On 17/11/24, 6 players (2 x Junior Novices and 4 x D Grade Senior Players) attended the club’s first competitive tournament, the 2024 ATTA Spring Open, held at the ATTA Stadium in Newmarket, Auckland.

184 players registered for the event, which attracted clubs from all over Auckland. The event players ranged from Junior Novice to A Grade.

This was the first time that any of our players had entered a competitive table tennis tournament, and some nerves were high at the start.

However, 1 or two games into play, our players quickly realized that they could be competitive in their respective games, whilst enjoying the battle against all different types of styles of play that were on offer.

Bear in mind that, just over 15 months ago, none of our players were playing table tennis regularly, until they joined the WTTA.

Fast forward to today, and the level of improvement gained by our players to be able to play in a regional tournament was plain for all to see.

The day was a varied mix of wins and losses for our players, and I suspect a growing strong resolve for everyone to come back and do it all again at the next tournament 🙂

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Thank you to the organizers and officials at the ATTA for hosting this tournament 🙂

Congratulations to Therese for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition (moving 7 places up the club competition ladder), and to Yamato for most improved player tonight 🙂

Congratulations to Grant for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight, Steve for winning the Most Improved Senior Player, and Joseph for winning the Most Improved Senior Youth Player at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.

Congratulations to Trudi for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight (moving 13 places up the Club ladder in one night), Nandini for winning the “Most Improved Female Player”, and Edward for winning the “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.

Congratulations to Hemant for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight (moving 15 places up the Club ladder in one night), Nandini for winning the “Most Improved Female Player”, and Matt for winning the “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.

Congratulations to Elisa for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight (moving 21 places up the Club ladder in one night), and for winning the “Most Improved Female Player”, and Lucas for winning the “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.

Congratulations to Loa for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight, Brooklynn for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Loa for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.

Congratulations to Flynn for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight, Kim for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Oscar for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.

Here are some action shots from tonight’s Club Night:

Congratulations to Therese for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight, Lilika for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Flynn for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.

A special congratulations to Yamato who won the overall Fiesta Kitchen Cafe competition, taking home the $50.00 voucher tonight 🙂

We also introduced our new play barriers tonight – very popular by all accounts!

As of 28/6/24, the WTTA Annual Membership Fee will be $25.00 p/a for all WTTA memberships (Adult & Junior).

Adult Membership Club Night Fees remain at $10.00 p/p.

Junior (16 and under) Membership Club Night Fees remain at $5.00 p/p.

Adult Casual Club Night Fees remain at $15.00 p/p.

Junior (16 and under) Casual Club Night Fees remain at $10.00 p/p.

The WTTA will shortly hit its increased 120-member capacity cap.

Congratulations to Lucas for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight, Trudi for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Oscar for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.

Congratulations to Hemant for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight, Elisa for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Alex for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.

Seven full tables in play tonight, and everyone got to play everyone 🙂

Congratulations to Lucas for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight, Elisa for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Alex for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.

It was great to see everyone back at WTTA Club Night after an enforced 3-week break while the recreation center floor underwent some flood repair work.

Congratulations to Lucas for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight (winning 30 games during the night, a new WTTA club record); Eliza for winning “Most Improved Female Player” (had to head home before prizegiving), and Grant for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight 🙂

Greetings,

From 9/5/24, the following Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) fee amendments will apply to our capped membership club:

WTTA Annual Membership (Adult): $25.00 p/a

WTTA Annual Membership (16 and under): $15.00 p/a

WTTA Adult Member Session: $10.00 per session

WTTA Adult Casual Session: $15.00 per session

WTTA 16 & Under Membership Session: $5.00 per session.

WTTA 16 and under Casual Session: $10.00 per session.

Congratulations to Yamoto for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight (winning 13 games); Upasna for winning “Most Improved Female Player”, and Lucas for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight 🙂

Congratulations to Joseph for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight (winning 19 games); Drina for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Eps for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight, our first husband-and-wife winning combination 🙂

Congratulations to Nandini for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Joseph for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight 🙂

Congratulations to Trudi for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Calvin for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight 🙂

The Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) continues to receive ongoing inquiries from the community regarding joining our family-friendly and vibrant club, even though our 100-member capacity cap has been reached.

Whether it’s the Gold FM (think 60’s through to the 90’s) rock, pop, or ballads that pipe from the speakers on club night (yes, some members do actually add little dance interludes at the table they are playing on), or the rumours that abound about a brand new expresso coffee machine soon to hit the club kitchen in time for the coming winter, a whole lot of people seem really, really keen to join our local table tennis fraternity 🙂

As a result of this ongoing demand (and the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) being able to secure some more space at the Glen Eden Recreation Centre) as from April 2024, the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) will be raising its current membership cap from 100 to 150 members, and add an additional table tennis table for club night, bringing the total number of playing tables to six.

We are delighted to be able to meet the popular demand of our local table tennis community 🙂

Welcome back to all of our members for 2024 🙂

A full house to start us off into the New Year at our now five-table venue at the Glen Eden Recreation Centre!

Thank you to our members for such a great launch to the year.

In 2024, the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) will be adding a 5th table to the Thursday Club Night, and “capping” the club membership to 100 players.

“Capping” the Club membership will ensure that the club does not become overcrowded on Club Night (as not all 100 players will attend the club every week at the same time), and Club members will also enjoy priority table booking & cheaper player fees on Club Night (please see below).

Membership Cards will also be available for members.

Annual Membership:

Adults: $20.00 per annum.

16 & Under: $10.00 per annum.

Club Night Fees (Thursdays, 6.30 pm – 9 pm):

Adult Members: $10.00 per 2.5-hour session.

Adult Casual: $12.00 per 2.5-hour session.

16 & Under Members: $5.00 per 2.5-hour session.

16 & Under Casual: $7.00 per 2.5-hour session.

Thank you for choosing West Auckland’s family-friendly table tennis cub 🙂

The Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) formally launched its first Club Night (Thursdays @ 715pm – 9.15 pm) at the Glen Eden Recreation Centre just 3 weeks ago and we are delighted to report that we have already reached our player capacity of 20 players maximum per night.

In order to ensure our club players are guaranteed a playing spot on Club Night, an attendance confirmation email to club players will be sent out each Thursday morning, and player attendance may be confirmed by reply email.

Any playing spots left over will then be made available to new walk-in club attendees at the door on the night.

Thank you for your support of West Auckland’s newest Table tennis club – it is much appreciated 🙂