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The 2023 Junior and Senior Connacht Open will take place on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of February at the NUIG Kingfisher, NUIG Sports Centre, Galway.

Entries are now open through our JustGo system and will close at 5pm on Thursday 16th of February 2023.

All players and coaches are advised to read the Entry Form for full details on the events taking place and the tournament regulations.

Enter to the event here: https://tti.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=D4F00906B006F3E09F6C0F7A7E392FB7CE40F30C

Any queries should be sent to [email protected] and [email protected]

28/29 January  

After a re-scheduling of dates TT rivalries were renewed at Saile Community & Sports Centre, Kinsale, Co Cork for the 2023 Munster Open. A disappointingly low figure of 85 competitors were engaged over the weekend, which commenced at 8.30 pm on Saturday 28th and finished at 3.30 pm on Sunday 29th. Unfortunately the level of entries was such that the U/11 boys and girls, U/13 girls and U/21 women categories did not go ahead. The largest entry was 24 in the Restricted Singles followed by 16 in both the Men’s Singles and the Para Open categories.  

The overall highlight of performances at the Munster Open has to be the three category firsts for Anjali Singh of Ormeau – Women’s Singles, U/19 Girls and U/17 Girls. She was followed by Peadar Sheridan, also of Ormeau, with two category firsts in the U/15 Boys and U/13 Boys not to mention his Runner Up finish in the Men’s Singles, and Ben Watson, Craigavon, with wins at both U/17 and U/19 Boys. Tom Davis of UCD won the Men’s Singles and in so doing contributed to a total of four category wins for Leinster players. However this was not enough as Ulster sailed through at the end to outscore Leinster by 7 category wins to 4 with both Connacht and Munster at one each – Marcus McDonnell in the Vets and Paddy Vaughan in the Para Open. Inter club wise Ormeau romped home with five category wins against both Glenburn and Loop at two each. 

Another highlight was the use of live streaming by Club Sportscast to provide live commentary of matches and interviews with players. coaches and officials over the two days. These activities were also recorded for subsequent uploading to both TTI and Munster social media. This aspect of the Munster Open operation proved to be hugely popular with players and coaches alike and should be considered for other competitions in the future.   

The category winners were: 

• Senior Men: Tom Davis 
• Senior Women: Anjali Singh 
• Restricted Singles: Vincent Ni 
• Vets: Marcus McDonnell 
• Para: Paddy Vaughan 
• U/21 Men: Navneet Sriram 
• U/19 Boys: Ben Watson 
• U/19 Girls: Anjali Singh 
• U/17 Boys: Ben Watson 
• U/17 Girls: Anjali Singh 
• U/15 Boys: Peadar Sheridan 
• U/15 Girls: Lilly Parke 
• U/13 Boys: Peadar Sheridan 

Finally, but not least, thanks go to Tournament Referee, Adrian Brown, and Assistant to the Referee, Niall O’Flaherty, along with umpires Brenda Burns and Arnold Morgan who provided effective management of the many matches played over the weekend. Munster Branch are also deeply indebted to the great people from the local South Coast club – Alan Hurley and Louise Loughnane to name just two – who provided a team of volunteers over the weekend. And who could forget Munster’s own Jimmy Magee/Harry Carpenter on the mic – Conn Higgins! 

The 2023 Munster Open is taking place this weekend on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th of January at the Saile Sports & Community Centre, Cappagh, Kinsale Co Cork. Eircode: P17 WD21

Please see below the draws for the events. Check-in from 8am and play starts 8.30am sharp Saturday and 9am Sunday!

Draws Available to download here: https://tabletennisireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Munster-Open-2023-Draw-1.pdf

Playing Schedule:

Please note there have been some time changes.

Saturday 28th 

• U/15 Boys & Girls – 08.30  
• U/11 Boys & Girls – 09.00  
• Para Open – 10.00  
• U/21 Men – 11.30  
• Men’s & Women’s Singles – 13.00  
• Restricted Singles – 16.30 

Sunday 29th  

• U/19 Boys & Girls – 09.00  
• U/13 Boys & Girls – 09.00  
• U17 Girls – 11.00  
• U/17 Boys – 13.00  
• Veterans – 12.00  

(Times maybe subject to change, keep an eye out on TTI Social Medias/Website)

CHECK IN will be 30 minutes before scheduled start of your first event.

Live Streaming

Live streaming of matches will be in operation at the Munster Open on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th January. A special feature of the streaming activity will be live commentary and interviews with players, coaches etc. The Organising Committee would greatly appreciate the cooperation of players and coaches alike in this venture.

Links will be shared to our social media platforms on the morning of the events.

Catering:

On Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th, a Cash-Only (no card facility available) Refreshments Shop will be open upstairs in the Saile Sports & Community Centre. The shop will be open on Saturday from 11am-4pm and Sunday from 11am-3pm. Tea, Coffee, Snacks, Soup and Sandwiches will be available. We would appreciate if you could bring the correct change where possible.

Anti-doping Update:

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2022 List of Prohibitive Substances has been updated since the 1st of January 2023. Sport Ireland launched the Anti-Doping Digital Wallet Card for 2022. It is essential that all players and support personnel whether coaches, physicians, or doctors attached to clubs or teams, consult this educational card, as well as the closely related Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes. 

Anti-Doping: https://tabletennisireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Sport_Irl_Digital_Wallet_Card_2022-1.pdf

Enjoy the event and we would like to wish to wish all the players, coaches, officials and volunteers the very best of luck at the weekend! 

The Leinster Junior Rankings have been updated.

Please see below the latest Leinster Junior Rankings based on recent results from: Irish Junior National Championships, Leinster Junior Classification, Leinster Junior Ranking, Leinster Junior Metro and Leinster Junior Close

Leinster Rankings Available to download below:

https://tabletennisireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Leinster-Junior-Ranking-list-2022-2023-4-1.pdf

Following the entries closing for the Munster Open earlier this week, and after consulting with the Referee, the Munster branch wish to advise players entered in the Mens Singles event that the Group Stage on Friday night has been cancelled. Given the level of entries for this event, it will be ran over Saturday 28^th. Players who intend to travel to Cork on Friday evening will have access to the venue between 6pm and 9 pm for practice. The Munster Branch requests that players who wish to take up this offer to contact the Branch by Thursday 26^th January, by emailing [email protected] to register their attendance at this session.

The U11 Boys, U11 Girls, U13 Girls and U21 Womens events have been cancelled due to insufficient entries received.

Live streaming of matches will be in operation at the Munster Open on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th January. A special feature of the streaming activity will be live commentary and interviews with players, coaches etc. The Organising Committee would greatly appreciate the cooperation of players and coaches alike in this venture.

On Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th, a Cash-Only (no card facility available) Refreshments Shop will be open upstairs in the Saile Sports & Community Centre. The shop will be open on Saturday from 11am-4pm and Sunday from 11am-3pm. Tea, Coffee, Snacks, Soup and Sandwiches will be available. We would appreciate if you could bring the correct change where possible.