HANDBOOK 2017/2018. WANDSWORTH & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE Founded Affiliated to. & Surrey Table Tennis Association

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1 WANDSWORTH & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE Founded 1945 HANDBOOK 2017/2018 Affiliated to & Surrey Table Tennis Association Containing: List of Clubs Secretaries Clubrooms and Fixtures Website: TTE Website:

2 WANDSWORTH DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE PRESIDENT Len Saker, 229 Magdalen Road, Wandsworth SW18 3PB Tel: (020) (home) CHAIRMAN GEN. SECRETARY/CUP COMPETITIONS/ MATCH SECRETARY John Llewellyn, 37 Lavington Road, Croydon CR0 4PQ Mob: TREASURER Paul Couper, 142 Havelock Road, London SW19 8HB Tel: (020) COACHING/JUNIOR COORDINATOR Isma il Miller, 66 Bishop s Park Road, Norbury, London SW16 5TS Mob: PRESS/PUBLICITY Peter Klocek, 7 Priory Road, Cheam, Surrey SM3 8LP Tel (020) SURREY TTA REPRESENTATIVE Mike Loveder, 18 Gaysley House, Hotspur Street, Kennington, London SE11 6TS Tel: (020) Mob: ADDITIONAL MEMBER Alan Giles, 13 Killarney Road, Wandsworth SW18 2DU Tel: (020)

3 Division 1 Fixtures 2017/2018 Season 18th September th March 2018 Week commencing 18th September th September 2017 Division 1 Home Night Teams Vale A v St Pauls B 1 Tuesday Vale A Cup Matches York A v York B 2 Friday York A St Pauls A v Wilton 3 Thursday St Pauls A 4 Tuesday Wilton 5 Monday York B 6 Thursday St Pauls B 7 Monday XXIV A ALL teams named first are at HOME, the second named team is AWAY. Cup match fixtures will be sent out to teams individually (to the team captain). 2nd October th October th October 2017 York B v Vale A York A v XXIV A XXIV A v Vale A Wilton v York A St Pauls A v St Pauls B St Pauls B v York A St Pauls B v XXIV A Wilton v York B York B v St Pauls A 23rd October th October th November 2017 St Pauls A v Vale A Vale A v York A York B v St Pauls B XXIV A v St Pauls A Wilton v XXIV A St Pauls B v Wilton Cup Matches 13th November th November th November 2017 Vale A v Wilton St Pauls B v Vale A Vale A v York B York A v St Pauls A York B v York A York A v Wilton XXIV A v York B Wilton v St Pauls A XXIV A v St Pauls B 4th December th January th January 2018 XXIV A v York A Vale A v XXIV A St Pauls B v St Pauls A Cup Matches York A v St Pauls B York B v Wilton St Pauls A v York B 22nd January th January th February 2018 Vale A v St Pauls A York A v Vale A Wilton v Vale A St Pauls B v York B St Pauls A v XXIV A St Pauls A v York A XXIV A v Wilton Wilton v St Pauls B York B v XXIV A 12th February th February th February 2018 Vale A v St Pauls B York B v Vale A York A v XXIV A York A v York B Wilton v York A St Pauls A v St Pauls B St Pauls A v Wilton St Pauls B v XXIV A Wilton v York B 5th March th March th March 2018 XXIV A v Vale A St Pauls A v Vale A Vale A v York A St Pauls B v York A York B v St Pauls B XXIV A v St Pauls A York B v St Pauls A Wilton v XXIV A St Pauls B v Wilton 26th March nd April th April 2018 Vale A v Wilton York A v St Pauls A XXIV A v York B WDTTL Tournament WDTTL Tournament 2

4 Division 2 Fixtures 2017/2018 Season 18th September th March 2018 Week commencing 18th September th September 2017 Division 2 Home Night Teams XXIV B v St Pauls D 1 Monday XXIV B Cup Matches York D v Vale B 2 Friday York D St Pauls C v XXIV C 3 Thursday St Pauls C 4 Monday XXIV C 5 Tuesday Vale B 6 Thursday St Pauls D 7 Wednesday York C ALL teams named first are at HOME, the second named team is AWAY. Cup match fixtures will be sent out to teams individually (to the team captain). 2nd October th October th October 2017 Vale B v XXIV B York D v York C York C v XXIV B XXIV C v York D St Pauls C v St Pauls D St Pauls D v York D St Pauls D v York C XXIV C v Vale B Vale B v St Pauls C 23rd October th October th November 2017 St Pauls C v XXIV B XXIV B v York D Vale B v St Pauls D York C v St Pauls C XXIV C v York C St Pauls D v XXIV C Cup Matches 13th November th November th November 2017 XXIV B v XXIV C St Pauls D v XXIV B XXIV B v Vale B York D v St Pauls C Vale B v York D York D v XXIV C York C v Vale B XXIV C v St Pauls C York C v St Pauls D 4th December th January th January 2018 York C v York D XXIV B v York C St Pauls D v St Pauls C Cup Matches York D v St Pauls D Vale B v XXIV C St Pauls C v Vale B 22nd January th January th February 2018 XXIV B v St Pauls C York D v XXIV B XXIV C v XXIV B St Pauls D v Vale B St Pauls C v York C St Pauls C v York D York C v XXIV C XXIV C v St Pauls D Vale B v York C 12th February th February th February 2018 XXIV B v St Pauls D Vale B v XXIV B York D v York C York D v Vale B XXIV C v York D St Pauls C v St Pauls D St Pauls C v XXIV C St Pauls D v York C XXIV C v Vale B 5th March th March th March 2018 York C v XXIV B St Pauls C v XXIV B XXIV B v York D St Pauls D v York D Vale B v St Pauls D York C v St Pauls C Vale B v St Pauls C XXIV C v York C St Pauls D v XXIV C 26th March nd April th April 2018 XXIV B v XXIV C York D v St Pauls C York C v Vale B WDTTL Tournament WDTTL Tournament 3

5 TEAM SECRETARIES ST PAUL S TTC Club Secretary I McCarthy, 18 Saxon Close, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5QS A B C D R Barr, 72 Dora Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 7HH MOB: J Llewellyn, 37 Lavington Road, Croydon Surrey CR0 4PQ MOB: jaymllewellyn@hotmail.com Felix Whitechaple, Flat A, 327 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London SW15 6SU MOB: P Dracup, 85 Elborough Street, Southfields, London SW18 5DS (020) VALE TTC Club Secretary R Brown, 47 Elsley Road, London SW11 5LJ (020) MOB: A B R Brown, 47 Elsley Road, London SW11 5LJ (020) MOB: T Coady, 11 Harrow Road, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3QH (020) MOB:

6 WILTON TENNIS CLUB Club Secretary Terry Oakes, Wilton Tennis Club, Wilton Grove, Wimbledon, London SW19 3QX (020) MOB: A Paul Couper, 142 Havelock Road, London SW19 8HB (020) XXIV CLUB Club Secretary Alan Giles, 13 Killarney Road, Wandsworth SW18 2DU (020) A B C Adeel Ahmed, Flat 7, Garfield Road, London SW19 8SB Tel: (020) Mob: P Klocek, 7 Priory Road, Cheam, SM3 8LP (020) M Bright, 34 Springfield Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DY (020) YORK GARDENS TTC Club Secretary T Draper, 16 Melrose Road, Wandsworth, SW18 1NE Tel: (020) A B Joe Leone, 61 Waterer Gardens, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 5PD Mob: joeleone@me.com Linford Akoto, 6 Eveline Road, Mitcham, Surrey CR4 3LE Mob: ashokimog@gmail.com C Mark Lewis, 28 Theatre Street, London SW11 5NF Mob: D Isma il Miller, 66 Bishop s Park Road, Norbury, London SW16 5TS Mob:

7 CLUBROOMS AND DIRECTIONS ST PAUL S TTC VALE TTC WILTON LTC XXIV CLUB St Paul s Community Centre, 23 Inner Park Road, Wimbledon SW19 6ED. Tube to Southfields or 39 bus to Princes Way, or 93 bus to Southlands College. Hall near junction of Augustus Road and Inner Park Road, Open on Thursday Closes 10.30pm Streatham Methodist Church Hall, Riggindale Road, Streatham, SW16 1QH. Next to church on corner of Riggindale Road and Mitcham Lane. Rail stations Streatham, Streatham Common and Streatham Hill are close by. Open Tuesday Closes 10.30pm 28 Wilton Grove, Wimbledon, SW19 3QU. Wilton Grove is off Kingston Road, take the second turning on the right after tram crossing on Kingston Road, going to from Colliers Wood to A3. Open on Tuesday Club closes 10.30pm Methodist Church lower hall, (next to Iceland), Coopers Yard Westow Hill, Upper Norwood, London SE19 1TQ. Nearest train station Gipsy Hill. Open on Monday and Thursday Club closes 9.30pm YORK GARDENS TTC Fircroft Primary School, Fircroft Road, Tooting SW17 7PP. Off Trinity Road, near Tooting Bec tube station, buses 219 and 319. Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Club closes 10.30pm WANDSWORTH CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS Entry forms for the Wandsworth closed championships will be available to download from the website: They will give details of times of sessions, fees and closing dates for when they need to be returned. Only fully registered players who have played in 50% or more available matches will qualify to take part. SURREY CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS You need to be a fully registered member of the league and Table Tennis England to take part details are available on the website: LEAGUE TABLES Are regularly updated throughout the season on the website: to jaymllewellyn@hotmail.com to be added to the mailing list to receive the updates. 6

8 CUP COMPETITIONS AND CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY Year President s Cup Chairman s Cup 2005 Sth Mitcham Wallington B 2006 Sth Mitcham A Vale D 2007 Sth Mitcham A St Pauls B 2008 York Gardens A Earlsfield 2009 York Gardens A York Gardens B 2010 Ernest Bevin A York Gardens E 2011 York Gardens A York Gardens E 2012 York Gardens A York Gardens F 2013 York Gardens A York Gardens I 2014 York Gardens A St Pauls C 2015 York Gardens A St Pauls C 2016 York Gardens A York Gardens C 2017 York Gardens A XXIV Club A CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Open Singles Open Doubles Vets Singles 2005 C Lewis S Holloway/C Lewis A Foley 2006 S Holloway S Holloway/L Persaud L Persaud 2007 S Holloway S Holloway/T Goodship M Farquharson 2008 S Holloway L Persaud/M Nakielski L Persaud 2009 S Holloway S Holohan/R Nelson L Persaud 2010 S Holloway S Holloway/L Persaud A Foley 2011 S Holloway D Fraser/M Farquharson M Farquharson 2012 L Veinsreider S Holloway/L Persaud L Persaud 2013 No Championships 2014 L Persaud S Holloway/L Persaud L Persaud 2015 L Lewandowski L Lewandowski/L Persaud L Persaud 2016 L Veinsreider L Veinsreider/M Farquharson M Farquharson 2017 L Veinsreider A Sanders/D Taucher L Veinsreider 7

9 WANDSWORTH & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE SEASON 2016/2017 LEAGUE RESULTS Divison 1 League Table Teams Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points York A Vale A York B St Pauls B Wilton A St Pauls A Vale B Division 1 Player Leading Averages Player Team Played Won Lost Averages Andy Sanders Vale A Murray Wilson York A Divison 2 League Table Teams Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points XXIV Club A York C St Pauls C Wilton B XXIV Club B Heathfield St Pauls D Division 2 Player Leading Averages Player Team Played Won Lost Averages Adeel Ahmed XXIV Club A

10 RULES 1. The name of the league shall be the "Wandsworth and District Table Tennis League". The objects of the league shall be to foster competitive table tennis in the Wandsworth area and to encourage table tennis generally. 2. The League shall operate winter league competitions each year starting no earlier than 1st September and finishing no later than 15th May. The League may also operate cup competitions and/or closed tournaments and/or a summer league. 3. Each team that participates in winter league competitions shall be entitled to one vote at any Meeting of the League until the commencement of the following year's league. A team that is withdrawn from the winter league competition shall lose its vote. 4. The League shall hold an Annual General Meeting every year. That Meeting shall be held no earlier than 1st June and no later than 31st July. That Meeting shall: (a) elect Officers and a Committee to organise the operation of the League and its activities; (b) consider and vote on any amendments to the rules proposed; (c) consider and vote on the reports of the Officers; (d) agree any changes to charges for the following financial year; (e) set out the arrangements for registering teams for the following year's league competitions. Any proposed amendment to the rules must be submitted in writing to the General Secretary by 1st May. A Special General Meeting may also be called by a majority vote of the Committee or at the written request of three of the league clubs. Every General Meeting of the League shall be final and conclusive and shall be binding on clubs and members as the voice of the whole League. At least 21 days clear notice shall be given to all affiliated clubs with regard to any General Meeting of the League. It is the duty of each club to ensure that it has at least one representative at each General Meeting who can vote on behalf of the teams entitled to vote. Failure of a club to have any representative at a General Meeting, unless agreed by the Chairman, shall result in a penalty charge set out in the charges section. 5. The Committee shall be comprised of between 5 and 12 Officers and members. Officer roles shall be allocated at the AGM, however not all members of the Committee need have a specific role. The Committee shall be able to appoint a replacement and/or reallocate a role, if a member of the Committee is unable to continue, without recourse to a Special General Meeting. 6. The League clubs, teams and players shall abide by the rules of TTE. Relevant players' fees must be paid directly to the TTE by the players themselves, or by their clubs. The League will affiliate to the Surrey TTA and will meet the appropriate team affiliation fees. League competitions 7. Existing member clubs, wishing to enter teams in the league competitions, must adhere to the timetable and arrangements for registration announced at the AGM. Applications from new clubs should adhere to the same dates and will be assessed by the Committee. If these dates are not met, participation will be at the discretion of the Committee. 9

11 Based on the number of teams entered, the Committee shall have full discretion to set the number of teams per division. The aim is to seek to ensure that all teams have a full and competitive program of matches. If the decision is for divisions of (up to) eight or (up to) ten teams, then the program will last the full season and a system of relegation and promotion will apply at the end of the season. If the decision is for divisions of (up to) six teams, then a system of relegation and promotion will also apply at the end of the first half of the season. Normally two teams shall be promoted and two relegated from each division. However depending on: (a) the strength of any new teams entered; (b) changes in players available to a team or; (c) due to restructuring of the divisions, the Committee shall have discretionary powers to vary this. If there are SPARE places available in any division the Committee will consider requests to fill them for the second half of the season. Such requests should be made by 1st December. For full season programs, matches for these teams would be on a "friendly" basis and not affect league tables/results, but all other league competition rules would apply. 8. Each fixture in league competition shall consist of nine singles matches and one doubles match. All the singles shall be played by the three players of each team; however if desired other players may play in the doubles. Each match will normally be 11-up, best of five games. However teams with two or more registered school-age players MAY opt for a SHORTER format for fixtures. All SINGLES would be best of three games. This option must be notified on registration at the start of the season and will apply to all league competition fixtures in which that team plays for the whole season. The League scoring shall be: 6 points for a 10-0, 9-1 or 8-2 victory; 5 points for a 7-3 victory; 4 points for a 6-4 victory; 3 points for a 5-5 draw; 2 points for a 4-6 loss; 1 point for a 3-7 loss; 0 points for a 2-8, 1-9 or 0-10 loss. In the event of a walkover the non-offending team shall be awarded 6 points. If a team has a walkover awarded to their opponents on four occasions, that team will be automatically be withdrawn from the league. If a team withdraws, or is withdrawn, its record shall be deleted and the Committee may bar the team from re-entering the league for one season. Divisional positions will be decided according to the following, in order of priority: (a) points gained; (b) fixtures won; (c) fixtures drawn; (d) games difference; (e) the head-to-head table, on the same basis, for teams still tied on (a)-(d). In the event of a tie on all these factors the Committee shall decide on a method of resolution. 9. Fixtures should start at If a team is not ready to commence by 8.00 the team ready to play may claim a walkover. Players arriving after 8.15 shall not be allowed to play unless agreed by the opposition captain. If an away team is ready to start at 7.30 (or ready first if both teams late) the home team shall concede any matches not completed when the premises have to close; otherwise the home team may claim any incomplete matches. If a team has opted for the SHORTER format and the opposition is not ready to start at 7.30, it may claim any match not started by 9.30pm. The home team must present their order of play to their opponents in all matches. However teams are expected to be flexible over the order of play. If two tables are used, the away team shall have choice of tables and order of play. An umpire shall be agreed for each match and his/her decision is final. Dress shall be as laid down by TTE. The home team captain shall ensure the result card is completed and signed by both captains and must notify the result to the Match Secretary promptly by an approved method. 10

12 10. Clubs must select a home night for each team when entering teams. All fixtures must be played on the scheduled evening (as set out in the handbook).clubs may postpone fixtures if the premises are not available or players are representing the Wandsworth League; unavailability of players shall not be a sufficient reason. 11. When a match is not played on that night, the points will be awarded to the non-offending team, or if both teams are at fault the match will be void. A match may be re-arranged by mutual consent and should be brought forward whenever possible. If postponed until later, the Match Secretary must be informed of the reason and the re-scheduled date, which must be in the same half-season. A team may change its home night during the season, but must then contact their opponents with a reminder a week before each of their remaining home matches. 12. It shall be the duty of a club participating in the league competitions to provide the best possible playing conditions with particular regard to: (a) efficient lighting; (b) tables and (c) floor space. In the event of a complaint, the Committee shall request the club concerned to submit a report. Any recommendations of the Committee must be adhered to. 13. The Committee and Match Secretary may agree to arrange a summer league. Rules may differ from the winter leagues. This may be used to trial a two-player team format. Fees and rule changes, if any, will be decided by the Committee and notified to clubs if this option is pursued. Registrations and Playing-up 14. Only registered players may play in the league competitions and each player may only be registered for one team. A club must register a minimum of three players for each team entered, however there is no upper limit to the number that may be registered. If a player registered at the start of the season becomes unavailable before playing a match, another new player may be substituted in his/her place without a new fee being charged; this concession will end each 1st November. In general the strongest players shall be in the first team, the next strongest in the second team and so on. The Committee may reject registrations that it feels breach this arrangement. 15. Clubs are encouraged to ensure they have three players for each fixture. If they cannot do this from existing players, they may:(a) register new players (b) play up a player from another team. New registrations must be notified to the Match Secretary no later than the day of the match. New registrations are generally not allowed after the 1st February (also after 1st November if divisions of up to 6) but may be agreed by the Match Secretary, or Committee, in advance if he/she considers there is a justifiable reason. New registrations must not breach the rule that "the strongest players should be in the first team and so on" and must not be used to bring in stronger players for crucial matches. The Match Secretary will, if he/she knows the player, will advise the team concerned if he considers there is a breach of the guidance above. 16. Rules re playing-up. A player may not: (a) play for another club; (b) play for a team in a lower division; (c) play for a lower ranked team in the same division; (d) play for another team in the same division on more than one occasion; (e) play for more than one team in each of the higher divisions. (Note: If a player does play up four times for a team, he/she may only play thereafter for that team and not for any other team.) These options must not be used to bring in stronger players for crucial matches. 11

13 17. The Committee shall have discretionary powers in individual cases to : (a) vary the rules on registration of players; (b) extend or restrict the rules on playing-up; (c) to nullify the games of players and/or adjust points to correct if it considers there has been a breach of any the rules (d) take any necessary action to preserve the spirit of the game. Any club wishing to request a variation of these rules or a review of any decisions thereon must submit a written request to the Match Secretary who will ask the Committee to reach a decision. President's and Chairman's Cups 18. Cup fixtures shall be subject to league competition rules and fines except as follows: President s cup fixtures shall consist of nine singles matches, each 11-up best of five games. Chairman's cup fixtures shall consist of nine singles, each 11-up, best of five games. Handicaps will be decided by the Committee. If a game score reaches a final point shall decide the game. If a fifth game is required in any match, change of ends will occur once one of the players has scored 5 points. Only teams registered for the league competition may enter the cups. They must request entry to the cups when registering the team for the league competition. In round 2, players must have played at least twice for that team in the league and at least four times for later rounds. Players may only play for one cup team in each cup competition. The Cup Secretary may be asked to give prior permission to vary the rules if this means a club cannot field a full team for a fixture. This option may not be used to strengthen a team. Financial Matters 19. The subscription shall be per annum for each team, for teams joining mid-season the fee shall be Players' registration fees shall be 3.00 per person per annum. The charge for entering the Presidents Cup shall be The charge for entering the Chairman's Cup shall be 0.00.in the playing area is bleeding, play shall be suspended immediately and shall not resume until that person has received medical treatment and all traces of blood have been removed from the playing area. Clubs shall be fined for the following: (a) failure of a club to have a representatative at a General Meeting - 4 for each team entitled to vote; (b) on each occasion a team plays with only 2 players - 2; (c) on each occasion a team plays with one player or concedes a walkover or fails to give opponents 24 hours notice of being unable to fulfil a fixture or fails to notify the Match Secretary of a postponement - 5. The Committee shall have discretion to waive or reduce fines when it considers this appropriate. A club shall lodge a guarantee fee of 8 for each team entered for league competition. The guarantee fee shall be refundable at the end of the season, less any fines payable by the club. Fees for the closed championships or any other competitions shall be set by the Committee. 20. In the event of the League closing down, the assets of the League shall be divided between the clubs in proportion to the number of teams that were registered and not withdrawn in the last competitive season of the league competitions. 12

14 Intervals Warm up time at the start of a match is 2 minutes. Play shall be continuous throughout a match except that any player is entitled to: An interval of up to 1 minute between successive games of a match. Brief intervals for towelling after every 6 points from the start of each game and at the change of ends in the last possible game of a match. A player or pair may claim one time-out period of up to 1 minute during a match. In an individual event the request may be made by the player or pair or by the designated advisor. In a team event it may be made by the player or pair or by the team captain. The request for a time-out, which shall be made only when the ball is out of play, shall be made by making a "T" sign with the hands. On receiving a valid request for a time-out the umpire shall suspend play. Play will be resumed when the player or pair who called it is ready to continue or at the end of one minute, whichever is sooner. The referee may allow a suspension of play of the shortest practical duration, and in no circumstances more than 10 minutes, if a player is temporarily incapacitated by an accident, provided that in the opinion of the referee the suspension is not likely to be unduly disadvantageous to the opposing player or pair. A suspension shall not be allowed for a disability which was present or was reasonably to be expected at the beginning of the match, or where it is due to the normal stress of play. Disability such as cramp or exhaustion, caused by the player's current state of fitness or by the manner in which play has proceeded, does not justify such an emergency suspension, which may be allowed only for incapacity resulting from an accident, such as injury caused by a fall. If anyone in the playing area is bleeding, play shall be suspended immediately and shall not resume until that person has received medical treatment and all traces of blood have been removed from the playing area. Players shall remain in or near the playing area throughout a match except with the permission of the referee. During intervals between games they shall remain within 3 meters of the playing area under the supervision of the umpire. 13

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