The finals of the York Table Tennis knock-out handicap team competitions, sponsored by SLTFM Solutions Ltd., were played on Thursday 12th May 2016 at York RI.

In the Shepherd Trophy final York RI I beat Shepherds A 5–2. For RI Ben Robinson won 2 out of 3 losing to Pete Harpham, Alex Robinson won 1 out of 2 losing to Ian Williams, Arthur Sorley won both his sets. The third Shepherds player was Keith Webster who was unsuccessful on the night.

In the Machell Trophy, for teams who were knocked out in the first round, Coneysthorpe A beat Clarence WMC A 5–1. For Coneysthorpe Matthew Lowe won 1 out of 2 losing to Graham Hatfield, Sam Lowe won both of his sets as did his father Martin. The other two Clarence players were Aidan Ranftler and Milo Cupic.

Five of the six players in the winning teams are Juniors/Cadets.

Thanks to David Atkinson for organising the competitions. Trophies were presented by Steve Tindall of sponsors SLTFM Solutions Ltd.

Semi Finals

Tuesday 3 May 2016

Shepherd: York RI I 5.5 (Alex Robinson 2-0, Ben Robinson 1.5-1.5, Arthur Sorley 2-1) Clarence WMC B 2.5 (Martin Hood 1-1, Mick Kenyon 0.5-2.5, Alfie Potter 1-2)

Machell: Clarence WMC A 5 (Milo Cupik 2-0, Graham Hatfield 2-0, Aidan Ranftler 1-1) Bootham B 1 (Gareth Brynyng 0-2, Rich Harrison 0-2, Steve Milner 1-1)

Machell: Coneysthorpe A 5 (Martin Lowe 1-0, Matthew Lowe 2-0, Sam Lowe 2-0) Coneysthorpe C 0 (Ethan Lowe 0-2, Neil Raine 0-2, Keith Wilkinson 0-1)

Thursday 5 May 2016

Shepherd: Shepherds A 4.5 (Pete Harpham 1-2, Keith Webster 1.5-1.5, Ian Williams 2-1) Coneysthorpe B 4.5 (Mal Haswell 0-3, Tom Needham 2-1, James Rule 2.5-0.5). Shepherds A won on countback 353-341.

Finals

Thursday 12 May 2016

Shepherd: York RI I 5 (Alex Robinson 1-1, Ben Robinson 2-1, Arthur Sorley 2-0) Shepherds A 2 (Peter Harpham 1-1, Keith Webster 0-2, Ian Williams 1-2)

Machell: Coneysthorpe A 5 (Martin Lowe 2-0, Matthew Lowe 1-1, Sam Lowe 2-0) Clarence WMC A 1 (Milo Cupik 0-2, Graham Hatfield 1-1, Aidan Ranftler 0-2)