Maidenhead & District Table Tennis Association Closed Championships 2010
The 2010 Maidenhead Closed Championships took place over the weekend of 13th \ 14th February at the Cippenham Table Tennis Centre. Attendance this year was down, with a number of the Juniors away at competing events.
The Men's Events again featured members of the Gehlot Family. The Men's Singles was won by Hari Gehlot, the Gehlot brothers then went on to win the Mens Doubles against Elroy Hull and Dave Hyder. In the mixed doubles they faced each other as Hari paired with Denise Rolfe defeated Ramesh paired with Wendy Porter 11-6, 11-5, 11-8.
In a reversal of last year, Ramesh Gehlot won the Veteran men's singles by defeating Hari Gehlot 7-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9. The veteran Ladies Singles saw Sharon Mitchell overcome Wendy Porter 12-10, 11-4, 3-11, 11-6. They were to meet again in the Division Two final where Sharon had an easier victory.
Gemma Chapman retained the Ladies Single's Title, this year defeating Wendy Porter in the final 14-12, 11-4, 11-6. The Ladies Consolation was the closest final on the Sunday with Elena Cockrell overcoming Cheryl Gardener in four sets 11-13, 12-10, 12-10, 11-7. In a re-run of last year the Ladies Doubles Title remained in the Chapman Family when Gemma and Jan defeated Sharon Mitchell and Denise Rolfe in the final 11-9, 11- 9 11-8.
On Saturday in the Tweenies Singles two players new to the Maidenhead closed were in the final, Ricky Hardcastle just had the edge over James Ollson winning in five sets 11-9, 11-13, 11-8, 11-13, 13-11. Ricky had a good day going on to win the Divisional Handicap and coming runner up in the Division One final.
As usual the concluding event on the Saturday was the charity drawn Handicap doubles. Each round will saw different pairings of players, the winners going forward to the next round. In the final Bassam Mocharrifie and Mark Dozell defeated Sharon Mitchell and Elroy Hull by a narrow margin of just two points.
On Sunday a cheque for £300 was presented in aid of the Scanner appeal, this being the proceeds of the Raffle and the Drawn Doubles on Saturday.
Maidenhead Closed Winners 2010
| Event | Winner | Runner-Up | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tweenies Singles | Ricky Hardcastle | James Ollson | 11-9 | 11-13 | 11-8 | 11-13 | 13-11 |
| Tweenies Singles Consolation | Chris Collins | Cheryl Gardener | 11-4 | 11-9 | 11-8 | ||
| Veteran Singles (Men) | Ramesh Gehlot | Hari Gehlot | 7-11 | 12-10 | 11-6 | 11-9 | |
| Veteran Singles (Men) Consolation | Paul Savage | Robert Gates | 8-11 | 11-7 | 11-7 | 11-6 | |
| Veteran Singles (Ladies) | Sharon Mitchell | Wendy Porter | 12-10 | 11-4 | 3-11 | 11-6 | |
| Veteran Singles (Ladies) Consolation | Jan Chpaman | Diane Betteridge | 11-2 | 11-5 | 11-5 | ||
| Premier Division | Hari Gehlot | James Olsson | 11-4 | 11-7 | 11-6 | ||
| Division One | Elroy Hull | Ricky Hardcastle | 11-2 | 8-11 | 11-7 | 6-11 | 11-9 |
| Division Two | Sharon Mitchell | Wendy Porter | 11-3 | 11-4 | 11-4 | ||
| Division Three | Mick Mitcham | Laura Betteridge | 11-2 | 11-6 | 11-5 | ||
| Mens Singles | Hari Gehlot | John Cooper | 11-6 | 11-4 | 11-6 | ||
| Mens Singles Consolation | Ricky Hardcastle | Paul Savage | 11-8 | 11-4 | 7-11 | 11-5 | |
| Ladies Singles | Gemma Chapman | Wendy Porter | 14-12 | 11-4 | 11-6 | ||
| Ladies Singles Consolation | Elena Cockrell | Cheryl Gardener | 11-13 | 12-10 | 12-10 | 11-7 | |
| Mens Doubles | Hari Gehlot Ramesh Gehlot | Elroy Hull Dave Hyder | 11-7 | 11-5 | 11-6 | ||
| Ladies Doubles | Jan Chapman Gemma Chapman | Sharon Mitchell Denise Rolfe | 11-9 | 11-9 | 11-8 | ||
| Mixed Doubles | Denise Rolfe Hari Gehlot | Wendy Porter Ramesh Gehlot | 11-6 | 11-5 | 11-8 | ||
| Divisional Handicap | Ricky Hardcastle | Mark Dozell | |||||
| Drawn Doubles | Mark Dozell Bassam Mocharifie | Chris Collins Robert Gates | |||||
Photo Gallery
Ladies Singles Winner Gemma Chapman (Left) with Jan Chapman. Jan and Gemma were the winners of the Ladies Doubles - Click on image to enlarge.
The Trophies awaiting collection! - Click on image to enlarge.
Winner of the Mens Singles Hari Gehlot with Chairman Jan Chapman - Click on image to enlarge.