A busy weekend for Irish table tennis, with the Leinster Junior Close taking place in Clontarf, the Veterans gathering to contest the Munster Veterans Open and a team of cadets in the UK to contest the East Midlands 4* event. Main results below;
Munster Veterans
Men’s Over 40: 1. T. Dolan; 2. D. Zeatlynly; 3. K. Burke, M. Cunningham;
Men’s Over 50: 1. B. Finn; 2. R. Davis; 3. T. Dolan, M. Pickles;
Men’s Over 60: 1. M. Pickles; 2. R. Coard; 3. B. Finn, B. Varnham;
Men’s Over 70: 1. T. Mahaffey; 2. T. Burke; 3. K. Ridsdale; 4. M. Keogh; W. Clarke.
Ladies: 1. S. Murphy; 2. K. Reynolds; P. Harper.
Leinster Junior Close
Junior Boys : 1. S. Logue , 2. S. Zhao Li , 3. J. Stapleton.
Plate 1. C. Judge , 2. B. O’Toole
Banded : 1. K. Murphy , 2. B. O’Toole , 3. C. Judge.
Junior Girls : 1. C. Hellar , 2. E. McGlone , 3. M. Slattery.
Plate : 1. L. Hayes , 2. E. Kavanagh
Cadet Boys : 1. S. Zhao Li , 2. C. Kelly , 3. C. Gallagher.
Banded : 1. S. Farrell , 2. L. Dempsey , 3. C. Merriman.
Cadet Girls : 1. E. McGlone , 2. M. Slattery , 3. A. Lou Hayes
U12 Boys : 1. E. McGovern , 2. C. Gallagher , 3. S. Hurley.
Plate : 1. J. Doyle , 2. L. Massey.
Banded : 1. C. Byrne , 2. C. O’Reilly , 3. N. Moise.
U12 Girls : 1. N.Nguyen , 2. K. Hayes , 3. K. Whelan
Plate : 1. E. Akinblodun , 2. C. O’Toole.
Banded : 1. A. McCool , 2. C. O’Toole , 3. E. Akinblodun
U10 Boys : 1. K. Wang , 2. C. O’Brien , 3. T. Downey
U10 Girls : 1. K. Whelan , 2. J. Hayes , 3. N. Krawczun
East Midlands 4*
Katie McGlone was the star of the show at the East Midlands 4*. She reached the Semi final of the Under 13s by winning her group and beating the number 2 seed and then lost to Emily Bolton 11-9 in the fifth in the semi. Bolton was the number one seed for the event. In the Cadets McGlone progressed to the Quarter Finals where she lost deuce in the fifth to Chrissie Slot. McGlone beat team-mate Emma Ludlow in the last 16.
In the Cadet Boys Ryan Farrell and Kevin Hutchinson made it to the Last 32. Farrell lost 3-1 to Eddie Freeman who was the eventual runner up, Hutchinson lost 3-1 to George Falcus.
Conor Mullally was in the last 16 of the banded event but lost there 3-0.