USATT LEAGUE of the Month - Mar/Apr 2005
Broward Table Tennis
Club Members League
By
Jun Amon
The BTTC Member’s League was one of the clubs that
responded to USATT’s call, with the invitation of Larry
Hodges, to join the USATT League. I signed up, got accepted
and invited members to join. Soon after, the first BTTC
League was held in April of 2004 with only 12 entries at the
time who were interested. They played a single round robin
with the top four going to the playoffs. The first league
champion was Elias Serrano, who bested league director Jun
Amon in the final. Since then league participation has grown
threefold, attracting more club members, and contributing
around 200 matches to the USATT league match count. Now on
its fourth leg, thanks to the support of the club officers,
it is a part of the club’s regular activities that provides
its members with opportunities for friendly organized table
tennis competition.
We have just concluded the 3rd leg of the BTTC-Members
USATT League. On Jan. 4, 2005, Philip Cohen (now rated 1962)
emerged as the champion out of 18 entries in the under 2000
category, beating 4-3 the defending champion from the second
league, Terence “Butter” Scarlet (now rated 1850). The other
finalists were Abraham Patterson and Jun Amon. In the Under
1500 category, Martin Sundel (now rated 1438) bested Malcolm
Austin (now rated 1410) in the playoffs. Below are the
finalists in the first three legs.
The fourth leg of the Broward USATT League will be held
from Feb. 15 to March 17, 2005. The events to be played are
the All Stars, Juniors (17 and under), Under 2000 and Under
1650. The league has produced multiple club champions in
multiple categories, awarded a number of trophies, lifted
competitive spirits, recruited new club members and most of
all increased enthusiasm among the BTTC members.
The league usually runs for a month and only meets during
club days, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-10 PM, using six
tables at the Tree Tops Park and 10 tables at the Jewish
Community Center. To register and for more details please
get in touch with League Director, Jun Amon, at the club or
call 786-390-9454.
Three cheers for the USATT League and
Paddle Palace!
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