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The Stiga Fermanagh Junior Open was held at Fivemiletown College on Saturday the 31^st of October. With 86 Players 138 entries and 228 matches a full days table tennis lay ahead.

In the under 10 Girls Leah Shekleton and Rebecca Finn had a thrilling Five Setter Final with Leah taken the first two 11-7 11-8 but Rebecca fought back strong and won the next two 11-6 11-9 in the fifth the girls played fantastic table tennis and were neck and neck until Leah won 12-10.

In a big entry of 17 entries in the under 10 boys there was many close games in this competition and in an all Mayo final Martin Williams beat Eddie Ditchburn 11-6 11-4 11-8.

In the Under 12 Girls, the first semi-final was Laura Finn and Orla Timlin, Orla took the first set 11-8 but Laura took the next set 12-10, Laura seemed to move up gear and won the next two sets 11-5 11-5. The second semi-final was Hannah Lynch Dawson versus Katie McGlone, Katie beat an in-form Hannah in a tight match 12-10 11-4 11-9. That left Laura and Katie to battle it out for 1^st place. Katie took the first two 11-7 12-10 then Laura pushed back and took the next two sets 11-8 11-7. Katie took a close fifth set 11-9 to claim the prize.

In the Under 12 Boys, the first semi-final was Kevin Kenna versus Ryan McConkey, Ryan played two tremendous sets to win 11-7 11-9 but Kevin fought back and took the next 12-10 but Ryan took the fourth 11-3. On the other side Jonathan Porter played Eric Shekleton, Jonathan took it in three sets winning 11-7 11-7 11-7. Ryan and Jonathan played a tremendous nail biting final with Jonathan wining the first two 12-10 12-10 Ryan took the third set 12-10 but Jonathan pushed back and took the fourth 11-5.

In the Under 14 Girls, the first semi-final was Ashley Givan versus Sally McConkey and Ashley won 11-6 11-2 11-4. The other semi-final was a nail biting one with the second seed Annalise Walker playing the up and coming star Katie McGlone, Katie took the first two 11-2 11-7 but Annalise came back and took the third 11-6 then in a fourth that went to 20-18 Katie came out on top. In the final Ashley continued her dominance and took the final 11-2 11-2 11-9.

The biggest event of the day with 32 entries was the Under 14 boys; this competition was of an extremely high standard with many 5 setters and edge of the seat table tennis being played. In the first semi Jonathan Porter played Ryan McConkey yet another close match for the two with Jonathan taking the first two 11-9 11-7 but Ryan fought back strong and took the next two 11-9 11-9, Jonathan came back strong again and took the fifth 11-2. In the other semi-final Kieran Reilly played Conor Mullaly, Kieran played a brilliant match and won 11-5 11-3 11-9. That left Jonathan and Kieran to battle it out again after they had earlier meet in their group. Jonathan took the first 11-6 but Kieran wasn’t going to be beaten again and took the next three 11-6 12-10 11-7.

In the under 17 girls the first semi saw Ashley Givan and Lavina Maties play but Ashley took it 11-7 11-2 11-8. Roisin O’Reilly played Sarah Timlin in the other Semi and Roisin took it 11-6 11-9 11-9. The final was Ashley versus Roisin and Ashley continued her dominating of the girls titles taking the final 11-5 11-3 11-6.

In the Under 17 boys Stephen Slater played Kieran Reilly in the first semi-final, Stephen took it in three sets 11-6 11-4 11-7. The other side of the draw we saw a tight 5 setter with Danny Murphy and Richard Clarke, Richard took the first 12-10 but Danny took the next two 11-9 11-6, Richard wasn’t going to be beaten easily and took the fourth 11-8 then Danny step up to the fifth set and took it 11-4. The final was Stephen versus Danny and Stephen took the title in three sets winning 11-3 11-3 12-10.

 The Fermanagh Table Tennis Association would like to thank all who came and support this event, Fivemiletown College, the Tournament Committee, the National Umpires and Tournament Referee, Kitty’s Kitchen and our sponsors Tommy Fitzgerald Table Tennis Shop Stiga and SpeedyReg. They hope all players and spectators enjoyed the day. There was tremendous table tennis played in a junior tournament with thrilling matches played in all events.

Click here for full results.

October Bank Holiday weekend in ALSAA, Dublin saw the first Leinster Junior Classification of the season take place. With entries from across the province, there was some very competitive table tennis. In the Boys events, perhaps the best performance came from Club Donic’s Shi Zhao Li who has burst on to the Irish table tennis scene this year with some fantastic performances in both Junior and Senior events. He took both the Under 14 and Under 17 titles, defeating Ryan Farrell in the Under 14 event and Maciek Szymanski in the Under 17 event. In the girls events, it was rising start Katie McGlone also taking double titles, winning the Under 12 event with a victory over Sarah Cashen and the Under 14s with victory over Amy-Lou Hayes from Mountrath TTC. See here for top 3 finishers in all of the weekend’s play – congratulations to all medallists.

International John Murphy took the title at another succesful Leinster Grand Prix event at ALSAA, Dublin this weekend. Defeating Paul McCreery in the final, Murphy was delighted to be back claiming tournament victory. In the Women’s event, Rita Kacsandi took her 2nd succesive tournament of the season with a victory over international Amanda Mogey. Claire Nelson took the Under 21 title,d efeating Ashley Givan and Paul McCreery made amends for his defeat in the Mens Final with Under 21 success over Sam Logue. See below for full results, with tournament report to follow:

Fermanagh Table Tennis Association are delighted to invite you to the annual Stiga Fermanagh Junior Open. This year it moves to Fivemiletown College, which boasts some of the finest table tennis facilities in the country.

The event takes place on Saturday the 31^st of October and play starts at 9.30.

With U10, U12, Cadets and Juniors and cash prices to be given for each event we expect some fantastic matches in all age groups.

This year the entry fee is extremely reasonable with prices ranging from £4-7 for one event and £8-12 for two.

There will be restaurant facilities available on site.

Last year saw this event attract over 120 entries from all parts of Ireland, including Dublin, Cavan, Mayo, Monaghan, Antrim, Tyrone and Fermanagh. Winners were as follows:

Under 10 Boys
Winner: Kevin Gilroy, Mayo
Runner up: Ryan McConkey, Newbliss

Under 10 Girls
Winner: Orla Timlin, Connaught
Runner up: Katie McGlone, Leinster

Under 12 Boys
Winner: Michael Jones, Clonaneese
Runner up: Jonathan Porter, Clogher

Under 12 Girls
Winner: Emma Ludlow, Belfast
Runner up: Meadhbh Slattery, Balgriffin

Under 14 Boys
Winner: Stephen Slater, Lisbellaw
Runner up: Pshemek Kossowski, Balgriffin, Dublin

Under 14 Girls
Winner: Ashley Givan, Clogher
Runner up: Manuela Kossowski, Balgriffin, Dublin

Under 17 Boys
Winner: Ashley Robinson, Clogher
Runner up: Maciek Szymanski, Balgriffin, Dublin

Under 17 Girls
Winner: Ashley Givan, Clogher
Runner up: Manuela Kossowski, Balgriffin, Dublin

The closing date for entries for this year’s event is the 26^th of October. Entry forms are available here

(pic – Last year’s Junior Boys Champion Ashley Robinson)