Sanctioned Tournaments
The Arkansas Open and the Arkansas Closed are two opportunities for USATT sanctioned tournaments in Arkansas. The Open takes place in the month of September and the Closed takes place in February. The Closed tournament is the Arkansas State Championships and is limited to Arkansas residents. The Open tournament has no residency requirement and is open to in-state and out-of-state players.
Arkansas State Championships are Saturday, February 27, 2016 at LRTTC!
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- Published: Friday, February 05, 2016 Friday, February 05, 2016
- Updated on Friday, February 05, 2016 Friday, February 05, 2016
The Arkansas Closed is a USATT-sanctioned tournament that decides the state champions of table tennis in various events. It will take place this year for the first time at the LRTTC playing facility at the Jim Dailey Fitness & Aquatic Center on Saturday, February 27, 2016.
Download the entry form: Ark Closed 2016 Entry Form
Here is a note from tournament directory Eugene Atha:
"Several things are different this year. First, the Fitness Center does not allow food in the gym but there is a side room available to us where you can partake of your snacks & refuel. Also, this year we will have an official lunch break where pizza will be provided at no charge. The Fitness Center does charge spectators – that charge will be covered with tournament money.
Entry fees are similar to what they were last year except it will be more if you pay the day of the tournament. Payment can be made with cash, check or money order – not credit cards. If you have any questions be sure to let me know. If you find any errors on the entry please let me know so I can correct them.
In case you missed the USATT announcement, the membership rate structure has changed in several ways. First, the yearly memberships have gone up – as an example, for adults a one year membership went from $49 to $75 (see entry form for the other options.) But anyone, including players with ratings, can now use the playing permit – which of course also went up to $20. The USATT has also eliminated the rating fee of $7 so if someone only plays in 3 or less tournaments a year, it is cheaper for them to use the playing permit than what it has been in the past. For players who compete in 4 or more tournaments a year, the $75 membership is cheaper than what it has been in the past.
The Dailey Fitness Center charges $5 per person to use the facility - this year we are adding a facility fee of $5 to the entry form everyone must pay. This is something that will be reviewed after the tournament."
Results - Arkansas Open at UALR - Sat., Sept. 26, 2015
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- Published: Monday, September 28, 2015 Monday, September 28, 2015
- Updated on Monday, September 28, 2015 Monday, September 28, 2015
The 2015 Arkansas Open table tennis championship tournament was held at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) on Saturday, September 21, 2014.
Players from surrounding states competed for cash prizes, trophies, and coveted rating points maintained by USA Table Tennis.
Here are the results:
| Arkansas Open 2015 | Held Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock | |||
| EVENT | 1ST PLACE | State | 2ND PLACE | State |
| OPEN SINGLES | Cheng Li | Mississippi | Rocky Wang | New York |
| A SINGLES | Jamey Hall | Arkansas | Logan Watson | Oklahoma |
| B SINGLES | Tom Jourdan | Oklahoma | John Falco | Arkansas |
| C SINGLES | Matthew Wang | Tennessee | Kitt Oudthone | Arkansas |
| U2100 | Shoujie Yang | Mississippi | Mike Lauro (LRTTC) | Arkansas |
| U1900 | Rob Sharp | Kansas | Dharmaraj Coona | Tennessee |
| U1700 | Nestor Prato | Oklahoma | Charlie Brooks (LRTTC) | Arkansas |
| U1500 | Tom Jourdan | Oklahoma | Varun Coona | Tennessee |
| U1300 | Matthew Wang | Tennessee | Chris Fagyal | Kansas |
| U1100 | Jason Taylor | Oklahoma | John Miller | Arkansas |
| U900 | Jason Taylor | Oklahoma | Akhilesh Vigneshwaran | Tennessee |
| U18 Junior Boys | Akhilesh Vigneshwaran | Tennessee | Sam Brown | Arkansas |
| WOMENS | Megha Nelluri (LRTTC) | Arkansas | Joyce Hartmann | Arkansas |
| Hardbat | Liedy Handoko | Tennessee | Donny Flowers | Tennessee |
| Open Doubles | Liedy Handoko | Tennessee | Mike Lauro | Arkansas |
| Donny Flowers | Tennessee | Jamey Hall | Arkansas | |
| Under 3400 Doubles | Logan Watson | Oklahoma | Kitt Ooudthone | Arkansas |
| Cory Bryant | Oklahoma | Louis Vance | Arkansas | |
2015 Arkansas Open Tournament, Saturday, September 26, 2015
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- Category: Sanctioned Tournaments Sanctioned Tournaments
- Published: Friday, September 25, 2015 Friday, September 25, 2015
- Updated on Friday, September 25, 2015 Friday, September 25, 2015
The 2015 Arkansas Open table tennis championship tournament takes place at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) on Saturday, September 21, 2013.
ATTENTION PARENTS: Bring your kids to watch various levels of players compete in Arkansas' premier table tennis tournament. Talk with Mike Lauro (501-291-3142), LRTTC head coach and top player, to learn more about table tennis programs at the Boys' and Girls' Club.
Players from surrounding states will be competing for cash prizes, trophies, and coveted rating points maintained by USA Table Tennis.
Spectators are welcome as the event is open to the public and FREE to watch! If you enter through the main entrance to the Fitness Center, tell the staff that you are here for the table tennis tournament. You may also enter through the South entrance near the tennis courts.
The playing area is located in the gymnasium of the Donaghey Student Center's Fitness Center.
UALR is located at: 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204
YouTube videos of Kedar and Parimal - 2015 Arkansas State Doubles Champions
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- Category: Sanctioned Tournaments Sanctioned Tournaments
- Published: Saturday, February 21, 2015 Saturday, February 21, 2015
- Updated on Saturday, February 21, 2015 Saturday, February 21, 2015
Here are two links to the videos showing LRTTC team members Kedar Jambhekar and Parimal Nilangekar winning the state championship over Russ Hamilton and Jamey Hall in 5 games. This match went down to the wire, with Kedar and Parimal never giving up and fighting until the very end.
Congrats again to Kedar and Parimal.
2015 Arkansas Closed, Open Doubles Final
Video 2 of 2 (starts at 6-6 in the 5th game)
Results - Arkansas Open at UALR - Sat., Sept. 27, 2014
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- Category: Sanctioned Tournaments Sanctioned Tournaments
- Published: Friday, September 26, 2014 Friday, September 26, 2014
- Updated on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Special thanks to Eugene Atha for directing another successful and fun-filled Arkansas Open table tennis tournament for 2014. Thanks also to Jamey Hall who served as the umpire for the event. This year's open showcases some of the best table tennis play in Arkansas this year. We hope that everyone who attended had a great time and enjoyed themselves.
Congratulations to all of winners, runners up, and competitors in the 2014 Closed events. LRTTC would like to highlight the results of LRTTC members (their names appear in bold in the table below).
- Jeff Pratt is the Under 1500 Singles Champion.
- Tanner Cook is the Under 1300 Singles Champion.
- Sam Bezold is the Under 900 Champion. Sam also took second place in the Under 1100 Singles.
- Megha Nelluri came in second place in the Women's Singles. Megha also teamed up with Don Jackson from Sherwood to win the Mixed Doubles Championship.
- Mike Lauro teamed up with Tom Jourdan of Oklahoma to become the Under 3300 Doubles Champions.
Here is a summary of the results:
| Arkansas Open 2014 | Held Saturday, September 27, 2014 at the UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK | |||
| EVENT | 1ST PLACE | State | 2ND PLACE | State |
| OPEN SINGLES | Cheng Li | Mississippi | Yi Chi Zhang | Mississippi |
| A SINGLES | Jamey Hall | Arkansas | Carl Lewis | Tennessee |
| B SINGLES | Bijoys Baby | Arkansas | Clem Volpert | Arkansas |
| C SINGLES | Tiffany Salter | Oklahoma | Joesph Tassin | Louisiana |
| U2100 | Scott Barone | Arkansas | Liedy Handoku | Tennessee |
| U1900 | Carl Lewis | Tennessee | David Correa | Oklahoma |
| U1700 | Ben Phillips | Arkansas | Paul Hadfield | Arkansas |
| U1500 | Jeff Pratt (LRTTC) | Arkansas | Bijoys Baby | Arkansas |
| U1300 | Tanner Cook (LRTTC) | Arkansas | Tiffany Salter | Oklahoma |
| U1100 | Varun Coona | Tennessee | Sam Bezold (LRTTC) | Arkansas |
| U900 | Sam Bezold (LRTTC) | Arkansas | Michael Barnes | Oklahoma |
| U18 Junior Girls | Katherine Fang | Texas | Victoria Bogomilova | Arkansas |
| U18 Junior Boys | Simon Zumbach | Arkansas | Alex Larson | Arkansas |
| WOMENS | Joyce Hartmann | Arkansas | Megha Nelluri (LRTTC) | Arkansas |
| Hardbat | Scott Barone | Arkansas | John Falco | Arkansas |
| Open Doubles | Cheng Li | Mississippi | Winfred Addy | Oklahoma |
| Yi Chi Zhang | Mississippi | Michiya Suzuki | Oklahoma | |
| Under 3300 Doubles | Mike Lauro (LRTTC) | Arkansas | Britt Salter | Oklahoma |
| Tom Jourdan | Oklahoma | Tiffany Salter | Oklahoma | |
| Mixed Doubles | Don Jackson | Arkansas | Scott Barone | Arkansas |
| Megha Nelluri (LRTTC) | Arkansas | Angela Falco | Arkansas | |
Preview of T-Shirts for April 12, 2014 Tournament
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- Category: Sanctioned Tournaments Sanctioned Tournaments
- Published: Sunday, March 30, 2014 Sunday, March 30, 2014
- Updated on Sunday, March 30, 2014 Sunday, March 30, 2014
Below are photos of the T-Shirts that will commemorate the first LRTTC tournament sanctioned by the USATT.
The small LRTTC logo will be over the left chest. The words "Spring 2014 Giant Round Robin Tournament" will be on the left sleeve. The large LRTTC logo will be at the top of the back.
April 12, 2014 Preview of Tournament T-Shirts
April 12 2014 Tournament Entries
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- Published: Sunday, March 16, 2014 Sunday, March 16, 2014
- Updated on Thursday, April 10, 2014 Thursday, April 10, 2014
Thank you to our tournament sponsors: Arch Street Tire and Service Center, Megaspin.net, U.S. Pizza, TaylorPrograms.com, Mike Lauro.
Below are 2 grids. The first grid includes the participants for the LRTTC Spring 2014 Giant Round Robin tournament on April 12, 2014. The second grid is only for people who are not playing or have not signed up yet but want tournament t-shirts.
Tournament T-Shirts can be purchased in advance by emailing us, or on the day of the tournament. To make sure you get the size you want, email us as soon as possible. We will have gray shirts and tan shirts in sizes ranging from Medium to 2XL.
Below that are the people who are not playing but are purchasing T-Shirts.
Click here for the Tournament Web Page.
Click here for Preview of T-Shirts
Total Entries for Singles: 32
Total Doubles Teams:
- O3200 - 6
- U3200 - 4
| # | LAST NAME | FIRST | TOWN | ST | RTG | OWES | ENTR | RTG | MEM | LATE | 1ST | COMMENTS | DBLS | SHIRT/PAID | T-Shirt |
| 1 | Barone | Mia | Cabot | AR | 9 | $0.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | M (Tan) / N | 15.00 | |
| 2 | Barone | Scott | Cabot | AR | 2040 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | O3200-2 | XL (Tan) / N | 15.00 |
| 3 | Barone | Shelby | Cabot | AR | 1512 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | U3200-4 | L (Tan) / N | 15.00 |
| 4 | Bezold | Sam | Little Rock | AR | UR | $40.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 49.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | NO ENTRY | 0.00 | ||
| 5 | Brooks | Charlie | Sheridan | AR | 1365 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | U3200-3 | L (Gray) / N | 15.00 |
| 6 | Chambers | William | Garfield | AR | 881 | $0.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID/WAIVER | M (Gray) / N | 15.00 | |
| 7 | Coona | Dharmaraj | Cordova | TN | 1746 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | O3200-1 | 0.00 | |
| 8 | Coona | Varun | Cordova | TN | 730 | $0.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | 0.00 | ||
| 9 | Girdner | David | Clarksville | TN | 1828 | $50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | ENTRY/UNPAID | O3200-4 | XL(T), XL(G) | 30.00 |
| 10 | Hadfield | Paul | Sherwood | AR | 1690 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | O3200-2 | 0.00 | |
| 11 | Hall | William | Little Rock | AR | 1748 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | 0.00 | ||
| 12 | Hamilton | Alanis | Bentonville | AR | 37 | $0.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | 0.00 | ||
| 13 | Hamilton | Russ | Bentonville | AR | 2295 | $0.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12:30P | PAID | U3200-1 | 0.00 | |
| 14 | Hamilton | Yimei | Bentonville | AR | 652 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | U3200-1 | 0.00 | |
| 15 | Handoko | Liedy | Memphis | TN | 2118 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | O3200-3 | 0.00 | |
| 16 | Hardin | Chris | Memphis | TN | 1638 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | O3200-3 | 2X (Tan) / N | 15.00 |
| 17 | Jackson | Don | Little Rock | AR | 1938 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | 03200-5 | 0.00 | |
| 18 | Jambhekar | Kedar | Little Rock | AR | 1610 | $49.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | U3200-4 | L (Tan) / N | 15.00 |
| 19 | Jourdan | Tom | Vinila | OK | 1028 | $0.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | 0.00 | ||
| 20 | Khan | Mohammed | Memphis | TN | 1725 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | O3200-1 | 0.00 | |
| 21 | Larson | W. Alex | Rogers | AR | 1511 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | U3200-2 | 0.00 | |
| 22 | Larson | Sven | Rogers | AR | 1345 | -$50.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | WITHDRAW | 0.00 | |||
| 23 | Lewis | Carl | Memphis | TN | 1677 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | O3200-6 | XL (Tan) / N | 15.00 |
| 24 | Liu | Linda | Murfreesboro | TN | 1451 | $50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | ENTRY/UNPAID | O3200-4 | L ? | 15.00 |
| 25 | Miller | Jim | Little Rock | AR | 1608 | $0.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 49.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | 0.00 | ||
| 26 | Nelluri | Pramod | Little Rock | AR | 1136 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | M (Tan) / N | 15.00 | |
| 27 | Nelluri | Megha | Little Rock | AR | 467 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | M (Tan) / N | 15.00 | |
| 28 | Nilangekar | Parimal | Little Rock | AR | 1872 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | O3200-5 | M,L(Gray) / N | 30.00 |
| 29 | Viful | Mapshekar | Little Rock | AR | 1772 | $43.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | ENTRY/UNPAID | 0.00 | ||
| 30 | Memon | Kashif | Cordova | TN | 1566 | -$50.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | WITHDRAW | 0.00 | ||
| 31 | Phillips | Ben | Pine bluff | AR | 1657 | $0.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | 0.00 | ||
| 32 | Pratt | Jeff | Little Rock | AR | 1303 | $0.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 12:30P | PAID | U3200-3 | 0.00 | |
| 33 | Reddy | Mohan | Little Rock | AR | 1078 | $0.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | M (Tan) / N | 0.00 | |
| 34 | Soora | Siva | Little Rock | AR | 1607 | $40.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | ENTRY/UNPAID | 0.00 | ||
| 35 | Wilson | Reggie | Memphis | TN | 1894 | $0.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | O3200-6 | 0.00 | |
| 36 | Zumbach | Simon | Springdale | AR | 997 | $0.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9:00A | PAID | U3200-2 | 0.00 |
The following people are not playing in the tournament but want T-Shirts. If you are on this list and want to play, please send in your entry and make payment as soon as possible.
| NAME | SHIRT | STATUS | PRICE |
| SURESH | M (Tan) | UNPAID | $15.00 |
| MARK TAYLOR | L (Gray) | PAID | $15.00 |
| MUGIMANE MANJU | M (Tan) | UNPAID | $15.00 |
| JEFF PRATT | L (Gray) | UNPAID | $15.00 |
| MARGUERITE | M,L,2X | PAID | $45.00 |
| MIKE LAURO JR. | L (Gray) | UNPAID | $15.00 |
| MIKE LAURO SR. | L (Gray) | UNPAID | $15.00 |
2014 Arkansas Closed
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- Published: Sunday, November 10, 2013 Sunday, November 10, 2013
- Updated on Sunday, November 10, 2013 Sunday, November 10, 2013
The 2014 Arkansas Closed will take place on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. This page will be updated with details as they are available, including a downloadable entry form.
Results of LRTTC Spring 2014 Giant Round Robin
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- Category: Sanctioned Tournaments Sanctioned Tournaments
- Published: Thursday, April 17, 2014 Thursday, April 17, 2014
- Updated on Saturday, January 17, 2015 Saturday, January 17, 2015
The LRTTC Spring 2014 Giant Round Robin tournament was the first USATT-sanctioned tournament hosted at LRTTC in our club's history. We welcomed players from across the state and from neighboring states Tennessee and Oklahoma. The tournament started on time and finished ahead of schedule. This was primarily due to us having 32 singles players instead of 50. We used 8 table instead of 10. The generous courts sizes and high ceilings allowed for virtually unobstructed play. The walkway down the center of the courts and the various tables and chairs turned out to provide a comfortable space for players, spectators, coaches and tournament officials.
LRTTC thanks the following people and organizations:
- Eugene Atha who helped direct the tournament and who processed all of the results, memberships, and waivers, and prepared and submitted all of the required fees, information and documents to USATT. I think results should be included in the next USATT ratings update, so check out the ratings on Thursday evening.
- Jamey Hall for traveling to Little Rock to be our certified national referee...he did an outstanding job on preparing the draws, and modifying them in response to a few corrections and to additional teams wanting to play doubles. He helped make it possible for me to keep my sanity the night before and during the day on Saturday.
- Finsncial supprot provided by our Corporate Sponsors: Arch Street Tire and Service Center, Megaspin.net, U.S. Pizza, and Taylor Programs. Individual Sponsors: Mike Lauro. Their contributions made it possible for us to host this tournament and provide premium tournament balls, commemorative t-shirts, and custom plaques. Without them, we would have struggled.
- LRTTC board members - Viful Mhapsekar (President), Mohan Reddy (Vice President), Jeff Pratt (Secretary), and Mike Lauro (Treasurer) for keeping the club on track through our growth over the last couple of years and for committing to making this tournament successful.
- All the volunteers who showed up on Friday night to help set up and to those of you who stayed on Saturday to help put up the equipment and clean up the facility, and to the Islamic Center of Little Rock for working with us to allow for the all-day event and to set up and practice on Friday night.
- Marguerite Cheung and Conrad Song at the Austin Table Tennis Club for their generous support of our club. Since meeting them at the ITTF Level 1 Coaching Course in the Fall of 2012, they have supported and encouraged our club in so many ways. They have helped play a part in our club's growth.
- Last but not least, All of the Players who showed up to play in our 1st USATT-sanctioned tournament. Without you this would not have happened. We received many positive comments about the tournament, and there are a few areas that we plan to improve for the next one. It was our pleasure to host this tournament for you, and we hope that you return.
Congratulations to our Event Champions:
U-3200 Doubles: Russ Hamilton ($10) / Yimei Hamilton ($10) (Bentonville)
O-3200 Doubles: Don Jackson (Sherwood) ($10) / Parimal Nilangekar (LRTTC) ($10)
A-Singles: Scott Barone (Cabot) ($200)
B-Singles: Siva Soora (LRTTC) ($100)
C-Singles: Ben Phillips (Pine Bluff) ($75)
D-Singles: Tom Jourdan (Oklahoma) ($50)
And congratulations to the other Event Finishers:
U-3200 Doubles: 2nd - Shelby Barone / Kedar Jambekhar (LRTTC)
O-3200 Doubles: 2nd - Liedy Handoko / Chris Hardin
A-Singles: 2nd - Liedy Handoko ($100), 3rd - Reggie Wilson, 4th - Mohammed Khan
B-Singles: 2nd - Carl Lewis ($75), 3rd - Kedar Jambekhar (LRTTC), 4th - Don Jackson
C-Singles: 2nd - Simon Zumbach ($50), 3rd - Linda Liu, 4th - Alex Larson
D-Singles: 2nd - Mohan Reddy ($25) (LRTTC), 3rd - Sam Bezold (LRTTC), 4th - Megha Nelluri (LRTTC)
USATT Ratings have been processed for this tournament. Honorable mentions go to Simon Zumbach and Siva Soora (LRTTC) for their much improved and deserved ratings. Simon gained 405 points (1402), while Siva gained 175 points (1782). Way to go Simon and Siva! Go here to check your rating.
Total entry fees collected,: $1,385; Sponsorship funds received: $325; Cash prizes given out: $715; USATT membership fees paid out: $425; USATT rating fees paid out: $224; tournament sanction fees: $80; Custom Plaque/Trophies: $350; Custom T-Shirts made: $540; T-Shirts sold: $465. LRTTC made roughly $500 from our first sanctioned tournament.
Income:
$1,385 - entries
$325 - sponsors
$465 - t-shirts sold
Expenses:
$715 - cash prizes
$80 - tournament sanction fees
$350 - custom plaques/trophies
$540 - t-shirts made
Total profit: $490
The tournament was initially submitted as a 0-Star tournament due to initial prize money determinations and the uncertainty as to the availability of certified referee. As a result, the USATT listed the tournament as a 0-Star event. Subsequent increases in the prize money and the commitment of a certified referee probably would have qualified us for a 1-Star tournament. Our next sanctioned tournament will be at least 1-Star tournament, and we are hoping to increase the prize money.
Here are scanned copies of the preliminary round robin draw sheets with results from phase 1 singles, all rounds of U-3200 and O-3200 doubles:
Singles
A Singles
B Singles
C Singles
D Singles
Doubles
- O-3200 Group 1: Prelim RR Draw Sheets with Results
- O-3200 Group 2: Prelim RR Draw Sheets with Results
- O-3200 Single Elimination Final Results
- For a similar date next year when we hope to have our 2nd sanctioned tournament...and if we are able to have one before then, we will definitely let you know.
- Also, remember that the Arkansas Open will be held at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (across the street from LRTTC) on September 27, 2014.
Photos of Play at LRTTC April 12, 2014 Tournament
Photos of Awards at LRTTC April 12, 2014 Tournament
Photos of Setup at LRTTC April 12, 2014 Tournament
2013 Arkansas Open
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- Category: Sanctioned Tournaments Sanctioned Tournaments
- Published: Thursday, August 15, 2013 Thursday, August 15, 2013
- Updated on Sunday, November 10, 2013 Sunday, November 10, 2013
The 2013 Arkansas Open takes place at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) on Saturday, September 21, 2013.
Download the Entry Form:
Arkansas Open 2013 Entry Form (.doc)
Results of Arkansas State Championships, Saturday, February 16, 2013
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- Published: Sunday, February 17, 2013 Sunday, February 17, 2013
- Updated on Sunday, November 10, 2013 Sunday, November 10, 2013
The 2013 Arkansas State Championships in table tennis were held on Saturday, February 16, 2013 int the Donaghey Student Center (DSC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR).
The tournament, named the "Arkansas Closed", is an annual table tennis tournament held in Little Rock that decides the state champions in a number of events. It is designated as a "closed" tournament due to the requirement that eligible players must reside in Arkansas; the tournament is not open to non-residents. Classified with a "1-star" (out of 5 stars) tournament rating by USA Table Tennis (USATT) based on the amount of prize money, this year's Arkansas Closed offered a variety of events for players all ages and skill levels.
This year's tournament was originally scheduled to take place at the LRTTC's practice facility, the community center of the Islamic Center of Little Rock, the first time the event would have taken place outside of UALR in a number of years. Due to scheduling conflicts however, the event was moved back to UALR's DSC.
The top players in the state competed against each other for various titles, including the state champion in the Open division singles which is open to all players. Other events include doubles, mixed doubles, junior boys and girls, women's singles, and rated events based on official player ratings maintained by the USA Table Tennis (USATT), the national organizing body for table tennis in the United States.
Below is a message from tournament director Eugene Atha:
"Here are the results for all the events from the Closed Championships. It was the smoothest run & most on time tournament we have had in a long time – in fact I can’t remember a better one but since I’ve been doing this since 1989, my memory might be failing me!! Good job to everyone – hope you had fun (even if you lost points).
As usual, thanks go out to everyone who helped with the setup & takedown of the tournament – without the work of these folks tournaments don’t happen. If I forget anyone it is not intentional – so much goes on at the end of the day it is very easy for me to miss someone helping out. So be sure to thank – for setup – Allen/Glen/Paul/Scott/Jeff/Jim/Charlie; for takedown – Glen/Jeff/Scott/Shelby/Konnie/John/Angela/Viful/Mohan/Salman/Amresh. If you helped & aren’t listed – my apologies & your work is very much appreciated."
Official results:
| Arkansas State Champions 2013 | Held February 16, 2013 at University of Arkansas at Little Rock | |||
| EVENT | 1ST PLACE | 2ND PLACE | ||
| OPEN SINGLES | RUSS HAMILTON | BENTONVILLE | SCOTT BARONE | CABOT |
| A SINGLES | PARIMAL NILANGEKAR | LITTLE ROCK | TIC SEEDTIBOOD | JACKSONVILLE |
| B SINGLES | SHELBY BARONE | CABOT | DE XING XIE | LITTLE ROCK |
| C SINGLES | MOHAN REDDY | LITTLE ROCK | LOUIS MORROW | HEBER SPRINGS |
| U2300 | SCOTT BARONE | CABOT | PARIMAL NILANGEKAR | LITTLE ROCK |
| U1800 | PAUL HADFIELD | SHERWOOD | SALMAN SYED | LITTLE ROCK |
| U1200 | MONTADAR AL-MUHANA | LITTLE ROCK | LOUIS MORROW | HEBER SPRINGS |
| U900 | CONLEY HILLEGAS | AUSTIN | JUSTIN HINMAN | CABOT |
| JUNIOR BOYS | SHELBY BARONE | CABOT | CONLEY HILLEGAS | AUSTIN |
| JUNIOR GIRLS | SANA MHAPSEKAR | LITTLE ROCK | STUTI MHAPSEKAR | LITTLE ROCK |
| WOMENS | RANYA KASSEES | SHERWOOD | JOYCE HARTMANN | CLINTON |
| OPEN DOUBLES | SCOTT BARONE | CABOT | RUSS HAMILTON | BENTONVILLE |
| JOHN FALCO | BENTON | MOHAMMAD ISHAQ | BENTONVILLE | |
| CLASS A DOUBLES | AARON GLAZIER | LITTLE ROCK | VIFUL MHAPSEKAR | LITTLE ROCK |
| JOSHUA KWEKEL | BRYANT | PARIMAL NILANGEKAR | LITTLE ROCK | |
| MIXED DOUBLES | RUSS HAMILTON | BENTONVILLE | PAUL HADFIELD | SHERWOOD |
| YI-MEI HAMILTON | BENTONVILLE | HANAA MADANI | SHERWOOD | |