While players from the Ormesby Pathway Development Centre dominated both the U15 and the U13 events, Zain Ali made his journey from Birmingham all the way up to Teesside worthwhile when he won the U17 Singles in the Ormesby U17 2 Star Open Championship on 7th September at the Ormesby Club in Cleveland.
The entry for the events meant that it was practical to run one competition at each of the three age levels for all of the boys and girls who entered.
In the U17 Singles, Ali was unbeaten with his main victory over the player who finished in 2nd place, Sebastion Runcanu from Barnsley in Yorkshire in 3 straight games. Ali’s victory over the 3rd place player, Newcastle’s Abu Sami Osman, with a closer match which went to deuce in the 4th game. In the battle for second place, Runcanu defeated Osman at 11-9 in the 4th and 11-8 in the decider.
1st Zain Ali (WA)
2nd Sebastion Runcanu (YK)
3rd Abu Sami Osman (ND)
4th Charl Myburg (ND)
5th David Sherwood (YK)
6th Harvey Ralph (YK)
U17 Presentation – Zain Ali, Alan Ransome OBE & Sebastion Raducanu
The winner of the U15 Singles was Charlie Burnside who after losing the first game against his Ormesby team mate, Jack Walker, at 11-5 won the next 3 games to take the top spot. Against the player who finished in 3rd position, Oscar Dixon from Driffield, Burnside had an easier win in straight games but the match for 2nd place between Walker and Dixon was one of the closest sets of the day with Walker wining by 11-8 in the decider. The player in 4th position, Mindy Gao, was Burnside’s closest match with Burnside winning in 5 games.
1st Charlie Burnside (DU)
2nd Jack Walker (CV)
3rd Oscar Dixon (YK)
4th Mindy Gao (CV)
5th Alfie Hunter (DU)
6th Aliya Zhuzbayeva (CV)
7th Jonti Barnes (CV)
8th Harriet Goodwin (DU)
9th John Lyons (DU)
U15 Presentation – Charlie Burnside, Alan Ransome OBE & Jack Walker
The U13 singles was dominated by two girls with Sophie Dodds winning the titles with Mila Gao in 2nd place. In the decider with Gao, Dodds was the winner in 3 straight games although Dodds lost one of her sets against Flynn Payne from York after being 2-1 up. Payne won the next 2 games at 11-9, however, Payne lost four other sets and finished in 6th position. The title was, therefore, decided in the match between Dodds and Gao which was won comfortably by Dodds.
1st Sophie Dodds (DU)
2nd Mila Gao (CV)
3rd Jamie Dent (DU)
4th Evie Main (CV)
5th John Graham (YK)
6th Flynn Payne (YK)
7th Nate Merril (YK)
8th Chloe Manalastas (YK)
U13 Presentation – Sophie Dodds, Alan Ransome OBE & Mindy Gao
Report and photos provided by Alan Ransome OBE, Chairman of Ormesby Table Tennis Club.
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