Current League
Autumn League
30 April - 11 June 2024
This year’s Autumn League started on 30 April. Note that this year’s competition will be decided purely based on the result of the Round-Robin matches. There will be no finals rounds.
The first competition night saw a thrashing bonus-point 13:7 win by the Avengers (Akshay Aneesh and co.) over the Kings of Spin (Miko Kirschbaum and co.). The Balls of Fury (Matthew Ball and co.) also had a solid 12:8 win over the Lions (Larn Sweeney and co.) but just missed out on a bonus point, which teams gain if they win with 13 or more matches. The third match saw a 10:10 draw between the Kangaroos (Alvi Kabir and co.) and the Sharks (Shane Gibson and co.). Remarkably, the Kangaroos won the games count by 46:34 but still had to settle for an overall draw. The encounter featured eight 5-setters, but the Sharks won seven of those with only one going to the Kangaroos.
The Avengers thus lead the overall standings on 4 points, followed by the Balls of Fury on 3 points, the Kangaroos and Sharks on 2 points and the Lions on one point. The Cheetahs (Changhee Cho and co.) started the competition with a first round bye and the Kings of Spin failed to gain even a losing bonus point. The individual standings have started with Samuel Seaholme, Matthew Ball, Vignesh Sivapragasam, Maxwell Hansen, Xiaoqian Cao, Miko Kirschbaum and Shane Gibson remaining undefeated after their first-round matches. We also have 12 doubles combinations that won their first round-matches. Vignesh Sivapragasam has jumped out to an early lead in the ‘Most-improved’ category with a ratings gain of 81 points followed by Samuel Seaholme with a ratings gain of 74 points and Xiaoqian Cao with a gain of 55 points.
Detailed results and standings for this year’s League are available here.
Upcoming Manawatu Events
2024 Manawatu Residential Championships
Age group events: Sunday 9th June:
Starts on Sunday 9th June with the age group events.
Juniors: events range from under 19 down to under 11 including a novice event for under 15 players.
Veterans: events range from over 40 and over 60 events.
Also the very popular Generation Doubles event where two family members can team up. One player must be a junior. More details on the entry form
Entries close on Tuesday 4th June. Entries must be either given or emailed to mattb.tabletennis@gmail.com
Graded events: Tuesday 18th June - 19th July
Graded events will be played across four Tuesday night's. Starting on the 18th June and finishing on 9th July with Final's Night. Different grades will start over the first three night's.
Players can enter one grade starting on each night. Entries close at 9 pm on the night before each grade starts. The fourth night will be finals night where we play out all events. Eligibility for all grades is determined from a player's Manawatu Singles Rating. If you want to play in the grades but don't have a rating yet, don't worry! Please get in touch with Matt. More details on the entry form
Manawatu Junior Autumn Tournament 2024
Sunday 12th May 2024
New in 2024. This is the second of 4 seasonal tournaments which will be held this year. The others will take place in July (Saturday) and November (Sunday). Players must be Under 19 or born in 2005 or later to play. Suitable for all abilities. Players will be grouped into grades of 6-10 players with others of similar ability. Please see attached for more details. More details here.
TTM 2024 Super 16 Competition
Rounds 3 & 4
Saturday: 11th May
Registrations for Rounds 3 & 4 on Saturday 11th May are now open. If you would like to play in one or both rounds, please let Matt know by email or message on 0273412246.
Registrations close on Friday 3rd May.
Other Upcoming Tournaments
Wellington Autumn Open
Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th May
Held at Empire Club in Petone. Open, Over 25 and Under 21 events are on Saturday. Under 13, 15, 19 and Over 35, 45, 55 & 65 events on Sunday.Conditions for this tournament are attached. Entries close Monday 29th April. To enter, please click the link below.
https://ttnz.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/8A21F138-1D10-4DFA-8382-8460099F333C
Taranaki Open
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May
Held at Eastend Indoor Skating Rink. Open, B Grade and Over 65 events are on Saturday. Under 13, Under 19, C Grade and Over 40 events are on Sunday. Entries close Sunday 19th May
For more details and to enter this tournament, please click the link below
https://ttnz.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/38AE01C6-6F91-4109-93E0-5B19431CC707
Whanganui Veterans Tournament
Saturday 1st June
For players Over 40 years of age. Please find attached more details and entry form here. Entries close on Friday 24th May.
Entries to be sent or given to Larn Sweeney. larn_sweeney@hotmail.com
North Island Team Championships 2024
Auckland1st - 3rd June
Schedule:
Open - Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June
Under 13 - Sunday 2nd June
Under 19 & Under 15 - Monday 3rd June
Mens/boys teams are 3 players while women/girls team events are 2 players
For Manawatu to send teams to this event, we need a full team of players available in each category.
Table Tennis Manawatu will only cover the entry fee for each team. All other costs will be the responsibility of the players
If you or your child is available and interested in attending, please let Matt know by Friday 10th May. If enough players are interested, teams will be selected and confirmed on Monday 13th May. More details here
Junior Happenings: 2024
Junior Holiday Programme
22nd-24th & 26th April 2024
Venue is the Waldegrave Lounge at CET Arena
Players must be between 8-15 years of age
From 1-3 pm each day.
Cost is $12 per day or $36 for all 4 days. Players can attend individual days.
Table Tennis Manawatu Account number for online payments is 02-0628-0189072-00. For reference, please put your child's name and H Program.
Numbers are limited to around 20 players each day.
To register for individual days or all 4 days, please email or text Matt (0273412246). More details here.
Junior Club
29th April - 1st July 2024 | Mondays 3:30 - 5:00 pm
There are 9 sessions in Term 2 with the last session on the 1st July 2024 No session on the 3rd June. Cost is $6 each time or can pay $54for the term. Junior Club is a great session for new players with a good mix of game play, coaching. skill based games and challenges.
If your child is keen to attend in Term 2, please let Matthew Ball know.
2024 Feilding Junior Club Season
1st May - 3rd July 2024 | Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Feilding Junior Club returns in Term 2. Starting on Wednesday 1st May and finishing on 3rd July. Fees are $8 per night for casual players or $60 for the term of 10 weeks. Players must be between 8-18 years. Venue is the Caledonian Hall on Weld Street. Please let Matthew Ball know.
Junior Coaching 2024
Commences 1st & 3rd May | Wednesdays & Fridays 4:00-5:30 pm
Our 12 and under session moves to Wednesdays for Terms 2 & 3 with the school competitions taking place on Thursday. Invited juniors and players 13 and over on Fridays. Commences 1st & 3rd May. Cost is $10 each time. There are 10 sessions on Wednesdays and 8 sessions on Fridays. No sessions on Friday 31st May and 28th June.
Fine to pay per session or $100 for Wednesdays and $80 for Fridays for the term. If a player misses a session, they are not charged. A few players will have a small credit for sessions from Term 1. I will confirm the amount to pay when you register. Registration for coaching is essential to help manage numbers at each session. Please let Matthew Ball know if your child would like to attend coaching in Term 2.
Manawatu Junior Autumn Tournament 2024
Sunday 12th May 2024
New in 2024. This is the second of 4 seasonal tournaments which will be held this year. The others will take place in July (Saturday) and November (Sunday). Players must be Under 19 or born in 2005 or later to play. Suitable for all abilities. Players will be grouped into grades of 6-10 players with others of similar ability. Please see attached for more details. More details here.
Additional Local Junior Tournaments
Manawatu Residentials (Age Groups)
Sunday 9th June
More details and entry form will be emailed out later this month. Please mark the date!
Junior Events start from Under 11 and go up to Under 19. There is also a Junior Novice event for Under 15 players who are in their first 12 months of playing and the very popular Generation Doubles event where junior players can team up with mum or dad or even nana or grandad!
Primary, Intermediate and Secondary School Competitions
Our school competitions are all running in Term 2. For more details including the draws and results can be found on our schools page under competitions on our website.
Primary is on Tuesday afternoons in the Waldegrave Lounge between 3:30-5:30 pm. Teams of 2 or 3. For Years 4-6.
Intermediate and Secondary is on Thursdays in the Barber Hall. Intermediate from 3:45-5:45 pm and Secondary from 6-8 pm. Teams of 3. Intermediate is Years 6-8. Secondary is Years 9-14.
We had over 320 participants in our schools competitions in 2023. Please check with your school for more details and how to register. Registrations at first point should be sent to me from the school. If you have any queries after doing this, please let me know.
Junior Development Tournament
Sunday 25th August
Manawatu Open - Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September.
Junior Events on Sunday.
Matthew Ball’s contact details
Matthew Ball, phone: 0273 412 246 or mattb.tabletennis@gmail.com.
Banking details: 02-0628-0189072-00
TTM 2024 Super 16 Competition
Saturday: 2nd March
Manawatu’s Premier Individual Table Tennis Competition. The 2024 edition of Manawatu's Premier Individual Table Tennis Competition started with the first two rounds played on Saturday 2nd March. Matthew Ball won both the morning and afternoon rounds, with Akshay Aneesh coming second and Manish Ahlawat third in both rounds. In the morning round, Callum Rusbridge came third, and Steve Brailsford came fourth in the afternoon round. The overall standings based on the first two rounds are led by Matthew Ball with 32 points, followed by Akshay Aneesh with 30 points, Manish Ahlawat with 28 points and Callum Rusbridge with 25 points. We will play eight rounds in 2024, but only the best five rounds will count towards the final overall standings. Detailed results and standings are available here.
To register for rounds 3 and 4 on the 11th May, please email or message Matt Ball (027 341 2246). Entries close Friday 3rd May.
The other two competition dates this year are the 13th July & 24th August.
All-Stars/Drop-In League 2024
The first 4-week block of All-Stars/Drop-In Leagues were played in April this year. The latest round was held on 23 April, with another good turn-out of 21 players. This round was won by Matthew Ball ahead of Miko Kirschbaum, Alvi Kabir and Shane Gibson. Matthew Ball leads the overall standings ahead of Changhee Cho, Philip Tiong and Chrys Podjursky. Detailed results and standings for this year’s League are available here. Further rounds of All-Stars/Drop-In Leagues will normally be played in the weeks between the regular main leagues and the Residents’ Championship.
Most-Improved Player in 2024
We have already seen some impressive ratings gains, especially by Tao Feng, with Maxwell Hansen, Chrys Podjursky, Xiaoqian Cao and others also making great progress. A graph with this year’s players’ rating gains is here.
Ratings adjustments and progress in the Order of Merit standings
based on results from this week’s round of All-Stars/Drop-In League
Player of the Week :
Xiaoqian Cao 106 points
Players’ Rating Gains
Vignesh Sivapragasam 81 points
Samuel Seaholme 74 points
Xiaoqian Cao 55 points
Maxwell Hansen 44 points
Miko Kirschbaum 32 points
Shane Gibson 20 points
Shuhan Cao 19 points
Sebastian Finlayson 15 points
Ralph Jhon Resuello 14 points
Steve Clark 13 points
Chrys Podjursky 12 points
Players’ Doubles Rating Gains
Yunyan Liu 78 points
Xiaoqian Cao 51 points
Alvi Kabir 50 points
Oscar Hansen 32 points
Shuhan Cao 27 points
Angus Bilsland 18 points
Akshay Aneesh 8 points
Order of Merit - New milestones
Matthew Ball 10000 points
Akshay Aneesh 6000 points
Samuel Seaholme 2000 points
Ralph Jhon Resuello 2000 points
Oscar Lau 2000 points
Sebastian Finlayson 500 points
Eng Lim 500 points
Vignesh Sivapragasam 250 points
Garth Keeble 100 points
Summer League
February to March
Summer League 2024 has concluded. Final results and standings can be found here.
Autumn League
Played in May
Autumn League 2024 is underway. Progressive results and standings are available here.
Winter League
July to September
Winter League 2023 has concluded. Final results and standings are available here.
Spring League
October to November
Spring League 2023 has concluded. Final results and standings are available here.
Christmas League
December to January
Christmas League (2023/24) has concluded. Final results and standings are available here.
Super 16
Played on some Saturdays from March to September
Super 16 (2024) is underway. Progressive results and standings are here.
All-Stars / Drop-In League
Played in the period between the main comps on some Tuesdays throughout the year. Progressive results and standings are available here.
Schools' Competition
The 2023 Intermediate and Secondary Schools’ Competition is underway. Progressive results and standings are here.
