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Following the 2001 Australian Championships, Alex Swanson will be travelling to Sweden where he will play, coach and be coached by some of the best players in the world.
Alex will be based at Karlskronna and will be staying with former Sturt junior and current Australian Mens Singles Champion William Henzel.
Alex has had an excellent year during 2001 culminating with his selection in the Senior Australian Team for the Commonwealth Games and the World Championships.
The Sturt Club wishes Alex every success in Sweden.
The Sturt Summer Season competition has a great atmosphere, is a very good standard competition and is played in great spirit. The competition is recognized as the best summer season competition in Adelaide. This year's competition is shaping up very well. Also watch out for the forthcoming "City of Mitcham Table Tennis Championships".
If you have not already put your name down for Summer, contact either of the following: [information deleted to protect the innocent]
Congratulations to May Cho on winning the SA State Women's Championship and to William Henzel on winning the SA State Men's Championship.
William Henzel has recently returned from Sweden and has shown his skills to great affect in defeating Li Wang Li.
Congratulations also to Kay Crowell for her success in reaching the Women's Championship final.
The amended versions of the laws and regulations affected by the AGM decision to adopt the 11 point scoring system are shown below, with the changes underlined. These laws and regulations come into effect on 1 September 2001(Europe). The rules are expected to be adopted in Australia from 1st January 2002.
2.11 A Game
~2.11.1 A game shall be won by the player or pair first scoring 11 points unless both players or pairs score 10 points, when the game shall be won by the first player or pair subsequently gaining a lead of 2 points.
2.12 A Match
~2.12.1 A match shall consist of the best of any odd number of games.
2.13 The Order of Serving, Receiving and Ends
~2.13.3 After each 2 points have been scored the receiving player or pair shall become the serving player or pair and so on until the end of the game, unless both players or pairs score 10 points or the expedite system is in operation, when the sequence of serving and receiving shall be the same but each player shall serve for only 1 point in turn.
2.13.6 The player or pair serving first in a game shall receive first in the next game of the match, and in the last possible game of a doubles match the pair due to receive next shall change their order of receiving when first one pair scores 5 points.
2.13.7 The player or pair starting at one end in a game shall start at the other end in the next game of the match and in the last possible game of a match the players or pairs shall change ends when first one player or pair scores 5 points.
2.15 The Expedite System
~2.15.1 Except where both players or pairs have scored at least 9 points, the expedite system shall come into operation if a game is unfinished after 10 minutes' play or at any earlier time at the request of both players or pairs.
2.15.3 If the expedite system is introduced, or if a game lasts longer than 10 minutes, all subsequent games of the match shall be played under the expedite system.
3.4.4 Intervals
~3.4.4.1 Play shall be continuous throughout a match except that any player is entitled to;
4.4.1.1 An interval of up to 1 minute between successive games of a match;
4.4.1.2 Brief intervals for towelling after every 6 points from the start of each game and at the change of ends in the last possible game of a match.
At the recent AGM of the ITTF in Osaka, Japan, by a large majority, delegates voted to change the scoring system from games up to 21 to games up to 11. This came into effect in Europe from 1st September 2001.
Service will change every 2 points, at 10 all service changes after every point until a player has a 2 point lead.
Sets will now normally be the best of 5 or 9 games, and players will change ends when the score reaches 5 in the deciding game.
The reason for the change is to make the sport more exciting and a much greater spectacle for TV. It is expected that Table Tennis Australia will introduce the change from 1st January 2002. It may be left to individual clubs and associations to decide whether they adopt the new format for local competitions.
A further change coming in 2002 is that on service the ball must be visible to the receiver when the server strikes the ball on service. This change has been delayed to allow players time to adjust their service action.
It is going to be an exciting whole new ball game in 2002. First the introduction of time-out, then the big ball, now games to 11 - what’s next?
Congratulations to Alex Swanson on his selection in the Australian Men's Senior Team. Alex will be leaving on the 10th April to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games in India, and then travelling to Japan to play in the World Championships.
Alex's selection is well deserved and testament to his dedication to training with both John Matovinovic and Li Wang Li. Alex commenced with the Sturt Club as a junior and has graduated to the highest level. Congratulations also to May Cho on her selection in the Women's Team.
U/20 Mens Singles : Roy Abbas def Scott Houston
U/20 Ladies Singles : Anne Marie Jolley def Daisy Abbas
U/20 Mens Doubles : Adrian Selway def Roy Abbas | Alex Williams, Matthew Nield
U/20 Ladies Doubles : Daisy Abbas def Anne Marie Jolley | Sarah Zuidland, Linda Jolley
U/18 Boys Singles : Roy Abbas def Jarrad Ayton
U/18 Girls Singles : Larissa Davidson (Qld) def Sarah Zuidland
U/18 Boys Doubles : Nairu Masaki def Steven Hart | Aaron Ong, Dwayne Longbottom
U/18 Girls Doubles : Sarah Zuidland def Michelle Hodgson | Larissa Daveson (Qld) Linda Jolley
U/18 Mixed Doubles : Matthew Nield def Steven Hart | Larissa Daveson (Qld) Linda Jolley
U/16 Boys Singles : Roy Abbas def Adrian Selway
U/16 Girls Singles : Linda Jolley def Michelle Hodgson
U/16 Boys Doubles : Aaron Ong def Adrian Selway | Nairu Masaki, Alex Williams
U/16 Girls Doubles : Linda Jolley def Sarah Bray | Michelle Hodgson, Mary Jane Parker
U/16 Mixed Doubles : Linda Jolley def Dwayne Longbottom | Justin Hart, Michelle Hodgson
U/14 Boys Singles : Justin Hart def Mun Lai
U/14 Girls Singles : Ktty Leung def Valerie Veresbaranji
U/14 Boys Doubles : Mun Lai def Marc Tunbridge | Emery Wong Russel
U/14 Mixed Doubles : Justin Hart def Kitty Leung | Valerie Veresbaranji, Emery Wong
Boys A Singles : Justin Wong def Emery Wong
Boys A Consolation : Kris Kelly def Samual Ahinakis
Girls A Singles : Amy Batsiokis def Anna Bray
A Doubles (Boys & Girls) : Mun Lai def K Kelly | Emery Wong, S Winkworth
Boys B Sngles : Marc Tunbridge def Peter Kournavelis
Boys B Consolation : Oliver Gissing def Geoffrey Langhans
B Doubles (Boys & Girls) : Evan Kornavelis def Oliver Gissing | Peter Kournavelis, Andrew Smith
Mens Open Singles : Alex Swanson def Roy Abbas 21-10, 21-13, 21-9
Women's Open Singles : May Cho def Anne Marie Jolley 21-19, 21-11, 21-6
Mens Open Doubles : Roy Abbas def David Malychko 21-13, 21-15 | Matthew Nield Scott Houston
Womens Open Doubles : May Cho def Daisy Abbas 21-13, 21-15 | Kerry Bungey Sarah Zuidland
Mixed Open Doubles : Roy Abbas def Alex Swanson 21-17,17-21,21-16 | May Cho Kerry Bungey
Mens Restricted Singles : Scott Houston def Alan Herman 22-20, 21-9
Womens Restricted Singles : Anne Marie Jolley def Larissa Daveson (Qld)21-9, 21-17
Restricted Doubles : Matthew Nield def Alan Herman 21-19, 21-17 | Larissa Daveson (Qld) Eugene Herman
Mixed Restricted Doubles : Anne Marie Jolley def Siew Yi 21-15,18-21,21-14 | David Malychko, Yoshi Ikada
Second Singles : Kurt Longbottom def Eugene Herman 21-13, 23-21
Second Doubles : Siew Yi def Jason Fishlock 21-23,21-14,21-19 | Yoshi Ikada, Simon Knight
During December 2000 Li Wang Li led a tour of his students and guests to the city of Hang Zhou in Southern China. Hang Zhou is Li's home table tennis club in China.
The tour group consisted of the following players : Roy & Daisy Abbas (Chinese & Friends Club), Matthew Nield (Brighton), May Cho (Sturt), Kitty Leung, Nairu Masaki & Aaron Ong (Chinese & Friends Club), Fiona Tze (Tasmania), Marianna Lee & Perri Campbell-Innes (Qld).
The group stayed in a hotel close to the local table tennis club and trained for approx 6 hours per day. Training was hard compared to the training regime in Australia and all players benefited in the development of table tennis technique.
The tour was not only about table tennis though, each weekend the players would go sight seeing. One of the highlights of the tour was the experience of eating "dog" and performing the "Nutbush" at the hotel. The group also had the experience of travelling to another City to play an exhibition match. Unfortunately the match result was a little one-sided. Overall, the tour was a great success.
Recently LeCornu's hired the Sturt Clubroom's for an afternoon of table tennis to assist in team building etc. The afternoon was very successful. Should any Sturt Club member wish to hire the Clubroom's for their own business or company for a similar exercise, please contact either Alan Herman or sturt@sttc.org.au.
The big ball has now been in use for a few weeks following resumption of the Sturt Summer Competition. Reaction to the ball has generally been positive. Although, it is interesting to hear the reactions of different players as to what styles of play and types of rubbers the big ball suits. When you next see Kevin Kowlessar ask for his opinion.
27 November 2000SA Youth Sports Awards sponsored by the Messenger Newspapers and The Department of Education, Training & Development were presented at a glittering presentation evening at Football Park on Tuesday, 5th December 2000. Congratulations to Kerry Bungey for winning the overall female Youth Sports Award for the year 2000.
Kerry enjoyed an excellent year by representing Australia at the Oceania Championships played in New Caledonia.
Kerry won the Oceania Under 17 Junior Girls Singles Championship and was a member of the winning Australian U/18 Women's Team. Kerry was ranked nationally No #1 Under-18 Women and reached the semi-finals of the 2000 Australian Women's Closed Championships!
Congratulations also to Alex Swanson for being one of the individual finalists for the male Youth Sports Award. Alex had an excellent year & narrowly lost the Australian U/18 Boys Singles Final to John Tawadrous of NSW in an enthralling match at ETSA Park. Alex was the leading male player in SA during the year and enjoyed many tournament successes.
Table Tennis SA have announced that the new 40mm ball will be used in all TTSA competitions from the beginning of next year. This means that the City of Adelaide Championship will be the first tournament where the new big ball will be used. Good to see many players practicing with the new ball to be ready for next year.
Many secret practice sessions happening also. Early opinion is that the big ball is slower and will slow the game down resulting in longer rallies - great for the choppers and players with sound technique.
Congratulations to the following SA veterans players' who were recently selected to represent Australia in a veteran's test match against New Zealand and played in New Zealand:
[ Eugene Herman - Sturt | Lorraine Baker - Chinese & Friends Club | Alice Abbas - Chinese & Friends Club | Jan Stephens - Woodville | Betty Bird - Woodville | Kay Crowell - Payneham ]
Australia won the test match and dominated events in the tournament that followed.
2000 Sturt Summer Competition proves a great success.This years summer competition on both Monday & Tuesday nights has proven a great success with many new players participating for the first time. Competition is fierce, but friendly, with a good balance of wily veteran players together with the speed, power and confidence of junior & senior players.
Many female players successfully participating which is great to see. Individual player performances will soon be able to be viewed at this Webb site - keep watching.
Alex Swanson to train in Sweden