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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Upcoming Tournaments/TT News in Florida

FLORIDA ORANGE BLOSSOM SERIES TOURNAMENT AUG. 14-15-LAKELAND

Registration is continuing for the popular Florida Orange Blossom Series Table Tennis Tournament to be held in Lakeland, Florida on August 14-15, 2015. Tournament officials are anticipating wide-spread support from all over Florida and players from several other states.

Friday night, August 14th will feature three events. The Super Big Ball Singles Event will begin at 6:00 p.m. with players competing with the use of the very large 44 mm ball and an increased net height. Players are urged to try their skill at the use of the Super Big Ball which is gaining in popularity in the United States and other parts of the world, especially in Japan and Europe. Also available is a sanctioned USSTTA Sandpaper Singles Event and the Doubles Event. Players can enter all three events on Friday night. The Super Big Ball Event and the Sandpaper Event is only $3.00 to enter with no other additional charges, so come out and have some fun. The Doubles event is only $8.00 per player to enter. Trophies will be provided in all events, with a special $50 cash prize for the winner of the Super Big Ball Event. All three events begin at 6:00 p.m.

The Colossal Round Robin Singles Event will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Simpson Park Community Center in Lakeland, Florida. Participants are placed in classes of 11 players in a full tournament, based on their USATT rating or Estimated Rating. Players will then play all other players in their class. Lunch is provided at Noon for all players. Trophies are provided for the top 4 players in all classes and a total of $1950.00 is available for winners in all the events.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE FOR ANY EVENTS
CLICK HERE TO SEE WHO HAS ALREADY REGISTERED
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SERIES POINTS LEADER FOR 2015


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COCOA BEACH TABLE TENNIS-GREAT NEWS!

The Table Tennis clubs on the east coast of Florida continue to gain in popularity. Bill Mitcheson has announced that plans are underway to add new tables to the Cocoa Beach location and move some more tables over to their other club locations in the area. A careful study of table availability, costs, quality and other variables is being considered for the upcoming purchase. It is great to see clubs in Florida growing and expanding with new high quality, tournament level equipment. Congratulations to all the great players and officials along the beautiful east coast of Florida.


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