County Events 2023/2024

24th January 2024 - County Calendar - Version 8

The County Calendar was updated recently to Version 8 by Alan Gess. Please advise of any changes, additions or deletion and hence it is subject to change. Updated versions will appear as news items. 

There are some events in August and these will be included in the next issue.

14th March  - Forthcoming Events

There are lots of events coming up over the next month or so and they are listed as follows::

Sussex Closed 21st April - Warden Park Academy Sports Hall - Entry Form

Horsham Spinners TTC 2 Star 27th April - Triangle Leisure Centre - Entry Form from TTE - https://www.tabletennisengland.co.uk/event/tt365-horsham-spinners-u12-u13-u14-u15-u18-u19-2-3/

Haywards Heath League Closed Event – 23rd March (Warden Park Academy Sports Hall

Haywards Heath League Presentation Evening – 13th April (St Francis Social Club)

Eastbourne League Closed – 14th April, Shinewater Centre

Horsham Junior Closed Event – Horsham TTC - 28th April (Forest School)

Brighton & District League Closed Event – 29th & 30th April (Hollingbury TTC venue)

Horsham TTC Closed Event – Horsham TTC - 5th May (Forest School)

Hastings League Closed – Hollington TTC – 5th May;

Brighton League Presentation Evening – 24th May at Adur Bowling Club

Private (Worthing TTC and Hollingbury TTC jointly) – Junior 1 * - 26th May (Hollingbury TTC Venue – Bevendean School)

Horsham TTC - Craig Bryant Coaching Day - 3rd August 2024 10am to 3pm (Forest School)

21st February - Novice Event 17th February - Results

The third Novice Event of the season took place at the Ark Alexandra School in Hastings which is the new home for the "Simply TT" Club.

Please find below the results in summary and a link to the detailed results prepared by Brett Holt.

17.FEB.24https://bit.ly/17feb24-sctta

 

19th February, 2024 - Sussex Closed - 21st April - Entry Form

A reminder that the Sussex Closed is this year on the 21st April and is being held at the Warden Park School Sports Hall in Cuckfield near Haywards Heath.

Please see the Entry Form for this year which has been updated to reflect errors with grammar and various cut-off dates such as for age categories and closing date for entries. 

16th February 2024 - County Calendar - Version 7

The County Calendar has been updated by Alan Gess again to relfect some changes and new items and is now at Version 7. Please advise of any errors, changes, additions or deletion.

Sussex Calendar - Version 7

7th February 2024 - County Calendar - Version 6

The County Calendar was updated at the end of January to Version 6 by Alan Gess - it includes further local circuit events in Hastings. Please advise of any changes, additions or deletion and hence it is subject to change. Updated versions will appear as news items. 

Sussex Calendar - Version 6 

30th January, 2024 - Novice Event -17th February - Entry Form

A reminder that the next planned Novice Event is taking place on Saturday 17th February at the Ark Alexandra Academy in Hastings starting at 9.30. This is a new venue for the Simply TT Club and it is a good opportunity to visit and see this venue. Please find the Entry Form.

29th January - Worthing TTC Event - Senior and Veteran 2 Star - Bohunt School, Worthing 17th February - Entry Form

Worthing TTC have another TTE ranked event run by them on the 17th February - it is a 2 Star with focus on Senior and Veteran categories and is taking place at their new venue Bohunt School. The Senior and Veteran Events are in the morning and there is an Open in the afternoon.

Please see the following link for the Entry Form.

 https://www.tabletennisengland.co.uk/event/worthing-2-senior-and-veterans-singles/ 

16th January, 2024 - Horsham Spinners Senior and Veteran 2 Star - 14th January - Results

The latest Senior and Veteran 2 Star event was held by Horsham Spinners on Sunday 14th  at the Bridge Leisure Centre in Horsham, and a summary of the results can be seen below. Please use the link for further detail.

14.JAN.24 =  https://bit.ly/14jan24-hs

13th January 2024 - County Calendar - Version 5

The County Calendar was updated in recently to Version 5 by Alan Gess. Please advise of any changes, additions or deletion and hence it is subject to change. Updated versions will appear as news items. 

Sussex Calendar - Version 5. 

11th January - Horsham Spinners Senior and Veteran 2 Star - 5th May - Cancellation

The Senior and Veteran 2 Star event planned for the 5th May at the Trinagle Leisure Centre has been cancelled due to the venue being used as a Polling Station, and no other venues are available.

10th January - Private Event Worthing TTC - 2 Star - Bohunt School, Worthing 17th February - Entry Form

Worthing TTC have their second TTE ranked event run by them on the 17th February  - it is a 2 Star with focus on Senior and Veteran categories.

Please see the following link for the Entry Form.

 https://www.tabletennisengland.co.uk/event/worthing-2-senior-and-veterans-singles/ 

The event is being held at the Bohunt Worthing School in Worthing.

9th January, 2024 - Novice Event -17th February - Entry Form

Further to the News Item below, the next planned Novice Event is now confirmed and is due to take place on Saturday 17th February at the Ark Alexandra Academy in Hastings starting at 9.30. This is a new venue for the Simply TT Club and it is a good opportunity to visit and see this venue. Please find the Entry Form.

8th January, 2024 - Sussex Closed - 21st April

The Sussex Closed is this year on the 21st April and is being held at the Warden Park School Sports Hall in Cuckfield near Haywards Heath.

Please see the Results from last year below and the Entry Form for this year.

8th January, 2024 - Novice Events - 27th January and 17th February

This planned Novice Event is cancelled due to clash with an East Sussex Schools Individual Events being held on the same day.

The next Novice Event is therefore on Saturday 17th February and is in the process of being confirmed and an Entry Form will appear here soon.

8th January, 2024 - Horsham Spinners Events

The next Horsham Spinners Senior and Veteran 2 Star event, which is being held at the Bridge Leisure Centre Horsham this coming Sunday 14th January,  is full.

Following that the next Horsham Spinners Event is a Cadet and Junior 2 Star  on Sunday 25th Ferbruary again at the Bridge Leisure Centre, Horsham and please find the Entry Form.

There are various age categories from U12 upwards.

2nd January 2024 - County Calendar - Version 4

The County Calendar was updated in December to Version 4 by Alan Gess. Please advise of any changes, additions or deletion and hence it is subject to change. Updated versions will appear as news items. 

Sussex Calendar - Version 4. 

15th December - Novice Event 18th November - Results

Further to the news item below on the 16th November, and on a suggestion from Rory Scott that based on the fact that 5 of the entries were local to his Horsham Club, it was agreed that rather than cancellation of the event, a round robin should take place with a few additional local novice players. In the event there were 8 players and it took place at the original scheduled time at the Slinfold Primary School over 2 Tables, and Alain Shibu agreed to run the event - so thanks very much to Alain. 

A summary of the results is below which includes Games and Points differences, and the detailed results can be found here.  Adam Amin won all his 7 games and hence was the winner with Nathanael Craig the runner-up and Zachary Heap in 3rd place.

The next Novice Event is on Saturday 27th January at the Triangle Leisure Centre - Entry Forms will be available soon.

 

 

 1st December 2023 - Horsham Spinners Cadet and Junior 2 Star Event - 19th November - Results

The latest Horsham Spinners Cadet and Junior 2* event of the season took place at the Steyning Leisure Centre on Sunday the 19th November. A summary of the results can be found below along with a link to all the scoresheets.

19.NOV.23 =  https://bit.ly/19nov23-hs

21st November, 2023 - County Calendar - Version 3

The County Calendar has now been finalised thanks to Alan Gess, building on previous work by Brett Holt and the latest information. It is subject to change and the Version 3 is as known at this moment in time. Updated versions will appear as news items.  Sussex Calendar - Version 3. 

19th November, 2023 - Horsham Spinners Senior and Veteran 2 Star - 18th November - Results

The latest Senior and Veteran 2 Star event was held by Horsham Spinners on Saturday 18th November at the Greenways Junior School in Horsham, and a summary of the results can be seen below. Please use the link for further detail.

18.NOV.23 =  https://bit.ly/18nov23-hs 

 

16th November - Novice Event 18th November - Cancellation

There were only 7 entries for the Novice Event scheduled for Saturday 18th November at the Triangle, and as a result the decision has been taken to cancel the event. The next scheduled Novice Event is at the Triangle Leisure Centre on Saturday 27th January.

12th November - Novice Event 18th November - Entry Form

A reminder that the next Novice Event for players under 15 is taking place at the Triangle Leisure Centre on Saturday 18th November. Please find the Entry Form. The entry cost is £5 if a player has played in previous Novice Events. This is the last Novice Event until the 27th January.

7th November - Private Event Worthing TTC - 1 Star - Bohunt School, Worthing 16th December - Entry Form

Worthing TTC are super excited to announce the very first TTE ranked event run by them on 16th December!

Bohunt Worthing School is an outstanding venue, fitting 10 tables with plenty of court space, allowing for a truly enjoyable and competitive experience.

We're pleased to be running separate events for both genders too!

Please do share within your membership base and we're looking forward to welcoming you to Worthing.

See Flyer below and link to entry form:

 https://www.tabletennisengland.co.uk/content/uploads/2023/10/Worthing-1-Star-161223-FINAL.pdf

5th November - Novice Event 28th October - Results and Entry Form 18th November

The second Novice Event for U15 players was held at the Triangle Leisure Centre on the 28th October. There were 14 players participating in 4 groups with subsequent groups dependent on positions from the first round.. For both there were subsequent play-off;s for the winners runners-up of the groups in both Championship and Consolation. The overall winner was Hoy Wen-Leung with runner-up Nathanael Craig with Zachary Heap and Evie Muggeridge both reaching the semi-finals. For the Consolation, the winner Finley Gomez with Ava Muggeridge runner-up and with Vincent Ridley and Hadrian Pain reaching the semi-finals. The winners, runners-up and 3rd place players all received Certificates presented by James Gorridge, Coach for Simply Table Tennis based in Hastings.

The next Novice Event is planned for Saturday 18th November at the Triangle and please find the Entry Form

The full results can be found on the link below.

28.OCT.23 =  https://bit.ly/28oct23-novice

21st October - County Invitation Event 3rd September – Interim Report

In advance of a full report being prepared, The County Invitation Event was held on Sunday 3rd September at the Triangle Leisure Centre for the Cadet and Junior Boys and Girls only;

Not the first time but a Cadet Boy/Girl won both the Cadet and Junior Events – so gratulations to Ryan Goodier and Kate Smith.

In previous years there has been an Open Draw for the Invitation Event, and there was some adverse feedback to the fact that the outcome this year when it placed all Brighton City Juniors in the same group.

It is hoped that Senior Invitation Event will be held later in the season – there was insufficient suitable players available for this date.

10th October - Novice Event 28th October - Novice Event/Coach CPD - Revised Entry Form

Further to News items below on the 3rd October and 30th September, please find a revised Entry Form for this event which contains as for the 23rd September, the option for Coaching after (around 2 pm) the event and also for CPD for any Coaches willing to assist. The pricing is the same as before - £5 for Novice Event entry, and £10 for the Coaching. If you did not play in the first event and not playing in a League then you will ned to pay a one-off seasonal County Affiliation Fee.

Previous News Items Prior July 2023 

Prior to July 2023 any news items on this page, apart from any reference information, would also have been encapsulated into a News Item on the Main Page. All these News Items on the Main Page have been archived and can be found on the Archive Page. 

Private Events

3rd October - Coaching - Novice/CPD 

At the recent Novice Event on the 23rd September, a Novice Coaching Session took place as agreed at the last County Meeting led by Matt Porter, the new County Development Officer. In total there were 16 Cadets who participated along with 5 Coaches (3 from Hastings, 1 from Worthing and 1 from South West Sussex). Over 2 hours there was information on Basic/Technique strokes, Goal Setting, Constructive Challenges as well as fun Games with Matt Porter leading initially with other Coaches subsequently. This was not a CPD workshop for coaches but an opportunity for coaches to gain confidence. There were some 12 parents in attendance who all thought the coaching was fantastic and there was good feedback from the young players, and although individual feedback was wanted it was not seen as the appropriate environment for this.

30th September - Novice Events - Future Planned & Entry Form

Further Novice Events, which are all at the Triangle Leisure Centre, are planned for 28th October, 18th November, 13th January and 17th February (subject to change). A further date of 18th May is also planned but is also currently subject to change with venue yet to be confirmed and it may change to June. Please find the Entry Form for the 28th October Event at the Triangle Leisure Centre. There may be a Coaching/Coach CPD Session after the event similar to what took place on the 23rd September but this has yet to be confirmed.

30th September - Novice Event 23rd September - Results 

The first Novice Event for U15 players was held at the Triangle Leisure Centre on the 23rd September. There were 16 players participating in 4 groups of 4 with subsequent 2 groups of 4 for those finishing 1st and 2nd for the Championship and also 2 groups o 4 for those finishing 3rd and 4th for the Consolation. In both there were subsequent play-off;s for the winners of the groups in both Championship and Consolation. The overall winner was Hoy Wen-Leung with runner-up Herbie Gregory with Samson Koo and Ylan Lietz-Simth both reaching the semi-finals. For the Consolation, the winner Beau Larkin with Finley Gomez runner-up and with Leonardo Rose and Ryan Fryer reaching the semi-finals. The winners, runners-up and 3rd place players all received Certificates presented by Chris Newberry, Chairman of the South West Sussex League,

The full results can be found on the link below.

23.SEP.23 =  https://bit.ly/23sep23-sctta

 

18th September 2023 - Horsham Spinners Senior and Veteran 2 Star Event - 10th September - Results

The first Horsham Spinners Senior and Veteran 2* event of the season took place at the Warden Park Academy Sports Hall on Sunday 10th September. A summary of the results can be found below along with a link to all the scoresheets.

Sunday, 10th September 2023 - The Manor UK - 10.SEP.23 | HS Senior/Veteran 2* (google.com)

18th September 2023 - Horsham Spinners Cadet and Junior 2 Star Event - 9th September - Results

The first Horsham Spinners Cadet and Junior 2* event of the season took place at the Warden Park Academy Sports Hall on Saturday the 9th September. A summary of the results can be found below along with a link to all the scoresheets.

Saturday, 8th September 2023 - https://sites.google.com/view/the-manor-uk/9-sep-23-hs-cadetjunior-2 

August 2023 - eBatt/Global University Systems 2 Star 29th July - Results

This event was held at the Triangle Leisure Centre, Burgess Hill on the 29th Julyattracting a very strong list of high-ranking players. There was prize money on offer with Women Event as well as Men with the format of groups of 4 in the Open with further groups of 4 before the main draws. Report can be found on the following link along with the results of the groups and main/consolation draws:

29.JUL.23 =  https://bit.ly/29jul23-corona

 

28th July 2023 - Horsham Spinners Senior and Veteran 2 Star Event - 9th July - Results

The seventh Horsham Spinners Senior and Veteran of the this season was held at the Triangle Leisure Centre on the 9th July. Please below a summary of the results with a link to more detail.

Sunday, 9th June 2023 = https://bit.ly/9jul23-hs

 

28th July 2023 - Horsham Spinners Cadet and Junior 2 Star Event - 8th July - Results

The ninth Horsham Spinners Cadet and Junior 2* event of the season took place at the Triangle Leisure Centre on the 8th July. The results can be found in summary below along with a link to all the scoresheets.

Saturday, 8th July 2023 = https://bit.ly/8jul23-hs