Six Nations hosted by the Veterans English Table Tennis Society

Veterans Table Tennis Championship 2016

Friday 9^th, Saturday 10^th and Sunday 11^th September

at

Ellesmere Port Sports Village (EPVS), 

Stanney Lane,

Ellesmere Port,

Cheshire CH65 9LB 

Play will be on 21 tables, practice from 12.30pm on Friday 9^th September

Welcome from the Chairman of VETTS

Dear all

May I formally welcome you to this year’s 6 Nations, which we are delighted to be hosting in Ellesmere Port.   Brian and I understand and appreciate the honour of representing your country in this event, and also the pleasure of enjoying the hospitality of each of the Six Nations.  Although I can’t be with you this year, I wish you all a competitive and thoroughly enjoyable event.

Warmest regards,

Jan Johns

Chairman of VETTS

Your tournament Referee: Lionel Jones from Guernsey

Born in South East Kent in 1954 it was during his senior schooling at Canterbury that he developed an interest in table tennis as many of his school friends played the sport.  In any event it made a change from football in the winter and cricket in the summer.  Lionel moved to Guernsey in 1972 with his family and took up the game again in 1973 and has played in the local leagues ever since. 

He realised at a young age that he was never going to be asked to represent the Island except on very rare occasions, so took the umpiring examinations with a view of trying to put something back into the sport, the result is that he has been an International Umpire and Referee for around 40 years.  At this side of the game, he has represented the Island at numerous events all over Europe with the culmination being asked to officiate at a Commonwealth Games final in Manchester.  Latterly, it has been his scheduling and organisational abilities that have been called upon not only locally but internationally as well, with the inevitable downside that his actual table tennis play has paid the price but he still hopes to play in the forthcoming tournament.

Schedule of events

Friday 9^th September

12.00 noon               Shuttle bus from hotel to venue

12.30 pm                   Delegates Meeting -meeting room Ellesmere Port Sports Village

12.30 pm                   Practice session (Main Hall EPSV)

2.00 pm                     Official Opening Ceremony in the presence of the Mayor

2.30 pm                     Team matches session 1 (see full schedule below) three matches

8.00 pm                     Day 1 matches finish

8.15 pm                     Shuttle bus venue to hotel

Saturday 10^th September

8.00 am                      Shuttle bus from hotel to venue

9.00 am                      Team matches session 2 (see full schedule) two matches.

1.30 pm                      Doubles events start – play to conclusion

2.30 pm                      Shuttle bus venue to hotel (for anyone finished early)

4.30 pm                      Shuttle bus venue to hotel

7.00 pm                      Presentation dinner dance, Village Hotel Bromborough

Sunday 11^th September

8.00 am                      Shuttle bus from hotel to venue

9.00 am                      Individual events start – play to conclusion

2.30 pm                      Bus from venue to hotel (if required).