Championship
2017 US Open
December 17-22, 2017
The USATT held its US Open tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada. A summary of the results can be found on the official website.
The USATT held its US Open tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada. A summary of the results can be found on the official website.
Raymond Sacco wins a silver medal in Class 11 at the 2017 US Para Open in Las Vegas. Congratulations Raymond!!
Raymond got officially classified as a Class 11 Paralympic athlete and now is eligible to play in the Para Table Tennis ITTF Tour. It's very important for Raymond to be internationally classified in Class 11, so that he can now play in international events. Raymond is a potential medal contender for the Para Panamerican Games in 2019 and also has a big chance to represent the USA in the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Plano TT club hosted its Winter World Peace Table Tennis Tournament at the Tom Muehlenbeck center.
DFWTT hosted its yearly Fall Open at the T Bar M Racquet Club and featured both USATT sanctioned Open Singles and Ratings events, and also non-sanctioned Open Doubles events. There were 92 players who competed at the tournament. Thanks to everyone who attended this year's tournament.
Raymond Sacco participated in his first international Para Table Tennis Tournament in Costa Rica. DFWTT organized a fundraiser to help Raymond cover his trip expenses, collecting donations during the Fall Tournament and donating $2 for each player that participated.
The Saturday 2-Man Team competition returned at the TBarM. This new program was designed to make matches more varied and fun while pushing games to a higher level with cash prize money.
DFWTT hosted its yearly Chinese Double Ten Celebration tournament at the T Bar M Racquet Club in Dallas.
After 2 months of the "2-man team competition", DFWTT introduced another new program—"Saturday Handicap Singles competition" to give matches more variety and fun while pushing games to a higher level.
DFWTT hosted a school tournament at the T Bar M Racquet Club in Dallas. Events included Open Singles and Open Doubles round robin.
The USATT held its US National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. A summary of the results can be found on the official website.
DFWTT hosted a school tournament at the T Bar M Racquet Club in Dallas. Events included Open Singles and Open Doubles round robin.
Plano TT club hosted its Spring World Peace Table Tennis Tournament at the Tom Muehlenbeck center.
DFWTT hosted its yearly Spring Open at the T Bar M Racquet Club and featured both USATT sanctioned and non-sanctioned events. There were 99 players who competed in these events. Thanks to everyone who attended the tournament.
The TMS College Table Tennis Championships took place in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Results and videos of the tournament are on the NCTTA website.
DFWTT had its Grand Opening Celebration for the new club at T Bar M Racquet Club in Dallas. The scheduled hours are Saturday and Sunday from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. This location was also used for the 2017 DFWTT Spring Open tournament.
Texas Wesleyan University hosted the NCTTA South Regional Championships at the Sid Richardson Center in Fort Worth. Results of the tournament can be found at the NCTTA website.
DFWTT hosted the Dallas Senior Games Table Tennis Tournament. This event was part of the Dallas Park and Recreation's Senior Games which included 12 different competitive sports. The table tennis events took place at the T Bar M Racquet Club in Dallas.
Texas Wesleyan University hosted the NCTTA North Texas Division at the Sid Richardson Center in Fort Worth. Results of the tournament can be found at the NCTTA website.
DFWTT hosted the Texas Winter Games Table Tennis Tournament at the JCC (Jewish Community Center) in Dallas. This was part of the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) Winter Games of Texas. Medal winners from the Winter Games were eligible to compete in the National State Games of America in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In DFWTT's continued pledge to donate $2 for each player that participates in tournaments, donations were made to: Dallas Chinese Community Center ($200), American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund ($198), Texas Table Tennis Club at UT Austin ($112), and National Fallen Firefighters Foundation ($214).