Sunday, February 17, 2008

2008 Arizona OPEN table tennis tournament (updated)



Saturday:
I won the Arizona OPEN (biggest tournament in Arizona) table tennis tournament in both series: -2000 and -1900. Won 12 consecutive matches, lost none, played 55 sets and won 43. I was totally exhausted. What a day.

Sunday:
I played semi-finals in the OPEN series of the Arizona Open. I beat a 2045 (number 4 in Arizona) and 2 1900's (one of them was number 7 in Arizona) players. Won my round robin (poules) and won the quarter final. Lost the semi-final to number 2 in Arizona Hu, Xiaozhou(2216) I didn't have a chance, he blew me away. Godlike! B0 or better for Belgian standards.

Won 16 this week-end and lost 1. Record until now: 23-4. Next rating will be higher, possibly between 1950-2000. Won 2 awards on Saturday and $25 for my fourth place in the open event.

Semi-finals were played by a Korean (female 2231 she is new to Arizona and is now number 1), a Russian (former youth coach of Samsonov 2081), a Chinese (2216) and a Belgian (1853). No americans.
Excerpts from the final (Korean female 2231 pimps out,switches sides all the time, incredible / Hu, Xiaozhou 2216 normal rubbers, out of the ordinary backhand)


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congrats

Anonymous said...

man man man, sterk werk, hebben ze ook college table tennis in amerika? zoja dan gaan ze binnenkort heel hard aan u beginnen trekken!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations with your results.
Mama en papa.

Anonymous said...

Awel ja, dat is een hele prestatie hoor, ik wist nie da ge zo goe waard. nen dikke proficiat. T.lieve