Another hiatus on the blog, but I have been actually playing 2 or 3 times a week. Between Covid-19, job hunting, dealing with issues to do with my eldest son and his business, yoyoing between city and country and a few other things, the blog has suffered.
As an addendum to my previous post, in the final that I lost, the other finalist probably should not have been allowed entry, but whatever.
I have also stopped running the local community centre table tennis on a Saturday afternoon, but still often go and help with new people etc. It has taken a triumvirate of organizers to replace me.
A couple of weeks ago I played in the last round of the vets comp, winning all 3 singles. My efforts this year have resulted in me going over 1450 central ratings, and if I play veterans next year, being in the top grade.
Last weekend I went in the Central West Round Robin tournament for the 3rd year in a row. I again finished 7th overall, 3rd on the 2nd table. It turns out to be a good experience, between an informal dinner at the local Chinese restaurant on the Friday for those arriving the day before, informal breakfast at a bakery / cafe in the morning for the same, playing all day from around 9:30 am till after 5 pm with a sausage sandwich and softdrink for lunch, followed by dinner at a local hotel bistro. My only criticism was that after the 1st round robin group being the best of 5 games, the remaining round robin groups were the best of 3 games, which didn't give me enough time as a defender to get used to or play mind games with the good attackers.
As Pinkie was there I have bought new rubbers (Yasaka Shining Dragon red and black, only comes in max) and a tube of glue. i will be getting my wife to get one of her wood turning friends to repair my old Nittaku carbon blade from splintering that happens when I remove rubbers, and to seal the blade afterwards. You will know when I change the equipment in my sig if I don't blog it here.
Also, last Thursday Trent Carter was at our club taking up a table and doing one on one coaching, usually multi-ball.
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. Last Monday I pretty much beat who I usually beat and lost to who I usually lose to with it. Of course it is a lot slower and less spinny than what I am used to, but hey I played OK with it.