Maria Tsaptsinos: my table tennis story
Monday, 6 December 2010
Friday, 26 November 2010
New Rankings
The new rankings came out today. Maria stayed 5th (Cadets) but narrowed the difference with the 3 girls above her. For the Juniors moved up three places to 25th.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
England International Youth Squads
Congratulations for being invited to the ETTA International Youth Squad for the coming season at Cadet level by the England Junior Selection panel. The hard work and good performances of the past two months have paid off.
Monday, 22 November 2010
Cadet Nationals: Reaching the Final
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| Runners Up medal |
At the group stage the results were:
Nicole Bird vs Maria: 11-7, 3-11, 8-11, 7-11
Isobel Ashley vs Maria:11-8, 11-6, 11-6
Eda Aydin vs Maria:11-8, 7-11, 3-11, 5-11
which meant going through to the second round, to face number 4 seed and fellow Berkshire player Megan Knowles at the quarter finals.
Maria produced a superb performance in terms of dominating the flow of play, consistency and concentration to win 3-1(11-8, 9 -11, 11-9, 13-11). Next for the semi-final she played Emma Torkington the number 2 seed and again a concentrated effort produced yet another great win (10-12, 11-8, 11-8,11-8). On the final the unbeatable, for the moment, Tin Tin Ho won 3-0.
Monday, 1 November 2010
Stockton On Tees 4*
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| Maria with her winning prize |
On the group stage she beat Eszter Soos and Hannah Lynch Dawson (both with a 3-0 scoreline); and on the semi final had a comfortable win against Lucy Zhu with 3-0.
On Sunday morning for Juniors she had in her group Katie McGlone (U13s finalist from Ireland) which she beat easily 3-0 but then lost to Charleigh Kirby 3-1 so she was out.
On Saturday for Cadets she beat Lucy Elliott from Scotland 3-0, Hannah Lynch Dawson of Ireland 3-1 to qualify. For Round 16 she beat Elayna McGlone from Ireland 3-0 but lost to Isobel Ashley 3-0 (two sets on 13-11).
ETTA report
Thursday, 28 October 2010
New Rankings
A very good performce during October moved Maria to the 5th place of the Cadets (previously 8) and to the 28th place of the Junior Girls (previously 44) by breaking the 1000 point barrier (existing points: 1089)! Lets hope for a similar performce during November!
Monday, 25 October 2010
Junior County Championships
Berkshire young guns win Junior County Championship Division
A very talented and young Berkshire Junior (under 18) team won the County Championships Division 1B (South) at the weekend of 16-17th of October by winning all seven of their matches.
Starting in Okehampton on Saturday, Berkshire played very well in beating Cornwall (8-2), Glamorgan (9-1) and finally hosts Devon (7-3). On Sunday the championships resumed in Bristol where Berkshire beat Dorset, Avon, Essex 2 all with an impressive10-0, and finally Surrey (9-1). This is the second year running that that Berkshire have gained promotion and they will start next season in the nation's top division – the Premier.Maria's average: 10 wins out of 14.
Junior British League.
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| Girls Team of the Tournament (Helen, Chelsea and Maria) |
Maria's individual scores were:
vs Daniella Gray of Waterside: Won 3-1
vs Lucy Zhu of Waterside: Won 3-1
vs Abigail GRIFFITH of Oldham: Won 3-0
vs Nicole FINN of Oldham: Won 3-2
vs Tracey SIMPSON of Morpeth Greenhouse : Won 3-0
vs Chantal WILSON of Morpeth Greenhouse : Won 3-1
vs Laura FINN of Ulster: Won 3-0
vs Emma LUDLOW of Ulster: Won 3-0
vs Ella Patel of Peniel: Won 3-1
Pos Club P W D L EF EA GF GA Pts Ave
1 St Andrews 5 5 0 0 85 24 27 3 10 2.00
2 Oldham TTC 5 4 0 1 71 45 19 11 8 1.60
3 Waterside 5 3 0 2 67 59 17 13 6 1.20
4 Team Peniel 5 0 2 3 42 70 11 19 2 .40
5 Morpeth Greenhouse TTK B 5 0 2 3 48 71 10 20 2 .40
6 Ulster A 5 0 2 3 35 79 6 24 2 .40
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Reading and District Table Tennis Association
Liverpool 4*
The weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of October Maria participated at the City of Liverpool four star tournament for Cadets, Band 1 Cadets, Juniors and Band 1 Juniors. For the Band 1 Juniors Maria qualified for the knock out stages as group winner and successfully negotiated her first round encounters to reach the quarter-finals.For the Juniors again she reached the quarter finals losing on the fifth to Charleigh Kirby. For the Cadets top seed Emma Torkington (Sx) had a 2-0 lead against Maria and 15 all for the final set but Maria won the next two points, though, went the way of Miss Tsaptsino as did the remaining games which cemented her place at the top of the group earning her a last eight clash with Miss Slott who won 11-7 in the fifth.
Girls’ Last 16
C Whyte bt H Rutherford 6, 6, 6; M Knowles bt J Gibson 5, 8, -7, 9; A Milwain I Ashley 6, 11, 5; E Collier bt J Birbeck 5, 3, 9; J Dawson bt S Miah 8, 8, 6;
M Jasmin bt S Neil -7, 7, 7, 9; C Kirby bt L Zhu 9, 8, 8; M Tsaptsinos bt C Spencer 5, 8, 9;
Q/F Whyte bt Knowles 6, 6, 7; Milwain bt Collier 5, 8, -8, 4; Dawson bt Yasmin 6, 9, 9; Kirby bt Tsaptsinos 9, -4, 10, -3, 8;
S/F Milwain bt Whyte 6, 7, -8, 7; Dawson bt Kirby 10, -3, 9, 8;
Final: Dawson bt Milwain 8, 10, -8, 3;
Girls’ Band one Last 16
E Collier bt N Finn 4, 8, 5; M Tsaptsinos bt L Zhu 6, 7, 6; E Torkington bt L Higham 0, 7, 9; C Kirby bt H Taylor 11, 3, 5; S Neil bt C Slott 9, 9, 9; M Jasmin bt S Miah -7, 5, 5, 9;
N Jackson bt D Gray -6, 6, 8, -9, 7; J Birbeck bt M Slatter 8, -10, -5, 9, 4;
Q/F Collier bt Tsaptsinos 6, 9, -7, -7, 6; Kirby bt Torkington -7, 7, 5, -6, 7; Jasmin bt Neil 7, 8, -3, 9; Birbeck bt Jackson -10, -8, 9, 5, 10;
S/F Kirby bt Collier -8, -9, 5, 2, 6; Jasmin bt Birbeck 7, -7, 6, 0 (nil)
Final: Kirby bt Yasmin 6, 6, 9;
Girls’ Last 16
C Whyte bt H Rutherford 6, 6, 6; M Knowles bt J Gibson 5, 8, -7, 9; A Milwain I Ashley 6, 11, 5; E Collier bt J Birbeck 5, 3, 9; J Dawson bt S Miah 8, 8, 6;
M Jasmin bt S Neil -7, 7, 7, 9; C Kirby bt L Zhu 9, 8, 8; M Tsaptsinos bt C Spencer 5, 8, 9;
Q/F Whyte bt Knowles 6, 6, 7; Milwain bt Collier 5, 8, -8, 4; Dawson bt Yasmin 6, 9, 9; Kirby bt Tsaptsinos 9, -4, 10, -3, 8;
S/F Milwain bt Whyte 6, 7, -8, 7; Dawson bt Kirby 10, -3, 9, 8;
Final: Dawson bt Milwain 8, 10, -8, 3;
Girls’ Band one Last 16
E Collier bt N Finn 4, 8, 5; M Tsaptsinos bt L Zhu 6, 7, 6; E Torkington bt L Higham 0, 7, 9; C Kirby bt H Taylor 11, 3, 5; S Neil bt C Slott 9, 9, 9; M Jasmin bt S Miah -7, 5, 5, 9;
N Jackson bt D Gray -6, 6, 8, -9, 7; J Birbeck bt M Slatter 8, -10, -5, 9, 4;
Q/F Collier bt Tsaptsinos 6, 9, -7, -7, 6; Kirby bt Torkington -7, 7, 5, -6, 7; Jasmin bt Neil 7, 8, -3, 9; Birbeck bt Jackson -10, -8, 9, 5, 10;
S/F Kirby bt Collier -8, -9, 5, 2, 6; Jasmin bt Birbeck 7, -7, 6, 0 (nil)
Final: Kirby bt Yasmin 6, 6, 9;
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Finalist for U14s Doubles
| 01 T HO (Mi) 203 E TORKINGTON (Sx) |  | 201 T HO (Mi) 203 E TORKINGTON (Sx) | | 201 T HO (Mi) 203 E TORKINGTON (Sx) 8 -9 3 4 |
| Bye | ||||
| 225 J BUDWORTH (Dy) 233 I BARBER (Y) | | 211 E BOLTON (Cu) 216 H NOUTCH (Li) 9 6 4 | | 201 T HO (Mi) 203 E TORKINGTON (Sx) 2 3 3 |
| 211 E BOLTON (Cu) 216 H NOUTCH (Li) | ||||
| 205 C SLOT (Ha) 208 M TSAPTSINOS (Bk) | | 205 C SLOT (Ha) 208 M TSAPTSINOS (Bk) 4 11 3 | | 205 C SLOT (Ha) 208 M TSAPTSINOS (Bk) -6 -6 10 8 8 |
| 237 B LYCETT (St) 238 L EVANS (St) | ||||
| Bye | | 202 I ASHLEY (Dy) 204 M KNOWLES (Bk) | ||
| 202 I ASHLEY (Dy) 204 M KNOWLES (Bk) |
Nationals 2010
Semifinalist for Under 13 Girls Singles
Group 4
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | Played | Position |
| Maria TSAPTSINOS (Bk) | --- | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Lucy ZHU (Sk) | 1-3 | --- | 3-0 | 3 | 2 | 2= | |
| Bethany WILSON (Dv) | 0-3 | --- | 3-0 | 3 | 2 | 2= | |
| Edwina KINLOCKE (Ha) | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | --- | 0 | 3 |
| Individual Results | |||
| Lucy ZHU v Edwina KINLOCKE | w/o to Lucy ZHU | ||
| Maria TSAPTSINOS v Bethany WILSON | 11-5,11-1,11-3 | ||
| Maria TSAPTSINOS v Lucy ZHU | 13-11,11-7,7-11,13-11 | ||
| Edwina KINLOCKE v Bethany WILSON | w/o to Bethany WILSON | ||
| Maria TSAPTSINOS v Edwina KINLOCKE | w/o to Maria TSAPTSINOS | ||
| 221 Olivia CHURCHILL (Li)vs Maria | | 208 Maria TSAPTSINOS (Bk) 10 -9 9 -4 7 |
| 220 Samantha LAI (Mi) vs Maria | | 208 Maria TSAPTSINOS (Bk) 7 1 4 |
Source: http://www.etta.co.uk/NatChamps/U111213/2009-10/Under13GirlsSingles.htm
TT Tournaments Of the Past
November 03, 2008
Another Table Tennis Good Performance
Another win for Maria for the Under13s tournament at Cirencester 1* table tennis tournament which brighten up a miserable day weather like. She also came runner up for the Under 15s in the same afternoon.
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Table Tennis Tournaments
Maria in the space of three weeks she has won 2 tournaments (1 star), one at Cirencester and the other at Tooting, London. The last one, at Tooting, Maria reached the final and despite that she was 2-0 down, then she made it 2-2, 9-7 down on the decider, 10-8, 11-10, 12-11 she finally won 14-12. She demonstrated once again that she is born with the will to win and competitiveness comes naturally to her.
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Previous National Championships
December 04
Table Tennis National Trials
On Saturday the 2nd of December 2006 Maria took part in a pre-qualifying round for table tennis under11s. Maria won all her games to come top in the county and she has been now invited to participate at the National Trials next March.June 02
Further Table Tennis Results
Maria participated also for the U12s and U13s competitions on Sunday. She did very well as you can see from her results below finishing second in her group both times and missing further qualification by one set for the U12s.Under 12 Girls Singles - Group 6
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | Played | Position |
| 223 Gabriella GRAZIANO (E) | --- | 2-3 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 230 Jessica WHEALY (E) | 3-2 | --- | 1-3 | 3-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 240 Maria TSAPTSINOS (Bk) | 1-3 | 3-1 | --- | 3-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 250 Katie WILSON (K) | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | --- | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Individual Results | |
Gabriella GRAZIANO v Maria TSAPTSINOS | 12-10,11-8,5-11,11-9 |
| Jessica WHEALY v Katie WILSON | 11-4,11-4,11-9 |
| Maria TSAPTSINOS v Jessica WHEALY | 6-11,13-11,11-8,11-9 |
| Gabriella GRAZIANO v Katie WILSON | 12-10,11-8,11-4 |
| Maria TSAPTSINOS v Katie WILSON | 11-8,11-2,11-1 |
| Gabriella GRAZIANO v Jessica WHEALY | 9-11,11-5,11-9,6-11,6-11 |
Under 13 Girls Singles - Group 9
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | Played | Position |
| 217 Annabelle GIBSON (E) | --- | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 222 Estelle PURKIS (E) | 0-3 | --- | 2-3 | 3-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 240 Maria TSAPTSINOS (Bk) | 1-3 | 3-2 | --- | 3-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 249 Tracey SIMPSON (Mi) | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | --- | 0 | 3 |
| Individual Results | |
Annabelle GIBSON v Maria TSAPTSINOS | 11-9,11-9,8-11,11-4 |
| Estelle PURKIS v Tracey SIMPSON | w/o to Estelle PURKIS |
| Maria TSAPTSINOS v Estelle PURKIS | 11-8,9-11,5-11,11-6,11-7 |
| Annabelle GIBSON v Tracey SIMPSON | w/o to Annabelle GIBSON |
| Maria TSAPTSINOS v Tracey SIMPSON | w/o to Maria TSAPTSINOS |
| Annabelle GIBSON v Estelle PURKIS | 11-9,11-5,11-4 |
Table Tennis National Championships
The table tennis National Championships for the under11s took place yesterday at Norwich, and Maria was participating. This is how she did as reported by the official ETTA web site today "In the Under 11 Girls Tin Tin Ho of Middlesex did not drop a set on her way to the Championship winning the final with a comfortable 3 set victory over Maria Tsaptsinos from Berkshire. Maria provided all the shocks in this event knocking out No 2 seed Emma Hoskin (Essex) in 5 sets in her group and then disposing of No 3 seed Jessica Brown in the Semi Final also in 5 sets." (source: http://www.englishtabletennis.org.uk/nlstory.cfm?ID=28806&NLID=3153Under 11 Girls Singles - Group 2
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | Played | Position |
| 221 Esther HOSKIN (E) | --- | 2-3 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 240 Maria TSAPTSINOS (Bk) | 3-2 | --- | 3-2 | 3-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 246 Lois PEAKE (Sx) | 1-3 | 2-3 | --- | 0-3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 244 Kristelle BROOK (E) | 0-3 | 0-3 | 3-0 | --- | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Individual Results | |
Esther HOSKIN v Lois PEAKE | 11-8,11-5,8-11,11-6 |
| Maria TSAPTSINOS v Kristelle BROOK | 11-5,11-8,11-6 |
| Lois PEAKE v Maria TSAPTSINOS | 13-11,8-11,5-11,11-7,6-11 |
| Esther HOSKIN v Kristelle BROOK | 11-6,11-8,11-7 |
| Lois PEAKE v Kristelle BROOK | 9-11,9-11,5-11 |
| Esther HOSKIN v Maria TSAPTSINOS | 9-11,11-5,9-11,11-7,6-11 |
2008 English Under 11, 12, 13 & 14 National Championships | |||||||||||
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