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Gregor Surnin, Open Champion
Courtesy of Table Tennis Club of Indianapolis
2012 Indiana Open
Indianapolis, IN
From six states across the Midwest, and two foreign countries, sixty nine players braved the heat and humidity of the hottest summer in central Indiana in recent memory to compete in the Butterfly sponsored 2012 Indiana Open. At stake over the two day tournament, hosted at the Table Tennis Club of Indianapolis, was more than $1,700 in cash prizes and awards. The eleven events in the tournament were played on Butterfly Centrefold 25 Sky tables and Gerflor® flooring.
Top players in the tournament were Gregor Surnin (2011 German Top 12 Junior Champion; 2011 German Junior Boys Doubles Champion; and 2011 German Junior Mixed Doubles Champion), Richard Breitschopf (2012 German National Junior Teams Champion), Daniel Seemiller, Jr. (2008 U.S. National Junior Team member; 2010 & 2012 Indiana Men�s Singles Finalist), Stephen Clyde (2010 & 2011 Indiana Men�s Singles Champion; 2008 & 2010 Indiana Open Champion), and Robert Luo (2008 Indiana Open Finalist & 2011 Indiana Men�s Singles Finalist). Among the sixty nine registered players were fourteen juniors, including Pasinn �T-U� Tangrattanachotukul, an exchange student from Thailand, and Richard Breitschopf, an exchange student from Germany. Overall, these juniors made a great showing for themselves, placing in seven and winning three of the eleven events.
As play progressed match results were largely in line with seedings. Very few significant upsets were recorded, and all but two events were won by either the first or second seed in the event.
In the Over 1500 event, Surnin, Breitschopf, Clyde, and Federico Bassetti reached the semifinals. When Surnin defeated Clyde and Breitschopf downed Bassetti, an all-German final was set. Although Breitschopf squeezed out the second game in deuce, Surnin prevailed in the other three to capture his first title of the day. In the Open event, held later the same day, Surnin and Breitschopf again reached the final, where Surnin claimed his second title with a 3-0 victory.
Over 1500 Winners
Many thanks to Federico Bassetti, CU and Ed Hogshead, RU who umpired several matches over the weekend!
Complete results are as follows:
Open
First Place – Gregor Surnin
Second Place – Richard Breitshopf
Semifinalists – Robert Luo / Stephen Clyde
Over 1500
First Place – Gregor Surnin
Second Place – Richard Breitshopf
Semifinalists – Stephen Clyde / Federico Bassetti
U2125
First Place – Brian Bartley
Second Place – Ken Li
U1950
First Place – Chinmay Pradhan
Second Place – Vincent Chang
U1775
First Place – Vincent Chang
Second Place – Ed Hogshead
U1675
First Place – Tay Nguyen
Second Place – Adithya Bhattachar
U1550
First Place – Yao Chen
Second Place – David Beery
U1350
First Place – David Sun
Second Place – James Stout
U1150
First Place – Asif Sharfuddin
Second Place – Sonny Cha
Open Doubles
First Place – Richard Breitschopf / Daniel Seemiller, Jr.
Second Place – Gregor Surnin / Stephen Clyde
U3400 Doubles
First Place – Austin Reilly / Scott Schweitzer
Second Place – Carl Bradley, Jr. / David Beery
