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Trianlgle Table Tennis: April 2017 News and Happenings

March was non-stop action at Triangle Table Tennis, including two major tournaments:

  • March 23 – 26: USATT National Team Trials 
  • March 30 – April 2: 2017 Butterfly Cary Cup Championship (USATT 4-Star with $18,000 in total cash & prizes, including $5,000 in cash & prizes for the A Division Champion

This month’s newsletter covers all this news as well as upcoming tournaments and updated programs, including NEW group lessons, a NEW Friday Night Youth League / Parents’ Night Out, and last call on early enrollment discounts on Summer Camps!

We Hosted the 2017 USATT National Team Trials 
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We were extremely proud to host the 2017 USATT National Team Trials, which brought the top U.S. players to compete in our outstanding facility in the Triangle area of NC from March 23rd through March 26th! With the support of sponsors USATT and Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance (GRSA) and Butterfly, we provided a high quality experience for players, and they provided amazing competition for spectators! The fast-paced action was live streamed on Friday through Sunday, and if you didn’t catch all the great live video, you can still access it on the Triangle Table Tennis YouTube channel, the USATT webpage for the event and the Butterfly webpage for the event. We’ve also posted a summary of each day’s action on our website News & Events page, and National Team Trial photos our Facebook:

  • Qualification Day Photo Album
  • Day 1 Photo Album
  • Day 2 Photo Album
  • Day 3 Photo Album

Congratulations to the newly selected US National Team members:

  • MEN: Adar Alguetti, Kunal Chodri, Kanak Jha, Nick Tio
  • WOMEN: Lily Zhang, Wu Yue, Angela Guan, Crystal Wang

We wish them luck when they represent our country in the World Championship in Germany!  Go Team USA!

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