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btt at Friendly tournament for Joola team NATT
by James Yang
Photos by Origin TTA & BTT
On November 3rd, 2024, members of BTT, Rassi Zhou, Enya Li, Aaron Li, Ishan Rangdal, David Su, Peter Liu & James Yang, participated in a mock team tournament hosted by Matchpoint TTC. Players from Origin Table Tennis Academy were also invited and joined in the practice matches.
Matches were played three-on-three, where each player on a team played all of the players on the opposing team once. Team matches were decided by whichever team won 5 rounds first out of 9, and individual matches were played best 3 out of 5, as per standard table tennis regulation.
btt at Friday Night league
by Wen Xie
BTT members continue to participate in Friday Night League series at MatchpointTTC, which welcome the players of all ages. The League consisted of 5 divisions: A, B, C, D and E, based on players' USATT League ratings. Each division consisted of 6 players competing in a round-robin format. The player who won the highest number of matches in their group was awarded the first prize. This league had over 100 dollars of prize money in total.
Overall, the League allowed participants to practice their skill sets and strategy in real games, gain new experiences and socialize with other members.
Photos by Matchpoint TTC
On October 11th, Sam Liu, a recent BTT member, won first place in Division E. Rassi Zhou played in Division C which has 2 adult players. Emma Yang and David Su, a recent BTT member, played in Division A which has 4 adult players.
On October 18th, Sam Liu moved up to Division D and won the 3rd place. Emma Yang won the 3rd place in Division A which has 4 adult players. Alex Zhang played in Division D.
On October 25th, David Su won the Champion in Division A. Rassi Zhou won the Champion in Division C. Emma Yang won the 2nd place in Division A. Sam Liu won the 3rd place in Division D. Peter Liu played in Division B and Alex Zhang played in Division D.