July 11, 2008

Aurora (CO) Table Tennis Spring League

2008 Aurora Table Tennis Spring League

By: Richard McAfee

The Aurora Table Tennis Club is a proud member of the Butterfly League Program. We just completed our Spring Table League with fifty-four players competing over the last eight weeks. League play is on Thursday Nights and players are placed into groups based on their club ratings. Ratings are adjusted each week and players who win their tables are moved up to the next table the following week. Trophies are awarded to the three highest finishers in each of five divisions. To be eligible, players must compete in at least six of the eight league sessions. Our Summer League starts on July 10th and is based on the Butterfly Handicap System.

Our club features 13 Butterfly Match Rollaway Tables and Butterfly 3-star balls are used for all league matches. We would like to thank Butterfly for their efforts to help develop league play throughout the country.

Summer League Results

Division 1 (over 1800)
            1st. Richard McAfee
            2nd. Nobuyuki Shiogai
            3rd. Basil Ibegbu
Division 2 (1401-1800)
            1st. Mark Sisselman
            2nd. Joshua Harris
            3rd. Nick Seledchik
Division 3 (1001-1400)
            1st. Aaron Gottlied
            2nd. Thadd Briggs
            3rd. Geoffrey Drissel
Division 4 (801-1000)
            1st. Russ Crimone
            2nd. Tony Brangoccio
            3rd. Jim Garrison + Joyce McCready (tie)
Division 5 (under 800)
            1st. Matt Sharkey
            2nd. Andrei Militeev
            3rd. Aleksey Grachev
Most Improved Player – Aaron Gottlied (gained 524 points)

League Control Desk