Newsletter No 67 Dec 2009 I NS I D E T H IS I S S U E : Birthday Wishes 4 Melbourne Vets 4 Notice Board 5 Aus Vets Champs 6 Wrap Up States Medal Tally 9 Team Results 11 Victorian B Teams 12 Individual Results 12 Order of Merit 15 TT World - Best 17 Player Awards Photo Highlights 17 NETS & VETS VETERANS TABLE TENNIS VICTORIA W O R L D MA S T E R S G A M E S SYD N E Y 2009 T A B L E T E N N I S by Joan Guggenheim Over 28,000 athletes, from over 100 countries both big and small, travelled to Sydney for the Games. Most of these players trying to get registered before their events proved to be chaotic. Long queues snaked around the buildings, we took over three hours, and we were the lucky ones. Unfortunately things went into meltdown and caused no end of trouble. Still everyone eventually got to their Centres or Arenas. So the Games began. Editors: Arlene Verplak Andrew Beaton Assistant Editor: Contributions to: Andrew Beaton arlene_verplak@ yahoo.com or Contributions abeaton@ to: arlene_verplak@ supernerd.com.au yahoo.com Tel: 03 5336 3789 Tel: 03 5336 3789 Two hundred and forty seven table tennis players were keen to get started at the Hurstville Centre. They came from many countries including Germany, Russia, China, Taipei, Brazil, France, Denmark, Japan, Hong Kong, USA, Canada, Malaysia and Ukraine. There were lots of smiles, friendly faces, different accents, hardly any English from the visitors and lots of noise. This made for exciting table tennis throughout the week.
Page 2 Newsletter No 67 W O L R D M A S T E R S G A M E S SYD N E Y 2009 T A B L E T E N N I S C O N T. The regular team of Bev and Brian James headed the Organising Team with plenty of help from TTNSW and Angelo Tabone. It was interesting to watch Bev take the heat out of an argument between a fiery Brazilian and an equally fiery Chinese girl, neither could talk English and there was much shouting from both. Bev with her usual calmness found a way to defuse the argument and both went away satisfied, I think? In the Teams events, Victoria won five gold and one silver: O40 Men Brian Berry, Lory Bisiach Gold O70 Men Case de Bondt, Geoff Nesbitt, Gordon Lee (WA) Gold O70 Men Fred de Bondt, Bruce Greenwood, Werner Krafft (QLD) Silver O70 Women Pam Tait, Margaret Mulcahy, Toshi Amano (Japan) Gold O80 Men Gary Luu, Tom Boyd (NSW) Gold O80 Women Joan Guggenheim, Doreen Bridson (WA) Gold In the Individual events all of the Over 30 men and women were Australians. Russia was the standout in the Over 40 men where six got through the round robin event into the main draw. Brian Berry was also there, winning a tough match against A. Momzerov of Russia to make the semi finals, he won Bronze. Belgin Bennett featured in two medal matches, the Doubles with W. Deng winning Silver and the Mixed Doubles winning Bronze. Fifty three players from all over the world contested the Over 50 Men s Singles, but it was four Australians who made it to the Semi Finals (no Victorians). In the Women s Singles Leonie Whiteford (NSW) was the only Australian to make it to the Semi Finals, but lost to L. Chan (China) in the Bronze play-off. New South Wales dynamic duo Wayne Heginbotham & Bill Robson were never threatened in the Men s Doubles.
NETS & VETS Page 3 W O L R D M A S T E R S G A M E S SYD N E Y 2009 T A B L E T E N N I S C O N T. Only one Australian got through to the Semi Finals in the Over 60 Men s Singles, Inh Van Le (NSW), who lost both the Semi Final and the bronze play-off. Buddy Reid had a heart stopping game against Davydenko (Russia) to get to the Quarter Finals, but then lost to Inh Van Le. Mick Wright and Michael Ede were at their best in the final of the Men s Doubles, winning against the hard hitting pair from Taipei. Igof Klaf and Inh Van Le defeated Ken Cole (NSW) and Herbert Neubauer (FRA) for the Bronze. Averil Roberts teamed up with NZ friend Val Beaver to take silver from our Japanese friends in the Women s Doubles. Mick Wright teamed with Pam Tait in the Mixed and got the better of Igor Klaf and Joan Munn for the Bronze. The Over 70 Men s Singles was in doubt until the last minute when Case de Bondt got over the line to win the title from Gordon Lee (WA). Fred de Bondt was not so fortunate and lost the Bronze to Y. Gorbadev (RUS). Pam Tait won Gold in the Women s Singles, and Margaret Mulcahy defeated Toshi Amano (Japan) for the Bronze. Case de Bondt and Geoff Nesbitt teamed up and won Gold in the Men s Doubles. Case de Bondt and Margaret Mulcahy also got Gold in the Mixed Doubles, while Geoff Nesbitt & Lois McConnell beat Nick McConnell & Beryl Davies (NSW) for the Bronze. It was all Australia in the main draw of the Over 80 s. Gary Luu, the only Victorian, won his 3 round robin matches to make it to the main Draw, but lost to KC Trinh (NSW) for the Bronze. Joan Guggenheim got Silver in the Women s Singles losing to Doreen Bridson (WA). Joan teamed with 99 year old Dot de Low (NSW) to get Gold in the Women s Doubles and with Gary Luu in the Mixed Doubles to defeat Gerry and Doreen Bridson in the final. The results show that hardly any of the Semis and Finals were easy, and throughout the week there were many brilliant and exciting matches, it was a good week s table tennis.
Page 4 Newsletter No 67 B I R T H D A Y W I S H E S November Bruce Carter, Vicki Carruthers, Carl Darko, Val Darko, Case de Bondt, Brian Hall, Verna Ho, Bill Hoskin, Jing Johns, Keith Keane, Igor Klaf, John Lau, David Lee, Roy Leung, Debbie Ling, Les Matrenza, Karl Oliver, Richard Ooi, Barbara Powell, Buddy Reid, Kelvin Rutgers, Jeff Tran. December Fred de Bondt, Eddie Giam, Mark Hall, Arthur Harrison, Helmut Hirsch, Heather Letwin, Gavin Leo, Lois McConnell, Chris Sykes, Angelo Tabone, Colin Turnbull, John Wong, Mick Wright, Graham Young. M E L B O U R N E VE T E R A N S from David Kumar Lizzie Borbely had a bad fall at MSAC on Friday night 20 Nov and an ambulance was needed to transport her to the Alfred Hospital, where they found that not only was her right elbow broken, but it was completely shattered. This calls for a reconstruction job on the elbow, and means that Lizzie s stay in hospital will be a bit longer. Lizzie is one of our stalwart Friday night workers giving out entries, receipts for money taken etc. and making sure that Tim fills the urn we will miss her smiling presence. The Victorian Veterans Committee and all the players wish her a speedy recovery and hope that she will soon be home again.
NETS & VETS Page 5 N O T I C E B O A R D In the O75 Women s Doubles Finals, Joan Guggenheim and Betty Bird were down 2 sets against Prisca Rosario and Dot Sanders. Joan and Betty rallied to make it 2 all. In the 5 th set, a collision occurred and both landed on the floor. In this age group that could be dicey, but Joan and Betty must have been alright, as the last set was 11-1, their way. In a match with President s A Team, Libby Haughton forgot to use her puffer for her asthma, as a result she had a whooping fit wherein air was not getting inside her lungs, a time-out was called. Trish was torn between staying in the umpires chair or calling an ambulance. Thankfully Libby was able to get her breathe back she also won that match! Clive Sim brought the wrong pair of glasses to one of his matches.he could not see the ball if his life depended on it. It s like watching a blind person play table tennis, not possible. Roy Cintolo (Room 212) forgot to turn the TV off one night and fell asleep. Bothered by the noise the TV was making, Jan Tuckwell (Room 213) tried knocking on his door to no avail. She went down to get the Night Manager to unlock Roy s door. Both went in, turned the TV off and everything was quiet again. Roy was completely out of it. talk about a sound sleeper! What was up with Debbie Wilson? Missed the O40 Women s Team medal presentation. Off to the Blue Mountains with a secret admirer.
Page 6 Newsletter No 67 AU S T R A L I A N VE T E R A N S TA B L E T E N N I S C H A M P I O N S H I P S W R A P U P by Arlene Verplak The 26 th Australian Veterans Table Tennis Open Championships held this year at Hurstville, NSW, saw 93 teams, 347 players and 9 international countries taking part. Flashback to the inaugural event held in Kingston, Tasmania wherein there were 11 teams and 51 players and New Zealand was the only other country taking part. To say that we have grown is an understatement.. we have in effect, taken off!!! Last year in Perth, I was bewailing the fact that I only got to play one match per day as there were only 6 teams in the O40 Women s Event. This year, there were 9 teams and most days I got to play 2 matches a day. Even though I was so tired at the end of most days, it was OK, because that is what we all came for, to play table tennis with everything we ve got and if that requires sore muscles, aching bones and seeing double at the end of the day, so be it. The Opening Ceremony was held at the Peakhurst Bowling & Recreation Club. We were all adequately fed; the food kept coming (it seem to disappear as soon as the plates landed on the tables, heck, sometimes the waiters had their plates emptied before they reached the tables!). The oldest playing member, Dot de Low was presented with her 99 years old Birthday cake (shaped like a table tennis table, complete with a net, bat & ball). At this point in time her goal is to compete at the World Veterans Table Tennis Championships in Hohot, Mongolia next year.
NETS & VETS Page 7 AU S T R A L I A N VE T E R A N S TA B L E TE N N I S C H A M P I O N S H I P S W R A P U P C O N T. The photo session for each State Team took quite a while, going alphabetically; Victoria always ends up last (although West Australia should really have that spot). We were all eager to get back to the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre, as several events were set to start. So the competition began! Starting on time and having the events flowing smoothly was really appreciated, the Organizing Committee deserves special mention: Tournament Director Leonie Whiteford Tournament Controllers Brian & Bev James Organising Committee NSW Veterans Table Tennis Assn. Tounament Administration Ted & Jan Davis, Michael Turner, Phil Males Venue Manager Douglas Flood Referee Ian Finlay Asst. Referees Stephen Gillespie & Graham Boyton Media & Promotion Dennis O Brien & Daniel Lee Organising Committee Jennifer Aduckiewicz, Carol Cowie, Rosemary Towers, Anna Pha, Gillian Hutchi A lot can happen in a year. O40 Women s B Team captain Verna Ho was diagnosed with breast cancer early this year. She has valiantly battled this disease and has undergone chemotherapy sessions. I was proud to be in Verna s team, she showed good judgement, fairness, and never ran out of encouraging words even in the face of numerous defeats (which we had plenty).
Page 8 Newsletter No 67 AU S T R A L I A N VE T E R A N S TA B L E TE N N I S C H A M P I O N S H I P S W R A P U P C O N T. Husband Clive Sim, was never too far away to give his personal support. In one match against Queensland B team, Verna was really struggling, you could see the sweat poring off her, the exhaustion in her face, the pallor pronounced. Mark Hall went to where Clive was sitting (as their team also had a match going) and told him, your wife is really battling Clive just sprung out of his chair, left his team mates and immediately went to Verna to give some needed moral and emotional support the tea Clive gave Verna must have contain some magic herbs as Verna won the match in the 5 th set. Even though the team lost 1-10, Verna s triumph was a win for us all. The team events wrapped up on Wednesday. Victoria got the most medals, but NSW got the most Gold this year. The Open Events and awarding of medals went smoothly. A lot of exciting matches and great table tennis was seen. Jeff Drew (WA) was sidelined with a torn calf muscle, hence disappointing his groupies (of which I am a member, but not the President) as he was unable to play in the Open Events. However, wonderful classic shots were seen from Wayne Heginbotham(NSW), Max Wellington (Qld), Craig Campbell (WA) and Niels Ramberg (Den). The Closing Function was held at the Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL Club. The food was good, the music even better and the ambience and setting was great. This event will be quite a challenge to top, NSW really pulled out all the stops for this shindig. After a week of seeing players in sweaty shirts, boxy shorts, tousled hair, and 6 o clock shadow, it is quite a sight to behold when everyone cleans-up to attend this Social Dinner Dance.
NETS & VETS Page 9 AU S T R A L I A N VE T E R A N S TA B L E TE N N I S C H A M P I O N S H I P S W R A P U P C O N T. Peter Sheedy dancing with 3 women. must be the suit, but he carries it well (complete with his number attached at the back)...just in case someone wants a match. Mick & Judith Wright, it s like watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in one of their movies. they move so well together, and what about the queen of Saturday Night Fever, I would award that to Jan Paolini. The Dancing Queen award however still belongs to Ivana, but the Lady in Red award was Belgin s. Michael Donlon was all concentration when it came to those dance steps, his dancing partner made sure they were in rhythm. Roy Cintolo and Jim Furness saw the girls (Vicki, Debbie, Trish, Jeanne, Ivana, the two Jan s (Paolini & Tuckwell), Jean & Roma) doing a group dance and they just ambled along and joined in. doing the jive, the twist or mostly flailing around with style. I successfully dragged Andrew to the dance floor, but dancing seems more tiring than table tennis. In the end, just watching everyone have a great time, was the best part of it all. M E D A L TALL Y F O R E A C H S T A T E/ T E R R I T O R Y /COU N T R Y Victoria (9 medals) Gold(3) O40 Men Bronze (4) O40 Women O50 Women O60 Men B O70 Men O70 Women O75 Men B Silver (2) O60 Men O75 Men
Page 10 Newsletter No 67 M E D A L TA L L Y F O R E A C H ST A T E/T E R R I T O R Y / C O U N T R Y C O N T. NSW (6 medals) Gold (4) O50 Men Bronze (2) O40 Men O60 Men O50 Women O70 Women O75 Men South Australia (3 medals) Gold (1) Silver (2) O60 Women O50 Women O70 Women Queensland (2 medals) West Australia (2 Medals) Silver (2) O40 Men Silver (1) O50 Men O70 Men Bronze (1) O70 Men New Zealand (2 medals) Silver (2) O40 Women O60 Women President 1 Gold Medal for O40 Women Japan 1 Bronze Medal for O60 Women Scandinavia 1 Bronze Medal for O50 Men Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory Nil
NETS & VETS Page 11 T E A M S R E S U LT S Over 40 Women President New Zealand Victoria - Bronze Over 50 Women Victoria - Gold South Australia NSW Over 60 Women South Australia New Zealand Japan Over 70 Women NSW South Australia Victoria - Bronze Over 40 Men Victoria - Gold Queensland NSW Over 50 Men NSW Western Australia Scandinavia Over 60 Men NSW Victoria - Silver Victoria B - Bronze Over 70 Men Victoria - Gold Queensland West Australia Over 75 Men NSW Victoria - Silver Victoria B - Bronze
Page 12 Newsletter No 67 VI C T O R I A B T E A M S P E R F O R M A N C E S O40 Women O40 Men O50 Women O50 Men O60 Women O60 Men O70 Women O70 Men O75 Men placed 8th of 9 teams placed 4th of 12 teams placed 8th of 9 teams placed 15th of 15 teams placed 10th of 11 teams Bronze (out of 12 teams) placed 5th of 7 teams placed 7th of 10 teams Bronze (out of 8 teams) I N D I V I D U A L R E S U L T S Victorians Won GOLD in the following events: O40 Men s Doubles - Brian Berry / Max Wellington (Qld) O40 Women s Doubles - Belgin Bennett / W. Deng (NSW) O50 Women s Singles - Roma Chambers O50 Mixed Doubles - Brian Berry / Roma Chambers O60 Men s Doubles - Igor Klaf / Inh Van Le (NSW) O60 Women s Doubles - Averil Roberts (Vic:NZ) / V.Beaver (NZ) O65 Men s Singles O65 Mixed Doubles - Mick Wright - Mick Wright / Pam Tait O70 Women s Singles - Pam Tait O70 Women s Doubles - Margaret Mulcahy / Pam Tait O70 Men s Doubles - Case de Bondt / Geoffrey Nesbitt
NETS & VETS Page 13 I N D I V I D U A L R E S U L T S C O N T. O75 Men s Singles - Geoffrey Nesbitt O75 Men s Doubles - Geoffrey Nesbitt / Tony Herbert (Qld) O75 Women s Doubles - Betty Bird (SA) / Joan Guggenheim Victorians Won SILVER in the following events: O40 Men s Doubles O50 Men s Doubles - Phillip Boyle / BP Huynh - Brian Berry / Neils Ramberg (Den) O60 Men s Singles - Igor Klaf O60 Women s Doubles - Joan Munn / Cynthia Langley (SA) O60 Mixed Doubles - Mick Wright / Val Beaver (NZ) O65 Men s Singles O65 Mixed Doubles - Igor Klaf - Horst Frolich / C. Langley (SA) O70 Women s Doubles - Lois McConnell / Betty Bird (SA) O75 Women s Doubles - Prisca Rosario / Dorothy Sanders O75 Mixed Doubles - Geoffrey Nesbitt / A.Croccolo-Brugnoli (NSW) O80 Men s Singles - Ron Poon Victorians Won BRONZE in the following events: O40 Men s Singles - BP Huynh O40 Women s Doubles - Vicki Carruthers/Roma Chambers O40 Mixed Doubles - Brian Berry / Roma Chambers O50 Men s Singles - Brian Berry O50 Women s Singles - Roma Chambers
Page 14 Newsletter No 67 I N D I V I D U A L R E S U L T S C O N T. O60 Men s Singles O60 Men s Doubles O60 Mixed Doubles - Peter Sheedy & Mick Wright - P. Sheedy / T. Webb (Qld) - Horst Frolich / M.Gabbedy (Tas) O65 Men s Singles - Buddy Reid O65 Women s Singles - Pam Tait O65 Women s Doubles - M.Mulcahy/P.Tait & J.Munn/C.Langley (SA) O65 Mixed Doubles - Buddy Reid / Margaret Mulcahy O70 Women s Singles - Lois McConnell & Margaret Mulcahy O70 Men s Singles - Case de Bondt O70 Men s Doubles - Roy Cintolo/Fred de Bondt & Jim Furness/ Bruce Greenwood O70 Women s Doubles - Prisca Rosario/Dorothy Sanders O70 Mixed Doubles - Case de Bondt/ Margaret Mulcahy O75 Men s Singles - Ken Johnson O75 Women s Singles - Prisca Rosario & Dorothy Sanders O75 Mixed Doubles - Bill Sheehan/Prisca Rosario & Ken Johnson/Dorothy Sanders O80 Men s Singles - Gary Luu & Des Jones
NETS & VETS Page 15 2009 O R D E R O F M E R I T Over 40 Men Over 50 Men 1. Be Phu Huynh Vic 1. Wayne Heginbotham NSW 2. Max Wellington Qld 2. Niels Ramberg DEN 3. Brian Berry Vic 3. Bill Robson NSW 4. Roy Newcomb Qld 4. Craig Campbell WA 5. Stephen Mitchell Qld 5. Paul Pinkewich NSW 6. Lyndon White NZ 6. Weng Wait Loke MAS 7. Phillip Boyle Vic 7. Jeff Drew WA 8. Jun Tang NZ 8. Trevor Taylfort ACT 9. John Lee Tas 9. Dave Beaumont NSW 10.Stephen Yallop Qld 10. Thomas Samuelsson Qld Over 60 Men Over 70 Men 1. Igor Klaf Vic 1. Gordon Lee WA 2. Inh Van Le NSW 2. Case de Bondt Vic 3. Mick Wright Vic 3. Roy Cintolo Vic 4. Peter Sheedy Vic 4. Ron Hill Qld 5. Warren Woolcock Vic 5. Jim Furness Vic 6. Tony Webb Qld 6. Will Kong Vic 7. Hans Wetsteyn NSW 7. Lional Hurst Qld 8. Buddy Reid Vic 8. Kevin Cope NSW 9. Michele Ede Vic 9. Frank Kenny WA 10. William Weinstock WA 10. Geoff Benn Tas Over 75 Men 1. Geoffrey Nesbitt Vic 2. Tom Boyd NSW 3. Jack Lindsay NSW 4. Tony Herbert Qld 5. Ken Johnson Vic 6. Gil Tauris NSW 7. Alan Everitt WA 8. Bill Sheehan Vic 9. Gary Luu Vic 10. Albert Berry NSW
Page 16 Newsletter No 67 2009 O R D E R O F M E R I T C O N T. Over 40 Women Over 50 Women 1. Annie Ramberg DEN 1. Roma Chambers Vic 2. Xiaoping Sun CHN 2. Alice Abbas SA 3. Chris Little NZ 3. Ivana Trnka Vic 4. Joanna Ma NZ 4. Lorraina Baker SA 5. Andrea McDonnell Qld 5. Chris Matthews SA 6. Tutty Tanfana NZ 6. Lynne McKeough NSW 7. Van Dang NSW 7. Margaret Kranz Qld 8. Sabine Westenra NZ 8. Leonie Whiteford NSW 9. Bernadette Caldwell Qld 9. Pam Clarke Qld 10. Belgin Bennett Vic 10. Jeanne Strong Vic Over 60 Women Over 70 Women 1. Cynthia Langley SA 1. Betty Bird SA 2. Toyoko Yamamoto JPN 2. Lois McConnell Vic 3. Jill Whisson Qld 3. Elaine Edwards NSW 4. Julie Coombes SA 4. Merle Sneddon NZ 5. Rose Veerhuis NSW 5. Beryl Davies NSW 6. Val Beaver NZ 6. Prisca Rosario Vic 7. Tanya Sulimova NZ 7. Jill Wherry SA 8. Margaret Mulcahy Vic 8. Armida Croccolo-Brugnoli NSW 9. Dawn Darwent SA 9. Shirley Smith NSW 10. Pam Tait Vic 10. Joan Guggenheim Vic
NETS & VETS Page 17 T A B L E TEN N I S W O R L D 2009 B E S T P L A Y E R A W A R D S Over 40 Men Max Wellington Qld Women Annie Ramberg DEN Over 50 Men Wayne Heginbotham NSW Women Chris Little NZ Over 60 Men Niels Ramberg DEN Women Cynthia Langley SA Over 70 Men Gordon Lee WA Women Betty Bird SA Over 75 Men Geoffrey Nesbit Vic P H O T O HI G H L I G H T S - Courtesy of Xenia Gorny O40 Men s Team GOLD Lory Bisiach, David Pui, Brian Berry, BP Huynh O50 Women s Team GOLD Ivana Trnka, Jeanne Strong, Roma Chambers O70 Men s Team GOLD Roy Cintolo, Will Kong, Jim Furness, Case de Bondt O60 Men s Team SILVER Buddy Reid, Igor Klaf, Mick Wright, Peter Sheedy (not in photo)
Page 18 Newsletter No 67 P H O T O H I G H L I G H T S C O N T. O75 Men s Team SILVER Bill Sheehan, Bruce Greenwood, Geoffrey Nesbitt O40 Women s Team BRONZE Vicki Carruthers, Belgin Bennett, Debbie Wilson (not in photo, took a day trip to the Blue Mountains ). O60 Men s B Team BRONZE Michael Ede, Kennan Pun, Warren Woolcock, Horst Frohlich Over 70 Women s Team - BRONZE Dorothy Sanders, Prisca Rosario, Lois McConnell O75 Men s B Team BRONZE Ken Johnson, Gary Luu, Ron Poon O50 Men s Singles Paul Pinkewich and Brian Berry (Bronze) Wayne Heginbotham (Gold) and Niels Ramberg (Silver)
NETS & VETS Page 19 P H O T O HI G H L I G H T S C O N T. O50 Women s Singles Alice Abbas and Roma Chambers (Bronze) Chris Little (Gold) and Annie Ramberg (Silver) O60 Men s Singles Mick Wright and Peter Sheedy ( Bronze) Niels Ramberg (Gold) and Igor Klaf (Silver) O40 Women s Doubles Winners W.Deng (NSW) and Belgin Bennett O50 Mixed Doubles Winners Roma Chambers and Brian Berry O65 Mixed Doubles Winners Mick Wright and Pam Tait O70 Men s Doubles Winners Case de Bondt and Geoffrey Nesbitt
Page 20 Newsletter No 67 P H O T O HI G H L I G H T S C O N T. O70 Women s Doubles Winners PamTait and Margaret Mulcahy O75 Women s Doubles Winners Betty Bird (SA) and Joan Guggenheim O40 Men Stephen Yallop (Qld), Brian Berry Max Wellington (Qld) and Roy Newcomb (Qld) O40 Women Belgin Bennett, Annie Ramberg and Andrea McDonnell O50 Women Jeanne Strong, Pam Clarke, Ivana Trnka, Leonie Whiteford, Roma Chambers, Alice Abbas and Chris Matthews O60 Men Peter Sheedy, Michael Ede, Buddy Reid and Mick Wright