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New Zealand Junior Of The Year

Manawatu's Natalie Paterson has been selected New Zealand's Junior of the Year for 2008.

Locally, Manawatu's recognised high achievers for 2008 were:

Player of the Year:  Mike Tate-Davis

Junior of the Year:  Natalie Paterson

Administrator of the Year:  Shona Cudby


Christmas League

The individual-based 'Christmas League' has started, but we now have gone for a mini recess over Christmas. The next competition night is on 6 Jan 09 and then on to the first week of Februray 2009. More details, including results to data are here


Spring Competition  

A-Grade has concluded with 

Demolishers (Charly Talumepa, Stephen Jourdain, Allen Blackburn) 

taking out the title as spring champions, narrowly staying ahead of Jawami (Miko Kirschbaum, Ojit Marino, Tony McAllister, Jason Poon, Mark Lawrence). 

Matthew Ball won the Best Player award ahead of Charly Talumepa. 

C-Grade has also concluded with 

Ducketts (Brendon Johnstone, James Cross) 

taking out the C-grade spring title, beating Wildcats (Donald Lantu, Malcolm Little) on the final night. 

Brendon Johnstone also took out the Best Player award ahead of Donald Lantu and Samuel Boyd

Details and final results are available here, or read Jim's weekly update of what's been happening. 


Order of Merit

The Order of Merit count has concluded for 2008, with Charly Talumepa having the most wins against strongest opponents. Matthew Ball came second and Miko Kirschbaum third. The full list of the 10 most-successful players for 2008 is available here. The Order of Merit count has now restarted, with the start of the Christmas League.


The Outgoing Committee bids the year farewell to make room for a new Committee to take TT Manawatu to bigger and better things in 2009. Changes on the Committe are Kerry McGeehan replacing Mike Ball as Treasurer, and Ra Raumati and Wayne Upjohn replacing Jim Jarmin and Miko Kirschbaum as ordinary Committee Members.


TTM Summer League
February to April

Summer league has concluded with finals on 29 April. Click here for final results.

 

TTM Autumn League
May to July

Autumn League 2008 has finished. Click here for final results.

 

TTM Winter League
July to September

Winter league has finished. Final results are here.

 

TTM Spring League
October to November

Spring League has concluded. Final results are here.  

 

TTM Christmas League
December to February

Christmas League is an individual-based flexible competition. It has started on 9 December and will run through to February. Next competition round is on 6 January 2009. Further details here.  

 

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Contacts:

For all General Enquiries about playing Table tennis, upcoming competitions or anything else releated to Table Tennis Manawatu, please, contact: 

Shona Cudby
Phone: (06) 354 6840
PO Box 4312
Palmerston North
shonacudby@inspire.net.nz


Chairperson: Murray Holdaway

Treasurer: Mike Ball

Secretary: Shona Cudby

Web management: Miko Kirschbaum

Phone: (06) 354 6840
P O Box 4312
Palmerston North
shonacudby@inspire.net.nz

Association Headquarters:
Waldegrave Lounge (Arena 5)
Waldegrave Street
Palmerston North
Phone: (06) 356 1505


Coaching:

For any enquiries please contact Tim Seaholme (timseaholme@hotmail.co.uk).