PINGXMAS ISSUE

WINNERS AREGRINNERSQld U18 Boys Win Sports Teamof the Year

DECEMBER 2016

CHRISTMAS HANDICAPNATIONAL UMPIRES COURSE

MINI SEASON2017Sign On Today For the 2017Season

DECEMBER 2016

WINNERSAREGRINNERS

Table Tennis Queensland isconducting a NationalUmpiring Course on the 21stJanuary with registrationsclosing on Friday 13th January2017.Ensure to Register now tosecure your spot!Cost: Free to Members.

National Umpire Course

Remember to renew yourmembership first thing nextyear. Invite your friends!

Membership Drive

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TABLE TENNISACES WIN TOPSPORTING HONOURCongratulations! Benjamin Gould [picturedabove] & Mateo Dvorani from Brisbane TableTennis and their team mates Jake Duffy & FredXu & coach Patrick Wuertz have won the 2016Queensland Junior Sport Team of the Year. Theteam has won for their fantastic achievementsas the Queensland Under 18 Boys Table TennisTeam. #congratulations #tabletennis#teamoftheyear

SIGN ON 2017MINI SEASONThe mini season offers a shorter format due to heat: 9 singles no doubles.Monday: start 30th Jan 173 player teams. Play with your friends. Combo Rating average limit <1450.Teams put into divisions based on the average rating of the top 3players.Tuesday: start 31st Jan 173 player teams. Individual entry, teams determinedby the committee, based on ratings central.

DECEMBER 2016

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Every year to celebrate the end of another terrific year at BrisbaneTable Tennis we throw a fun Christmas Party and a friendly HandicapCompetition.This year you can go in the running to win a turkey!This will be a fun night.December 16th - 7:15pm

HALL CLOSURESDecember `10th - BrisbaneHustin WomenDecember 16th - Closing ForChristmasJanuary 9th - Reopening for2017

XMAS HANDIPCAP

The silly season means that it is sometimes hard to commit to fixturecompetition. So we run a special "Swiss" competition. We work howwho is playing on the night.December 12th - 7:15pm

SWISS COMP

BNEInspired by Chinese Table Tennis stars Ma Long and Shiwen Liu theBrisbane Table Tennis club members showed off their impressive skillsat its annual Closed Tournament. Leading the way, Eric Hsiao put in asterling performance to claim the trophy for the Open Singles event.This year the Brisbane Closed Tournament was held on a Sunday rather,as it had in previous years, across a series of week night events. Thisencouraged 48 entrants to pit their skills to vie for glory across 28events. And the winners are:

* Open Singles: E. Hsiao* Under 1450 Singles: M. Moogui* Under 1450 Doubles: R. Lorenzana & B. Lander* Under 1300 Singles: B. Wiese* Under 1150 Singles: N. Schmalkuche* Under 1150 Doubles: S. Mills & M. Edwards* Under 1000 Singles: S. Mills* Under 1000 Doubles: S. Mills & M. Bygraves* Under 850 Singles: M. Yazdani* Under 850 Doubles: G. Thomas & N. Lander* Over 50 Singles: A. Polakov* Over 40 Doubles: A. Redulla & N. Ira* Over 60 Doubles: M. Edwards & M. Grbin* Under 15 Singles: G. Van Breda* Under 15 Doubles: S. Taylor & G. Van Breda* Under 13 Singles: M. Gauresh

CLOSED 2016

DECEMBER 2016

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MERRYCHRISTMAS &A HAPPY NEWYEARBrisbane Table Tennis has a pretty goodChristmas present for club members thisyear: a PRICE FREEZE. (Well at least on mostitems!) Most items remain unchanged for2017. The only exception is Socialmembership which is up a little. Even betterthe Associate price has dropped. This isto encourage members from other clubs tojoin our fixtures. More info seebrisbanetabletennis.org.au/blog/price-freeze

DECEMBER 2016

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The Brisbane Table Tennis Committee,Coaches [pictured above part of theCoaching cohort] and Staff wish all itsmembers & guests a very merry Christmasand a happy new year. We are please tohave served you in 2016 and look forward todelivering you even better fun and friendlycompetition in 2017. We look forward tomany exciting events next year includingthe Brisbane Open May 13 & 14 and theAustralia Open July 2nd to 7th both will beheld at Windsor.