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5 Irish players travelled to Hohhot in Inner Mongolia for the World Veterans Championships. It was a wonderful trip. Colum Slevin and Teresa Devaney were our most successful players, reaching 3^rd round in singles and doubles.

Photo on front page shows Teresa Devaney and Vivienne Barry meeting Table Tennis legend Liang, and above Vivienne meeting Dot deLow, who is still playing at 99 years of age.

Congratulations to all players who made the long journey to Inner Mongolia to represent their country.

The Irish Shamrocks team of D. Pemberton, A. Redmond and K. Mackey were in 1st place after the 1st Round of matches at the Veterans British League. Playing in Division 2B, the Irish Vets won all 5 of their matches with Anthony Redmond in fine form in his firs international trip representing the Veterans. The Irish look to be in a strong position to secure the Division 2B title and promotion.

The Irish Colleens were also in action, securing a win and 2 draws from their 5 games. Sharon Brien was the top player for the Irish over the weekend with 6 wins from her 10 games.

A strong Irish team produced some excellent results in the recent Six Nations Veterans Tournaments, hosted this year by the Isle of Man. In the Team events, bronze medals were secured by the Men in the Over 40s, Over 60s and Over 70s events, with the both Over 50s Men and Women taking silver. In the Individual events, Teresa Devaney produced a fantastic performance to retain her individual title, defeating  Di Brooks from England in the Final and also taking the Doubles title with partner Jenny Harrison. Speaking to ITTAWeb, CYM Terenure’s Devanney was understandably thrilled:

“I was delighted to be part of a strong Irish squad all of whom performed very well. In particular, Sharon Brien and Susan Murphy did well to reach the Semi-Finals of the Over 40s. I am delighted to win the two golds – Jenny Harrison performed really well in the Doubles with me to cap off a great weekend”

Congratulations to all players on a successful event – Kariem Sabir has provided full Irish results below:

Over 40s Men’s: third place

Over 50s Men’s: second place sliver medals

Over 60s Men’s: third place

Over 70s Men’s: third place

Ladies over 50s: second place sliver medals

Sunday tournament

Over 40s: Terry Dolan lost Q/final

Over 50s: kariem sabir lost Q/final

Over 50s: Doubles kariem sabir James sterling lost S/final

Over 60s: Tommy Caffrey lost S/final

Ladies over 50s: Teresa Devaney gold medals

Ladies over 50s: Doubles Teresa Devaney jenny Harrison gold medals

Ladies over 40s: Helen Dolan lost Q/final

Ladies over 40s: Susan Murphy lost S/final

Ladies over 40s: Sharon Gibbons Lost S/final

Ladies over 40s: Doubles Helen Dolan Susan Murphy lost S/final

Plate Result over 70s: Ted Mahaffey gold Tom Burke silver

Over 50s: Philip Shaw gold Barry Dickson silver

Two teams of Irish Women Veteran players travelled to Sofia in early July to compete in the 2^nd International Veterans Table Tennis Championships. Competing against top nations such as Germany, England, Russia and Switzerland over 3 days of competition, the Irish excelled with Teresa Devaney and Jenny Harrison winning Silver medals, and Audrey Robinson and Vivienne Barry taking bronze bronze. Congratulations to all players involved.

A large squad of 17 of Ireland’s top Veteran players has been announced to compete in the 2009 6 Nations Veterans Championships, which takes place in the Isle of Man in September. The full squad is:

Men’s over 40

Terry Dolan

Kevin Devaney

Robert Davis

Ladies over 40

Helen Dolan

Susan Murphy

Men’s over 50

Kieran Burke

Kariem Sabir

Philip Shaw

Ladies over 50 

Teresa Devaney
Jennie Harrison

Men’s over 60

Tommy Caffrey
Martin Pickles

Ladies over 60

Audrey Robinson
Vivienne Barry

Men’s over 70
Ted Mahaffy
Tom Burke
Windsor Clarke

Congratulations to all on selection, check back here for tournament preview