Dear Tabletenniser’s,

  We had a smooth running tourney with 59 participants this week. I’m happy to mention that Neel Neelakantan has stepped forward to assist me in running the round robins.

Dave Sterner will also take the helm on occasion too!

      Bunny Lee  narrowly defeated Parry Husbands in their duel this week but Parry managed to be on top   by  games-won tie break to claim division one! Congrats!

This week’s Top Performers

Jim Ritz +115

Vania Chen +114

Kang Dai+97

Florence Yu +88

Andrew Lin +67

Nick Donahue +66

Rahul Chavan +59

CONGRATS!       To view the RR results go to www.berkeleytabletennis.org  Please report any errors or omissions ASAP.I cannot change the posted result but will make the rating adjustments.

There was a surge of interest in the BTTC t-shirts this week and I now have a fresh batch in stock. They’re only $12 each.. a high quality T-shirt with your club name on it. What a DEAL!

We are getting better about the courtesy of other players, but there still needs more reinforcing this idea as people forget….it seems I cannot remind people enough!

Courtesy Reminder!   Please do not retrieve a ball from your game when it rolls to another table or walk behind during another player’s active point play…this is distracting causing one player a serious disadvantage.

People need to be vigilant about this as it happens way too often….Just wait a few seconds for the point to be completed and say “LET!” Thanks for your consideration!

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO ARRIVE EARLY! REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 6:50 SHARP! If you are planning to be late then call the Cell Phone Reservation Number:  (510) 587-3388 before 6:35 PM. If you call this latecomer's number, please make sure to pronounce your first AND last name clearly. For non-native English speakers it is recommended to repeat their full name at least twice. We do not guarantee spots in our Round Robin tournament to latecomers who only left undecipherable messages or people who misuse this line and do not show up to play.

Keep your Focus…Health is Wealth

Regards Mike Labins