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New National League Sponsor – Genesis OHS

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A huge welcome to the third of our major new sponsors, Genesis OHS, who are sponsoring our National League team. They are a local professional consultancy offering occupational and environmental health and safety services to a variety of clients throughout the UK and Europe. We’re delighted to have a local business with international reach supporting our elite National League squads as they represent DTTC on the national level.

Genesis OHS provide health and safety consultancy, occupational health assessment and a variety of training to clients across most sectors, helping organisations support their employee health safety and happiness. They combine a nurturing, friendly approach with a professional ethos to provide a distinctive personal service to clients.

Our National League teams will proudly wear Genesis OHS’s logo on their shirts next season as they compete at the highest levels of Scottish table tennis.

For more information please visit Genesis OHS on Facebook.

Genesis OHS

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Fusion Renewables powering up our Juniors

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We are delighted to welcome our new Junior Sponsor: Fusion Renewables Ltd, the experts in providing renewable energy solutions for your home and business. We’re so excited to have a great local business investing in the future of energy – and also in the future of our amazing Juniors at DTTC!

Fusion Renewables is a local, family-run business specialising in solar energy, electric chargers, battery storage and maintenance, with a focus on high quality expert service. Fusion Renewables is dedicated to making renewable energy affordable and accessible to all. The team at Fusion Renewables designs, installs and maintains bespoke systems with a free non-obligated site survey and clear, honest advice.

Our Juniors will proudly wear Fusion Renewable’s logo on their shirts at training as well as national competitions. Fusion Renewables is also our named Junior Club Championship sponsor starting with our 2023/2024 Junior Club Championships in March.

Thanks to Fusion Renewables for powering up our Juniors! For more information and to talk about renewable energy solutions for your home and business please visit Fusion Renewables Ltd on Facebook. 

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Your Move is our new Premier Club sponsor

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We are excited to introduce our new Premier Club Sponsor: Award-winning estate agent Your Move Dumfries! 
Your Move Dumfries deeply believes that Dumfries & Galloway is a wonderful place to live, work and play, so we can’t think of a better partner to be our Premier Club Sponsor!
 
Your Move Dumfries’s office is located in Dumfries town centre. The team at Your Move Dumfries is committed to completing each customer’s journey to the highest of standards whilst retaining a passionate, progressive approach within an ever-changing property market. The team helps customers buy, sell, rent or let properties right across Dumfries & Galloway, from Gretna in the east to Stranraer in the west, including Castle Douglas, Newton Stewart and even up within Ayrshire. Get in touch to take advantage of their wealth of knowledge and experience of the market, as well as their guaranteed high level of customer service.
 
As our Dumfries Table Tennis Club Premier Sponsor all of our players will proudly wear the Your Move Dumfries logo on their club shirts. Your Move Dumfries is also our named Club Championship sponsor starting with our 2023/2024 Club Championships in March. 
 
For more information please visit Your Move Dumfries on social media platforms Facebook & Instagram, company website www.your-move.co.uk or at the office on the High Street.

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Success at the North Ayrshire Open

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Our players were out in full force on the Ayrshire coast at the North Ayrshire Open last weekend. The event started with a brilliant Friday night Scotland v Ulster Junior International friendly match organised by Table Tennis Scotland. Our own Shannon Brown represented Scotland as the national team won 6 out of 7 matches to take the overall victory.

Shannon was back in action on Saturday. The Women’s Singles showcased her skill and resilience, the highlight being a nail-biting 5th set win at 11-9 against Maureen Moran in the quarter-finals. Although the semi-finals brought a formidable opponent in Ulster’s Grace Looney, Shannon’s valiant effort was commendable. 

In the men’s Senior singles Dawid Sulkowski flew the flag for Dumfries with a strong run to the last 16, then made it to the semi-final of the men’s Senior doubles with his partner Chris Wheeler. Well done Dawid! Special mention also to our illustrious alumnus Danny Bajwa who made it to the semi-final of the men’s Senior singles and was runner-up in the men’s Senior doubles.

On to Junior Sunday and Dumfries had a bumper crop of youngsters competing. Shannon bossed her group in Sunday’s Girls Junior Singles, where she executed a smart game plan to progress into the semi-finals. Once again she ran into Grace Looney and – despite a bold fight – bowed out. But congratulations to Shannon for displaying great  physical and mental resilience,  and taking another encouraging step as she returns from injury.

Shannon and Cory teamed up for the Open Junior Doubles and did well in their group, notching a win and giving the top-rated Ulster pairing a good scare despite not reaching the knockouts. In the singles competitions, Olivia Maxwell continued her rapid progress with a battling display in both the U13 and U15 girls groups. Still going strong, Shannon was back on the table and made it to the quarter-finals of the girls U19 singles competition. Boyd Telfer brought his limitless energy and reached the knockout stages of the boy’s U13 competition and gained some priceless experience by playing up to U15. Cory Dawson fought through a tough group with an impressively determined and positive attitude to reach the U15 knockout stages. Evan Robertson did the club proud by toughing it out in a super challenging U19 group – an experience which will make him even stronger.

Finally, Finley Boyd reached the knockout stages of the U15 boys competition, then cruised to the semi-final of the Banded Cadet competition where he ran into Isaac Ishmael. No strangers to each other after hours training together, Fin and Isaac slugged out an epic 5 setter that came down to a handful of points. Isaac took the win and then played a great match in the final to win his first silverware! Congrats Isaac! Isaac also competed in the U15 singles and played some great table tennis over the day.

Well done to all of our players and it’s especially good to see such a hard-working, dedicated and talented bunch of juniors representing the club together. Thanks to North Ayrshire Table Tennis and Table Tennis Scotland for organising such a great event.

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New heating installed

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We’re delighted to have our new heating system installed, so no more struggling to play in freezing temperatures! We now have 12 individually operated infra-red heaters, which means we don’t have to heat the whole hall when only one or two tables are in use. And as they’re on timers, they can’t be left on accidentally overnight – a problem in the past. Thank you to Alastair from Purdie Electrical for the work. 

The new system should give us a saving on some of our energy costs, but we hope to be able to install solar panels in future which will reduce costs significantly long term. 

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League report – weeks 5 – 6

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Jason Fleming reports:
In Division 1, The Spinners hold the dignity of being league leaders at the end of the year, although Top Bananas can easily regain top spot with their games in hand. The Spinners didn’t have it all their way in their two matches, however, as the duo of Kay Solaja and Brian Kirkpatrick went down 4-1 against Gordon Duff and Shona Morton of Netflicks. A particular game of note was Duffy’s spirited display to recover from 2-0 down against Kay to win in the fifth. Spinners’ fortunes were bolstered by the acquisition of Danny Bajwa making his return to the league, as they saw off Jason Fleming and Paul Borrowdale of Gaulty Towers 4-1. Fresh from his recent exploits in British League, Danny didn’t really need to get out of first gear, whilst Jason probably wished he was still on paternity leave at home with his newborn baby. Gaulty Towers’ consolation point came through Jason’s win against Kay. Also in Division 1, Smashing Pumpkins had a comfortable 5-0 victory against Apple Crumble, followed by a rematch against Netflicks, who must have hoped to get revenge for their defeat earlier in the season. Nonetheless, again Smashing Pumpkins were able to prevail as they won 3-2, their overall victory spearheaded by Shannon Brown who won both her singles matches. With plentiful rearranged matches to take place in the coming weeks, it will be intriguing to see how the division shapes up in January and February.
 
The tussle between Table Toppers and Two Slips and a Gully for Division 2 pre-eminence continued as both sides put Sultans of Spin to the sword – Table Toppers winning 4-1 and TS&G winning 5-0 – before both sides faced off against each other in a top of the table clash. TS&G’s young duo of Cory Dawson and Isaac Ishmael will have hoped for revenge against Annie Borrowdale and James Hutchinson, though in the end experience yet again prevailed as Table Toppers clinched a 3-2 win. Annie made a crucial contribution by winning both her singles matches, whilst Isaac had a good win in five against Jim. Cory will feel hard done by to have lost both his singles matches in five, nevertheless, his side remain in first place, albeit Table Toppers have games in hand to make up the deficit. Steve Cussell and Ray Pirrie of The Owd Coots were able to cement their position in third, with 4-1 wins against Hurricanes and Sultans of Spin. Lastly, Hurricanes picked up their first win of the season through a hard-fought 3-2 win against Watsonians – Mike Watson winning his two singles matches to salvage two points for his side.
 
In Division 3, Graeme and Finley Boyd of Blade Runners continued their sprint to the title, producing a perfect display in winning 5-0 against Chuckle Chums. Even at this stage, their lead appears almost unassailable, thus the decisive battle of the division will come down to the battle for second place, which is currently neatly poised between Double Trouble and Titans by a single point. Titans’ duo of Evan Robertson and Theuns Wiese had a resounding 5-0 win against Falcons, before they faced off against Olivia Maxwell and Boyd Telfer of Double Trouble. In the end, the latter duo had a big 4-1 win against Titans to leapfrog them into second place, with key wins from Boyd and Olivia proving crucial.
 
Full details and tables are as always at https://www.tabletennis365.com/Dumfries.
Danny (l) takes on Jason (r)
Annie's experience wins out ... so far!

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League Report Weeks 3 – 4

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Jason Fleming reports:
Weeks 3 & 4 of the Dumfries Table Tennis League 2023-24 saw a number of teams in action, as league leaders sought to rubber stamp their authority across the divisions, whilst other sides were seeking valuable points at the early stages of the season.
 
An unblemished performance from Top Bananas against Smashing Pumpkins saw them extend their lead at the top of Division 1; the duo of Dylan and Reuben De Silva dispatching their opponents Paul Dowson and Barry Kirkpatrick with aplomb in a comfortable 5-0 win. Elsewhere in the division, Kay Solaja and Brian Kirkpatrick of The Spinners bounced back from their early defeats this season with 5-0 and 4-1 wins against Apple Crumble and Smashing Pumpkins respectively. Of particular note against Apple Crumble was a close five tussle in the doubles which Kay and Brian were able to sneak through, enabling their perfect result. Against Smashing Pumpkins, Kay was in ruthless form as he won both his singles matches in straight sets. Paul rescued a consolation point for his side through a battling 3-1 victory against Brian. The epic father-son battle between Brian and Barry saw it go all the way to the fifth end, until age and experience was able to prevail with Brian winning. Barry ruing his chances afterwards – ‘I’ll get him one of these days!!!’ Iain Macleod and Craig Wilson of Apple Crumble were seeking to bounce back against Gordon Duff and Shona Morton of Netflicks, although it was the latter who managed to pull through with a 4-1 win. Their sole point coming through Iain’s straight sets win against Shona. Gaulty Towers will have a hectic schedule throughout December and early January as they play catch-up on a number of rearranged fixtures, in part due to injuries and paternity leave within the team (Congratulations from us all on the new arrival, Jason!). After these results, Top Bananas remain top of the table whilst Apple Crumble have the unfortunate position of sixth in the league.
 
The newcomers to the league, Cory Dawson and Isaac Ishmael of Two Slips and a Gully, continued their impressive start to the season in Division 2, with strong 4-1 and 5-0 wins against Watsonians and Hurricanes. Although finishing 4-1 in the end, their match with Gary and Mike Watson of Watsonians was a cracker, evidenced by three of the five matches going to a deciding set. Mike salvaged a point for his side with a battling win in the fifth against Isaac, whilst Cory excelled in winning both his singles matches. This form was sustained in their game against Iain Murray and Graeme Allison of Hurricanes, as they stormed to a 5-0 win. With TSG at the top of the table in Division 2, their closest rivals, Anne Borrowdale and James Hutchinson of Table Toppers, replied with a resounding 5-0 win against Steve Cussell and Raymond Pirrie of The Owd Coots. Although Steve and Ray came close in the doubles – losing out in the fifth set – Table Toppers took no chances in their other games. Steve offered a colourful description on how the games went for his team that I have chosen to omit for a good reason! The other two matches in this division both comprised Phil Jones and Colin McGlyn of Sultans of Spin: Firstly, a 4-1 win against Hurricanes which had plenty of close matches throughout. In the end, Phil and Colin’s five set wins against Iain and Graeme proving crucial. Hopes of replicating this result in their second match were dashed, as the Watsonians beat Sultans of Spin 4-1; Mike Watson winning both his singles and doubles matches to give his team an important win.
 
A quick glance at the Division 3 Table would indicate how relentless Blade Runners have been this season thus far as they already look strong contenders to claim the title. Full of confidence, Graeme and Finley Boyd dominated in both their games, first against Olivia Maxwell and Boyd Telfer of Double Trouble and then against Evan Robertson and Theuns Wiese of Titans, winning 5-0. Undeterred by this result, Double Trouble recovered with a strong 5-0 win against Falcons, despite a battling performance by Anne Beattie and Flora Howie in the doubles. Titans had a good performance in their other match against Chuckle Chums, winning 4-1. Elaine Colquhoun and Jean Campbell pushed their opponents all the way, with Elaine picking up a good win against Theuns. Nonetheless, Evan and Theuns were able to pull through with a solid performance to keep them within touching distance of second place.
 
Full results and tables on the league website

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League Report – Week 2

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Jason Fleming reports:
Due to fixtures being rearranged, only one match took place this week in Division 1. In the epic battle of fruit-related names, Top Bananas continued their strong start to the season through a resounding 5-0 victory against Apple Crumble; Dylan and Maria De Silva having a bunch of fun in winning both their singles matches and doubles in straight sets. Top Bananas now sit neatly at the top of the table, with Gaulty Towers and Smashing Pumpkins now trailing in joint second place, albeit with a game in hand.
 
In Division 2, league newcomers Two Slips and a Gully – comprised of Cory Dawson and Isaac Ishmael – had an epic match with The Owd Coots (Raymond Pirrie and Steve Cussell), which finished 4-1 in favour to the former. Despite its eventual match score, there were plentiful close matches throughout, including a five setter in the doubles (sets 3 and 4 going to deuce) which eventually went to the young duo. Steve and Cory played out a close five-setter in a back and forth game, where Steve managed to recover from 0-2 down to force a decider. However, Cory managed to get over the line in the end, and a strong performance overall from both him and Isaac has placed their team top of the division on game difference.
 
All teams were in action in Division 3, with Double Trouble and Blade Runners being in devastating form against Chuckle Chums and Falcons respectively. DT picked up a big 5-0 win against CC, with Olivia Maxwell winning both her singles matches and doubles in straight sets. Young Boyd Telfer of Double Trouble was pushed close by Elaine Colquhoun and Jean Campbell, but managed to come through unscathed. Elsewhere, the father-son duo of Graeme and Finley Boyd in Blade Runners had a perfect start to their campaign with a 5-0 win against Falcons. Next week should be interesting as they face off against Double Trouble in an early top-of-the-table clash in this division.
 
Full results and tables on the league website

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Schools Qualifiers Results

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Congratulations to everyone taking part in the Primary/Senior Schools Qualifiers at the club on Saturday 25 November. Everyone played really well, with some great games. Many thanks to Shannon for organising everything. Results as follows
Under 12s Winner Boyd Telfer, R/U Fergus Patterson
Under 14s Winner Cory Dawson R/U Isaac Ishmael
Under 16s Winner Darragh Fraiel R/U Evan Robertson

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