2019 USA Hopes National Training Camp & Qualifying Tournament
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- Updated on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Tuesday, February 19, 2019
2019 USATT/ITTF Hopes
Table Tennis Camp & Qualifying Tournament
Friday-Sunday, February 22-24, 2019
Little Rock, Arkansas
www.lrttc.org
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This event is now listed at Omni-Pong.
Entry fee for the 3-day camp and tournament is $125. Entries are still open! Send in your registration now! Deadline to register without a late fee of $10 is February 8, 2019.
Please see the LRTTC official 2019 USA Hopes Camp brochure and entry form (PDF) for all the details. Registration instructions are listed below and on the entry form.
Press releases: February 19, 2019 and November 30, 2018.
The Little Rock Table Tennis club is hosting one of the 2019 USA Hopes national training camp and qualifying tournaments on Friday-Sunday, February 22-24, 2019 at the Jim Dailey Fitness & Aquatic Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. These training camps take place at various clubs across the country, and one is coming to Little Rock. LRTTC is partnering with the newly established Arkansas Table Tennis Academy as a sponsor to bring a challenging and fun event to the state of Arkansas for the first time in table tennis history.
The 2019 USATT Hopes Program is a series of regional, national and international camps and competitions designed to spark motivation and interest for skilled and talented young table tennis athletes who have a love for table tennis and who wish to become high-level players. Participants will receive expert coaching and training from USATT National Coaches for three days in a fun, rewarding environment in which they will have an opportunity to meet peers and share experiences. Two USATT National coaches, Mike Lauro (2018 USATT Volunteer Coach of the Year) and Russ Hamilton, both of whom live and coach in Arkansas, will assist USATT High Performance Director Joerg Bitzigeio who will be leading the training camp.
The training camp is open to junior players born after January 1, 2007, however players up to age 15 may be accepted provided there is space available. There is a limit of 24 entries. Only players born after January 1, 2007 are eligible to qualify in the tournament for the next stage - the USATT Hopes Week and Challenge to be held in April 2019. Older players would play in an extra event at the tournament. Participation in the tournament on Sunday requires participation in the two days of the camp on Friday and Saturday.
Guests and Spectators are Welcome!
For those who are interested in table tennis and just want to check out the training camp and tournament, admission is free for guests and spectators for all three days.
Training Camp & Tournament Cost & Schedule:
| Friday training session 1: | 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Friday dinner: | 5:30 p.m. |
| Friday training session 2: | 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. |
| Saturday training session 1: | 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
| Saturday lunch: | 11:30 a.m. |
| Saturday visit to Zoo (optional, weather permitting) |
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
| Saturday JOOLA Mini Table Challenge | 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m |
| Saturday training session 2: | 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| Saturday dinner: | 6:00 p.m. |
| Sunday Tournament Registration: | 9:00 a.m. |
| Sunday Tournament Start: | 10:00 a.m. |
Entry fee for the 3-day camp and tournament is $125. Entries are still open! Send in your registration now! Deadline to register without a late fee of $10 is February 8, 2019.
Please see the LRTTC official 2019 USA Hopes Camp brochure and entry form (PDF) for all the details. Registration instructions are listed below and on the entry form.
Here is the initial Press Release.
Current participant list:
| # | Last Name | First Name | Hometown | USATT Rating | Events |
| 1 | Hamilton | Alanis | Bentonville, AR | 1472 | Hopes Girls, Juniors, Joola Mini |
| 2 | Hamilton | Enya | Bentonville, AR | 397 | Hopes Girls, Juniors, Joola Mini |
| 3 | Jaworowski | Zachary | Glendale, NY | 1732 | Hopes Boys, Juniors, Joola Mini |
| 4 | Jha | Aryan | Lexington, MA | 1926 | Hopes Boys, Juniors, Joola Mini |
| 5 | Krishna | Medha | Marietta, GA | 1678 | Hopes Girls, Juniors, Joola Mini |
| 6 | Mishra | Nathan | Little Rock, AR | Unrated | Juniors, Joola Mini |
| 7 | Piech | Alex | Rogers, AR | 1454 | Hopes Boys, Juniors, Joola Mini |
| 8 | Piech | Jason | Rogers, AR | 1672 | Hopes Boys, Juniors, Joola Mini |
| 9 | Saidov | Hasan | Staten Island, NY | 1743 | |
| 10 | Saidov | Husen | Staten Island, NY | 1646 | |
| 11 | Tran | Aaron | Little Rock, AR | 333 | Juniors, Joola Mini |
| 12 | Wang | Rachel | Cary, NC | 1910 | Hopes Girls, Juniors, Joola Mini |
| 13 | Yuan | Jadon | Plano, TX | 1652 | Hopes Boys, Juniors, Joola Mini |
| 14 | Wang | Andy | Katy, TX | 1832 | Hopes Boys, Juniors, Joola Mini |
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Entries are still open! Send in your registration now! Deadline to register without late fee is February 8, 2019.
To Register:
To register for the camp and tournament, please return the completed form to LRTTC either by either of the following methods:
1. Mail the completed paper form to LRTTC, BOX 250260, Little Rock, AR 72225
2. E-mail it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (you can complete the PDF on computer and email back, or you can complete by hand and email a photo with your phone or a scanned image)
To Pay:
1. Payment can be made by check or money order payable to "LRTTC" and mailed to the address above, or
2. Payment can be made online. Please indicate on the entry form that you want to pay online, or simply email us to let us know. When we receive your entry form, we can email you a PayPal invoice for the registration fees which you can then pay using your bank, debit/credit card, or PayPal account.
Hotel accommodations:
For a hotel that is very close to the venue, we recommend the Four Points by Sheraton in Midtown. It is less than 2 miles from the venue. Coach Mike Lauro lives near this hotel.
For a hotel that is within walking distance to a number of attractions in Little Rock, then any hotel in the River Market District would be good choice. In the River Market you will be surrounded by shops, restaurants, museum, Clinton Library, parks, streetcar, etc. It's still just a short 10 minute drive to the venue from there. Of course you can also stay further away (10-20 minutes) in West Little Rock, but you mostly have to drive to other places as it is very spread out and not too good for walking.
The River Market is a family-friendly safe area. If there are family members coming to the Hopes camp and they want to do some shopping or sightseeing, this area would be good.
You might look into either of the hotels below:
Hampton Inn & Suites
Residence Inn by Marriott
If you need some other recommendations, please let us know.
Results of Monthly Tournament - January 26, 2019
- Details
- Updated on Saturday, February 09, 2019 Saturday, February 09, 2019
Welcome to the January 26, 2019 monthly tournament! This is our first tournament of the new year and our 57th monthly tournament overall!
This tournament is 10-player 2-stage round robin with 2 3-player groups and 1 4-player group in first stage, and the same size groups in the final stage. Everyone advanced from first stage to final stage.
Full results of final stage round robin are listed below, followed by first stage results. The results have been processed by USATT league software and the results for this league event can be viewed here: https://usatt.simplycompete.com/l/er/34084
Group 1 Final RR:
- 1st Place: Siva
- 2nd Place: Carlo
- 3rd Place: Olaf
Group 2 Final RR:
- 1st Place: Charlie
- 2nd Place: Mohan
- 3rd Place: Sahil
Group 3 Final RR:
- 1st Place: Ahmet
- 2nd Place: Pranav
- 3rd Place: Aaron
- 4th Place: Van
Results of initial stage:
Group A: 1st - Siva, 2nd - Charlie, 3rd - Aaron
Group B: 1st - Carlo, 2nd - Mohan, 3rd - Pranav
Group C: 1st - Olaf, 2nd - Sahil, 3rd - Ahmet, 4th - Van