Dumfries Table Tennis Club

Dumfries TT League starts Oct 9

Old hands and new players need to register interest in league play for the coming season by 29 Sept.

The format will be teams of 2 or 3 players, with a best of 5 sets format for each match. Each player plays the 2 players from the opposing team, and one doubles match.

All matches are played at the club, and take around an hour to an hour and a half. Matches are arranged at the convenience of both teams, with each team having a preferred night, which allows everyone to fit the matches around prior commitments both in and out of the club. Matches can be played during the daytime if both teams agree.

Each team will play each other twice over the course of the league, which will run from 9 October to March/April next year with a few “off” weeks along the way.

The league is open to players of ALL abilities, and is an excellent way to develop your technique by playing different people. With enough participants we can have 3 divisions, which allows for play at every level from beginner to “expert”.

Any questions, or to register your interest, speak to one of the committee, email info@dumfriesttc.co.uk, or fill in the form available on the club notice board by 29th September 2023.

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Summer table tennis

The table tennis season may over for now, but there’s lots of opportunities to play at our club through the summer.

Monday evening Open sessions from 3rd July – 21st August will start earlier and run 19.30 – 21.30.

The normal Monday evening coaching  takes a break, but there will be a combined beginner/intermediate class 6:30-7:30 on 24th and 31st July and 7th and 14th August. (£3, pay on the night.)

Then there’s our free Family Fun sessions  Tuesday 11th, 18th, 25th July and 1st, 8th August 11.00am-12.30pm (registration required).

Over-50s drop-in social table tennis continues on Monday and Thursday mornings 11.00 – 12.30, as do our Saturday morning Disability sessions 9.30 – 10.30 and Open sessions 10.30 – 12.30.

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Summer Family Fun Table Tennis Sessions

Register now for family fun table tennis on Tuesday mornings this summer. Come as a family with children over 8 years, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and carers. All we ask is that children under 16 are accompanied by an adult.
The sessions are: 
Tuesday 11th, 18th, 25th July and 1st, 8th August 11.00am-12.30pm 
It’s free, but you are welcome to make a donation if you are able.
Registration is required, just complete this form.

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Inaugural Disability group tournament

We were excited to partner with Dumfries and Galloway Disability Sport to run a Disability group tournament on 13th May. Players from the Saturday morning Disability group took part, with club members helping out with umpiring and presenting prizes. Special thanks to David Denholm for organising the event. See our Facebook page for lots more pictures from the day.

We look forward to more join activities.

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Inaugural Thursday Over-50s Championships

Congratulations to our Over-50s players who were brave enough to take part in our inaugural Thursday morning Over-50s Championships, the first time that many of them had played in a formal competition, or the first time for a lot of years!

Many thanks go to Kay Solaja for organising everything. 

Mixed Doubles: After some close matches in the groups and semi-finals, Iain Murray and Margaret Hughes eventually won 2-1 in the final against Graeme Alison and Elaine Colquhoun. Pictured l - r Iain, Margaret, Elaine and Graeme

Open Singles: 14 players entered, and after a good series of group matches, Graeme Alison narrowly edged out Iain Murray in a closely-fought final. Pictured l - r Graeme and Iain

Women's Singles: 12 women played in four round robin groups. The semi-finals saw Anne Beattie defeating Jane Shearn 2-1 and Joyce Kelly beating Jean Campbell, also 2-1. Joyce then beat Anne 2-0 in the final. Pictured, winner Joyce Kelly

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An afternoon of expert coaching

A small group of players came in out of the Dumfries sunshine on Saturday for the chance of expert coaching from our Head Coach Dylan De Silva and Level 2 coach Danny Bajwa. This session for adult players of a range of abilities focused on reading spin and improving positioning and placement. With demonstrations and one-to-one advice from Dylan and Danny, everyone enjoyed it and took something from it – even if we still can’t quite read their serves! 

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New adult coaching offer for Sat 27 May

Our Head Coach Dylan De Silva and Level 2 coach Danny Bajwa are offering a special adult (over-21) coaching session on Sat 27 May 1 – 3 pm at the club, and there are still a few spaces still left. Dylan and Danny will give general tips and technical advice and will also work with individuals on specific aspects.
Players can be of any standard as long as they are keen to learn! Cost is £5, book by emailing info@dumfriesttc.co.uk

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World Table Tennis Day Report

Report on our World TableTennis Day celebration 23rd April by Linda Powell

Our top players, Dylan, Danny, Shannon and Reuben participated in a fast-moving exhibition. Norma Brown also demonstrated her expertise, partnering daughter Shannon. Dylan and Reuben featured too, with Reuben displaying some of his defensive skills. Senga Thomson played Danny and was Master of Ceremonies.

Before and after the exhibition visitors were encouraged to take part in the fun games on offer. Noughts and crosses was a firm favourite, as was the Bat Challenge: here entrants were required to use bats of five different sizes, ranging from the over-sized to one so tiny that it was almost too hard to hold. With the robot on slow-fire, only one shot with each bat was permitted. Few connected with the ball using the smallest bat.

Our afternoon visitors included many from the Club’s Over-50s Group, eager to try everything, including the promised excellent cakes. Two Moffat TT Club members supported our initiative.

Many thanks to the team who made the whole enterprise possible, among them, Anne Borrowdale and Norma Brown, who master-minded the World TT Day celebration,  and not forgetting all the Club players who not only competed, but manned the fun games and patiently helped new or struggling visitors to play.

 

Dylan De Silva and Shannon Brown discuss the 5 Bat Challenge

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