November 10-11 Tournament Results and Photos
Open
F: Kai Zhang def. Max Qinmin Wang (8, 8, 8)
SF: Max Qinmin Wang def. Damien Provost (9, -8, 13, -5, 5); Kai Zhang def. Can Kevin Wang (9, 6, -6, 8)
QF: Damien Provost def. Zongqi (Henry) Zhong (6, 4, -14, 11); Max Qinmin Wang def. Mishel Levinski (6, -10, 10, 4); Can Kevin Wang def. Allen Wang (7, 7, 13); Kai Zhang def. Jack Wang (6, 2, 5)
Under 2500
F: Can Kevin Wang def. Mishel Levinski (11, 6, 7)
SF: Can Kevin Wang def. Allen Wang (9, 9, 9); Mishel Levinski def. Matthew Khan (8, 8, -9, 6)
QF: Can Kevin Wang def. Michael Wang (6, 7, -9, 9); Allen Wang def. Jack Wang (-8, 10, -5, 3, 8); Mishel Levinski def. Connor Bockoven (7, -7, 8, 10); Matthew Khan def. Calvin Tinhang Chan (-4, 5, 5, 5)
Under 2350
F: Mishel Levinski def. Michael Wang (-10, 13, -4, 4, 10)
SF: Mishel Levinski def. Connor Bockoven (10, 10, 7); Michael Wang def. Philippe Dassonval (8, 10, 7)
Under 2200
F: Philippe Dassonval def. Dieter Peise (8, -7, 1, -9, 6)
SF: Philippe Dassonval def. Kim Nguyen (-6, 3, -8, 6, 5); Dieter Peise def. Edmund Suen (7, -9, -11, 4, 5)
QF: Philippe Dassonval def. Alex Polyakov (7, 5, 7); Kim Nguyen def. Christine Lockwood (-4, 11, -5, 11, 9); Dieter Peise def. Dennis Stephenson (6, 6, 7); Edmund Suen def. Adam Medunjanin (-6, 8, 9, 4)
Under 2050
F: Dennis Stephenson def. Matthew Needle (3, 9, 7)
SF: Matthew Needle def. Joshua Schuback (2, 7, 11); Dennis Stephenson def. Adnan Medunjanin (7, 8, 3)
QF: Joshua Schuback def. Justin Yim (-9, -10, 8, 8, 7); Matthew Needle def. Matthew Kim (5, 2, 8); Adnan Medunjanin def. Don Feltenberger (4, 5, 9); Dennis Stephenson def. Christine Lockwood (5, 6, 8)
Under 1900
F: Will Shortz def. Aminu Mohammed (7, 9, 6)
SF: Will Shortz def. Jeffrey Von Kohorn (-9, 9, 7, 8); Aminu Mohammed def. Darren Wang (4, 7, -8, -7, 6)
QF: Will Shortz def. Artem Studenikin (9, 8, 6); Jeffrey Von Kohorn def. Andriy Hrishin (-4, -3, 7, 9, 8); Darren Wang def. David Maisel (10, 5, -10, -2, 11); Aminu Mohammed def. Young Pak (2, -2, 9, -7, 4)
Under 1750
F: Aaron Wald def. Artem Studenikin (-11, -7, 7, 9, 8)
SF: Aaron Wald def. Alexander Israelov (-8, 10, -9, 7, 5); Artem Studenikin def. William McGimpsey (7, -9, 5, 7)
Under 1600
F: Jennifer Johnson def. Alexander Israelov (3, 6, 7)
SF: Alexander Israelov def. Alex Paley (5, 7, 1); Jennifer Johnson def. Marshall Lipton (-8, -9, 5, 7, 8)
QF: Alex Paley by default; Alexander Israelov def. Aaron Wald (-8, 4, 6, 8); Marshall Lipton def. David Hill (10, -7, -10, 10, 10); Jennifer Johnson by default
Under 1450
F: Rahul Acharya def. James McLain (6, 6, -11, 5)
SF: Rahul Acharya def. David Hill (-9, 9, 8, 10); James McLain def. Rex Joy Jr. (9, 9, -5, 8)
QF: Rahul Acharya def. Adam Ellenberg (-10, 6, 6, 9); David Hill def. Marshall Lipton (Default); James McLain def. Shane Olff (8, -9, -7, 9, 10); Rex Joy Jr. def. Nathan Wu (8, 7, -13, 11)
Under 1300
F: Len Yang. def. Rex Joy Jr. (-11, 9, 9, 9)
SF: Len Yang def. Shane Olff (-9, -7, 7, 4, 4); Rex Joy Jr. def. Nathan Wu (9, 9, 6)
Under 1150
F: Len Yang def. Nathan Wu (9, 5, -11, -9, 6)
SF: Len Yang def. Daniel Rosenfeld (4, 9, -9, 6); Nathan Wu def. Olga Driscoll (7, 3, 2)
QF: Len Yang by default; Daniel Rosenfeld def. Warren Rattray (10, 8, -14, 10); Olga Driscoll def. Kevin Wallace (-6, -7, 12, 7, 7); Nathan Wu by default
Under 1000
F: Olga Driscoll def. Allen Bukhbinder (5, 3, 7)
SF: Olga Driscoll def. Hajime Takamatsu (9, 8, 5); Allen Bukhbinder def. Louise Tryon (-9, -9, 4, 7, 12)
QF: Olga Driscoll by default; Hajime Takamatsu def. Akiko Dunn (7, 11, 6); Louise Tryon def. Arthur Dunn (8, 9, -11, 7); Allen Bukhbinder by default
14 & Under
1st: Alexander Israelov (4-0)
2nd: Rahul Acharya (3-1)
3rd: Len Yang (2-2)
4th: Nathan Wu (1-3)
Over 40
F: Rich DeWitt def. Samuel Huang (2, 6, 5)
Over 60
F: Don Feltenberger def. William McGimpsey (4, 5, -6, 8)
SF: Don Feltenberger def. Jeffrey Von Kohorn (-9, 5, 6, 12); William McGimpsey def. Jennifer Johnson (5, -8, 10, -7, 12)
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UPCOMING EVENTS
An outdoor fair in Pleasantville's Memorial Plaza. We'll have two mini-TT tables for visitors to use
Almost $5,000 in prizes, first prize $1,500. Special event for college students.
Intensive training with Robert and Rawle
Intensive training with Robert and Rawle
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ITTF Video on the NA Cup
The Westchester TTC figures prominently in the ITTF's wrap-up of April events.
April Open
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
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
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.