December 15-16 Tournament Results & Photos
Open
F: Damien Provost def. Mishel Levinski (6, 6, -10, 4)
SF: Damien Provost def. Max Qinmin Wang (5, -10, 5, -8, 6); Mishel Levinski def. Kai Zhang (9, 4, -3, -8, 9)
QF: Damien Provost bye; Max Qinmin Wang def. Xinzhi Wang (-10, 7, 9, 6); Mishel Levinski def. Cory Eider (9, 3, 7); Kai Zhang bye
Under 2500
F: Cory Eider def. Can Kevin Wang (-6, 11, -6, 9, 10)
SF: Can Kevin Wang def. Mishel Levinski (7, 5, 12); Cory Eider def. John Mark Wetzler (8, -8, 4, 6)
QF: Can Kevin Wang bye; Mishel Levinski def. Xinzhi Wang (7, -9, 8, 9); John Mark Wetzler def. Calvin Tinhang Chan (4, -8, 7, 8); Cory Eider bye
Under 2350
F: Yuliang Cai def. John Mark Wetzler (9, 10, 5)
SF: Yuliang Cai def. Kristopher Sahas (7, 5, 6); John Mark Wetzler def. Brian Gao (-8, 8, 9, 9)
Under 2200
F: Xinzhi Wang def. Ben Nisbet (5, -9, 6, 9)
SF: Ben Nisbet def. Philippe Dassonval (9, 5, -6, 4); Xinzhi Wang def. D. J. Settle (7, 11, 5)
QF: Philippe Dassonval def. Clyde Triumph (7, 8, 9); Ben Nisbet def. Dennis Stephenson (6, -10, 9, 9); D. J. Settle def. Jianglin Mei (10, -6, 5, 2); Xinzhi Wang def. Dieter Peise (8, 3, 4)
Under 2050
F: Dennis Stephenson by default
SF: Dennis Stephenson def. Alex Porush (8, 4 -10, 8); Clyde Triumph def. Sin-Ping Ko (6, -7, 4, 7)
QF: Dennis Stephenson def. Spencer Ip (5, 6, 12); Alex Porush def. Joshua Schuback (4, 4, 6); Sin-Ping Ko def. Christine Lockwood (7, 6, -5, 6); Clyde Triumph def. Alex Polyakov (6, 4, 5)
Under 1900
F: Jianglin Mei def. Qi Guo (-7, 7, 8, 8)
SF: Jianglin Mei def. Donald Feltenberger (4, 6, 4); Qi Guo def. Raymond Yen (9, 7, 3)
QF: Jianglin Mei bye; Donald Feltenberger def. Clemens Wan (-7, 7, -7, 9, 11); Qi Guo def. Alec Sang (5, 3, 4); Raymond Yen bye
Under 1750
F: Leroy King def. Wayne Bartley (4, -5, 7, 13)
SF: Leroy King def. Andrew Price (6, 3, 15); Wayne Bartley def. Rahul Acharya (-9, 7, 10, 9)
Under 1600
1. Rahul Acharya (4-0)
2. Adam Sadar (3-1)
3. Glen Randmer (2-2)
Under 1450
F: Dhruv Sampat def. Dave Tryon (6, 7, 2)
SF: Dave Tryon def. Jurg Rehbein (-9, -9, 8, 7, 1); Dhruv Sampat def. Kevin Wallace (-5, 4, 5, 5)
Under 1300
1. Rene Cunningham (3-1, 11 games to 4)
2. Kevin Wallace (3-1)
3. James Pine (3-1)
Under 1150
F: Daniel Rosenfeld def. Jurg Rehbein (1, 9, 6)
SF: Daniel Rosenfeld def. Gary Seidman (8, 5, 5); Jurg Rehbein def. Saleem Majied (5, 7, -8, 8)
Under 1000
F: Allen Bukhbinder def Olga Driscoll (-11, 8, 11, 8)
SF: Olga Driscoll def. Rohan Acharya (9, 6, 5); Allen Bukhbinder def. Arthur Dunn (11, -4, 9, 7)
Over 40
1. Rich DeWitt (5-0)
2. Vibert Williams (4-1)
3. Donald Feltenberger (3-2)
Over 60
1. Vilbert Williams (4-0)
2. Donald Feltenberger (3-1)
3. William McGimpsey (1-3)
Under 14
1. Adam Sahar (4-0)
2. Rohan Acharya (2-2, 8 games to 8)
3. Brandon Suen (2-2, 8 games to 10)
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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.