The first Saturday in November saw table tennis players from across the island competing in Corner Brook, NL. The Western Open was played at Corner Brook Regional High School on November 4, 2023 and the last time we held a Western Open was 2016 in Pasadena.
The second tournament of the season saw lots of competitive spirit on display in all twelve events including rated singles, age events and Team NL qualifying events which provided an excellent day of competitive table tennis. In the Rated A Singles final Junior Peter Quinlan captured the title over Jeremy Lehr. In the Senior Male Qualifier event, Jeremy Lehr and Peter Quinlan met again, however this time Jeremy took the title by beating Peter giving Jeremy two podium finishes in the Senior Male Qualifier event in the two tournaments held this season.
For a full rundown of the tournament visit the Western Open results page.
There was a good turn out from players from all regions of the Island. Some high school players and players from College of the North Atlantic and Grenfell Campus came out for the tournament. The venue was fantastic and we would like to thank Corner Brook Regional High and Aubrey Sanders for hosting us.
As the 2023 calendar year winds down we are getting ready for the Paradise Open scheduled for November 25, 2023 which will be held at the Rotary Youth and Community Center, 1 Sarah Davis Way, Paradise. It is expected to be an exciting tournament so why not head over to the registration portal to register and get in on the action! The Registration deadline is November 17, 2023.
New Addition to Website
As you peruse our website why not take a look our Media Gallery page. Even though it was only launched a short while ago it is growing. A big shout out to Peter Quinlan for the excellent photos.
NL Winter Games
The 2024 NL Winter Games will be taking place this upcoming February/March in Gander with Table Tennis as one of the participating sports during the first half of the games from Feb. 25 - 27, 2024.
MEDALS-MEDALS-MEDALS; They look nice. The only way to have one is to earn them. So get practicing and register for the qualifying tournament in your region.
Five regions have a date set for the qualifying tournament to select players for the regional team. If you an eligible player that it interested in trying out for a roster spot, registration deadlines are fast approaching. See the chart below for more info. (Click the arrow next to the region to read the info for that region).
St. John's-North
Date: Monday, November 20th, 2023
7:00pm - 10:00pm at Rotary Paradise Youth Centre, 1 Sarah Davis Way, Paradise, NL
Contact Jeremy Lehr at jnlehr@mun.ca
Mt. Pearl-Southern Shore
Central
Eastern
Labrador
A reminder to all regional coaches that each competing region must hold a regional qualifier for team selection and the qualifying tournament must be held by January 27, 2024. If you a Regional Coach that has not set the qualifying tournament date please get in touch with us. If you have any questions please reach out Kenney Curlew at vp-admin@nltta.com. For lots of info that is NL Games related visit our NL Games page.
Its Getting Busy - Stay Tuned
No doubt it is going to be a busy season with all the club activity, NLTTA sanctioned tournaments and the NL Winter games in the middle of the season and of course the Atlantic Table Tennis Championships late in the season!
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