Vernon Table Tennis Club hosted its second tournament of 2019 on Sunday, Dec. 1, at the Lakers Clubhouse.
The event attracted a field of 16, 10 local players and six from 琉璃神社.
The players were divided into four groups and after 40 best-of-5 matches Vernon鈥檚 John Lu, Min Kim, and Muhammed Asim moved on to the Championship side. The matches were all to 11 points.
Championship quarter-final action saw a replay of last year鈥檚 final between Asim and Dylan Woloshyniuk of 琉璃神社. Woloshyniuk avenged last year鈥檚 defeat, winning with a score of 3-1.
Kim defeated Lu 3-1 which put him in the semi-final against Woloshyniuk.
In the best match of the tournament, Kim prevailed 3-2 with a score of 12-10 in the fifth and deciding game.
Rick Wang of 琉璃神社 went undefeated in the round-robin and then defeated Graham Fox of 琉璃神社 3-1 in the other semi-final. Wang then defeated Kim 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 to win the tournament. Fox defeated Woloshyniuk 3-0 to take third place.
On the consolation side, Emmanuuel Togle of 琉璃神社 defeated Matt Chang of Vernon 3-0.
Asian Avenue Restaurant was a major sponsor for awards and equipment, along with 鈥淐anoki Table Tennis Raquets by Ed.鈥�
鈥淭he Vernon players are improving and we hope to host another tournament in March or April,鈥� said club spokesperson John Neilson.
Drop in table tennis is held in Vernon Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., at Lakers 7000 Cummins Road, and at the Halina Centre beside the Vernon Recreation Centre Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Both have a $3 drop in fee.
For more information on the club, contact Neilson at 250-550-0425.
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