Sport Klub Windhoek’s (SKW) third ranked table tennis player Wayne Green defeated Fabian Tait of Hochland Acers Table Tennis Club 4-1 in the men’s final of the National Table Tennis Open in Windhoek last weekend.
The victory saw the Imawida player clinch the prestigious singles title for the first time in his career. Jointly organized by the Namibian Table Tennis Association (NTTA) and the SKW Table Tennis Club (SKWTTC), the tourney proved a huge success.
Green, a national player, was on top of his game and recorded scores of 11- 4, 11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7 to claim victory in the best out of seven set final while the consolation Plate final was won by Colin Wang Yuqing from the HATTC. The latter saw off his 15-year-old opponent Patrick Beggs of the DHPS.
Evergreen Christa Mrozek (SKW TT Club) came out on tops in the ladies section, coming out undefeated throughout her seven matches. The runner-up spot went to Khutsafalo Sekolokwane from Botswana.
The father and daughter combination of Rudi and Reese Saunderson (Hochland Acers) beat Kaitlyn Beukes and Heiko Fleidl (SKW) 4-1 in the final of the Mixed Doubles section to claim the gold medal.
In the men’s doubles category, the combination of Heiko Fleidl and Johann Malan (SKW)
defeated singles champion Green and his South African partner Cleef Bailey 4-3 in a nail-biting affair to take the famous Sigrid Göbel Cup, with a final score of 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5.
The next tourney of national championships is slated for Saturday, July 23.
The full results were as follows:;
Mens Singles Open:
1. Wayne Green (SKW)
2. Fabian Tait (HA)
3. Heiko Fleidl (SWK) & Cleef Bailey (RSA)
Mens Doubles:
1. Heiko Fleidl & Johann Malan (SKW)
2. Wayne Green & Cleef Bailey
3. Rudi Saunderson & Christa Mrozek
Ladies Open:
1. Christa Mrozek (SKW)
2. Khutsafalo Sekolokwane (HA)
3. Reese Saunderson & Kaitlyn Beukes
Mixed Doubles:
1. Reese & Rudi Saunderson (HA)
2. Kaitlyn Beukes & Heiko Fleidl (SKW)
3. Christa Mrozek & Johann Malan (SKW)
Interested parties to take up table tennis are requested to contact the NTTA via their website, http://namtta.leaguerepublic.com/via email info.ntta@gmail.com or Facebook. All upcoming tournament dates are available on the NTTA website/Facebook page.