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Connacht Open Draws and Updates

The Connacht Open is taking place this weekend in the NUIG Kingfisher, Newcastle Road, NUIG Sports Centre, Galway.

Please see attached the draws for this weekend: https://tabletennisireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Connacht-Open-2022-Rd-1-Groups.pdf

The schedule for the weekend is below. These times are subject to change throughout the course of the day. Please arrive in good time for your event. Entry from 8:30am on both days.

Saturday 19th :

  • 9am Seniors
  • 2pm Veterans
  • 2pm Cadets (U15)
  • 3pm U21s

Sunday 20th:

  • 9am Juniors (U19)
  • 9am Mini Cadets (U13)
  • 1pm Restricted Singles
  • 2pm Para Singles

Make sure to check out our YouTube channel for some live streams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbdL2IO82NUK4hG_muZRzA

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IVTTS Leinster Open at Palmerstown – Results

The IVTTS Leinster Open took place on Saturday 12th of February in Palmerstown.

This event was a huge success, with there being a huge number of entries. It was great to see so many players come out to compete and enjoy table tennis, plenty of players returning and many new players joining.

It was a very enjoyable and competitive day of table tennis, thanks to all the players, coaches, volunteers and officials for a great event.

See the results of the event below:

We look forward to the next event on the 26th of February in Glenburn, further details here: https://tabletennisireland.ie/ivtts-glenburn-open-26th-february/

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IVTTS Glenburn Open – 26th February

We are delighted to announce that the 2022 IVTTS Glenburn Open will be taking place on the 26th of February, 9am-6pm. The event will be taking place in GLENBURN TTC, Glensharragh Park, Belfast BT6 9PB.

Entries for this event close on the 19th of February, make sure to get your entries in before then. Participants can register by email or text no later than Saturday 19th February 2022. Email: [email protected] or Text: 00 44 7710185566

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Munster Grand Prix 30 January – Results

The Munster Grand Prix took place on Sunday 30 January at St Multose Hall, Kinsale, hosted by the South Coast club. 52 participants were involved, graded on ability and age grounds into 5 divisions. All ages were represented from U/11 to Veterans. A massive representation of Para Players – 21 % of the total. There was a great turnout at this event, a very enjoyable event by all.

Winner of senior division: the “evergreen” veteran, Philip Shaw, of Beech Hill TTC. 

Senior Finalists pictured are (left to right) Michael Lotiskie, South Coast TTC, runner up and Philip Shaw, Beech Hill TTC, winner

A double for the O’Brien sisters – Megan, winner of Division 2A and Lucy Lou, winner of Division 4A. (she also won gold at the Leinster Open in the U/13 category. Both are players with Leeside   

Darragh Ruddy of Leeside, swept the boards in Division 5 and will surely be promoted to a higher level next time out.

Top 3 finishers in the Para Category 11, division 5 are (left to right)  Darrgh Ruddy (winner), Leeside TTC, Aoife Kelly (third place) and Nicholas O’Brien (second place), both Beech Hill TTC

The next event will take place in February, keep an eye out on https://munstertabletennis.com/

Well done to all the players, coaches, officials, volunteers and the Munster Branch for a great provisional Grand Prix.

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Senior and Junior Connacht Open 2022

The 2022 Junior and Senior Connacht Open will take place on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th of February at the NUIG Kingfisher, NUIG Sports Centre, Galway.

Entries are now open through our GoMembership system and will close at 5pm on Thursday 10th of February 2022. All players and coaches are advised to read the Entry Form for full details on the events taking place, tournament regulations and Latest Covid 19 Protocols.

Enter to the event here: https://tti.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=5BC0C1FF77B285F459D340B0830633831638C635

Any queries should be sent to [email protected] 

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2022 Connacht Open 19th & 20th of February

We are delighted to announce that the 2022 Connacht Open will be taking place on the 19th and 20th of February. The event will be taking place in the Kingfisher Club NUI Galway, NUI Galway Sports Centre, University Rd, Galway. 

Make sure to save the date for this event next month. The entry for this event will open in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out on our website and social medias for more information. 

We look forward to another great event this year, the Connacht Open in NUIG Sports Centre.

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UPDATE: Senior and Junior Leinster Open 2022

Due to the revised government and Sport Ireland guidance around event finishing times, the Leinster Open Senior groups will now take place on Saturday morning (rather than Friday evening), with the slightly earlier start time of 0830.  The closing date has been extended to allow people time to make revised arrangements.

The closing date is now Friday 7th of January 2022 at 5pm.

Enter here: https://tti.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=27257A8FC3E4A3E71CDE63D90A1688C09C28096D

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Senior and Junior Leinster Open 2022

The 2022 Joola Junior and Senior Leinster Open will take place on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th of January at the National Indoor Arena, Abbotstown, in Dublin. Entries are now open through our GoMembership system and will close at 5pm on Friday 7th of January 2021. All players and coaches are advised to read the Entry Form for full details on the events taking place, tournament regulations and Covid 19 Protocols.

Enter to the event here: https://tti.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=27257A8FC3E4A3E71CDE63D90A1688C09C28096D

Any queries should be sent to [email protected] 

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Robinson’s Ice Cream Ulster Open a great success

The Robinson’s Ice Cream Ulster Open, supported by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, took place in Lisburn Racquets Club on Saturday and Sunday the 27/28th November. The weekend featured a packed competition with 15 events taking place across various categories and age groups, ensuring matches for every ability.  Many players across the island of Ireland, as well as players from England and Wales, travelled to Lisburn to compete in the popular event in the tournament calendar. 

However the event’s big attraction for players and spectators alike was the appearance of He Zhiwen – a former world top 10 player, World Team Event winner with China and 4 time Olympian (representing Spain).  Ireland’s own Sophie Earley led the women’s entry, and Paralympian Colin Judge was able to enter following the cancellation of his Bundesliga match in Germany.  He Zhiwen can now add the Ulster Open Title to his many successes over the years, while Sophie added another Ulster Open Title to her growing successes, just before she left for the World Youth Championships in Portugal.  James Skelton was awarded Ulster Player of the tournament, winning the U21 and U19 Boys singles, and receiving a special He Zhiweng shirt!  Some compensation for James who lost to He Zhiwen in the Men’s Singles semi-final!


Sophie Earley and He Zhiwen being presented with their Robinson’s Ice Cream Ulster Open Trophies by
 Councillor Thomas Beckett, Jimmy Robinson and Alderman Allan Ewart.
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Action from the Final (He Zhiwen v Dillon Byrne)
Paralympian Colin Judge in action
Lucy McIvor on her way to a great win over English player
Saskia Key who reached the Women’s Singles Final
Amanda Taylor (Connacht) in action
Dillon Byrne (Leinster) v Max Skelton (Ulster)
James Skelton (Ulster Player of the Tournament)
Receiving his trophy from Jimmy Robinson (sponsor)

Congratulations to all the winners!

  • Senior Men – He Zhiwen
  • Senior Women – Sophie Earley
  • Disability Senior – Aaron Mellows
  • Masters Men – Daryl Strong
  • Master Women – Nicola Frail
  • Restricted Singles – Adam Faulkner
  • U21 Men – James Skelton​
  • U21 Women – Mia O’Rahilly Egan
  • Junior Boys – James Skelton 
  • Junior Girls – Maliha Baig
  • Cadet Boys – Isaac Kingham
  • Cadet Girls – Maliha Baig
  • Mini Cadet Boys – Vincent Ni
  • U11 Boys – Stefan Bonchev
  • U11 Girls – Jane Wilson