Vernon Table Tennis Club hosted its second tournament of 2019 on Sunday, Dec. 1, at the Lakers Clubhouse.

The event attracted a field of 16, 10 local players and six from Kelowna.

The players were divided into four groups and after 40 best-of-5 matches Vernon害羞草研究所檚 John Lu, Min Kim, and Muhammed Asim moved on to the Championship side. The matches were all to 11 points.

Championship quarter-final action saw a replay of last year害羞草研究所檚 final between Asim and Dylan Woloshyniuk of Kelowna. Woloshyniuk avenged last year害羞草研究所檚 defeat, winning with a score of 3-1.

Kim defeated Lu 3-1 which put him in the semi-final against Woloshyniuk.

In the best match of the tournament, Kim prevailed 3-2 with a score of 12-10 in the fifth and deciding game.

Rick Wang of Kelowna went undefeated in the round-robin and then defeated Graham Fox of Kelowna 3-1 in the other semi-final. Wang then defeated Kim 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 to win the tournament. Fox defeated Woloshyniuk 3-0 to take third place.

On the consolation side, Emmanuuel Togle of Kelowna defeated Matt Chang of Vernon 3-0.

Asian Avenue Restaurant was a major sponsor for awards and equipment, along with 害羞草研究所淐anoki Table Tennis Raquets by Ed.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淭he Vernon players are improving and we hope to host another tournament in March or April,害羞草研究所� said club spokesperson John Neilson.

Drop in table tennis is held in Vernon Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., at Lakers 7000 Cummins Road, and at the Halina Centre beside the Vernon Recreation Centre Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Both have a $3 drop in fee.

For more information on the club, contact Neilson at 250-550-0425.

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