Reading and District Table Tennis Association

Reading Closed

READING CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011/12

This season the Reading Closed Championships will return to Reading, but to enable this to happen they will take place over two weekends at Kingfisher Table Tennis Club.

Part 1 - 11/12 Feb will be for Senior & Veteran events.
Part 2 - 25/26 Feb will be for all Junior events.
- see Entry Form for more details.

The closing date for receipt of entries is Friday 20th January 2012

ENTRY IS FREE - the Entry Form is at the bottom of this page.

The Reading Closed Championships were held over the weekend of the 12/13th March at the Cippenham Club, Slough.

The full list of finals and their results are given at the end of the following report.

REPORT

Daniel Moses beat 12 year old Daniel McTiernan in the Final of the Mens Singles after Daniel’s brother, Liam, suffered a shock quarter-final exit to Ollie Shaw. Diane Taylor picked up the Ladies Singles title after defeating Jade Fudge 11-6, 11-5, 19-17. Liam McTiernan and Daniel Moses teamed up to win the Mens Doubles after a thrilling 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 10-12, 12-10 victory over Ian Cole and Julian Telford, while the Mixed Doubles crown went to Daniel Moses and Jade Fudge after their 11-4, 5-11, 14-12, 8-11, 11-6 win against Ian Cole and Diane Taylor.

The big shock in the Mens Singles came at the Quarter-Final stage as Ollie Shaw beat the No.1 seed Liam McTiernan 10-12, 4-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-9. Daniel McTiernan beat Jon Willis in 3-straight games and Daniel Moses beat Norman Swift in similar style while Eric Van Looy clinched his semi-final place after holding off Julian Telford 4-11, 11-5, 9-11, 13-11, 11-5.

In the semi finals Daniel Moses won 11-5, 10-12, 11-3, 11-5 against Eric Van Looy while Daniel McTiernan progressed to the final after he beat Ollie Shaw 11-7, 12-10, 11-4. Daniel McTiernan put up a good show in the final but Daniel Moses few years extra experience helped him take the title this year with an 11-8, 13-11, 5-11, 11-5 victory.

Colin Dyke won the Over 60’s event, beating Kingfisher clubmate Eric Holmes 11-2, 11-13, 11-5, 5-11, 11-3 in the final. Norman Swift was in great form as he picked up three titles, beating Colin Dyke in both the Veteran and Senior Veteran singles events and then holding off Ollie Shaw to win the Division 1 restricted title 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 14-12.

In the Junior events Daniel Moses & Liam McTiernan win the Junior Boys Doubles, although they needed five games to see off a gallant challenge from Daniel McTiernan and Hanson Xu in the final 11-9, 12-10, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7. Liam McTiernan beat Daniel Moses in the final of the U21 event 8-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-4 and Liam also beat Daniel in the final of the Junior Boys event in a much closer contest 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 2-11, 11-9. The Cadet Boys title went to Daniel McTiernan as he comfortably beat Sam Ricks 11-8 11-5 11-7 in the final and Daniel was also successful in the U13 Boys event, beating Leo Long 11-4, 11-4, 11-8. The U11 Boys singles was won by Christopher Johnson after he beat Lorcan Gallen 11-2, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3.

Jade Fudge won the Junior Girls title, beating Jodie Hayden 6-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-4. Jodie however won both the Cadet Girls and the U13 Girls events, beating Jemma Stephens in the final of both, while Jemma was the winner of the U11 singles after she beat Grace Gardiner 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5.

The Division 1 restricted singles saw two brilliant semi-finals. Norman Swift toppled Eric Van-Looy 8-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-9 while Ollie Shaw held off the challenge of Daniel McTiernan to win 9-11, 11-6, 13-11, 7-11, 11-9. Norman beat Ollie in the final in another close match 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 14-12. Richard Fifield was the winner of the Division 2 event, beating Jon Willis in the final, while Jeremy Willis won a close Division 3 final against Steve Purchase 11-6, 21-19, 11-5. The Youth Division title went to Sam Ricks after he defeated Gus Thomis 12-10, 11-7, 11-9 in the final.

Many thanks to Paul Jarvis for his efforts in running the event and to Adam McTiernan for stepping in to assist Paul during the weekend.

Roll of Honour
Mens Singles – Daniel Moses beat Daniel McTiernan 11-8 13-11 5-11 11-5
Ladies Singles – Diane Taylor beat Jade Fudge 11-6 11-5 19-17
Mens Doubles – Liam McTiernan & Daniel Moses beat Ian Cole & Julian Telford 11-9 11-6 5-11 10-12 12-10
Ladies Doubles – Not Run
Mixed Doubles – Daniel Moses & Jade Fudge beat Ian Cole & Diane Taylor 11-4 5-11 14-12 8-11 11-6
Veteran Singles – Norman Swift beat Colin Dyke 11-5 11-5 11-6
Senior Veteran Singles – Norman Swift beat Colin Dyke 11-8 11-4 11-8
Over 60’s singles – Colin Dyke beat Eric Holmes 11-2 11-13 11-5 5-11 11-3
Division 1 Restricted – Norman Swift beat Oliver Shaw 11-7 6-11 11-6 14-12
Division 2 – Richard Fifield beat Jon Willis 11-9 14-12 11-9
Division 3 – Jeremy Willis beat Steve Purchase 11-6 21-19 11-5
Division 4 – Not Run
Division 5 – Not Run
Division 6 – Not Run
Youth Division – Sam Ricks beat Gus Thomis 12-10 11-7 11-9
U21 Singles – Liam McTiernan beat Daniel Moses 8-11 11-5 12-10 11-4
U18 Junior Boys Singles – Liam McTiernan beat Daniel Moses 12-10 9-11 11-8 2-11 11-9
U15 Cadet Boys Singles – Daniel McTiernan beat Sam Ricks 11-8 11-5 11-7
U13 Boys Singles – Daniel McTiernan beat Leo Long 11-4 11-4 11-8
U11 Boys Singles – Christopher Johnson beat Lorcan Gallen 11-2 9-11 12-10 11-3
Boys Doubles – Liam McTiernan & Daniel Moses beat Daniel McTiernan & Hanson Xu 11-9 12-10 9-11 8-11 11-7
U18 Junior Girls Singles – Jade Fudge beat Jodie Hayden 6-11 11-4 11-7 11-4
U15 Cadet Girls Singles – Jodie Hayden beat Jemma Stephens 11-4 11-4 11-4
U13 Girls Singles – Jodie Hayden beat Jemma Stephens 11-2 11-8 11-3
U11 Girls Singles – Jemma Stephens beat Grace Gardiner 11-8 8-11 11-7 11-5
Junior Girls Doubles – Not Run
Reading Chronicle Trophy Winner – Norman Swift