All-Stars / Drop-In League
This week, we played the third of a number of rounds of All-Stars / Drop-In League after the end of Summer League. This week’s round was the last round for some time as Autumn League will start next week to run through to late June. This week’s round was won by Matthew Ball ahead of Miko Kirschbaum, Jim Brusola and Cristin Batchelor. The overall standings are now led by Jim Brusola (109 points) ahead of Alvi Kabir (107 points), Matthew Ball (90 points) and Miko Kirschbaum (88 points).
All-Stars / Drop-In League will now take a pause until later in the year, with Autumn League starting next week.
Progressive results and standings are available here.
Autumn League
Autumn League is scheduled to start on 29 April. Contact Matthew Ball (contact details below) if you are interested in playing in that competition.
Upcoming Events: 2025
Super 16 - Saturday 10th May
May 10th
Entries for Rounds 3 & 4 on the 10th May close this Friday 2nd May.
Round 3 starts at 10:30 am and Round 4 at 2:30 pm. Cost is $15 each round.
If you would like to play in one or both rounds, please let Matt know.
Wellington Autumn Open
May 3rd & 4th at Empire TT Club
Entries for another Wellington tournament are now open on Tournament Software. Open and graded events taking place on Saturday with Age Groups all on Sunday. More details can be found on the link below.
https://ttnz.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/FCC4E751-E6E7-4D80-BEF8-72B509CFB259
Entries close on Wednesday 30th April.
North Island Teams Championships
31st May - 2nd June : Palmerston North
North Island Teams Championships which we are hosting in Palmerston North on King's Birthday weekend. Please find the Prospectus here which contains info about the tournament including the schedule.
Open Teams will be held on the first two days. Under 13 Teams on the 2nd day and Under 15 & 19 teams on the 3rd day. Players can play in more than one team as long as those events are on different days. Under 13 is for players born in 2012 or later, Under 15 for players born in 2010 or later, Under 19 for players born in 2006 or later.
Mens/Boys teams need at least 3 players. Womens/Girls teams need at least 2 players.
Cost is $60 per player for one team. $120 for two teams.
If you would like to play, please let Matt know email or message no later than Sunday 27th April.
Manawatu Residential Champs (Age Groups)
Sunday 8th June
More details and entry form will be emailed out later in April. Please mark the date!
Junior Happenings: 2025
Junior Holiday Programme
April 6th, 17th, 23rd and 24th: 1:00 - 3:00pm
The junior holiday programme will be held on Wednesday and Thursdays over both weeks due to public holidays:
Venue is the Waldegrave Lounge at CET Arena
Players must be between 8-15 years of age
Cost is $14 per day or $42 for all 4 days. Players can also 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 contact Matt (contact details below).
Junior Club Term 2
April 28th - June 23rd: 3:30 - 5:00pm Mondays
Starts Monday 28th April. There are 8 sessions in Term 2 with the last session on the 23rd of June. No session on the 2nd June. Cost is $7 each time or can pay $56 for 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 Matt know.
Primary, Intermediate and Secondary School Competitions
Our school competitions are running in Term 2. For more details can be found on our schools page under competitions.
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.
Registrations at first point should be sent to Matt from the school. If you have any queries after doing this, please let Matt know.
Entries have closed for Intermediate and Secondary comps in Term 2 however Primary Comp entries are still open and close on 8th May.
Junior Autumn Tournament
May 11th Sunday
This is the second of four 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 2006 or later to play. Suitable for all abilities. Players will be grouped into grades of 6-10 players with others of similar ability. Please click here for more details.
Junior Coaching Term 2
Commences: April 30th & May 2nd: 4:00 - 5:30pm Wednesdays & Fridays
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 continue on Fridays. Commences 30th April & 2nd May. Cost is $12 each time. There are 9 sessions on Wednesdays and 8 sessions on Fridays. No session on Friday 30th May. Fine to pay per session or $108 for Wednesdays and $96 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. Matt will confirm the amount to pay when you register. Registration for coaching is essential to help manage numbers at each session. Please let Matt know if your child would like to attend coaching in Term 2.
Other Manawatu Events from last year
Manawatu Open
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September 2024
This was our main event of the year, held in the Barber Hall & Waldegrave Lounge. Open and Graded events were held on Saturday. Age groups on Sunday. Age groups ranged from Under 11 up to Over 70.
We were also hosting the Inaugural Ping Pong Parkinson's NZ Tournament in conjunction with our Open this year.
All results are available via Tournament Software -
https://ttnz.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/F428BC00-4901-41FE-83A3-120E345321F9.
Matthew Ball’s contact details
Matthew Ball, phone: 0273 412 246 or mattb.tabletennis@gmail.com.
Banking details: 02-0628-0189072-00
TTM 2025 Super 16 Competition
First competition day: 1 March
Manawatu’s Premier Individual Table Tennis Competition. The 2025 edition of Manawatu's Premier Individual Table Tennis Competition start with rounds 1 and 2 played on Saturday, 1 March (under hot and humid conditions). Matthew Ball won both rounds, with Akshay Aneesh second and Manish Ahlawat third in both the morning and afternoon round. Mohsen Kafi came fourth in the morning round and Harry Chen in the afternoon round. That means that the overall standings are led by Matthew Ball ahead of Akshay Aneesh, Manish Ahlawat and Mohsen Kafi. The next two rounds are scheduled for 10 May.
Detailed results and progressive standings of this year’s Super 16 Competition are available here.
All-Stars/Drop-In League 2025
The fourth round of the 2025 All-Stras/ Drop-In League was played on 22 April. Matthew Ball won this round ahead of Miko Kirschbaum, Jim Brusola and Cristin Batchelor. The overall standings are now led by Jim Brusola (109 points) ahead of Alvi Kabir (107 points), Matthew Ball (90 points) and Miko Kirschbaum (88 points).
All-Stars/Drop-In League is now taking a break until later in the year. Progressive results and standings for the All-Stars / Drop-In League are available here.
Most-Improved Player in 2025
In the race for this year’s Most-Improved player, Emma Chen has maintained her position at the top of the standings but Lehan Feng has had a few weeks with impressive results and has now surged into second place. Samir Doley is now in third place in the standings, followed by a large group of players that also showed great improvements over the year. A graph with this year’s players’ rating gains is here.
Ratings adjustments and progress in the Order of Merit standings are based on results from this week’s round of All-Stars/Drop-In League.
Sal’s Pizza Player of the Week :
Lehan Feng: 104 points
Players’ Rating Gains
Lehan Feng 104 points
Kaushik Doley 36 points
Miko Kirschbaum 11 points
Alvi Kabir 11 points
Jim Brusola 11 points
Players’ Doubles Rating Gains
No matches played
Order of Merit - New milestones
Matthew Ball 12,000 points
Miko Kirschbaum 6000 points
Summer League
February to April
Summer League 2025 has concluded. Final results and standings can be found here.
Autumn League
April to June
Autumn League 2024 has concluded. Final results and standings are available here.
Winter League
July to October
Winter League 2024 has concluded. Final results and standings are available here.
Spring League
October to November
Spring League 2024 has concluded. Final results and standings are available here.
Christmas League
December to February
Christmas League (2024/25) has concluded. Final results and standings are available here.
Super 16
Played on some Saturdays from March to September
Super 16 (2024) has concluded. Final results and standings are available 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 2024 Intermediate and Secondary Schools’ Competition is underway. Progressive results and standings are here.
