The York Closed Table Tennis Championships were held on Saturday 29^th and Sunday 30^th January 2011 at the Railway Institute Gymnasium.

In the Men's Singles final Richard Moss (York RI) and Martin Lowe (Coneysthorpe) met for the seventh successive year. Lowe had a flying star, taking the first four points, but Moss fought back to win the first set 11-9. He went on to win the second set 11-8 before Lowe won a close third set 12-10. Moss dominated the fourth set from the start and won it 11-5 to take the title. This was another match of the highest quality and it was Moss’s third win in a row and sixth title altogether.

Moss had beaten Joel Wright (Coneysthorpe) in straight-sets in his semi-final, while Lowe dropped the first set against Coneysthorpe team-mate Ashley Hodgson in his semi-final. Earlier Hodgson had defeated Lowe in a very exciting Veterans’ Singles final, taking the deciding game by 15-13 after being two sets down.

Jane Cohen (York RI) regained the Ladies' singles title, defeating newcomer Dirui Hu (University). Cohen was too strong for her opponent in an entertaining, attacking game and won in straight sets, 11-7, 11-9, 11-4.

Jane retained the other two titles she had won for the last two years. She teamed up with club-mate Anne Barnard to take the Ladies’ Doubles in straight sets against Marian Broadbent (BT) and Chris Bartle (York RI), and with Nathan Horsley (York RI) to win the Mixed Doubles final against Broadbent and Jon Wooldridge (Bootham CC) by three sets to one.

Horsley and Moss won a very close Men’s Doubles final against last year’s winners, Hodgson and Lowe, winning the deciding game by 13-11. Hodgson and Lowe won the Veterans' Doubles events, defeating Richard Crowther and Mick Wilcockson (both York RI) in straight sets in the final.

James Atkins (Shepherds) retained the Juniors' Singles title, defeating Jake McCarthy (York RI) by three sets to nil in the final, although Jake won his third Cadets' Singles title in a row, defeating Ethan Lowe (Coneysthorpe) in the final. James teamed up with and Nathan Taylor (York RI) to win the Junior Doubles final against Jake and Jamie Cameron (York RI).

The Clifford Trophy, awarded for the outstanding performance over the two days, went Filip Wojtkowiak (York RI) for winning the Division Two Singles, the Restricted Singles, and defeating Division One players in the Men’s Singles.

The main sponsors of the tournament were GMB. Sponsors of other events were friends of the Association. Thanks to all the sponsors for their support.

A minute’s silence in remembrance of three former York players who died recently, Keith Bojas, Ray Holroyd and Alan Milner, was observed before the start of the main finals on Sunday evening.

Seedings

Sixty-one players will be competing for eighteen trophies at this year's York & District Table Tennis Closed Championships, to be held at the York RI Gym on the 29^th and 30^th January 2011. In the Men's Singles Richard Moss (1) and Martin Lowe (2) are seeded to meet in the final for the seventh time in a row, Lowe having won the first four meetings before Moss took the last two, including last year's title. Ashley Hodgson and Joel Wright (Lowe’s team-mates at current York League champions Coneysthorpe) are seeded 3 and 4 respectively. Lowe is top seed in the Veterans' Singles with Hodgson seeded second. The two partner each other in the Men's and Veterans' Doubles in which they are top seeds and defending champions. Jane Cohen (1) and Dirui Hu (2) are the top seeds in the Ladies' Singles. Cohen teams up with Anne Barnard in the Ladies' Doubles to defend the title they have won for the last two years. Cohen and Nathan Horsley are seeded to retain the Mixed Doubles. James Atkins is the top seed and reigning champion in the Juniors' event.

The main sponsors of the tournament are GMB. Sponsors of other events are friends of the Association.