Tony Chatwin (right) with Table Tennis England President Jill Parker MBE (left), receiving the Keith Ponting President’s Memorial Trophy in 2017 (Photo: courtesy of Table Tennis England) by Ian Marshall, Editor It is with great sadness that the death of Tony Chatwin, a stalwart member of Table Tennis England is announced. He passed away on Tuesday 10th April. Both nationally and internationally he was a familiar face in the role of umpire and referee; a genial smile, he was universally respected. Always calm, always he was a person to whom you could turn for constructive well thought out advice; in my days prior to working for the International Table Tennis Federation, he was always my first choice to be the referee for home matches
Month: April 2018
Yorkshire prevails, titles for Joanne Shaw
Medallist in Taupo (left to right) Gary Williams Bei Zhang, Jo Shaw, Sarah Sandley (Photo: courtesy of Table Tennis New Zealand) by Ian Marshall, Editor Located in the heart of the North Island, the Taupo Events Centre was the venue for the recently concluded 2018 New Zealand Open Veteran Championships. Proceeding commenced on Thursday 29th March and concluded on Monday 2nd April. A notable name on the roll of honour was that of Joanne Shaw, she won the Women’s Singles titles in both the 40 to 49 years category and the 50 to 59 years category; now that makes me feel old, very old! Joanne Shaw is from Yorkshire in England, the same county as myself; she excelled as a junior player, one of the