googlemail.com

Date Tournament Venue

2-5th Sept ATTA Training Camp St Matthews Academy

25th Sept Ayrshire Senior League (1) St Matthews Academy

2nd Oct Cadet Assessment St Matthews Academy

22nd Oct North Ayrshire Open (Senior) St Matthews Academy

23rd Oct North Ayrshire Open (Junior) St Matthews Academy

5th Nov National Senior League (2) St Matthews Academy

27th Nov Masters Qualifier (1) Dalry Primary School

4th Dec Ayrshire Senior League (2) St Matthews Academy

8th Jan Masters Qualifier (2) St Matthews Academy

13th Jan Ayrshire Masters Lauriston Hotel

5th Feb Scottish Schools Qualifier St Matthews Academy

25th Feb Senior & Junior Top 12 Dalry Primary School

1st Apr Ayrshire Senior League (3) St Matthews Academy

Ayrshire Training Camp

ATTA Training Camp with players from several clubs in Ayrshire is taking place on Saturday 3rd September and Sunday 4th September at St Matthews Academy. Coaching is under the guidance of Chris Main with practise partners Ian Macpherson, James Weatherston & Richard Main.

This is the 1st of montly Ayrshire training camps, which is geared at getting all the top players in Ayrshire several clubs training and practising together. Its also a great chance for all junior and senior players to get some serious practise in before the new busy season starts.