Colin Fyles is new club champion!

July 9, 2010 — admin
Colin Fyles holding the Bertrand Travis Cup after beating Paul Lunan in the club championships
Colin Fyles holding the Bertrand Travis Cup after beating Paul Lunan in the club championships

Colin Fyles holding the Bertrand Travis Cup after beating Paul Lunan in the club championships

With no time to play the last match on Sunday, Colin Fyles and Paul Lunan had to play the final of the club championship competition on Thursday evening.

On a very warm evening, each player needed only 15 minutes warm up before squaring up to each other. After a very cagey start from both players (the first set lasted almost 7 minutes and finally went to Colin 11-9), Colin found his backhand flick/smash to be the most effective way to win points and Paul had no answer as Colin raced ahead to take the next two sets 11-5, 11-7.

The win was a true reflection of Colin’s form throughout the competition and confirms his number 1 rank in the club.

His name has now been added to this illustrious list of previous winners:

1960 - 61 - D Gunson
1961 - 62 - D A Ashby
1962 - 63 - P G Longhurst
1963 - 64 - D A Ashby
1964 - 65 - D A Ashby
1965 - 66 - D A Ashby
1966 - 67 - J Watts
1967 - 68 - J Watts
1968 - 69 - D A Ashby
1969 - 70 - D A Ashby
1970 - 71 - P R Beatham
1971 - 72 - P R Beatham
1972 - 73 - P R Beatham
1973 - 74 - F W S Smith
1974 - 75 - J M Davidson
1975 - 76 - W J Evans
1976 - 77 - M D Cray
1977 - 78 - N A Cray
1978 - 79 - J M Cray
1979 - 80 - L Linforth
1980 - 81 - J M Cray
1981 - 82 - M R Pearson
1982 - 83 - M R Pearson
1983 - 84 - S Baker
1984 - 85 - M Fletcher
1985 - 86 - A Clark
1986 - 87 - J D Killip
1988 - 89 - C Ford
1989 - 90 - J Quirk
1990 - 91 - A Clark
2009 - 10 - C Fyles

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Club Championship

July 7, 2010 — admin

Pat Boylett, winner of the Handicap Plate, with Oliver Cox, the other finalist.


We had a very successful competition day on Sunday, 4th July, with 19 people entering the main event. This started at around 2.15pm, with four Groups of 4 or 5 players, each person playing all the others in the group. The top 2 in each group then progressed to a knock-out stage. The final was due to be played between Colin Fyles and Paul Lunan, but we ran out of time. This match will therefore be played on Thursday, 8th July during the usual practice evening.

Those who were unsuccessful in the main event could then enter the Handicap Plate competition. Seven people entered for this, and handicaps, which had been decided before the main event started, were applied at the start of each game. Each match consisted of the best of 5 games, each game being played until one person reached 11 points.

The eventual winner was Pat Boylett.

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Formby youngsters take 3rd Division championship

March 27, 2010 — Alan
Formby TTC F

Formby TTC F before winning the 3rd Division

Formby TTC F pulled off a remarkable victory against division leaders Southport D to take the 3rd division championship by 1 point. Needing to win 8-2 at Southport, the visitors quickly went into a 5-0 lead, though Andy Hickey got one back for the home team to restore some hope. After a break for some quality refreshments, Formby extended their lead to 7-1 with fine wins by Matthew Cranny over Alan Nolan, and Tom Miller over Tom Banton.

With just the doubles to play, and Southport needing to win both, the scene was set for a thrilling finish. Both teams had reversed their doubles order, and Tom Taylor and Andy Hickey easily saw off father and son duo Gareth and Tom Miller to make the score 7-2.

That left Alan Nolan and Tom Banton to try to save the day against Matthew Cranny and Robert Barker. This was always going to be a long shot, as Alan and Tom had lost all their singles and Matthew and Robert had won all theirs. However, the home pair got off to a good start, edging the first set by 11-9, but the Formby lads evened it up winning 11-3. The 3rd set narrowly went to Matthew and Robert, 11-9, and they managed to hang on to win the 4th by the same score. Result: 11-9, 3-11, 9-11, 9-11, and a well deserved championship win for two rapidly improving lads.

So congratulations to Formby, and a sincere thank you to them (and their army of supporters) for a match played in a most friendly spirit. We wish you all the best in the 2nd Division!

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Southport & District TT League Tables and Results

March 21, 2010 — John Langton

While the Southport & District Table Tennis League website is experiencing problems displaying the latest league tables and results, you may download them from this website.

Just choose the appropriate download link. Remember, the files are in Adobe .pdf format, and you may need a copy of Adobe Reader to view them. If you need a copy of Adobe Reader, please go to the Adobe website here.

League tables as of 22nd March 2010

Div 1 Results as of 22nd March 2010

Div 2 Results as of 22nd March 2010

Div 3 Results as of 22nd March 2010

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Cup Semi Finals Draw

February 23, 2010 — Alan
SOUTHPORT & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE
SEMI-FINALS 2009/2010
ANON CUP St.Teresa’s ‘C’ v Argyle ‘A’
Formby HT ‘A’ v Formby TTC ‘A’
ANON PLATE North Meols ‘C’ v North Meols ‘B’
Formby TTC ‘C’ v Argyle ‘C’
GUNSON CUP Formby TTC ‘C’ v Southport ‘F’ (260)
Formby TTC ‘D’ v Formby TTC ‘F’ (140)
GUNSON PLATE Formby TTC ‘G’ v Formby TTC ‘E’ (180)
Argyle ‘A’ v North Meols ‘B’ (160)

Matches to be played in the week beginning 8th March 2010. Home captains to contact opposite numbers regarding match night.

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Anon Cup and Plate Draw

November 9, 2009 — Alan

ANON CUP – 2009/2010

2nd ROUND DRAW
Southport “A” v Formby HT “C”
Paraplegics “A” v Formby TTC “D”
Formby TTC “B” v Formby TTC “A”
Southport “B” v St Teresa’s “C”
St Teresa’s ‘B’ v Formby H.T. “A”
Formby H.T. “B” v Formby H.T. “D”
Argyle “A” v Argyle “B”
St Teresa’s “D” v St Teresa’s “A”

ANON PLATE – 2009/2010

1st ROUND DRAW
Southport “F” v Formby TTC “E”
North Meols “B” v Southport “C”
Formby TTC “C” v Formby TTC “G”
Argyle “C” v Formby HT “E”
North Meols “D” v Southport “E”
Formby TTC “F” v Bye
North Meols “C” v Bye
Southport “D” v Bye

All matches to be played week commencing 23rd November 2009

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Gunson Cup Draw, 1st Round

October 15, 2009 — Alan

The Draw for the first round of the Gunson Cup has been made, as detailed below.

This is a handicap competition, and the numbers after the team names show the advantage over the opponents. Each match consists of eight singles events, each of 5 games up to 11 points. At the end of the match, points for each team will be totalled and the handicap adjustment added to each team. The team with the greatest number of points after the adjustment will be the winner.

Home Team Away Team
North Meols ”D” 280 v Formby HT “B”
Southport “C” 220 v St Teresa’s “A”
Southport “A” 160 v Formby HT “C”
Southport “F” 280 v North Meols ”B”
Paraplegics “A” 280 v Formby TTC “B”
Formby TTC “C” v Formby TTC “E” 300
Argyle “B” v North Meols ”C” 120
Formby TTC “G” 180 v Formby HT “E”
Southport “E” v Formby TTC “F” 80
Argyle “A” v Formby HT “D” 130
Formby TTC “D” 140 v St. Teresa’s “D”
Southport “D” v Bye
St Teresa’s “C” v Bye
St Teresa’s “B” v Bye
Southport “B” v Bye
Argyle “C” v Bye

Matches to be played during w/c 2nd November 2009. Home team captains to arrange the fixture by offering the opponents 2 dates, at least one of which is in the cup week.

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Anon Cup Draw 2009/10 Round 1

September 28, 2009 — Alan

The first round draw has just been posted on the district website, and throws up some difficult matches for our home teams, with Nigel’s and Jeff’s teams pitted against 1st division opponents, and John’s against 2nd division ones. The A team seems to have the easiest draw, away to 3rd division opposition.

Southport matches

Formby TTC “F” v Southport “A”
Southport “B” v Formby TTC “C”
St. Teresa’s “D” v Southport “C”
St. Teresa’s “C” v Southport “D”
Southport “E” v Formby HT “D”
Southport “F” v Formby TTC “D”

Other matches

Paraplegics “A” v North Meols “C”
Formby TTC “G” v Formby HT “B”
Formby TTC “E” v Formby HT “C”
North Meols “D” v St. Teresa’s “A”
Formby TTC “B” v Formby HT “E”
North Meols “B” v St. Teresa’s “B”
Argyle “C” v Argyle “B”
Argyle “A” v Bye
Formby HT “A” v Bye
Formby TTC “A” v Bye

Matches to be played in the week beginning 12 October 2009.

Home team captains to offer two dates in that week to the opponents.

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A and B teams for Thursday 1st October

September 28, 2009 — Alan

A team, Thursday 1st October, Away at Formby Holy Trinity ‘E’:

1. Jim Irving
2. Bill Bradley
3. Dave Williams
4. Alan Town

B team, Thursday 1st October, Away at Formby Table Tennis Centre ‘D’

1. Paul Lunan
2. Nigel Pilkington
3. Bernhard Frank
4. Endijs Bekmanis (Andy B)

See Google Map showing location of Formby clubs.
Alan

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Undefeated run ends!

September 28, 2009 — Alan

The club’s run of two consecutive matches without defeat ended spectacularly when the D team lost ignominiously on Thursday. A bit OTT?

Maybe so, but North Meols ‘C’ did claim a 6-4 victory, with the experience of Les Lord and a good performance by Andy Stuart forming a solid foundation for their win. Southport’s Tom Banton got his money’s worth, coming back from 2-0 down to beat Bill Dawson 11-2 in the fifth set. Andy Hickey had an easy win over John Hepple, but John and Bill steadied their nerve to take an unexpected doubles win off the visitors. Southport left wondering where it had all gone wrong!

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