SIXTY-EIGHT players will be competing for 17 trophies at this year's York & District Table Tennis Closed Championships at the York RI gym over this weekend.
In the Men's Singles of the GMB Union-sponsored competition, Martin Lowe - 11-time champion and holder - is the top seed, with York RI 'A' team-mates Josh Bramley and Filip Wojtkowiak seeded two and three, respectively.
Yoni Caspi (Topspin) is seeded at four.
Lowe is also top seed in the Veterans' Singles.
Josh Bramley and Yoni Caspi are top seeds in the Men’s Doubles, with James Atkins and Will Whattam (both Topspin) seeded at two.
In the Ladies’ Singles, the top seed is Ruth Purseglove (Ryedale) with Andrea Potter (Strensall) seeded two.
Ruth and Adam Ridley (Topspin) are top seeds in the Mixed Doubles, with Andrea and Alfie Potter (Clarence) seeded two.
In the Junior Singles, Josh Bramley and Arthur Sorley (Shiyi Ling) are seeded one and two, respectively.
Men’s Singles: 1 Martin Lowe, 2 Josh Bramley, 3 Filip Wojtkowiak, 4 YoniCaspi, 5 James Atkins, 6 Aidan Ranftler, 7 Arthur Sorley, 8 Bryan Birkbeck. Ladies' Singles: 1 Ruth Purseglove, 2 Andrea Potter. Men's Doubles: 1 Josh Bramley / Yoni Caspi, 2 James Atkins / Will Whattam, 3 John Farmery / Aidan Ranftler, 4 Nathan Taylor / Jon Wooldridge. Ladies' Doubles: 1 Ruth Purseglove / Andrea Potter. Mixed Doubles: 1 Ruth Purseglove / Adam Ridley, 2 Andrea Potter / Alfie Potter. Junior Singles: 1 Josh Bramley, 2 Arthur Sorley. Junior Doubles: No seedings. Veterans' Singles: 1 Martin Lowe, 2 Richard Crowther, 3 Andy Fletcher, 4 John Farmery. Veterans' Doubles: 1 Richard Crowther / Jon Wooldridge, 2 John Farmery / Martin Hood. Super-Veterans' Singles: 1 Richard Crowther, 2 Andy Fletcher, 3 John Farmery, 4 Alfie Potter. Over-70s Singles: 1 Terry Nicholson, 2 Bob Young. Division One Singles: 1 Josh Bramley, 2 Filip Wojtkowiak, 3 James Atkins, 4 Aidan Ranftler. Division Two Singles: 1 Mark Hodgson, 2 Michael Kwan, 3 Will Beedham, 4 Gary Tranter. Division Three Singles: 1 Patrick Clay, 2 Des Healey, 3 Hugo Spark, 4 Terry Nicholson. Division Four Singles: 1 Rob Cowling, 2 Aleks Carver. Mixed Plate: No seeding. Handicap Singles: No seeding. Handicap Doubles: No seeding.
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