| Summer Interclub 2013 Feb-Mar: Series 1 Results
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We entered 14 2-player teams in series one of
the Table Tennis Wellington summer interclub competition. Results were as follows:
Division One
Empire Brown Boys: Depak Patel, Paul Brown: Position: 1st=
Empire B: Ian Talbot, Chris Talbot: Position: 4th
Empire D: John Gan, Jason Giles: Position: 5th
Empire/Karori Diamonds: Raewyn Young/(Sabine Westenra): Position: 6th
Division Two
Empire E: Tony Rutledge, Harry Chen: Position: 2nd
Empire F: Paul Solt, Martin Young: Position: 3rd
Empire G: Matthew Hobbs, Russell Buchanan: Position: 6th
Division Three
Empire H: Graham Sole, Isaac Noanoa: Position: 1st
Empire J: Darren O'Brien, Merv Allardyce, Arindom Choudhury: Position: 3rd=
Empire I: James Stewart, Mo Whare, Vladimir Vysotskiy: Position: 3rd=
Division Four
Empire K: Reg Feuz, Ian Grace: Position: 1st
Division Five
Empire N: Adam Archibald, Hugh Pawson: Position: 1st=
Empire L: Jack, Mason Tangatatai, Tyler Guthardt, Travis Dyer: Position: 4th=
Empire M: Oliver Davidson, Chris Beeston, Jacob Rattray, Sam Pennington: Position: 6th
Congratulations to Empire Brown Boys, Empire H, Empire K and Empire N who came first in their grade!
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| REMINDER - SCHOOL HOLIDAY BREAK for 2013 |
Updated 19/4/13 |
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There will be no Junior Club on Friday 26th April and 3rd May 2013.
There will be no Midweek Club on Anzac Day Thursday 25th April 2013.
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| REMINDER - EASTER BREAK for 2013 |
Updated 26/3/13 |
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There will be no Junior Club on Good Friday 29th March 2013.
There will be no Senior Club on Easter Monday 1st April 2013.
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| Opening dates for 2013 |
Updated 7/1/13 |
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Junior Club
Friday 8th March 2013.
Midweek Club
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8th January 2013 - open for casual play, no organised games or morning tea.
Tuesday 5th February 2013 - official opening.
Monday Club
Monday 14th January 2013 - open for casual play.
Monday 28th January 2013 - official opening.
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| Raffle results |
Updated 15/2/13 |
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The last raffle of 2012 was drawn at the last Monday night session.
Lucky winners were as follows:
St Ives / Body Shop bag - Mary Law
Avon Pack - Bobby Mason
Wine pack - George Barris
Wine and glasses - Tony Rutledge
Lantern and batteries - Pat Todd
Thank you for your support once again!
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Thom Nguyen once again defended his title and became the Open Men's champion of the Empire Table Tennis Club.
Results of the finals were:
| Event | Winner(s) | Runner(s) Up |
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| Open Singles | Thom Nguyen | Depak Patel | |
| Open Doubles | Thom Nguyen & Dzung Nguyen | Chris Talbot & Ian Talbot | |
| Division 2 Singles | Dzung Nguyen | Raewyn Young | |
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| Special Trophies |
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| Best Club Member (Dick Gray Cup) | Junior Organisers |
| Best Sportsperson (R E Mitchell Cup) | Henry Chin |
| Most Improved Player (J R Capstick Cup) | Jason Giles |
| Most Outstanding Performance (ETTC Cup) | Merv Allardyce |
| Best Interclub Record for male (Alf Harding Cup) | Tony Rutledge |
| Best Interclub Record for female (Merle Harding Cup) | Maggie Dyer |
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| EMPIRE TABLE TENNIS CLUB WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS!! |
Updated 4/9/12 |
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We are one of the largest table tennis clubs in New Zealand
with 16 tables permanently available at our Stadium in Marine Parade, Petone.
WE HAVE ROOM FOR PLENTY MORE MEMBERS OF ALL LEVELS OF PLAYING ABILITY. WE CAN LEND YOU A BAT TO START YOU OFF!
We run sessions on Monday evenings, Tuesday mornings, Thursday mornings, Friday evenings (for juniors) and Sunday mornings.
For more information just come along to one of the sessions or contact Chris on 527 8629 or email
chairperson@empirett.org.nz
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| Club Championships: Sunday 23rd September |
Updated 30/8/12 |
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The Club Champs this year will be held on Sunday 23rd September. This year we
have added a social grade for those members who are not quite at interclub standard.
Entry forms are available at the Club, or contact Chris Williams on 527 8629 or williamsck@xtra.co.nz
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| Raffle results |
Updated 9/8/12 |
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The first raffle for 2012 finally sold out and was drawn recently at the Club.
Winners were as follows:
1st prize for a night and breakfast at the James Cook – ticket #72 Henry Chin
2nd prize Sports clothes pack donated by Allen and Molly Tso – ticket #23 Tony Tse
3rd prize Sports clothes pack donated by Allen and Molly – ticket #81 Craig Severinsen
4th prize Skateboard donated by Maggie Dyer – ticket #45 Hayden Tapp
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| Friendly Match with Wanganui & Feilding at Wanganui |
Updated 20/4/12 |
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Come for a friendly game or two held at Springvale Park, WANGANUI on Sunday 27 May 2012 12noon - 5.30pm.
There will be lunch provided at 12noon prior to the games. A great time to be enjoyed between EMPIRE, FEILDING & WANGANUI. Takes from 2.5 to 3 hours by car.
Please contact Maggie at Empire if interested.
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| NZ National Veterans Tournament, Palmerston North |
Updated 20/4/12 |
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Hot off the press – Wellington results from the National tournament held at Palmerston North, Easter weekend. Thanks to Raewyn for compiling these.
Congratulations to everyone whose name is mentioned here and also to all other players who represented the Wellington area.
Over 40 Mens A Grade - Wellington 1 came 4th (Depak Patel, Ian Talbot and Lindsay Ward (Titan))
Over 40 Mens B Grade - Wellington 3 came 2nd (Harry Chen, Martin Young and John Gan)
Over 40 Womens - Wellington came 2nd (Raewyn Young and Sabine Westenra (Waterloo))
Over 50 Mens A Grade - Wellington 1 came 3rd on countback (Depak Patel and Lindsay Ward)
- Wellington 3 came 4th (Ian and Chris Talbot)
Over 50 Mens B Grade - Wellington 2 came 1st (John Gan and Bryan McConnochie (Titan))
- Wellington 4 came 3rd (Martin Young and Paul Solt)
Over 65 Mens A Grade - Wellington came 3rd on countback (Chris Williams and Bruce Connelly)
Over 70 Mens B Grade - Wellington came 3rd (Eddie Moore and Merv Allardyce)
Over 75 Men - Wellington came 4th (Eddie Moore and Merv Allardyce)
Over 40 Mens Singles Plate Winner - John Gan
Over 40 Womens Singles Runner Up - Raewyn Young - lost 12-10 in 5th set after being 2-0 sets down
Over 40 Womens Doubles Winner - Raewyn Young and Sabine Westenra (Waterloo) (beat top seeds 3-0 in final)
Over 50 Mens Singles Plate Winner - John Gan
Over 50 Mens Singles Plate Runner Up - Paul Solt
Over 65 Mens singles plate winner – Bruce Connolly
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| Eddie Moore |
Updated 10/4/12 |
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Congratulations also to Eddie Moore, another long standing club member,
for being selected to play for the NZ Veterans against the Australian Veterans at the NZ Open Veterans Championships
in the Over 75s to be held in Palmerston North over Easter.
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| Bruce Connolly |
Updated 28/3/12 |
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Congratulations to Bruce Connolly, a long standing club member,
for being selected to play for the NZ Veterans against the Australian Veterans at the NZ Open Veterans Championships
in the Over 60s to be held in Palmerston North over Easter.
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| 2012 Empire Veterans Tournament |
Updated 28/3/12 |
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Our annual Veterans Tournament was successfully held on 24th March and attracted 29 entrants, including players from Levin,
Manawatu and Tauranga. Thanks go to Paul Solt for his sponsorship, Maggie Dyer for running the shop and to all those who helped
with tournament administration. The results were....
| Event | Winner(s) | Runner(s) Up |
| Open 40 Singles | Lindsay Ward | Depak Patel |
| Open 40 Doubles | Raewyn Young & Depak Patel | Ian Talbot & Chris Talbot |
| Open 40 Consolation Singles | Ian Talbot | Harry Chen |
| Open 50 Singles | Lindsay Ward | Depak Patel |
| Open 50 Doubles | Lindsay Ward & Depak Patel | |
| Open 50 Consolation Singles | Richard Ammundsen | |
| Open 60 Singles | Chris Williams | Jim Jarmin |
| Open 60 Doubles | Chris Williams & Nha Nguyen | Jim Jarmin & Richard Ammundsen |
| Open 60 Consolation Singles | Nha Nguyen | Ian White |
| Womens Singles | Maggie Dyer | Nancy Chan |
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| Grading Nights for 2012 |
Updated 7/2/12 |
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There will be grading on the 1st Monday of March, May, July, September, November.
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| Official Session Start Dates |
Updated 26/1/12 |
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The first official night for the adult club is Monday 30th January.
The first official session for Midweek is Thursday 2nd February.
Friday night junior club still to be advised.
The Club is desperately short of volunteers to help run club sessions. There is no need to come on the Board to help out!
The old story “many hands make light work” applies so if you can help out in some way, even if in a very small
way please approach any Board member or session organizer.
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| New Session Fees for 2012 |
Updated 26/1/12 |
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Dear Members,
I am writing on behalf of the Board to inform you that, regretfully, club session fees will increase with effect from 1st January 2012.
The last increase in session fees was on 1st January 2009. In 2010 there was a GST increase that we absorbed. Now, on top of this,
we have recently been informed that our insurance premium is increasing by $3,000, as a consequence of the Christchurch earthquakes, and this we cannot absorb.
The new session fees are:
| All Financial Members | $4.50 |
| Juniors | $4.50 |
| Non Members | $8.00 |
| First Time Attendees | $4.50 |
| Multi Session Tickets | $45 for 12 Sessions (20% saving) |
We are pleased to announced that there will be no increase in either senior or concession (senior citizens, beneficiaries, tertiary student)
annual membership subscriptions. These have not been increased for several years.
Chris Williams, Chairperson, Empire Board
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| Closing Dates |
Updated 30/11/11 |
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Monday Senior Club: 12th December (please bring a plate)
Tuesday Midweek Club: 20th December
Thursday Midweek Club: 15th December
Thursday Evening Coaching: 15th December
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| Annual Dinner |
Updated 30/11/11 |
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The Annual Dinner and Prizegiving was held on 19th November at the Maungaraki Chinese Restaurant.
A good time was had by all. A report and photos will appear in the next newsletter.
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| Volunteers |
Updated 30/11/11 |
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We are looking for more people to help us run the Monday night (Senior)
and the Friday night (Junior) clubs. We really appreciate the work done by the current volunteers and hope that they will still be
available next year but some need a well earned break and we need more helpers.
The Monday and Friday roles are similar. They involve:
- Welcoming members when they arrive
- Take night fees and subscriptions and entering the information on our computer
- Using the computer to generate the matches for members during the evening
To do these roles you do need to be comfortable using a computer
If we can get enough people we can organize a roster to spread the work load throughout the year.
If you are interested please contact Chris Williams, Chairperson, on 527 8629 or williamsck@xtra.co.nz
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| Grading Nights |
Updated 21/10/11 |
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There will be no grading nights in November or December 2011.
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| Annual Dinner |
Updated 21/10/11 |
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This will be held at the Maungaraki Chinese Restaurant, 139 Dowse Drive,
Maungaraki on Saturday 19th November at 7.00 pm. Prizes will be given out, special trophy winners announced and the final raffle of the year drawn.
We have booked the restaurant out and at $20 per head and wine supplied this promises to be a good but cheap night out!
So think about coming along and joining the Board to celebrate another good year of table tennis at Empire.
If you are thinking where is Maungaraki don’t! Coming along the motorway turn off at the Dowse Drive intersection and drive
up the hill to the shopping centre – the restaurant is located at the southern end of the shopping complex.
To attend please RSVP to Rose by Friday 12th November at services@empirett.org.nz or phone 569 9904
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| 2011 National Championships: Medal Winners |
Updated 21/10/11 |
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Several Club members played in the 2011 National Championships held in Palmerston North recently. Medal winners were:
Thom Nguyen: Gold: Open Men’s Doubles, Silver: Under 21 Men’s Singles, Silver: Under 21 Mixed Doubles.
Depak Patel: Silver: B Grade Teams, Bronze: Over 30 Men’s Singles
Ian Talbot: Bronze: Over 30 Men’s Doubles
Congratulations to them and well done all other members who participated.
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| Winter Interclub: Series 2: Play Offs: 4th October 2011 |
Updated 7/10/11 |
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Winter Interclub concluded with the final play off in all three grades on Tuesday night, 4th October.
Congratulations to Empire Dangerous (Bruce Connolly, Uy Tang and Chris Williams) for winning Premier Two and to Empire Xiong
(Martin Xiong, Adam Xiong and Ellen Xiong) for coming runners up in Premier Three.
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| Midweek Doubles Tournament: 15 September 2011 |
Updated 4/10/11 |
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Our annual doubles tournament was held on 15th September with 96 participants.
As well as Empire members, players came from Kapiti, Levin, Wairarapa, Wainuiomata, Tawa and Miramar.
Congratulations to Alfred Chin & Stan Joe and Ken Moy and Karl Johnston who were Empire Winners.
Many thanks to Arthur Lee and Melanie Armstrong for organising the events and to all the other people who helped to make this event a success.
Thanks too to Wellington Star, the Mercedes Benz dealer in Wellington, for sponsoring the tournament and to Norman Chan for securing the sponsorship.
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| Wellington Representatives |
Updated 22/09/11 |
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Congratulations to the following Club members who have been selected to represent
Wellington at the National Championships to be held in Palmerston North on 12/13 October:
Thom Nguyen, Depak Patel, Paul Solt, Kai Xu, Jason Giles and Chris Williams.
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| New Board Member |
Updated 14/09/11 |
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We recently welcomed Martin Young to the Board as Communications Convenor.
Martin's main responsibilities will be for IT and the club newsletter.
We look forward to working with him and wish him all the best in his new role.
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Thom Nguyen once again became the Open Men's champion of the Empire Table Tennis Club. Seven different players were winners in the finals.
Results of the finals were:
| Event | Winner(s) | Runner(s) Up |
Score |
| Open Singles | Thom Nguyen | Depak Patel | 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 |
| Open Doubles | Thom Nguyen & Dzung Nguyen | Chris Talbot & Ian Talbot | 5-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 |
| Division 2 Singles | Dzung Nguyen | Paul Solt | 11-2, 11-3, 11-5 |
| Division 2 Doubles | Tony Rutledge & Martin Young | Graeme Jackson & Malcolm Wong | 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-3 |
| Division 3 Singles | Maggie Dyer | Cameron Irving | 11-8, 12-10, 11-9 |
| Division 3 Doubles | Dawn Dorresteijn & Maggie Dyer | Rod Weston & Richard Blaikie | Round Robin |
| Division 4 Singles | Melanie Armstrong | Joy Mozer | 11-9, 11-8, 13-11 |
Preliminary round results are available via the following links:
Open Singles Division 1&2
Open Doubles
Open Singles Division 3&4
Open Doubles Div3
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