LEAGUE INFORMATION

Organized table tennis in the form of a league competition can be challenging as well as entertaining. The P&W Aircraft club singles league tournament will begin the first week of November 2009 and continued through April 2010. League matches will be played every Wednesdays unless there is a closure or other unforeseen events. The league shall be conducted on a monthly cycle with prizes going to anyone with two or more group winnings.  Grand prizes will also be awarded at the end of competition in April 2010. A monthly registration fee of $15.00 is required for play, prorated after the 2nd week of competition. All levels of play, recreational players to the more serious players are all welcome. Opportunity to compete regularly, opportunity to promote camaraderie, opportunity to establish a club rating/ranking profile is some of the objectives of these organized and informal tournaments.

  Competition shall be singles matches in a round-robin format. At the beginning of each tournament, players will start with their acquired rating or be given an estimated club rating/ranking. Adjustments to players' rating shall be made after each league tournaments using similar aspects of the USATT rating formula. On league night players shall be broken down into groups of 4-5 in order of ranking. The league coordinator shall start off with a print-out of all potential league players along with the newly registered players. The top 4-5 ranking members in the list who showed up for competition shall be placed in the 1st division/group, the next 4-5 in the 2nd group and so on down the list. Players will play all other members in their group. The primary goal is to win the group and to improve one's ranking, but just being able to perform at one's relative best accordingly, is a challenge worth considering. All matches shall be best of five games.

  Each week the top finishers of each group/division shall move one placement up, at the same time the lowest finishers shall move one placement down. This normally would result in one player moving up a division and one player moving down a division, but as players are added or removed weekly from competition, this may not necessarily apply. Grand prizes are being considered for the following positions when the league ends in April 2010.

1. Best finisher (player with the most group winnings)

2. Most improved (player with remarkable upward movement)

3. Good sportsmanship (fair and considerate)

4. Most frequent player (regular participation)

If you would like to experience the varying challenges of organized competition while having fun and getting needed exercises in an informal setting, you may contact the club office at 860-565-6236 or register at the club.

Happy playing and remember -keep your eyes on the ball where ever it bounces.