MORE than 80 table tennis players gathered at Carlton le Willows for the final of the Nottingham Table Tennis Junior League 2016/2017 to see who were going to be crowned champions on Saturday (18).
The Junior League – which is open to all boys and girls who attend a Nottinghamshire school or live at a county postcode – has been held monthly at Carlton le Willows’ new table tennis centre since October.
The tournament, which is sponsored by Carlton le Willows, has been a huge success at bringing players of all ages together to play under one roof.
Chris Turner, Table Tennis England development officer said: “The Nottingham Table Tennis Junior League is proving to be an outstanding success. We have had so many young people registering and enjoying, what was for many, their first taste of competitive table tennis. For those more experienced players, the league provided fantastic local competition against players of a similar ability which is essential for their development.”
Co-organiser and table tennis coach Harvey Stevens added: “Youngsters have come from schools across Nottinghamshire to take part in the league and they look like they’ve had a thoroughly good time. Who knows, we may have seen the next table tennis Olympian playing here today.”
Under 19s
Division 1: winner – Finlay Hood Runner up – Jak Kane
Division 2: winner – Alex Pringle Runner up – Georgio Gerakio
Division 3: winner – Carter Pateman Runner up – Oliver Firth
Division 4: winner – Jacob Dixon Runner up – Isaac Gibbs
Division 5: winner – Edward Flint Runner up – Myles Kirk
Under 12s
Division 1: winner – Cameron Driver Runner up – Matthew Perry
Division 2: winner – Oliver Wilson Runner up – Ben Firth
Division 3 winner – Joe Fletcher Runner up – Bertram Coutts
Division 4 winner – Oscar Pennick Runner up – Sasha Withers
Division 5 winner – Natasha Richardson Runner up – Mitchell Harding
Division 6 winner – Dom Withers Runner up – Daniel Richardson
Division 7 winner – Jacob Perry Runner up – Nicholas Pears
Interested players can now register an interest in playing in next season’s league, which will kick off at Carlton le Willows in October. Contact chris.turner@tabletennisengland.co.uk
