12/2 Doubles Tournament

Milpitas Sports Center will open at 11:20AM on Sunday, December 2. Please check in to get your three Joola balls.

1 Hailong Shen/Jiaqi Zheng 2536 2515 5051
2 Terry Young/Kevin Au 2132 2261 4393
3 Joey Hu/Wilson Tsao 2236 2148 4384
4 Ming Zhang/Trieu-tien Nguyen 2199 2089 4288
5 Anh Tuan Nguyen/Han V. Nguyen 2243 2028 4271
6 Truong Tu/Yao Chen 2335 1891 4226
7 Myron Lee/Spencer Chase 2063 2155 4218
8 Voltaire Benedicto/Jim Chai 2145 2068 4213
9 Michael Sung/Tzu-Ying Li 2234 1967 4201
10 Mark Johnson/Terry Tam 1924 2186 4110
11 Henry Sit/Sally Su 2085 2012 4097
12 Dan Lin/Nelson Yu 1877 2210 4087
13 Bo Ding/Gary Fang 1916 1996 3912
14 Wen Huang/Barry Or 1893 1911 3804
15 Cheong Tse/Edward Lee 2012 1671 3683
16 Richard Li/Wei Chen 1903 1776 3679
17 Bruce Liu/Qingmin Liu 1961 1701 3662
18 Raymond Chiu/Eric Chang 1824 1815 3639
19 Dongru Shieh/Kelvin Hwang 1900 1600 3500
20 Danny Hui/Aaron Hui 1638 1780 3418
21 Hung-Jen Hung/Andrew Tung 1698 1699 3397
22 Yuriy Kretov/Kim Mnuskin 1657 1602 3259
23 Claire Yeh/Stan Sun 1266 1980 3246
24 Paul Chin/Kent Leung 1553 1674 3227
25 Pat Castro/Lin Xu 1586 1601 3187
26 Michael Liu/Qiying Yin 1775 1390 3165
27 Anil Dhupelia/Mike Labins 1483 1574 3057
28 Joseph Dinh/Huy Ton 1500 1513 3013
29 Jerome Poon/Venkat Tangirala 1461 1536 2997
30 Pranav Gopal/Jacqueline Labins 1364 1130 2494

11/24 Weblog Update

• The Sep/Oct issue of Table Tennis Illustrated has finally arrived. It came with a DVD of 2005 Men's World Cup (Wang Hao vs Timo Boll and Ma Lin vs Vladimir Samsonov) They are read to be checked out.
  
• 11/24 RR: (full result)
  
1. Ming Zhang
   
2. Henry Sit
   
3. Johnny Huang
   
4. Chao Zhang
   
5. Lin Sun
   

• Congratulations to all winners. 7273 matches have been played since the League started in 2003.
• 12/1 RR is full. Please sign up for 12/8. Please email to bay_tt@yahoo.com to sign up. Don't need to email to the whole group. Thanks.
  
• Financial position:
  Contribution:
  $39: RR
  $23: DVD
  Expense: $0
  Balance: $7,306.57
  

Tentative Roster for 12/2 Doubles Tournament

• Thanks to Chao who caught the embarrassing typo on the MSC logo.
  
• The one Chao Zhang holds is for the runnerup. The winner's will be a bigger one. Only one mug with the typo has been produced and was awarded to Chao Zhang last night.
  
• We will use the most current rating on 11/29. So the groups may change.
• All top 12 teams are over 4000! 22 players are over 2000.
  
• 1 Hailong Shen/Jiaqi Zheng 2533 2515 5048
  2 Terry Young/Kevin Au 2132 2261 4393
  3 Joey Hu/Wilson Tsao 2236 2148 4384
  4 Ming Zhang/Trieu-tien Nguyen 2199 2087 4286
  5 Anh Tuan Nguyen/Han V. Nguyen 2243 2028 4271
  6 Myron Lee/Spencer Chase 2103 2155 4258
  7 Truong Tu/Yao Chen 2335 1891 4226
  8 Voltaire Benedicto/Jim Chai 2145 2068 4213
  9 Michael Sung/Tzu-Ying Li 2234 1967 4201
  10 Mark Johnson/Terry Tam 1922 2186 4108
  11 Henry Sit/Sally Su 2085 2012 4097
  12 Dan Lin/Nelson Yu 1877 2210 4087
  13 Vincent Tai/Barry Or 2048 1911 3959
  14 Bo Ding/Gary Fang 1916 1996 3912
  15 Cheong Tse/Edward Lee 2012 1671 3683
  16 Richard Li/Wei Chen 1903 1776 3679
  17 Bruce Liu/Qingmin Liu 1961 1701 3662
  18 Raymond Chiu/Eric Chang 1824 1815 3639
  19 Dongru Shieh/Kelvin Hwang 1900 1600 3500
  20 Danny Hui/Aaron Hui 1638 1780 3418
  21 Hung-Jen Hung/Andrew Tung 1698 1699 3397
  22 George Zhao/Huy Ton 1735 1513 3248
  23 Paul Chin/Kent Leung 1553 1674 3227
  24 Pat Castro/Lin Xu 1586 1601 3187
  25 Michael Liu/Qiying Yin 1775 1390 3165
  26 Yuriy Kretov/Kim Mnuskin 1547 1602 3149
  27 Anil Dhupelia/Mike Labins 1483 1574 3057
  28 Jerome Poon/Venkat Tangirala 1507 1536 3043
  29 Claire Yeh/Stan Sun 949 1952 2901
  30 Pranav Gopal/Jacqueline Labins 1364 1130 2494
  

12/2 Doubles Tournament

• We will have unconventional trophies for the tournament. The above artwork will be on the trophy for division A. (thanks to Barry Or and iGoLogic that sponsor the trophies)
• I am still waiting for a few entries on the mail. Once I get them, I will post the roster.
• Don't forget we have a year-end banquet at Champion Teppanyaki. I need a head-count. So, let me know ASAP.
• Don't put it off! The best dates/seats for the World Junior Championships at Stanford are running out. I will return the left-over tickets to Dennis, if there are still any, on 11/25. After that, you will have to pay the extra charge, $8-$10, to order it on-line. at http://www.2007wjttc.com.
  

11/17 Weblog Update

• Video of the week
  
• MSC will open on 11/24.
  
• The Doubles Tournament on 12/2 is FULL. Thank you for your support.
• If you haven't purchase your tickets for the 2007 Junior World Championships, you don't know what you will miss! I will return the leftover tickets to Dennis on 11/25. After that, you may still purchase the tickets directly from the Stanford website and pay the service charge.:-) Here are my recommended dates and seats. Here is the event schedule.
  
• 11/17 RR: (full result)
  
1. Ariel Hsing - lost 2 games only!
   
2. Stanley Sun
   
3. Aaron Hui
   
4. Jerome Poon
   
5. Wilson Ta
   

• Congratulations to all winners. 7218 matches have been played since the League started in 2003.
• There are only a few spots in the 11/24 RR. Please email to bay_tt@yahoo.com to sign up. Don't need to email to the whole group. Thanks.
  
• Financial position:
  Contribution:
  $42: RR
  $60: 5 dozens of Joola balls
  Expense: $0
  Balance: $7,244.57
  

event-schedule.pdf

Top 12 As of 11/17/2007

The doubles tournament on 12/2 has SOLD OUT. However, the roster has been finalized yet. Some teams haven't completed the registration process. SHOW ME THE MONEY!:-)

1 Hailong Shen/Jiaqi Zheng 2533 2515 5048
2 Terry Young/Kevin Au 2132 2261 4393
3 Joey Hu/Wilson Tsao 2236 2148 4384
4 Ming Zhang/Trieu- tien Nguyen 2199 2087 4286
5 Anh Tuan Nguyen/Han V. Nguyen 2243 2028 4271
6 Myron Lee/Spencer Chase 2103 2155 4258

7 Truong Tu/Chen Yao 2335 1891 4226
8 Voltaire Benedict/Jim Chai 2145 2068 4213
9 Michael Sung/Tzu-Ying Li 2234 1967 4201
10 Mark Johnson/Terry Tam 1922 2186 4108
11 Henry Sit/Sally Su 2085 2012 4097
12 Dan Lin/Nelson Yu 1877 2210 4087

2007 World Junior TT Championships

• Where: Stanford University
• When: December 8 through 15
• Price: varies from $10 to $45
  

It is a great opportunity to see world class players. You don't know when this kind of event will come back!

Jun Mizutani from Japan, currently #40 in the world, will play. Indian, Chinese and Taiwanese teams are coming too. Local players Ariel Hsing and Lily Zhang will also compete in the tournament.

I am helping Dennis Davis to sell the tickets at cost. If you purchase through the box office, $8 to $10 service charge will be added on top of the ticket price. Email me or call me at 408-887-3410 if you have questions. I personally recommend the following days: (Of course other days are good, too. Let me know if you are interested.)

• Monday, Dec 10 (all day pass $30 in the orange section)
  9:30 AM Boys Team Ranking Matches 5-16 place
  9:30 AM Girls Team Ranking Matches 5-16 place
  3:30 PM Girls Team Semi-Final
  6:00 PM Boys Team Semi-Final
• Tuesday, Dec. 11 (all day pass $45 in the orange section)
  9:00 AM Mixed Doubles Qualification Round
  11:00 AM Mixed Doubles Round 1
  4:00 PM Girls Team Final
  6:30 PM Boys Team Final
• Friday, Dec. 14 (all day pass $30 in the orange section)
  9:30 AM Mixed Doubles Quarter Finals
  10:30 AM Girls Singles Final 16 Players
  11:45 AM Boys Singles Final 16 Players
  1:00 PM Girls Doubles Quarter-Final
  1:45 PM Boys Doubles Quarter-Final
  4:00 PM Mixed Doubles Semi-Final
  5:00 PM Girls Singles Quarter-Final
  5:45 PM Boys Singles Quarter-Final
  6:30 PM Girls Doubles Semi-Final
  7:15 PM Boys Doubles Semi-Final
  8:15 PM Mixed Doubles Final
• Saturday, Dec. 15 (all day pass $45 in the orange section)
  10:00 AM Girls Singles Semi-Finals
  11:15 AM Boys Singles Semi-Finals
  3:00 PM Girls Doubles Final
  3:30 PM Boys Doubles Final
  4:10 PM Girls Singles Final
  4:45 PM Boys Singles Final
  

11/10 Weblog Update

• The date for the Doubles Tournament has been set. It will be on Sunday, December 2nd from 11:30AM to 4:30PM. 28 teams have entered. Only 2 more teams will be accepted! Click here for the entry blank.
  
• We had so much fun last year. So we'll do it again! Time for our year-end party! We will need a headcount. Please let me know ASAP.
  
• Where: Champion Teppanyaki, 46851 Warm Springs Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539, 510-770-0918
• When: around 5:00PM after MSC doubles tournament on 12/2/2007
• Cost: Thanks to Michael Liu, it will be $25 per person. Tax and gratuity are included. (unlimited soft drinks/beers, soup, salad, vegetable, shrimp, fish, fried rice, choice of beef or chicken, and dessert)
  
• 11/10 RR: (full result)
  
1. Hailong Shen
   
2. Henry Sit
   
3. James Nguyen
   
4. Lin Sun
   
5. Claire Yeh
   

• Congratulations to all winners. 7163 matches have been played since the League started in 2003.
• There are only a few spots in the 11/17 RR. Please email to bay_tt@yahoo.com to sign up. Don't need to email to the whole group. Thanks.
  
• Financial position:
  Contribution:
  $39: RR
  Expense: $0
  Balance: $7,142.57
  

2007 MSC Doubles Tournament (12/2/2007)

• All proceeds will be used to support Milpitas Sports Center teams for 2008 USATT Team League
• 11:30AM to 4:30PM on Sunday, 12/2/2007. Should finish by 4PM.
  
• Only 30 teams will be accepted. First come first serve. (Deadline: 11/26/2007)
• All players will receive three Joola balls courteous of Joola USA
• Six $50 gift certificates courtesy of Go Table Tennis and Killerspin
• Four 6-month free table tennis memberships for Indian Community Center
  
• Entry blank

As of 11/15/2007, 28 teams have entered. Only 2 more teams will be accepted. I think there are some entries on the mail as well.

Pushed Lately?

1. Chen Longcan demonstrated chop block
2. Chen Longcan's push
3. Xiao Wei and Chen Longcan practiced with Jackie Lee and Auria Malek

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11/3 Weblog Update

• The date for the Doubles Tournament has been set. It will be on Sunday, December 2nd from 11:30AM to 4:30PM. In addition to the $100 cash prize, Go Table Tennis will sponsor $200 gift certificate. Also, all players will get 3 Joola balls. There may be more prizes coming. Please sign up ASAP. Only 30 teams will be accepted.
• 11/3 RR: (full result)
  
1. Voltaire Benedicto
2. Seyed Jafarinejad
3. Barry Or
4. Danny Hui
5. Loc Le

• Congratulations to all winners. 7108 matches have been played since the League started in 2003.
• There are still spots in the 11/10 RR. Please email me to sign up ASAP.
  
• Financial position:
  Contribution:
  $39: RR
  $20: DVD contribution
  Expense: $0
  Balance: $7,103.57