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KENT COUNTY TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION ************************************* THERE ARE LOTS OF EXCELLENT SUMMER TRAINING CAMPS BUT NONE LIKE THIS! THE CHINESE ARE COMING Many of the world's top players have been to the Far East to experience the training regime of the oriental players at first hand. A training system that has developed the magical skills that we have all so long admired. now YOU can have the same opportunity Ten of CHINA'S top players and coaches have accepted an invitation to coach in KENT FOR 2 WEEKS DURING AUGUST 1993 WORLD CLASS PLAYERS - WORLD CLASS COACHES WANG DA ZHI - Head Coach Institute of Tianjin, MA MING HONG - Former Chinese No.1, LI HAO SONG­ Former Chinese No.3, MENG QING YU - Current Team champion in China, XU KAI - Current Team champion in China, WANG LE QI - Current Chinese Youth champion, LI ZHEN BIAO - Coach & Doctorate in PhYSical Education, WU CHUN JIAN - Current Tianjin Junior champion now in Chinese Team Squad, WANG CHEN XI - Current Tianjin Cadet champion, WANG DA YaNG - Former World Team champion, Chinese champion and now Belgium national Coach. * COST £160jweek, 2 weeks £300 * 32 tables * AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME * Cost covers all main meals, prepared and served by professional caterers, accommodation, Coaching Chinese style, Multiball, Tournament entries, Prizes Dates 1st week 7th - 14th August • 2nd week 14th - 21st August Venue: Howard Grammar High School, Derwent Way, Gillingham, Kent. For more information contact Reg Thompson, KENT C.T.T.A., 14 Maryland Court, Rainham, Kent. I ME8 8QY Phone 0634 235865 HURRY SPACES WILL BE ATA PREMIUM HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS Players of the Month MONTH'S TABLE TENNIS NEWS ISSUE February 1993 Issue 212 The official magazine of The English Table Tennis Association Third Floor, Queensbury House, Havelock Road, Hastings. TN34 IHF Tel: 0424722525 Fax: 0424 422103 President J A Leach MBE Chairman A E Ransome Alex Perry and Nicola Deaton are this month's choice for Editor John F A Wood winning five trophies between them, and for both being Editorial Office: selected to represent the English Senior teams for the first time 5 The Brackens, Hemel Hempstead, I Herts. HP2 5JA Tel/Fax: 0442 244547 Advertisement Offices: Jim Beckley, Sports PR POBox 8, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire. 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(Copy date 1st March) Front cover: Report on the Cleveland MAY/JUNE Alex Perry the new National 1st June 1993) Junior Boys champion 5 Star Championships (Copy date 30th April) (Picture John F.A. Wood PAGE 3 Prean wins EURO 94 Butlins title CARL PREAN won the UPDATE Butlins Holidays challenge match when he beat Chen by Richard Hobgood Xinhua, the current No.1, WHEN the 19th European Table 21-17,21-17, to decide who Tennis Championships come to Birmingham in some thirteen or so on the night was the best months time. player in England. Do you know? Prean was in control most ......that a record number of of the match, and in the end competing countries are expected to enter. ran out a comfortable winner ......that for the 10 days of competi­ in front of a packed audience tion over 11000 beds have been at the Bletchley Leisure reserved for accommodation Centre, on Friday 8th purposes. ......that to date over 70 countries January 1993. have indicated that they are prepared This match was covered to receive TV transmission or by BBC TV Grandstand and coverage of the Championships and televised the following week. that Via satellite, 25 countries in Asia alone are most anxious to secure Packedl coverage of what will be the biggest table tennis event in the World in WELL over a 1000 spectators 1994. watched the two matches ......that over 300 people. again from between England and all over the World, and representing France, firstly at the South the Press and other forms of Media. will be in daily attendance. each Kesteven Table Tennis haVing their different needs and Centre, Grantham, on 7th requirements. January 1993 and the ......THAT ADVANCE TICKET following night at the PURCHASE WILL BE AVAILABLE EXCLUSNELY TO ENGLISH TABLE Bletchley Leisure Centre, TENNIS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS Milton Keynes. BETWEEN THE 1ST SEPTEMBER Butlins Holidays winner Carl Prean AND 31ST DECEMBER. 1993 ­ Super Thereafter tickets will be available to ENGLAND's men earned a 4­ all other National Associations and! or their members and available to the 2 victory over Hoiland at St. general pUblic. Austell in January, ensuring .......that play will involve 17 purpose their place in the Super built courts within the National Division of the Joola Euro­ Indoor Arena (excluding practise pean League. facilities). ......that the climax of the Individual Alex Perry made his events and the playing of all of the England senior debut in this major singles matches will be stage match, and teamed up with on four show courts. Carl Prean in the doubles, ......that these four show courts will be surrounded on all four sides by but sadly it wasn't to be a 5000 seats. fairy tale beginning for the ......that the Individual event will in boy from Devon, they lost to the main be played over the Easter the Dutchmen Danny Heister Saturday, Sunday and Monday. the 2nd. 3rd and 4th April 1994. and Trinko Keen -14, -13. ......that when the tournament is over Results: Chen Xinhua beat in excess of 40.000 meals will have Peter De Virina 19, 14; Alan been consumed by players and Cooke lost to Trinko Keen spectators alike. Carl Prean beat Danny ......that when we stage the -14, -17; "Europeans' in Birmingham next Heister 15, 17; Doubles: Carl year, it will be exactly 17 years since Frean and Alex Perry lost to the 34th World Championships were Danny Hesiter and Trinko Keen staged in England. also in Birming­ -14, -13; Chen Xinhua beat ham. between the 26th March and 5th April 1977. Trinko Keen 11, -17, 11; Alan How is that [or a coincidence? Cooke beat Danny Heister -19, 13, 19. J:L'RO 94 ESTTA ban COCSTJ)Oll'N COMMITTEE agreed unanimously to adopt ETTA regulations concerning "Harmful solvents in adhe­ Ell sives" (use of "Fast" glue and WEEKS TO GO re-rubbering of rackets) for all events/activities under Helping out on the door at the England v France match at =~:UR~_ ESTTA jurisdiction.