Friday Club Night – Thanks to Chris, Stephen, Keith, Fraser and Euan for support on Friday night.
WOS Junior League – Well done to AJ & Lewis who played in the first day’s fixtures of the West of Scotland Development League. – The first time either player has participated in this type of environment, they both played with great spirit and determination against tough opponents which resulted in 1 match loss and 1 match win overall. – Was great to meet and have the support of Gus from Largs TT who kindly played as a reserve to give us a full team. Thanks Gus! – Thanks to the organisers for their hard work in creating this opportunity for young players across the West of Scotland. – Looking forward the next day coming up in December. Thanks to Chris for his support on the day much appreciated.
WOS Senior League – Big win for EK B. However we always have positives to take from other matches. EK A lost 4-5 EK B won 5-4 EK C lost 2-7 EK D lost 6-3
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Friday Club Night Thanks to Chris, Stephen, Keith and Achint for support on Friday night.
WOS Junior League This coming weekend we have our first junior league fixtures on Sunday 19th October 2025. Venue : Ross Reilly Sport Centre Kilwinning Road Stewarton, KA3 3DN 1000 -1600. If players could arrive for a 9:30am warm up that would be great. Probably best to bring your lunch and plenty to drink. Thanks to Chris for his support. Good Luck.
EKTTC – Safeguarding Officer Role Recruitment In recent weeks you may have seen us promoting the role of ‘Safeguarding Officer’ in the club news. At our last AGM, longstanding Officer, Fergus Maitland, stood down from the role and we have been managing requirements as a collective since due to some legislative changes. These changes have now been implemented and thanks to the fantastic work of Fergus, the club has a robust and thorough policy and process in place for Safeguarding within the club. Fergus has also provided the descriptor (link below) outlining the details of the role for consideration. Safeguarding for our members, in particular juniors, is our number one priority within the club and therefore this is an essential position for us to fill. It is not appropriate for us to prolong an interim arrangement or generally have those who are pre-existing coaches within the club to take on the position. Therefore this role is open to any adult member or person connected to a member (such as family member, junior parent/guardian etc) who feels they would be suitable and could support the position.
Thanks again to the work of Fergus, ongoing commitment is minimal (as outlined in the descriptor). For transparency, there is a training requirement for the role (comprising a total of 6hrs training) that EKTTC will cover all associated costs and additional support required for the role incumbent. Please consider and speak with any EKTTC Board member about the position if of interest.
WoS Senior League Stand out matches this week with big wins for EK B and EK C. Well done to both teams.👏 EK A lost 3-6 EK B won 1-8 EK C won 1-8 EK D lost 1-8
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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.
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.
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
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
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.👏👏👏
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
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.
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.
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.
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