Dear Tabletenniser’s,

  As summer fades to fall and the weather is still hot and humid , The BTTC attracted a large crowd of 81 competitors.

Avishy Schmidt, dropping his first match in my memory at BTTC, still managed to capture top honors in a tough Division One with a 4-1 match record.

 In a tight battle of Division Two Ray Nafarian  upends Ben Westermaier on heads-up tie break ,both having 4-1 match records.

         As the attendance continues to swell  I am virtually swamped with too much to do for me to even consider playing… I do have some helpers (Sam Lam and Anil Dhupelia)

But I really need more assistance at the registration table… Consider I am just a volunteer and I came to play…Please ask how you can help…We need more volunteers…!

This Weeks Top Performers

Kun Zhao +99

Pranav Gopal +95

Jacob Grassel +85

Danny Golde +83

Josh Burkart +66

Ivy Li  +56

Yisma Gebremichael +55

Geovanny Salmeron +47

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

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Don’t Get Closed Out! Entries close at 70 players: We have 20 sign-ups already

ANNOUNCING THE  BTTC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 10

On this special round robin event there will be 10 seven-player divisions. Everyone will play six matches!

All players MUST pre-register at least one full week before the tourney.. Oct 3 is the final sign-up deadline!!

Only the first seventy players who register will be allowed to play.. first come.. first play!!

Trophies will be awarded to the first and second place in each division (tie breaks may determine winner in some cases, Games won may be crucial in  determining  if you win a trophy, so all games are important. if games are equal then head to head result will be the second tie break)

  MOST IMPORTANT… (Besides signing up ahead of time)…….SEE BELOW!!

PLAY BEGINS AT 6:30 SHARP!!! IF you cannot arrive early please skip this event.

 

We will have special starting times, pay attention to these details…the club will open at 5:45 for set-up and warm-up and close at 10:15 (last game at 9:55) so we will have a little extra time. Player Meeting at 6:15 Sharp!

The first Matches will begin at  6 :30 but I will allow a 6 :45  match starting time for three people in each division …(again first come first serve on a special late reservation) please I cannot have  too many late starters as we must finish in one night, if you cannot make arrangements to start early on one special night please skip this event! ENTRANTS MUST BE READY TO START ON TIME OR RISK DEFAULT!

Entry Fee $8 for adults $6 /16 and under

Sign –up early, I expect this event to fill up quickly, ratings from October 3 results will be used. Sandbagging will be duly noted.

Entries are non-refundable. After the event is fully subscribed I will allow a short waiting list for last minute drop-outs although I hope we don’t have any!

Regular round robin rules apply, best out of five games, 11 point games. Maximum 90 second warm-up before each match.

 

At the end of the night, People MUST put away their table…it only take 3-4 minutes and it makes it easy to close up at the end of the night.

Regards, Mike Labins