June 9-10 2012 Tournament Results and Photos

Open

Damien Provost, Peng Yin

F: Damien Provost def. Peng Yin (-7, 9, 2, 4)

SF: Damien Provost def. YanJun Gao (3, 9, 9); Peng Yin def. Juan Liu (6, -4, 10, -3, 8)

QF: Damien Provost def. Can Kevin Wang (5, -8, 10, 6); YanJun Gao def. Scott Lurty (3, 5, 7); Peng Yin def. Mishel Levinski (11, -7, 8, 7); Juan Liu def. Piotr Strucinski (6, 3, 1)

Under 2500

Mishel Levinski, Allen Wang

F: Mishel Levinski def. Allen Wang (9, 11, 2)

SF: Mishel Levinski def. Sharon Alguetti (8, 7, 5); Allen Wang def. Scott Lurty (-8, -8, 4, 12, 7)

QF: Mishel Levinski (bye); Sharon Alguetti def. John Clang (7, -9, -8, 9, 7); Scott Lurty def. Gal Alguetti (-8, -8, 7, 5, 8); Allen Wang (bye)

Under 2350

Amy Wang, Allen Wang

F: Allen Wang def. Amy Wang (by default)

SF: Allen Wang def. Rich DeWitt (8, 7, -9, 6); Amy Wang def. Henry Hu (4, -10, 4, 9)

QF: Allen Wang def. Gal Alguetti (3, 4, 8); Rich DeWitt def. Philippe Dassonval (8, 6, ret.); Henry Hu def. Dennis Stephenson (-12, 4, 7, 9); Amy Wang def. Scott Lurty (5, 7, -8, -8, 12)

Under 2200

Henry Hu

F: Henry Hu def. Adar Alguetti (-7, 9, 6, -10, 3)

SF: Adar Alguetti def. Sharon Alguetti (by default); Henry def. Olga Drabkina (-8, 11, 6, 6)

QF: Sharon Alguetti def. John Clang (by default); Adar Alguetti def. Jean Philippe Kadzinski (10, 8, 5); Olga Drabkina def. Andrew Min (3, 9, 3); Henry Hu def. Nikhil Thiruvengadam (7, 7, 9)

Under 2050

Philippe Dassonval, Akiva Ackerman

F: Philippe Dassonval def. Akiva Ackerman (8, 4, -7, 13)

SF: Philippe Dassonval def. Edmund K. Suen (2, 5, 4); Akiva Ackerman def. William Yao (4, 11, -8, 7)

QF: Edmund K. Suen def. Thomas Ulich (by default); Philippe Dassonval def. Cristine Lockwood (4, 2, 7); Akiva Ackerman def. Will Shortz (11, 4, 6); William Yao def. Alex Porush (8, -10, 4, -4, 7)

Under 1900

William Yao, Cristine Lockwood

F: Cristine Lockwood def. William Yao (4, 5, 8)

SF: Cristine Lockwood def. Yasuhiro Matsumoto (4, 9, 6); William Yao def. Ryo Konno (7, 12, -12, -9, 12)

QF: Cristine Lockwood def. Eyal Alguetti (2, 5, 10); Yasuhiro Matsumoto def. Abhishek Marballi (9, 9, -7, 7); Ryo Konno def. Andriy Hrishin (5, 1, -7, -9, 6); William Yao def. Will Shortz (5, 8, 7)

Under 1750

Brian Sentance, Leo Trubman

F: Brian Sentance def. Leonid Trubman (-6, 6, -5, 9, 7)

SF: Leonid Trubman def. William McGimpsey (9, 4, -3, 6); Brian Sentance def. David Maisel (4, 9, 4)

QF: Leonid Trubman def. Michael Kitay (13, -6, -11, 10, 9); William McGimpsey def. Luke Zheng (-7, 5, 5, 11); David Maisel def. Glen Randmer (6, 2, -7, -9, 7); Brian Sentance def. Mike Trusiewicz (6, 3, 8)

Under 1600

Matt Needle, Gary Cheung

F: Matthew Needle def. Gary Cheung (10, 9, -6, 12)

SF: Gary Cheung def. Glen Randmer (4, 9, -5, 6); Matthew Needle def. Andrew Gordon (8, 4, -7, 9)

QF: Gary Cheung (bye); Glen Randmer def. Brian Sentance (9, 8, 9); Andrew Gordon def. Luke Zheng (6, 6, 4); Matthew Needle (bye)

Under 1450

Luz Brissett, Adam Ellenberg

F: Adam Ellenberg def. Luz Brissett (-7, 8, 5, 10)

SF: Luz Brissett def. Igor Yarmak (-5, 5, 5, -9, 14); Adam Ellenberg def. Yifei Zheng (11, 5, 9)

QF: Luz Brissett def. Rex Joy Jr. (4, -7, 12, -8, 10); Igor Yarmak def. Dave Tryon (3, -11, -5, 6, 8); Yifei Zheng def. Shane Olff (5, 6, 8); Adam Ellenberg def. Luke Zheng (9, -8, 4, -9, 10)

Under 1300

James McLain, Miles Booth

F: James McLain def. Miles Booth (6, -9, -9, 9, 2)

SF: James Mclain def. Shane Olff (9, -6, 13, 8); Miles Booth def. Daniel Dadoyan (8, -7, -9, 2, 4)

QF: Shane Olff def. Rex Joy Jr. (9, 8, 7); James McLain def. John Salmon (11, 5, 5); Miles Booth def. Dave Tryon (-5, 8, -7, 10, 9); Daniel Dadoyan def. Eric Tryon (3, 6, 3)

Under 1150

Amel Medunjanin, Shane Olff

F: Amel Medunjanin def. Shane Olff (-4, 5, 2, 5)

SF: Shane Olff def. James McLain (7, 8, -9, 6); Amel Medunjanin def. Miles Booth (9, 9, -6, 9)

QF: Shane Olff def. Rex Joy Jr. (-3, -4, 8, 4, 6); James Mclain def. Alex Gautier (6, 8, 5); Amel Medunjanin def. Dave Tryon (11, 8, -9, 9); Miles Booth def. Eric Tryon (8, 5, 8)

Under 1000

Sam Rockwell, Sanjiv Kalkar

F: Sam Rockwell def. Sanjiv Kalkar (3, 3, 3)

SF: Sam Rockwell def. David Rockwell (7, 3, 7); Sanjiv Kalkar def. Lisa Yee (8, 9, -7, 7)

14 & Under

Matt Needle, Amel Medunjanin

1st: Matthew Needle

2nd: Amel Medunjanin

3rd: Miles Booth

40 & Over

Long Zheng, Rich DeWitt

F: Rich DeWitt def. Long Zheng (4, -8, 9, 9)

SF: Rich DeWitt def. David Maisel (1, 9, 3); Long Zheng def. Brian Sentance (7, -8, -6, 5, 2)

60 & Over

Ming-Hong Chang, George Braithwaite

F: Ming-Hong Chang def. George Braithwaite (9, 8, -2, 9)

SF: George Braithwaite def. Gary Gudzenko (-7, 7, 9, 2); Ming-Hong Chang def. William McGimpsey (8, 4, 8)

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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.