FOR RUBBERS AND BLADES RING OR WRITE 37th World Championships ~ose ~ank Sports also for other T.T. equipment/clothing Tokyo '83 at Discount Prices NOW AT: 119 WITTON STREET BRILLIANT BRONZE FOR ENGLAND NORTHWICH, CHESHIRE Telephone: 0606-48989 (day) by George R. Yates 0978-76'0249 (after hours) Not since those heady days of the to the host nation, were feats that set the late 40's to the middle 50's, during heart pounding. Undoubtedly England's shock element the era of leach and Bergmann, has was that unperturbable 1S-years-old school­ DAY OF DECISION an England men's team achieved a boy, Carl Prean, from the Isle of Wight who, medal position in the Swaythling on debut in the world championships, At the AGM of the ETTA to be held whirled his combination bat with such in London on July 9 the Management Cup. The feat was last performed in devastating effect that memories of John Committee will pro,po'se that the Utrecht in 1955 but, with the most Hilton's feats in Berne were evoked. National CouncU be directed to apply unlikeliest of teams, the capture of Prean, in contesting 19 sets in the team the newly-approved ITTF regulation bronze medals in Holland was event had 15 wins to 4 losses with Douglas, app'ertaijning to racket coverings. for once taking second place, achieving 14 emulated in the Yoyogi National wins to 7 losses. The new regulat'ion, to become Stadium, Tokyo over the period AUTHORITY effective as 'from January 1, 1984, reads: April 28 to May 3, 1983. But, overall, it was aga.in the Chinese liThe two surfaces of the racket blade Having, prior to, under the non-playing who stamped their authority over the cha.m­ shall be of clearly different colours, captaincy of Peter Simpson, quitted the 7th pionships winning six of the seven titles at whether or not bot'h sides are used for Commonwealth Championships in steamy stake with Guo Yuehua retaining his men's striking the ball". Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with their tails very singles title and also sharing the mixed much between their legs - only five bronze doubles title with Ni Xianlin. The Management Committee's pro­ awards as against five gold in Bombay ­ The only title to elude them was the posal 'is that this regulation be applied morale could not have been very high. men's doubles won, in the most exciting of to open tournaments, County Champion­ And yet, lifted by the presence of fashion, by the Yugoslavs Zoran Kalinic, the shi;ps, Naf'ional League, National Team Desmond Douglas, who had along with giant penholder, and the ageless Dragutin kno1ck-out competitions and any other Karen \Nitt flown direct to Japan, the team Surbek. events covered by the ETTA computer exceeded all expectations and in topping Both team titles were retained by the ranking scheme, with effect from Jan. 1 their group in the Stage 1 proceedings put Chinese, the men's with a final 5-1 success next year. us in the most unlikeliest of positions in over Sweden whose Mikael Appelgren beat challenging the might of the People's Xie Saike, and the women's with a final 3-0 Republic of China, Sweden and Hungary victory over Japan. Indeed such was the And, furthermore, that the N$tional for the top four placings. superiority of the Chinese women that in Council shall issue a direction that any No matter that we finished fourth behind nine matches they shed nary a set! County Assoc'iation or Local League that formidable trio, to have beaten, in turn, This superiority was again emphasized in which so chooses may adopt the regula­ Italy, Poland, Russia, Hungary, the People's the two women's individual events with Cao tion for its own competitions, but so that Republic of Korea and Denmark, losing only Yanhua succeeding Tong Ling to capture no County Ass,ociation shall have power to direct a Local League to adopt ill for domestic competit'ion.

Clearly these moUons are of great concern and more especially to the local league player. It therefore beholds those representatives present at the AGM, or those entrusted with thei1r votes, to seek op'ini'on now and be mandated accordingly on the day of decision.

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Patron: Her Majesty The Queen. President: M. Goldstein, O.B.E. Life Vice-President: Hon. Ivor Montagu. Chairman: T. Blunn. Deputy "Chairman: G. R. Yates. Hon. Treasurer: A. Drapkin. General Secretary: A. W. Shipley. Management Committee: (Vice-Chairmen) C. J. Clemett, R. J. Crayden, A. E. Ransome, N. K. Reeve, E. G. White. The Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo. Page 3 reigning champion Kiyoshi Saito rattled up a treble and former world champion Seiji Dna, having lost to Douglas, made amends by beating both Hilton and Prean. But it was back to winning ways against the Soviet Union with Douglas and Prean sharing four successes and Graham Sandley savouring a win over Mikhail Ovcharov in a 5-1 triumph, Sandley losing to Igor Solopov. Then followed the win which put the icirag on the cake 5·2 over Hungary! Who, CO~d beUeve it with the Hungarians re'prese,nt d by Istvan Jonyer, Gabo,r Gergely and Zs It Kriston. First to the table in this memorable en­ counter was Douglas pressed all the way by Kriston who eventually suc.cumbed -21, -20. Next to the table was Sandley, not given much chance against Jonyer, and so it proved with the balding Hungarian coasting home 2-straight. Much then rested on the shoulders of young Prean who in the first game against Gergely edged home 22-20 but was obliterated in the second -8, only to come back with a third game 21-15 triumph to put England 2-1 in the lead. Capitalising on this success Douglas Guo Yuehua on his way to retaining his men's singles title. made it 3-1 in beating Jonyer and Prean followed on with an equally tight win over Kriston to make it an unbelievable 4-1. the G. Geist Prize and Oai Lili and Shen wherein England's men began with a 'white­ Jianping the W. J. Pope Trophy for the wash' result over Italy with Douglas and Sandley, in attempting the coup-de-grace women's singles and doubles titles. Hilton sharing four sets and Prean repeat­ against Gergely, went down fighting putting What one can do to bridge the gap that ing his victory in the Italian Open team the onus on Prean to beat Jonyer for exists between the Chinese and the rest of event, with a win over Massimo Costantini. victory. But after winning the first at 19 and the world was the question most often A good start. going down 23-25 in the second, with posed but nobody had the answer. The fact It was followed by a 5-3 success over Jonyer giving nothing away, odds were on the Hungarian taking the decider. that when next the championships are Poland in which match Douglas twice contested in Gothenburg different coloured faltered, against Andrzej Grubba and Stefan NOT TO BE rubbers on either side of the bat will be the Dryszel, and Hilton lost to Leszek But it was no,t to be as Prean recorded order of the day will, in my opinion, make Kucharski. But Prean despite going to a his second significant lreble, 16 in the' third, no difference whatsoever. decider in all his three sets came up for an English succe,ss that, on paper, was Substitute frying pans for rackets and the trumps when the chips were down. never on. Chinese will still win fo'r their mobility allied ONLY LOSS Following such a victory the challenge of to skill is the essence o,f the-ir repeated Then came our first and only loss in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea success,es. Stage 1 when that previous 5-3 scoreline and Denmark held no terrors for an English But back to the team championships was reversed in favour of Japan whose team with their tails aloft and wagging. And so it proved with the North Koreans seen off 5-1, Hilton losing to Cho Yong Ho but winning his other to supplement a brace each for Douglas and Prean. A clean sweep was effected against the Danes, Douglas and Prean again obliging with two each and Hilton obtaining the other with not one set going to a deciding third game. And so there we were top of the heap with a cross over match against Sweden in the offing. Sadiy the success story must end there for the Swedes, represented by Appelgren, Erik Lindh and Jan-Ove Waldner fairly pulverised us with only one of the five sets going to three in which Douglas took the tirst game off Appelgren. Both Lindh and Waldner proved invincible with Prean in his only set losing to the latter -24, -16. Nor were Hungary going to be taken tor a second time for in the final encounter for 3rd and 4th positions, after they had been beaten 5-0 by China, it was the Hungarians who had the last laugh beating us 5-2 with Jonyer supreme, Kriston losing to Douglas and Janos Molnar to Prean. Still from sixth to fourth was a feat in itself and one worthy of praise which is something the Federal Republic of Germany China's new women's singles, champion - Cao Yanhua. would not receive on their homecoming having been relegated to Category 2 along with the Soviet Union. FALL FROM GRACE Twice in the German fall from grace a score of 5-4 went against them firstly against France when they pulled up from 0-4 to 4-4 only to be beaten when in the final all-important set Patrick Renverse beat Jurgen Rebel. But worse was to follow in the first cross­ over match against Denmark when a 4-0 lead was squandered a.nd a 5-4 win for the Danes sent the Federal Germans crashing out of the elite category. What then of England's women in the counterpart Corbillon Cup competition? Yes, they too exceeded all expectations in improving their position from twelfth to seventh to retain their top category status, the heroine being Lisa Bellinger, the younger of the Dunstable sisters. Ta,king on Rumania in their 'first match was not conside'red to be the, e,asi1est of starts and yet. the oppolsition, including To,p 12 champio'n Olga Neme's - beaten both by Lisa and Kar'en Witt - was disposed o,f 3-1. A treme,ndous s'tart for Nicky Jarvis the n.p.c. A similar result was obtained against Finland in the second match with Lisa beat­ England's Lisa Bellinger gets down to it in Tokyo. ing Eva Malmberg and Sonia Grefberg and sharing a doubles success with her sister whe'n all five Englishmen surmounted their equated the set score at 2-2 there seemed Jackie. fir'st round hurdle,s without too much diffi­ only one winner in the decider and that The Republic of Korea then stamped their culty only Sandle'y be'ing taken to five by wasn't Des. authority over us 3-0 as did the Russians, Manme'et Singh of India. LITTLE AVAIL by a like score, when our girls seemed The second round brought defeats for Prean who had seen off Ulf Bengtsson in hardly awake and offering but token resist­ Sandley, by Kucharski, for Johnson, pre­ ance in a most disappointing match. the second round found his twiddling of dictably by China's Chen Xinhua and for little avail when opposed by China's Jiang But we we're back on song against Hilton intolerably by Patrick Birocheau in Jialiang and thus we were entirely out of it. Sweden whose leading lady, Marie three swift games in which the Mancunian Lindblad, was beaten both by Lisa and contributed to his own downfall. This situation also applied in the Karen our only lo'ss being the doubles. After promising so much Douglas, who women's singles when Sound 2 saw the Against Aus'lria it was easy, 3-0, but 0-3 was advances so far yet not far enough, fell to entire demise of our four contenders. All the re'sult of our final first stage e,ncounter Ulf Carlsson of Sweden in the third round had survived the first round with Joy Grundy against Japan. after the Warwickshire left-hander had and Jackie Bellinger, having qualified, Positions 5 to 8 then confronfted us and taken the first two games. Des could have accompanying Karen Witt and Lisa in the first crossover encounter'Netherlands whose brightest star, Bettine Vriesekoop, was left out. Despite Lisa going down most surprisingly to Ellen Bakker in the first set we won 3-1 Lisa and Karen both beating Mirjam Kloppenburg and the sisters winning the doubles. The disasters of Malaysia seemed far removed from our overall triumphs in Japan and it speaks volumes for the powers of recovery made in the transitional period betwixt Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo. Shall we put it down to the respective climates? INDIVIDUALS Having acquitted themselves so well in the team events much was expected of our players in the individual competitions but it was not to be although Douglas and Prean kept our hopes alive in the men's singles by reaching the tbird round. Prean, like Hilton - surprisingly - had to qualify and this they both did although the latter was forced to pull out all the stops to dispose of Marcel Walker of Switzerland. But little mercy was shown by Prean in clouting Thierry Cabrera of Belgium 19, 9 and 11 Everything in the garden lo,oked ro,sy Zoran Kalinic (left) and Dragutin Surbek in play in the men's doubles final. Page 5 R'OLL OF HONOUR SWAYTHLING CUP MARCEL CORBILLON CUP (Men's Team) (Women's Team) CHINA CHINA ST. BRIDE VASE G. GEIST PRIZE (Men's Singles) (Wo,men's S.ingles) GUO YUEHUA CAO YANHUA (China) (Ch1ina) IRAN CUP W. J. POPE TROPHY (Me,n's Doubl'es) (Women's Doubles) ZORAN KALINIC and DIAl L,ILI and DRAGUTIN SURBEK SHEN JIANPING (Yugoslavia) (Chi'na) HEYDUS,EK PRIZE (Mixed Doubles) GUO YUEHUA and NI XIAN\LIN (China)

Des and Karen, in the second round of the INDIVIDUAL RESULT~ mixed, fell to Russia's Solopov and Fliura Men's Singles Round 3: Bu!atova as did Douggie and Joy to Guo Guo Yuehua (CHN) bt S. Ben,gtsson (SWE) 10, 19, 11; Yuehua/Ni Xialian, the ultimate winners. E. Boggan (USA) bt Z. Kristo.n (HUN) 13, 17, -15, 15; Park Le,e He,e (KDR) bt L. Kucharslki (POL) Carl and Lisa were first round fallers to 18, 4, -18, -13, 17; Chen Jian/Dai Lili whilst Graham and Gan Ohangmao (CHN) bt S. Ono (..IPN) 16, 17, 11; Jiang Jialiang (CHN) bt C. Prean (ENG) 17, 14, 14; Jackie fell -19 in the fifth to Jukka Ikonen Z. Kalinic (YUG) bt K. Mahta (IND) 13, 10, 5; We did it! Kalinic embraces his partner, Surbek, and Sonja Grefberg of Finland in the I. Jonyer (HUN) bt J. Secreltin (FRA) 12, 15, 13; after their success in the men's doubles final. Chen Xinhua (CHN) bt K. Sakamoto (..IPN) 16, 7, 16; qualifying rounds. Kim Kitael (KDR) bt P. Bir,ocheau (FRA) 18, -16, 20, 17; Joy and Jackie both went down des­ John, paired with Liana Urzica-Macean of D. Surbe,k (YUG) bt C'ho Yon.g Ho (PRK) -14, 19, -15, 15, 14; perately -21 and -20 in the 'fifth respectively Rumania, had a first round win over Errol J-O. Waldne'r (SWE) bt Chiu Man Kuen (HKG) to Erzebet Palatinus of Yugoslavia and Caetano and Marianne Domonkos of 18, 15, -13, 10; Wang HUiyuan (CHN) bt. N. Takashima (JPN) 12, 21, 14; Kirsten Kruger of Federal Germany. Kar!3n, Canada and were only beaten -14 in the U. Carlsson (SWE) bt D. Douglas (ENG) after taking the first ga.me off Valentina fifth by Jonyer and Szabo in the second -12, -21, 15, 20, 15; K. Saito (JPN) bt A. Grubba (POL) -15, 11, 14, 20; Popova, lost the next three and Lisa, up round. E. Lindh (SWE) bt Chu Jong Chol (PRK) 20, -18, 10, 14; against China's Qi Baoxiang, failed to make Cai Zh·enhua (CHN) bt Kim Wan (KDR) Maybe not a great deal to shout about -19, -19, 19, 16, 10. any impression. in the individual events but nothing can This latter event did yield a player other tarnish the glitter attaching to the team Round 4: Guo Yuehua bt Boggan 19, 14, 16; than a Chinese to contest the final in the events in which our men moved up from No. Fan Changmao bt Par,k Le,e He,e 19, 8, 6; person of Yang Young Ja of DPR Korea 6 to No. 4 and ou r women from No. 12 to Jiang JiaHang bt Kalinic -21, 7, 11, 17; who had the distinction of ousting the Chen Xinhua bt Jonyelr 14, 17, 18; No.7. Kim Kitaek bt Surbek 17, -21;f...10, -17, 16; holder, Tong Ling, in the quarters and After sweeping the board of all seven Wa,ng Huiyuan bt Waldner 18, 13, 20; coming back from a 0-2 deficit in the sem.is Saito bt Carlsson 16, 14, 16; titles in the Commonwealth it was not sur­ Cai Zhenhua bt Lindh -16, 21, -16, 22, 15. against Huang Junqun to take her place In prising that Hong Kong lifted themselves Quarter~finaIs: the final won by Cao Yanhua. Guo Yuehua bt Fan Changmao 17, 20, -16, 10; into the men's first category along with Jiang Jialiang bt Chen Xinhua -21, 15, -21, 19, 17; In the latter stages of the men's singles India, who edged out Nigeria, replacing Wang Huiyuan bt Kim Kitaek 9, 12, 12; not o'ne Euro'pean reached the quarte'rs with Federal Germany and the U.S.S.R. Cai Zhenhua bt Saito 21, 18, -13, 151. Kim Kitae,k 0" Korea (OPR) and Saito Semi-finals: Similarly Hong Kong's women also Guo Yue,hua bt Jiang Jialiang 17, -17, 21, -17, 17; (Japan) then losing touch with the all­ achieved promotion from Category 2 to­ Cai Zh,enhua bt Wang Huiyuan -16, 12, 11, 21. conquering Chinese. Final: gether with Belgium, replacing Finland and GUO YUEHUA bt Cai Zhernhua 15, -19, 18, 18. Kalinic, Jonyer, Surbek, Waldner, Austria. Women's Singles Round 3: Carlsson and Lindh all took their leave in Ireland's women together with Italy lost Round 4 but what a tribute to the Swedes Tong Ling (CHN) bt E. Urban (HUN) 11, -15, 19; thei r 2nd Category status to Switzerland Kim Gyong Sun (PRK) bt K. Kawahigashi (JPN) to have three of their players still in at and Thailand whilst Brazil and Belgium 13, 11, 12; that stage. Yang Young Ja (KDR) b,t S. Grefberg (FIN) have lifted themselves from the men's 3rd 16, 12, -20, 14; But all credit to the Yugoslav duo, Kalinic Geng Lijuan (CHN) bt E. PalaHnus (YUG) 9, 7, 10; category to take the places of Malaysia and F. Shinpo (JPN) bt V. P,opova (URS) 17,14,11; and Surbek, for their success in the men's Egypt. Tian Ji,ng (CHN) bt G. Szabo (HUN) 20, 19, -11, 19; doubles in which they had laid low the M. Hrachova (TCH) bt E. KalOda (JPN) 20, 13, -20, 14; No denying the championships were a Huang Junqun (CHN) bt G. Perkucin (YUG) 13, 18, 13; challenges of Stellan and Ulf Bengtsson, success 'from an organisational point of Oi Baox;iang (CHN) bt J. Magos (HUN) 13, 20, 12; Chen Xinhua and Diao Ming and Abe/Ono R. Wada (JPN) bt Lim Jong Hwa (PRK) 8, 20, 14; view and the finals party in the Keio Plaza Hui Sohung (HKG) bt B. Uppelns (BEL) 17, 15, 25; before their 22-20 fifth game triumph over Hotel, our home for the championships, was Dai Lili (CHN) bt Shin De'uk Hwa (KOR) 17, 12, 17; Jiang Jialiang/Xie Saike in the final. B. Vri'esleko,op (HOl) bt Mok Kasha (HKG) 9, 16, -19, 15; a sight to behold with well over a thousand Ni Xialian (CHN) bt Aln Hae, Sook (KOR) 7, 8, 8; EVAPORATED people in attendance. O. Nemes (ROM) bt Cno Jong Hui (PRK) 12, 14, -18, 19; Cao Yanhua (CHN) bt K. Kruger (FRG) 12, 10, 12. England's interest evaporated in Round 2 Jacques Secret!n was the recipient ~f !he when Douglas and Prean fell to Chen Victor Barna Fair Play Award, a fitting Round 4: Xinhua and Diao Ming after Sandley and Tong Ling bt Kim Gy,ong Sun 21, 16, 13; tribute to a great prayer and ambassador for Yang Young Ja bt Geng Lijuan -14, 19, 17, 16; Johnson had fallen to a North Korean com­ France. Shinpo btl Tian ..Hng 16, 15, -21, 17; bine. Hilton paired with Welshman, Alan Huan,g Junqun bt Hrachova 16, 18, 14; Fond memories then of the Yoyogi Oi Baoxiang bt Wada -17, 10, 15, 4; Griffiths, bovyed out in the qualifying rounds Dai Lili bt Hui Sohung 14, 19, 18; to Norway"s Geirr Gustavsen and Tom stadium in the computerised city of Tokyo Ni Xialian bt Vriese,koop 15, 3, 12; Johansen. where friendliness and civility abounded but Cao Yanhua bt Nem,es 20, 17, 16. where also the Yen outmatched the £ Quarter-tinaIs: Round 2 also saw England's challenge in Yang Young Ja bt Tong Ling 10, 16, 9; sterling to an alarming degree. Huang Junqun bt Shinpo -16, -17, 18, 15, 10; the women's doubles eclipsed when Lisa Oi Baoxiang bt Dai Lili 17, 12, 7; and Joy were beaten, 18 in the fifth, by Cao Yanhua bt N;i Xialian 17, 16, -15, 15. Gabrielle Szabo and Edit Urban of Hungary. Photographic coverage by Semi-finals: In Round 1 Karen and Jackie had fallen to Yang Young Ja bl1l Huang Ju,nqun -19, -21, 16, 19, 21; MALCOLM ANDERSON, Chai'rman, Cao Janhua bt Oi Baoxiang 18, 15, 19. China's Dai Lili and Shen Jianping, the Final: eventual winners. Photographic Committee, U.S.T.T'.A. CAO YANHUA bt Yang Young Ja 9, -10, 9, 13.

Page 6 Men's Doubles Round 3: Women's Singles Qualifying Rounds: Women's Doubles Round 1: Jiang Jialiang/Xie Saike (CHN) bt Grubba/Kucharski J. Grundy bt E. Brze~in.ska (POL) 24. -19, 11 ...17, 14; , J. Be,llingelr/Wlitt lost to Dai Lili/Shen Jianping (CHN) 16, 17, 12; bt N. Nader (LIB) 20., 10, 13; -12, 14, -9; G. Ge,rgely (HU!\J)/Jonyer bt I. Minkevich/M. Ovcharov bit L. Vignola (ITA) 11, 8, 13. L. Bell'inger/Grundy bt D. FeUer/E. Mai:er (AUT) (URS) 14, -18, 9, 16; J. Be'llinger bt C. Chikhani (LIB) 2, 9, 7; 15, 13, 21. M. Maehara (JPN)/Sait,o bt Bi·rocheau/Se,cretin bt I. Alejo (DOM) 3, 22, 16. Round 2: 17, -17, 16, 9; L. Bellinge!r/Grundy lost to G. Szabo/E. Urban (HUN) Wang Huiyuan/Yang Yuhua (CHN) bt Lindh/Waldner Round 1 (Draw order): -17, -22, 18, 18, -18. 17, 18, -17, -15, 19; Grundy bt K. Bogaerts (BEL) 12, 15, 20; Cai Zhenhua/Fan Changmao bt M. Appe,lgren (SWE)/ K. W;t't bt I. Puri (IND) 13, 17, 14; Mixed Doubles Qualifying Rounds: Carlsson -9, 15, 13, 10; L. Be,llingefr bt A. Pelikanova (TCH) 16, 14, 16; Johnson/Grundy bi! G. Patino/A. Te1llas (ARG) 16, 10, 14; H. Abe (JPN)/Ono bt J. Molnar (HUN)/I<:riston 20, 19, 17.; J. Bell:ng,er bt P. Vyoma (IND) 14, 17, 17. bt J. NgjB. McKnight (CAI\I) 6, 11, 17. Oh·en Xinhua/Diao Ming (CHN) bt M. Orlowski/J. Pan-sky Prean/L. BelHnger bt J. Vila/M. Perez (DOM) 14, 10, 10; (TCH) 16, 19, 18; Round 2: bt M. Sing'h/I. Puri (IND) 19, 13, 13. Kalinic/Surbe!k bt Berngtsson/U. Bengtsson (SWE) Grundy lost to E. Palatinus (YUG) -19, 19, -8, 17, -21; Sandley/J. Be,llingelr bt S. Peno/L. Vignola (ITA) 11,11,11; Witt lost to V. Popova (URS) 19, -20, -14, .-10; 12, 12, 18; Quarter-finals: L. BeHinge,r loslt to Oi Baoxiang (CHN) -10, -12, -6; lo,st to J. Ikonen/S. Gre'fberg (FIN) Jiang Ji,aUang/Xie Sai,ke bt Gergely/Jonyer 21, -18, 11, 19; J. Belt:nger lost to K. Krug.er (FRG) -12, -20, 19, 15, -20. -11, 12, -24, 16, -19. Wang HuiyuanjYang Yuhua bt Maeihara/Saito -12, -14, 23, 16, 16; Round 1 (Draw order): Men's Doubles Qualifying Rounds: Hi'lt'on/L. Urzica-Macean (ROM) bt E. Cae,tano/ Abe/Ono bt Cai Zhenhua/Fan Cha,ngmao -12, 18, 17, 15; Hillton/A. Griffiths (WAL) bt W. Na,than (PER)/Te,on Kaliinic/Surbe,k bt Chen Xinhua/Diao Ming 8, 17, 19. M. Domonkos (CAN) 14, -17, 9, 17. Yang Mang (MAL) 20, 15, 11; Pre,an/L. Bellinger 10,slt to Chen Jian/Dai Lili (CHI\I) Semi-finals: loslt to G. Gustavsen/T. Johanse,n (NOR) -14, -19, 16. 18, -1 7, -1 5 , -9. Jiang Jialiang/Xi'e' Saike bt Wang Huiyuan/Yan-g Yuhua Douglas/Wi1it b,t H. Abe/T. Taikagi (JPN) 18, 13, 17. 13, 10, 16; Round 1: Johnson/Grundy bt K. Kawamura/T. Tamura (JPN) Kalinic/Surbek bt Abe/Ono -20, 16, 9, 9. JohnsonjSandley lost to Cho Yong Ho/Hong Ghol (PRK) 13, 15, 20. Final: -16, 16, -15, -22; KAUNIC/SURBEK bt Jiang Jialiang/Xie Saike Dougla$/Prean bt J. Gi·erloff/E. Rasmusse,n (I\lOR) Round 2: 15, -19, -20, 17, 20. 14, 12, 15. Hilton/Urzica-Macean lost to I. Jonye,r/G. Szabo (HUN) -19, -21, 19,20, -14. Women's Doubles Round 3: Round 2: Douglas/Wi'tt lo'st to I. Solopov/F. Bulatiova (URS) Cao Yanhua/Ni Xialian bt Hrachova/Vriesekoop 16, 15, 4; -12, 10, -14, -19. DouglasjPrean Ilost to Che,n Xinhua/Diao Ming (CHN) Johnso1n/Grundy 105.t to Guo Yuehua/Ni Xialian (CHN) M. Hoshino (JPN)/Kanda bt Perkucin/A. Zakharian (URS) 15, -20, -13, -11. -19, 12, -13, 19, 19; 17, -9, -8, -12. Dai Lili/Shen Jianping (CHN) ht I. Da.niliavichut:e (URS)/ Popova 18, 11, 12; SWAYTHLING CUP Yang Young Ja/Yoon Kyungmi (KOR) bt P. Ge!rmain/ B. Thiriet (FRA) 11, 18, 18; First Category Pu Qijuan (CHN)/Tong Ling bt Szabo/Urban Group A 20, -14, 17. 12; CHN TCH FRA YUG KOR SWE FRG USA Points Games Place Shinpo/T. Tamura (JPN) bt F. Bulat-ova/I. Koval:enko China x 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-1 5-0 5-0 5-0 7 35-1 1 (URS) 19, 15, -18, 16; Cz,echoslovakia 0-5 x 3-5 2-5 0-5 1-5 5-3 5-3 2 16-31 6 Lee Mi Woo/Shin Deuk Hwa (KOR) bt M. Grefberg (FIN)/ J=rance 0-5 5-3 x 5-4 4-5 1-5 5-4 5-3 4 25-29 4 A. Gutknecht (FRG) 13, 11, 12. Yugoslavia 0-5 5-2 4-5 x 5-1 3-5 1-5 5-1 3 23-24 5 G€ng Lijuan/Huang Junqun bt E. Bakker (HOL)/B. Lippens Rep. of Korea 1-5 5-0 5-4 1-5 x 4-5 5-0 5-1 4 26-20 3 (BEL) 17, 15, 12. Sweden 0-5 5-1 5-1 5-3 5-4 x 5-2 5-1 6 30-17 2 Quarter-fi·nals: FR Germany 0-5 3-5 4-5 5-1 0-5 2-5 x 5-3 2 19-29 7 Cao Yanhua/Ni Xialian bt Hoshino/Kanda 11, -18, 14, 9; USA 0-5 3-5 3-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 3-5 x 0 12-35 8 Dai LilijSh,e:n Jianping bt Yang Young Ja/Yo'OIn Kyung Mi Group B 12, 16, -13, 12; HUN JPN ENG POL PRK ITA URS DEN Point,sl Games Place Pu Qijua,n/Tong Ung bi Shinpo/Tamura Hungary x 5-2 2-5 5-1 5-3 5-2 5-3 5-0 6 32-16 2 -11, 19, 11, -16, 24; Japan 2-5 x 5-3 5-0 5-1 5-0 5-0 5-0 6 32-9 3 Geng Lijuan/Huang Junqun bt Me,e Mi W.oo/Shin Deauhwa ENGLAND 5-2 3-5 x 5-3 5-1 5-0 5-1 5-0 6 33-12 1 13, 20, -10, 8. Poland 1-5 0-5 3-5 x 3-5 5-1 5-4 5-1 3 22-26 5 Semi-finals: DPR Korea 3-5 1-5 1-5 5-3 x 5-2 5-1 5-0 4 25-21 4 Da.i Lil i/Shen J ianping bt Cao Yanhua -18, 14, 17, -11, 17; Italy 2-5 0-5 0-5 1-5 2-5 x 5-2 5-2 2 105-29 6 Geng Lijuan/Huang Junqun bt: Pu Qi.juan/TO'ng Ung USSR 3-5 0-5 1-5 4-5 1-5 2-5 x 5-2 1 16-32 7 -9, 14, 20, 18. Denmark 0-5 0-5 0-5 1-5 0-5 2-5 2-5 x 0 5-35 8 Final: DAI L1L1/SHEN JIANPING bt Geng Lijuan/Huang Junqun 21, 12, -15, -10, 16. ENGLISH RESULTS Second and Third Stages Mixed Doubles Round 3: V Italy (won 5-0) (Positions 1 to 4) J. HH10ln b G.t Bisi 18, -18, 15; J A 1 / B2 China 5 Hungary 0 -~ Xie Saike/Huang Junqun. brt Jonye,r/Szabo, 7, -19, 11, 7; bt M. Costantini -16, 19, 7. Fan Changmao/Shen Jianpi1ng bt Waldner/P. Eliasslon D. Douglas bt S. Pe/ro 8, 11; A2/B1 Sweden 5 England 0 (SWE) 9, 9, 11; bt Bisi 14, 17. E. Lindh bt Hilton 17, 15; Chen Xinhua/Tong Ling bt Se,cretin/Popova 13, 9, 17; C. Preain bt Costantin.i 14, 17. bt Douglas 8, 19. Grubba/Vriese'koop bt Chen Jian (CHN)/Dai Lin M. Appe,lgnen bt Douglas -14, 14, 16. 10, -20, 19, 20; V Poland (won 5-3) J-O. ·Waldner bt Prean 24, 16; Ca.i Zhenhua/Cao, Yanhua bt I. Solopov (URS)/Bulat,ova Prean bt S. Dryszel 13, -20, 14; bt Hil,torlt 14, 12. 13, 11, 15; bt L. Kucharski 10, -20, 13; Wang Huiyuan/Qi Baoxiang bi Pansky/Hrachova bt A. Grubba 17, -19, 12. Positions 1 and 2 19, -17, 14, 14; Hilton lost to Kucharski -16, -22; CHINA 5 Sweden 1 Diao Ming/Pu Qijuan bi Surbe,k/B. Batilnic (YUG) bt Grubba -18, 11, 16. Jiang Jialiang. bt Waldner -18, 17, 14; -11, -12,- 14, 19, 15; Doug las lost to Grubba -20, 4, -18; bt Appe,lg~en 10, 13. Guo Yuehua/Ni Xialian bt Undh/M. Lindblad (SWE) lo'st to Drysze'l -10, -7; Xie Saike lost to Appelgrefl -18, 9, -14; 15, -18, 17, 21. bt Kuchars,ki 14, 16. bt Undh -17, 13, 9. Quarter-tinaIs: Cai Zhenhua bt Lindh 14, 14; Xi-e Saike/Huang Junqun bt Fan Changmao/Shen Jianping V Japan (lost 3-5) bt Waldner 28, 16. 17, 14, 17; Hilton lost to s. Ono -15, -18; Chen Xinhua/~ong Ling bt Grubba/Vri:e,s,e1ko,op 20, 10, 7; los,t to K. Saito -18, -15. Positions 3 and 4 Cai Zhenhua/Cao Yanhua bt Wang Huiyualn/Qi Baoxiang Doug las b J. Nukazuka 17, -10, 17; Hungary 5 England 2 17, -14, 17, 20; bt Ono 19, -16, 16; Kris!ton bt Hilton -17, 9, 8; Guo Yueihua/Ni Xialian bt Diao Min,g/Pu Qijuan lost to Saito -19, -10. lost to Douglas -17, -11. 19, -16, -13, 10, 13. Pre,an lost 1'0 Saito -13, -9; J. Molnar bt Douglas 24, 21; Semi-finals: bt Nakazuka 21, 20; lost to Prean 20, -19, -9. Chen Xinhua/Tong Lin.g bt Xie Saike/Huang Junqun lo,st to Ono -17, -14. Jonyer bt Prean -17, 16, 14; 15, 15, -18, -8, 19; bt Hilton 13, 14; V Guo Yuehua/Ni Xialian btl Cai Zhenhua/Cao Yanhua USSR (won 5-1) bt Douglas 15, -13, 12. 15, -14, 15, 18; Douglas bt A. Mazunov 12, 9; bi I. Solopov 14, 16. ( Positions 5 to 8) Final: G. Sandl:elY lost to Solopo,v --15, -20; GUO YUEHUA/NI XIALIANG bt Chen Xinhua/Tong Ling bt M. Ovcharov -18, 18, 13. A3/B4 Rep. of Korea 1 DPR Korea 5 13, -17, 19, -18, 12. Prean bt Ovcharov 12, 17; B3/A4 Japan 5 France 2 bi Mazunov 9, 14. ENGLISH RES'ULTS Positions 5 and 6 Men's Singles Qualifying Rounds: V Hungary (won 5-2) Japan 5 DPR Korea 2 C. Prean bt T. Cabrera (BEL) 19, 9, 1; Douglas bt Z. Kriston 21, 20; Nukazuka lost to Ho,ng Chol -18, -15; bt J. Gi:e'rlo.ff (!\JOR) 12, 11, 13. bt I. Jonyer 20, 17; bt Cho Yong Ho 19, -17, 19. J. Hiltlo1n bt S. Mo'Ie,s (ESP) 18, 14, 13; Sandley lost to Jony.er -12, -13; Saito bt Chu Jong Chol 22, -20, 19; bt M. Walkelr (SUI) 17, 18, -22, 20. lost to G. Gergely 13, -19,·..-16. bt Hong Cho,I 15, 13; Prean bt Gergely 20, -8, 15; Round 1 (Draw order): bt Oho Yong Ho 13, 16. bt Kriston 16, 20; Ono lost to Cho Yong Ho -16, -20; G. Sandley bt M. Singh (IND) -18, -10, 17, 22, 9; bt Jonyeir 19, -23, 16. bt Chu Jong Chol 17, 16. Prea,n bt Yoon Kil Jung (KOR) 17, -17, 7, 12; D. Johnson bt S. EbQh (NGR) 12, -15, 12, 11; V DPR Korea (won 5-1) Positions 7 and 8 Hilton bt F. Sule (f\JGR) 17, 20, 14; Hilton bt Hong Cho,1 15, -16, 14; los,t to Cho Yong Ho -18, -19. Rep. of Korea 5 France 2 D. Douglas bt G. Muller (AUT) 19, 19, 13. Kim Kittaek M C. Martin 20, 17; Dougla.s bt Chu Jong ChI 15, 21; lo~t Round 2: bt Hong Ohol 19, 13. to P. Reinverse, 21, -11, -8. Prean bi Cho Yong Ho 15, 15; Kim Wan bt Renverse' 13, 18; Sandleo/ lost to L. Kuchars,ki (POL) -14, 21, -15, -16; bt P. Birocheau 11, -16, 5; Pre,an bt U. Bengtsson (SWE) 13,18, -21,17; bt Chu Jong G.hot 7, 18. Park Lee' Hee lost to Birocheau 19, -18, -18; Johnson los,t to Chen Xinhua (CHN) -18, -12, -15; V Denmark (won 5-0) bt Martin 16, 18; Hilton los,t to P. Biro,cheau (FRA) -13, -10, -8; bt Renvers'e 15, 16. Douglas bit A. Griffiths (WAL) 20, 20, 14. Douglas bt C. Pederse1n 13, 12; bt J. Harkamp 18, 10. (Positions 9 to 12) Round 3: Prean bt K. Kartholm 6, 18; Pr,ean I:ost to Jiang Jialiang (CHN) -17, -14, -14; bt Pederseln 18, 12. A5/B6 Yugoslavia 5 Italy 1 Douglas lost to' U. Carlsson (SWE) 12, 21, -15, -20,-15. Hitton bt Harkamp 10, 12. 85/A6 Poland 1 Czechoslovakia 5 Page 7 Positions 9 and 10 v Israel (lost 3-5) V Switzerland (lost 4-5) Yugoslavia 5 Czechoslovakia 2 J. Bro'e los~ to J. Bogen -11, -18; M. Thomas lost to Miller -17, -11; lost to D. Polak -3, -17. lost to Busin -15, 19, -18; Z. Kalinic ot M. Broda 17, 17; Yule bt A. Rosenboim 17, 21; bt J. Dvoracelk -15, 19, 18. lost to Renold 12, -17, -22. bt Bogen 16, 17; Griffitths bt Renold 19, 15; D. Surbek loslt to J. Pansky -17, -22: lost to Pola'k -10, -14. bt Broda -19, 18, 13; bt Miller 10, -20, 17; Rodger 1,0,S!1J to Polak 21, -16, -17; bt Busin 7, 13. bt Dvorac:e1k 10, 7. bt R,osenboim 13, 13; B. Me'saros bt Dvorace,k 5, 8; N. Thomas lost to Busin -18, -18; lost to Bogen 8, -15, -15. I·ost to Renold los~\ to Pansky -9, -17. -13, -19; V India (lost 0-5) bt MnJer 18, 18. Positions 11 and 12 Rodg·er lo'slt 10 M. Singh -16, 18, -16; V Israel (lost 1-5) ItalY 5 Poland 3 loslt to C. Velflugopal -19, -12. Griffiths lost to Boge,n -16, -15; Bisi bt A. Jakubowicz 16, 8; Broe lost t.o K. Mehta -12, -12; lost t,o Polak -14, -9. lost to, Drysze,l -13, -18; lost to Singh -9, 17, -12. N. Th,omas lost to Polak -18, 19, -11; bt M. Pie'ronczyk 10, 17. Yule lost to Ve!llugopal 10, -17, -13. lo,st to Rosenboim -14, -17. Pero losit to Dryszel -17, -12; WELSH RESULTS M. Thomas lost to Ro'se'nboim -16, 19, -16; bt Pie,ronczyk -17, 9, 8. bt Bogan 13, -14, 18. Costan~in:i bt Pi,e,ro,nczyk 19, 13; V India (lost 2-5) Second and Third Stages bt Jakubowicz 17, -9, 17; N. Thomas los1l to Singh -10, -18: lost to ory'sze,I -10, -18. lost to Vellugopal -19, -19. (Positions 17 to 20) ( Positions 13 to 16) A. Griffiths bt M. Dua 13, -11, 16; 10Slt to S;ngh -26, 12, -20; C1/D2 Nigeria 2 India 5 A7/88 FR Germany 4 Denmark 5 lost to Venugopal -19, -18. 01 /C2 Hong Kong 5 Norway 0 87/AS USSR 2 USA 5 M. Th,omas lost to Ve,nugopal -14, 16, -9; bt Dua -10, 16, 15. Positions 17 and 18 Positions 13 and 14 V Hong Kong (lost 0-5) Hong Kong 5 India 0 USA 5 Denmark 4 M. Thomals lost to Von.g lu Ve.ng -8, -14; Positions 19 and 20 D. Se'emill-e,r I,o'st to Kartholm -15, -13; loslt to Chan Kong Wah -7, -12. Nigeria 5 Norway 0 lost to L. Haut.h -14, -12; Griffiths lost to Chan K,ong Wah -3, -7. bt Harkamp 15, -13, 12. N. Thomas lost to Chiu MaiO Kuen -14, -11; (Positions 21 to 24) E. Boggan bt Harkamp 12, 9; lost to Voog In Veng -10, -10. bt Kartholm 11, 18; C3/D4 Indonesia 5 Netherlands 3 V Scotland (lost 2-5) bit Hauth 12, 19. D3/C4 Australia 3 Finland 5 S. Bo,ggan lost to Hauth -15, -14; See Scotti'sh results. bt Harkamp 18, -19, 15; V AustraIia (lost 0-5) Positions 21 and 22 lost to Kartholm -21, 23, -22. M. Thomas lost to Haberl -19, -18: Indonesia 5 Finland 1 Positions 15 and 16 lost to Tuckett -9, -13. Griffiths lost to Tepper -19, -14; Positions 23 and 24 FR Germany 5 USSR 4 lost ito, Haberl 20, -15, -13. Netherlands 5 Australia 3 R. Wosik lost to Ovcharov -19, -11; N. Thoma'S lost to Tuckeltt -5, -12. bt I. Minkevich -13, 16, 14; (Positions 25 to 28) V Netherlands (lost 1-5) bt Mazuno,v 23, 20. C5/D6 Austria 4 Scotland 5 G. Bohm bt Mazunov 10, 17; N. Thomas lost to R. Hijnel -16, -16; los~ t,o Ovcharov -19, -16; lost to v. Spanje -0, -10. Rodger lost. to E. Amplatz -9, -16; bt Minkevitch 23, -19, 19. Griffiths lost to v. Spanje -20, -16; bt D. Palmi 19, 19; J. Rebel lo'st to, Minkevich 18, -18, -18; lost to Po·tton -16, -16. bt P. Gockner 15. 19. ot Mazunov -17, 16, 15; M. Thomas lost to Pot1on -13, -12; Yule bt Gockner 15, 18; lost rtlo Ovcharov 18, -15, -4. bl Hijne 13, 1&. bt Amplatz 15, 10; lost to Palmi -17, -19. Category Hannah bt P~lmi -18, 15, 8; Second lost to GocknSf' -11, 11, -19; Group C 10,sl1 to Amplatz 16, -16, -18. INA NGR AUT FIN MAL NOR PAK EGY Points Games Place D5/C6 Israel w.o. Pakistan scr Indone,s,ia x 0-5 5-3 5-2 5-1 1-5 5-0 5-0 5 26-16 3 Nigeria 5-0 x 5-1 5-1 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 7 35-2 1 Positions 25 and 26 Austria 3-5 1-5 x 2-5 5-3 3-5 5-2 5-0 3 24-25 5 Finland 2-5 1-5 5-2 x 5-2 5-2 3-5 5-0 4 26-21 4 Scotland 5 Israel 4 Malaysia 1-5 0-5 3-5 2-5 x 2-5 2-5 5-2 1 15-32 7 Hannah bt Bogen 16, 15; Norway 5-1 0-5 5-3 2-5 5-2 x 5-4 5-0 5 27-20 2 bt Polak 16, -19, 20; Pakistan 0-5 0-5 2-5 5-3 5-2 4-5 x 5-1 3 21-26 6 lost to ROS€inboim -20, 14, -14. Egypt 0-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 2-5 0-5 1-5 x 0 3-35 8 Rodger los't to Polak -17, 20, -14; t- bt Roselnboim 17, -9, 19; Group D bt Bogeln -15, 19, 14. AUS HKG HOL IND WAL ISR SCO SUI Points Games Place Yul'e lost to Rosenboim 14, -19, -14; Australia x 0-5 5-2 0-5 5-0 5-2 5-1 5-2 5 25-17 3 lostt to Boge.n -15, -16; HOln,g Kong 5-0 x 5-1 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-1 5-0 7 35-2 1 bt' Po,lak 16, 19. Ne!the'rl ands 2-5 1-5 x 2-5 5-1 5-1 5-1 5-0 4 25-18 4 India 5-0 0-5 5-2 x 5-2 5-0 5-0 5-0 6 30-9 2 Positions 27 and 28 Wales 0-5 0-5 1-5 2-5 x 1-5 2-5 4-5 0 10-35 8 Austria 5 Pakistan 2 Israe,1 2-5 0-5 1-5 0-5 5-1 x 5-3 5-0 3 18-24 5 Scotland 1-5 1-5 1-5 0-5 5-2 3-5 x 5-2 2 16-29 6 (continued on page 10) Switzerland 2-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 5-4 0-5 2-5 x 1 9-34 7

SCOTTISH RESULTS Third Category V Hong Kong (lost 1-5) (Stage 1) R. Yul,e lost to Cha,n Kong Wah 18, -10, -12; Gro~p E lost to Chiu Man Kuen -14, -12. ESP BEL MAC ECU THA ESA VEN Points Games Place D. Hannah bt Vong lu Veng 17, 21; Spain x 1-5 5-1 w.o. 5-2 5-1 5-1 5 26-10 2 lost t'o Ch an Kong Wah -12, -16. Belgium 5-1 x 5-0 w.o. 5-1 5-0 5-0 6 30-2 1 K. Rodg'er lost to Chiu Main Kuen -12, -9; Macao 1-5 0-5 x w.o. 1-5 5-3 5-3 3 17-21 5 loslt to Vong lu Ve,ng -24, 21, -10. Ecuador Absent 0 0-6 7 2-5 1-5 5-1 w.o. x 5-1 3-5 3 V Australia (lost 1-5) Thailand 21-17 3 EI Salvador 1-5 0-5 3-5 w.o. 1-5 x 3-5 1 13-25 6 Yule' bt G. Teppe,r 13, 16; Velnezue,la 1-5 ; 0-5 3-5 w.o. 5-3 5-3 x 3 19-21 4 10Sit to R. Tuckett -16, -9. Rodg,e,r 10'5.1 to Tuckeltlt -8, -15; Group F loslt to G. HaberI -17, -15; SIN YAR ARG LBA CUB GUA ZIM Points Games Place Hannah lost to Hebe'rl 9, -9, 20; Singapore x 5-2 5-2 5-0 5-1 5-1 5-0 6 30-6 1 lo,st to Tepper -18, -19. Yemetn A.R. 2-5 x 5-4 5-2 2-5 5-2 5-0 4 24-18 3 Argentina 2-5 4-5 x 5-1 2-5 5-4 5-0 3 23-20 4 V Wales (won 5-2) Libya 0-5 2-5 1-5 x 0-5 2-5 5-0 1 10-25 6 Yul,e bt N. Thomas 8, 11; Cuba 1-5 5-2 5-2 5-0 x 5-0 5-0 5 26-9 2 bt A. Griffiths 6, 19. Guatemala 1-5 2-5 4-5 5-2 0-5 x 5-0 2 17-22 5 Rodger lost to Griffifhs -20, -15; Zimbabwe 0-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 x 0 0-30 7 bot M. Thomas 11, 18: Hannah 1'0 $It to M. Thomas -19, 18, -15; Group G bt N. Thomas 16, 11: BRA. CAN DaM MLT PER COL TAN Points Games Place bt Griffi'ths 19, -19, 19. Brazil x 5-1 3-5 5-0 w.o. 5-0 w.o. 5 28-6 1 Canada 1-5 x 5-3 5-0 w.o. 5-0 w.o. 5 26-8 3 V Netherlands (lost 1-5) Dominican R. 5-3 3-5 x 5-0 w.o. 5-0 w.o. 5 28-8 2 Yule bt H. Gootze," 14, 11; Malta 0-5 0-5 0-5 x w.o. 5-4 w.o. 3 15-19 4 10511 to H. van Spa,nle -13, 17, -8. Peru Absent 1 5-25 6 Rodge,r los~ to v: SpanJel -16, 18, -16; Colombia 0-5 0-5 0-5 4-5 W.o. x w.o. 2 14-20 5 I,ost to R. Po,tton -18, -16. Tanzania Absent 0 0-30 7 Hannah loslt to Potto,n -19, 17, -17; lo,st to Gootzen -13, 16, -21. Group H NZL LUX ISL MAR SAU LIB PHI Points Games Place V Switzerland (won 5-2) New Zealand x 2-5 5-0 5-0 5-2 5-0 5-1 5 27-8 2 Yule bt S. Reinold 9, 11; Luxembourg 5-2 x 5-0 5-0 5-2 5-1 5-1 6 30-6 1 bot T. Miller 16, 13. Iceland 0-5 0-5 x 0-5 0-5 2-5 0-5 0 2-30 7 Rodg.er 105ft to Miller -19, -13; Morocco 0:-5 0-5 5-0 x 0-5 5-3 0-5 2 10-23 5 lost to T. Bus,in -16, -14. Saudi Arabia 2-5 2-5 5-0 5-0 x 5-1 5-2 4 24-13 3 Hannah bt Busin 21, -10, 9; Lebanon 0-5 1-5 5-2 3-5 1-5 x 3-5 1 13-27 6 ot Relno,ld -18, 18, 13; Philippines 1-5 1-5 5-0 5-0 2-5 5-3 x 3 19-18 4 bt MiHe,r 20, 17.

Page 8 3rd Category 56 Icelland (48) (Positions 29 to 32) 57 Zimbabwe (-) 33 tB,razii (38) C7/D8 Malaysia 0 Wales 5 t Promoted to 2nd Category Griffiths bt Kok Chong Fatt 18, 19; 34 tBelgium (42) 35 Singapore, (36) bt Lee Kin Ke,e 17, 14. N. Thomas bt Le,e Kin, Kee -12, 19, 20. 36 Luxembourg (40) M. Thomas bt Lim Ohin Le·ong 20, 12; 37 New Ze'aland (39) 38 Spain (35) bt Kok Chong Fatt 16, 13. 39 Dominican Rep. (45) BADGES D7/C8 Switzerland 5 Egypt 1 40 Cuba (-) 41 Canada (41) Positions 29 and 30 42 Thailand (-) Quality Sew-On Minimum 20 Switzerland 5 Wales 4 43 Yemen Arab R·ep. (44) 44 Saudi Arabia (-) For friendly, efficient service Griffiths bt Miller 11, 14; 45 Arge1n1tina (49) bt Heinold 16, -22, 15; 46 Venezue,la (---:) bt Busin 21, 19, 18. 47 PhiJ:ippine,s (-) contact: N. Thomas lost to Renold -20, -19; 48 Mal,ta (52) 10'Slt to Buslin -17, -13; 49 Macao (50) loslt tiO MiHer -22, 12, -18. M. Thoma,s lost to Busin 19, -15, -19; 50 Gualtemala (-) S. A. CORY & CO. LTD. lost to MiHelr -12, -14; 51 Morocco (55) bt Relnold 17, 15. 52 Colombia (-) 53 Libya (59) Glengarriff, Positions 31 and 32 54 EI Salvador (-) Malaysia 5 Egypt 0 55 Lebanon (-) Co. Cork, Eire. Third Category (Stage 2) Telephone: Bantry 63159. Group I BEL SIN BRA LUX Points Game,s Place E1 Belgium x 5-1 4-5 5-0 2 14-6 34 TABLE TENNIS NEWS F1 Singapore 1-5 x 1-5 5-3 1 7-13 35 G1 Brazil 5-4 5-1 x 5-2 3 15-7 33 Published each month from OctoQer to May. H1 Lux,embourg 0-5 3-5 2-5 x 0 5-15 36 Postal subscriptions £6.00 for eight issues (U.K.), Group J Europe (including Eire) £10.00, Overseas airmail ESP CUB DOM NZL . Points Gam·es, Place £12.50. E2 Spain x 5-3 5-2 4-5 2 14-10 38 F2 Cuba 3-5 x 1-5 3-5 0 7-15 40 Advertisements: Mrs. Christine Wilkes, English G2 Dominican R. 2-5 5-1 x 4-5 1 11-11 39 3 15-11 37 Table Tennis Association, 21 Claremont, Hastings, H2 New Zealand 5-4 5-3 5-4 x East Sussex TN34 1HA. Tel. Hastings (0424) Group K 433121. THA YAR CAN SAU Points Games Place E3 Thailand x 5-2 3-5 5-2 2 13-9 42 Subsc~riptions: Miss B. Davies, English Table F3 Yemen A.R. 2-5 x 0-5 5-2 1 7-12 43 Tennis Association, 21 Claremont, Hastings, East 3 15-5 41 G3 Canada 5-3 5-0 x 5-2 Sussex TN34 1HA. Tel. Hastings (0424) 433121. H3 Saudi Arabia 2-5 2-5 2-5 x 0 6-15 44 Group L Distributio,n: Mrs. E. Doreen Yates, 43 Knowsley VEN ARG MLT PHI Points Games Plac,e Road, Smithills, Bolton, Lanes. BL1 6JH. Tel. E4 Vene,zuela x 3-5 5-2 5-1 2 13-8 46 Bolton 42223. F4 Argentina 5-3 x 5-1 5-2 3 15-6 45 G4 Malta 2-5 1-5 x 1-5 0 4-15 48 Editorial: Mr. George R. Yates, 43 Knowsley H4 PhiIippines 1-5 2-5 5-1 x 1 8-11 47 Road, Smithills, Bolton, Lanes. BL1 6JH. Tel. Group M Bolton 42223. MAC GUA COL MAR Poln!t's Game,s Place E5 Macao x 5-2 5-0 5-0 3 15-2 49 F5 Guatemala 2-5 x 5-1 5-3 2 12-9 50 G5 Colombia 0-5 1-5 x 2-5 0 3-15 52 H5 Morocc,o 0-5 3-5 5-2 x 1 8-12 51 Something good Group N . . ESA LBA PER LIB Points Game'S Place E6 EI Salvador x 4-5 w.o. 5-3 2 14-8 54 IS comIng-your way F6 Libya 5-4 x w.o. 5-1 3 15-5 53 G6 Peru Absent H6 L,ebanon 3-5 1-5 W.o. x 9-10 55 LOOK OUT FOR Group 0 ECU ZIM TAN ISL Points Games Place E7 Ecuador Abs,ent F7 Zimbabwe W.o. x w.o. 1-5 2 11-5 57 PATSUN G7 Tanzania Absent. H7 Iceland w.o. 5-1 w.o. x 3 15-1 56 SWAYTHLING CUP INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Final Positions Swaythling Cup (Previ·ous positions in brackets) England Douglas Sandley Prean HiHion F A Opponents 1st Category 2-0 1-0 2-0 5 0 Ita.ly 1 CHINA (1) 1-2 3-0 1-1 5 3 Poland 2 Sweden (11) 2-1 1-2 0-2 3 5 Japan 3 Hungary (2) 2-0 1-1 2-0 5 1 USSR 4 England (6) 2-0 0-2 3-0 5 2 Hungary 5 Japan. (3) 2-0 2-0 1-1 5 1 PR Korea 6 DPR Kore,a (10) 2-0 2-0 1-0 5 0 Dlenmark 7 R'ep. of Korea (9) 0-2 0-1 0-2 0 5 Swedeln 8 France (5) 1-2 1-1 0-2 2 5 Hungary 9 Yugos!lavia (7) 10 Czechoslova,kia (4) 14-7 1-3 15-4 5-8 35 22 11 Italy (12) 12 Poland (8) Scotland 13 USA (18) Hannah Yule Rodge,r Bros F A Opponents 14 D'enmark (17) 1-1 0-2 0-2 1 5 Hong Kong 15 *FR Germany (13) 0-2 1-1 0-2 1 5 Austral'ia 16 *USSR (14) 2-1 2-0 1-1 5 2 Wales * Demoted to 2nd Category 0-2 1-1 0-2 1 5 N,e1the,rl ands 3-0 2-0 0-2 5 2 Swifzerland 2nd Category 2-1 1-2 0-2 3 5 ISlrael '''0-1 0-2 0-2 0 5 India 17 tHong Kong (19) 1-2 2-1 2-1 5 4 Austria 18 tlndia (26) 2-1 1-2 2-1 5 4 Israeli 19 Nigeria (22) 20 Norway (29) 9-9 11-9 6-15 0-4 26 37 21 Indonelsia (15) 22 FinlaRd (25) 23 Netherlands (24) Wales 24 AU'stralia (16) Griffiths M. Thomas N. Thomas F A Opponents 25 Scotland (33) 1-2 1-1 0-2 2 5 India 26 Israel (30) 0-1 0-2 0-2 0 5 Hong Kong 27 Austria (23) 1-2 1-1 0-2 2 5 Scotland 28 Pakisltan (34) 0-2 0-2 0-1 0 5 Australia 29 Switzerland (31) 0-2 1-1 0-2 1 5 N'e1the,rlands 3-0 0-3 30 Wales (27) 1-2 4 5 Switzerland 31 *Malaysia (28) 0-2 1-1 0-2 1 5 Israeli 32 *Egypt (32) 2-0 2-0 1-0 5 0 Malaysia 3-0 1-2 0-3 4 5 Switze·rland t Promoted' to 1st Category * Demoted to 3rd Cate·gory 10-11 7-13 2-16 19 40

Page 10 MARCEL CORBILLON CUP bt Weizade's 14, 15. Alboiu/Nemes I,os't to Lindblad/We,izade!s 12, -17, -18. First Category (Positions 13 to 16) Group A A7/B8 Yugoslavia 3 Austria 0 CHN PRK FRG HUN TCH YUG FRA HOl Points Games Place China x 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 7 21-0 1 A8/B7 France 3 Finland 1 DPR Korea 0-3 x 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 6 18-5 2 Positions 13 and 14 FR Germany 0-3 1-3 x 3-2 0-3 3-2 1-3 2-3 2 10-19 5 Hungary 0-3 1-3 2-3 x 1-3 3-0 3-0 1-3 2 11-15 6 Yugoslavia 3 France 0 Czechoslovakia 0-3 0-3 3-0 3-1 x 3-2 3-0 3-1 5 15-10 3 G. Pe,rkuci.n bt N. Daviaud 13, 17. Yugoslavia 0..3 0-3 2-3 0-3 2-3 x 3-2 1-3 1 8-20 7 B. Ba.Hnic bt P. Germain. 16, 14. France 0-3 0-3 3-1 0-3 0-3 2-3 x 0-3 1 5-19 8 Batinic/Perkucin bt Germain/B. Thiriet 18, 13. Nethe:rJands 0-3 0-3 3-2 3-1 1-3 3-1 3-0 x 4 13-13 4 Positions 15 and 16 Group B Finland 3 Austria 1 KOR URS ROM SWE JPN ENG FIN AUT Points Gam€:s Place Grel'fberg bt V. KoMe,k 13, 17; Rep. of Korea x 3-2 3-1 3-0 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 6 19-6 3 bt E. Deistler 12, 17. USSR 2-3 x 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 6 20-6 2 Malmberg lost to DeisUer 14, -20, -11. Rumania 1-3 1-3 x 3-1 0..3 1-3 3-0 3-1 3 12-14 5 Grefberg/Malmberg bt DeisUer/Kottek 18, 20. Sweden 0-3 0-3 1-3 x 0-3 1-3 3-2 3-0 2 8-17 6 Japan 3-1 2-3 3-0 3-0 x 3-0 3-0 3-0 6 20-4 1 IR,ISH RESULTS England 0-3 0-3 3-1 3-1 0-3 x 3-1 3-0 4 12-12 4 Finland 0-3 0-3 0-3 2-3 0-3 1-3 x 3-0 1 6-18 7 V India (lost 1-3) Austria 0-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 x 0 1-21 8 M. Sh ee,h ani lost to I. Puri -12, -14. A. Leonard bt S. Mehta 15, -19, 18; ENGLISH RESULTS (Positions 5 to 8) los't to Puri -12, -19. Le,ona,rd/Sheehan lost to PurijVyoma -17, 17, -18. V Rumania (won 3-1) A3/ B4 Czechoslovakia 3 England 1 B. Silhanova lost to L. Bellinger -20, -16; V Australia (won 3-1) K. Wi1lt IOSlt to M. AIb0 iu 17, -1 0, -15 ; Leonard bt D. Millikan 21, 17; bt O. Nelmes 17, -20, 18. M. Hrachova bt Wit't 12, 18; bt L. Bellinger 12, 14. bt N. Bi'siach 11, 13. L. Bellinger bt Nemes 19, -18, 11. Sheehan losit to, Bisliach -17, -12. J./L. Be/llinger bt Alboiu/Nemes 16, -12, 17. Hrachova/Silhanova bt J'/L. Bellinge'r 11, 9. B3 / A4 Rep. of Korea 3 Netherlands 0 Leonard/Sheehan bt Bisiach/McClintock 12, -13, 13. V Finland (won 3-1) V Belgium (lost 0-3) Positions 5 and 6 Witt lost to s. Gl'1efberg -22, -15. Le,onard lost to M-F. Gelrmiait -13, -18. L. BeHinge/r bt E. Malmbelrg 18, 9; Rep. of Korea 3 Czechoslovakia 0 She,ehan lo'st t,o B. Lippens -9, -12. bit Grefberg 13, 14. Yoon Kyung Mi bt Hrachova -18, 11, 21. Leonard/Sheehan lost to GermiaitjLippe,ns -4, -10. J./L. Be,llinge:r b,f Gre1fberg/Malrnberg -17, 23, 12. An Hae Soolk bt Si Ihanova 18, 11. V Poland (lost 1-3) An HaeJSook/Yang Young Ja bt Hrachova/Silhanova 9, 10. V Rep. of Korea (lost 0-3) Sheeha,n lost to J. Szatko -5, -14. Le'onard bt E. BrzeiZinsika -15, 19, 19; Wi:ft loslt to An Hae Sook -20, -9. Positions 7 and 8 I,o,slt to Sza'tko -11, -18. L. Bell:inger losit to Yoon Kyung Mi -19, 18, -19. England 3 Netherlands 1 Le,onard/She'ehan lo,slt to E. Pozniak/Szatko 8, -16, -8. J./L. Bellringer lost to An Hae Sook/Yang Young Ja L. Beill ing,er lost to E. Bakker -13, -10; -14, -14. bt M. Kloppenburg 14, 12. V Macao (lost 0-3) LeonaJd lost to It Hong Kit -17, -16. V USSR (lost 0-3) Wit,t bt Kloppenburg 17, -17, 15. J'/L. Be,llinger bt Bakker/Kloppenburg -18, 17, 20. Sheehan lost to Mok Ka Lai -11, -2. Witt los,t to' V. Popova -7, -16. Le,onard/She,ehan 10lst tlO It Hong Ki't/Mo'k Ka Lai -10, -12. Bul~tova (Positions 9 to 12) L. Beillinger loslt to F. -19, -14. V Indonesia (lost 0-3) J ./L. Bellinger lost t!O Bulatova/I. Kovale:nko -18, -15. A5/B6 FR Germany 3 Sweden 1 Sheehan lost tiO Carla T.S. -8, -7. V Sweden (won 3-1) A6/B5 Hungary 3 Rumania 1 Leonard I,ost to D. Wuisan -14, -16. Leonard/She,ehan 10151 to Carla T.S./Wuisan -14, -16. L. BeHinger bt M. Weizades -19, 17, 15; Positions 9 and 10 b,t M. Lindblad 13, -17, 20. V Denmark (lost 1-3) Wi'tit bt Lindblad 13, 19. Hungary 3 FR Germany 0 Le,onard bt L. Jakobsen 19, 15; J ./L. BeHingeir lost to Undblad/We,;zades -20, -19. G. Szabo bt K. Krugelr -23, 16, 15. lo'st to A. Ramberg -11, -15. E. Urban bt S. Wenze,1 18, 16. Shee1han los,t to Rambe:rg -12, -10. V Austria (won 3-0) Szabo/Urban btr ~rugeir/Welnzel 12, -15, 17. Le,ona.rd/Sheeha,n lost to Jakobs!en/Rambe,rg -14, -12. L. BeHilnge,r bt D. Fett'er 11, 9. Second and Third Stages Wiitt bt E. Maier 13, 10. Positions 11 and 12 J./L. Bellinger bt Fette'r/Maier 10, 17. Rumania 3 Sweden 1 (Positions 17 to 20) V Japan (lost 0-3) Alboiu bt Weizade,s -17, 14, 20. C1/02 Hong Kong 3 Poland 0 Nemes bt P. Eliasson 13, 11; Witt loslt to T. Tamura -10, -11. 01/C2 Belgium 3 USA 2 ,L L. Betllinger lost to F. Shinpo -10, -17. J ./L. Bellinger lo,s't to Shinpo/Tamura -11, -8. Second Category Second and Third Stages Group C HKG CAN LUX MAL NZL USA ITA SIN Po,ints Games Place (Positions 1 to 4) HOJng Kong x 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 7 21-0 1 A1 /B2 China 3 USSR 0 Canada 0-3 x 1-3 3-1 3-1 1-3 3-0 3-1 4 14-12 3 Lu~embourg 0-3 3-1 x 3-1 2-3 0-3 3-0 1-3 3 12-14 6 B1/ A2 Japan 3 OPR Korea 1 Malaysia 0-3 1-3 1-3 x 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0 3-21 8 New Zealand 0-3 1-3 3-2 3-1 x 1-3 3-0 3-2 4 14-14 4 Positions 1 and 2 USA 0-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 x 3-1 3-0 6 18-6 2 Italy 0-3 0-3 0-3 3-0 0-3 1-3 x 1-3 1 5-18 7 CHINA 3 Japan 0 Singapore 0-3 1-3 3-1 3-0 2-3 0-3 3-1 x 3 12-14 5 Cao Yalnhua bt M. Hoshino 13, 17. Geng Lijuan bt E. Kanda 8, 12. Group D Cao Yalnhua/Ni Xial,ian bt Shinpo/Tamura 16, 8. IND POL DEN BEL INA AUS MAC IRL Points Games Place Positions 3 and 4 India x 2-3 2-3 0-3 3-1 3-1 2-3 3-1 3 15-15 5 Pola,nd 3-2 x 3-2 0-3 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 6 18-10 2 OPR Korea 3 USSR 1 Denmark 3-2 2-3 x 0,-3 0-3 3-0 3-0 3-1 4 14-12 4 Kim Gyong Sun bt Kovale'nko 20, 13; Be,lgium 3-0 3-0 3-0 x 2-3 3-0 3-1 3-0 6 20-4 1 bt A. Zakharian 15, 19. Indon,esia 1-3 1-3 3-0 3-2 x 3-1 3-1 3-0 5 17-10 3 Chang Yon Ok lost to Zakha'rian 19, -18, -23. Aust.ralia 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 x 3-2 1-3 1 6-20 8 Chang Yon Ok/Kim Gyong Sun bt Bulatova/Kovalenko Macao 3-2 1-3 0-3 1-3 1-3 2-3 x 3-0 2 11-17 6 18, 20. Ireland 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 3-1 0-3 x 1 6-19 7

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Page 11 Positions 17 and 18 SCOTTISH RESULTS Hong Kong 3 Belgium 0 v Lebanon (won 3-0) V Zimbabwe (won 3-0) Positions 19 and 20 Forbes bt N. Nader 7, 8. Dalrympl'e bt D. Brown 8, 5. Dalrymple bt G. Sarkissian 5, 11. Forbes bt L. Frost 8, 9. Poland 3 USA 1 DalrymplejForbes bt C. Chikhani/Nader 7, 11. Dalrymple/Forbes bt Brown/Froslt 9, 15. (Positions 21 to 24) C3/D4 Canada 3 Denmark 1 Third Category D3/C4 Indonesia 3 New Zealand 0 (Stage 2) Positions 21 and 22 Group M Indonesia 3 Canada 2 NGR VEN GUA Poin:ts Games Place Positions 23 and 24 Nigeria Abs'ent 0 0-6 Vene'Zue,1a w.o. x 3-0 2 6-0 45 New Zealand 3 Denmark 1 Guatemala w.o. 0-3 x 1 3-3 46 (Positions 25 to 28) Group N TAN ARG Points Games Place D6/C5 Macao 3 Singapore 1 Tanzania Absen;t 0 0-3 D5/C6 India 3 Luxembourg 1 Argentina w.o. x 1 3-0 47 Positions 25 and 26 India 3 Macao 1 MARCEL CORBllLON CUP 2nd Category Positions 27 and 28 Final Positions Singapore 3 Luxembourg 2 (Previ,o,us poslitions in brackets) 17 tHong Kong (15) 18 tBelgium (25) (Positions 29 to 32) 1st Category 19 Poland (21) 1 CHINA (1) 20 USA (28) D8/C7 Australia 3 Italy 0 2 Japan (9) 21 Indonesia (26) C8/D7 Malaysia, 3 Ireland 1 3 DPR Korea (3) 22 Canada (20) Yong Yoke' Peng los,t to Le,onard -19, -17. 4 USSR (4) 23 New Zealand (27) Le,ong Me,e Wan bt Sheehan 12, 10; 5 Rep. of Korea (2) 24 De,nmark (22) bt Le'oonard 15, 5. 6 Cz-e'choslovakia (10) 25 India (16) Leong Mee Wan/Lo'ke Wai Hat" bt Leonard/She-ehan 15, 5. 7 England (12) 26 Macao (34) 8 Nelthe1rlands (17) 27 Slngapore (31) Positions 29 and 30 9 Hungary (7) 28 Luxembourg (23) Australia 3 Malaysia 0 10 FR Geirmainy (5) 29 Australia (29) 11 Rumania (6) 30 Malaysia (24) Positions 31 and 32 12 Sweden (8) 31 *Italy (0) ItaIy 3 Ireland 1 13 Yugoslavia (11) 32 *Ireland (32) A. Busnardo bt She.ehaln 6, 9; 14 Fraince (14) -;- Promoted to 1st Category bt Le,onard 17, 3. 15 *Finland (13) * Demoted to 3rd Category L. Vignola lost to Le'onard -18, -10. 16 *Austria (18) Busnardo/Vignola bt Leonard/Sheeha,n 13, -19, 19. * Dem-oted to 2nd Category 3rd Category 33 tSwitzerland (37) Third Category 34 tThailand (-) (Stage 1) 35 Norway (35) 36 Cuba (-) Group E 37 Dominican Rep. (47) NOR NGR DOM TAN PHI ZIM Points Games Place 38 Spai1n (39) Norway x w.o. 3-0 w.o. 3-0 3-0 5 15-0 1 39 Israe,1 (44) Nigeria Absent 1 3-12 5 40 Philippines (-) Domi,nican Rep. 0-3 w.o. x w.o. 3-0 3-0 4 12-3 2 41 Colombia (46) Tanzania AbS€nt 0 0-15 6 42 Scotland (41) Philippines 0-3 w.o. 0-3 w.o. x 3-0 3 9-6 3 43 Lebanon (-) Zimbabwe 0-3 w.o. 0-3 w.o. 0-3 x 2 6-9 4 44 Zimbabwe, (-) 45 Vene!zuela (-) Group F 46 Guatemala (-) SCO ISR CUB THA VEN Points Games Place ARG 47 Argenti'na (36) Argentina x 0-3 2-3 3-1 1-3 1-3 1 7-13 6 Scotland 3-0 x 1-3 1-3 3-1 3-2 3 11-9 4 t Prom·oted to 2nd Category ISlrael 2-2 3-1 x 0-3 0-3 3-1 3 9-10 3 Cuba 1-3 3-1 3-0 x 2-3 3-2 3 12-9 2 ------~----.. Thailand 3-1 1-3 3-0 3-2 x 3-1 4 13-7 1 Venezue,la 3-1 2-3 1-3 2-3 1-3 x 1 9-13 5 SCOTTISH RESULTS bt A. Arevalo -18, 8, 12. English Team - Medical Report of Dalrymple bt Arevalo 13, 9; V Thailand (won 3-1) lost to Popper 19, -14, -20. E. Forbes los,t to P. Lo,ysawai -16, 13, -19; Dalrymple/Folrbes bt Arevalo/Poppe:r 19, 21. the 37th WII.C. Tokyo C. Dalrymple bt K. Ladda 19, 14; bit Loysawai 21, 23. V Cuba (lost 1-3) Dalrymple/Forb,s'S bt Ladda/Loysawai 19, -20, 18. Forbes lost to M. Armasnunez -16, -16. by Dr. David Ryde Dalrymple btl M. R. Baez Gato 11, -18, 14; V Israel (lost 1-3) 108t to Armasnunez -17, -18. Dalrymple bt L. Hers,covits 15, 15; Dalrymple/Forbs,s lost to Armasnunez/Ba:e,z Gato -14, -12. As with the report for the 36th World loslt too I. Carmi -21, -16. Championships, the quality of accommoda­ Forbe:s los,t to Carmi -16, -13. Dalrymple/Forbes lost to Carmi/Herscovits -20, 11 ,-20. v Argentina (won 3-0) tion, food and hygiene at Tokyo were most Forb'es bt B. Bensenor 10, 5. V Venezuela (won 3-2) Dalrympl,e bt Kim Hae Ha 10, 25. acceptable to the team and this played a Fo: bes loslt to E. Poppe'r -10, -18; Dal:'ymple/Fo~bsls bt Kim Hae Ha/A. Te1llas 10, -14, 17. good part in maintaining morale and fitness. Third Category It would have been helpful if an English (Stage 1 ) spe~king staff member had been always Group G available at the arena medical centre for SUI ESP COL GUA LIB Po:nts Games Place communication between the Japanese Switzerl and x 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 4 12-0 1 Spain 0-3 x 3-0 3-0 3-0 3 9-3 2 doctors and myself did not exist and Colombia 0-3 0-3 x 3-0 3-1 2 6-7 3 English is almost the universal language at Guaitemala 0-3 0-3 0-3 x 0-3 0 0-12 5 Lebanon 0-3 0-3 1-3 3-0 x 1 4-9 4 the games. Otherwise medical facilities were adequate. The absence of rest and Third Category (Stage 2) physiotherapy rooms were regretted by Group I players and coaches alike. NOR THA SUI Points Games Place E1 Norway x 0-3 2-3 0 2-6 35 Well as the English team performed in F1 Thailand 3-0 x 1-3 1 4-3 34 competition they did better in the medical G1 Switzerland 3-2 3-1 x 2·.. 6-3 33 arena. Barely, if at all, was there a com­ Group J plaint about health, comfort or food. Not a DOM CUB ESP Points Games Place single tablet was sought by the team E2 Dominican Rep. x 1-3 3-1 1 4-4 37 F2 Cuba 3-1 x 3-0 2 6-1 36 throughout the games, a record in my G2 Spain 1-3 0-3 x 0 1-6 38 experience. The only significant problem Group K happened when one player accidently PHI ISR COL Poin.ts Gam,es Place Philippines x 1-3 3-1 1 4-4 40 knocked out her dental capping, with the Israeli 3-1 x 3-0 2 6-1 39 bat while serving! This reflected on the Colombia 1-3 0-3 x 0 1-6 41 Group l matu rity of the players, the quality of ZIM SCO LIB Points Ga,mes Place services provided by the host nation as well Zimbabwe x 0-3 1-3 0 1-6 44 as the management, coaching and cap­ Scotland 3-0 3-0 x 2 6-0 42 Le:banon 3'-1 0-3 x 1 3-4 43 taincy of the team. ~------..-..-- Page 12 hand then has resulted in a change being supported by eighty of the ninety-two Associations represented at the Biennial General Meeting in Tokyo during the 37th World Championships. The change - that the racket shall have distinguishably different colours on its two faces, whethe,r the cove,ring material is differe'nt or not. This rule is to apply as 'from 1st January next for play at inter­ national level. National Associations may, if they so wish, apply it at lower levels. Although the Federation would have liked to bring the new law into force at 1st July, a delay has been agreed to enable the trade to dispose of stocks. Other changes affecting play will, however, apply from 1st July. The main ones are ­ in future deliberate foot stamping during service will be illegal and will be penalised, secondly that as from the time when the ball. is in the hand for the purpose of servIng, the racket may not go below the table surface, and thirdly that by 'a new wording of the service rule, a server may not serve with his back to his opponent. These new measures will apply to all levels of the game. Another most significant step, although England's delegates at the BGM of the ITTF - George Yates and Albert Shipley. probably not of more than passing interest Photo by Dennis George, Scotland. to most players, is that The Chinese Taipei Table Tennis Association in Taiwan has become a member in good standing of the INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ITTF. Its application was supported by the Marcel Corbillon Cup Table Tennis Association of the People's England Republic of China. Good players will be K. Witt L. Bellinger J. Belling,er Be II ing er/ Belli iog,e r F A Oppolnents interested because the players 'from Taiwan 1-1 1-0 1-0 3 1 Rumania are known to be in the very top bracket of 0-1 2-0 1-0 3 1 Finlan,d 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 3 Korea Hep. ability. 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 3 USSR 1-0 2-0 0-1 3 1 Sweden 1-0 1-0 1-0 3 0 Austlria 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 3 Japan 0-1 1-1 0-1 1 3 Cze c.h ols:l,o,vak ia lanes. and Cheshire league 1-0 1-1 1-0 3 1 Ne1helrlands 4-6 8-5 4-5 16 16 by Geo. R. 'Yates

Ireland TITLES RETAINED A. Leonard M. Sheehan Le,olnoard/She,ehan F A Opponents Proud Preston duly reta.ined the 'first 1-1 0-1 0-1 1 3 India division titles for men and women in the 2-0 0-1 1-0 3 1 Australia 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 3 He'lgium Lancashire and Cheshire Table Tennis 1-1 0-1 0-1 1 3 Poland League. 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 3 Macao 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 3 Indonesia Rochdale and Bury are the two leagues 1-1 0-1 0-1 1 3 Denmark 1-1 0-1 0-1 1 3 Malaysia to have suffered relegation from the men's 1-1 0-1 0-1 1 3 Italy "first division and Southport and Liver­ 7-8 0-9 1-8 8 25 pool Business Houses 'from the women's. Their places will be taken, respectively, by Scotland Warrington and Crewe and by Stockport C. Dalrymple E. For.bes Dalrymple/Forbes F A Opponents and Manchester. 2-0 0-1 1-0 3 1 Thailand 1-1 0-1 0-1 1 3 Isra,el Fleetwood captured the junior first divi­ 1-1 1-1 1-0 3 2 Ve,nezueJla sion title with Barrow and Bolton relegated 1-1 0-1 0-1 1 3 Cuba 1-0 1-0 1-0 3 0 Argentina making way for Liverpool and Stockport. 1-0 1-0 1-0 3 0 Lebanon Champions in the numerous divisions a.re:­ 1-0 1-0 1-0 3 0 Zimbabwe 8-3 4-4 5-2 17 9 Winners Runners-up Men Div. 1 Preston Bolton Cover Picture MISSIONS Div.2N Warrington Blackburn Se,rving in a m'anner that from July 1st, Div.2S Crewe Oldham this year, will be Ule'gal, Carl Prean, the Div.3N Fleetwood Southport Isle of Wight schoo,lboy, certainly set ACCOMPJ-ISHED! Div.3S St. Helens Farnworth 'A' tongue,s a wagging at the 37th World by H. Roy Evans Div.4N Liverpool B.H. Wirral 'B' Championships in Tokyo in returning a set President of the International Table Tennis Div.4S Blackburn 'A' Glossop ana'lysis of 15 wins against 4 losses in the Federation Div.5 Crewe 'A' Blackburn 'B' men's team evdnt for the Swaythling Cup. Wo'men Since 1977, at the Congress in Birming­ ham, proposals relating to changes in the Div. 1 Preston Warrington INTEIRNATIONAL CLUB racket rules 'have failed to secure the Div.2 Stockport Manchester The AGM of the International TT Club of necessary three quarters majority, although Juniors England will take place in the Committee support grew in Pyongyang and Novi Sad. Div. 1 Fleetwood Crewe Room of the Bonnington Hotel, Southamp­ The most serious effort was started at Div.2A Liverpool Ellesmere Port ton Row, ,London at Saturday, July 9th, the ITTF. C.ouncil meeting in Hangzhow, Div.2B Stockport Rochdale' commencing at 11 a.m. China in May 1982, and the work set in Div.3 Wirral 'A' Preston 'B' Page· 13' ational LEA UE

by ROBERT OLDFIELD players, faced "funny bat merchant" Andy being formed to smooth the process. Rich. WRIGGLEY RIVERSLEY PERFECTION FOR HASSY SOHAM "Mark won the 'first at 19" reported my Stockton's Riversley Insurance, with the correspondent at the match, "but, when Soham, as expected, sealed up the Halex benefit of a draw against March in March going for a loop at 18-15 down in the wormed their way off the bottom' of Second National League on Sunday, April 10 with a second, ended up with his glasses on the 7-1 win over BWF Wamdsad. Soham were Division North by the end of the scheduled floor, a smashed left lens, and lost game matches but the team below them, Unity II, just too strong at Nos. 3 and 4, though, if -15". "Why don't you give up, Mark?" said one or two games had gone the other way, had one outstanding fixture remaining. And, manager Charlie Childs, but the obstinate with a superior sets difference, a draw the Alan Ransome Cup might just have Oakley refuses to quit and asks to be found its way back to Thorn-EMI Ellen­ would have been sufficient for the young pointed in the direction of the table for the Bradford side on 24th April. borough. final game. But, away to Tarmac Wolverhampton, Jeff Paul Day, the Soham captain, was the Surprise, surprise, Rich, not knowing first on the table facing Wamdsad's David Thatcher lost twice. First 19 in the third to whether to close one or both eyes to even Steve Dunning at 1-0, and then to Trevor Barr in brilliant form. Barr, retrieving 'from up the odds, suddenly found himself with all the edges of the Soham arena, played Washington to make it 4-1 in Tarmac's nine set points to save. Though he res,cued favour. David Indriks won again to claw one superbly to dig out what seemed to be a five of them, he eventually loses 21-16 and first game winning lead. But the determined back, Martin Firth dismissed Andy Dixon the score is 4-3. "Because I couldn't see, I and then, finally, Mark Griffin was crushed Day forced out the errors to win the first was playing all careful" said Oakley. "I had at a gallop and the second at a canter. by Peter Dawes. Unity were down and to slow the game down to make sure I hit Riversley, somewhat miraculously to some Phil Bradbury squared the match score the ball as I just couldn't see his bat at all!" observers, were in Second Division North but, by the time he retu rned to the table, Glenn Baker then beat the luckless Tony for another season. Wamdsad were 3-1 down. His earlier antics Isaac and an ignominious defeat was saved. HERMITS PIP GRANTHAM against Kenny Jackson had hardly endeared TCB Dolphins, besieged by rumours him to the Soham crowd and his gestures flying round Sussex, were also out of luck ,Though four of Grantham's players are when playing Day brought out partisan in their desperate bid to avoid relegation high in the Divisional averages, their un­ applause from the East Anglian spectators. and are proposing an "ETTA Cup" for next expected loss to Vickers and two draws The first two games went to deuce, one season. Expecting an away win by Butterfly with Hermits II earlier in the season event­ apiece, but then a Bradbury bench bust up ually cost them the chance for promotfon at the end of the second rattled the Cardiff at BWF Wamdsad they needed just one point 'from MBS St. Neots to escape the from Third Division North. Hermits beat Wamdsad player. The ex-England Inter­ Byker again on 10th April, despite Neil drop. Neither happened. national, Day, was far too experienced to McMaster and Nigel Jobling winning the miss the opportunity and raced into a "The rumours are totally untrue" said first two sets, and then went inot a three­ winning lead in the third game. Secretary, Carole Beames, denying press way playoff with Colne Valley and Chan By 4-1, everyone knew that Soham were reports of a club break up. "There's a Construction. question mark over the continuation of champions. Even if mathematics said other­ Colne, who with Chan Construction, manager Jon Clarke, but we've got a settled wise, there was no way in which both John gained promotion at the expense of side and sponsorship secured for next Souter and David Hannah could lose the Hermits, nearly didn't make it to the play season". So now you know. last two sets. As it happened Jackson offs. Without Malcolm Francis since a denied them the Championship winning BEAU BATH rumoured split in February, Colne's No. 1 chance, squeezing past Andy Wellman at 19 SIB Bath, with two from Kevin Satchell, Nicky Standen lost both, and the Essex club in the third. against Kevin Caldon and Dave Newman, could have gone down to Dunlop Coles Thorn-EMI Ellenborough, who had players were 5-0 up on Dagenham FC before any­ Waveney on 10th April without the Norfolk and officials at the match rooting for one had a chance to call 'foul'. This match, knowledge of Douggie Bennett against Wamdsad, therefore handed over the Halex on Apri I 10th, sealed up Second Division Russell King and Mick Broughton. National League's most coveted trophy for South so, yet again, it was Hermits v. Bath In the end, the draw gave Colne a clear the benefit of Anglia's TV cameras. Also play-offs for promotion. two points at the top of the table, though, if watching on the sidelines was the England "There must be a better way to decide Halex Abeng had repeated their Christmas international, Skylet Andrew, while his club, promotion" said SIB Bath manager, Paul win against Jaques Generation II, the Unity, were dropping a point at Newcastle. Hewitt, "We couldn't agree on two dates Crystal Palace club would have snatched a The draw, and the walk-over awarded after and ended up playing a single match at a last-post victory. However, forced to play Wamdsad failed to raise a team on Easter neutral venue, Grove". without John Burleton - even against a Sunday, were of academic value to the Jaques side which had decided not to again Geordies, already destined for the First Bath won the May Day playoff in em­ phatic style, 5-1, with Satchell ruining the bring in First Division players, Des Charlery Division next year. undefeated season of Hermits' top player, and Gary Spencer - Abeng succumbed 6-2 OAKLEY'S OPTICAL DELUSION Kevin Beadsley. "If we'd have lost" said and Colne were safe. Their replacements on the same day, the Hermits "the £500 divisional prize would PREMIER DIVISION Prean-Iess Jaques Generation were strug­ have been no consolation" and made the 4th April 1983 gling against Tarmac Wolverhampton when point to the National League Committee. Newcastle 8 BWF Wamdsad 0 (walkover) Alan Cooke's second win put the home side Hence, from next season, automatic relega­ 4-2 up. Next set on, Mark Oakley, well tion and promotion is to operate throughout 10th April 1983 known for his dislike of combination the League, with a fourth Third Division Hassy Soham 7 BWF Wamdsad 1

Page 14 P. Day bt D. Barr 19, 15. Tarmac Wolverhampton 4 Jaques Gen. 4 THIRD DIVISION WEST K. Jackson los't to P. Bradbury 13, -18, -16. J. Soute'r bt M. SmHh 7, 10. SECOND DIVISION NORTH 10th April 1983 D. Hannah bt A. We'llman 16, 21. Day bt Bradbury 21, -21, 15. 1D'lh April 1983 WW Solihull 5 Tarmac Ladies 3 Jackson bt Wellman 14, -9, 19. South Yorkshire 1 Hermits 7 Souteir bt Barr 19, 11. Cowbridge Bridgend 3 Chan Construction 5 Han,nah bt Smith 13, 16. TG Salford 7 Riversley Insurance 1 Launceston Kernow 3 Pengeley Torbay 5 Letchworth Corporation 3 Dunlop B'ham 5 March Halex 4 Tarmac Wolverhampton II 4 Jolliffe Poole 6 Grove II 2 D. Wells bt I. Horsham 15, 15. RB Lincoln 8 Unity II 0 R. Je,rmyn lost to S. Mills -16, -10. THIRD DIVISION EAST M. Crimmins lost to D. Munt -12, -15. 24th Aprill 1983 D. Do,dd los't to B. Hayward 15, -17, -13. Tarmac Wolverhampton II 5 Unity II 3 Dunlop Waveney 4 Colne Valley 4 WeHs lost to Mills -19, -16. Jaques Generation II 6 Halex Abeng 2 Jermyn bt Hayward 13, 12. SECOND DIVISION SOUTH Crimmins lost to, Horsham -20, -13. Dodd bt Munt 14, 19. 1Dth April 1983 PROMOTION PLAY-OFFS SIB Bath 7 Dagenham FC 1 First Divisio,n Newcastle 4 Unity 4 Gillette Reading 8 CC Halex 0 Chu Van Que los~ to C. Rogers 19, -17, -19. 1.5.83 SIB Bath v Hermits 6-2 P. McQue-en bt S. Turner -19, 17, 18. Graham Spicer 6 Lansdown Medway 2 B. Robertso.n bt D. Indlriks -20, 17, 15. Gunnersbury Triangle 3 Larkhall 5 (at Grantham) T. Gelder losrt to S. Sharpe -17, -21. SIB Bath promoted. Chu Van Que bt Turner 19, 17. THIRD DIVISION NORTH McQue€n los,t to Sharpe -12, -13. Robertson lost to Ro.gers -12, ·7. 1Dth April 1983 Seco'nd Divis,ion Ge,lder bt Indriks -18, 12, 16. Grantham 6 Crusaders 2 23.4.83 Colne Valley v Hermits II 5-3 FIRST DIVISION Vickers 6 South Yorkshire II 2 8.5.83 Chan Construction v Colne V. 6-2 Ormesby III 8 Unity III 0 10th April 1983 15.5.83 Chan Construction v Hermits II 6-2 BWF Wamdsad II 5 Butterfly Cardiff 3 Hermits II 6 Byker 2 MBS St. Neots 5 TCB Dolphins 3 17th April 1983 Chan Construction and Colne Valley Ormesby II 2 Grove 6 South Yorkshire II 5 Unity III 3 promoted.

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Page 15 FINAL TABLES First Division 12 Robin lang (CV) 12 7 58 P W % 13 Graham Toole (JG) 20 11 55 PREMIER DIVISION 14 Junior Facey (A) 18 9 50 1 Carl Prean (JG) 18 18 100 Nick Stande,n (CV) 2 Ian Keny,on (JG) 26 16 8 50 P W D L F A P 20 77 Frank Earis (C) 14 7 50 Mark Oakl·ey (JG) 26 20 77 Soham . 14 12 1 1 79 33 25 4 Alan Cooke (TW) 24 18 75 Thorn-EMI Ellenbr.. 14 11 2 1 81 31 24 5 Jill Hammersl,ey-Parker (TW) 26 19 73 6 Phil Bowe,n (G) 16 11 69 Ormesby . 14 8 4 2 70 42 20 7 Andrew Bellingham (G) 28 19 68 Unity . 14 3 5 6 52 60 11 8 Lindsay Taylo,r (0) 12 8 67 Dunlop Birmingham 14 3 4 7 43 69 10 9 Mark Thomas (BC) 20 13 65 IT! Andrew Healan (BC) 26 17 65 THEY DID Letchworth Corp.... 14 3 3 8 48 64 9 11 John Hilton (G) 22 14 64 12 Andrew Rich (TW) 26 16 62 by TOM BLUNN BWF Wamdsad 14 4 o 10 40 72 8 13 Steve!n. Scowcroft (G) 28 17 61 Newcastle . 14 1 3 10 35 77 5 14 De'S Charlery (JG) 20 12 60 Chairman, ETTA 15 Kei,th Richardson (MBS) 22 13 59 FIRST DIVISION 16 Gary Wil'kins (BC) 26 15 58 on~s 17 Peter Taylo,r (MBS) 28 16 57 Yes, they did it; the young Jaques Generation. 14 11 1 2 86 26 23 18 Mick Harpe\r (MBS) 28 15 54 succeeded against all the odds and some Grove 14 10 1 3 71 41 21 Paul Rainford (0) 28 15 54 genuine fears. Tarmac W'hampton 20 Nig,el Thomas (BC) 24 12 50 14 7 5 2 67 45 19 With the spearhead of the older and more Bu tterfly Cardiff Second Division South 14 7 2 5 61 51 16 experienced players the youngsters not only MBS St Neots 14 6 3 5 58 54 15 1 Dave Constance (GR) 28 27 96 pulled their weight but at times held the Ormesby II 14 2 3 9 40 72 7 2 Simon He'aps (GR) 28 24 86 3 Mark Shuttle (GS) 12 10 83 teams together. The resu It is the best in the BWF Wamdsad II 14 3 1 10 30 82 7 4 KeHh Satchell (SIB) 28 23 82 World Championships for nearly two TCB Dolphins 14 1 2 11 35 77 4 5 Stuart Gibbs (D) 28 22 79 6 Paul Jackson (SIB) 28 21 75 decades. Both teams improved their plac­ SECOND DIVISION NORTH 7 David N·ewman (D) 26 19 73 8 Kevin Edwards (SIB) 14 10 71 ings in world ranking and the men's bronze Hermits 14 12 1 1 84 28 25 9 Gordon Chapman (l) 20 13 65 medal is the first team medal since 1965 A,nthony Stark (GT) 20 13 65 Halex TG Salford . 14 10 2 2 70 42 22 11 Brian Jeanes, (CCG) 28 18 64 when our women in Ljubljana, yugoslavia South Yorkshire 14 8 2 4 67 45 18 12 Chris Ross (SIB) 10 6 60 took bronze behind China and Japan. 13 Kevin Caldon (D) 26 15 58 RS Lincoln 14 7 1 6 63 49 15 St:e,ve Proffitt (GT) 26 15 58 Several associations turned up with older March Halex 14 3 7 4 54 58 13 15 Andy Creed (SIB) 28 16 57 and more experienced players but paid the 4 7 41 71 10 16 Michael O'leary (l) 20 11 55 Tarmac W'ampton II 14 3 17 Percy Collino (l) 28 15 54 penalty of age. It was very sad to see the Riversley Insurance 14 1 3 10 32 80 5 Second Divisio,n North Federal Republic of Germany relegated Unity II 14 1 2 11 37 75 4 from the top group. The only other team to 1 Kevin Beadsley (H) 28 26 93 SECOND DIVISION SOUTH 2 Martin Stead (H) 28 22 79 show future potential was the Swedish 3 David Gannon (RBl) 24 19 79 men's team who beat us in the semi-final SIB Bath 14 11 1 2 78 34 23 4 Mark Pickles (RBl) 24 18 75 Gillete Reading 14 9 4 1 70 42 22 5 Trevor Tayl·or (TGS) 28 21 75 and put up a very brave effort in the final 6 Tony Sanderson (SY) 26 19 73 against the People's Republic of China. Dagenham 14 9 3 2 66 46 21 Tony Bo,asman (TGS) 26 19 73 Larkhall 14 5 3 6 54 58 13 8 Shaun Browne (TGS) 26 18 69 I congratulate the National Selection Brian Car,ney (SY) 16 11 69 Cornmittee on their courage in choosing Graham Spicer 14 4 3 7 53 59 11 10 David Roolk (H) 24 16 67 Gunnersbury T'ngle 14 2 5 7 48 64 9 David Raynor 12 8 67 such a young team and rejoice with them CC Halex 2 4 8 42 70 8 12 A,ndy Wittlers (M) 28 18 64 that their faith in the younger players was 14 David Illingsworth (SY) 22 14 64 Halex Medway 14 2 1 11 37 75 5 14 Stuart Palmer (M) 28 17 61 not in vain. The captains too must be given 15 Malcolm Corking (RIS) 28 16 57 credit for their handling of the teams to get THIRD DIVISION NORTH 16 An ita Stevenson (SY) 16 9 56 17 Mark IIlingsworth (SY) 22 12 55 the best out of them. Hermits II 14 11 3 a 85 27 25 18 Tony Bottomley (H) 20 10 50 Grantham 14 11 2 1 89 23 24 The individual events were also better Byker 14 11 o 3 82 30 22 Third Divisio,n West than in recent years but there will be much Ormesby III 14 6 2 6 55 57 14 1 Carl Morgan (CC) 28 27 96 improvement still as the younger players 2 Bill Bridgeman (G) 16 15 94 get more international experience. South Yorkshire II . 14 5 2 7 52 60 12 3 Adr'ian Pilg:rim (WWS) 14 13 93 Vickers 14 3 2 9 34 78 8 4 Phillip Gunn (CC) 26 24 92 The championships themselves were a 5 Chris Shetler ("IP) 12 10 83 Unity III 14 2 o 12 29 83 4 6 Georg·e Evanls (CYB) 16 13 81 thrilling experience for me; the 'first time I Halex Crusaders 14 1 1 12 22 90 3 7 Stain. De,akin (G) 20 16 80 have ever attended a Worlds from start to 8 lesiter Berti'e, (CC) 26 20 77 THIRD DIVISION WEST 9 Paul Barne'tt (G) 24 18 75 finish. The ETTA was very well represented, 10 Ian Gun.n (CC) 26 19 73 not only by players, but by ITTF officials, Chan Construction. 14 13 o 1 90 22 26 Paul Giles (PST) 15 11 73 umpires and supporters. It was a very Pengeley Sports ... 14 10 1 3 71 41 21 12 John Bassett (lK) 22 15 68 Mark Ellett (PST) 22 15 68 happy party and at times very emotional as Jolliffe Poole 14 9 2 3 71 41 20 14 Mark Werner (JP) 24 18 67 people from allover the world came to Grove II 14 9 o 5 73 39 18 15 Paul Whiting (PST) 22 14 64 16 Jason Creasey (JP) 26 16 62 congratulate us on our achievement in Launceston Kernow 14 5 2 7 51 61 12 17 Gina Rri'tchard (PST) 10 6 60 topping Group A in the 'first stage of the WW Solihull 14 3 1 10 32 80 7 18 Rodney Thomas (JP) 14 8 57 19 Fiona EHiott (Tl) 16 9 56 Swaythling Cup competition. Tarmac Ladies 14 2 2 10 34 78 6 20 Anthony Sweed (PST) 12 6 50 Cowbridge Bridgend 14 0 2 12 26 86 2 The Japanese spared no expense and Third Division North everything was on a lavish scale. Our hotel THIRD DIVISION EAST 1 Gary Alden (G) 24 21 88 claimed to be the tallest hotel in the World! Colne Valley 10 6 3 1 51 29 15 Maurice, Newman (G) 24 21 88 3 Richard Whife,ley (H) 28 24 86 It had 45 'floors and was equipped with 29 Jaques Gen. II 10 5 3 2 46 34 13 4 Nick Davies (H) 24 20 83 restau rants and a staff of 1,500. The service Halex Abeng 10 6 1 3 43 37 13 5 Rob-ert Watson (G) 16 13 81 6 Martin Young (B) 26 20 77 in every aspect of life was efficient and Cippenha.m 10 4 2 4 42 38 10 7 Ste

Page 16' P. Smith lost to D. Skerratt 12, -14, -25; the ones to suffer through no fault of their lost to S. Worrell ·18, -16. own, and some of the younger players left M. Pickles lost to Skerratt -16, -8; with nothing to aim for once they are over bt A. Gray 14, 14. junior age. It is evident that next season G. Hall bt Worrell 15, 18; only players who are prepared to make bt Gray 12, 13. themselves available for both home and Miss Y. Hall lost to Miss G. Sharpe -20, -18. away matches on a regular basis - unless Miss J. Heath lost to Miss S. Radley -14, -19. there is a very exceptional reason - should Smith/Hall bt Skerratt/Worrell 5, -11, 15. be considered for County selection. Miss Hall/Miss Heath lost to Miss Sharpe/ The Northumberland League representa­ Miss Radley 20, -24, -10. tive side of Peter McQueen, Ian Robertson Leicestershire Vets 7 Oxfordshire Vets 2 and Neil McMaster beat Liverpool 5-3 in the J. Iliffe bt A. Davies 12, 16; quarter-finals of the Wilmott Cup, McQueen Philip Reid reports from ... bt W. Ladmore 12, 16. winning 3 sets and Robertson 2. However, ·C. Truman lost to Davies -17, -15; their great run came to an end when, LEICESTERSH IRE bt I. Arnold 16, -18, 15. without McQueen, they were beaten 0-6 in G. Aldwinckle bt Ladmore 11, 18; the semi-final by Chesterfield, although TWO IN PREMIERI bt Arnold 11, 15. some of the games were very close and Well - it's all over! Leicestershire have Mrs. P. Kilsby bt Mrs. S. Burton they were a little unfortunate not to end up with any reward. enjoyed probably their most successful -10, 15, 17. Aldwinckle/Truman lost to Ladmore/Davies season ever in the County Championships, The Evening Chronicle Northumberland with two teams next season destined for the 20, -15, -17. 2-Star Open Tournament at Concordia Premier Division. The first team, without lIiffe/Mrs. Kilsby bt Arnold/Mrs. Burton Leisure Centre, Cramlington, on April 30 Paul Randell - the mainstay for many -18, 13, 17. was a great success and was enjoyed by seasons - succeeded in winning Division Leicestershire 8 Lancashire II 2 all who entered. 2A with a final win against Lancashire II. C. Rogers bt P. Huggon 17, -11, 12; Our thanks go to all who helped to make Leicestershire won the eight middle sets bt K. Williams 9, 18. the event successful, and in particular to having lost the first and last ones, Chris D. Gannon lost to Huggon ·10, -17; our sponsors the "Evening Chronicle", to Rogers and the girls - Karen Smith and bt P. Flint 17, -21, 8. P. Plunkett (Tiling Contractors) Ltd. for Julie Revill - being unbeaten. The Veterans M. Newman lost to Williams -19, -12; financial assistance and to Crow's Transport stormed to a 7-2 victory over Oxfordshire bt Flint -20, 17, 14. Ltd., Joyce Drainage Ld., Constance Sports and thus retained their 100% record. They Mrs. K. Smith bt Miss J. Parker 9, 18. Holidays, Jill-Hammersley Parker Advanced too will be in the Premier Division next Miss J. Revill bt Mrs. P. French 7, 13. Summer School and Tees Sport, all 01 season. Highlight of the Leics-Oxon match Rogers/Gannon bt Williams/Flint -19,15,15. whom advertised in the programme. Thanks was the hitting of John Iliffe against the all­ Mrs. Smith/Miss Revill bt Mrs. French/ also go to the manager and staff at Con­ round play of the ageless Alf Davies, which Miss Parker 14, 14. cordia for all of their efforts and assistance the Barwell man ultimately won. That's the Leicestershire Jnrs 5 lincolnshire Jnrs 5 as well as the referee, Stuart Sherlock, good news. Now the n?t so good. ~he D. Aldwinckle lost to A. Kelly -9, -18; Assistant Referee and Organiser, Aubrey juniors had to contend with the non-arnval bt R. Hodson 16, 18. Drapkin, and all umpires who gave up their of Marcus Bellot against Lincolnshire and P. Bumpus bt A. Burwell -14, 20, 22; time to ensure the smooth running of the gallantly though Mark Laywood fought, he bt Hodson 12, 13. tou rnament. wasn't quite up to it. Paul Bumpus hit M. Laywood lost to Burwell -16, -12; Clare Mouzon had to miss the Open aggressively for the ~e.am with Andrew Kelly lost to Kelly -11, -13. Th~ PO~I­ Tournament to play in the English Schools taking two for the VIsitors. future Miss J. Murray bt Miss J. Shippey 17, 18. competition, but her trip p'roved to be worth­ tion of the junior team remains unc.ertaln Miss 1. Clark bt Miss C. Bryan 17, -18, 17. while when she won a bronze medal in her county-wise, as to whether they will be Aldwinckle/Bumpus lost to Kelly/Burwell event which was won by Susan Collier. As a relegated or not but certainly we have -13, -16. result of this splendid performance I learn plenty of promising youngsters, amongst Miss Murray/Miss Clark lost to Miss she has now been selected for the England them the Hinckley pair of David Grundy and Shippey/Miss Bryan -7, -11. Schools 'A' team to play in the International Kevin Woodhead. The County second team went under 6-4 to Lincolnshire but for the Schools competition. Well done, Clare. second match in succession Grahame Hall Pauline Long reports from ... The Northumberland League season was starred, with David Skerratt playing a real completed during the week ending April 1, No. 1's part for Lincolnshire by winning two. NORTHUMBERLAND and details are as follows: Glenys Odams won the R.ose Johns0!1 Premier Division: Memorial Trophy - the Handicap competi­ LAST APPEARANCE Champions: North Shields YMCA 'A' Runners-up: Electrics 'A' tion for women in Leicestershire - for the The final County match of the season on third time in four years when she beat the Relegated: Gladstone Terrace 'B' and April 16 resulted in a 4-6 defeat for the HMSO Press 'A' gallant Barbara Holt in the final. This event second team against Lincolnshire at Byker was very well patronised and deser~es to ~e Community Centre. Martin Young and Alan Div.1: considering the work the organisers In Matthewson each won a singles, while Champions: Cullercoats 'A' general and Audrey Watson in particular Pauline Long defeated Julia Shippey, the Runners-up: Newcastle YMCA 'B' put into it. The Saracen Cup was a real Lincolnshire junior girls' champion, and Relegated: North Shields YMCA 'B', "cliff-hanger" with Jones & Shipman event­ together with Christine Burke, also took the Reyrolles 'B' and Tyne Lead (1 bye) ually beating British Shoe 5-4. The works women's doubles. Dlv.2A: team however had no such luck in the final Champions: Reyrolles 'C' of the Corrall Cup, being trounced by Sadly, this match marked the last Runners-up: Blyth Town 'B' holders Loughborough Kingfishers 6-0. appearance of the second team at least Relegated: Byker CC '0' and Electrics 'C' for the coming season. The first team will In the Midland League, Leicester men's (1 bye) almost certainly be rE?legated from Div. 2A Div.28: teams have met with incredible success, unless there is any Division reorganisation Champions: Tyne Dock 'B' finishing first and second in Division 2 and next season, and of course two teams thus both will play in the 1st Division next cannot operate in the same Division accord­ Runners-up: Dunston Hill 'A' season - the only town with two teams in ing to the present rules. The second team Relegated: Post Office 'A', St. Charles 'A' and Woodlands Park 'A' the division. Particularly noteworthy is the might have entered Div. 4 but for the fact second team's fightback after losing 10-0 to that it would have been doubtful if the Div.3A: their first team in the opening match of the County's finances could have stood up to Champions: Washington 'B' season - their only defeat. the cost involved in travelling such Runners-up: Byker CC 'E' In conclusion I must say I was delighted distances. It is debateable whether their Relegated: None (2 byes) to read Les D'Arcy's remarks about myse~f. final position would have been different had Div.38: It is remarks like those that make all thiS they not been forced to supply players for Champions: Byker CC 'F' writing worthwhile - thanks very much Les! the first team on several occasions, but it Runners-up: Newton 'B' Lelcestershlre II 4 Lincolnshire 6 does seem unfortunate that they should be Relegated: None (3 byes) Page 17 Dlv.3C: -of last season Simon had said that, being chester after many seasons as a player and Champions: Byker CC 'G' due for relegation, we would get promoted coach in Kidderminster. A presentation was Runners-up: Tyne Gas 'A' straight back again. As it was he had the made to him. Relegated: None (3 byes) last say - which was emphatic! The Finals of the All England Schools DIY.4A: The end of the season has brought the Championships sees Worcester with one Champions: St. Charles 'B' last of the Leagues Individual Champion­ representative - Kerry James in the Under­ Runners-up: Telephones 'B' ships. Malvern and Kidderminster held their 11 event. Kerry and the runner-up in the Also Promoted: Tyne Gas 'B' Championships during April. County event, Nicola Jones, are both from Dlv.48: The Malvern Men's Singles saw Willy Nunnery Wood School and both show very Champions: Tyne & Wear Fire 'B' Ahern, No. 1 seed and obviously their best good promise. Other County representatives Runners-up: Berger player, take the title - but not without a are T. Stuart (U-11 boys), Karyn Hunt (U-13 Also Promoted: DHSS 'F' hard fight. He beat Graham Collier, a former girls) and Murray Jukes (U-16 boys), all of Knock-Out Cup: champion, and Dave Woodyatt, who earlier Kidderminster, and Neil Betteridge (U-13 Champions: Newcastle YMCA 'A' 5 had achieved a great win over Malcolm boys) of Evesham. (Martin Young 2, Peter Whiteman 2, Dicks. But the surprise was the performance Congratulations to Dudley League which Mark Walmesley 1) of Worcester Junior, Lewis Siket, who two had a Dinner on May 19 to celebrate their Runners-up: Washington 4 days previously had been given the Wor­ Diamond Jubilee. It is most appropriate that (Dave Godbold 2, Cliff Olsson 2) cester President's award for "the most im­ at this time Vera Royal, who has done so All trophies were to be presented at the proved junior player". He beat Steve Phillips much for the Dudley area and the County end-of-season Buffet Dance on May 14 at (No.2 seed) and Brian Thompson to meet for so many years, should be awarded the Woodlands Park Community Centre. Thanks Ahern in the final. Lewis won the 1st 21-19 ETTA Certificate of Merit. again go to Bill and Lily McMaster for and led 20-17 in the second! All credit to It was very sad to hear of the sudden organising this event. Ahern because he fought back to win 22-20 death of Audrey Lawrence, the Secretary of and took the decider at 16. But Lewis was the Herefordshire TTA. There had been very The Summer League was due to com­ far from finished, he beat Paul Ashcroft 17 mence on May 16, and in order to fill in the close links with Worcestershire and the in the 3rd in the Junior Singles final. These officials for many years. Audrey had always gap during April as well as preparing for two lads then teamed up to put up an out­ the opening matches, several of the ranked been a "leading light" in Hereford and her standing performance to win the Men's enthusiasm and determination were in­ women and junior girls have been taking Doubles - an event in which experience part in a women's League, currently being valuable. Her sudden death occurred when usually counts a lot. They beat Ahern and she was playing the last League match of held each Tuesday at Byker Community Thompson in the semi-final and clinched the Centre. Teams are three-a-side of more or the season for NALGO Ladies in the Here­ title by beating Dicks and Phillips in the ford League. I had spoken to Audrey the less equal strength, as can be judged by Final. the 5-5 draw and 6-4 wins and defeats previous day when she was giving me which have occurred so far, and each The women's singles final brought to­ Hereford/Herefordshire news for a Radio woman plays three singles, plus a combina­ gether Annette Snee and Debbie Hough, Wyvern report. Audrey will be sadly missed. tion of any two for the doubles - which two experienced County players. Annette, The season ends on a very sad note with has often proved crucial in the final result. who has developed into an extremely com­ the death of Albert Grundy (Worcester Vice­ Several of the juniors have played some petent and sound player, took the title. President and player) in Hong Kong. Albert impressive games in these matches, and I Debbie is a player who can play brilliantly was on the Tees Sport trip to the World would particularly like to pick out the but having recently lost 3 singles finals Championships in Tokyo, which stopped off Wilkinson sisters, Denise and Karen, and probably needs that little extra determina­ in Hong Kong for a few days. He collapsed Denise Campbell, who if they continue their tion and belief in herself to win a title, which and died after playing a game of table present rate of improvement, will certainly she deserves. tennis. Albert was a "real gent", a most be challenging for senior ranking places Neville Meredith won the Veterans' generous man with '~a lovely sense of next season. Singles beating both Dicks and Thompson, humour and one who was universally both County Veteran players, to prove that popular. Such a character cannot be for­ he is still a force to be reckoned with. gotten! Doug Moss reports from ... The Kidderminster League finals had a heavy programme of 9 events. The County Jack Chalkley reports from. WORCESTERSH IRE Champions - 14-year-old Murray Jukes and CHAMPIONSHIP CLINCHED 13-year-old Louise Davis were well to the fore. Murray played Tony Stewart, who had STAFFORDSHIRE The County 1st Team finally clinched the done very well to reach the Men's Singles PROMOTION GAINED championship of Div. 3C of the County final. Jukes dominated the play to win 14, Congratulations to our juniors on gaining Championships when they entertained Wilt­ 8. The Women's Singles final was a most shire in the last match of the season. The promotion back into the Premier Division. exciting event when County team players, They came home in great style with 7-3 wins team had previously been under pressure to Louise Davis and Sandra Roden, met. win away matches to sustain their cham­ against both their nearest rivals to complete Sandra won the first game 19 with Louise the season's programme with only one point pionship bid and had achieved resounding fighting back to win the second 15. In the 9-1 victories. However in the last home dropped against Durham and a clear lead decider the score stood at 19-all when, of of at least three points at the top. match it was a somewhat different story. all things, Sandra served into the net, but The team got off to a 3-0 lead with fairly held the next point - 20-all. Louise then The County Closed sawall twelve easy wins but the women, who had been so went one point ahead and Sandra served trophies go to the south of the County. successful throughout the season met into the net again to give Louise the title! Potteries players contested seven of the strong opposition from Wiltshire. A turning Louise was the first girl to reach the Junior finals but were unable to break through the point was the women's doubles with Lynda final - in which she had to meet Murray south's dominance, led by such players as Reid and Mandy Mytton needing to win to Jukes who won 9, 14. Andrew Bellingham, Jill Harris, Adrian achieve a 100% record. They won the first Dixon and Jill Powis. Anticipation that game 22-20, lost the second and were trail­ In the Men's Doubles final John Thomp­ Bellingham would struggle to recapture the ing in the decider. The Wiltshire pair led son and Tony Stewart met present title men's title which we lost last year after a 10-4, 17-12 and later 19-16 but Lynda and holders, Paul Osman and Ken Burton, who four-year tenure was completely ill-founded. Mandy fought back to 20-20 only to lose dominated the play to win 8, 15 and retain He took both the men's and intermediate the next two points and their unbeaten the title. There was rather a surprise in the titles with ease, scoring straight wins record. Wiltshire also won the two women's Mixed when Eric Calver and Sandra Roden throughout and in the finals. Jill Harris and singles and then, surprisingly, Trevor Wash­ met mother and son, Barbara and Murray Janet Dunning managed to overcome the ington lost to Steve McBean, after Steve Jukes. They won the first game easily at challenge from juniors Jill Powis and Fiona Dunning had beaten him in straight games. 8 and started well in the 2nd. Barbara and Elliot in their respective semis, and in a This brought back Wiltshire to 4-5 with Murray pulled back to 14-all but Eric and rerun of the 1980 women's final, Jill Harris Simon Claxton to play the final all-important Sandra forged ahead again to win 21-17 and again proved her No.1 ranking with an easy event against B. Powell. The issue fortunate­ become the Champions. win to take the title for the fourth year in ly never seemed in doubt for he outclassed The guest of honour was Mr. Geoff succession. The two No.1 's however came his opponent in straight games. At the end Kershaw, who had recently moved to Man­ unstuck in the mixed doubles. They were

Page 18 bundled out of the competition in the first Men's Doubles: Dennis Millman reports from .. round by juniors, Adrian Dixon and Amanda Bridgeman/Murray bt Hough/Phil Birchall Hegarty, who play togethe'r in the Wolver­ -19,11,13. NORTHANTS hampton league and who went on to win Women's Doubles: the event and cause the biggest upset of Burgess/Hadley bt Sheila Harper/Kay NO MISTAKE the day. Top junior seeds, Richard Hayward Willshere 17, -20, 9. Wellingborough made no mistake in the and Fiona Elliot, both had disappointing Mixed Doubles: County League Tournament this year, when days, and Adrian Dixon and Jill Powis, they cruised through their four matches for neither of whom entered the cadet events Bridgeman/Burgess bt Murray/Harper 6, -19, 19. the loss of just six points. Skipper, Chris although eligible, took the junior titles. The Handshaw, worked enthusiastically in pre­ top men's pairing of Paul Barnett and Veteran Singles: John Taylor bt Jack Chalkley 18, 12. paration for this event, motivating his side Bridgeman failed to confirm their ranking, to the peak of condition and it was a fitting losing to Bellingham and Rich, and the other A word to the ETTA National Coaching reward when he received the trophy from title which the 'north' hoped to retain, the Committee. You really have dropped a County Vice-Chairman Ian Baldock. 'Veterans', also saw the north-south final go marketing clanger by expecting subscribers Although Welling borough had to over­ to Ray Dixon with a clear win over the to send 10in. x 7in. envelopes with their come the loss of Graeme McKim for two holder, John Riley. applications. These are not part of ones matches, Northampton was never able to RESULTS normal stationery so many, possibly most, mount a realistic challenge, with the Men's Singles Semi-finals: potential subscribers switch off, or else put presence of Nat Richardson more than off­ Bellingham bt Rich 10, 15; the application on one side to await their set by the absence of Stephanie Dunkley Bakewell bt Isaac -18, 20, 8. next visit to S. _....s. Mine is still waiting. and Keith Jones, and this resulted in a Final: Please let us just send some money to crushing defeat at the hands of Welling­ Bellingham bt Bakewell 11, 14. cover the added cost and you do the rest borough, with Ian Hawes taking advantage Women's Singles: in sending out the Coach Bulletin. of Richardson's late arrival, to inflic't a rare Jill Harris bt Janet Dunning 16, 14. No one could have anticipated the defeat on the Northampton No.1, and Intermediate Singles: tremendous team effort which saw our Andrew Trott justifying his inclusion with an Bellingham bt Bridgeman 17, 17. senior side convincingly beat Warwickshire excellent victory over Glen Robertson. Boys' Singles: by the score of 8-1, sufficient to enable us Once again however the chief individual Adrian Dixon bt Cartwright 9, 9. to pip Berkshire at the post and retain a honours went to Mandy Wallis who proved Girls' Singles: place in the Premier Division. Anyone who to be the weekend's only 100% performer, Jill Powis bt Fiona Elliot 20, -17, 15. is nursing the thought that Warwickshire with four singles and eight doubles to her Men's Doubles: ­ may have given the match away just doesn't credit, while Hawes was unbeaten in his Bellingham/Rich bt Bridgeman/Barnett know the rivalry that exists between the two eight singles, capturing the prize scalp of 11, 17. counties and, indeed, the players, who meet Daventry's otherwise invincible Warwick­ Women's Doubles: each other regularly during the season. In shire ace laIn Randle. Steve Kendall and Harris/Powis bt Elliot/A. Sanders 14, 17. any case, with national rankings at stake, Andrew Edmonds also had their moments Mixed Doubles: no one gives anything away. Certainly, Jill of personal glory in a splendid display of Dixon/A. Hegarty bt Hallam/Dunning Harris can vouch for this following her teamwork, that provided a marked contrast -7, 19, 18. narrow, and very nervous, win over Karen to some of the opposition, and produced a Junior Doubles: Groves. record to!al of 38 points. Harris/Cartwright bt Hayward/Hough 13, 13. The team, which has showed tremendous FINAL TABLE Veteran Singles: loyalty over the years - I don't remember R. Dixon bt J. Riley 17, 10. Welling borough 4 4 0 38 when we last failed to field the side as Northampton 4 3 1 28 Cadet Boys' Singles: selected - deserves the congratulations of K. Lawrence bt S. Slater 18, 16. Kettering 4 2 2 17 the whole county on their achievement and Daventry 4 1 3 17 Cadet Girls' Singles: they certainly deserve to have yet another Sanders bt K. Rogers 11, 14. Towcester 4 0 4 10 season in the top flight of county table Nat Richardson, taking part in the For the first time I can remember, part of tennis. Commiserations to Berkshire - it my report for last month was left out. I Northampton Closed for the first time, could have so nearly been Staffs - and celebrated in style when he took the Men's suppose that with the demise of the other as I have commented on a previous occa­ magazine there is more competition for Singles title by beating Ray Kingston 14, 15 sion, it is a pity that these crucial matches at Lings Forum, in an event sponsored by space in TIN and it seems that more had to be delayed. I haven't said much counties are sending in reports of increas­ the Anglia Building Society. Earlier County about the national rankings this season, and Champion McKim had fallen to the defen­ ing length. However, I think it necessary to whilst I am not sure of the benefits of this repeat part of what was omitted, if only sive wiles of Brian D'Hooghe, who in turn type of points ranking, I nevertheless con­ had gone down to Kingston. to rectify what was technically incorrect in gratulate Jill Harris (15), Andrew Belling­ my previous comments. In my attempt to ham (39), Andy Rich (64), Tony Isaac (96) On the league front, all three favourites reflect some of the views in the County on and Greg Hallam (97) on the positions they took the main titles, with Wellingborough combination bats I used some emotive have attained in the senior rankings, Jill Town unfortunate enough to finish second in words which included 'cheating', a word Powis (4), Fiona Elliot (6), Amanda both Wellingborough and Kettering used by many to describe what obviously Hegarty (14), Tracy Spencer (21), Angela Leagues, but the real achievement at this upsets them in the extreme. Technically, Sanders (24), Richard Hayward (13), level was that of Graeme McKim, whose combination bats are not against the rules Adrian Dixon (40) and Kevin Cartwright brilliant form paved the way for his teams and do not amount to cheating, whatever (46) in the junior rankings and Jill Powis - ACC 'A' in Northampton, Kettering Town else they amount to, so the word should (1), Angela Sanders (4), Helen Lower in Kettering and Chapmans in Welling­ not be used and I withdraw it. (24), Karen Rogers (28), Adrian Dixon (3), borough to complete the hat-trick of wins. In the County League, the one remaining Kevin Lawrence (17), Matthew Harvey (18) An ever present for Kettering Town, issue was decided when Lichfield 'A' beat and Kevin Gray (36) in the cadet rankings.-- McKim was mainly responsible for his side Leek 'C' 10-0. This gave them a 2 sets It's particularly pleasing to see so many winning the Borough Trophy, and to cap advantage over Potteries 'C' who, in their Staffs names and Jill Powis must be singled this with winners medals in both the North­ last game, beat Walsall 'C' 9·1. out for special congratulations on reaching ampton and Welling borough Leagues is an In the Stafford Closed Bridgeman dom­ the NO.1 position. outstanding achievement which says much inated all the events in which he entered. The finals of the Beattie Trophy were for his per~ever~nce and dedica~i.on, which Main results were: played at the Woodfield Club. Both Walsall together .wlth hiS undoubted ability should Men's Singles: teams were well beaten in the semi-finals, enable him to go a long way. Bridgeman bt Bob Murray 10,11. but the final, bearing in mind that this Northampton League Table and Averages Women's Singles: competition is a blind handicap, was a Premier Division Lynn Burgess bt Stephanie Hadley 17, 19. closely-fought affair with Potteries 'D' P W D L P Intermediate Singles: (Dennis Bljtcher, Stephen Slater and A.C.C. 'A' 22 21 1 0 186 Bridgeman bt Paul Dilger 19, 13. Russell Boone) running out winners by 11 Abington Nomads 22 19 0 3 169 U-15 Singles: points over Lichfield 'C' (Geoff Williamson, Barclaycard 'A' 22 14 1 7 132 Adrian Hough bt Nigel Tongue 3, 15. Andrew Calloway and Satish Seti). Timken 'A' .. 22 12 3 7 121 Page 19 1 G. McKim (ACC 'A') 41-44=93.2% TABLES Malcolm Allsop reports from ... 2 J. Sanders (ACC 'A') 55-61 =91.8% Butcher Cup 3 Keith Jones (Abington) 55-61 =90.2% PWDLFAP DERBYSHIRE 4 Brian D'Hooghe (Ab'ton) 54-64=84.4% Grimsby 8 8 0 0 61 19 16 5 Brian Wooding (ACC 'A') 40-49=81.6% Gainsborough 8 5 2 1 58 22 12 FIRST TIME FOR STEPHEN Boston 8 5 0 3 53 17 10 6 Romano Gallo (B'card) 48-59=81.4% STEPHEN YALLOP and JACKIE BILLING­ 7 David Gallo (B'card) 44-62=71.0% Lincoln 8 4 2 2 51 29 10 TON took the major titles in the Derbyshire 8 Brian Dangerfield (T'en) 46-66=69.7% Grantham 8 5 0 3 50 30 10 Closed Championships held at the Alfreton 9 Tim Chamberlain (Ab'ton) 36-52=69.2% Rasen ...... 8 3 2 3 41 39 8 Sports Centre. 10 Neil Knatt (Billing) 38-58=65.5% Scunthorpe ...... 8 2 0 6 25 55 4 Mablethorpe ... 8 1 0 7 16 54 2 ALAN COOKE was unfortunately a non­ Kettering League Table and Averages Louth ...... 8 0 0 8 6 74 0 starter owing to International duty, but Premier DlvIslon Stephen took the opportunity to lift the Halg Cup Men's Singles title for the first time after P W D L P Scunthorpe 6 4 2 0 47 13 10 Kettering Town 'A'... 18 17 0 1 152 being losing finalist 3 years ago, with wins Gainsborough 6 4 1 1 35 25 _ 9 over W. SLANEY, MARTIN SIMPSON, NIGEL Wellingborough T. 'A' 18 17 0 1 142 Grantham 6 4 0 2 35 25 8 Rothborough 'A' 18 12 0 6 118 ADAMS, former Champion PHILIP VICKERS, Grimsby 6 4 0 2 30 30 5 and NEIL MARPLES before getting the Electricity 'A' 18 12 1 5 117 Boston 6 2 1 3 28 32 5 Thrapston 'A' 18 10 1 7 104 better of STEPHEN YOUNG in the final. Lincoln 6 1 2 3 23 37 4 JACKIE BILLINGTON retained her crown as 1 Graeme McKim (T'n 'A') 52-54=96.3% Louth ...... 6 0 1 5 12 48 1. 'Queen of Derbyshire' Table Tennis with 2 John Palmer (Town 'A') 31-33=93.9% Butlln Cup ease; however unseeded PAT THORLEY 3 Ian Hawes (Wellingbor') 49-54=90.2% Lincoln 6 5 0 1 43 17 10 came through the other half of the Draw 4 Chris Handshaw (T'n 'A') 46-51 =90.2% Grimsby ...... 6 5 0 1 35 25 10 with wins over seeded TO THUY DUNG and 5 Steve West (EMEB) 44-51 =86.3% Grantham 6 2 0 4 30 30 4 LOUISE FORSTER to contest the final. 6 Ken ~icoll (Boro 'A') 43-54=79.6% Rasen .. 6 0 0 6 12 48 0 DAVID YALLOP and MARILYN O'SULLI­ 7 Steve Kendall (Well) 42-54=77.8% 8 Alan Hawes (Wellinboro') 37-51 =72.5% Veteran VAN retained their Mixed title; and with Lincoln 6 6 0 0 53 7 12 VICKERS, DAVID regained the Men's 9 Geoff Atkinson (Thrap'n) 36-51 =70.6% Grimsby 6 4 0 2 35 25 8 Doubles title. 10 David Steele (Boro 'C') 34-51 =66.7% Boston 6 2 0 4 30 30 4 PAUL HARVEY completed a fine month Although the final positions are not Louth ...... 6 0 0 6 2 58 0 (fo~ him) by taking the Boys' Singles available for the Wellingborough League, LEADING AVERAGES agalOst top-seeded ADAMS. Despite losing three things are firmly established, Chap­ to ADAMS in the U-17 event, BRADLEY mans finished first, Wellingborough Town Butcher (4 Match Qual.) 1 I. Walker (Grimsby) 19/21 90% BILLINGTON came through victorious in the second and of course McKim finished top of Cadet Boys' event. the averages. What a season Graeme has 2 B. Garner (Gainsborough) 10/12 83% had! 3 O. Pickering (Rasen) 16/20 80% In a Tournament of surprises, the juniors 4 M. Latham (Gainsborough) 12/15 80% TO THUY DUNG and LOUISE FORSTER A record entry for the Tina Coleman 5 T. Salah (Grimsby) 19/24 79% won the- women's doubles at the final ex­ Memorial Trophy produced the usual thrills Butlin (3 Match Qual.) pense of "Queen" JACKIE and PAT and surprises, and it was pleasing to see THORLEY. both Anne and Mandy Wallis among the 1 S. Radley (Lincoln) 13/14 93% entrants for this competition in ladies 2 J. Wingad (Grantham) 15/18 83% RESULTS doubles for which partners are drawn. 3 C. Moran (Grimsby) 7/9 78% Men's Singles Semi-finals: 4 J. Evans (Lincoln) 12/17 71% S. Yallop bt N. Marples 15, -19, 13; Indeed it was Anne partnered by a new­ 5 K. Fisher (Grimsby) 11/18 61% S. Young bt D. Yallop 15, 10. comer Ann Elsworth who dominated the first Final: qualifying group, with Marj Chambers and Haigh (3 Match Qual.) 1 N. Parkin (Scunthorpe) 11/12 92% Yallop bt Young 19, 14. Northampton's Cath Walsh finishing as Women's Singles: runners-up. 2 B. Hill (Boston) 8/9 89% 3 B. Allison (Louth) 8/9 89% J. Billington bt P. Thorley 11, 11. In the other section Jane Nicoll and 4 D. Skerratt (Scunthorpe) 8/9 89% Men's Doubles: Rachel Poole emerged as group winners, 5 K. Adlington (Gainsboro') 10/12 83% D. Yallop/P. Vickers bt D. Raynor/ with Kathy Wallis and Mary Perkins, after D. Hinchliffe 17, -15,12. surviving a play-off with Sylvia Bird and Veteran (3 Match Qual.) Mixed Doubles: Mary Hearn, taking the remaining semi-final 1 D. Harper (Lincoln) 13/14 93% D. Yallop/M. O'Sullivan bt Young/So Padley place. 2 C. Pickwell (Lincoln) 8/9 88% 17,4. 3 T. Colam (Lincoln) 12/14 86% Miss Nicholl, a finalist for the four pre­ Women's Doubles: 4 J. Wiseman (Grimsby) 10/15 66% To Thuy/L. Forster bt Billington/Thorley vious years, saw her run finally broken, 5 M. Bridge (Grimsby) 11/18 61 % when the experience of Chambers and 16, -16, 19. Walsh clinched a -15, 14, 18 victory, while CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS Veterans' Singles: the other semi-final saw an absorbing battle Lincoln A. Hunt bt D. Marples 19, -19, 18. with a dominant third end performance from Men's Singles: Boys' Singles: Anne Wallis finally sealing it 15, -25, 12. Worral bt P. Mackie. P. Harvey bt N. Adams 13, 17. Women's Singles: Girls' Singles: Miss Wallis and Mrs. Elsworth, having C. Buttery bt S. Radley. To Thuy bt Forster 21, -18,15. already beaten their final opponents in the Boys' Singles: Cadet Boys' Singles: qualifying rounds, never looked likely to let Worrall bt R. Hodson. B. Billington bt D. Smedley 16, 14. it slip, and although Chambers and Walsh Galnsborough Cadet Girls' Singles: fought well, they were forced to admit K. Hall bt Julie Billington 20, 10. defeat in straight games, and so the former Men's Singles: County No. 1 got her name on the Rose A. Thompson bt N. Parkin. In the Burton Championships, VICKERS Bowl for the first time. Women's Singles: won a hat-trick of titles without being ex­ J. Shippey bt L. Chapman. tended throughout the day. LESLIE SMITH Junior Singles: won the Women's Singles for the eighth Jon C. Clarke reports from ... A. Kelly bt J. Shippey. time; whilst 15-year-old PAUL HARVEY had Veteran Singles: the distinction of becoming the youngest LINCOLNSHIRE B. Edlington bt R. King. men's singles finalist. Scunthorpe Doveside won the Burton and District TWO TITLES FOR LINCOLN Men's Singles: Senior League Brittan Cup by defeating Ind Although Grimsby, with a 100% record, D. Skerratt bt C. Boyd. Coope Sports complex in Burton. won the Butcher Cup, and Scunthorpe, the Women's Singles: In the north of the County, COOKE picked Haig Cup, Lincoln brought off a double by A. Wadsworth bt S. Maud. up four titles at the highly competitive winning the Butlin Cup and the Veteran Junior Singles: Chesterfield Championships taking the trophy the latter without the loss of a point. A. Kelly bt P. Hunter. Men's Singles, Men's and Mixed Doubles

Page 20 and Intermediate Singles. I have not Mandy Judd's sister Cathy and deprived the assigned them to yet another season in the received many details, but Alan had to beat county of several players. lower echelons. ERIC HALL and DAVID RAYNER on his In the event their 6-4 win over Yorkshire Then the senior team failed to perform way to the semis showing the strength in II at Soham was a first class effort. Mick miracles and beat Middlesex to take the depth of the Chesterfield entry. Harper and Andy Withers, both won two County Championship (reported else­ RESULTS singles and Robert Swift one, while Withers where). But though we may have built up Men's Singles Semi-finals: and Swift also took the men's doubles. our hopes, realistically we knew the odds A. Cooke bt M. Billington; In the final match it was Northumberland against a victory were pretty high. We were S. Young bt T. Hunt. who were under strength, with no Chu Van only level with Middlesex anyway because Fi'nal: Que and no Andrew Clark, and as a result of their mix-up in the first weekend when Cooke bt Young 15, 18. neither Harper or Richardson were seriously playing their men in the wrong order turned Women's Singles: troubled in the singles. The rest of the team a victory into defeat, so we won't begrudge J. Billington bt P. Thorley 9, 11. gave solid support with Withers beating Neil them the title. And we think our team Men's Doubles: MacMaster and Joanne Palmer winning her deserve the highest praise for getting as far Cooke/No Marples bt Young/D. Hinchliffe. singles and the doubles in partnership with as they did, especially after coming so Mixed Doubles: Mandy Judd. So Cambridgeshire had a fairly close to relegation last year. Cooke/Julie Billington bt D. Rayner/ comfortable 7-3 win. The one bright spot was the junior second D. Padley. The juniors have also finished with nine team who finished unbeaten at the top of Handicap Singles: their section with the third team possibly K. Thompson (+10) bt T. Hunt (+4). points from their seven matches. The absence of Julian Wheel in the middle of runners-up. Because of the failure of the Veterans' Singles: . first team they will have to stay there next D. Marples bt G. Lynch. the season proved a blow for this team as they won all four matches when Julian season. Chesterfield gained an impressive 5-2 played but managed only one point from the On the inter-league scene it was another Wilmot Cup win over Leicester aided by, I three he was absent. excellent year for Dagenham who won the hear, a 'brilliant maximum' from Cooke and men's, mixed and junior divisions. But they a 'sparkling double' from Maurice Billington. They completed the season with a first win over Essex at junior level beating that missed their usual title in the vets where In the final County Championship match, county's third team 6-4. Julian and Peter they were overtaken by Brentwood. The Derbyshire 1st came back from 1-4 down to Holliday both won two singles, while Tim most unexpected and most refreshing force a 5-5 draw with Staffordshire. New Ashman won one. Samantha Wales and winners were in the women's section where County Champion, Stephen Yallop, won­ Louise Ward won the girls' doubles to the tiny outpost of Burnham put themselves both his singles with STEPHEN YOUNG and complete the scoring. on the map with what was almost certainly DAVID HINCHLIFFE contributing one win the first title in their history. The three boys' record for the season each. Fifteen-year-old LOUISE FORSTER Braintree, another outpost whose trumpet won her singles upon her debut, after makes good reading with Peter winning 13 from 16 singles, Tim 11 from 14 and Julian I have been known to blow in other circles, rushing from the Junior match played also created history by getting its men's earlier in the day. 7 from 8, although Peter and Tim's record includes the match against Huntingdonshire, team into the first division for the first time. Praise must go to NEIL MARPLES, in his who withdrew during the season. The newly instituted club knock-out cup, first season as County 1st team captain, The senior second team failed to win a with trophies kindly donated by Pete Grim­ who has halted the downward path of the stead, was an incestuous affair when County teams, built up enthusiasm and team match all season, although there were some promising things in the last two matches. Dagenham F.C. was chosen as the neutral spirit, and provided the youthful element for venue for the final between Dagenham F.C. future progress. I look forward to the day During the wedding weekend, they only 'A' and Dagenham F.C. 'B'. The 'A' team did when Derbyshire are Championship con­ lost 6-4 to Surrey II at Carshalton, with the decent thing by 5-3 in what I am told tenders under NEIL'S captaincy. Martyn Livermore taking over the number was an excellent match. The County Junior team completed their one spot as though he'd always played fixtures with a 9-1 win over Northumberland, there. His two wins over Brian Garraway to complete an unbeaten season. We now and Gordon Chapman were first class Philip Reid reports on the ... await the result of other matches to see if efforts, while Hilary Finch, on her debut, we are Champions. Here again, I feel the came from behind to beat Jane Miles and EAST MIDLANDS CADET captaincy has been a vital ingredient of also won the doubles with Alison Edge. This success, and KEITH WEIGHTMAN has done pair continued the good work against Kent LEAGUE a magnificent job of boosting the team's II when Martyn beat Paul Namdjou and Hilary beat Kay Grant. Unfortunately, a confidence and enthusiasm. NEW HOLDERS Trevor Smith win, also against Namdjou, Chesterfield are the new holders of the On the other hand, the story from the was the only addition to the score and they County 2nd team is disappointing. No Stan Parr Shield. They convincingly beat went down 7-3. Trevor had a great chance everybody, including Nottingham, to clinch registered men could be found to play at of notching his first county doubles when Marlpool against Cumbria, and the team the title. The match with Nottingham he led Paul Colvin 17·8 in the third but lost decided it, both teams at that stage being was raised with the aid of enthusiastic, but 21-19. unregistered, players. PAT THORLEY, on unbeaten but thanks to a fine maximum by Congratulations to Hassy Soham on her debut, and JILL LANDER were success­ the brilliant Bradley Billington, the crooked winning the Halex National League Premier ful in a 3-7 defeat. ERNIE LOUGH was spire town romped home, although Notting­ Division for the second time in three successful in both his singles and the ham, with a win over Worksop, finished seasons. doubles with MICK THORLEY as Derbyshire runners-up, their star player being the con­ gained a 6-4 win on the table; and the BWF Wamdsad put up stern opposition sistent Tim Sheppard. In the match to County may not be running a second team in the early games but in the end Soham decide third place, Worksop beat Lincoln next season! ran out 7-1 winners. Wamdsad's sole 7-3. The opening set - Martin Burwell success came when Philip Bradbury beat against Anthony Parkin - set the tone of Kenny Jackson for the second time this the match, .Parkin just taking it for Worksop Geoff Waters reports from ... season. - 20, -18, 20. Chesterfield's second string of all-girls did remarkably well to retain CAMBRIDGESHIRE first division status, their team of Julie Ron Fosker reports from . Billington, Kerry Hall and Sarah Padley FINISHED AS BEGAN taking a point from Leicester, who them­ The county seniors finished the season ESSEX selves included two members of the distaff as they began with two wins, but unfortun­ side (Joanne Mu rray and Tracy Clark). ately the middle three matches let them ONE BRIGHT SPOT Derby I clinched the second group title, down when they picked up only one point. despite being defeated by Coventry, last A season that at one stage looked so season's first division champions - in the However, their nine point haul may well hopeful turned nasty on Essex at the end. final match, David Thomas and Chris Fisher have put them in the top three in Division A fine run by the junior first team was shining for the Warwickshire side. Gavin 2A for the second successive season. halted with a crunch by Berkshire who West was Derby's hero against Burton, his On March 12, Keith Richardson married thumped them 8-2 in the final match and maximum including a victory over Ian Page 21 Stewart, who finished a creditable fourth in COUNTY MATCHES Response to this competition has been the league averages. Daniel Gauntlett and Seniors generally very good with better application Neil Betteridge showed good form for Cornwall 9 Isle of Wight 1 from the players in all cases. St. Ives, Stratford, with Robert Scott-Birchall record­ Somerset 8 Cornwall 2 Falmouth, Redruth and Launceston have all ing a maximum for Derby's second string in Juniors been able to command large crowds which their vital match against Nottingham II, for Wiltshire II 2 Cornwall 8 is very encouraging for the promotion of the whom John Holland was outstanding. Cornwall 6 Avon 4 game in Cornwall. Towns wishing to be Richard Grimley was in brilliant form for Cornwall teams acquitted themselves quite considered for next season's campaign Loughborough and insured that they, well in the final County matches, particular­ should contact organiser Peter Hancock for finished top of the third group, beating ly the Junior team. Our youngsters pulled details. Grantham who beat Leamington convincingly. off two superb late wins to have themselves LAUNCESTON KERNOW With Vernon Carthew and Matthew Warren well up the table in what was a strong Cornwall's only Halex National League recording maximums, only the last-ditch division. The team of Mark James, Graham team Launceston Kernow finally completed stand by Barry Dalby preventing Grantham Reed, Andy Hunt, Alison Clemens and Esme their programme in a comfortable fifth place from recording a 'whitewash'. Gainsborough Stevenson now seems to be the most in Division 3 West. After three successive were indebted to Paul Wood for their win successful combination. Against Avon, Reed victories over Cowbridge Bridgend, W.W. over Coventry II after Robert Loj had pulled off two fine wins over Chris Holley Solihull and Tarmac Ladies; Launceston opened for the latter by beating Paul Coy. and Martin Coles; and James continues to completed their fixtures with two defeats The Annual General Meeting will be held impress when in the right frame of mind. against the leading teams. A 7-1 defeat at Knighton Park TTC, Avenue Road Hunt, who has replaced the out of favour was sustained against Chan Construction at Extension, Leicester on Sunday, July 17 at Leon Jose, has also given a good account Handsworth with Jeremy Williams recording 3.30 p.m. of himself and his victory over Coles Launceston's victory over Chan's Ian Gunn. signified his arrival on the County scene. FINAL TABLES In their final match Launceston enter­ Group I The Seniors notched up a good win over tained promotion seeking Pengeley Sports P W D L F A P the Isle of Wight, who were without Carl Torbay and went down 5-3 in an exciting Chesterfield I 5 5 0 0 38 12 10 Prean, but suffered a disastrous defeat at local derby. One thing above all stood out Nottingham I 5 4 0 1 35 15 8 the hands of Somerset. Truro's stubborn and that was the performance of Mark Worksop 5 3 0 2 27 23 6 defender Barbara Rapsey salvaged some James - 15-years-old, National League Lincoln 5 1 1 3 19 31 3 pride by winning her singles and ·a doubles debut, standing in for county player Chesterfield II 5 0 2 3 16 34 2 with Shirley Collins. It was Barbara's first Cornelius and having to perform in front of Leicester 5 0 1 4 15 35 1 appearance for four years and she certainly around 80 people - he could easily have Group II proved she is by no means finished yet. In been overawed by the occasion. However, Derby I 5 4 0 1 34 16 8 contrast, the men were unable to apply James hit almost impossible balls to dis­ Coventry I ...... 5 3 1 1 35 15 7 themselves in conditions of oppressive heat pose of established Devon players Paul Burton 5 2 2 1 27 23 6 at Yeovil, and for once Messrs. Woollins, Giles and Tony Sweet to win both singles Stratford 5 2 1 2 26 24 5 Cornelius and Williams were all out of and the crowd were left stunned at the Derby II 5 2 0 3 19 31 4 touch. audacity of the Cornish player. The crowd Nottingham II... 5 0 0 5 9 41 o However, the selectors can be well were also treated to a thriller between Jon Group III pleased with the performances of the Woollins and Paul Whiting with the latter Loughborough 5 4 1 0 39 11 9 Juniors. All five players will be Juniors next outstanding for the visitors. Nuneaton 5 3 1 1 34 16 7 season and all but Alison Clemens will be Match Scores eligible for the year after. Potentially, it is Grantham 5 3 1 1 30 20 7 Launceston Kernow v Pengeley Sports Leamington...... 4 1 0 3 11 29 2 our strongest Junior team ever and it now looks inevitable that next season we will Torbay Gainsborough 4 1 0 3 9 31 2 I. James lo.st to P. Whiting -12, -17; Coventry II 5 0 1 4 17 33 1 have a stronger team than our ageing rivals from Devon - for the first time ever surely. lost to M. Ellett -18, -14. Combined Leading Averages J. Woollins lost to Whiting -18, -18; (Qualification - 6 matches) CORNISH INTER·TOWN LEAGUE lost to P. Giles 14, -12, -13. PW % Deserved winners of the first ever J. Williams lost to Ellett -12, -18; Bradley Billington (Ch) .. 27 27 100 Cornish League were St. Ives who over­ bt T. Sweet 14, 17. Anthony Parkin (Wo) .. 24 23 96 came a disappointing St. Austell 5-3 in the M. James bt Giles 15, 19; Tim Sheppard (No) . 27 25 93 play-off at the White Hart Hotel, Launceston bt Sweet 17, 19. Ian Stewart (Bu) .. 32 28 88 on April 17. Hero for St. Ives was Nigel WESTERN COUNTIES TEAM/INDIVIDUAL Adrian Bolton (No) .. 27 23 85 Cock who had one of his blitz days and James Lawson (Ch) 27 22 81 disposed of Tim Wiltshire and county player CHAMPIONSHIPS Richard Grimley (Lo) .. 32 26 81 Barry Cornelius. With John Bassett also Despite the absence of the Dorset and Steve Moses (Nu) .. 30 24 80 looking sharp, the tentative St. Austell team Avon teams, play was still of a high stan­ Kay Mayall (Wo) .. 18 14 78 were faced with an uphill struggle and for dard at the Western Counties Champion­ Martin Burwell (Li) .. 30 23 77 the losers, only Raymond Bunt gave any ships held at Launceston, Cornwall on Gavin West (De) . 30 23 77 indication of form. April 23. John Cauldwell (Ch) .. 18 13 72 St. Ives were presented with a superb With the non appearances of Kevin champagne-filled cup by the donor and Satchell and Tony Clayton, Plymouth's Paul proprietor of the White Hart, Brian Baker, Whiting brought the Men's Singles title back Jeremy Williams reports from ... who has contributed so much to the County to Devon for the first time since 1977. this season. However, his superb performance was not CORNWALL Final Table enough to prevent Wiltshire winning the LARGELY SUCCESSFUL St. Ives 7 6 1 0 52 18 13 Senior team event for the first time. The season in Cornwall has been largely St. Austell 7 5 1 1 47 23 11 The main upset in the Men's Singles successful. There has been the birth of the Falmouth 7 5 1 1 40 30 11 was the elimination of Hampshire's Derek Launceston Kernow National League team Truro 7 3 1 3 36 34 7 Holman who fell to Cornwall's Barry - the latest in a long line of ambitious Redruth 7 2 1 4 25 45 5 Cornelius. ventures which was a complete success. Camborne 7 2 0 5 31 39 4 Winner of the counterpart Women's Our County teams finished up well after Helston 7 1 2 4 26 44 4 event was Claire Maisey (Wiltshire) who shaky starts and the Juniors are fast Launceston ...... 7 0 1 6 23 47 1 had a narrow victory over Somerset's Jill emerging as Cornwall's strongest ever ­ Individual Playing Averages Green. One of the favourites for the event, they have been very impressive. More J. Bassett (St. Ives) 13/14 92.85% Elaine Short (Devon) was surprisingly domestically, the Cornish Inter-Town B. Cornelius (St. Austell) 11/12 91.66% eliminated by Cornwall's Sheila Rapsey League was on the whole successful T. Kemp (St. Austell) 10/12 83.33% which took her to a semi-final defeat by despite the odd hiccup, and our own open J. Woollins (Launceston) 9/12 75.00% Maisey. Another Cornwall player, Alison tournament - the T.S.B. Cornish Junior N. Cock (St. Ives) 10/14 71.42% Clemens disposed of her team mate Sharon 2-Star went off smoothly with the prospect M. James (Camborne) 10/14 71.42% James to reach the other semi where she of possible 'select; status next season. J. Williams (Falmouth) 10/14 71.42% was beaten by Jill Green.

Page 22 David Cosway reports from ... men's singles Graham Toole made an early Centre got off to a very late start and when exit to Steve Billmore who in turn lost to the 5 p.m. deadline arrived there were still Nick Frost in the semi -20, 17, and 18. In matches to play. While admittedly the HAMPSHIRE the other half Adrian Lee beat Norman original fault must be placed with the BEST FORGOTTEN Stagg in the semi 14 and 19. The final organisers the prima dona attitude of some went to a third with Lee winning his first players when asked to play their outstand­ The last two sets of County matches title -11, 16 and 16. In the women's singles ing matches at another venue wa.s not failed to produce a win and really are best Ann Abrahams beat Wendy Lewis 21 and 19 really helpful or sporting. The finals night forgotten. A 0-10 score line against Sussex in the semi and Alison Billmore -17, 19 and was also a bit of a shambles, starting at for the 'A' team followed by a 3-7 defeat 18 in the final. Mark Wilding predictably 4 p.m. in the afternoon and finishing close against Devon leaves them only one from won the junior singles event, which has on 10 p.m. is not the ideal arrangement for the bottom of Div. 2B with just a single win been dominated for the proceeding four playing only 11 sets and long delays and during the season. A slightly better season years by Toole, with a final victory over one-sided matches is not the way to en­ for the 'B' team but a 1-9 defeat against Paul Smith 12 and 17. courage spectators. John Roberts away at Gloucester and a draw with bottom of the Ray Lush beat Stagg -19, 17 and 13 in University and not therefore playing regular­ table Isle of Wight ended any hopes they ly in the league was nevertheless allowed to had earlier of winning the Div. 3B cham­ the veterans' final. Frost and Toole won the men's doubles, Ann Abraham and Sally enter the men's singles event and duly won pionship. Defeats by 2-8 to Surrey and 3-7 it without being extended to a third game. to Somerset put the junior 'A' team in mid Carver the women's, whilst Steve and Alison Billmore won the mixed. The final a 15 and 8 win over George Div. 3C. The junior 'B' cried off from their Phillpot. A very poorly supported women's match against Oxford and lost 4-6 to Bucks Sperry VA won the South East Hants first singles event with the finals clashing with to finish near the foot of Div. 3B. The division from Hambledon 'A', while a 7-3 county matches Jackie Smith beat Debbie veteran 'A' team with a 2-7 loss to Essex II win over promotion rivals Wyeth 'C' gave Holloway 6 and 19. Gary Longland and and a 4-5 defeat by Middlesex II are well Alexandra Hawks promotion from Div. 2. Jeff Mitchell beat their Hursley Club mates. down Div. 2B. A ray of light was the The Southampton premier division domi­ John Roberts and Roland Bennett 17 and veteran 'B' team's championship of Div. 3B. nated by the Snows Club who filled the first 19 in the men's doubles final. The best two So what of the future? I understand three places in the John Jaques sponsored sets of the evening were in the veterans proposals are afoot to increase H.T.T.A. 'A' division. Whether it is good for one club event. The semi-final, left over from the affiliation fees. With the running of County to accumulate all the top players in a preliminary tournament, gave Tony Nixon teams, the Association's major expenditure, league is very much a matter of contention an 11, -8 and 18 victory over Phillpot and clearly the committee must justify the run­ in Southampton. It certainly makes the Tony went on to beat Eddie Milson 20, -19, ning of six county teams. With considerable division dead with the lack of competition 18 in the final. difficulty being experienced by Dennis which is surely the basis of any league's How the Jaques Generation Club of Knellor in finding players able and willing success. It is however a free country and if Fareham have worked for their success! to represent the county especially during players want to join a successful club who Their promotion from the first division is a the last few rounds of matches one must is to stop them? The Four T's Leopards just reward not only for the players but wonder about the future of county table­ easily won the premier 'B' title and their the officials of the club especially chairman tennis. Certainly it must be said that in Falcons team the first division. Ken Miles Tim Manhire and team manager Charlie some cases it is more a question of finding beat Hugh Riches to win the Annual Childs. Next season's premier division is someone to play, rather than selection of Masters (over 50) tournament. How pleas­ certainly a challenge but with players of the strongest players, which is often the ing to see the success Sarah Hammond is the calibre of Carl Prean and Ian Kenyon, criteria. With the ever increasing cost..of obtaining this season. The Four T's Club, in particular, in their squad their object is transport, venues, etc. this is hardly the Southampton and Hampshire cadet has had not just to compete at this level but to go basis on which member Associations are good wins over nationally ranked juniors to to the top! likely to look favourably upon major in­ send her rocketing up the national cadet rankings and earn her a junior international That's all for this season and I hope to creases in fees. be reporting again in October. I would Unfortunately despite pleas for final place in the English open team events in Worthing. She is the first Junior Inter­ . however ask for some support in my writing tables etc. for the Inter-Town leagues these of these reports. There are just not enough national for Southampton since the "Holes have not been forthcoming so I am unable hours in the day to go round to every Twins era" - No I won't embarass to report on these competitions. I will how­ league in the County asking for reports. I ever show my bias and say how pleased I Christine and Pauline by saying how long ago that was! Wins against the top two must rely on those Associations feeding me was to see Southampton win the men's the necessary information. I even have division for the first time in 12 years. England cadets Jill Powis and Debbie Soot­ difficulty at times obtaining from the County hill in the Essex Junior 'Select' must have Association details of Inter-town matches My round up of local leagues is also a clinched her first cap and, Sarah's next little thin on the ground for the usual reason and county results! If I am to continue objective must be the European Junior writing these reports, as I wish to do, that no one has sent me information. No Championships later this summer. South­ doubt the absent leagues will be amongst please support me with the information I ampton's Four T's club ladies' team are need to compile them. those who complain about my reports! through to the semi-final of the National In Gosport and Fareham Generation II Club Knockout competition where they face Galaxies won the league with Fleetlands Brentwood. Final event of the Southampton Tony Carey reports from ... Wasps in second place. In the end of 50th Anniversary season was the presenta­ season decider Galaxies beat Wasps 7-3 tion dance which far exceeded expectations with G. Took and M. Dexter unbeaten. In with over 250 in attendance including many SOMERSET our closed tournament I have no scores but of the players from the past eras of the John Dubber beat Charlie Childs in the league. I must try to thank all the players END OF AN ERA, men's singles while Ann Abrahams won the and Southampton Officials who have made BEGINNING OF ANOTHER women's singles. Dubber and K. Childs won this a most memorable season with their We are now nearing the end of a very the men's doubles while Keir Donaldson considerable work and support. The cost long season for Somerset, especially the and Ann Abrahams won the mixed. has been considerable but the support Juniors, who have travelled the length and In Portsmouth De La Rue regained the received has meant that the season has breadth of England and Wales in search of Div. 1 title after last season's VRS Stiga broken even - surely a relief in particular competition. Some of these excursions success with a 100% record. George Clay, to Vic Nuttall the Association's Treasurer for proved successful and some not so but they Len Plant and Martin Gilbert again the 29 years! always gained something that will remain mainstay of the De La Rue team. The illness In Winchester again the Hursley Club with them permanently and which cannot be of Norman Stagg for a couple of vital dominate the first division gaining their bought and that is experience, one of the matches probably cost Community Amazons fourth successive first division title and magic ingredients essential to the making second place. Their Adrian Lee was cer­ Hursley 'A' taking over from Hursley 'B' as of a good player. "Providing they learn from tainly the most improved player in the winners of the team eliminating cup. The it of course". J hope that with this sound league and a young player to watch for Winchester closed tournament was I think base on which to build during the summer the future. With the absence of Miki and they will agree, not up to their usual we shall see a definite upswing in the Serina Sinanin from the Portsmouth closed standard. The preliminary rounds played for fortunes of Somerset Table Tennis when all the major titles changed hands. In the the first time at the new Winchester Sports the new season starts, both in the Seniors Page 23 and Juniors at County level and even II, it is not bad. when he can afford the time from compos­ England rankings. However this will still Our Senior side also finished their season ing pop music and the winner of the last depend on a lot of commitment by the on a high note with a convincing 8-2 win tournament, the Hollington Open was players and also if we have got the coach­ over Cornwall. Apart from the results of Stephen Moore, stopping his brother Adrian ing formula right. Sadler, mentioned earlier, our other young in the last round, although there were The Senior and Junior County Teams Senior, David Lee, had a good match several notable absentees. have recorded some very good wins this winning both his sets, one of them being his At the forthcoming Sussex AGM in July, season and have performed very well in the very first win over Jon Woolins, another moves will once again be made to save process. The injection of new blood into breakthrough for him and an indication of money by trimming at least one County both teams has proved a success - let us his continuing progression. Championships team, whilst Crawley stal­ hope that this can continue. Two players ESSEX 2-STAR SELECT - HARLOW wart Keith Horton is resigning from the worthy of note in this connection are Sussex corridors of power as a protest at The involvement of Somerset in this Tour­ the attitude of the young senior players ­ County No.1 Junior Lee Sadler from Yeovil nament was very light, consisting of one who has been the pillar of strength in the preferring football matches on Saturday player, Melonie, who recorded two wins in afternoons, leaving matches early and Junior Team and made a successful debut the Cadets to win her group with one of her for the senior team against strong opposi­ generally showing a lack of interest but conquests being the highly-ranked England considerable talent. tion from our near neighbours Cornwall Cadet Angela Sanders of Staffordshire. winning both his singles in fine style. I hope To end on a bright personal note for that this will prove to be a sound launching She then lost to another good player from Diane Griggs, twice champion of Sussex platform for him for next season when he Essex, Lisa Hayden, but although she lost not long ago and the Eastbourne Rose Bowl steps out of the Juniors into Senior com­ Melonie will have learnt something from it spearhead for some time - she is expect· petition. "Well done Lee and good luck". for the future and will agree that the ing twins in October, bringing the family up The second player' must mention is Mark journey was worthwhile. to the strength of a potential table tennis Bryant, County No. 2 from Bridgwater who The last big event for our Juniors was the team! She already has one son and is not seems to have been up and down for some English Schools' Individual Championships expected to be playing table tennis again years showing great promise four years ago at Mansfield on April 30. We all set off until 1985. of being a good Cadet but somehow drifting full of hope but it turned into an anti-climax off course, but I am glad to see that the when Melonie, seeded No.2 in the U-13, love of Table Tennis has proved stronger had one of those sets which all players Roy Williams reports from ... and he has returned to the fold with a have in their careers when they lose to the renewed commitment to prove his ability unseeded player. This she did in the NORTH WALES and this I know will not be questioned by quarter-finals to Julie Billington. She may players who have met him in the Bridgwater find it hard to forget this but I am sure she COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS DOUBLE Premier Division and County and Inter-Town will and regard it as further experience for First I must apologise that I missed the competitions. I am sure he will survive the next season and make her a better player deadline for last month's issue of the crunch time next season when he will have in the future. But all was not gloom for magazine due to the many duties I seem to carry the glory of No. 1 Junior. "Good Somerset as we still had varying successes. to have at the present time. luck, Mark". A notable one being Tina Sadler from Our senior county team, Clwyd, visited Before I leave the subject of Somerset's Yeovil reaching the quarter-finals of the Gt. Yarmouth and beat Norfolk in Div. 4 of future there are two major decisions tied U-11 Girls'. A little of big brother's talent the County Championships to give North up with that. The first is that I hope that rubbing off! "Well played, Tina". Our other Wales a double. The veteran team clinched Sadler will continue to tour the tournament successes being Philip Payne wi,nning his Div. 3A earlier. Congratulations to both circuit as a Senior and perhaps persuade first round set in the U-16 Boys', Sadler teams for their efforts in securing the others to follow and the second is the fact reaching the 2nd round of the U-19 Boys', County's first ever divisional titles. that we have now lost the services of one Leon Bovett reaching the last 16 of the of the most talented players, from Cadet to U-11's and Paul Smith unlucky to lose in At Gt. Yarmouth Trevor Manning, Neil Junior to Senior that we have ever been the 1st round of the U-13's and the consola­ James, Paul Griffiths, Sue Powell and Karen privileged to have. I mean, of course, Jill tion. Our other two girls, Sarah and Fiona Buckle all played well in this final match. I, Green (nee Wilson) who is now resident at lost in the 1st rounds of the U-16's and myself, having been involved from the Alton in Hampshire. Jill has been a Somer­ U-19's and then reached the semi-finals of beginning of our county ventures am set stalwart for many years in County, the consolation event. Therefore, looking at delighted and I am sure Malcolm Hook, the Junior and Senior teams nearly always the overall picture the signs for improve­ senior manager, shares my sentiments after winning her two singles and competing well ment are still encouraging. And I hope to be hours of driving all over the country. in the doubles with whoever she had as a reporting further Somerset successes next The two major North Wales cup finals partner. She has achieved an England season. Until then I will try to relieve my proved to be exciting affairs with the ranking in the Juniors and has figured in writers cramp, give the car a rest and Wrexham league teams winning both numerous County, Bridgwater League and service and get fit once more for the new trophies. At Prestatyn Cricket Club one of Divisional finals throughout her career, and season, when the Table Tennis Motoring the best G. S. Radcliffe Cup finals played with few exceptions, emerging the winner. Club will take to the road again. for years was to be seen. Malpas from Always showing the wonderful touches and Looking forward to meeting you all again. Wrexham just pipped L1andudno's Lans­ control which were a feature of her game. downe TTC to win the North Wales Team A style of play which I hope our Juniors Championship. can emulate in the future. Our loss but John Woodford reports from .. Kevin McGuire was in great form winning Hampshire's gain, I am sure. We are sorry his three singles and the doubles partnered to see you go Jill and thank you for all you SUSSEX by Ian Wolley. Ian won two singles and have given to Somerset over the years. We MEDIOCRE POSITIONS Arthur Jones went to three in all his sets wish you 'Good Luck' for the future and but failed to register a win. Max Shone hope that if you meet us in competition Not the most successful season for table was outstanding for Lansdowne winning later you will see that the standards you set tennis in Sussex. Mediocre finishing posi­ two singles (it could have been three), are being maintained. tions in the County Championships and with Glyn Gibbons and Ken Jones each Somerset Juniors v Hampshire relegation for the Dolphins in the National recording a victory. Redbridge Sports Centre, Southampton League to the second division. 9th April, 1983 Griflex just edged Wrexham Railway The campaign has been riddled by unrest Club, the holders, from winning the C. S. This match proved to be the culmination between the leading players and the ad­ Shone Cup again this season. Brian Ellis of one of the most satisfying seasons we ministration, a situation I believe that is for Griflex won his three singles and came have had for qUite some time. common to many other areas in England. back from10-6 in the third to beat Mark Two wins by Sadler and Bryant each and Players have lost confidence in the County Jones which, in the end, proved to be the the doubles plus a win by Melonie Carey Championships played almost without critical set. Geoff Taylor played well to and a Girls' doubles win with Sarah Webb spectators universally. record two wins and Barry Robertson went gave us a convincing 7-3 win. Added to our However, Bexhill is the top town of to three on two occasions for the Railway. other results of 7-3 against both Wiltshire II Sussex at the moment, with the new Sussex Mike Jones, a former county player, won and Cornwall, with a draw against Berkshire champion Graham Gillett playing the game two sets with Kevin Roberts and Mark Jones

Page 24 winning a set each. The match was played strators moaning and groaning about "This 19 and 18 to take the title. The Women's at Dunlop, Wrexham. Yours truly was the AND That" (no offence Murray Corbin, I Singles final saw Mrs. Jean Golding defend­ referee for both finals with Tony Smith and doubt if you were around at this particular ing her title versus a very determined Meirion Williams umpiring. time), and a certain gentleman who wrote Suzanne Webley. Alas determination was SPORTS SPECTACULAR lots and lots of letters to the magazine, and not enough and Jean swept to victory 18, yet appeared from other letters tendered to 12. In the Open Doubles final, defending Phil Williams and myself went along to have no specific interest what so ever other champions Andrew Golding and Peter organise the table tennis section of the than the role of critic. Really times have not Harris had little trouble in beating Alvin Rhyl Round Table and Prestatyn and Rhyl changed much have they? (Did I hear some­ Thomas and Eric Watts 14 and 13. The Lions Sports Spectacular at Prestatyn one mutter ONLY THE RUBBERS). Well Veteran Singles was contested by last Sports Centre organised for the disabled. At along with much better and well known year's runner-up John Smith and Eric Watts, the end of the day one could only admire names than myself, I've surely done my fair Eric made John a runner-up again by beat­ the skill and courage of the contestants. share. Over a period of the last seven ing him seven in the third. The competition was keen in all the various copies of T.T.N. I have mentioned the classes and with players from North Wales, The mixed featured Mother and Son com­ apparent lack of T.V. How it's our sport bination of Jean and Andrew Golding who Cheshire, Merseyside and Manchester the and the specific need for ALL to pull our standard was high. were much too strong for Harris and Sue weight. Webley, the Goldings won 14 in the third. The winners were delighted but I am sure Perhaps I would like to continue table The Boys' final was won by Ian Heskins some competitors were disappointed. What tennis journalism in the way so hopefully was missing however was the tantrums of he beat Neil Gingell 10, 23. This was expressed by Bill FoWkes, Coaching Sec. to Heskins final season as a junior. Howard some of our able bodied players. My advice the Eastwood & District T.T.A., in Derby­ therefore - go along to the next Sports Williams won both the U-13's and 15's quite shire. Bill's attitude strikes me as very convincingly. From what I saw of Howard, Spectacular and perhaps you will come reasonable. He says we all should be more down to earth. Tony Smith of Rhyl won the and for his age, he appears to be Stroud's forward looking and NOT to look on the dull best potential for the future. ambulant singles then, at Wrexham the side so much, "Well written Bill". Here is following week, won the North Wales event. one scribe who will try out your advice, but Guest of Honour was Severn-Sound's ANGLESEY CLOSED it will not be easy, old habits die hard. Nigel Dean who presented the cups and trophies. The Aglesey Closed was held at Holy­ Players Averages when representing the head Sports Centre on ApI. 10 and the County in the County Championships, NOT ALBERT MANN K.O. CUP (Stroud) surprise was the defeat of Don Hobbs in in order of merit, but taken from present The final was keenly contested by two of the final of the men's singles by Keith official ranking list are: the youngest teams ever to reach this Williams. Don, who has claimed the crown Seniors 2B stage. Div. 4 Champions, Woodchester 'E' for so many years and may have beaten P W L % (average age 17) beat the team in 8th Queen Victoria's record on this occasion, P. Jackson (G) . 14 8 6 57.1 place in the same Division who were Nails­ failed to stop the very talented Williams. A. Golding (S) . 14 10 4 71.4 worth Boys' Club 'B', (average age 13) by Michelle Entwistle beat Ann Coates to win R. Russell (C) .. 12 8 4 66.6 72 points. the women's title. W. Dawe (G) .. 2 2 o 100.0 Reporting from Stroud is Ray Westbury COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP C. lacopi (G) . 6 2 4 33.3 with the following news on Stroud's coach­ Denbighshire won all three titles by their C. Robb (C) . 6 2 4 33.3 ing plans, PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE. And victories in the senior, veteran and junior J. Bearcroft (C) .. 1 0 1 might I add reference only to Juniors. events at the North Wales County Cham­ H. Colwill (G) .. 1 1 o 100.0 Coaching is progressing well with classes pionships held at Eiras Park, Colwyn Bay on Juniors 2B for any new comers mainly drawn from ApI. 19. With Anglesey having a tournament D. Griffin (G) 10 9 1 90.0 local Primary Schools. of their own Flintshire fielded a second A. Beckett (G) 14 4 10 28.6 A coaching group was formed for more string to fill the gap. D. Smith (G) 14 5 9 35.7 advanced players, from whom we expect Play, on European League style, went on I. Heskins (S) 4 0 4 possible future Town sides to be drawn. for 14 hours involving 18 matches and J. Ellery (G) 5 1 4 20.0 This group, in addition, has been formed proved a great success. In signing off, H. Colwill (G) 3 2 1 66.6 into teams, and a small Summer League will please do not forget to order your magazine C. Symonds (G) 5 2 3 40.0 be started to give them extra competition. for next season - the price is the same. J. Evans (C) 1 0 1 There has also been a satellite coaching COUNTY TABLES Now to the three respective Finals nights, group started at Tetbury, to avoid young­ Senior commencing with Gloucester sters from that area having the long journey P W L F A P to Stroud. One Junior Club which seems Held at the C.E.G.B. at Barnwood this to have benefitted from coaching is Nails­ Denbighshire ...... 3 3 0 18 3 6 year's F.N. saw more spectators than maybe Caernarvonshire 3 2 1 13 8 4 worth Boys' Club. They are long established for ten or twelve years, this factor cheered members of the Stroud & District League, Flintshire ...... 3 1 2 11 10 2 the local Officials immensely. Several events Flintshire II ...... 3 0 3 0 21 0 h~d but are currently fielding two of their been played off before-hand to mini­ youngest ever sides, both teams having an Veteran mise time so on the big night we had seven. average age of 13. The 'A' team play in Denbighshire ...... 3 3 0 18 3 6 The first Open Singles semi saw William Div. 4, and although two of them, Neil Flintshire ...... 3 2 1 17 4 4 Dawe (Gordon League) beat Bill Ahern Gingell and Keith Rodway, are only 12­ Caernarvonshire 3 1 2 5 16 2 (Rank Xerox) 13, 10. And in the 2nd semi­ years-old and in only their second year of Flintshire II ...... 3 0 3 2 19 0 final Darren Griffin (GL) beat the holder league T.T. they joined Darren Peck to Junior Martin Lane (St. Marks) 18, 19. In the final become the Divisional runners-up, and thus Denbighshire ...... 3 3 0 21 0 6 Dawe beat Griffin -17, 11, 20, 17. The mixed gain promotion. Caernarvonshi re 3 2 1 14 7 4 was won by Dawe & Heather Colwill The 'B' team is even less experienced, Flintshire ...... 3 1 2 6 15 2 (Newent) they beat Sylvester Callum (GL) Paul Vick, and Sean Cowley, having their Flintshire II ...... 3 0 3 1 20 0 and Julie Towie (Newent) 20, 13. Bryan first taste of League play, Greg Day and Merrett successfully defended his veterans' Paul Turk, being in their second season. title versus Peter Wood (C.E.G.B.) 11, 12. They were ably supported by 10-year-old Alf Peppard reports from ... A surprise in the open Doubles, Merrett and Steve Rodway as reserve. This team ex­ Mike Collier just sneaked home versus pected to play in the 5th Div. last year, but Dawe and Griffin 24-22 in the third. GLOUCESTERSH IRE because of a vacancy found themselves in "NOSTALGIA" The Women's Singles went to Christine Div. 4, where not only did they survive, but lacopi (Saintbridge) who beat the holder went on to appear in the finals of tt>e Rummaging around in my bureau the Julie Towie 15, 19. Leagues' Handicap Cup Competition, where other day I came across a rather faded Stroud they were beaten by another young team copy of our National Magazine, vintage stuff Woodchester 'E'. and edited that particular season by the late At Stroud Leisure Centre several of the Geoff Harrower. I came to the conclusion finals were a repeat of last year but still Nailsworth Boys' Club are fortunate to that, table tennis had its problems even in most enjoyable. In the Open Singles the have a coach of the calibre of Trevor those days. There were players and admini­ holder Andrew Golding beat Peter Harris Golding to give them support and guidance, Page 25 but their success this season is a just of Yorkshire into an harmonious and dy­ Over 55 Singles: reward for the hard work and enthusiasm namic force to build on past successes and Tom Burett bt George Watts -12,11,11. shown by the boys themselves. It certainly fill the membership with sound reason for Boys' Singles: looks as if Stroud's future is well assured. optimism in the future. Alec has the right Darren Parker bt Kevin Rogerson Cheltenham Finals Night, apart from the qualities and experience to lead the way. It 21, -18, 16. time it took to playoff the various events, is up to the Y.T.T.A. membership to give Boys' Doubles: went well. But considering that the first him, unreservedly their goodwill and Parker/I. Brant bt J. Bult/G. Bult 19, 15. event began on schedule at 7.30 p.m. the support. Girls' Singles: last ball was hit at three minutes to MID­ Alec's first public function as Chairman A. Evans bt Huitt -18, 9, 17. NIGHT and only a few very ardent sup­ was to greet over fifty delegates from all Girls' Doubles: porters and Officials remained to see the over Yorkshire and Humberside attending R. Bray/Huitt bt A. Evans/H. Kavanagh final of the men's singles, between last the Coaching Conference, organised jointly 19, 19. year's runner-up Steve Moreman and the by the Y.T.T.A. and the Yorkshire and Cadet Boys' Singles: County's No.3 Richard Russell. Steve pro­ Humberside Sports Council at Batley Sports J. Bult bt P. Briggs 6, 7. duced a high standard of attacking play and Centre on May 15. Cadet Girls' Singles: A. Evans bt R. Bray 8, 18. took the first two at 19, 16. Richard, grimly NATIONAL CHAMPIONS sticking to defence, fought back to win The junior events were dominated by the the 3rd and 4th at 23 and 16. In the final ,Congratulations to our Junior Premier Divi­ Wold Club whose players claimed nine of game, both players were never more than sion Team on becoming National Cham­ the eighteen titles and a share in two two points in front and at 19-all you could pions after some splendid performances at others. St. Neots T.T.C. during the two week-ends feel the tension. Steve took the next two After organising such a comprehensive points to take the title, so close! of the County Championships. Cleveland, Sussex and Bedfordshire were each beaten programme, the experienced Hull League Other events:- W.S. Cathy Robb bt Jenny 10-0, Devon 9-1, Surrey 9-2, Kent 7-3 with Tournament Committee must feel confident Ellery -18, 19, 16. Open Doubles Graham only Middlesex, the runners-up, managing to of tackling anything, particularly 'with the Slack/Moreman bt Russell/Paul Gleed 18, take a point from this power-packed side County Tournaments Secretary Rea Balm­ 18. V.S. Peter Slack bt Mike Fry. X.D. which finished up with a remarkable 59 ford in their ranks. Rea not on'ly spends a Sylvester Callum/Cathy Robb bt Moreman/ sets for 11 against, with Middlesex 11 sets great deal of time organising county tour­ Carol Slack -12, 19, 14. behind. naments, but also finds the time to be the Hull League's Press Officer and Vice­ "Conclusion". The Cheltenham Associa­ Steven Sharpe who spearheaded the tion would be wise to consider re-schedul­ Chairman of the E.S.T.T.A.. When not in­ County's attack performed brilliantly to win volved in his many and varied table tennis ing their timing of events and awards for 13 out of a possible 14 s1ngles. Jeff next season's Finals Night, to thus avoid the activities, Rea follows cricket and writes Thatcher (12 wins out of 14) and David about it with equal enthusiasm. Keep up the possibility of unnecessary events going on Rook (11-14) also played with distinction: until "VERY NEARLY", the early hours of good work, Rea. Melanie Seaton, Rachel Brook and Joanne Doncaster the morning. Shaw, making her junior premier team I conclude by looking forward to yet debut at the second week-end, were equally Inspite of clashing with the South York­ again, seeing and welcoming, The Schools dominant in the girls' events. shire Open, the Doncaster Closed attracted International to Gloucester City on July 1, a massive 561 entrants to take part in the The junior second team: Clive Guest, ten event programme. Dave Skerrat con­ 2 and 3. This will be for the third time Nicky Newton, Russell Thompson and running. firmed his NO.1 ranking to take the men's Mandy Holmes were all unbeaten i York­ singles title when he proved to be too sharp shire's 10-0 win over Northamptonshire and for No.5 seed, Glen Roberts in the final. remain in contention for the Div. 2A Junior Les D'Arcy reports from ... Championship which will be decided when Seasoned campaigners Mick Dainty and the team meets Staffordshire in the last John Keys took the doubles and Melanie YORKSHIRE match of the season. Seaton retained the women's singles title by defeating Diane Malpass in the final. NEW CHAIRMAN SPOTLIGHT ON THE LEAGUES The father and daughter combination of ALEC HEAD, international umpire from Hull Graham and Clare Bailey were successful Sheffield, is the new Chairman of the At the Hull Closed held at the Y.P.1. against John Peters and Melanie Seaton in Yorkshire T.T.A. He is already Vice­ Centre Joe Naser went through the men's the mixed handicap final and John Walton Chairman of the Sheffield League and holds singles without dropping a game to regain Y"as rewarded for his hard work in organis­ the same post in the Sheffield Works the title he won in season 75/76 and again rng the tournament when he again won the League. Now, after 22 years' service on in 78/79. On his way to the final he took veterans' title from Gordon Greene. the Yorkshire Management Committee as a out his Hull team colleague, Dave Rander­ Southern Area Representative, Alec takes son in the quarters and former Common­ Dean Lake came back from an early over the Chairmanship from fellow inter­ wealth Games player, Polycarp Teo in the deficit against Nicky Newton to take the national umpire, Geoff Scruton, who semi. Polycarp had come through the hard junior title and also formed a winning com­ resigned from the Committee after a dis­ way, having been taken the full distance by bination with Mark Slides to take the handi­ England-ranked No. 10 Cadet, John Bult, cap doubles. Nicky Carr and Andrew agreement with some members of the ~en~ins, Yorkshire Committee about the selection of before putting out three times former both cadets were the losing players for the junior premier team. Geoff champion, Mike Harrison, in an equally tight frnallsts. Andrew also had the misfortune to a leading and well respected official in quarter. Like Naser, Sean Madden, the 'C?se to. Simon Parley in the handicap Yorkshire for many years still continues to defending champion, had a relatively un­ srngles frnal. Better luck next time Andrew! give his valuable support to Yorkshire table troubled passage in the other half until Outstanding performance of the Cham­ tennis and worked happily with several of going down to Naser 16 and 16 in the final pionships was registered by 11-years-old his former Yorkshire Committee colleagues when Joe made it his fourth win of the Neil Simms who captured the open age at the recent Calderdale Yorkshire Junior season over his closest rival. Madden lower divisions title and then went on to win Open to make it probably the most success­ gained some compensation when, with the U-14 event from England No. 15 cadet, ful of recent Y.T.T.A. county tournaments. Nasser, he retained the men's doubles title Carr. Alec, like Geoff, had done a great deal of at the expense of Mike Farnhill and Ron PontefractjCastieford service in the cause of table tennis - even Jackson in the final 13 and 13. Newcomer to the Pontefract Closed, Don though he did not start playing until he Other results: Kelly, who normally plays in the Leeds was 37 in 1956. Once he did start he Women's Singles: League, had a field day. He won the men's soon became deeply involved in the game Tracy Wenn bt Angela Huitt 19, -16, 20. and veterans' singles, was runner-up in the as player, umpire, coach and administrator. Women's Doubles: handicap singles and semi-finalist in the He qualified as a county umpire in 1960, Karen Brodie/Joanne Young bt Alison/ men's doubles. The latter event was won by reached national status in 1968 and became Julie Evans 15, -14, 11. well known Yorkshire League player, Ara'n an international umpire in 1976. He offi­ Mixed Doubles: Hanson partnered by Gerry Hill. This was ciated at the World Championships in Harrison/Young bt Naser/A. Evans some consolation for Alan who was the Birmingham in 1977 and at the European 17, -15, 16. losing finalist to Don both in the men's and Youth Championships in Belgium. Now his Veterans' Singles: veterans' events. The tables were turned in immediate task is to unite the three regions Mick Sothcott bt Tony Lane 19, 15. the doubles semi when Alan and Gerry

Page 26 defeated Don and Denis Wright 10, 17. John Prean looks beyond ... title, a hard day's night indeed. We wish Other winner: B.S.: Alaric Bassano bt him well. D. Whittaker 12, 17. THE ISLE OF WIGHT Our First Division title changed hands at Bradford last. Sandown and Ryde met in a sensa­ Kevin Beadsley cut through the opposi­ It was a big day for Isle of Wight Table tional match. Ryde needed to win and any tion without losing a game to take the Tennis when Carl Prean (15) was selected victory formula had to include a Daly hat­ Bradford men's singles title defeating Mike to represent his country in the World trick. As he was unbeaten all season it Stead in the final 16, 10. Stead played and Commonwealth Championships, demon­ seemed a reasonable assumption. Mike brilliantly against David Indriks in the semi strating that distant counties CAN play a Turner won two for Ryde and the doubles which produced some spectacular rallies part in the national scene. By the time you with Jim. Mike, the son of our Coaching and repeated applause. Of similar calibre read this he will have completed his Asian qfficer R.ay,. has made a lot of progress was the boys' final in which England-ranked adventu res. since SWItching to long pimples. He was junior No. 16, Martin Firth, overcame David also the beaten Finalist in our Champion­ An unhappy month or so ended when he ships. Rook -15, 26, 19. won the South of England 3-Star, again Other results: joining some of the great on this old trophy Jim was beaten not only by Kevin Attrill, Women's Singles: - Leach, Craydon ... what Company! but by Roger Hookey. Roger played heroic­ H. Shields bt Julie Todd 8, 8. A 'flu virus installed itself in our home ally, winning three, one of the great per­ Girls' Singles: beating all of us for a while. Carl missed formances of this or any other season. J. Stocks bt R. Beaumont -13, 16, 14. our County Closed of which more later, a \ Our County campaign ended with us Cadet Singles: County match and a National League match firmly holding the wooden spoon. Thrice we K. Pickles bt T. Hussain 15, 17. and was not match-fit for the Norwich Union were ~ithout Carl, .tyvice on England duty. Veterans' Singles: English Closed, but felt he had to play to The ~Isease of piling commitment upon M. Holt bt B. Madden 13, 19. make sure of his England spot. A semi-final commitment on our leading plaYEl,rs con­ Men's Doubles: place and the eagerly awaited match tinues, indeed gathers momentum. Stead/Rook bt BeadsleyIS. Kosmowsky against Desmond Douglas resulted, but he 16, -19, 18. We went to Cornwall without him and lost only played well for one game and then 9-1. It appears too much to ask that we are Women's Doubles: ran out of gas. Todd/T. Robertshaw bt Shields/Beaumont able to field o'Ur best player all the time and -18, 15, 17. The International against Germany at for sanity to reign which enables players Mixed Doubles: Lancing was also missed, but I was to enjoy their competitive duties, yet still R. Priestley/Shields bt M. Stephenson/Todd delighted to see that Skylet Andrew have week-ends to improve their skills, in 16, 17. defeated Georg Boehm who had beaten short ~ schedule that is not dominated by Desmond twice in two days. a st~nle hunt for computer points, that is Congratulations to Joanne Shaw and The Closed was a tournament that lost its English Table Tennis today, at any rate at Rachel Brook on winning the Yorkshire the top. Open Junior Doubles and to Steve Sharpe way. The leading article (T.T. News on reaching both the singles and doubles March/April) described this television­ We closed on a high note with a 5-5 draw finals and not forgetting 11-year-old Michael dominated occasion in masterly fashion. against Hampshire II being near to victory O'Driscoll on reaching the final of the U-12 The display of "player power" was very more than once in this match. Two from event, and a special thanks to Steve Hulme, mild, but may not remain so forever. Players Carl, .one from Jim, both doubles made up Manager of the Halifax Leisure Centre and often get a bad deal both at the bottom and our five. An excellent crowd watched this his staff at the Championships. top of the ladder. There is, for instance, match. much indignation about a certain ball Coaching forced on players, but not liked, yet This time 3 points were not enough to Two important events took place in May. adopted for some major events. This may avoid bottom place. At home we were a On the 15th there was a Coaching Con­ prove a future flash point. match for anybody, away we were often like fish out of water. ference at Batley Sports Centre. Speakers All morning the great hall at Woking was were Donald and Jill Parker; Sports empty. What a waste. What a setting it We now await next season with trepida­ Council's Director for Yorkshire and would have been either for the Semi-finals tion. The 4th Division would be a disaster: Humberside, Cyril Villiers and Y.T.T.A. of the Closed itself or the Final of the Only. 4 teams and all far away. We were Development Officer, Tony Ross. County Championships (if and when the consistently the best supported team in the division. Our enthusiasm for County Table Regional Coach for West Yorkshire, Bob Bridges proposals are adopted), in­ undi~inished. deed any showpiece to overcome the Tennis is A good base exists, Rowden Fullen, has had to take a shoft one we can build on. rest from his almost daily voluntary coach­ emptiness which swamped us symbolically ing programme. Unfortunately he had an as well as physically. We got T.V., but we accident at work which put him in hospital paid a heavy price. Mary Rose reports from .. for ten days. Rowden made sure his coach­ Our County Championships were just ing groups were kept going by ringing like the good (?). old days dominated by round his fellow coaches to take over until Jim Daly who won everything, Men's, WARWICKSHIRE he was back in action again, which we are Veterans', both Doubles (with Mike Gallop REVISED RANKINGS pleased to say he now is. Trainee coaches and Joy Batten respectively), thus nearly David Townend and Neil Cafferty made a equalling his performance a few years ago Desmond Douglas and Karen Groves valuable contribution at local level and when he won the raffle as well. head the revised rankings which became David Wilson, diploma coach from Leeds, at effective as from ApI. 1. They are: regional level, during Rowden's absence. Janice Badcock (Norman's daughter) is the new ladies' champion. The title eluded Men Bradford Schools Championship Jill Fothergill yet again. You can't keep 15­ 1 D. Douglas, 2 D. Johnson, 3 C. Morgan, Winners: year-old Philip Nicholls down. He won the 4 D. Munt, 5 B. Johnson, 6 B. Hayward, 7 Boys' U-11: "Consolation" defeating that excellent A. Pilgrim, 8 L. Bertie, 9 P. Glynn, 10 P. A. Sunter (Allerton). super-veteran Norman Badcock. Norman Gunn. Boys' U-13: leaves us during the summer. What a ser­ Women vant of Island Table Tennis he has been! A J. Swain (Wibsey). 1 K. Groves, 2 S. Peakman, 3 D. St. Ledger, Boys' U-15: former secretary of the Association, a 4 L. Brison, 5 A. Lloyd, 6 J. Harden, 7 J. T. Hussain (Eccleshill). player who has represented us at all levels Harper, 8 F. Sutton, 9 M. McHale, 10 D. Boys' U-19: for many, many years. Mr. "Reliable" for the Bromley. M. Firth (Beckfoot). club and county. The highlight of his career Girls' U·11: was probably winning the Island title when The South Birmingham league team of H. Wilkinson (Wibsey). he defeated another great defender Eric Rod Lewis, Mike Wootton, Steve Bertie and Girls' U-13: Green in a final in which no quarter was Joan Harden seem to have once again C. Dada (Drummond). asked or given. A late start saw these two clinched the championship of the Warwick­ Girls' U-15: battle it out till midnight when the lights shire League. With .only one fixture still to J. Stocks (Buttershaw). failed. Repairs proved impossible and so play against Birmingham Business Houses Girls' U·19: they resumed on Monday evening when they have a 100% record although both A. Sellers (Rhodesway). Norman pulled back a big deficit to take the Rugby and East Birmingham showed they Page 27 were no pushovers by taking the South to SCHOOLBOY'S SUCCESS youngsters who will represent the County in 5-4 finishes. Neil Betteridge, who plays for Kenilworth the National Finals to be held at Mansfield. Rugby, especially, gave them quite a fight St. Nicholas in the Stratford Assn., won The results were as follows: when they went into a 2-0 lead which even the U-13 Worcestershire Schools Champion­ U-19 Boys' Singles: had Brian Lloyd, the very confident South ships. M. Gent (Bishop Barrington) bt C. Dennis League secretary looking worried. But, like DUNLOP BIRMINGHAM (Bishop Barrington). champions. South came strongly back to Dunlop Birmingham turned in one of their U-19 Girls' Singles: take the match in the final set. best performances when they won their E. Blackburne (Wellfield) walk-over. WARWICKSHIRE CLUB COMPETITION final Premier Division match 5-3 at Letch­ U-16 Boys' Singles: D. Blackburne (Wellfield) bt D. McVitie The final of the Warwickshire Club com­ worth Corporation in the Halex National League. It was very much a revenge win as (Howletch) . petition was held at the West Warwickshire U-16 Girls' Sfngles: Club on ApI. 12 between Nat. West. Bank the Londoners had hammered Dunlop 6-2 at Birmingham. Steve Mills had two fine wins L. Wilson (Bishop Barrington) bt F. Bridle (Coventry) and West Midland Police (Soli­ (Bishop Barrington). hull), with the Nat. West. side winning by over Dave Wells and Richard Jermyn, and Ian Horsham and Derek Munt both defeated U-13 Boys' Singles: 378 pts. to 311 after the 144 pts. start had G. Collins (Wellfield) bt G. Milne (Bishop been added to the W.M. Police's total. Max Crimmins while the recalled Barry Hayward beat David Dodd. Barrington). Police took their defeat well and were the U-13 Girls' Singles: first to admit that they had been outgunned J. Grant (Wellfield) bt W. Lowther (Bishop by a very talented side, with a lot more Barrington) . experience of the modern game. Nat. West. DURHAM COUNTY CLOSED U·11 Boys' Singles: are a young team who should do well'in by Elaine Blackburne A. Wilkinson (Woodhouse Close) bt the future. Well done lads for a very en­ R. Crammond (Woodhouse Close). joyable game. On behalf of the Association A record entry was attracted to the 1983 U-11 Girls' Singles: , I would like to thank the two officers Durham County Closed held at Lowhills M. Paling (Close House) bt A. Walker officiating at the final, Frank Soper and Phil Road Leisure Centre, Peterlee and, with (Thornley) . Hilliar, also the West Warwicks Club for over 100 entries, more than 300 games were once again coming to our aid. played before the final results were known. It has been a good season for the ROSE BOWL county's top two Junior Boys, Darren All the events were well supported with McVitie and David Blackburne. Both have Wolverhampton proved Birmingham's few surprise results. been fighting for a high England Junior downfall in the Rose Bowl competition. Husband and wife team, Tony and Shirley ranking and are currently positions 20 and Karen Groves beat Janet Dunning but that Gelder from Sunderland each appeared in 21 respectively. However, after the last rank­ was their only success in a very disap­ three finals and took two titles between ing tournament, held earlier this month, pointing match. The women's 'A' team in them. After joining forces to win the mixed these positions should improve. the Midland League represented by Karen, doubles beating Neil Herrington and Lynn In the First Division of the County Cham­ Di St. Ledger and Sandra Peakman have Yarnell (Sunderland), Shirley teamed up also finished runners-up to Wolverhampton pionships both boys completed the season with Lynn Bainbridge, also of Sunderland, losing only one set each. They are still as expected. to beat A. Brown and J. Leslie of South juniors next season. AROUND THE lEAGUES Shields in the women's doubles. Other hopes for the future are the two Stratford are very grateful to an anony­ In the men's singles Peter McQueen of girls representing the county at present. At mous donor who has provided money to Gateshead, had an unusually easy game the age of 12, Judith Grant of Thornley has award trophies for the personal best per­ against Tony - beating him 21-1 in the first played three matches for the team being the formances in each division during the end - taking the title 2-straight. youngest girl ever to do so. season. These will be given to the four top Gelder and McQueen became partners in averages in each division. In future seasons Jeanette Roberts, 14, of Chester-Ie-Street, the men's doubles but were beaten by Tom is also a high hope for the county. anyone who registers for a division which Robson (Murton) and 15-years-old Darren is of much lower standard than their playing McVitie of Peterlee. In the last match of the season the team ability will not be eligible to be considered. went down 6-4 away to Warwickshire. Until Shirley Gelder then lost the women's this match Darren and David were unbeaten The finals of the 15th closed champion­ singles to Linda Spensley. ships were held at the FISSC Sports Club but each lost a set. Anthony Black of Wash­ McVitie then had two further victories ­ and the four junior events produced a clean ington won a singles on debut with David sweep for Kenilworth St. Nicholas through in the boys' events. He beat 15-year-old and Darren picking up the other set in the Neil Betteridge and Richard Gardiner taking David Blackburne (Thornley) in the singles doubles. and then partnered David to victory in the a title each and Steven Swallow taking two Sunderland came up with the two' main doubles beating Anthony Black (Washing­ titles. titles in the County League winning both the ton) and David Hope (Bishop Auckland). The men's title winner produced a men's and women's titles. The men beat Lorna Wilson, 16, of Bishop Auckland won familiar name but with different initials. Philadelphia 6-3 in the play-off after being Martyn Langston beat Nicky Mytton 19 and the Girls' singles, beating Jeanette Roberts, level on points at the end of the season. 14, of Chester-Ie-Street. Jeanette went on to The women had an easy victory in their ,­ 19 in one of the best finals seen for years. In the women's singles final Shirley Bette­ beat Jill Mallam of Sunderland in the Under­ division completing the season with an un­ ridge beat Jen Williams. 15 Girls' Singles. beaten record. In the doubles events the speed and The Girls' doubles final was between In the Boys' Division, Peterlee took the A power of Nicky Mytton and Andrew Stenson four 12-year-olds. Lisette Pearson and title with two of their players, Blackburne were too much for Jim Betts and Arthur Angela Wiffen of Blackhall and Horden, beat and McVitie going through the season un­ Judith Grant and Trudy Robinson of defeated. Clarke in the men's as was the case in the mixed where Shirley Betteridge and Ian Thornley. Langston took Joy Roberts and Dave Paul Young, 14, of Thornley, took the Williams in two. Biggest cheer of the even­ Under-15 Boys' singles title beating Neil

Page 28 of that body until he stepped down from office in 1974 when his eyesight began to fail. Grove Motlow was associated with table tennis for nearly 60 years. He retired from active involvement in the game in 1981 when his sight had almost completely gone but at the time of his death was still President of the Gwent Table Tennis Association. Grove moved to Newport from Walsall in 1914 and the family settled at 29 Caris­ brooke Road, where they stayed to this day. In 1943 Grove married his wife, Daisy, and they settled with their daughter at the same address. His association with Newport table tennis began in 1925 with the Recreation Athletic Club soccer team, who entered a table tennis team into the Newport & District League. Grove was an accomplished soccer player and as a goalkeeper he was offered three trials by Newport County AFC. He turned down the trials as at the time there was no players' insurance and he had already received a number of injuries play­ ing for a local team. In 1931 he gave up soccer and concentrated on table tennis. He Canadians Bao Nguyen and Robert Chin, winners of the boys' doubles title at Derby pose won a number of individual titles and between Mr. J. S. Oake of the Derbyshire Building Society (left) and Mr. Jack Hughes between 1934 & 1936 enjoyed an unbeaten the Derby Association President. run of games. After the Second World War, the Newport & District League was reformed tour of Britain by dominating both events. The final once again showed Powis as and he was asked to become secretary. He In the top half of the draw the 4th seed too strong for the opposition - this time continued playing table tennis until 1960. Mark Ellett did not arrive and Matthew Syed Helen Perrott. It was as an administrator that Grove seeded 16 arrived in the semi-final against Semi-final: Motlow excelled. He spoke openly at meet· the NO.1 seed Gary Lambert. Syed returned H. Perrott (Av) bt C. Potts (Ch). ings and could be a formidable opponent most of what Lambert unleashed at him and Powis bt J. Houghton (K). although his opinions were well respected. eventually won through into the final against Final: At one period in his life he was actively in­ Nguyen. In the first game Nguyen was con­ POWIS bt Perrott 12, 18. volved in the running of over twenty organi· fused by Syeds combination bat but steadied sations including work with youth groups up to win the second game. The last game In the girls' doubles Powis with Fiona and the church. was very close with the Canadian finally Elliot clinched her third title when they beat Melanie Seaton and Josette Ryalls. Grove Motlow died on 1 May, 1983 aged edging ahead to win at 21-18. 71. He was a man who kept and expected Semi-finals: Semi-finals: very high standards in all walks of life. An Syed bt G. Lambert (Dv). Powis/Elliot bt T. Spencer (St) IS. Weston example to us all. B. Nguyen (CAN) bt R. Chin (CAN). (Sx) . Seaton/Ryalls bt J. Shaw/R. Brook (Y). STEPHEN GIBBS, Final: NGUYEN bt Syed -13, 8, 18. Final: Honorary General Secretary, POWIS/ELLIOTT bt Seaton/Ryalls 16, 19. Gwent T.T.A. In the boys' doubles Chin and Nguyen who had been sponsored by the Canadian The Derby Association would like to TTA proved too strong for Murray Jukes thank the Derbyshire Building Society for and Adrian Dixon who had been seeded 4. putting up the £256 prize money and for Mr. Oake for presenting it. The Association DERBY 2-STAR Semi·finals: President Jack Hughes presented trophies Chin/Nguyen bt Harris/K. Cartwright (St). for all singles events. The entry was slightly JUNIOR OPEN M. Jukes/Dixon bt Leigh/Savins. down on 1982 but the standard was high Final: PAYN~ and Arthur Morgan, our referee, ensured the by MIKE CHIN/NGUYEN bt Jukes/Dixon 14, 17. event ran smoothly. CANADIAN CAPERS The standard of entry in both girls' events was high. In the U-14 singles the , Sponsored this year by the Derbyshire seeding read rather like the England rank­ LEICESTER CLOSED Building Society and held at the Derby ing lists - the 8th seed was ranked 10! Sports Centre on 29 March, it was Bradley In the U-17 event local girl To Thuy Dung At the Leicester Closed, Martin Pickles Billington from Chesterfield, who rep­ worked nearly as hard as his mother at the resented the best local hopes when he was was unlucky to lose a cliff-hanger against Amanda Hegarty -18, 19, -23, who then went Announcer's Desk, being constantly on the seeded 4 in the U-14 boys' singles. As the table during the last hour. However if he seeding predicted he reached the semi-final out in a semi-final in a long match against Fiona Elliot. No. 1 seed Jill Powis proved was tired he certainly did not show it and only to lose to Matthew Syed. In the final was successful in taking three trophies. against Adrian Dixon, Syed defended con­ too strong even for the attacking skills of Elliot in the final. First he won the Intermediate Singles by fidently in the first game but the second beating Simon Griew, a game left-hander slipped away from him. In the decider Dixon Semi-finals: who has matured considerably. Pickles had kept pace with Syed until 20-21 and then J. Powis (St) bt J. Ryalls (Y). a much closer game in the semi-final had the misfortune to mishit his serve into F. Elliot (St) bt M. Seaton (Y). against Griew in the Men's Singles, just the net to lose the match. Final: scraping home in the second after the left­ Semi·finals: POWIS bt Ryalls 17, 19. hander had hit him off in the first whilst in A. Dixon (St) bt M. Oxley (Wi). Jill Powis was also seed 1 in the U-14 the other semi Grahame Hall's loop was too M. Syed (Bk) bt B. Billington (Dy). singles, taking out Helen Perrott (S8) .and much for No. 1 seed Philip Smith. Pickles Final: Julie Houghton (S2) on the way to the final. turned his attention to the Men's Doubles, SYED bt Dixon 19, -11, 20. In the bottom half of the draw Louise Davis where partnered by Hall, the all-round play In the U-17 boys' singles and doubles the (S2) went out in the quarter-final to Claire of the pair finally bested Keith Fellows and surprise Canadian entries of Bao Nguyen Potts (S5) and Angela Sanders (S4) lost to Stuart Wilford by a very narrow margin. and Robert Chin completed their 11 day Helen Perrott (S8) in the other quarter. Partnered by Yvonne Hall in the Mixed, Page 29 Pickles looked to be on the verge of further at the North Bridge Leisure Centre in Also in the bottom half of the draw triumph against Karen Smith and Simon Halifax over the weekend of May 7/8 MATTHEW SYED, AMOS and PAUL SAVINS Griew but on this occasion Griew was on proved a fitting finale to the domestic junior all came through their groups to beat the winner's side of the table. In the Men's tournament round. minor seeds in DAVID ROOK, ANDREW Singles final, Pickles initially had trouble An entry of 230 players was handled CUNNINGHAM and STUART WORRELL with Hall's loop but thanks to some magni­ comfortably on 18 tables, two or more of and, with KEITH SAMUELS slotting into the ficent defending and gritty determination, which were available pretty well throughout place of the absent GARY WILSON, the proved to run out, ultimately, an easy the weekend for practice, and the Cadet quarter-finalists lined up with the SYED winner. In the Women's Singles Karen finals were under way by 6 p.m. on Satur­ brothers in opposition and SAMUELS facing Smith, after an exciting first game against day, with the Junior finals going on an hour second seed STEVEN SHARPE. Yvonne Hall, steadied down and won in a earlier the following day. In a much more predictable top half, canter. Geoff Aldwinckle - after being The breakdown of entries proved an where the only surprise was the demise of beaten by son David in the Under 300 Welsh No. 1 NIGEL TYLER, beaten by Grading event, recovered his composure interesting one, with an obvious accelera­ tion in the tendency for the event to develop DARREN McVITIE in his group, top seed sufficiently to win the Veterans' Singles, ALAN COOKE took on PHIL HUGGON and which he did when he chopped Bryan Hall into two separate tournaments - a Cadet and a Junior - with only a minimum GARY LAMBERT was up against PHIL - the third member of the Hall family to GUNN. be amongst the prizes - off the table. Paul number of Cadet players staying over for GUNN's dismissal of the higher ranked Bumpus was at his brilliant best against both days - a reflection on the stringency LAMBERT caused the only stir in the David Aldwinckle in the Boys' Singles, of present times. quarters, and COOKE and SHARPE duly winning easily but he met his match in the Before moving on to a summary of the took their final places with wins over GUNN Under 250 Singles when team-mate Robert play, I must pay tribute to referee LEWIS and ANDREW SYED, with the No. 1 seed Liquorish kept him out. Aldwinckle's best WARD and his team of umpires, recorders taking the title in a tight match in which moments came in the final of the Under 300 and other helpers, who got the tournament eV,ent, when he brilliantly hit and defended through so competently, to the sponsors, SHARPE, spurred on by his 'home' crowd, in the final against Steve Day and was the Calderdale Metropolitan Borough pushed him to 18 in the decider. rewarded with a two-straight win. A dual Council, to the staff of the Centre, not for­ The Doubles went according to seeding winner was the highly-promising Tracey getting the catering side who provided with HUGGON/GUNN getting the better of Clark who accounted for Joanne Murray in satisfying meals at realistic prices, and to SHARPE/SAMUELS in the final, the latter, a the final of the Cadet Singles and performed the players themselves who, by their co­ scratch pairing, having got their place past a similar feat in the Under 100 Singles when operation, kept play on the move. another scratch team in COOKE/WORRELL. she hit through David Newman. The Under Only in three of the ten events did the Among the girls FIONA ELLIOT took out 200 Singles was surprisingly won by Graham top seeds come through - in the BS and top seed SUSAN COLLIER before losing an Cutler, who beat Mark Morley in the final. BD and the U-12 BS - but on the Saturday all-Wolverhampton battle to JILL POWIS in The Under 150 Singles was a triumph for two Cadets, neither of whom rated a seed­ the semi, Miss POWIS going down in the youth, YOung Gillett proving too much for ing spot in the top four, collected a brace final to JEAN PARKER, who did not drop a Matthew Briggs. In all a hectic day but an of titles. game on her way to the title. Semi-final enjoyable one for those lower-graded JIMMY STOKES, seeded 5, chopped viotim was Miss HOUGHTON who, in the players who turn out in their numbers to down STUART CRAGGS (4) in the quarters absence of HELEN BARDWELL, despatched make this tournament the success it was. and then ADRIAN DIXON (2) to line up TERESA MOORE to claim the vacant spot. SCORES against home-town colleague MATTHEW In partnership with Miss COLLIER the Under 100 Grading: SYED, the top seed, in the final and, on this Lancashire girl looked odds-on favourite to Miss T. Clark bt D. Newman 16, 12. occasion, he proved too good for the young add the GD title but, amid tremendous Under 150 Grading: defender, getting home comfortably. excitement the top-seeded team were D. Gillett bt M. Briggs 17, 18. STOKES collected his second crown overturned in the final by JOANNE SHAW Under 200 Grading: when he teamed with ANDREW SYED, elder and RACHEL BROOK from 'down the road', G. Cutler bt M. Morley 9, -7, 16. brother of MATTHEW, who had withdrawn the Yorkshire girls following up their defeat Under 250 Grading: from the singles to concentrate on the of ELLIOTT/POWIS with a tight win at 23 R. Liquorish bt P. Bumpus 12, 21. Junior event, and the pair, second seeded, in the third to give the host County a share Under 300 Grading: gained their victory at the expense of PAUL of the honours. D. Aldwinckle bt S. Day 18, 24. AMOS/KARL BALL, who had dismissed top The Under-21 titles went to CLAIRE Cadet Singles: seeds DIXON/MATTHEW SYED in the POTTS and MATTHEW SYED, the latter thus Miss T. Clarke bt Miss J. Murray 16, 18. penultimate round. gaining his just reward for an excellent Boys' Singles: By coincidence it was SARAH tou rnament - but what a pity he had to P. Bumpus bt D. Aldwinckle 16, 13. HAMMOND, the parallel No. 5 seed in the play with a spare bat when his first choice Intermediate Singles: Cadet Girls' events who 'did a Stokes' to was banned by the referee after sharp eyed M. Pickles bt S. Griew 19, 15. take the Singles and Doubles titles, the umpire CHRIS CLEMSON had spotted an Veterans' Singles: latter in partnership with RACHEL KNIGHT, irregularity which had been deliberately G. Aldwinckle bt B. Hall 10, 12. on her first visit to the Yorkshire Junior. built into the bat. Surely the game suffers Men's Doubles: The Southampton girl warmed up against enough from technologyy taking over from Pickles/Hall bt Wilford/Fellows -14, 14, 17. HELEN BROOMHEAD in her opening set players without the latter having to break Mixed Doubles: and then shot out JULIET HOUGHTON the rules to gain even further advantage! Griew/Mrs. Smith bt Pickles/Miss Hall (seeded 4), CLAIRE POTTS (2) and 14, -12, 6. RESULTS DEBBIE SOOTHILL (1), to take over the Junior Events Men's Singles Semi·finals: champion's mantle. G. Hall bt P. Smith 21, 14. Boys' Singles Quarter-finals: M. Pickles bt S. Griew -12, 19, 17. Third-seeded in the Doubles, HAMMOND/ A. Cooke (Dy) bt P. Huggon (La) 5, 10; Final: KNIGHT made their final place at the S. Sharpe (Y) bt K. Samuels (Bd) 8, 11; Pickles bt Hall -15, 9, 11. expense of the unseeded ALISON EVANS/ P. Gunn (Bk) bt G. Lambert (Dv) 18,13; HAZEL KAVANAGH, who had accounted for A. Syed (Bk) bt M. Syed (Bk) 9, 12. SOOTHILL/POTTS, effectively the top seeds Semi·finals: following the withdrawal of LOUISE DAVIS/ Cooke bt Gunn 12, 8; YORKSHIRE ANGELA SANDERS, and made the winners' Sharpe bt A. Syed 13, 13. rostrum past HOUGHTON/CLAIRE BROOKS, Final: JUNIOR OPEN who had put out fourth seeds ANDREA COOKE bt Sharpe 14, -13, 18. by REA BALMFORD HOLT/DAWN WICKSTEAD. Girls' Singles Semi-finals: In the major BS NICKY MASON who, as J. Parker (La) bt J. Houghton (K) 19, 15; MAGNIFICENT NEW VENUE a result of the non-arrival of his entry form J. Powis (St) bt F. Elliot (St) 18, -20, 16. Even in the absence of top-ranked juniors due to postal problems, occupied the fourth­ Final: CARL PREAN and LISA BELLINGER, both seeded place allocated to the absent BILLY PARKER bt Powis 19, 12. on duty with the England senior squad in GLEAVE, fell in the last sixteen to ANDREW Boys' Doubles Semi-finals: Tokyo, the Calderdale Yorkshire Junior SYED, who thus justified his decision to Huggon/Gunn bt M. Ellett (Dv) /Lambert Open, played in a magnificent new venue concentrate his efforts on this event. 11, 17;

Page 30 Sharpe/Samuels bt Cooke/So Worrell (Li) 18, -9, 18: Final: HUGGON/GUNN bt Sharpe/Samuels 18, -11, 17. Girls' Doubles Semi-finals: R. Brook/J. Shaw (Y) bt Elliot/Powis -23, 16, 12; S. Collier (Bk)/Parker bt M. Seaton/ J. Ryalls (Y) 13, -17, 15. Final: BROOK/SHAW bt Collier/Parker 18, -12, 23. Cadet Events Boys' Singles Quarter-finals: J. Stokes (Bk) bt S. Craggs (Cv) 14,16; M. Syed bt K. Ba!1 (K) 18, 18; A. Dixon (Su) bt J. Bult (Y) 19, 19. P. Amos (K) bt M. Oxley (Wi) 12, 16. Semi-finals: • Stokes bt Dixon 16, 11; M. Syed bt Amos 20, 17. Final: STOKES bt M. Syed 15, 9. Girls' Singles Semi-finals: S. Hammond (Ha) bt C. Potts (Ch) 12, 16; D. Soothill (Cu) bt A. Holt (La) 16, 16. Final: HAMMOND bt Soothill 21, 9. Finalists at the 'Evening Chronicle' Northumberland 2-Star tournament pictured with Boys' Doubles Semi-finals: Derek Thompson (Promotions Manager of the 'Evening Chronicle') and Aubrey Drapkin A. Syed/Stokes bt B. Billington (Dy) / (Treasurer of the E.T.T.A., who organised the event). S. Gibson (La) 14, 16; Photo by courtesy of Newcastle Evening Chronicle. Amos/Ball bt M. Syed/Dixon 19, -18, 23. Final: A. SYED/STOKES bt Amos/Ball 13, 15. nated before the quarter-final stage. The Rachel Brook contested the girls' final and Girls' Doubles Semi-finals: eventual winner was Alan Fletcher who dis­ produced the most entertaining match of Hammond/R. Knight (Mi) bt A. Evans/ posed of Bertie Kerr, Ian Robertson, Ram the finals session, Shaw winning in straight H. Kavanagh (Y) 19, 20; Bhalla, Chu Van Que and Kenny Jackson on games. C. Brooks/Houghton bt H. Broomhead/ his way to the final where he beat Dave The Veterans' event had an impressive J. Roberts (Y) 14, 18. Wells. The Yorkshireman did not drop a entry including Babs Adedayo, Derek Final: single game in the competition, and, of Schofield, Peter D'Arcy and Matt Sheader HAMMOND/KNIGHT bt Brooks/Houghton course took the top prize of £225. as well as Scotland's Bertie Kerr. Adedayo -17, 15, 18. Top seed Bradbury crashed in the fourth fell to Brian Allison in the first round but U-12 Events round to young Alan Cooke who was in Schofield went through to the final to beat Boys' Singles Semi'-finals: turn beaten by Wells. Second seed, Kerr and reclaim the title he first won M. Syed bt Nicky Ryder 11, 8; Jackson, reached the semis but then went eleven years ago. M. O'Driscoll (Y) bt Billington 16, -12, 12. out to Fletcher. Eckersley suffered a shock All in all it was a highly successful event Final: defeat in round 4 at the hands of Stephen which ran smoothly. Most matches took M. SYED bt O'Driscoll 10, 18. Scowcroft, whilst local hope Chu Van Que, place at the allocated time and there were Girls' Sin~les Semi-finals: got into the quarters but he, too, suc­ no behaviour or 'stamping' problems. Stuart Potts bt K. Hall (Dy) 11,9: cumbed to Fletcher. Sherlock of Macclesfield had a relatively Holt bt J. Dixon (St) 9, 11. The Women's Singles was won, as ex­ easy day as referee and I must compliment Final: pected, by top seed Alison Gordon who the players upon the excellent spirit in POTTS bt Holt 14, 16. beat second seed Jill Harris in the final. Jill which the tournament was played. I feel had a tremendous battle with Helen sure that they must also have been pleased Williams in the semi-final before winning in with the conditions and with the excellent AUBREY DRAPKINreports on the the third end, but Alison was too strong for amenities at Cramlington. her in the final and claimed the £85 prize. The awards were presented by Derek The favourites, Jackson and Bradbury, Thompson, Promotion Manager of the New­ Northumberland 2 Star duly won the men's doubles title with castle 'Evening Chronicle' and by the KEEN CONTEST AT CRAMLINGTON Eckersley and Fletcher taking second place. assistant manager of Concordia, Colin Second seeds had been Kenyon and Wells Toothill. The 'Evening Chronicle' Northumberland but the non arrival of the former put paid RESULTS 2-Star tournament was held at Concordia to their chances. Wells was eventually Leisure Centre, Cramlington on April 30th. partnered by Babs Adedayo but without Men's Singles Quarter-finals: The prize fund of £1,005 attracted a good success. D. Wells (Mi) bt A. Cooke (Dy) 10, -19,13; quality entry with 21 English ranked men S. Scowcroft (La) bt M. Sheader (Li) and nine of the ranked women submitting Top pairing in the Women's Doubles was 19, 15; entries. In addition six ranked men and meant to be Helen Williams and Mandy A. Fletcher (Y) bt Chu Van Que (Nd) one woman from North of the border also Reeves but Reeves was replaced by Julie 12, 18; entered. All of the Scottish players arrived Speight, who had also been left without a K. Jackson (E) bt P. McQueen (Nd) 15, 9. but some of the English players were partner. The new pairing, however, did get Semi-finals: missing. Barry Johnson had to withdraw to the final but were beaten by Gordon Wells bt Scowcroft 19, -15, 13; because of business commitments and and Harris. It was unfortunate that Julie Fletcher bt Jackson 18, 11. David Barr also indicated that he would not was taken ill just before the final was due to Final: be present. Jan Kenyon, Kevin Beadsley, be played but she recovered sufficiently FLETCHER bt Wells 14, 15. irony Sanderson, Martyn Smith, Mandy enough to play when the match was put on later in the finals programme. Women's Singles Quarter-finals: Reeves and Julie McLean all failed to A. Gordon (Bk) bt H. Shields (Y) 14,7; arrive, but I do wish that they had informed Cooke had little opposition in the boys' J. Shaw (Y) bt C. Buglass (Nd) 13, -19,13; me in advance. singles and had an easy win over local boy H. Williams (Mi) bt L. Robb (SCO) 12, 13; This still left a very strong group of Neil McMaster in the final. Neil did well to J. Harris (St) bt K. Groves (Wa) 6, 17. competitors and the men's singles, in par­ get into the final with a good win in the Semi-finals: ~icular, was keenly contested with Philip semis over Yorkshire's Martin Firth. Gordon bt Shaw 15, 11; Bradbury and Nigel Eckersley being elimi­ England-ranked girls Joanne Shaw and Harris bt Williams 15, -20, 15.

Page 31 Final: 34 members of the T.U.S. club visited East club premises, and at this our club sponsor, GORDON bt Harris 15, 16: Hanningfield between Mar. 31 - ApI. 6.' local business tycoon Colin Andrews from C. Andrews (Printers) Ltd. made a special Men's Doubles Quarter-finals: Hanningfield who run 13 teams in the local Burnham and Chelmsford leagues in Essex certificate to commemorate the visit and P. Bradbury (Bu) /Jackson bt P. D'Arcy presented each of the party with one of (Ch) /Scowcroft 16, 17; were grateful to Mike Watts for making the initial arrangements. these in a wooden frame. In return Peter K. Green/L. Taylor (Cv) bt Chu Van Que/ Christen presented our club with a copper The German visitors arrived at Chelms­ Cooke -16, 15, 14; plaque of the Olympic Stadium, a com­ ford railway station on the Thursday morn­ B. Johns/W. Percival (Ch) bt D. Campbell/ memorative cup and formally invited the ing and were met by a fleet of cars and B. Kerr (SCO) 9, 16; East Hanningfield Club to Berlin for Easter taken to the club premises, where the ladies N. Eckersley (Ch) /Fletcher bt G. Docherty/ 1984, which was accepted. All in all a very I. McLean (SCO) 11,17. of the club had arranged a buffet meal, and tiring but enjoyable week. Semi-finals: the leader of the German party Peter Bradbury/ Jackson bt Green/Taylor Christen introduced all his members to their 16, -19, 14; hosts. In the afternoon the younger mem­ Eckersley/Fletcher bt Johns/Percival bers of the party, which included several INTERNATIONAL TABLE 15, -20, 22. players ranked in Germany, had matches Final: against junior players from the Hanningfield TENNIS RETURNSTO • BRADBURY/JACKSON bt Eckersley/ club and other local clubs, some who in­ BRIGHTON Fletcher 15, 20. cluded England-ranked juniors, with the Women's Doubles Seml·finals: Germans coming out on top in most of the The Norwich Union English Open Table J. Speight (Y) /Williams bt R. Brook (Y) / matches. In the evening it was the turn of Tennis Championships will be held in the Shaw 10, 18; the adult members of the party to play local Brighton Centre from Thursday, 26th Gordon/Harris bt Groves/S. Peakman (Wa) clubs, and in this series of matches honours January to Saturday, 28th January, 1984. were even. 10, 11. Since 1962 this popular event was staged Final: On the Friday the party were taken to in the Dome and Corn Exchange, only GORDON/HARRIS bt Speight/Williams Southend for Ten Pin bowling in the morn­ quitting the town due to the fact that the 6,17. ing, sight seeing along the seafront in the entry had outgrown the venue, but now Boys' Singles Semi-finals: afternoon and a local pub was persuaded to that the new date allocated in the European Cooke bt D. McVitie (Du) 10,11; open up early for an evening drinking calendar for the championships is much N. McMaster (Nd) bt M. Firth (Y) -15, 16,9. session. On Saturday we had a day trip to later in January they can be held in the Final: Woburn Safari Park in a double decker bus. Brighton Centre after the Ice Show. COOKE bt McMaster 7, 11. Sunday was meant to be a rest day, but Tom Blunn, Chairman of the English Girls' Singles Semi·finals: they wanted to play a match between our Table Tennis Association, and John Shaw bt D. Wilkinson (Nd) 7, 10; respective 1st teams, so this was arranged McDonnell, Public Relations Manager for Brook bt K. Wilkinson (Nd) 11,8. for the afternoon. This match was played in the Norwich Union Insurance Group, have Final: front of an audience of over 40, who were said how much they look forward to SHAW bt Brook 16, 16. very appreciative of the play and applauded establishing these major championships any shot that they thought was good. This Veterans' Singles Semi-finals: back in Brighton which has been their audience was far more than a lot of County Kerr bt T. Donlon (Ch) 13, -15, 15; natural home for a long time. and National League games played this year D. Schofield (Ch) bt Sheader 18, 13. locally (perhaps we should apply to join Tony Hewison, Director of Resort Final: the National League!!). Services for Brighton, said today: "I am SCHOFIELD bt Kerr 14, 18. delighted that this splendid sporting event The result of the match was a win for will once more be staged in Brighton, this East Hanningfield thanks mainly to fine per­ time at the Brighton Centre which has TSB Fakenham Closed formances from Steve Tilson (surely a established itself as one of the most player of the future) and Yvette Brown. In popular venues for sporting events, both This year, as last, the Fakenham League the evening the club premises were con­ for players and spectators. was fortunate enough to acquire sponsor­ verted into a Disco/Bar B Que, and the ship from the Trustee Savings Bank and so evening's entertainment ended approx 2.00 we were able to hire 8 top class Jaques a.m. Swimming had been arranged for early tables. The championships were held on Monday morning but this was delayed to Letters to the Editor March 13 at RAF West Raynham, with the 11.00 a.m. due to the previous evening's late HISTORY COMPILATION trophies being presented by Mike Segon, night. But this could have been cancelled local TSB branch manager and Squadron because as soon as the German party It is my intention to compile a History of Leader German from the RAF. arrived at the Swimming Pool and saw the the Cambridgeshire Table Tennis Associa­ tion and at the moment I have quite a lot of RESULTS space invader machines, that was it, they found that more entertaining and left their information on this subject including photo­ Open Singles: English hosts to swim. Monday afternoon graphs and old cuttings which has enabled Paul Rich bt Richard Mussett 18, -13, 11. two football matches were arranged, a me to start this project with much en­ Open Doubles: serious one, won by Hanninfield 5-1, and a thusiasm. David Ashmore/Hilary Howlett bt Mussett/ fun match for the women and juniors, this If any former Cambs player or fan who Gerry Rudley 14, 12. was won by the Germans 3-0. In the evening has now left the district has any useful Handicap Singles: more table tennis matches were arranged information or photographs concerning Alwyn Bates (37) bt Howlett (8) 51-49. against local clubs. This time the party were Cambs table tennis I should be grateful if Veteran Singles: obviously beginning to feel rather tired, and they could let me have it in order that I Malcolm Diggins bt Alan Petts 9, 11. they lost most of these matchs. can include it in this production. Anything Youth Singles: On Tuesday a tournament was arranged received, will be treated with the utmost Rich bt Lee Diggins 18, 9. for all the players within the two clubs and care and attention and will be returned as soon as possible. Div. 2 Singles: a total of 60 participated in 4 separate John Parfitt bt Robert Fenn 19, 16. events. Group 4 (for the weaker players) It would be nice to receive letters from old acquaintances. Div. 3 Singles: was won by Carsten Wallnig over Steffen Grzegorski, Group 3 by Falk Zimmerman Keith Stolworthy bt Bates 1~, 19. LESLIE R. J. CONSTABLE, over Jens Kurreck, Group 2 by Guido Klee­ 19 Malcolm Place, man (an exceptional 12-year-old) over King Street, Tobias Tschop, and Group I by Eckart Cambridge CB1 1LS. EXCHANGE VISIT Fleischmann (who had a good win over our The small but ambitious village club from "star" Terry Dowsett in the semi-final) and East Hanningfield which was formed only beat Chris Jacob in the final. Chris was the Printed and Published for the English Table five years ago completed their biggest only member of our club to get to a final, Tennis Association, 21 Claremont, Hastings, venture yet - an exchange visit with the he obviously wasn't going to be as diplo­ East Sussex by Wallace (Printers) Ltd., 2 large T.U.S. Zehlendorf club from West matic as the rest of the club. In the evening Lonsdale Road (off Mornington Road), Berlin which was formed in 1888 - when a farewell dance/buffet was arranged at the Bolton, Lancashire. Tel. (0204) 493734/5.

Page 32 against Sule, able to suppl'ement. With Sandley restored, for Hilton, we secured third place with a 5-0 success over 7th COMMONWEALTH Pakistan and Nigeria went down 1-5 against Hong Kong with Vong lu Veng losing to Atanda Musa the defending singles cham­ CHAMPIONSHIPS pion. Success over Scotland (3-0), Canada Clean sweep for Hong Kong (3-1), N. Ireland (3-0) and Singapore (3-1) carried our women to the top position in by George R. Yates their initial grouping with a crossover en­ counter against India, the second-placed team in the other group, behind Hong Kong. What then of England's fortunes in the But, despite getting off to a good start, sauna-like conditions prevailing in the with Lisa Bellinger beating Snigdha Mehta, Negara Stadium which, although spacious we were beaten 3-1 the thorn in our flesh enough, did not boast air conditioning but, being Indu Puri who won both her singles, there again, similar conditions prevailed at against Lisa and Joy Grundy, and also the Khar Gymkhana Ground in Bombay over figured in a doubles success against the the period Feb. 3/9 last year. Be·llinger sisters. In the men's team event our first engage­ A 3-0 final success over Canada assured mentwas against India and apart 'from the girls of third place but, like the men, Graham Sandley going down to Manmeet a disappointing performance but one we Singh, we got home comfortably enough could make amends for in the individual although Carl Prean was taken the distance events - or so we though! by Singh. It was not to be, however, for despite all Next in line came Scotland and what was ou r fou r contenders reaching the quarters thought to be an easy passage turned out of the men's singles, not one succeeded in to be any'lhing but with the Scots a't o,ne progressing. stage holding theli'r own at 3-3. Hilton went out to Musa and Prean to It was only at this critical stage that Chan Kong Wah, both over four games, England got the bit between their teeth with whilst Johnson, in losing to Chiu Man Kuen, Prean seeing off Keith Rodger and Sandley and Sandley to Vong lu Veng, failed to take inflicting the only defeat on David Hannah a game off their opponents. So, in one who had previously accounted for Douggie single session, the battle was left in the Johnson and Prean with Richard Yule being hands of Musa to engage the Hong responsible for Scotland's third success Kongers. Chiu Man Kuen (Hong Kong), winner of the against Sandley. But the defending champion took his men's singles title in Kuala lumpur. In the two subsequent matches, against departure in the semis when beaten by Chiu Photo by Dennis George, Scotland. New Zealand - beaten 5-0 - and Man Kuen who, in turn, beat the favourite, Australia, beaten 5-1 with Sandley going Chan Kong Wah, in the final. For the first time ever in the Common­ down to Robert Tuckett we were back on In the counterpart wOg'len's event, o,nly wealth Championships England failed to win course until the storm clouds gathered over Joy Grundy succeeded in reaching the a single gold medal having to satisfy them­ our final stage match against Hong Kong. quarters losing over five hard-fought games selves, in Kuala, Lumpur, Ma'iaysia, over the to Hui So Hung, the defeated 'finalis·t. period Api. 17/23, with five bronze awards The colony swept into a 4-0 lead with as o,pposed to five gold in the, previous "the Chinaman", Chan Kong Wah, beating Lisa Bellinger, in the previous round, had championships in Bo,mbay. both Johnson and Prean, the latter also gone under to Chai Man, again over five losing to Vong lu Veng and Hilton going games, whilst her sister, Jackie, fell to the In much the same manner as England under to Chiu Man Kuen. dominated the first three championships, in Singapore (1971 ), Cardiff (1973) and But, as against Scotland, matters just Melbourne (1975), Hong Kong swept the could not go on that way and the tail board in taking all seven titles with Nigeria twisting was halted as fi rst Johnson beat (men) and India (women) finishing in the Chiu Man Kuen, Hilton accounted for Vong silver medal positions in the team events. lu Veng and Prean, despite going to three, overcame Chiu Man Kuen to narrow the Peter Simpson, England's national trainer deficit to one set. Icoach, freely admitted that the standard of play far exceeded that which he had anti­ It was at this crucial stage that Hong cipated whilst Messrs. Sandley, Prean, Kong lodged a complaint against Hilton's Johnson and Hilton, together with Mes­ bat rubber whe,n he was due' to play Chan dames Lisa and Jackie Bellinger and Joy Kong Wah. And, afte,r considerable debate Grundy, also had cause to come to the and a lengthy hold up, the, pro,test was up­ same conclusion. held whereupon a complaint was lodged against Chan's bat anld that too, after Such was the authority of the Hong Kong men's team that in eight matches they only further delay, was also upheld! dropped four sets - three to England and So, with Hilton forced to play with one to Nigeria - whilst their women swept another bat and Chan only permitted to use through with a succession of six 3-0 wins. one side of his, the set, at long last, got Chiu Man Kuen beat his compatriot Chan under way. But after a tight first game Kong Wah to win the men's singles title which went to Chan, Hilton folded in the and, likewise, in the women's singles final second and Hong Kong topped the group Yu Kam' Kai trrumphed over Hui So Hung. leaving England to face Nigeria in the first crossover encounter. Chiu Man Kuen took his second title in the men's doubles when, with Vong lu Veng, This we had to win to contest the top two the Hong Kong pair beat Manjit Dua and positions but, after coming back from 1-3 Kamlesh Mehta of India whilst, in the down to lead 4-3, the Nigerians, .in the women's and mixed doubles Hong Kong persons of Francis Sule, against an out-of­ had it all to themselves with Chai Man and touch Hilton, and Sunday Eboh, against Hong Kong's Yu Kam Kai, winner of the Mok Ka Sha winning the former and Chan Johnson, triumphed 5-4 with Prean un­ women's singles title. Kong Wah and Hui So Hung the latter. beaten for England but only Johnson, Photo by Dennis George, Scotland. Page 33 ultimate champion, Yu Kam Kai, this after a Women's Doubles Quarter-finals: Quarter-finals: J. Bel'lringer (ENG)/Be'llinge:r bt Karanthi/S. Mehta (INO) J./L. Be,Hingeif' lost to Chai Man/Mok Ka Sha win over Ireland's Jennifer Reid. 15, 14, 14; -13, 17, -16, -14. Prean and Hilton carried England's hopes Mok Ka Sha/Chai Man bt DomonkosjG. Hsu (CAN) Mixed Doubles Round 2: 13, 16, 15; Sandley/J. BeIHnge'r bt Yaung Hrn Choong (SIN) 9, 15, 18; into the semis of the men's doubles there Hui So Hung/Yu Kam Kai bt N. Bisiach (AUS)/Grundy Johnson/Grundy bt Lau Chun Fung/Lai Sau Lam (HKG) to lose to Chiu Man Kuen and Vong lu 19, -20., 6, 12; 18, 18, 9; Puri/V. A. Pail'ik (I NO) bt Le'ow Lian Mo,ol/Tan Ah Tee Prean/L. Belliinger bt Tay Kee/Le,ong Mee Wan (MAA) Veng just as Johnson and 5andley had (SIN) 18, 14, 18. 17, 13, 12. gone under to another Hong Kong pair, Semi-finals: Mok Ka Sha/Chai Man bt BeHi,nger/Belllinger Round 3: Chan Kong Wah and Chen 5cheng 5hien, 13, -17, 16, 14; Sandley/Bellinger lost to Ming Yuan/Thanh Mcah (CAN) in the second round. Hui So Hung/Yu Kam Kai b1 Puri/Pari'k 8, 15, 12. 13, -13, -15, 15, -20; Johnson/Grundy btl Cheng Scheng Shien/Mok Ka Ha (HKG) Again, in the women's doubles, the Final: -14, 12, 14, 13; MOK KA SHA/CHAI MAN bt HU'i So Hung/Yu Kam Kai P.rean/L. Bellinger lost to Chan Kong Wah/Hui So Hung Bellinger sisters, reached the penultimate -16, 12, 17, 15. -18, 25, 17, -25, -17. round there to be beaten by Chai Man and Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals: Quarter-finaIs: Mok Ka 5ha whilst Joy Grundy, paired with Vong lu Vellg/Yu Kam Kai bt Ming Yuan/Thanh Mach J,ohnson/Grundy lost to Chan Kong Wah/Hui So Hung (CAN) -18, 8, 17, 20; -16, 20. 23, -19, -13. Australia's Nadia Bisiach, lost yet again to Chiu Man Kue,n/Chai Man bt E. Caeltano (CAN)/Hsu a Hong Kong pairing - Hui 50 Hung and 23, 11, 12; Johnson/Grundy bt Oua/Mehta 17, -19, 14, 12; Yu Kam Kai. Chan Kon,g Wah/Hui So Hung bt HaberI/O. Millikan (AUS) TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 17, 16, 14. For a third time we reached the semi of ENGLISH RESULTS an event, this time in the mixed, in which Semi-finals~ Chiu Man Kuen/Chai Man bt, Vong lu Veng/Yu Kam Kai V India (won 5-1) Johnson and Miss Grundy, failed against 15, 11, -15, 19; C. Pre'an b1 M. Singh 12, -22, 19; Chan Kong Wah/Hui So Hung bt Johnson/Gru,ndy Chan Kong Wah and Hui 50 Hung. Prean bt V. C'handraselkhar 18, 10. 16, -20, -23, 19, 13. G. Sand ley bt K. Mehta 1, 14; and Lisa also fell to this Hong Kong com­ Final: loslt to Sin.gh -15, -13. bine whilst 5andley and Jackie were beaten CHAN KONG WAH/HU I SO HUNG bt Chiu Man Kue'n/ J. Hi'ltoln bt Chandrasekhar 16 ,18; -20 in the fifth by Canada's Ming Yuan and Chai Man -15, -15, 18, 22, 12. bt Mehta 19, 19. Thanh Mach. ENGLISH RESULTS V Scotland (won 5-3) Men's Singles Round 1: O. Johnson lost to' O. Hannah 18, -22, -14; All in all a lack lustre performance por­ bt K. Rodgetr -18, 18, 14. J. Hilton bt M. Thomas (WAL) 16, 11, 20; Prean bt R. Yule 18, 8; O. Johns,on bt J. Morris (NEZ) tending for disaster in Tokyo. Ah, but that 14, -18, 10, -19, 22; lost' 10 Hannah -12, -17; C. PJean bt Goh Bo,on Khai (MAA) 11, 11, 8; is another story! bt Ro'dger 16, 14. Sandley bt O. Hannah (SCO) 7, -12, 15, 16. Sandley bt Rodg'er 11, 14; No one could fault the organisation in Round 2: lo,st to Yule -19, 9, -21; Malaysia; the most hospitable of hosts; the HHtoln, btl Te'oh Yang Me,ng (MAA) 19, 19, -17, 13; bt Hannah 19, 5. Johns,onbtT. Oanlie~sson (AUS) 11,7,8; V more than comfortable Merlin Hotel on the Pre,an bt A. Nakhuda (PAK) -19, 10, 13, 11; Northern Ireland (won 5-0) Hitton bt T. Heasle'y Sand,ley bt A. Griffi,ths (WAL) 11, 12; outskirts of the city; and the food which -15, 21, 14, 14. bt B. OriT 12, 20. was abundant and varied. Oh but the heat Round 3: Johnson bt J. Robi:nsorO 10, 15; which, in all honesty, favoured the players Hilton bt V. Chandrasekhar (I NO) -13, 25, -19, 18, 18; bt Heasley 14, 6. ~'ohnsoifll bt Lim Chin Leong (MAA) 7, 14, -17, 16; Prean bt Onr 10, 8. from Hong Kong much more so than the Prean bt Y. Bankole, (NGR) 15, 20, 19; V Sandley bt K. Mehta (INO) New Zealand (won 5-0) sun-starved players from the U.K. -12, 17, -20, 12, 15. Johnson bt J. Morris 18, 16; Quarter-finals: b1 P. Jackson 8, 8. 7TH COMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONSHIPS Hilton lost' to A. Musa (NGR) -12, -16, 14, -15; Sand ley bt B. G.riffiths 16, 16; Johns,on lost to Chiu Man Kuen -9, -15, -8; bt Morris 15, 10. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Pre,an lost, to Chan Kong Wah 15, -9, -12, -13; Hilton bt Jackslon 15, 19. Sandley lost to Vong lu Veng -14, -13, -14. Men's Singles Round 3: V Australia (won 5-1) A. Musa (NGR) bt Chen Scheng Shien (HKG) Women's Singles Round 1: Hilton bit G. Haberl 10, 16; 19 -17, 16, 12; J. Grundy bt S. Mehta (INO) 12, 8, 15; bt R. Tuckett 18, 18. J. Hilton (ENG) bt V. Chandrasekhar (INO) L. BeHin,ger bt V. A. Parik (INO) 18, 6, 13; Prean bt R. Javor 9, 18; -13, 25, -19, 18, 18; J. Bellinger bt J. Ried (IRE) 6, 16, 12. bt Haberl -19, 13, 12. O. Johnson (ENG) bt Lim CMn Le,ong (MAA) Sandley los:t to Tuckett 17, -13, -18; Round 2: bt Javor 7, 14, -17, 16; Grundy bt Lai Sau Lam (HKG) 19, 15, -15, 12; 11, -22, 7. ,.... Chiu Man Kuen (HKG) bt S. Sri Ram (INO) 8, 12 8; L. BeHinge'r lost to Chai Man (HKG) -20, 18, -19, 19, -16; V Hong Kong (lost 3-5) C. Pre'an (ENG) bt Y. Bankole (NGR) 15, 20, 19; J. BelHngelr lost to Yu Kam Kai (HKG) -8, -9, -12. Chan Ko.ng Wah (HKG) bt G. Habe,rl (AUS) 16,5,11; Johnson lost t,o Chan Kong Wah -13, 19, -14; G. Sandley (ENG) bit K. Mehta (INO) -12, 17, -20 12, 15; Quarter-finals: bt Ch iu Man Kuen 18, 16. Vong lu Ve'ng (HKG) bit Ko,k Chong Fatt (MAA) 18,11,16. Grundy lost 1.01 Hui So Hung (HKG) -15, 12, -18, 15, -18. Prean los1 to Vo;ng lu Veng -11, -18; 1051 to Chan Kong Wah -15, -18; Quarter-finals: Men's Doubles Round 1: bt Ch,iu Man Kuen -15, 11, 18. Mus,a b't Hjliton 12, 16, -14, 15; Johnson/Sandley bt Lim Chin, Le,ong/Low Kong Seong Hiliton lost to Chiu Man Kuen 15, -16, -19; Chiu Man KU€ln bt Johnson 9, 15, 8; (MAA) -17, 7, 9, 8; bt Vong lu Veng 18, 16; Chan Kong Wah bit Prean -15. 9. 12. 13; HiltOln/Prealn bt E. Caetano/Z. Kosa'novic (CAN) 9, 13, 21. lost to Chan Kong Wah -19, -7. Vong lu Veng bt Sandley 14, 13, 14. Round 2: Second Stage Semi-finals: JOhnson/Sandfey los!t to Chan Ko,ng Wah/Chen Scheng Chiu Man, Kuen bt Musa 16, -17, 14, 7; Shie,n (HKG) -18, -19, 17, 7, -15; A1 /B2 Hong Kong 5 Pakistan 0 Chain Kong Wah bt Vong lu Veng 4, 14. 8. Hilton/Prean bt K. Rodge'r/R. Yule (SCO) 16, 12, 15. Final: Quarter-finals: A2/B1 Nigeria 5 England 4 CHIU MAN KUEN bt Chan Kong Wah 14. 16. -15, 14. HiI'ton/Prean bt Aavedchotani/A. Nakhuda (INO) s. EbOth bt Hilton 12, -12, 9; -22, 10, 16, 14. lost to Prean -18, -11; Women's Singles Round 3: bt Johnson 18, -14, 20. Semi-finals: A. Musa bt Johnso,n 14, 15; I. Puri (INO) bt Le'ow Lian Mool 10, 17, 12; Hi'lton/Pre,an, lo'st to Chiu Man Kue,n/Vong lu Veng bt Hi Iitoin 18, 12; Mok Ka Sha (HKG) bit C. Oalrymple (SCO) 12, 13, 9; -18, -14, -14. lost to Pr'e,a,n -13, 4, -18. J. Grundy (ENG) bt Lai Sau Lam (HKG) 19, 15, -15, 12; F. Sule losl to Prealn -18, -12; Hui So Hung (HKG) bt Yong Yoke Peng (MAA) 9, 11, 9; Women's Doubles Round 2: J./L. Be'llinger btt Goh Shwu Fang/Leong Mee Wan (MAA) loslt to Johns,on -16, -17; M. Oomonko'S (CAN) bt S. Palmer (NEZ) 11, 19, 20; bt Hil'ton -14, 19, 18. Chai Man (HKG) bt L. Be'llinge,r (ENG) 18, 8, 14; 20, -18, 19, -19, 16; N. Bis,iach (AUS)/J. Grundy bt C. Lee/J. Morris (NEZ) A4/B3 Malaysia 5 Australia 2 L. Karanthi (INO) bt J. Morris (NEZ) 16, -18, 12, 12; 5, -18, 18, 16. A3/B4 India 5 Wales 0 Yu Kam Kai (HKG) btt Ta,n, Ah Tee (SIN) 8, 17, 9. Round 3: Quarter-tinaIs: J./L. BelUnge:r bt L. Karanth/S. Mehta (INO) 15, 14, 14; A5/B6 Scotland 5 Singapore 0 MOik Ka Sha bt Puri 13, 11, 12; B~siach/Gfundy lost to Hui So Hung/Yu Kam Kai (HKG) Hui So Hung bt Grundy 15, -12, 18, -15, 18; -19, 20, -6, -12. A6/B5 Canada 0 New Zealand 5 Cha,i Man bt Domonkos 16, 10, 11; Yu Kam Kai btt Karenthi 8, 9, 10. Semi-finals: MEN'S TEAM Hui So Hung bt MO'k Ka Sha 18, 16, -14, 18; Yu Kam Kai bt Chai Man 21, 14, -17, -14, 18. First Stage Final: Group A YU KAM KAI b1 Hui So Hung -13, -18, 19, 13, 17. ENG HKG INO AUL SCO NEZ IRE Po:nts Games Place ENGLANO x 3-5 5-1 5-1 5-3 5-0 5-0 5 28-10 2 Men's Doubles Quarter-finals: Hong Kong 5-3 x 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 6 30-3 1 M. Ouo (INO)/Mehta bt S. Edoh (NGR)/Musa India 1-5 0-5 x 5-0 5-1 5-0 5-0 4 21-11 3 20, -19, -19, 1<8, 18; Australia 1-5 0-5 0-5 x 5-2 5-2 5-0 3 16-19 4 Chan Kong Wah/Chen Scheng Shi,en bt S. Gho,rpade Scotland 3-5 0-5 1-5 2-5 x 5-1 5-2 2 16-23 5 (INO)/T. Ogunrinde, (NGR) -15, 16, 15, -18, 15; New Zealand 0-5 0-5 0-5 2-5 1-5 x 5-0 1 8-25 6 Chiu Man, Kuen/Vong lu Veng bt HabeJI/G. Teppe1r (AUS) N. Ireland 0-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 2-5 0-5 x 0 2-30 7 12, 8, -19, 16; Group B Hil1ton/Prean btt Aavedchotani/A. Nakhuda (PAK) NGR CAN PAK WAL MAA SIN Points Game,s Place -22, 10, 16, 14. Nige1ria x 5-1 5-0 5-1 5-0 5-1 5 25-3 1 Semi-finals: Canada 1-5 x 5-1 3-5 3-5 5-2 2 17-18 5 Oua/Meihta bt Chan. Kong Wah/Che,n Sche;ng Shie,n Pakistan 0-5 1-5 x 5-2 5-3 5-2 3 16-17 2 17, 17, 19; Wales 1-5 5-3 2-5 x 3-5 5-3 2 16-21 4 Chiu Man Kuen/Vong lu Veng bt Hilto,n/Pre,an 18, 14, 14. Malaysia 0-5 5-3 3-5 5-3 x 5-0 3 18-16 3 Final: Singapore 1-5 2-5 2-5 3-5 0-5 x 0 8-25 6 CH IU MAN KU EN/VONG IU VENG bt Oua/Mehta 6, 14, 11.

Page 34 Third Stage v Northern Ireland (won 3-0) L. BeHinger bt L. Gibson. 8, 8. For Positions 1 and 2 J. Bellinger bt N. McEvoy 17, 15. Introduci,ng HONG KONG 5 Nigeria 1 J'/L. Bellinge,r bt Gibson/J. Reid 18, 12. Vong Iu Veng bit Eboh 8, 17; lost to Mus,a 17, -18, -19. V Singapore (won 3-1) PATSUN Chan Kong Wah b't Sule -19, 23, 18; Grundy lost to Tan Ah Yee 17, -8, -19. bt Eboh 9, 15. L. Be'llinge:r bt Leow Hock Mo,i 12, 16; Manufacturing in the U.K. the finest Chiu Man Kueln bit Musa 20, 21; bt Tan Ah Yee 14, 9. bt Sule, 16, -18, 10. J./L. BeHi,ngelr btt Kim May Wong/Leow Hock Moi 17, 13. quality Table Tennis blades. For positions 3 and 4 Second Stage Extensive research into rare and exotic England 5 Pakistan 0 A1 /B2 England 1 India 3 woods has enabled PATSUN to Pre·an bll A. Khan 12, 19; L. Betllin,ge,r bt S. Mehta 14, 8; bt A. Nakhuda 13, 15. lost to I. Puri 14, -16, -14. introduce 5 NEW ranges of T.T. blades Sandley bt J. Cho1tani 17, 15; Grundy lost to PUlr,i -18, 16, -16. bt Khan 20, -19, 21. J./L. Be,llinger lost to Puri/Vyoma -18, -17. to suit all styles of play. Johnson bt Nakhuda 11, 21. A2/B1 Hong Kong 3 Canada 0 Enquiries to: For positions 5 and 6 India 5 Malaysia 0 A3/B4 Malaysia 0 Singapore 3 PATSUN SERVICES, Singh ot Lim Ghi,n Le,ong 13, -18, 12; A4/B3 Scotland 2 New Zealand 3 bt Kok Chong Faa 15, -18, 15. 59 Rippi1nghaim Road, M. Dua bt Kok Chong Fat~ 19, -17, 17. A5/ B5 Austra Iia 3 N. Ireland 0 Chandreas'ekha.r bt Le,e, Kin Kee 16, 16; Manchester M209FT. bt Lim Chi,n Le,ong 14, -19, 10. Third Stage For positions 7 and 8 For positions 1 and 2 Australia 5 Wales 2 HONG KONG 3 India 0 PREA,N TOPS LIST Javo:r lost to A. Griffiths -8, -11 = Hui So Hung bt Melhta 13, 9; bit M. Thomas 20, -17, 18. Mok Ka Sha b't Puri 12, 4. Carl Prean, 15, the Isle of Wight school­ Habe,rl bt N. Thomas 10, 16; Hui So Hung/Yu Kam Kai bt Puri/Vyoma 8, 19. boy is the new England No.1 on the men's bt Griffiths 19, -19, 19; bt M. Thomas 14, 18. For positions 3 and 4 computerised ranking list issued recently. G. Tepper bt M. Thomas 14, 16; England 3 Canada 0 Desmond Douglas the Birmingham... profes­ los!t ~o N. Thomas 17, -6, -14. L. BeHinger bt Domonkos -14, 13, 7. J. Belnnge,r bt Mach 19, 14. sional has dropped to number two after For positions 9 and 10 J'/L. Bellinger bt Domonkos/Hsu -13, 10, 15. topping the list unbroken since 1977. Scotland 5 New Zealand 1 Top Six - 1 C. Prean (loW), 2 D. Yule bt Griffiths 26, 15; For positions 5 and 6 10Sit to Morris -21, 16, -19. Singapore 3 New Zealand 1 Douglas (Warwicks), 3 J. Hilton (Lancs), Rodger bt Jac,kson -13, 14, 18; Leow Hock Moi bt J. Morris 9, 10. 4 G. Sandley (Middx), 5 D. Johnson bt Griffi'~hs 16, 8. Tan Ah Te:e bt C. Lee 8, 14; Hannah bt MOtl"iris 19, -20, 11; bt Morris 12, 7. (Warwicks) , 6 P. Day (Cambs). bt Jackson 14, -17, 6. Kim May Wong/Leow Hock Moi lost to Lee/Morris -13, -17. For positions 11 and 12 For positions 7 and 8 Canada 5 Singapore 2 Malaysia 3 Scotland 2 ETTA AGM Ming Yuan bt Yeong Hin, Choo,ng 14, -15, 19; LO'ke Wai Hal" loS/t to' Dalrymple -17, 20, -9; 10ist to Png Kim Siang -17, 13, -11. bt Thomso,n 16, 11. The AGM of the ETTA will be held at the E. Cae'tano lost to Png Kim Siang -17, -12; Goh Shwu Fa1ng bt Thomson 21, 19; Bloomsbury Crest Hotel, Coram St., London bt Loy Soo Han -19, 20, 16. loslt to Dalrymple -11, -18. WC1 on Saturday, July 9th, commencing at J. Ng bt Loy Soo Han 9, 7; Goh Shwu Fang/Leong Me:e Wa,n bot Dalrymple/Thomson bt Yeung Hi,n CI100ng 10, 10; -17, 16, 15. 2 p.m. bt Png Kim Siang 14, 17. FINAL PLACINGS (Previous positions in bracke·t.s) INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 1 HONG KONG (3) England 2 Nige,ria (2) 3 England (1) L. Bellinger J. Bellinger J. Grundy JB/LB F A Opponents 4 Pakisitan (6) 1-0 1-0 1-0 3 0 Scotland 5 I,ndia (5) 2-0 1-0 0-1 3 1 Ca,nada 6 Malaysia (-) 1-0 1-0 1-0 3 0 N. Ireland 7 Australia (7) 2-0 0-1 1-0 3 1 Singapore 8 Wales (-) 1-1 0-1 0-1 1 3 India 9 Scotland (8) 1-0 1-0 1-0 3 0 Canada 10 N,ew Ze,aland (9) 11 Canada (4) 8-1 2-0 2-2 4-2 16 5 12 Si,ngapore (-) 13 N. Ireland (-)

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS u.s.~. England fit 1983 WfJrld Sand ley Pres,n Johnson Hilfun F A Opponents 1-1 2-0 2-0 5 1 India 2-1 2-1 1-1 5 3 Scotland 1-0 2-0 2-0 5 o N. Ireland ClJflmp/ohslJips 2-0 2-0 1-0 5 o New Zealand 1-1 2-0 2-0 5 1 Aus'·~ralia 1-2 1-1 1-2 3 5 Hong Kong by MALCOLM ANDERSON 3-0 1-2 0-3 4 5 Nigeria 2-0 2-0 1-0 5 o Pakis,tan Men's Team 8-3 13-3 8-4 8-5 37 15 The U.S. team was in the stronger half of the top division. Eric Boggan showed that WOMEN'S TEAM he deserves his World ranking, but he had First Stage little support. First we lost to China 5-0, Group A then to Sweden 5-1 (Ricky Seemiller beat ENG CAN SCO SIN IRE Points Games Place Appelgren). Yugoslavia then beat us 5-1 ­ ENGLAND x 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-0 4 12-2 1 Canada 1-3 x 3-0 3-2 3-0 3 10-5 2 Eric won the first set, and Danny Seemiller Scotland 0-3 0-3 x 0;003 3-0 1 3-9 4 lost the second set at 19 in the third. Singapore 1-3 2-3 3-0 x 3-0 '2 9-6 3 Against Czechoslovakia Eric won two and N. Ireland 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 x 0 0-12 5 Ricky won one; Eric won three against West Group B HKG INO AUL NEZ MAA Points Games Place Germany, one against South Korea and Hong Kong x 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 4 12-0 1 three against France. Danny, formerly our India 0-3 x 3-0 3-2 3-0 3 9-5 2 Australia 0-3 0-3 x 2-3 0-3 0 2-12 5 best player, played in every team match and New Ze,aland 0-3 2-3 3-2 x 3-0 2 8-8 3 had no wins. Scott Boggan and Attila Malaysia 0-3 0-3 3-0 0-3 x 1 3-9 4 Malek also were winless. Since we were 0-7 in Group A and the ENGLISH RESULTS FINAL PLACINGS (Previous positions in brackets) Soviet Union was 1-6 in Group S, we played v Scotland (won 3-0) 1 HONG KONG (-) them to determine who would stay in the J. Grundy bt C. Dalrymple -17, 17, 10. 2 India (3) top division in 1985 ­ L. Bellinger bt V. Thomson -19,11,7. 3 England (1) J'/L. Bell inger bt Dalrymple/Thomson 15, 11. 4 Canada (2) D. Seemiller d. Boris Rozenberg 18, 13. 5 Siln,gapore (-) V Canada (won 3-1) 6 New Zealand (7) E. Boggan d. Mikhail Ovcharov 11, 17. Grundy bt M. Domonkos 18, -17, 21. 7 Malaysia (-) R. Seemiller I. Igor Solopov -14, -11. L. Be,llinger bt T. Mach 7, 10; 8 Scotland (5) Boggan d. Rozenberg 8, 11. bt Domonkos -19, 16, 15. 9 Australia (6) J./L. Bellinger lost to Domonkos/G. Hsu -14, 18, -21. 10 N. Ireland (-) D. Seemiller d. Solopov 13, 14 (Dan was

Page 35 behind 10-11 in the second game). Ricky Seemiller d. Helmi Zahid (SAU) Wo'men's Singles R. Seemiller I. Ovcharov -11, -10. 15,12,14, and Henk Van Spanje (HOl) -17, Kasia Gaca lost to lim Jong Hwa (PRK) Boggan d. Solopov 20, 17 (Solopov missed 15, 14, -9, 14 to reach the first round, -11, -19, -9. a hamburger at 20-18 in the 'first game). where he lost to Kalinic (YUG) -14, -13, -8. Alice Green d. Yanet Cifuentes (COL) 14,8, As Denmark beat W. Germany in the First round action - Scott Boggan got 16 and Sapgs (ESP) 14, 12, 9, to reach other crossover, both 8th place teams hot against Gabor Gergely (HUN) winning the first round, where she lost to Shin stayed up and both 7th place teams were the first game at 19 with some spectacular Deuk Hwa (KOR) 13, -12, -11, -11. relegated to the 2nd division! We beat shotmaking, but Gergely then cooled him Angelita Sistrunk lost 1st round to Suzanne Denmark to finish 13th, our highest in 20 off, winning 15,14,11. Pedersen (DEN) -15, 18, -12, -16. In Sook withdrew because of her ankle. years. Eric Boggan d. Juzo Nukazula (JPN) 18 Women's Te,am - Second Division 18, 13; d. Keith Rodgers (SCO) 17, -17, 10: Men's Doubles: In Sook Bhushan is again our best 13, and d. Zsolt Kriston (who upset Attila Malek/Zoltan Kaposztas (HUN) lost woman player - her son Austin is two Orlowski) 13,17, -15,15, to play No.1, Guo to Kano/lnokushi (BRA) -15, 15, -21, -18. years old. In most of the team matches Yuehua. Eric led the 1st game 16-14, then 1st round Alice Green played singles as did In Sook, was down 16-19, losing at 19. Guo won the Eric and Scott Boggan lost to Vladislav and and In Sook and Kasia Gaca was our 2nd at 14. In the 3rd, Eric led 14-9 then Miroslav Broda (TCH) -15,17,19, -14, -15. doubles pair. trailed 14-15, and lost at 20. In all 3 games Dan and Rick Seemiller lost to Chen Xinhua /Diao Ming (CHN) -9, -11, -16. We started well by beating luxembourg Eric had Guo running all. over the court, 3-0 and Singapore 3-0, then lost to Hong and Guo kept hitting winners as he ran. Women's Do'ubles: Kong (Commonwealth Champions) 0-3. We Danny Seemiller beat Haryono (INA) 11, Alice Green/Kasia Gaca d. Espino/ then beat Malaysia 3-0, Canada 3-1 18, 12, then played Cai Zhenhua. Cai won Bernardo (PHI) 12, -19, 11, 18, then lost (Angelita Rosal-Sistrunk lost a close match the first fairly comfortably at 17. At 3-5 in to Armas Nunez/Baez Gato (CUB) to Thanh Mach), Italy 3-1 (Kasia lost her the 2nd, Danny excitedly told the U.S. -14, -17, -20. singles "deuce" in the 3rd), and New bench "I can see it, I can read his serves" Mixed Double's Zealand 3-0. - which he then did, his excellent service Eric Boggan/Angelita Sistrunk d. Alain In the crossover to decide who is pro- ret.urns prevented Cai 'from attacking Bourbonnais/Gloria Hsu (CAN) 17, -18, moted to the top division we played qUickly, and Danny won the game at 13. Cai -16,13,16, lost to M. Broda/A. Pelikanova Belgium. In Sook won her two singles, but started the 3rd game by using footstamp (TCH) -14, -14, -14. (WHY do teams from we lost the doubles in 3 and Alice lost serves - after several complaints (and the U.S. and Canada have to play each both her singles, both under the expedite missed serves) from Danny, umpire Angelo other first match???). rule. Good luck in Group 1, Belgium! Tebone (AUS) prevented 'further footstamp- Scott Boggan/Kasia Gaca lost to Chu Jong Against Poland for 19th and 20th, we ing by correctly calling let whenever one .Chol/lirry Jong .Hwa (PRK) -15, -9, -5. trailed 1-2 when In Sook fell and sprained occurred, but Cai managed to hold his lead, Rick Seemiller/Allce Green lost to Patrick winning at 19. Danny won the 4th game at Renverse/Patricia Germain (FRA) her ankle. Our Women's captain, Yvonne 18. Cai started off with a 4-1 lead in the 5th -17, 17, 19, -13, -20! Kronlage, withdrew her after that game game, but Danny tied it" at 5 al" and led A beautifully staged Worlds - many (she lost 20-22); the sprain was bad 10-8. At this point, Cai had another foot- enough to keep her out of the rest of the tid I b thanks to the Japanese TTA for doing such tournament, and probably the U.S. Open s amp serve ru e a et - a out the 6th of a splendid job. the match - and protested - the Chinese as well. did not have an interpreter available, and Men's Single,s managed to delay the match at least 5 In the prelims, Attila Malek d. Roberto minutes, while Danny cooled off - Cai then Cesares Sanchez (ESP) 19, 17, -16, 21; d. jumped ahead 12-10, then 20-14 (Danny AS I SAW TOKYO Bandar AI-Oumeri (SAU) 18, 11, -19, 15; missed a critical kill), and won at 16. It's by JOHN WOODFORD then lost to Mario Alverez (DOM) 9, -21, a pity that one of the best matches of the who covered the tournament for the IIDaily

-18, -12. I tournament was marred by the interruption. Telegraph", IISunday Telegraph", IIDaily Mail" liThe Sunday Times" and assisted Reuter "What's it like in Japan?" is the question I have been asked many times since my JILL HAMMERSLEY-PARKER return from the World Championships in Tokyo, so as a relief from the quantity of results and play description in this edition ADVANCED SUMMER SCHOOL 1903 of "Table Tennis News", I agreed with If you are looking for an enjoyable time where the main emphasis is on improving your George Yates at 35,000 feet over the North Table Tennis then book now as places are going fast. Pole on the return journey, to write down a COACHES: fe~ of. ~y thoughts on my 17-day trip, my JILL HAMMERSLEY-PARKER, M.B.E. third VISit to the Far East but my first to European Champion, 7 times English Champion. Experienced Coach at all levels, and Japan. currently the coach of the England Junior Girls. I travelled via Anchorage, Alaska three DONALD PARKER days before play commenced with Karen England Junior and Senior Coach as well as player. Physical Educationist from Lough­ borough. Current high England ranked player and E.T.T.A. National Coach. Witt and Don Parker. Des Douglas should VENUE: The playing hall is situated 200 metres from the very comfortable accommodation have been on the flight but due to a fire on in the small picturesque village of Dolphinholme, near Lancaster. For parents wishing the Birmingham-London train, he missed us to leave their children the Lake District is only a short drive away. The venue is used at Heathrow and came 24 hours later. You by the England Junior Team in their preparation for major tournaments. can imagine our concern, until at Anchor­ COURSE: The courses are ideal for players of any standard and 'age but particularly young age we learned that he was following on. players of potential county or national standard. Several long trips I have made in 'the past FEATURES: Intern.ati~n~1 players ~s practice. partners. The best coach to player ratio to have depended to some extent on Fleet ensure close IndiVidual attention. Only nine places per course. Video analysis of own Street's interest in having Des there and garrye; Detailed end of course report. Physical Training geared to" individual demands. IndiVidual travel arrangements made with each Course member. not subjected to some hazard that would prevent him arriving, wreck the programme Price: £155 (i'ncl. VAT) and subdue Press interest. DAl'ES: Course 1 Aug. 4th-9th, Course 2 Aug.10th-15th~ With three days in hand it seemed that Course 3 Aug. 16th-21st, Course 4 Aug. 23rd-28th, I would have plenty of time to see some­ Course 5 Aug. 29th-Sept. 3rd, Course 6 Sept. 4th-9th. thing of the city of Tokyo in which 11.6 To book now send £30 deposit (cheque payable to 61 J. Hammersley T.T. Services") million people live. In reality, by the time I or write for further details to: had spent a few hours relaxing in the Keio JILL HAMME;RSLEY-PA,RKER, Plaza five-star Intercontinental Hotel, found THE BARN, COMMON BANK, D'OLPHINHOLME, NR. LA,NCASTER, LANeS. the Yoy~gi ~tadium, organised my lines of Tel. 0524 791866. c~mmunlcatlon for the "Daily Telegraph" via the Reuter telex line and twice got lost

Page 36 with a taxi-driver in the concrete jungle of the stadium could hardly be faulted. Some opposing team captains will no longer we Tokyo, the players were arriving and there of the media arrangements were amusingly hope, suffer stamping, invisible serving and were so many people to meet and renew simple and inadequate although the media other abuses, currently going unchallenged. old acquaintance that the spare time soon area in the hall itself was huge. The Press NEW ERA evaporated. room was far too small. At the start we were As I saw it from the courtside, the So much depends on the climate when provided with only four outside telephone England team enjoyed a most successful friends ask, "Is it worth going there for a lines to tell the rest of the world what was tournament. To emerge fourth from 62 holiday?" The weather was kind to us, in happening, but the Press Officer was nations was something to be savoured for the 17 days we had some rain only once. willing, did not speak English and was not a the next years until we reach Gothenburg. I wore shirt, trousers and sandals all the journalist. Eventually, the phones were in­ The successes by the younger teenagers time, the air was warm rather like Spain in creased to seven and life became a little Carl Prean and Lisa Bellinger gives us great May, without being uncomfortably hot. The more tolerable for the Press men, many of hopes for the future of English table tennis warmth in Tokyo was drier, not steamy and whom including myself spent up to twelve and more hopes that the combination bat sultry and thundery like Hong Kong. The hours a day at the stadium. players can overcome the new rules which daily weather seemed on most days to An arrangement that caused me most (in England) will probably start in late follow a pattern of a bright and sunny concern was access for the working January at the Brighton Centre in the morning and then high cloud gathering later journalists to the players behind the courts. Norwich Union English Open, the start of in the day and then dispersing again in the Guests of the ITTF, Swaythling Club mem­ the two-colour bat era for international evening, making many fine nights when the bers and others were allowed to roam events only. many-coloured lights of the Shinjuku night­ freely anywhere, that is people just watch­ If you feel like going to Japan, it is an life district (including a "Soho-type" area) ing and socialising, whilst journalists with­ exciting country, better weather than shone so brightly that many table tennis out photo armbands could not get to their Hong Kong, but in the main not so beautiful, people could not resist visiting once, twice players for the essential quotes. After pro­ although the top tourist area is probably the or even more according to their tastes for testing for hours at this injustice, I was Mount Fuiji district, some 80 miles from the high-class massage parlours and awarded an armband, but the fact remains Tokyo, an area visited only by our English "coffee-peep" dives. Costs, so I am told, that most newsmen could not get the umpires. The Japanese food, in general, I were about £5 for the 'first drink that access they wanted. Table Tennis desper­ did not care for, despite being taken on included just the drinks service by topless ately needs publicity to fight the opposition, one night to a real Japanese restaurant waitresses who would later double up as making this sort of thing a disgrace. where you sit on the floor and the Japanese masseurs for £16, average time twenty I found the Japanese, with few excep­ waitress serves on her knees. Sea-food is minutes, my sub-correspondents tell me! tions, pleasant, srniling people, anxious to very good and sometimes served raw, Now if you think that's expensive, spare a please but sadly lacking in professional noodle-soup seems to be a standard diet. thought for those of us who play golf. expertise. Again, the referee had to use an Over 40 British people were involved in Johnny Leach and Albert Shipley arrived in interpreter. They are a peace-loving race at the return flight over the Pole, 24 from Tokyo bright and bushy-tailed for a day on this time, seeking to avoid aggravation and England, players, captains, officials, etc. a Japanese golf course, but when they in doing so they proved weak. Umpiring and the rest from Wales and Scotland. retu rned at the end of the day, they were was one example as our two English um­ China is still top of the world of course and tight-lipped and with considerably slimmer pires Doug Young and Bill Moran will tell I see no chance in the next few years of wallets, no danger of my "News of the you. I was quoted in the "Telegraph" as any real change. My bet for the 1985 world World" colleague, falling over his wallet on saying that serving by Janos Molnar champion is Cai Zhenhua, the retiring Guo's that day, contrary to other stories I have (Hungary) was "diabolical", That was natural successor - at least Surbek and heard on more average days. This was no being polite. When Molnar was quite Kalinic prevented a total clean sweep by ordinary day for John or Albert, cutting a properly faulted by a Nigerian umpire, after China and at least England can hold its long golfing story short, after a two-hour 30 minutes delay, the Nigerian was replaced head high for the next two years. But, just run by car to the course, they found a lady by a Japanese umpire by the referee, so say our Flight JA423 was forced to make caddy (compulsory), a nice course, a bit under the new rules on serving, umpires a,n unscheduled ditching on the Polar ice­ hilly, with a communal football-type bath are going to be in a position to enforce cap on the way home, the whole course of waiting at the end of the round and a bill some discipline on court, let's hope they British table ten.nis might have been that Albert thought must have been a mis­ have the courage they need, because changed for ever! understanding - they were not buying the course or even thinking of purchasing shares - £65 for the round including all the extras and some refreshments at the liljiJ liljiJ ~~ID&rn trrnlID~il~ tenth hole. ~ ~®il~©@l]J!ro~D &~ill)Q The strong desire by Messrs. Leach and u. Shipley to play golf in the Far East has now 54 ARN DALE CENTRE, MIDDLETON been quenched, also their interest in buying MANCHESTER M24 4EF. any golf equipment - no mis-prints here - the average cost of buying a wooden Tel. 061-643-7515 golf club was around £400 each weapon individually, not a set! We discovered that BLACK AND RED SRIVER NOW IN STOCK to join a golf club in the Tokyo area, negotiations would start for five-day mem­ £8.75 per she'et bership at £10,000. TACKINESS CHOP AND DRIVE In some respects, potential holiday­ £10.50 per sheet makers are frequently told that Tokyo is an expensive city. In general, that is correct, there are not many hotels around less than T.S.P. SHIRTS £7.50 £25 a night, most of them are nearer £40 (Roya.l Navy, Red, Green, Black) or more per night, often excluding all T.S.P. S,HORTS £7.50 meals, but one of my pet personal theories was proved - that in all cities of the world (Navy, Black, Red) I have visited, especially capital cities, it is possible to eat well and cheaply. Instead NEW BUTT'ERFLY BLADES of using the larger hotel catering facilities £14.25 KLAMPAR AN, CO, ST, FL - there are 29 restaurants at the Keio ST~ Plaza - within a few minutes walk, meals £12.99 GERGELY AN, CO, FL can be purchased from £5 upwards and £12.99 SURBEK AN, CO, ST, FL ' substantial snacking places, McDonalds, £12:99 APPELGREN AN, FL Kentuc~y, etc. are usually not far away. At the Yoyogi Stadiu"m, playing conditions Please add 25p per order for post and packing were excellent and the coach services to

Page 37 invitation and the English Association's went no further but she did at least have granting of permission subject to participa­ the satisfaction of a 21-0 victory - against tion in the English Junior Open had been poor Myrian Hazon of Israel in Round 1. WORTHING responsible for no few sparks of con­ The quarter-finals of the singles were, troversy and at least the champion emerged therefore, all Korean and two girls who ENGLISH JUNIOR with the credit for .keeping both his com­ the previous day had won the team event mitments and his concentration. reached the final. When Kim Young Mi won TEAM GOLD the first at 21-12 it looked all over, but then OPEN England's only other medal was the gold Kim In Soon fought back for the second of the boys' team. In the final, Nicky Mason 22-20. Often, without the spice of opposing by Robert Oldfield of Bexhill, Sussex, came to the table first, patriotism, this is routine fare, but both of against the Republic of South Korea's Joo the agile attacking pen-holders contributed PREAN SUPREME Jung Han, but the blonde attacking Surrey to an excellent singles final. county player soon found himself trailing Carl Prean, 15, despite the presence of Of the rest, Lars Mattson and Per 16-19 to the twiddling black bat defender. Karlsson of Sweden were outstanding in the 150 competitors from eleven countries at Producing three 'evil' serves he made it Worthing Sports Centre on Sat./Sun., May boys' doubles. Unseeded, they dispatched 19-all but, despite saving a game point in the NO.1 seeds Lee Jung Hak and Joo Jung 21 stj22nd for the English Junior Open, has the first and a match point in the second, served notice of his intentions for the forth­ Han in the quarter 'finals (22, -18, 19); Korea went one ahead. Then Prean arrived moved past the conquerors of Prean and coming European Youth Championships. On ... 3-1. the Saturday evening he led England, Cooke, Frank Gullberg and Hans-Peter almost single-handedly, to the team event The girls' team event, like the girls' Andersson, in the semi; and won a nail­ title and, the following day, proceeded to singles, doubles and mixed doubles, were biting first game in the final, 28-26. Then preserve his unbeaten record and demolish Korean dominated but in one of those the two Parks - Sang Jae and Ji Hyun ­ all those in his path to the boys' singles quirks which defy apparent logic, Korea II took control and their winning st-reak was championship. beat Korea I. The Korean seconds had over. beaten Austria in the semi-finals and, in the THANK YOU WORTHING Only Alan Cooke, of Derbyshire, 1t previous match the No.2 seeds, England I, years older than the Isle of Wight school­ of Lisa Bellinger and Jean Parker. The 1983 English Junior Open Champion­ boy, was able to force errors from the ships were supported by the Worthing pimples-playing Prean. And even he, with Kim Young Mi, the eventual girls' singles Borough Council and the Association the advantage of having met the World champion, was the mainstay of the Korean wishes to place on record its appreciation Championships sensation on at least ten team and, in the England match, won her to the Council, which enabled the top junior occasions, often found the unpredictable two singles and the doubles with Kim In event of the year to be held again after a spins too difficult to handle. Soon. However, every set went the full year's lapse. Thanks are due also to the distance of three games before Parker lost Cooke, however, known for his consis­ Council's staff and, particularly to those of 21-17, to Kim Young Mi and England were the Worthing Sports Centre, headed by tency, managed what no other competitor out 3-2. was able to do in the singles; he prolonged Manager, Clive March, where the com­ his Prean encounter to a final game. Losing Bellinger's defeat seemed not to be a petitors and officials were made most the first at 19, he fought to keep level in serious blow to her ambitions as No. 1 welcome. the second and, on his third game point, seed, particularly on looking at the draw, WORTHING ENGLISH JUNIOR OPEN squeezed through 23-21. He could be for­ with Kim Young Mi in the other half and her RESULTS given a short celebration with arms aloft for first Korean scheduled for a quarter-'final meeting. Unfortunately for the Dunstable Boys' Singles Round 3: this achievement, for there was none next c. Prean (ENG) bt S. Dettmar (E) 9, 6; game. Prean raced to an early lead, kept it, girl, however, Ulrika Hansson had other Park Ji Hyun (KOR) bt L. Matt~~on (SWE) 12 ,-16, 10; ideas. N. Mas,on (ENG) bt F. Gullbe1rg (SWE) 16, 11; and ran out the winner 21-14. Joo Jung Haln (KOR) bt C. Andersson (SWE) 14, 16; DUMPED J-P. Gatie:n (FRA) bt N. Tyler (WAL) -13, 12, 18; Pausing only to receive the trophy from Park Sang Jae (KOR) ht A. Syed (ENG) 15, -20 14; ETTA General Secretary, Albert Shipley, Hansson dumped Bellinger in Round 2 ­ A. Cooke (ENG) bit P. Karls'S'on (SWE) 20, 12; Prean raced off to grab a few hou rs rest leaving her to reach the semi finals of the L. Cabrera (BEL) bt Le'e Jung Hak (KOR) -19, 21, 16. Quarter-finaIs: before his flight to Jamaica next day for the girls doubles with Parker - and then Prean bt Park Ji Hyun 10, 17; Norwich Union Masters. His last-minute crashed out herself to Jung Yun Yoon. Jung Joo Jung Han bt Mason -20, 16, 15; Park Sang Jae bt Gatien 11, 19; Cooke, bt Cabrera 11 10. Semi-finals: Prean bt Joo Jung Han 10, 5; Cooke, bt Park Sang Jae 21, 18. Final: PREAN bt Cooke, 19, -21, 14. Girls' Singles Round 2: U. Hansson (SWE) bt L. Be,llinger (ENG) 17, -10, 17; Yoo,n Jung Yun (KOR) bt F. ElBot (St) 11,13; K. Te-ravuo (SWE) bt I. Verte'sse,n (BEL) 12, 17; Kim In Soon (KOR) bt E. Coubat (FRA) 12 9; Chai Gum Og (KOR) bt B. Wiltsche (AUT) -13, 14, 9; Kim You ng Mi (KOR) b't J. Parker (ENG) 15, 17; L. Saunolt (FRA) bit L. Erlman (SWE) 18, 10; Lee Gie Sun (KOR) bt S. Thi,rion (BEL) 9, 6. Quarter-'finals: Yoan Jung Yun bt Hans;son 14, 12; Kim In Soon bt Te-ravuo 8, 7; Kim Young Mi bt Choi Gum Og 10, 19; Le·e Gile Sun bt Saunot 12 18. Semi-finals: Kim In 800n bt Yoan Jung Yun 16, 21; Kim Young Mi bt Lee Gie\ Sun 17, 14. Final: KIM YOUNG MI bt Kim In Soon 12, -20, 16. Boys' Doubles Quarter-finals: Karlsson/MaUss,on bt Joo Jung Han/Le,e Jung Hak 22, -18, 19; P. Ande,rsson (SWE)/Gullberg bt Cooke/Pr,ean 14, 19; P. Bavelr (FRA)/Gatien bt O. Einarsson (SWE)/P. Gunrn (ENG) -15, 17, 14; Park Ji Hyun/Park Sang Jae bt C. Anderson/P. Ahlgren (SWE) 10, 16. Semi-finals: Karlsson/Matts'son bt P. Ande,rsson/Gullberg 18, 19; Park Ji Hyun/Park Sang Jae bt Baver/Gatien 9, 15. Final: PARK J I HYUN/PARK SANG JAE bt Karlsson/Mattsson -26, 14, 11. Albert Shipley, General Secretary of the ETTA presenting Carl Prean with the trophy for Girls' Doubles Quarter-finals: winning the boys' singles event. Kim In 8oon/Lee Gie Sun bt S. Collier/J. Powis (ENG) Photo by Stephen Line, Shoreham-on-Sea. 15, 7;

Pag:e 38 lJ. Hansson/A. Lath (SWE) bt S. Hammond (ENG)/ England II 3 Norway 0 Prean bt Park Ji Hyun 9, 9. J. Houghton (K) 13, 12; Huggon bt Strom 9, 11; Final: Cho'i Gum Og/Kim Young Mi bt Erlman/Teravuo 15, -14, 8; Gunn bt Bli.k,ken 13, -19, 12; ENGLAND I 3 Korea I 1 Belltng,er/Parker bt CoubatjSaunot 15, -19, 19. Gunn/Huggon bl1 Blikk,e1n/Strom 13, 16. Mason los,t 'to Joo Jung Han -20, -20; Semi-finals: Sweden I 3 Ireland 0 Prean bt Le'e Jung Hak 14, -18, 17; France' 3 Scotland 0 Mason/Prean bt Joo/Le,e 15, -12, 19; Kim In Soon/Lee Gie Sun bt Hansson/La'th 17, 14; Korea II 3 Israel II 0 Choi Gum Og/Kim Young Mi bt Bellinger/Parker Prean bt Joo Jung Han 18, 14. 15, 17. Sweden II 3 Bellgium 1 Final: England I 3 Ausltria 0 Girls' Team KIM IN SOON/LEE GIE SUN bt Choi Gum Og/ Mason bt Ec'kell 8, 13; Kim Young Mi 11, 17. Pr,ean bt Glanzer 13, 14; Round 1: Mason,jPrean bt EckeUGlanzer 8, 13. Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals: England II 3 Israel 0 Park Sang Jae/Kim In Soon bt Prean/Be,llinger 20, 10; Round 2: Powls bt Hazan 11, 7; Collier bt Corsia 17, 13; Joo Jung Han/Le,e' Gie Sun bt MaHsson/Erlman 9, 16; Korea I 2 Engl.and III 0 Collier/Powis bt Corsia/Hazan 7, 11. Park Ji Hyun/Cho,i Gum Og bt Ahlgren/Hanss,on 10, 6; Lee Jung Hak bt Cooke 10 1Y; P. Eckel (AUT)/Wiltsche bt Le,e Jung Hak/Le,e Gi,e Sun Joo Jung Han bt Syed 12, -20, 15; England III 3 Wares 0 18, -21, 17. Joo/Le,e bt Coo,ke,/Syed 16, 17. Davis bt Wright 22, -14, 18; Semi-finals: Sweden I 3 England II 1 Hammond bt Sully 14, -15 12; Joo Jung Han/Lee Gie Sun bt Park Sang Jae/Kim In Soon MaHsson bt Gunn -21, 19, 18 ; DavisjSootihill bt Sully/Wright 14, -16, 15. 14, 16; Ahlgren bt Huggon -17, 19, 13; Sweden I 3 Norway 0 , Park Ji Hyun/Gho'i Gum Og bt Ecke'ljWiJ,tsche 21, 13. Carlss,on/Gullberg lost t'o Gunn/Huggon 19 -17, -7. Austria 3 Scotland 0 Ahlgren bt Gunn -17, 14, 13. Swede,n II 3 Ireland 0 Final: Korea II 3 France 0 JOO JUNG HAN/LEE SI E SUN bt Park Ji Hyun/ Korea II 3 France 2 Choi Gum Og 17, 19. England I 3 Swe:den II 0 England I 3 Be,lgium 0 Mason bt Einerss,on 18, 12; Parker bt Thyrion 13, 12; Boys' Team Prean bt Ande'rsson 10, 7. Belliing,er bt Vertessen 18, 19; Mason/Pr,ean bit Anders,on/H. Anderson 15, 22. Be.llinger/Pa,rkelr b't Thyrion/Ve'rtessen 19, 10. Round 1: Semi-finals: Korea I 3 Wales 0 Ko,rea I 3 Swe1dern I 0 Round 2: England III 3 Israel I 0 England I 3 Ko,re'a II 1 Korea I 3 England II 0 Syed bt Levy 14, -16, 19; Mason los,t to Park Ji Hyun -8, -13; Yoon bt ColHer 17, 17; Cooke bt Hacham 9, 7; Prean bt Park Sang Jae 9, 12; Lee bt Powis 5, 5; Goo'ke.jSy,e'd bt Hacham/L'eiVY 17, 13. Mason/Pre,an bt Park/Park 10, -14, 10; Lee/Yo,on bt Gollier/Powis 9, 12.

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Page 39 England III 3 Sweden I 1 Hammond bt Hansson 19, 10; Soothill lost to Lath 16, -10, -18; Davis/Hammond bt Hansson/Lath 18, 13; Hammond bt La~h 16, -19, 22. Austria 3 Swede;n II 0 Korea II 3 England I 2 Kim Young Mi bt Bellinger -17 16, 14; Kim In Soon lost to Parker -18, 20, -9; Kim/Kim bt Be,llinger/Parker 15, -19, 9; Kim In Soon lost to Berllinger 19, -18, -19; Kim Young Mi bt Parker -18, 10, 17. Semi-finals: Korea I 3 England III 0 Yoon bt Davies 9 7; Lee bt Hammond 7, 9; Le,e/Yoon bt Hammond/Soothill 16, 14. Korea II 3 Ausitria 0 Final: KOREA II 3 Korea I 1 Kim Young Mi bt Yoon Jung Yun -12, 16, 14; Kim In Soon bt Lee Gie Sun 14, 18; Choi Gum Og/Kim Young Mi lost to Le,e Gie Sun/ Yoon Jung Yun -15, -16; Kim Young Mi bt Lee Gie Sun -19, 20, 16. Team Plate Boys: Austria bt Norway 3-0. Girls: France bt Norway 3-0.

Welsh Corner columnist H. Roy Evans, the ITTF President, and TT News Editor George Yates, take time out for a welcome drink in Kuala Lumpur. ing Canada 4-0 at one time, and surviving Yuan to beat a Malaysian pair, but then a worrying fight back to win 5-3. All our lost to the Hong Kong stars Chiu and Vong. players took toll of the experienced Errol Hong Kong in the shape of Chan and Chen Caetano, whilst Alan also beat Ning Yuan accounted for Alan and Mark, although the and Nigel beat Joe Eng. Canada never Welsh pair did take the first, and only lost seemed to recover from this set back, whilst the third at 20-all. we almost failed to capitalise on it. We went And so on to Tokyo, where mercifully the down to Nigeria, only Alan beating Sule, weather was much kinder. Mark taking a game from Musa, their No.1, but the other sets going badly against us. Our first match was against India, and we did quite well to hold-Lthem to a 5-2 win. We reckoned we were in with a chance Alan had a good win over the experienced against Malaysia, whom we have beaten Manjit Dua, and only lost 20-22 in the third before, but we lost 3-5, Alan winning two, to Manmeet Singh. Mark also beat Dua, but and Mark one. The next day saw Alan that was the extent of our successes. utterly exhausted by the heat, and he had to concede his second game against Pakistan, Then we met Hong Kong, who predictably Carl Prean (left) and Nicky Mason holding the after winning the 'first. Mark won one, and "whitewashed" us, no set going to three boys' team trophy after their victory over the games. Republic of Korea. Nigel went very close to taking another, but Photo by Stephen Line, Shoreham-on-Sea. we were in poor shape by this time, and The next day we met Scotland, who, lost 2-5. although finishing below us in Kuala We then managed to beat Singapore 5-3, Lumpur, nevertheless looked a stronger Alan only wining one, Mark, succumbing side, and so it proved. The wily old too easily to the heat, only winning one, but Richard Yule did what he almost always We/." Co,ne, Nigel, turning on his best performance, does to Griffiths when the match was by H. ROY EVANS winning his three. poised at 2-1 to us, Alan having beaten ..­ So now we had play-off with Australia for Keith Rodger and Mark playing very well to ,Welsh performances in the Common­ 7th or 8th place, and we fancied our beat David Hannah. Alan's heavy defeat wealth Championships in Malaysia and in chances when Alan beat Robbie Javor in seemed to take the heart out of us, Nigel the World Championships in Japan fell far the first set. But first Nigel and then Mark losing to Hannah, Mark surprisingly going short of expectations, and the improve­ turned in quite spiritless performances. Alan down to Rodger, and Alan losing 19 in the .. ments shown in Novi Sad and Bucharest lost 19 in the third against the Australian third to Hannah. were sadly absent. No. 1 Gary Haberl, but Mark, having seen We played Netherlands on the next day, It's true we attained an eight position in how easily Alan had disposed of Javor, and lost 1-5. The Dutch side included ex­ Kuala Lumpur, above Scotland, New proceeded to let the latter win. Nigel English international Bob Patton, who beat Zealand, Canada, Singapore and Northern recovered to beat Tepper, but Mark never Mark and Alan. Mark registered our only Ireland, but we were unconvincing, breeding looked like beating·"Haberl. success with a good win over Rene Hijne. no optimism for the harder World Cham­ In the singles Alan took the first game Then it was time for another go at pionships fight ahead. against England's Graham Sandley, should Australia, but the result was 5-0 to them, The exces.sive heat in Kuala Lumpur took have taken the second, which he lost -23, worse than in Kuala Lumpur. Only Alan put its toll of most of the Western people, even but then fell away in the next two. This was up any sort of fight, taking a game from England dropping to third spot, for the first after Alan had eliminated Australia's Glenn Haberl, the only set to go to three. time since the event began. Alan Griffiths Tepper. By now we were running out of chances was in a bad way for one whole day, Nigel went out to Canada's Yugoslav to stay in Category 2, and looked to a win whilst Mark Thomas, who normally sweats a import Kosanovic, who was not eligible for against Switzerland for salvation. This was lot, was soaked most of the time when he the team event, whilst Mark failed to repeat a real nail-biter, with the result in balance was playing. Nigel Thomas seemed un­ his National League win over John Hilton, right to 20-all in the third game of the last affected, but he had other problems. and lost three straight. set, but it has to be said that Mark ThQmas We started off in tremendous style, lead- Nigel teamed up with a Canadian Ming had his chances to register our first win.

Page 40 Alan won three, but Nigel could only take motion to Division I - which occasioned Northern Ireland. Most promising perform­ one, and Mark should have won that the profuse thanks of Ladislav Stipek when ances have come from Glasgow's Brian decider. we met in Tokyo! CarQle Dalrymple with 7 Wright, winner of the Ulster Boys' title, 11­ We had a last chance against Israel, but wins in singles, including victories over year-old Sarah Hurry, 'from Stirling, who a thoroughly lack lustre performance saw Carine Risch (Luxembourg) and Ann won the Ulster Under-12 Girls' title, Janet us go down 1-5, even Alan looking spiritless Leonard (I reland), was ou r most success'fu I SrTlith, of Kent, winner of Ulster Girls' title, in this encounter. player, whilst Hannah and Yule had 8 and and Gordon Waddell, of Falkirk, winner of 6 wins respectively out of 12. Carole now the Ulster Cadet Boys' title for the second So we were fighting in the bottom bracket has a run of 10 successive European year running. of the play-off to escape relegation, and to League wins to her credit, going back to everyone's astonishment we beat Malaysia February 1982. 5-0, Alan taking two, Mark two and Nigel W'ANTED one. So it was Switzerland again, happier With NORWAY coming down and that we could not now go down. And it was GUERNSEY replacing PORTUGAL, we look Table Tennis Badges another cliff-hanger, only this time it was forward to the 1983/84 season in the hope - cloth or metal pin Nigel who lost 18 in the third of the ninth that we will go one better. and -back copies Table Tennis News set! Again Alan won his three, whilst Nigel AMONGST THE JUNIORS Nos. 1-88 comfortably beat Stefan, the man he had There has been considerable activity lost to in the earlier deciding game. Nigel amongst the juniors and cadets during the Cash payment Mr. D. George could have won his decider to register a season with matches against Wales and win. Tel. 0254 674865 So we live to play another day in Category 2, but it was a disappointing per­ formance. Alan is still a much better player Ask Barry Meisel about than the others, but even he is getting older and sometimes loses his edge. Also he must suffer some frustration because the The Omnia Policy two Thomas's played less well than they had in Novi Sad and Budapest. Mark is FLEXIBLE ENDOWMENT ASSURANCE WITH becoming more and more the victim of his own fidgetting, whilst Nigel's confidence PROFITS seems to have deserted him. In singles Mark lost three-straight to UNDERWRITTEN BY Stellan Bengtsson, Nigel didn't survive the qualifying rounds, whilst Alan, after a good win over New Zealand's Barry Griffiths then proceeded to give Desmond Douglas a fright, losing the 'first 20-22 after leading, and the second 20-22 also after leading. Desmond won the third. 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The 'A' team's match with MURRAYFIELD JOOLA - two who is not sure when money may be needed for unbeaten teams - ended in a draw whilst any purpose including those above. in Division II the 'B' team, although having lost to the unbeaten DUMBARTON BALLAN­ ------TINES earlier in the season, took the title J TO: Barry MeiseJ, 50/20 to 46/24 on games. THE HIGH LIFE COMPANY Murrayfie,ld Joo,la 5 Greave,s Sports lA' 5 J 33 Mapledene, Kemnal Road, DUNLOP SCOTTISH CLOSED 1983 I Chislehurst, David· Hannah won the Men's Singles for the 3rd year running, beating Keith Rodger J Kent, BR7 6LX. (who had beaten Richard Yule in the semi­ Tel. 01-467 7354. finals) 11 and 1.6 in the Final, whilst a very I determined Carole Dalrymple beat Elaine Please let me know more about the Omnia Policy Forbes 18 and 19 in the Women's Singles I to take the title for the 4th time. I NAME . . EUROPEAN LEAGUE - DIVISION II The unexpected 5-2 victory over TURKEY J ADDRESS . in the last match of the season hiked Scotland into second place in the final J ······· table, and incidentally gave SPAIN pro­ L_~ ~ ------.J Page 41 2nd placed Lancs II. Chris Rogers, Karen Powell. Northants also struggled against Smith, and Julie Revill all unbeaten. Mick Oxon with the score standing at 4-4 and two Harper, Keith Richardson and Joanne matches to play. Mandy Wallis won in three County Palmer unbeaten for Cambs who sent a ends against Stephanie Haddrell and weakened Northumberland team into the Graeme McKim won the last one conVincing­ Championships third division, along with Cheshire. Staffs ly against Mark Ball. gained the point they needed against Derby­ DIVISION 3D shire when Mrs. J. Dinning beat Mrs. M. Round-up O'Sullivan in the penultimate match. Norfolk 3 Suffolk 7 Sussex II 6 Her·ts 4 by AUBREY DRAPKIN DIVISION 2B Cambs II 3 Kent 117 Hants 3 Devon 7 Essex II 8 Surre,y II 2 Wilts 10 Bedfordshire 0 Ray Hogg, secretary of Norfolk, states Surrey 5 Middlesex II 5 that the match against Suffolk was very As yet another season draws to a close Kent 5 Sussex 5 entertaining and that they 'arranged for only three matches remain to be played, but Champions Surrey dropped their first Suffolk to obtain the points they needed for one of them, Essex v Middlesex, will decide point when held to a draw ,by Middlesex II. promotion'. In reality Norfolk pushed Suffolk the destiny of the Premier Division cham­ Let down by David Hannah they called up all of the way and John Kichener had two pionship. The honours throughout the divi­ the evergreen Gordon Chapman and he it extremely close matches before winning sions have been well spread and the was who ensured a draw with a last set win both of them. Sue Welham and Julie original idea of the creation of a more even over Tony Stark. Mark Oakley was the Dowsett both needed a third end to win their standard of play by the 'pyramid' system Surrey anchor man winning both of his singles an.d narrowly won.the doubles 21-19, appears to have had an effect. In the senior singles as well as, the doubles with 'Steve 21-18. Essex II won the battle for second divisions only Middlesex II of the teams Holloway. Middlesex girls (Sarah Sandley place with Surrey II with Les Eadie, Stuart promoted last term did well in their higher and Laura Goldsmith) too strong for Michele Gibbs, and Des Charlery gaining ,all of the environment, although Staffordshire finished Hams and Linda Clemett. The success of men's singles and Kim Mudge winning her with a flourish to retain their premier status. Surrey's first team this season has been due singles. Yvette Brown got in on the act by On the other hand three of the four teams to an excellent team spirit with everyone winning the ladjes dOUbles with Kim. relegated to the third division finished in the who has played recording at least one win. JUNIOR DIVISION 2A top two of the lower divisions this time Pride of place, however, must go to Nicky Northants 2 Lanes 8 round. The exceptions were the two Mason who only lost one of his twelve sets. counties relegated 'from the Premier Divi­ Le'ies 5 Lines 5 sion, Northumberland and Cheshire, who Hants defeat at the hands of Devon leaves Staffs 9 Yor'ks II 1 have plummetted into the third for next them second bottom. When Ram Bhalla Warwicks 6 Durham 4 season. levelled the score at 3-3 against Devon they Staffs convincingly disposed of Yorks II appeared to be in with a good chance, but who slip to third place. Richard Hayward, Mention must be made of the Admini­ the West Country side took the last four Jill Powis and Fjona Elliot were in top form strator, Les Smith, who has done a good job sets. for the champions and with Yorks boys this season and also of the committee chair­ DIVISION 3A playing out of order the final score was 9-1. man, Ian Whiteside who, I know, always has A draw by Lines was not enough to lift the best interests of the counties at heart. Derbyshire II 3 Cumbria 7 them oU the foot of the table. Warwicks' win With so many variations in the format for Northumberland II 4 Warwieks II 6 over Durham made them runners up in this next season being proposed at the Annual Northumberland II 4 Lines 6 division. J. Singh was in good form whilst Conference, poor Les is in the impossible Lines 6 Le·ies II 4 the girls (F. Sutton and M. McHayle) out­ situation of not knowing what to prepare in Apparent lack of registered players in this classed their opponents. the shape of divisions for next season. division with Derbyshire men having to con­ JUNIOR DIVISION 28 ,L PREMIER DIVISION cede all of their matches thus turning a 6-4 'win' into a 3-7 defeat. Warwicks also had Herts 4 Middlesex II 6 Berkshire 6 Do'rset 3 one unregistered player which reduced an Gloues 5 Kent 5 Andy Wellman bt Mark Werner 11, 21; 8-2 victory to one of 6-4. Glamor'gan 4 Wiltshire 6 bt Martin Abbott 13, 7. DIVISION 3B Essex 2 Berks 8 Jonathan Samuel lost to Abbott -14 ,-16; The Essex bubble burst in their final lost to John Robinson -22, -16. Somerset 8 Cornwall 2 match with a crushing defeat by Berkshire David Barr bt Robinson 12, 16; Dorset II 6 Gloues 4 who take the title. Andrew Syed, Jimmy bt Werner 17, 10. Isle of Wight 5 Hants II 5 Stokes and Matthew Syed made a clean Mandy Smith bt Julie Reading 12, 14. Be'rks II 2 Avon 8 sweep of all of the boys' sets and Susan Barr/Samuel lost to Robinson/Abbott Dorset II again provided the upset by Collier beat Lisa Haydon to make the score -20, 14, -17. beating Gloucs who fini.sh in third place 8-2. One win by Alison Barker plus the Wellman/Smith bt Werner/Reading 9, 15. behind Avon and Somerset. R. Thomas and girls' doubles was all that Essex could Warwickshire 1 Siaffoirdshire 8 Joyce Coop were both unbeaten for Dorset muster. Wiltshire finally managed a win but Derek Munt lost to Andrew Bellingham in a match where six sets needed a third still remained in last place. Aga.inst Glamor­ -15, -14; end to decide them. gan they came back from 2-4 down to take lost to Andrew Rich -18, -17. Andy Creed, P. Hooper, Rebecca Russe, both points, with the girls, Michele Cook Barry Johnson lost to Rich -16, -16; and Helen Perrett remained undefeated and Helen Wilson, unbeaten. lost to Craig Bakewell -20, 11, -15. against Berkshire II to make sure that Avon Carl Morgan bt Bakewell 13, 14; won the division. Carl Prean helped Isle of JUNIOR DIVISION 3A lost to Bellingham -12, 15, -16. Wight to a draw in no uncertain manner, the Nolls 5 Cheshire 5 Munt/Johnson lost to Paul Barnett/Bill scores in his two singles matches being Cleveland II 0 Staffs II 10 Bridgeman 11, -10, -17. 21-5,21-6, and 21-4, 21-7. De,rbyshire' 9 Northumberland 1 Morgan/Groves lost to Bellingham/Harris DIVISION 3C Cheshire 7 Staffs II 3 -14, -14. What a tremendous finish to this division Hereford 5 Hunts 5 Karen Groves lost to Jill Harris 19, -14, -18. with Derbyshire and Cheshire level on Woreestershire 6 Wilts 4 points a.nd sets. Games ratio only just Staffs just retain Premier status as a Hunts 7 Glamorgan 3 result of their big win against Warwickshire. separated the two counties with Derby­ No'rthants 6 Oxon 4 shire's record being .05 better than that of Berkshire fail by one set to stay up and Bucks 10 Hereford 0 accompany Dorset into the second division. Cheshire! Paul Harvey, David Rhodes, Miss Title will be decided when Essex meet Top teams all won and Worcestershire L. Forster and Miss J. Weightman all domi­ Middlesex. take the title with a much better set average nated Derbys match with Northumberland, than Northants. Oxford's defeat put them with Nigel Adams winning one set. DIVISION 2A bottom of the table. Two wins 'from S. Cheshire's draw at Nottingham cost them Derbyshire 5 Staffordshire II 5 Dunning and one each from S. Claxton and the championship but, in fact, they did well Cambs 7 Northumberland 3 T. Washington as well as the men's doubles to come back from 1-5 down. Their girls, J. Leies 8 Lanes II 2 gave Wares a 5-1 lead against Wilts but this Murdoch and L. Harrison contributed much Yorks II 7 Cheshire 3 was pulled back to 5-4 and it was left to to the come-back by winning all of their Emphatic win by champions Leics over Claxton to get the winning set against B. sets. L. Neil was unbeaten for Notts.

Page 42 JUNIOR DIVISION 3B Close win by Wiltshire not enough to lift DIVISION 4 Warwicks II 6 Dorset II 4 them into second place. PWDLF AP Hants II 4 Bucks 6 VETERANS DIVISION 3B Clwyd 3 3 a a 23 7 6 Oxon 6 Hants II 4 Berks II 5 Hants II 4 Norfolk II 3 2 0 1 19 11 4 Warwicks duly won the division but were Hants first defeat but they still win the Worcestershire II 3 1 a 2 10 20 2 made to fight all of the way by lowly Dorset, division. Northants II 3 a 0 3 8 22 0 G. Woodcock eventually clinching the last set 25-23 against J. Hegarty. M. Campbell TABLES JUNIORS and S. Swallow both unbeaten for the (as at 21 st April, 1983) PREMIER DIVISION winners whilst both girls singles were won by Dorset (S. Scott-Poulson and T. Scott­ SENIORS Yorkshire 7 6 1 a 59 11 13 Middlesex Poulson). PREMIER DIVISION 7 5 2 a 48 22 12 Devonshire 7 5 a 2 40 30 10 JUNIOR DIVISION 3C P W L F A P Kent 7 4 1 2 42 28 9 Avon 5 Surrey II 5 Middlesex 6 5 1 35 19 10 Surrey 7 3 0 4 39 31 6 Cornwall 6 Avon 4 Essex 6 5 1 34 20 10 Cleveland 7 1 1 5 19 51 3 Hants 3 Somerset 7 Lancashire 6 4 2 31 23 8 Sussex...... 7 1 a 6 21 49 2 Wilts II 2 Cornwall 8 Yorkshire 6 3 3 33 21 6 Bedfordshire 7 a 1 6 12 58 1 Dorset 10 Berks II 0 Warwickshire 7 3 4 30 33 6 Dorset (G. Plutz, R. Thomas, R. Fairhall, Staffordshire...... 7 3 4 28 35 6 DIVISION 2A L. Harman, S. Hegarty) got the big win they Berkshire 7 3 4 27 36 6 Staffordshire 7 6 1 0 51 19 13 needed against Berks II but as things turned Dorset 7 a 7 16 47 0 Warwickshire 7 4 2 1 44 26 10 out any winning score would have been To play: Essex v Middlesex and Yorkshire II . 7 4 1 2 42 28 9 sufficient with Surrey II being held to a draw Lancashire v Yorkshire Lancashire . 7 4 a 3 46 24 8 by Avon. Three sets to nil in the lead, Surrey Durham . 7 2 3 2 36 34 7 appeared to be on the road to victory but DIVISION 2A Leicestershire 7 1 2 4 22 48 4 the Avon girls had other ideas and won all Leicestershire 7 6 1 0 55 15 13 Northants . 7 1 1 5 22 48 3 of their sets, and with the boys' doubles Yorkshi re II . 7 4 1 2 42 28 9 Lincolnshire 7 0 2 5 17 53 2 going their way and P. Lewis overcoming Cambridgeshire 7 4 1 2 36 34 9 J. Dudman, Avon actually led 5-4 before J. Lancashire II . 7 4 0 3 38 32 8 DIVISION 2B Daniels made it a draw for Surrey. Derbyshire . 7 2 1 4 31 39 5 Berkshire 7 6 1 a 50 20 13 JUNIOR DIVISION 3D Staffordshire II . 7 1 3 3 26 44 5 Essex . 7 6 0 1 55 15 12 Suffolk 6 Norfo-Ik II 4 Northumberland 7 2 0 5 27 43 4 Hertfordshire . 7 4 1 2 40 30 9 Cambs 6 Essex III 4 Cheshire . 7 1 1 5 25 45 3 Middlesex II . 7 3 0 4 29 41 6 Gloucestershire 7 2 2 3 28 42 6 Essex II 6 Sussex II 4 DIVISION 2B This division was dominated by the two Glamorgan . 7 2 a 5 26 44 4 Essex teams despite the 'thirds' losing their Surrey . 7 6 1 0 48 22 13 Kent II . 7 1 1 5 27 43 3 last match to third placed Cambs. Simon Kent . 7 4 2 1 41 29 10 Wiltshire . 7 1 1 5 25 45 3 Kempton was unbeaten for Sussex II against Middlesex II . 7 4 1 2 37 33 9 Essex II whilst Peter Holliday and Julian Devonshire . 7 4 0 3 38 32 8 DIVISION 3A Wheel were unbeaten for Cambs against Sussex 7 3 1 3 37 33 7 Derbyshire 8 6 2 a 62 18 14 Essex III. Wiltshire . 7 3 0 4 41 29 6 (131-46) Hampshire . 7 1 1 5 22 48 3 VETERANS PREMIER DIVISION Cheshire 8 6 2 0 62 18 14 Bedfordshire . 7 0 0 7 16 54 0 Lincs 6 Middlesex 3 (134-48) DIVISION 3A Nottinghamshire 8 5 2 1 48 32 12 Hunts 2 Cheshire 7 Staffordshire II 8 5 0 3 53 27 10 Kent 6 Nolls 3 Warwickshire II . 6 6 0 0 49 11 12 Northumberland 8 4 0 4 Dorset 4 Essex 5 40 40 8 Lincolnshire ... 6 4 0 2 34 26 8 Cumbria I 8 3 0 5 42 38 6 Cheshire retained the Veterans' Cham­ Nottinghamshire 6 3 2 1 33 27 8 % Lincolnshire II . 8 3 0 5 30 50 6 pionship title with a 100 record, just as Leicestershire II 6 3 1 2 35 35 7 Cleveland II 8 0 1 7 14 66 1 they did last year. Derek Schofield, Eddie Cumbria . 6 2 a 4 16 44 4 Cumbria II 8 0 1 7 9 71 1 Griffiths and Doreen Schofield won all of Northumberland II 6 1 1 4 27 33 3 their singles against Hunts with Peter D'Arcy Derbyshire II ... 6 a 0 6 16 44 0 DIVISION 3B getting one and combining with Doreen to take the mixed. DIVISION 3B Warwickshire II. 5 5 0 0 32 18 10 Buckinghamshire 5 4 0 1 32 18 8 VETERANS DIVISION 2A Avon . 7 4 2 1 45 25 10 Somerset 7 4 1 2 40 30 9 Oxfordshire 5 3 0 2 26 24 6 Cheshire II 6 Avon 3 Gloucestershire 7 3 2 2 38 32 8 Worcestershire. 5 2 a 3 20 30 4 Oxo-n 2 Le'ics 7 Hampshire II . 7 2 4 1 34 36 8 Hampshire II 5 1 0 4 24 26 2 Worcs 4 Herts 5 Dorset II . 7 3 1 3 37 33 7 Dorset II 5 0 0 5 16 34 0 Northants 7 Bucks 2 Berkshire II . 7 2 2 3 30 40 6 Leics, promoted from division 3 with a Cornwall . 7 2 1 4 32 38 5 DIVISION 3C 100% record last year, made light work of Isle of Wight . 7 1 1 5 24 46 3 Dorset . 7 6 1 a 52 18 13 the second division this year and won that % Surrey II . 7 5 2 0 50 20 12 also with a 100 record. lliffe and Ard­ DIVISION 3C Somerset 7 3 1 3 36 34 7 winkle won all of their men's singles against Worcestershire . 7 6 0 1 52 18 12 Cornwall . 7 3 1 3 33 37 7 Oxon whilst Mrs. Kilsby won her singles and Northants 7 6 a 1 43 27 12 Avon . 7 2 2 3 35 35 6 also the mixed with Iliffe. The Leics total Buckinghamshire 7 5 0 2 45 25 10 Hampshire . 7 3 a 4 34 36 6 was completed by Truman who won one set. Herefordshire . 7 2 2 3 29 41 6 Berkshire II 7 a 3 4 22 48 3 VETERANS DIVISION 2B Wiltshire II . 7 2 1 4 34 36 5 Wi Itshire II . 7 0 2 5 18 52 2 Middlesex II 3 Hants 6 Glamorgan . 7 f 2 4 25 45 4 DIVISION 3D Berks 6 Sussex 3 Huntingdonshire 7 1 2 4 24 46 4 Essex II 9 Bedfordshire 0 Oxfordshire 7 1 1 5 28 42 3 Essex II ...... 7 7 0 0 58 12 14 Kent II 9 DorseLO DIVISION 3D Essex III 7 5 0 2 38 32 10 Sussex fen at the final hurdle to give Cambridgeshire 7 4 1 2 41 2'9 0 Berkshire top spot, whilst the Essex maxi­ Suffolk . 7 6 1 a 51 19 13 NorfoIk II 7 4 a 3 35 35 8 mum took them into second place only on Essex II . 7 5 1 1 50 20 11 Norfolk I 7 3 0 4 32 38 6 inferior set ratio. Berks led all of the way Surrey II . 7 3 2 2 30 40 8 Suffolk...... 7 2 0 5 '25 45 4 against Sussex and had Brian Halliday un­ Kent II . 7 3 1 3 34 36 7 Sussex II 6 1 1 4 27 33 3 defeated. Hertfordshire . 7 3 a 4 35 35 6 Hertfordshire II. 6 a 0 6 14 46 a Norfolk 7 3 0 4 31 39 6 VETERANS DIVISION 3A Sussex II 7 2 1 4 33 37 5 Outstanding match: Wiltshire 5 Cumbria 4 Cambridgeshire II 7 0 0 7 16 54 0 Suss~x, II v Hertfordshire II Page 43 VETERANS It was a match that looked likely to PREMIER DIVISION depend on the two doubles. Essex knew THIS & THAT IN SURREY P W L F A P that on the ranking list, and indeed on Cheshire 7 7 0 43 20 14 current form, they were in line to lose the Kent ...... 7 6 1 39 24 12 singles sets 5-2. Their main hope was to Lincolnshire 7 4 3 41 22 8 nick one of those and take both the Essex...... 7 4 3 32 31 8 doubles. Middlesex...... 7 3 4 34 29 6 The 'first part of the plan was enacted Nottinghamshire 7 3 4 27 36 6 immediately when Essex No.2 Ian Horsham Huntingdonshire 7 1 6 22 41 2 beat Middlesex's No. 1 Dave Wells, over­ Dorset ...... 7 0 7 14 49 0 turning a gap of 16 places in the ranking list and ironically reversing the one result DIVISION 2A from the abandoned ice dance. Leicestershire 7 7 0 48 15 14 Dave Newman, who always finds his best Hertfordshire 7 6 1 48 15 12 form in an Essex shirt, came close to a Worcestershire 7 4 3 41 22 8 similar feat of turning the rankings on their by MURRAY CORBIN Cheshire II 7 4 3 30 33 8 head (23 places this time) when he Avon 7 3 4 27 36 6 matched Colin Wilson point for point in Northamptonshire 7 3 4 22 41 6 both games only to fall two points short at Oxfordshire 7 1 6 22 41 2 the end of both. DEATH OF A PRESIDENT Buckinghamshire 7 0 7 14 49 0 Kenny Jackson, Essex's banker for two I regret to have to inform you of the DIVISION 28 sets, duly obliged by beating Mark Mitchell, death in. April of CHARLES ALBERT but only after a nail-biting "deuce-in-the­ BOURNE - President of SURREY TTA and Berkshire 7 6 1 43 20 12 the CROYDON & DISTRICT" LEAGUE. Essex II ...... 7 6 1 40 23 12 third" battle in which Mitchell several times pulled back big leads. Please join with me in expressing sincere Sussex ...... 7 5 2 43 20 10 heart felt sympathies to his wife Joan and Kent II ...... 7 4 3 35 28 8 With Essex leading 2-1 Middlesex played his relatives, for the great loss they have Hampshire 7 3 4 25 38 6 their master stroke and included John sustained. Charles was a founder member Middlesex II 7 2 5 30 33 4 Souter in both doubles. I don't know what of our County Association, and therefore, Bedfordshire 7 2 5 21 42 4 their reasoning was but it was clearly much is to be grate'flJl for by many, to this Dorset II ...... 7 0 7 15 48 0 sound as he partnered first Angela Mitchell great man. Space prevents me from paying to victory at 16 in the third over Jackson DIVISION 3A the appropriate tribute to him at this and Lisa Hayden and then Wells to a 13 moment, and I hope that this can be done, Clwyd 4 4 0 24 12 8 in the third win over Horsham and Newman. in the near future. REST IN PEACE, DEAR Hertfordshire III 4 2 2 18 18 4 It says much for Middlesex's determina­ CHARLES! Wiltshire 4 2 2 15 21 4 tion to win the title that five players instead BITS AND PIECES Huntingdonshire II. 4 1 3 18 18 2 of the minimum four were prepared to make Cumbria 4 1 3 15 21 2 the trip for only two sets (except for Wells) Congratulations to JENNIFER - nee Webster and STEVE CLARK on their recent DIVISION 38 on the day they could have been playing in their own county closed championships. marriage ... The COUNTY JUNIOR Teams Hampshire II 5 4 1 30 15 8 for next season look a little thin on paper. Hertfordshire II 5 3 2 29 16 6 After the doubles wins the fluent Angela Miracles will 'have to be created during the Berkshire II 5 3 2 22 23 6 Mitchell scored an expected win over the County Summer Coaching sessions. All Somerset ...... 5 2 3 21 24 4 diminutive but doughty Lisa Hayden (who League Secretaries should bring immediate­ Sussex II 5 2 3 20 25 4 had celebrated her 14th birthday earlier in ly to the attention "of MIKE KERCHER Wiltshire II 5 1 4 13 32 2 the week) and Middlesex were left needing details of all young players, who may have only one of the 'final three men's singles shown to have some talent during the to clinch the title. season, and who would now benefit from COUNTY CHAMPIO:NSHIPS Wilson duly obliged in the first one, but being coached at County level. The invita­ not until he had built up a tension in the tion also extends to good senior players by Ron Fo,sker crowd worthy of his novel-writing namesake. who are interested in coaching or even He beat Horsham easily enough in the first, helping to sustain a high standard of play Premier Decider but then needed five match points (cham­ during the Junior Summer Coaching pionship points as Dan Maskell would call sessions. You may contact Mike at home in ALL-ROUND MIDDLESEX TAKE THE them) before clinching the second at 25. the evenings at 01-644 3408 . . . The COUNTY TITLE The now dead last two singles could have SURREY JUNIOR CLOSED will be held at Middlesex's greater all-round strength taken on a more leisurely tone but there Elmbridge Leisure Centre, Walton-on­ and a masterly tactical ploy brought them was no lack of fight as Jackson beat Wells Thames, on 12th and 13th November. the County Championship for the second - bursting the ball on the way - and then Please note ... Congratulations must also _ year running at Dagenham on May 8. Mitchell beat a tired looking Newman. be extended to SPEN LANHAM of the SUTTON LEAGUE, who was accepted by They overcame a 'fighting Essex side 6-3 SCORES the National Council for a merit award ... after twice being behind and left the home I. Horsham bt D. Wells 18, 16; THE BRIGHTON CENTRE will be the venue side sweating over the Yorkshire-Lancashire D. Newman lost to C. Wilson -19, -20; for the 1984 ENGLISH OPEN . . . The .. result to find out if they had finished K. Jackson bt M. Mitchell -18, 15, 20; ETTA have told the ITTF that they are runners-up. Jackson/L. Hayden lost to J. Souter/ interested in staging the 1985 WORLD After the abandonment at Bristol where A. Mitchell -18, 12, -16; CHAMPIONSHIPS . . . The BBC have the floor was found to be more suited to the Horsham/Newman lost to Souter/Wells ag reed to televise the 1983 ANNUAL skills of Torvill and Dean, the two teams -14,11, -13; INVITATION EVENT at Werrlbley Conference found themselves level on points with no L. Hayden lost to A. Mitchell -12, -16; Centre ... A JUNIOR GRAND PRIX, con­ challengers at the top of the table. It was a Horsham lost to WHson -11, -25; sisting of 2 Nationals and 4 Select Tourna­ heaven-sent opportunity to bring back the Jackson bt Wells 14, -19, 12; ments, will be launched in September: the glory days of the County Championship and Newman lost to Mitchell -18, -15. winner will bene'fit from a Scholarship, Essex wasted no time or effort in setting up Result: which will enable him/her to be Coached a showpiece: Essex 3 Middlesex 6. and Trained abroad. I do not know 'where Nearly 200 people gathered at Dagenham or for how long' ... The THAMES VALLEY Football Club for the match, sponsored by Team has moved on to the semis of the PAT- and BOB BRIDGES CARTER CUP, after defeating NORTH Dagenham Motors, which would decide the have moved to title. The match was staged far enough into HERTS 5-3. Well done and keep moving Essex's metropolitan belt to be almost a 34 Courtland Avenue on . . . I just phoned BARBARA SEXTON neutral venue. Indeed some of the home Chingford but was informed that "they have moved" team's supporters travelled much further London E4 6DU . . . After amassing maximum points, than those of the away side. Telephone: 01·529 0356 REIGATE & REDHILL LEAGUE must surely

Page 44 win the PERCY JOHNSON CUP. CROYDON As well as the main competitions, which & DISTRICT may just hold off the advances were organised on straight "knock-out" of HASLEMERE & DISTRICT, for second lines there were consolation events for place ... RAY MUNN certainly appears to Stiga English Schools those players who lost their first matches. be getting over "the Blues" he experienced Not surprisingly Damian Holland - having over the last nine months. I was sorry to lost in the first round to "unknown" David learn of the death of his Mother ... I have Individual Championships Fulton (Kent County) - won the Boys' been approached to coach and lecture in U-11 consolation competition. On reflection South Africa next year for at least three by David Lomas perhaps that was a shock exit for Damian months ... JANICE SEABROOK seems to because he was number one seed! have had a good year with the bat and her ------Play took place on 15 Stiga tables. Once umpiring; she won both Ladies Closed Although some seeded players were dislodged in early rounds there were no again Organiser Eddie Mitchell and Referee Competitions in the WANDSWORTH and Tony Chatwin did a fine job but I'm sure DULWICH Leagues. She is sad at not yet major upsets when the tenth Stiga English Schools Individual Championship took they'd be the fi rst to pay tribute to the 30 being ranked amongst the Ladies in Surrey, hard-working Officials in the ESTTA "team". and feels that in her opinion, she has from place at Mansfield Leisure Centre on time to time, done sufficiently to warrant Saturday, April 30th. Of the eight titles at The Championships were again spon­ such an achievement. However, hearty con­ stake only three new names have surfaced. sored by Stiga and the Association were gratulations in passing your INTER­ Kerry Hall (Derbyshire) and Andrew Eden pleased to greet Mr. Ken Young, Managing NATIONAL UMPIRE'S TEST. I reckon you (Lancashire) are not surprisingly new Director of Rodan (UK) Ltd. who are now highly at any rate Janice ... I am pleased winners of the Under-11 events whilst Sue the Stiga UK Distributors. to see that STEVEN HOLLOWAY has moved Collier (Berkshire) wins her first Individual It was also a pleasure to welcome the up the National Ranking to 61. I am confi­ Schools title in lifting the Girls' U-16 crown. Chairman of Nottinghamshire County dent that he could get into the twenties, if The senior events were won by the 1977 Council, Coun. Whitelaw and the Chairman he wanted to badly enough . . . Due to Under-11 winners: Jean Parker (Lanca­ of Mans,'field District Council," Coun. extensive coverage of the WORLD and shire) and Gary Lambert (Devon). In the Strauther. The ESTTA wishes to thank both COMMONWEALTH Championships, there Boys' U-19 event No. 1 seed David Dodd Councils for their help towards the Cham­ may not be space for details of the Seventh (Inner London) went out to Michael pionships. Annual Surrey Schools Metropolitan Inter­ Hammond (Surrey Metropolitan) in the Also involved in the presentation cere­ Borough Championships, and the Guildford quarters whilst seeded players Keith monies were Mr. Don Palmer, Chairman of or the Dulwich Closed Championships, to Samuels and lain Fullerton were eliminated the National Council for Schools' Sports, be published. Should this prove so, I offer in the second round by Richard Denbow and ETTA stalwarts Mike Watts (Deputy my apologies to DAVID LOMAS, TED and Anthony WaUis, respectively. No. 2 General Secretary) and Peter Charters SIMPKIN and JANICE SEABROOK, res­ seed Mark Oakley also bowed out to Mark (Chairman of Selectors). pectively, and assure them that I will pass Werner (Dorset) in the quarter-final. RESULTS on the information they sent me to my In the Girls' U-19 category the only minor successor ... I send a special 'hello and upset was the defeat of Lesley Broomhead Boys' U-19 Semi-finals: greetings' to Surrey TTA Life Member STAN (South Yorkshire) by Fiona Elliot (West Michael Hammond (Surrey Met.) bt BUCHAN, way up there in Scotland; to ALF Midlands) . Anthony Wattis (Cleveland) -15, 13, 9; PEPPARD - Press Officer of Gloucester, Gary Lambert (Devon) bt Mark Werner who is too modest about the good work he The Syed brothers, Matthew and Andrew (Dorset) -13, 19, 13. is doing over there; more locally to KAREN pulled off a "double". Andrew beat Nigel Final: HEASMAN, LYNN BENNETT and IAN Tyler in the Boys' U-16 'final whilst Matthew LAMBERT bt Hammond 14, 18. MacDONALD, of the Dulwich League; to the raced to his third title in beating Michael Girls' U-19 Semi-finals: Soul Brothers at ABENG YOUTH CLUB in Rutherford (Kent County) in the Boys' U-13 Sarah Sandley (Herts) be-Susan Blackburn Brixton Town, maaan. Right On! JAH! not event. (Berks) 18, 19; forgetting ZARINA I-IUSEIN-ELLIS, Matron Claire Potts (Cheshire) also won her Jean Parker (Lancs) bt Fiona Elliot (West of St. Catherine's Nursing Home in East third national schools title at the tender Midlands) 14, 11. Grinstead, who is ranked twelfth amongst age of twelve when she beat Tanya Holland Final: the Surrey Ladies, and of course my good in the Girls' U-13 event. PARKER bt Sandley 16, -22, 15. man - JOHN WOODFORD in Sussex for the attention he has given me. I thank you one and all. May God Bless You! Adios Amigos!

NINA BACK HOME Gloucestershire's Nina Taskarisianos is back home 'from Tokyo after a 19 weeks stay for coaching purposes in Japan.

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Page 45 Girls' U-11 Semi-finals: Kerry Hall (Derbyshire) bt Joanna Dyke (Shropshire) 16, 13; Julie Dixon (West Midlands) bt Caroline Buck!ey (Bedfordshire) 13, 17. Final: HALL bt Dixon 13, 13. Consolation Winners: Boys: U-19: Philip Aspinall (Gtr. Manchester) U-16: Stuart Craggs (Cleveland) U-13: Dale Saunders (Gloucestershire) U-11 Dam ian Holland (Essex Cou nty) Girls,: U-19: Tracy Lightfoot (Cheshire) U-16: Sarah Hammond (Hampshire) U-13: Dawn Wickstead (Shropshire) U-11: Tracy Hooker (Avon)

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News from the ESTTA AGM All the major officers were re-elected at the ESTTA's AGM on May 15. It is hoped to have the 1983-84 Handbook ready for publication and distribution in GIRLS' U-19: (left to right) Fiona Elliot (3rd), Sarah Sandley (2nd), Jean Parker (1st), September. Susan Blackburn (3rd), Tracy Lightfoot (consolation winner), with Mr. Peter Charters (Chairman of England selectors). Details of ESTTA competitions can be obtained 'from the Competitions Secretary, E. J. Mitchell, 6 Quinton Close, Match­ borough West, Redditch, Worcs B98 OEL. (0527 500400) (s.a.e. please). The meeting voted overwhelmingly in favour of pursuing the possibility of affiliat­ ing to the ETTA. This would involve new legislation which if given the go-ahead by both Associations would not become effective untiI 1984 at the earliest.

WHAT'S ON AND WHERE ,t... September 1983 3/4 Sou.th Bank 1-Star Open. 11 Bournemou1h 1-Star Open. National League (1). 16/17 QUADRANGULAR INTER NATI0 NAL, British Aerospace Dynamics, Lostock, Bolton, Lanes. 18 Nat:onal League (2). 21 EUROPEAN LEAGUE, SUPER DIVISION ­ POLAND v ENGLAND. 24 North of England 2-Star Open (Stretford, Manchester). Entry forms from: Mr. L. W. Jones, 261 Mauldeth Road. Burnage, Manchester M19 1EH. 'Phone: 061-224 6672. Regional Trials (Cade,t). 25 Re,gional Trials (Junior). National League (3). October 1983 1 County Championships (1). 2 National League (4). 8/9 Sussex 2-Star Open (Hastings). Nortlh York~lhire 2-Sta.r Junior Open (Boroughbridge) . 12 EUROPEAN LEAGUE, SUPER DIVISION ­ ENGLAND v SWEDEN (Sunderland). GIRLS' U-16: (left to right) Laura Goldsmith (3rd), Sue Collier (1st), To Thuy Dung (2nd), 15/16 Grove 2-Star Junior Open (Market Drayton). 16 Merton 1-Sta,r Open (Bournemouth). Clare Mouzon (3rd), Sarah Hammond (consolation winner) with Councillor Whitelaw, National League, (5). Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council. 22/23 HUMBERSIDE 3-STAR OPEN (Hull). 28/30 Swiss Open. 29 County Championships (2). Boys' U-16 Semi-finals: Bolton (Nottinghamshire) 19, 14. 30 Wiltshire 2-Star Open (Caine). Nigel Tyler (Inner London) bt Rodney Final: Thomas (Dorset) 14, 14; SYED bt Rutherford 13, 18. Andrew Syed (B~rkshire) bt Keith Girls' U-13 Semi-finals: DAVE CONSTANCE Cartwright (West Midlands) 8, 12. Claire Potts (Cheshire) bt Helen Lower Final: (West Midlands) 16, 15; Britain's top freelance player/ coach SYED bt Tyler -17, 23, 13. Tanya Holland (Essex County) bt Julie available for certain dates in Girls' U-16 Semi-finals: Billington (Derbyshire) -19, 14, 12. To Thuy Dung (Derbyshire) bt Clare forthcoming season for coaching Final: Mouzon (Northumberland) 12, -22, 19; (individuals, groups, clubs, leagues, POTTS bt Holland 14, 11. Susan Collier (Berkshire) bt Laura counties) weekend and week Goldsmith (Middlesex) 15, 11. Boys' U-11 Semi-finals: Final: David Fulton (Kent County) bt Nicholas courses, exhibitions, etc. COLLIER bt To Thuy Dung 20, 17. Ryder (West Yorkshire) 18, 11; Boys' U-13 Semi-finals: Andrew Eden (Lanes) bt Gavin Boyd 'Phone Dave Constance Matthew Syed (Berkshire) bt Gavin Black (Cumbria) 11,6. (Bedfordshire) 12, 13; Final: 0202420411 Michael Rutherford (Kent County) bt Adrian EDEN bt Fu Iton 18, 16.

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