End of Weekend 2

Bemused is how one must feel at the end of our venture into JBL. The second weekend saw three more draws this time with the two teams that beat us last time while we experienced two losses to the top two teams. To have drawn with every team in the division and drawn to one team twice leaves one wondering.....

Anyway it has been an adventure for the club, and thanks to those who supported the venture. I think the club will have to start looking for players who are even more committed to striving for excellence before we can consider competing for a place again. To compete at JBL level one has to raise ones sights above playing just for enjoyment, but to have the determination to train, to compete and win.

Thanks to Quan, George, Alex, Charlie and Hardeep who represented Ashford Brunswick well.

Tables > Junior Boys 2015-16 > Boys Division 4B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	SF	SA	GF	GA	PF	PA	Points
1	Jersey Academy	10	6	3	1	41	19	137	88	2162	1900	15
2	Harrogate	10	3	5	2	33	27	128	113	2292	2211	11
3	Hullbridge Sports	10	4	3	3	30	30	118	118	2195	2197	11
4	Dublin B	10	2	5	3	29	31	120	122	2239	2212	9
5	Westfield	10	2	4	4	25	35	102	130	2070	2239	8
6	Ashford Brunswick	10	0	6	4	22	38	105	139	2162	2361	6

Last Updated: 07 Feb 2016

 

 

 

Our thanks go to the team and their manager Dr. Q Long for the taking the time out at the weekend to represent our club and Ashford TTC in Division 4B of the JBL.

Twickenham Brunswick under the name Ashford Brunswick are making their presence felt for a 4th successive season in JBL.

Charlie Rahbani, George Long, Alexander Gough and Hardeep Dhaliwal will be travelling to Derby on the 17th October 2015 to take on some of the best junior table tennis players in Great Britain. If their final table position at the end of the season reflects their team list position we will be very happy.

Junior Boys Division 4B

Ashford Brunswick

Dublin B

Harrogate

Hullbridge Sports

Jersey

Westfield

In a joint venture with Ashford, Twickenham Brunswick have yet again provided the backbone for a Boys Junior British League team. Another year, another Junior British League, another squad; time has moved on and last season's squad have either moved out of the age group or stopped playing. The only remaining squad member, Charlie Rahbani, therefore had to take on the responsibility of leading the team as the number one player. Alexander Gough has developed his game from being a novice at the age of 12/13 to a proficient Division 1 player and George Long as the third player is a rapidly improving third member of the team.

The club has players in reserve, but hopefully will not need to register them unless circumstances change.

The first weekend started with real promise with the Brunswick /Ashford team pulling off some good results, holding Westfield to a 3-3 draw in a match where Charlie Rahbani won two of his matches and a similar 3-3 draw against Cardiff where all the squad won one a piece. And Top Team Ormesby only managed a 4-2 win over our squad through  a match that ended 12-10 in the fifth.

On the second day our prospects looked good with only the teams below us to play. The match against Guernsey saw the team produce a similar result to all the other teams a 6-0 victory. Our final match against our local rivals Greenhouse 3 saw a bit of an upset when previous experiences of playing each other and tiredness may have affected performance. A 2-4 defeat saw Greenhouse draw level on points with us when a draw or win would have seen us comfortably ahead on points.

Still some very commendable performances from the team who on paper were often matched up against higher ranked players.

Averages: Charlie Rahbani 60%  Alexander Gough 50%  George Long  50%

https://www.tabletennis365.com/britishleague/Tables/Junior_Boys_2014-15/Boys_Division_4A

Thanks go to K. Foot and G. Outrim who took responsibilty for the team over the weekend. 

Rhiannon Folan was also representing Ashford in Division 2 of the Girls JBL the team finished in a similar position to the boys fourth in the table but in =6th place on points. Despite an average of just 30% two other matches went to five where Rhiannon lost by a narrow margin to higher ranked girls.

https://www.tabletennis365.com/britishleague/IndividualAverages/Junior_Girls_2014-15/Girls_Division_2

Congratulations to all the players and everyone who has supported this venture. 

 

Twickenham Brunswick can look back on this season with a sense of pride at what it has achieved in a relatively short period of time and with the minimum of support. Well done to the squad of David Rahbani, Anthony Egan, Charlie Rahbani and James Corner, but also a big thank you to John Rahbani for his support as without it we could not have attempted this venture. Thanks too to Graham Outrim for supporting the team on the last weekend. To have finished bottom of Division 2A is no disgrace, in fact it should be regarded as a great achievement under the circumstances.

The season started with hearing that one of our strongest squad players would  be unavailable, despite this we pressed ahead with just the players available from our club. Our squad is comprised of players who started at our club 4-5 years ago and who have stayed loyal to the club.

This weekend saw us dealt another blow as Anthony Egan had to withdraw from the squad forcing us to register James Corner as reserve at short notice. And so we started this weekends combat with one team member and two reserves.
 
David Rahbani had a very successful weekend  notching up four good wins against much higher ranked players including the Junior No.16 and 27 and 37 the majority of his losses going to the fifth. Charlie promoted from 1st reserve at the beginning of the season moved to player two where he naturally found the going tough, his perseverence told in the last match when he notched up one good win to round off the dayagainst a player 100+ places above him.. James  Corner too should be commended for his performances. Playing as player three, he was unfortunately unable to notch up any victories, however his performances showed great resillience. Generally his matches went to either four or five, which bodes well for the next season as his ranking was generally far below that of his opponents.

We shall be looking forward to next year's challenge, with two good players already showing their potential, and hopefully more keen club members to join the squad.

This weekend of the 12/13th October 2013 saw a landmark in the history of Twickenham Brunswick particularly the table tennis section.

Three boys from the club went to Lilleshall representing Ashford/Brunswick to play in Division 2a of the Junior British League.

In a very tough division, David, Charlie Rahbani and Anthony Egan battled against some very top class opponents from around the British Isles to finish fifth in the division of six teams.

A 4-2 win over UCD Dublin kept them off the bottom and some close losses should give them a little hope for some better outcomes on the second weekend.

https://tabletennis365.com/BritishLeague/Tables/Junior_Boys_2013-14/Boys_Division_2A

Meanwhile Rhiannon form the club represented Ashford / Brunswick in Division 3 of the Girls Junior British League. Seven wins out of ten saw her finish with a personal average of 70% and helped the team to a second place position in the Division.

https://tabletennis365.com/Britishleague/Tables/Junior_Girls_2013-14/Girls_Division_3

 

Congratulations to the joint Brunswick Ashford team who this weekend secured promotion  as Runners Up, from Division 3A to Division 2. After a very successful first weekend that saw the team top the division, it came as a bit of a bombshell to discover that our second highest ranked player David Rahbani was not going to be available for the second weekend. However younger brother Charlie was on hand to attend the weekend in his brother's place.

 

The results were not quite as good as the first weekend, but were sufficiently good to secure second place to Ernest Bevin A.

Alex Gillen continued his impressive form finishing with a 70% match average over the two weekends matching David's Average from the first weekend, while Anthony Egan and Charlie Rahbani both finished with 50% averages.

  

Division 3A

POS	TEAM	PLAYED	W	D	L	SF	SA	POINTS
1	Greenhouse Ernest Bevin College 1	10	7	3	0	42	18	17
2	Brunswick Ashford	10	5	4	1	36	24	14
3	Ulster	10	3	5	2	30	30	11
4	Ellenborough B	10	2	4	4	26	34	8
5	London Academy 1	10	0	5	5	25	35	5
6	Ormesby 2	10	1	3	6	21	39	5

Ashford Brunswick Senior British League

Report for 8/9 Dec 2012

Twickenham Brunswick's / Ashford Junior British League Team of David Rahbani and Anthony Egan, supported by Alex Gillen of Ashford stormed to the top of Division 3A with series of top class performances against very strong opposition.

The weekend started well with Draws against Ellenborogh B, the second team to the the BJL Champions last year, and Ernest Bevin, one of the top Greenhouse School teams from South London. They rounded the first day off with a good 6-0 win over Ormseby At the end of the first day Brunswick/Ashford headed the division level on pointswith Ernest Bevin but with a two Game advatage

Sunday saw two more 4-2 victories over West London Academy and Ulster consolidating their position at the top of the division, only now also having a 1 point advantage as well as games in hand.

It is even more to their credit that they have achieved these heights without huge support by way of funding and sponsorship, but through determination, dedication and a mature approach regarding responsibility.

A brilliant achievement, and we look forward another good weekend in 2013

Division 3A

POS	TEAM	PLAYED	W	D	L	F	A	POINTS
1	Brunswick Ashford	5	3	2	0	20	10	8
2	Greenhouse Ernest Bevin College 1	5	2	3	0	17	13	7
3	Ellenborough B	5	2	2	1	16	14	6
4	Ulster	5	1	3	1	15	15	5
5	Ormesby 2	5	1	1	3	11	19	3
6	London Academy 1	5	0	1	4	11	19	1

After a successful first season in Division 4B our squad have been promoted to Division 3A.

To the original squad of David, Charlie Rahbani and Anthony Egan we a;lso welcom Alex (Sacha ) Gillen

We can expect a very tough season in a division with some old rivals....

HALIFAX TTC

WOOD GREEN "2"

ELLENBOROUGH "B"

ULSTER "1"

LONDON ACADEMY "1"

BRUNSWICK ASHFORD

At the end of their first season in Junior British League our squad of David Rahbani, Charlie Rahbani, Anthony Egan, Tom Bell and Jack Tubby have managed to preserve their status in Junior British League by securing third place in Division 4B. The team Brunswick Ashford is endebted to George Heath of Ashford for his support in earning them their qualification place but then had to fulfill the season's fixtures unaided by Ashford players.
The matches played in Wolverhampton over two weekends posed logistical problems for traveling and accommodation that will need to be borne in mind next year.

Third place was good but with a full squad we could have won the division.

Congratulations should go to, David Rahbani in dropping just one game and that by the narrowest of margins, and to the team in general which saw them lose just three matches and gain two draws against the runners up.

Twickenham Brunswick / Ashford have earned their right to play among Britains elite junior players and teams of which we are one of just fifty.

14 Feb 2012

Boys Division 4B

 

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	London Academy 2	10	8	1	1	41	19	17
2	St Marys TTC - Hull	10	6	3	1	42	18	15
3	Twick.Brunswick/Ashford	10	5	2	3	37	23	12
4	De Vere Netts	10	3	3	4	29	31	9
5	Cippenham	10	1	2	7	13	47	4
6	Westfield TTC	10	1	1	8	18	42	1

The match between Ashford Brunswick II and York Gardens II saw five of the six games decided in the fifth end.  It was very much York Gardens’s day. They won five of these games with four of them decided at 11-9 in the fifth end. Ashford’s new signing - Ugor Surucu looks a good one. He won seven singles out of eight but he will rue the one he lost. England no. 128 Luca Mariano looked dead and buried when trailing 9-3 in the fifth end but he somehow hauled his way back into the match to run out a 10-12, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9 winner. Ashford just couldn’t get over the finishing line. Winston Wong gave it everything against Richard Carden before falling 4-11, 16-14, 5-11, 11-8, 9-11 and Robert Lemon succumbed to Simon Forest 11-3, 8-11, 13-11, 6-11, 9-11. Finally in the last game David Rahbani picked up a fifth game win. And a very good one it was as well. He beat Neil Cartwright 11-7, 11-13, 11-3, 7-11, 11-2 to make the final score Ashford Brunswick II 3 York Gardens III 5.     

Ashford II also took a point off a Neil Charles-less De Vere NETTS. It looks to have been a battling performance from the NETTS side and they finished strongly to grab a point after trailing 4-1. Ugur Surucu’s two singles wins put Ashford in a strong position but NETTS hit back hard. Kevin Read beat Shahrukh Mostame 3-0 and Alex Facey excelled by beating England no. 152 Robert Lemon 3-1. Paul Davison (who has bagged an excellent 13 wins out of 16 so far)  sealed the draw for NETTS by defeating Adam Burgess 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 in the last game. 

A good start to weekend 1. David rahbani, Charlie Rahbani and Tom bell secured a 6-0 win over local neighbours Cippenham. They them followed this up with a 4-2 win over Westfield TTC with David Rahbani keeping his 100% record while younger brother Charlie and Tom Bell dropped matches to Alex Ramsden and J Lindsay. A great start with 4 points out of 4. and an impressive 10/12 matches won.

After the first weekend Our Ashford and brunswick combined teams hold the following positions in their respective leagues.

 

Division 2 South and East

POS	TEAM	PLAYED	W	D	L	F	A	POINTS
1	YAXLEY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION I	4	4	0	0	26	6	8
2	DE VERE NETTS	4	3	0	1	21	11	6
3	CRUSADERS	4	3	0	1	20	12	6
4	CIPPENHAM II	4	3	0	1	19	13	6
5	BEDFORD MODERN I	4	2	0	2	19	13	4
6	YORK GARDENS III	4	1	0	3	12	20	2
7	ELLENBOROUGH	4	0	0	4	6	26	0
8	ASHFORD BRUNSWICK II	4	0	0	4	5	27	0

Congratulations to David Rahbani on his three wins, and Shah o pickingup one win. 

 

Division 4 South-East-Midlands

POS	TEAM	PLAYED	W	D	L	F	A	POINTS
1	BRISTOL TABLE TENNIS ACADEMY	4	4	0	0	25	7	8
2	BRISTOL CIVIL SERVICE	4	3	1	0	25	7	7
3	SPORTINGBET GUERNSEY II	4	3	0	1	18	14	6
4	YORK GARDENS V	4	1	1	2	17	15	3
5	ASHFORD BRUNSWICK III	4	1	1	2	15	17	3
6	HORSHAM II	4	1	1	2	14	18	3
7	WATERSIDE	4	1	0	3	12	20	2
8	BRIGHTON CITY	4	0	0	4	2	30	0

Well done to Anthony Egan for getting three wins.

Junior British League Here We Come!

After the anguish of coming so close to gaining a place in JBL from the qualifying competition we were resigned to another season of National Junior League.

Then came the call that changed the outlook completely. Would we like to take a place that had become vacant ????? As runners up in the playoffs twice it was ours for the taking. It means an even greater committment for the club when we are already stretched to our limit.... but looking at the competition for places there was no way we would turn that offer down .....

Well done to the team.... it was your hard work that got us there ,,,,,

Brunswick/ Ashford fail at last hurdle to make Junior British  League.

Junior British League Qualifiers

With the support of three useful junior players from Ashford to add to the five from Twickenham Brunswick we set off to Grantham with the hope that one if not both of our teams might make it through to the Junior British League for this season.

The second team comprised of Dominic Murphy, Anthony Egan, Tom Bell and Jack Tubby formed a squad of four players very similar in ability all capable of playing at a higher level than their rankings suggest.

How ever they found themselves in what proved to be a very tough group. Their first match against Munster ended in a 3-3 draw but due to an error in their team order we were awarded a 6-0 win as Munster had to forfeit the match. The following matches against Wensum and Formby ended in 6-0 and 5-1 defeats which left us with little or no hope of making the knock out rounds. The last game for the second team was against Guernsey the surprise team of the group whose ranking points suggested hey were beginners but whose play suggested they were the most accomplished players at the event. A win by Tom Bell meant that it was another 5-1 defeat. However all the second team squad should be commended on their attitude and performance as they fought for every point and the lack of games won did not reflect the closeness of those matches many going to the fifth set.

Meanwhile the first team comprised of David Rahbani, George Heath Charlie Rahbani and Lewis McFarlane played in group 5 against BBATT 3, Filton, Speedwell TT Academy and Scarborough 2.

George, David and Lewis gained a convincing win against Scarborough, and cruised through their other matches with Charlie Rahbani and Lewis alternating as the third player. In the group stage good wins over Speedwell and BBATT and Filton saw George Heath win all his matches and David just drop one.  

In the last 14 stage the team were drawn against Bournemouth in a 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 format and with realisation that every game mattered Tom Bell stepped up to the 1^st team to add a little more steel and fight to the squad. A win over Bournemouth 2-1 saw us into a match v York Gardens for a qualifying place in the last eight.

Another win by George Heath but defeats suffered by David Rahbani and Tom Bell meant we failed to get one of the first four qualifying places.

But with one place still open  we entered the final stage, a playoff of the four losers a win over Knighton Park would see us into the final play off place. David Rahbani lost against the number one player, George again secured a vital win as number two, and Tom Bell came back from staring defeat in the face clinching the win after reaching deuce in the fifth.  

The final qualifying place was decided on the outcome of Brunswick / Ashford v Formby the teaam that had defeated our second team 6-0 in the group stage, and who also defeated Crusaders. The result was a very disappointing 3-0 win to Formby, not disappointing in the terms of the match, as David, George and Tom fought their hardest for every point, but that after such a long and hard fought contest we had failed tosecure that all important Junior British League place….

Well done to all the squad and thanks to Shah  Mostame for his supprt on the day.

Twickenham Brunswick and Ashford TTC are going into partnership to field both Junior and Senior British League Teams this coming season 2011- 2012. This is a huge step forward for our club as we have never had the players to even consider this before. In the past when a player reached this standard they left for a club that could provide greater opportunities but the difference is that our club now has many such players, who want to remain members of our club.

On the 16th of July we will be taking two teams to Grantham to try and gain qualification to the Junior British League.

Team 1               David Rahbani       George Heath          Charlie Rahbani        Lewis McFarlane

Team 2               Tom Bell                 Dominic Murphy     Anthony Egan            Jack Tubby

All being well we are hoping that at least one of the teams qualifies so that both sets of players will have an opportunity to be in the Junior British League Squad, .should both qualify then all the better.

We thank Brian Eastwood  and Graham Outrim for their support in this venture ....... also J Rahbani and S Mostame for the contribution they are making.

Our five Juniors will be also joining with Ashford to boost their Senior British League Teams and joining them will be Shah Mostame and Xuanyu (Jack) Lin  

We wish all the players the best of luck in the coming season, although it is down to, a lot of hard work and a determination to improve that has enabled them to reach this level... not luck!