Fermanagh Junior Open.

This tournament had a big entry with plenty of top quality players taking part. ALSAA entered eleven players in the various age groups. While all of our players played well there were some exceptionally good performances on the day.

Alan Mc Loughlin playing in the U14s had some great matches with players such as Gavin Reilly from Cavan, who he took to the fifth game. Laurna Mc Loughlin won the U10s plate and this was her first away tournament.

Linda Cashen had some close games and was very unlucky in a couple of tight matches but she did manage to take the U17s plate. Ciaran Kelly had a great tournament, getting to the final in the U12 boys main competition and with five of the top six players on the Irish ranking list taking part in the U12s he had to play some excellent table tennis to reach the final. Here he played Irish No: 1 Pshemek Kossowski who won the final ( 12 – 10 , 11 – 8, 11 – 8).

All the players enjoyed the tournament and some of the parents even managed to get in some Christmas shopping!!

(Account by Liam Kelly)