tournaments & competitions

Sorry everybody, the SCTTC Smash Singles Tournament is canceled for now. New date to be determined.

2025 SCTTC Doubles Smash

Date/Time

TBD
Doors open 11:00am

Fee

$10/person

Tournament Format

Three Skill Levels

Tourney will be divided into three divisions based on skill level.

Round Robin Seeding Into Championship Brackets

Tourney is divided into two sections: Round Robin and Championship Brackets.

Round Robin

All players compete in round robin pools for seeding into the Championship bracket.

Double-Elimination Championship and Second Chance Brackets

All players advance from round robin into the Championship Bracket and are placed based on seeding. Players who lose their first-round game drop to the Second Chance Bracket with a chance to come back and compete for the Championship finals.

Prizes

Every player will receive a free Nittaku ball.
Club merch prizes will be awarded to 1st and 2nd places in each division. Choose from hats, shirts, and hoodies (shirts and hoodies will be ordered based on size and style choices).

It was a long, fun day of table tennis! There will be video included in next month’s YouTube post, but until then, here are the rankings for the tournament:

POOL 1
Zi Tao Li & Gan Shen (Thirty Two Strong) <—-1ST PLACE
Brooks & Wireless (Sandbaggers) <—-2ND PLACE
Dave Bergevin & Dave Ryan (CHOpocalypse)
Gil Garcia & Moritz Schepp (Monterey Menace)
Pak Chan & Dharmesh (Banana Slugs)
Ray Buetens & Tim Brattan (Nets and Edges)
Benjamin V. & Stella Gong (McNuggets)

POOL 2
Jon Allen & Jim Langley (Loopers) <—-1ST PLACE
Les Chiang & Tenpa (Dozers) <—-2ND PLACE
Ed Garner & Craig (Oh Crap!)
Debbie Malkin & Cindy Ranii (Team CHO)
Jeff Leblanc & Kate Leblanc (Couples Therapy)
Karen Martinez & Dave Sell (Team Big Dogs)
Liz DeFrancesco & Roger Barat (Double Happiness)
Garret (Oh Crap!, Team Cho)

There were a couple teams with members that had to leave early so substitutes may be unlisted (but not forgotten).

Thanks to Dave Bergevin, Jim, Derc/Max, those who brought food, and everyone who showed up! Hope we can make this a yearly event.

Exciting news! The national championships are local-ish next year.

United States Smash is July 3-13 in Las Vegas. Starts streaming today.

Not only are the US Nationals happening in Ontario, California, but our very own Debbie is competing! Keep a watch on Youtube for live streaming.

Lots of big table tennis players will play in Las Vegas, July 3-13, 2025.

WTT is introducing the United States Smash (US Smash) set in Las Vegas from 3-13 July 2025 at the Orleans Arena. Many of the world’s best players as well as “local” players Lily Zhang and Kanak Jha will be there. Read the press release about US Smash.