Table Tennis England Membership. Jun 2023

Please see link to follow providing all information on next seasons memberships!https://www.tabletennisengland.co.uk/membership/individual-membership/

IDTTL Rule Changes. May 2023

Following last week's AGM, the two rules listed below were passed.

IDTTL 2023 AGM Rule Change Proposals. May 2023

Let your club representative know of your thoughts before the AGM, Thursday 11th May, 7:30pm at Ipswich Sports Club. CHANGE 1:FROM:There is no limit to the number of matches a player may play up in a higher division. However only the first 6 games won will count towards the higher division team's points. Subsequent games won will be recorded as walkovers to the opposing team unless the player has been formally transferred before the match.TO:A team may call on any player registered in a lower division team and that player may play for a higher division team until they have won seven games in higher division team(s). At that point the player will automatically be registered for the higher division team for which they have won the majority of their games. If this should be equal, the player will be registered in the lower team, and the games won in the higher team will count towards any further re-registering calculations.CHANGE2:FROM:Premier Division: Two teams finishing in the last two positions will be relegated to Division 1First Division: Teams finishing in the top two positions will be promoted to the Premier Division. Teams in the bottom three positions will be relegated to Division TwoSubsequent: Teams finishing in the top three positions will be promoted one division. Teams finishing in the bottom three positions will be relegated one division. After relegations have taken place teams finishing in the bottom three places will not automatically be re-affiliated to the League the following seasonTO:For divisions with 7 or less teams the team finishing in bottom position will be relegated, and the top team promoted from the division below in their place.For divisions with between 8 and 11 teams the teams finishing in the bottom two positions will be relegated and the top two teams in the division below promoted in their place.For divisions with between 12 and 14 teams the teams finishing in the bottom three positions will be relegated and the top three teams in the division below promoted in their place.

Woodbridge Table Tennis Sessions. Apr 2023

Two Table Tennis Taster sessions (FREE) on Tuesday 9th and 16th May at Woodbridge Community Hall from 1.30pm to 4.30pm.

George Earle. Apr 2023

George passed away peacefully at home on 20th April, aged 90.George played table tennis for over 60 years and was a coach for more than half that time. He loved the game, it gave him great pleasure helping people to improve their game, especially the youngsters and people new to table tennis. A service to celebrate his life will be held at Dedham Church on 24th May at noon. All our welcome.Our thoughts are with George’s friends and family at this time.

IDTTL 22/23 Handicap Shield!. Apr 2023

Held at the Britannia Dome the final of the Ipswich and District Table Tennis Leagues Handicap Shield was an exciting battle between the finalists: Pickwicks ‘C’ (the current holders) and Wherstead Tornadoes. The 2 teams battled hard with the lead changing constantly throughout the match, and there was never more than a few points difference throughout.The Pickwicks ‘C’ team of Johnny Clougherty, Mark Beaumont and Ray Perry started strongly only for the Wherstead Tornadoes team of Ashley Philips, Martin Chamberlain and Nicholas Anthony to square the match, who then took a slender lead, only for the Pickwicks team to come back, and after the first series of 9 singles games the score was 176-170 in Pickwicks favour.Wherstead cut this deficit during the 3 doubles games and at that stage the tie was evenly balanced again at 234-234. This ding dong battle continued during the second round of 9 singles games, with excellent table tennis played by all competitors, and with the last 3 games to play Wherstead held a 3 point lead. Pickwicks ‘C’ held their nerve and managed to overcome this to take the title again with the score finishing at 405-401, a very close finish indeed.Congratulations to the Pickwicks ‘C’ team and commiserations to the Wherstead Tornadoes team with all competitors making this a memorable final, the closest finish for many years. Below are the winners: Pickwicks ‘C’ team with their Team Manager; Mike Chenery.

Completion Deadline Extended!. Apr 2023

The committee have extended their deadline for the completion of matches to the 5th May.

Championship Start Times!. Apr 2023

Mens/Mixed Doubles - 09:00Non league event - 09:20Division 1 singles - 10:00Premier/ Division 2/3 singles - 10:20Cadet Singles - 12:0040/50/60s - 13:00Junior Singles - 14:00Men/Ladies (open) Singles - 16:00Junior Doubles - 16:00Singles Finals - 18:00Players need to register 20 mins before start times and ready to start at times specified.Any queries please email Martin on Idttlfixtures@hotmail.com

Non-league event - championships. Apr 2023

Anyone that has entered the non-league event at the Championships can they email; idttlfixtures@hotmail.comThank you!

Handicap Shield. Apr 2023

We have our finalists!!Pickwicks ‘C’ v Wherstead Tornados Wednesday 19th AprilBritannia Table Tennis Club Congratulations to both teams for reaching this far!!

Closed 22/23 Championships. Mar 2023

Entries are now open for this seasons Championships!! You can enter online: http://www.idttl.net/champsentry/Ipswich Sports ClubSaturday 15th AprilUse of bar, showers, steam room and sauna available!We also have a NON league event for any players currently not playing in the league! We will need assistance setting up and packing away, exact timings to follow.

IDTTL Closed Championships 2023. Feb 2023

The Championships are back! Save the date; Saturday 15th April at Ipswich Sports Club on Henley Road. Further details to follow.

New Committee Member. Jan 2023

Please join us in welcoming Trevor Elmy to the committee. We are grateful for his support.

Premier Division Update. Oct 2022

An important update for Premier Division Teams, Britanna Gulls have withdrawn with immediate effect. Please remove this fixture from your diary. The fixtures have been updated if you wish to reprint.Now that we have returned to pre Covid procedures clubs are reminded to provide refreshments with squash as a minimum requirement to extend courtesy and good sportsmanship to the away team.🥤

KO Handicap Shield!. Oct 2022

It’s time to enter the KO Handicap Shield! Teams that are interested in entering please contact our Handicap Cup Secretary: Brian Blagdenbjb-serta@talktalk.net

Fixtures 22/23. Sep 2022

🚨 The fixtures are out!! 🚨 Teams have 2 weeks to report any errors/changes to Our Fixtures Secretary, Martin Taylor. idttlfixtures@hotmail.comhttp://www.idttl.net/contents/ fixturespassword.php