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EKTTC Trophy – Night 2

On September 19th we are excited to host night 2 and the concluding part of the EKTTC Trophy.

After a terrific first night, which created a great atmosphere in the hall we are expecting even more tomorrow as the Trophy & Plate competitions reach their conclusions for both seniors & juniors.

Please see the draws below:

We have one wild card opportunity in the Senior plate competition due to some participants now not being able to take part. This will be allocated on a first come first serve basis so if you wish to play in the plate competition tomorrow night reply contact Peter or Chris or speak to us on arrival tomorrow.

A reminder that once again we will require a minimum of 10 tables for the competition which will create a lot of disruption to recreational play. We will manage this as best we can on the and thanks for your understanding.

The two senior competitions will conclude in a final that we create a couple of ‘feature courts’ for and we encourage as much support for watching these as we can.

Trophy presentations will also be made on the night (we are aiming for around 8.30pm) if as many can stay for this ceremony and occasion.

Thanks

Peter

Club News – 15th Sep 2025

Friday Club Night
– Thanks to Pawel, Achint, Keith, Steve, Brendan and John Wilson for their support on Friday night.

EK Trophy 2025
– We look forward to another night of competitive action this coming Friday, 19th September with the final stages of EK Trophy 2025.
– Good luck to everyone competing in the Trophy & Plate event this week.
– Chris will send out the draw for Trophy & Plate this week.
– If you would like a copy of a photo from Night 1 get in touch.
– Photos follow this link

Fenwick Table Tennis Club Championship Wednesday 10th September 2025
– Well done to Lynn Arnot who competed at Fenwick club championships last Wednesday night and finished 3rd in the Ladies event.👏🏆

Child Protection Officer
– The club is looking for a new Child Protection Officer.
– Fergus Maitland has been of great support in this role over a number of years and has put in place guidance and process that we hope someone can continue.
– I’m sure everyone would agree this role is key to a successful club and full training will be provided for the successful candidate.
– If this would be of interest, please speak to one of the coaches for more info.

Club Board Meeting Thursday 18th September 7pm
– Date: Thursday, September 18th
– Time: From 7pm
– Venue: REGUS East Kilbride, Orbital House, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5PR

WoS Senior League
– The new senior league season started last week with a number of new players playing their first senior league match.
– Four matches – one win.
– EK A lost 3-6
– EK B lost 4-5
– EK C won 6-3
– EK D lost 2-7
– Full details here
– I’ve no doubt we will see improvement in the weeks and months too come.

Vets Event 14th September 2025 at Bathgate Academy
– John Wilson and Gordon Campbell attended the first Veterans table tennis tournament of the season.
– John won 3 matches and lost 3.
– Gordon won 4 and lost 3.
– Both enjoyed the day and look forward to next one.
– Well done guys.👏

Primary School Event, Bathgate, Sunday 16th November
– A primary school event will take place at Bathgate on Sunday 16th November.
– This is a great event for those at the club young enough to attend. 🙄
– Unfortunately this event clashes with one of the Junior league dates (see below).
– Loads of games.
– If this is of interest let me know.

WoS Junior League 2025/26
– We will be entering teams in this year’s WoS Junior League.
– Teams will be made up of 3 players.
– I would encourage all young players to enter.
– The Divisions have been set up for players Beginners (Div 3) to Intermediate (Div 1).
– The league will take place across three dates: Sunday 19th October 2025, Sunday 16th November 2025 (TBC) and Sunday 1st March 2026
– The West of Scotland Schools Qualifier will also take place on 25th January 2026
– Timings: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (for all events/dates)
– Venue: Rose Reilly Sport Centre Kilwinning Road Stewarton, KA3 3DN

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you would like to order any TT equipment or a club shirt let me know.
– See the current catalogue
– Club Shirts available in most sizes: Navy/Blue or Navy/Green

Finally
10 best tactics to win points at table tennis

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 8th Sep 2025

EK Trophy 2025
– Thanks to everyone who participated and those who supported EK Trophy 2025 Night 1.
– Special thanks to Chris and Euan who organised and John who took some top photos.
– We had a great buzz about the hall on Friday night and that led to a successful first night of competitive action.
– The final positions and Night 2 draws will be revealed in next week’s Club News as Chris is off on holiday – having a well earned rest.
– Feedback has been great and we look forward to Night 2 ( Friday 19th September ) 🙏🏓🏆
– See Photos here

WoS Senior League
– This season East Kilbride Table Tennis Club will be represented by 4 teams in the league – one more than last season
– EK A & B in Div 2, EK C in Div 4 and EK D in Div 5.
– Good luck to all our teams for new season which starts this week.
– Keep up-to-date with teams progress and results

East Ayrshire Junior Event – Sunday 31st August 2025 at Rose Reilly Sports Centre
– Three EK players Kacper, Oscar and Lucas competed at East Ayrshire Junior Event last Sunday.
– Despite their best efforts Oscar and Lucas didn’t qualify from the group stages.
– Kacper did make it through the group stage only to be knocked out in last 16.
– Always good for players to play in any event as long as they are prepared for it.
– Hopefully they will learn from mistakes and practice to improve.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you would like to order any TT equipment or a club shirt let me know.
– Catalogue here
– Shirts available in most sizes
Navy/Blue
Navy/Green

Finally
How to beat long pimples 1
How to beat long pimples 2
How to beat short pimples
What a finale !!!

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 27th Aug 2025

Friday Club Night
– Thanks to Achint, Bruce and Chris for support.
– We welcome back Bruce.

EKTTC Trophy 2025 Entries Open Now Closing Date Friday 29th August
– Please support – this is your club competition – entries filling up
– Go for it , have a bit of fun !!!
– Format:
– This will be a handicap competition, with the aim of making it accessible and competitive for all participants.
– Once entered you will receive a handicap based on the knowledge of your playing level from the club committee.
– This handicap will determine how many shots you start ahead at the beginning of each game, relative to who you are playing against.
– Please submit the online form below and pay the entry fee by the deadline of ** Friday, August 29th 2025 **
– The club are delighted to be hosting a pilot Club Competition this September.
– As we prepare for the new season, we feel there is an opportunity to integrate more internal competition for those interested to challenge, progress, and develop members.
– In addition we hope this will encourage those new to competition with it being held at the club. Key information for the competition is below:
– Dates: Friday, September 5th & 19th
– Times: 6.30pm start each night
– Venue: Alistair McCoist Complex
– Categories: Senior (18+) & Junior (Under 18)
– Entry Fee: Adults: £5, Juniors £2.50

– Night 1 (September 5th):
– You will be drawn into a random group and play round robin format.
– Depending on number of sign ups, the top players in the groups will progress to the ‘finals’ on night 2.
– Everyone else will play for the consolation competition on night 2.
– All matches will either be self umpired or umpired by a free player.

– Night 2 (September 19th):
– The winners from the groups on night 1 (number of qualifiers TBC based on sign ups) will once again play a round robin which will determine the overall winner.
– The consolation competition will take the same format.
– For Juniors: given we have a wider spread of ages within juniors the format may look slightly different, but will include everyone and cover the two nights above.

– Winners & Runners up prizes will be presented either on the night or the following week. We anticipate the nights being played and finished by 8.30pm.

To Enter:
– Please submit the online form and pay the entry fee by the deadline of Friday, August 29th 2025.

East Ayrshire Junior Event – Sunday 31st August 2025 at Rose Reilly Sports Centre
– Good luck to Kacper, Oscar, Lucas and Arnav who will attend this event.👏👏👏

Finally
Table Tennis player gets England call-up aged 70

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 4th May 2025

Friday Club Night 

Thanks to John W, Keith, Tommy N, and Tommy McG for their support. 

Club Captain 

Thanks to Andrew Crighton who recently gained his UKCC Level 1 has now agreed to be our club captain.

EKTTC Juniors

Thanks to John W for taking Junior training on Tuesday night in my absence. Next training session will be taken by Chris on Saturday 17th May 10:00 at PI&P.

Final Junior League fixtures took place last Sunday at Stewarton with some mixed results but happy that many of the juniors have been able to compete and will have gained confidence and experience from being involved with this event.

Club Board Meeting

Club Board Meeting Tuesday, May 6th 2025 From 7pm

Venue- REGUS East Kilbride, rear door entrance. Orbital House, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5PR

Summer Training Camps

Finally

How good will this little girl be in the future

Thanks for your support.

Peter

Club News – 13th Apr 2025

WOSTTL
– Congratulations to EKTTC A (Subith, Samuel, Lee and Pawel ) who won promotion on Monday night to Division 2 beating GW/South 5-0 in a play off match👏
– EKTTC will now have two teams EKTTC A & B in WOSTTL Division 2 next season 🏓🏓🏓
– Good luck to EKTTC C who face GW/South E away in play offs on Thursday 24th April.

Friday Club Night
– Welcome to Kyle.
– Please note club night cancelled on Friday 18th April
– Thanks to Brendan, Keith, Tommy N, and Pawel for their support.

Pop in & Play
– Please note Pop in & Play closed on Friday 18th April

Club Sponsorship
– A big thanks to Tommy Nevin who has very generously agreed to continue to sponsor our club shirts for next season.🙏

EKTTC Juniors
– Junior training on Tuesday 15th April 1830 -2000 at Pop in & Play.
– Final Junior League fixtures on Sunday 27th April 11am – 4pm (2 team matches) at St Matthews Academy, Saltcoats

Table Tennis Equipment
– If you would like help or advice on any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
4 tips to return nasty serves
Can I Beat Europe’s Best 12-Year-Old?

Thanks for your support.

Peter

Club News – 6th Apr 2025

Apologies for the delayed post….

WOSTTL
– Congratulations to EKTTC B (Euan, Robbie, Gary and Huy) who won WOS Table Tennis League Division 3.
– They beat Glasgow South D 8-1 to clinch the title by one point from EKTTC A.
– Both teams tied on 94 points going into final matches which was a fascinating finish to the end of season.
– EKTTC A had won their final match against Brunswick B 7-2 before EKTTC B played having to go one better.
– EKTTC B completed two title wins in successive seasons . 👏🏆
– Despite missing out on the title EKTTC A (Subith, Samuel, Lee and Pawel) did win the Divisional Cup beating Nomads B 3-5 away from home. 👏🏆
Division 3 final standings
Division 4 final standings
– Good luck to EKTTC A and EKTTC C who now face play offs.
– EKTTC A will try and step up to Div 2 and EKTTC C retain their place in Div 4.

Friday Club Night
– Well done to young Oliver who completed all 3 stages ( Bronze, Silver and Gold ) of Butterfly Skills Improver Level in one night
– Thanks to Brendan, Chris, Keith, Euan, Robbie and Gary for their support.

EKTTC Juniors
– Please note Junior training on Tuesday 8th April 1830 -2000 at Pop in & Play.
– Mixed results for Kacper and Oscar at U15 Assessments at Bathgate today.
– At stage 1 Kacper had a slow start in first group finishing 3rd. In stage 2 Kacper went onto win 5 out of 6 matches to win group.
– At stage 1 Oscar had one win and one loss. In stage 2 Oscar competed well but just missed out on winning more matches.
– However the positives for both players are they are gaining good experience at this level.
– Thanks to Lynn and Grzegorz for update.

Club Shirts
– I have a range of sizes (see below).
– If I don’t have your size, please just let me know.
– Cost of shirts £15.00.
– Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only)
– TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42)
– Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only)
– TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14)
– Only 4 shirts available in the following sizes, first come first served:
– 1 x XS Squadra (light blue)
– 2 x XS & 1 x XXS Cuneo (navy blue)

Table Tennis Equipment
– If you would like help or advice on any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
– Want to improve fast – start with these 10 tips

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 22nd Mar 2025

WOSTTL
– This week is the climax of the West Of Scotland Table Tennis Senior League season and we have two EK teams tied on 94 points at the top of Div 3!
– Both teams have home matches at Pop in & Play this week EK A play on Monday night against Brunswick B (3rd) and on Thursday night EK B play against GW South D (4th).
– The team who wins the most points will be promoted and the other will go forward to a play off tie for a place in Division 2.
– A difficult one to call but a fantastic end to the season for both teams.
– Good luck to all.
– In Div 4 EK C look likely to go into a play off tie with their final match away to league leaders North Ayrshire C
– Hopefully our C team will be able to secure their place in Div 4 this season in the coming weeks.🤞
– EK A also have a Divisional Cup Final too come – away to Nomads B.
– Monitor the progress of our WOS senior league teams EK A & EK B Div 3 & EK C Div 4
– If you would like to go and see any of the matches let me know.

Friday Club Night
– Welcome to Lewis.
– Thanks to Brendan, Keith, Alan and Andrew for their support.

EKTTC Juniors
– Please note Junior training on Tuesday 25th March 2025 1830 -2000 at Pop in & Play.

Club Shirts
– I have a range of sizes (see below).
– If I don’t have your size, please just let me know.
– Cost of shirts £15.00.
– Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only)
– TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42)
– Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only)
– TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14)
– Only 4 shirts available in the following sizes, first come first served:
– 1 x XS Squadra (light blue)
– 2 x XS & 1 x XXS Cuneo (navy blue)

Table Tennis Equipment
– If you would like help or advice on any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
Backhand Flick
Fast Long Serve

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 17th Mar 2025

Friday Club Night
– Normal service resumes on Friday 21st March at AMC 6pm start.
– Hope to see you there.

WOSTTL
– Monitor the progress of our WOS senior league teams EK A & EK B Div 3 & EK C Div 4

EKTTC Juniors
– WOS Junior League at Stewarton on Sunday 16th March .
– EKTTC A Div 1 played two matches and competed well.
– The first match finished 3-3 against Glasgow South.
– Peter winning 2 matches and Kacper winning 1 match.
– The second match was more of a challenge against Drumchapel.
– Both players pushed their opponents very close but didn’t manage to win any matches despite playing well.
– EKTTC B Div 2 both matches were very different in terms of opposition and performances.
– The first match against Glasgow South finished a draw and could have gone either way.
– The second match was a comfortable 5 -1 against Dunlop TTC. Individual matches were probably closer than the overall scoreline suggests.
– We have one more day to go at WOS Junior league on Sunday 27th April 2025 1100 – 4pm St Matthew’s Academy Saltcoats
– Please note Junior training on Tuesday 18th & 25th March 2025 1830 -2000 at Pop in & Play.

Club Shirts
– I have a range of sizes (see below).
– If I don’t have your size, please just let me know.
– Cost of shirts £15.00.
– Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only)
– TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42)
– Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only)
– TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14)
– Only 4 shirts available in the following sizes, first come first served:
– 1 x XS Squadra (light blue)
– 2 x XS & 1 x XXS Cuneo (navy blue)

Table Tennis Equipment
– If you would like help or advice on any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
What is the most effective way of winning points in table tennis
How to improve Your Consistency
How to read spin like a Pro

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 12th Mar 2025

Friday Club Night
Please note our club night is cancelled on Friday night due to an Archery event at Alistair McCoist Complex.
– Thanks to Brendan, Bill, Tommy McG and Andrew for their support last Friday night.

WOSTTL
– Monitor the progress of our WOS senior league teams EK A & EK B Div 3 & EK C Div 4

EKTTC Juniors
– Well done to Kacper and Oscar for recently going along to WOS Open which was a difficult challenge but one from which they will learn from going forward.
– Peter Hinds also attended the Senior National Schools event last weekend in which he competed well and hopefully he will benefit from that experience.
– Thanks to Chris, Pawel, JohnW and Bill for their 1-2-1 support with Peter leading up to this event.
– Please note Junior training on Friday 14th March ,Tuesday 18th & 25th March 2025 1830 -2000 at Pop in & Play.
– Thanks to JohnW, Pawel and Keith for their support on Tuesday 11th March.

WOS Junior League Sunday 16th March 2025
– Please note the next Junior League matches will be on Sunday 16th Match at Rose Reilly Sports Centre, Stewarton start 1030am. (3 matches)
Players should arrive for 1000am.

Club Shirts
– I have a range of sizes (see below).
– If I don’t have your size, please just let me know.
– Cost of shirts £15.00.
– Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only)
– TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42)
– Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only)
– TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14)
– Only 4 shirts available in the following sizes, first come first served:
– 1 x XS Squadra (light blue)
– 2 x XS & 1 x XXS Cuneo (navy blue)

Table Tennis Equipment
– If you would like help or advice on any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
Blocking
Strategy for returning serve

Thanks for your support

Peter