WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club
(By Steve Hopkins)

On December 1^st and 2^nd, Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club is host to the SPTTC December Open.  The event features three Round Robin groups and three Team Competitions (U2700, U3550, and U4300).  The club is an ideal location for a large tournament.  The 9600 square foot facility has 16 Butterfly Centerfold tables, 18 foot ceilings, red Gerflor flooring, and two-toned walls to assist in visibility.  The tournament results are shown below:

Team Competition*                           1^st                                               2^nd               

Team 2700            Ellie Yan / Jinlong Xu                       Chandrasekar Gopalan / Rishi Pudipeddi

Team 3500            Alexandr Kaplan / Andrei Ilnitskii     Ashley Chen / Maggie Yan

Team 4300            Ryan Hoarfrost / Hau Lam             Chenguang Zhu / Zexuan Wang

Round Robin                                     1^st                                         2^nd                   

Group A                Jiwei Xia                                                Xinxu Zhao (Eric)

Group B                Haine Tang                                            Kei Wakabayashi 

Group C                Ting He                                                   Utako Kase       

Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520 just over Lake Washington from North side of Seattle.  The goal of SPTTC is to promote the sport of table tennis in the greater Seattle area. They offer a friendly, professional environment ideal for all levels of play. The club is open seven days a week and all levels of players are welcome.

Every Saturday evening, there is a league (with a cash prize for group 1).  Players arrive and compete and the top finishers from each group play in a knock-out round.  For those seeking formal training, SPTTC has an experienced coaching staff and offers hourly rates, after school training, vacation programs, and camps.

Visit Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club.  Come and enjoy the great sport of table tennis.

Contact: Victor Wu

Website: www.spttc.net

Location: 13249 NE 20th St, Bellevue WA 98005

Hours: Monday -Thursday: 2:00pm – 9:30pm
Friday: 2:00pm – 10:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am – 6:00pm