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DET NSW School Sports Unit |
Sydney East KO Table Tennis Championships |
15 May 2009 |
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Twenty two teams entered the SE Table Tennis KO event. The day was held at the Sydney Indoor Sports Centre on Friday 15 May. The draw was conducted as a Knock Out event with the winners of each match advancing to the next round until being defeated. The teams as they were knocked out went into a round robin event which was thoroughly enjoyed by all competitors. The standard of the table tennis was very high with some stand out-players. The competition is such that each school can only enter one team which can consist of all boys, all girls or a combination of boys and girls. The final was contested by two boys’ teams. Blakehurst HS defeated Sydney Tech HS 4/2. Blakehurst HS Sydney Tech HS In the quarter finals Randwick Girls HS were narrowly beaten by an all boys team 4/3. Sandy Masen (Randwick Girls HS) 13 yrs is a huge talent. Sandy commenced playing Table Tennis at the age of 6 years. 2008: At the Nationals held in South Australia Sandy was a member of the U13 winning team. Sandy also placed 3rd in the U13 Singles, 3rd in the U13 Mixed Doubles and 2nd in the Girls Doubles. 2009: Sandy Masen will be representing Australia in the Oceania Championships in Singles and Doubles on the Gold Coast at the end of June. Sandy is also entering and playing in the World Junior Circuit. Sandy Masen is also a talented pianist in 7th Grade level.
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