On Wednesday, April 8, finals night took place for the Basingstoke & District Table Tennis Association's (BDTTA) 2026 'closed' tournament, which is only open to competitors who have played in the Basingstoke League this season.
The tournament itself, held on Saturday, March 21, at Everest Community Academy, saw competitors from school age up to their 70s compete in a variety of events.
Jon Clarke, chairman of the BDTTA, said he was delighted to see how many talented players took part in the Basingstoke League, and he hoped next season would see even more participants at the closed event.
Finals night was held at Basingstoke Rugby Football Club and saw closely competed matches in front of an enthusiastic crowd of supporters and spectators.
Mike Wood, BDTTA president, presented the trophies to the winners, with consolation personal mementos for the runners-up.
The winners were:
Premier Division singles - Padmindra Gurung
Men's singles - James Wright
Ladies singles - Sarah Whithorn
Division 1 singles - Mike Jones
Division 2 singles - Mariusz Zmuda
Veteran singles - James Wright
Super-veteran singles - Phil Snelson
Junior singles - Onela Sapumanage
Handicap singles - James Wright
Men's doubles - Tony Palaczky and James Wright
Mixed doubles - Sarah Whithorn and Phil Snelson
Ladies doubles - Sandra Parkes and Sarah Whithorn
Premier Division doubles - Jamie Cole and Calin Spicica
Division 1 doubles - Mike Jones and Onela Sapumanage
Division 2 doubles - Jan MacDonald and Tony Coombes
Anyone interested in finding out more about league table tennis in Basingstoke can visit the website bdtta.org.
Report by Jan MacDonald
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