April 28-29, 2012 Tournament Results and Photos

Open

Jishan Liang, YanJun Gao

F: Jishan Liang def. YanJun Gao (9, 7, -2, 9)

SF: Jishan Liang def. Juan Liu (-11, 7, -5, 6, 12); YanJun Gao def. Michael Landers (7, 8, -9, -11, 11)

QF: Juan Liu def. Vincent Rousseau-Emond (5, 5, 3); Jishan Liang def. Peng Yin (8, 10, 10); Michael Landers def. Tobias Schmidt (-8, 8, 6, 7); YanJun Gao def. Slava Gotlib (4, 4, 7)

Under 2500

Mishel Levinski

F: Mishel Levinski def. Richard Ciz (-8, 7, 5, 9)

SF: Richard Ciz def. Slava Gotlib (-10, 8, -3, 7, 5); Mishel Levinski def. Vincent Rousseau-Emond (-7, 8, 7, 6)

QF: Richard Ciz def. Tobias Schmidt (-7, -8, 9, 9, 7); Slava Gotlib def. Calvin Tinhang Chan (7, 4, 3); Vincent Rousseau-Emond def. Richard Doverman (-8, 7, 12, 7); Mishel Levinski def. Allen Wang (7, 8, -9, 8)

Under 2350

Allen Wang, Emani McPherson

F: Allen Wang def. Emani McPherson (13, -7, -7, 11, 9)

SF: Allen Wang def: Scott Lurty (12, -9, 7, 11); Emani McPherson def. Rich DeWitt (-9, 2, 8, -5, 6)

QF: Scott Lurty def. Tim Gaenger (-11, 8, 10, -4, 11); Allen Wang def. Maximo Vasquez (5, 9, 5); Rich DeWitt def. Catherine Dauplaise (5, 9, 8); Emani McPherson def. Vincent Rousseau-Emond (8, 5, -6, 4)

Under 2200

Dieter Peise, John Beaumont

F: John Beaumont def. Dieter Peise (8, 5, 5)

SF: John Beaumont def. Wai Wong (1, 9, 4); Dieter Peise def. Hing Sing Wong (6, 8, -4, 7)

QF: John Beaumont def. Brandon Belle (7, 9, 8); Wai Wong def. Rondell Jordan (-10, -7, 4, 9, 8); Hing Sing Wong def. Michell Luo (-5, -10, 8, 9, 9); Dieter Peise def. Catherine Dauplaise (5, -8, 6, 6)

Under 2050

Jianglin Mei, Dieter Peise

F: Jianglin Mei def. Dieter Peise (9, 12, -9, 9)

SF: Jianglin Mei def. Wai Wong (8, -5, 6, 6); Dieter Peise def. Akiva Ackerman (11, 1, 8)

QF: Wai Wong def. Andrey Farkash (-9, 6, 5, 3); Jianglin Mei def. Adnan Medunjanin (5, 7, 8); Akiva Ackerman def. Donald Feltenberger (7, -9, 10, -6, 10); Dieter Peise def. Cristine Lockwood (8, 3, 7)

Under 1900

Andrew Lewis, Jonathan Hirata

F: Andrew Lewis def. Jonathan Hirata (7, 6, 12)

SF: Andrew Lewis def. Alicia Cote (9, 10, -11, 8); Jonathan Hirata def. Raphyel Rosby (-8, 3, 8, 10)

QF: Andrew Lewis def. Artem Studenikin (7,4,7); Alicia Cote def. Noriyasu Ikeda (8, 3, 9); Raphyel Rosby def. Clemens Wan (4, -6, 7, 9); Jonathan Hirata def. Andriy Hrishin (7, 5, -9, 6)

Under 1750

Arthur Theroux Jr., David Cui

F: David Cui def. Arthur Theroux Jr. (9, -9, 5, 8)

SF: David Cui def. Davon Berry (7, 9, -7, 5); Arthur Theroux Jr. def. Alicia Cote (7, 8, 14)

QF: David Cui def. Omar Mace (6, 5, 5); Davon Berry def. Artem Studenikin (8, -3, 2, 7); Arthur Theroux Jr. def. Andrew Gordon (2, 7, 13); Alicia Cote def. Matthew Needle (8, 7, 2)

Under 1600

Andrew Gordon, Arthur Theroux Jr.

F: Arthur Theroux Jr. def. Andrew Gordon (-9, -9, 6, 5, 6)

SF: Andrew Gordon def. William McGimpsey (5, 5, 7); Arthur Theroux Jr. def. Jared Graber (-5, 6, 7, 6)

QF: William McGimpsey def. Reinaldo Pessoa (9, 14, -9, -9, 9); Andrew Gordon def. Joshua Schuback (9, 4, 3); Arthur Theroux Jr. def. David Cui (8, 10, -10, 8); Jared Graber def. Davon Berry (7, 7, 7)

Under 1450

Edgar Sanchez, Omar Mace

F: Edgar Sanchez def. Omar Mace (-9, -7, 9, 9, 9)

SF: Edgar Sanchez def. Artem Studenikin (6, 8, 10); Omar Mace def. Davon Berry (6, -9, -8, 9, 5)

QF: Edgar Sanchez def. Amel Medunjanin (4, -12, 4, 9); Artem Studenikin def. George Horstequi (4, 9, -7, 6); Omar Mace def. Aaron Wald (6, 8, 6); Davon Berry def. Alec Gautier (6, -10, 3, 7)

Under 1300

William Burigo, Harry Chafetz

F: William Burigo def. Harry Chafetz (9, 5, 10)

SF: William Burigo def. Kevin Wallace (5, 10, 5); Harry Chafetz def. Sam Rockwell (8, 2, 4)

Under 1150

Alec Gautier, Amel Medunjanin

F: Amel Medunjanin def. Alec Gautier (8, 6, 10)

SF: Amel Medunjanin def. Sam Rockwell (6, 8, 5); Alec Gautier def. Igor Kirman (10, 6, -9, 7)

QF: Amel Medunjanin (bye); Sam Rockwell def. Kevin Wallace (9, 11, -8, 11); Alec Gautier def. Martin Schiff (9, 11, 9); Igor Kirman (bye)

Under 1000

Lauren Olin, Sam Rockwell

F: Sam Rockwell def. Lauren Olin (-6, 5, 8, 8)

SF: Sam Rockwell def. Richard Ellis (9, 4, 6); Lauren Olin def. Igor Kirman (12, 7, -6, -4, 9)

QF: Richard Ellis def. Kevin Hyman (by default); Sam Rockwell def. Len Yang (8, 6, -13, 7); Igor Kirman def. Martin Schiff (6, 6, 3); Lauren Olin def. Thomas Chen (2, 3, 5)

Over 40

Phillippe Dassonval, Rich DeWitt

1st: Philippe Dassonval

2nd: Rich DeWitt

3rd: Wai Wong

Over 60

Glen Randmer, Gary Gudzenko

F: Gary Gudzenko def. Glen Randmer (7, 8, 9)

SF: Gary Gudzenko def. Jeffrey Von Kohorn (8, 8, 8); Glen Randmer def. William McGimpsey (-9, -4, 5, 4, 10)

Under 14

Matthew Needle, Alicia Cote

F: Alicia Cote def. Matthew Needle (8, -12, -4, 6, 4)

SF: Alicia Cote def. William Burigo 11, -11, 5, 8); Matthew Needle def. Joshua Schuback (-9, -3, 15, 6, 12)

QF: Alicia Cote (bye); William Burigo def. Amel Medunjanin (7, 4, 5); Joshua Schuback def. Sam Rockwell (7, 5, 8); Matthew Needle (bye)

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UPCOMING EVENTS

May Open (3-star)

Sat./Sun. May 25-26

Almost $5,000 in prizes, first prize $1,500. Special event for college students.

June Open (3-star)

Sat./Sun., June 22-23

Almost $5,000 in prizes, first prize $1,500

Summer Training Clinic #1

Mon.-Fri., July 8-12 (10am-3pm daily)

Intensive training with Robert and Rawle

July Open (3-star)

Sat./Sun., July 27-28

Almost $5,000 in prizes, first prize $1,500

Summer Training Clinic #2

Mon.-Fri., Aug. 13-17 (10am-3pm daily)

Intensive training with Robert and Rawle

August Open (3-star)

Sat./Sun., Aug. 24-25

Almost $5,000 in prizes, first prize $1,500

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ITTF Video on the NA Cup

The Westchester TTC figures prominently in the ITTF's wrap-up of April events.

April Open

Florida Group April 2013

123 players -- 11 rated 2500+. In the final of the open event, Canada's Eugene Wang (2806) rallied from a two-game deficit to beat France's Damien Provost in a nail-biting deuce-in-the-fifth set (-10,-12,10,5,11). A big contingent from Florida's Broward TTC (above) took part. Results and photos.

North America Cup

Canada's Andre Ho upset the U.S.'s Timothy Wang in the men's final of the 2013 ITTF North America Cup, held April 20-21 at the WTTC. Lily Zhang beat fellow American Ariel Hsing in the women's final. Videos of the top matches can be found on the ITTF YouTube channel. Still shots can be found on Warren Rosenberg's site. The Journal News has an article and a slide show. Also: Newsday slide show. Newsday video. ITTF stories. Bruce Liu photos.

New Club T-Shirts

Our spiffy new club t-shirts are here! They'll go on sale Thurs., April 18. $27.

Mayor to Attend NA Cup

Pleasantville's mayor, Peter Scherer, will attend the North America Cup on Sunday, April 21, and will help award the prizes in the afternoon.

Jan.-Mar. 2013 League Night

Quarterly results are here. Congratulations to Victor Krupinski and all the winners!

Prizes Increased for April

Prizes for our April Open, a 4-star tournament, have been increased to more than $7,000. First prize $2,500. Cash prizes will be awarded through 8th place in the open event. Also a new event: Local Unrated, for unrated players who either live in Westchester County or belong to the WTTC.

March Open

115 players. In the final of the open event, France's Damien Provost (2667) upset Taiwan's Chia-sheng Lee (ITTF-ranked #194 in the world) in straight games (9,10,5). Results and photos.

February Open

108 players -- seven of them over 2400, four over 2500. In the open event, Kai Zhang (2603) upset Damien Provost (2670) in an exciting five-game final (1,11,-9,-10,6). The Costa Rican national table tennis team captured seven prizes over the weekend. Mexico's Yadira Silva made it to the quarters of the open and the semis of the U-2500. The Handicap event drew a record 29 players. Results and winners' photos are here. Warren Rosenberg's action shots are here; digital downloads and prints may be ordered from him.

January 2013 Open

111 players, five rated over 2500. In the open event Kai Zhang (2583) defeated YanJun Gao (2574) in a furious final (13,10,14). Results and photos.

New Article

"Table Tennis With the Crossword Champion" (here).

Beer Pong!

Twenty-three players competed in our Beer Pong tournament on Jan. 19. Results and photos are here. Newsday pre-story and photo here and slide show of the event here. Journal News photos of the event (not looking our best!) here.

Winter Kids' Tournament Results

14 competed. Results and photos.

Hall-of-Famer

Congratulations to founding member Jennifer Johnson for her induction into the Table Tennis Hall of Fame!

Welcome to Kai Zhang

Kai Zhang (USATT-rated 2601) joined our club at the start of January. He'll be training/playing with us on most days. Say hello.

Mini-Cadets

Congratulations to Gal and Sharon Alguetti, who placed 3rd and 4th, respectively, in the recent Mini-Cadet trials, and are now on the U.S. national team for their age category.

December Open

France's Damien Provost defeated Brooklyn's Mishel Levinski (6,6,-10,4) in the final of our December Open. Results and photos. Warren Rosenberg's action shots are here; digital downloads and prints may be ordered from him.

November Open

15-year-old Kai Zhang defeated Max Wang in the final of our November Open, which was part of New York Table Tennis Weekend. Results and photos.

October Open

Eugene Wang (USATT-rated 2783) of the Canadian national table tennis team defeated 15-year-old Chinese phenom Kai Zhang (2557) in straight games to win $2,500 in the finals of the WTTC's October Open. Results and photos.

September Open

Two recent arrivals from China battled it out in the finals of the WTTC's September Open. Kewei Li (USATT-rated 2418) upset Kai Zhang (2560)
7, -9, 6, 10. Altogether 123 players competed, including six rated over 2500. Results and photos here.

August Open

France's Damien Provost (USATT-rated 2695) defeated chopper Qing Liang Wang (2641) 10, 7, 6 in the final of our August Open. Altogether 136 players competed. Results and photos. Freelance photographer Warren Rosenberg's action shots appear here.

Coaching Clinic

Eleven students are taking Sydney Christophe's coaching clinic at the WTTC (Aug. 4, 5, 11, 12, and 25). At the end they'll receive ITTF Level 1 coaching certification. In the photo, Sydney is in the middle row, second from the left.

July Open

Kevin Wang (USATT-rated 2476) dispatched Max Wang (2556) 3-0 in the finals of the WTTC's July Open. It was the semifinal matches -- Kevin beating YanJun Gao and Max beating Peng Yin -- that were nail-biters. Each went to five games. Altogether 123 players competed. Photos and Results.

June Open

For the first time at one of our Opens, YanJun Gao wasn't the champion or runner-up. France's Damien Provost (2651) beat Peng Yin (2544) in a hard-fought, four-game match. Photos and results.

One Year Anniversary

The Westchester TTC turned one year old in May. The club ended the first 12 months with 273 members. Average daily attendance, including walk-ins, is 45-50.

Seniors' Tournament Results

Congratulations to the winners of the club's first Seniors' Tournament on May 12. Photos and results.

Doubles Tournament Results

36 teams competed in five events for $2,500 in prizes in our first Doubles tournament on May 5. Photos and results.