Huddersfield League Players Compete On World Stage

Two Huddersfield League players took part in the ITTF World Masters Table Tennis Championships (formerly World Veterans Championships) in Rome from 6th to 14th July.
Tim Dyson and Janet Adams were in the Over 60’s category – Dyson in the Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles and Adams in the Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles.
Dyson won all three Singles group matches, beating opponents from Turkey (3-1), Germany (3-1) and Italy (3-0) before suffering defeat in the last 64 of the knockout rounds.
Adams also won all three Singles group matches, beating opponents from Italy (3-0), Germany (3-0) and China (3-0) before similarly suffering defeat in the last 64 of the knockout rounds.
In the Mixed Doubles, Dyson and his playing partner won through from the group matches before losing in the last 64 of the knockout rounds.
In the Women’s Doubles, Adams and her Danish playing partner won through from the group matches before losing in the last 32 of the knockout rounds.

Considering there were over 6,000 entries in various events, to even reach the knockout stages was a very creditable achievement.
Dyson and Adams are now highly ranked in the England Over 60’s, both achieving the Number 2 ranking in their respective category.