9th July By Steve Welch
Over the weekend of 5-6th July the Association of English Table Tennis Umpires (AETTU) organised a weekend of table tennis for its members at the Grimsby Table Tennis Centre. So rather than umpiring at tournaments the umpires enjoyed a weekend of table tennis and tested the “bragging” factor from their colleagues. The tournament consisted of age band events, doubles, an open event and a plate event. The youngest player was 44yrs of age and the oldest was 79yrs.
At the end of the tournament there were many tired and aching bodies. A few umpires had been warned about swearing. A few had been asked to throw the ball higher but no yellow cards were issued (mainly because they had been forgotten). Overall everyone enjoyed their table tennis and plans are already in place to hold a similar event next year. Results: Over 40
Ray Jackson (Lancs) bt. Steve Welch (Lincs) Over 50
John Lawton (Cleveland) bt. Ray Jackson (Lancs) Over 60
John Lawton (Cleveland) bt. Lynda Reid (Worcestershire) Over 70
Stan Clarke (Lancs) bt. Geoff Taylor (Warwickshire) Open Singles
John Lawton (Cleveland) bt. Ray Jackson (Lancs) Open Plate
Bill Moran (Lincs) bt. John Mackey (Lincs) Doubles
Jackson/Mackey bt. Sutcliffe/Edwards
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