• 2017 Winter Two-Person Teams tournament in January, and
• 2017 Butterfly Cary Cup Championship in late March (with $18,00 in total cash & prizes, including $5,000 in cash & prizes for the A Division Champion)

If you’re looking for a great spot for your next corporate or club outing, please give us a call!  We’d love to help you arrange a fun ping pong event!

Matches began in November, and will continue through January. Middle school and high school players are honing skills, having fun, staying fit, and enjoying weekly competition on weekday afternoons and Saturdays. The School Leagues will culminate in a Post-Season Tournament in the 2nd week of February, and we’ll highlight the results in a future newsletter!

The 2017 Tournament Schedule is on our web site, and registrations are available now for many tournaments.

We’re introducing a new incentive in 2017 for players to enroll early for tournaments using on-line registration. We’d like to think it’s a “win-win”… It helps us plan when players use the on-line registration process on our website and get their enrollments in at least 1 month before the tournament date — and now, it helps you, too!  Most of our 2017 tournaments will offer a 10% early enrollment discount for on-line registrations completed at least 1 month in advance. (The Butterfly Cary Cup Championship is slightly different, with greater discounts and lead time requirements.)

We have two of our most popular USATT 4-star sanctioned tournaments coming up in 1st Q. We’ll continue to add registration forms and online registrations for other 2017 tournaments over the next few months, so keep your eye on our Tournaments page, and register early to get in on the competition — and the discounts!

We’re kicking off our 2017 competitions in a big way! The 2017 Triangle Winter Two-Person Teams Tournament is a USATT 4-star sanction level tournament, with over $3,000 in cash and prizes. It has 5 rating level events: U-2500, U-3000, U-3500, U-4000, and Open Teams. Each event other than the Open includes both individual rating limits and combined rating limits for teams, so players can look forward to close competition. Additionally, all events are Round Robin in the first round, guaranteeing a large number of singles and doubles matches for all players. See the enrollment form for more information.A 10% discount on event fees is available for on-line registrations received before 12/21/2017. This is one of our most popular tournament formats, and it won’t run again until August, so find your partner(s) and register now!

We’re trying a new format in February, specifically for adult players over the age of 40. If that describes you, and you’re looking for a competition with other players of the same age range, this one’s custom designed for you! This USATT 2-star sanction level tournament is also an ITTF Tour Event and has over $1,500 in Cash and Prizes!  Saturday has the first rounds of a GIANT Round Robin Main Event, with final rounds of all 4 divisions completing on Sunday.  Also on Sunday are separate Round Robin events for men and women, grouped by age ranges (over 40, over 50, over 60, over 70 and over 80). There’s also a Mixed Doubles event to round out the last day. More details are available on the enrollment form. Players who enroll using on-line registration before 1/18/2017 can enjoy a 10% discount on event fees, so don’t delay!

This Butterfly Tour Event is a 4-day, USATT 4-star sanctioned tournament with a GIANT Round Robin Main Event on Saturday and Sunday that will have live video streaming by Butterfly for the final matches of the A Division. It also has 7 other Round Robin events (including rating level events, an Open singles event, and a Hardbat event) on Thursday and Friday. Winners will divide a prize pool of over $18,000 in Cash & Prizes & Giant Trophies, with $5,000 of that going to the Division A Champion! This is our most popular tournament of the year. It attracts top players from across the country and the world, and in prior years the GIANT Round Robin Main Event and multiple preliminary events sold out. Those are good reasons to register early, and another good reason is that discounts are available before 2/15/2017. See the enrollment form for more information on how to qualify for the discounts, and get your registration in early because these events will fill up fast!

Several DISCOUNTS are available, and can be combined for more savings!

• Early Enrollment discount of 5% for enrolling in Spring Break Camp before February 15^th, or Summer Camp sessions before May 1^st
• Multiple Camp discounts of either 5% for enrolling in two Camps, or 7.5% for enrolling in three Camps, or 10% for enrolling in four or more Camps (applies to full week enrollments only)
• Membership discounts of either 5% for Basic Memberships of 3 months or longer, or 10% for Premium Memberships

Enrollments are limited to 24 campers per session, so register early to reserve the weeks you want! 

Our 2017 New Year Membership Specials provide a gift card equivalent to a free month of membership and are available in January 2017 only!  There are several options for benefits:

• Never been a member?  Anyone who purchases a new membership for the first time will receive a gift card equivalent to their membership activation fee. In January of 2017, if that new membership is a pre-paid membership of 6 months or more, we’ll also add one month’s membership fee to the gift card — doubling its value! Why? Because we know that new members who make a commitment to play and get involved in lessons or tournaments or leagues are most likely to stay active in the sport!
• Used to be a member?  Anyone with a lapsed membership who purchases a pre-paid membership of 6 months or more in January 2017 will receive a gift card equivalent to their membership re-activation fee. Why? Because we want you to come back for the long term!
• Already a member?  Any existing member who refers a new member who purchases a pre-paid multi-month membership will also receive a gift card equivalent to one month of that new member’s membership fee. Why? Because happy players are our best source of new members, and we want to thank you if you can help us grow!

Players, start your engines! Get ready to take advantage of our January membership specials while they last!

As we continue to add more players and programs, we’re also excited to build our stellar team of coaches, management, and support staff. We are particularly focused on growing our pool of coaching talent to handle increased volumes in private and group lessons. If you or someone you know might be a fantastic addition to our team, please check out our Employment page for more information about available positions and application requirements.

We’ll be formalizing a “Pong for Public Good” initiative in 2017! In past years we’ve been proud to co-sponsor events that benefited non-profits such as Public Schools First NC, Band Together, and Y Guides. In 2017 we’ll be selecting a few non-profits that provide broad benefits to the the state of NC or Triangle area and providing them with a ping pong fundraiser.  If you would like to nominate a non-profit group for our support, please let us know who they are and why you think they should be considered!

See you on the court!