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ANNOUNCEMENTS and CANCELLATIONS

Announcements, cancellations, and other messages will be posted here.
Check here before heading out to play.

Road closure Saturdays through Summer:
**WEEKEND ROAD CLOSURES**
The 100 and 200 blocks of Bridge Street are closed to traffic from 2:00 pm Fridays to Monday at 7am.

Check the club  calendar for schedule changes and for local tournaments.

When the player count exceeds 26 we go to CODE RED :
Matches are best 2 out of 3 or a timed practice of 10 minutes.
Below 26 we are CODE GREEN :
Matches are best 3 out of 5 or a timed practice of 15 minutes.
Doubles matches will remain best 3 out of 5 during red and green.


*new lost and found menu link*

The club now meets at the Phoenixville Recreation Center, 501 Franklin Ave, Phoenixville PA 19460.
Tuesday nights 6pm-9pm
Saturday mornings 9am-12noon  (subject to cancelations, check here first before visiting.)
$5 to play.


 

Monthly Update September 2023

Yo! Yo! Yo! It's time for the monthly update!
 
The short version:
-Bye Bo and Jimmy! See you soon!
-Battle of the Ages competition September through October.
-Greatest of Phoenixville qualifiers begin in October.
-Doubles tournament coming in December.
-Our USATT tournament was a success! Congrats to our winners!
-Congrats to Shata for his 1st place finish at Princeton.
-Join our Greatest Ever Doubles Champions challenge every session.
-Watch out for slick floors, especially in the back on Saturdays.

-We have a robot for rent for our regular players.

The long version:
Let's start with upcoming events.
 
Bye guys! 

Bo and Jimmy are off to college. Study hard fellas! See you soon!

BATTLE OF THE AGES
How do you split a club up for competition by age? We spun a wheel with the years 1978 through 1991 on it and came up with 1982.
So if you were born before 1982 you are on Team Young. If you were born 1982 and after you are on Team Babies. Maybe we can work on those team names.
Follow this link to the details and to sign up. These matches take place during regular open play. If you don't plan on participating you can still play as normal. However, EVERYONE is welcome to take part, regardless of skill level.
http://level2199.com/short/bota

GREATEST OF PHOENIXVILLE

Qualifying matches begin for the Greatest of Phoenixville Championship in October. To qualify for this single elimination tournament you must live, work, or go to school in Phoenixville and win six matches against six different opponents at the club from October 3rd, up until the event at the end of November.

GREATEST EVER DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

We are targeting Saturday 12/30/2023 for our Greatest Ever Doubles Tournament. Maximum of 16 teams. Groups of 4 teams will play a round robin. Round robin finish will determine placement in a second round robin determining final 1st through 4th in each division.  Sign up will be coming soon through Omnipong.com.
Now for the month of August in review.
 

USATT 90th ANNIVERSARY TOURNAMENT

Our first USATT tournament ran nearly perfectly. Our event winners were:
Open: 1st Jameson Bernard (PA state champion), 2nd Alan Santos (Maryland)
U2200: 1st Rei "Mike" Guo (Virginia), 2nd Fan Tong 
U1800: 1st Ramesh Kumar, 2nd Chongsheng "Jasen" Kang
U1500: 1st Shusheng "Stephen" Xu, 2nd Pete Spearman (NY)
U1000: 1st Janel Flor, 2nd Bo Hoffman
Unrated: 1st Shashi Jakku, 2nd Dan Eskinder 
You can catch photos of our winners in our 2023 photo album.  And here are photos taken by Rob Li when he wasn't playing. 
 

LOCAL TOURNAMENTS
Princeton Pong holds a tournament the first weekend of every month. It is great place to visit and is a relatively easy drive to make. This month congratulations go out to Shata for finishing first in the U1000 event!
Trolley Car Table Tennis Club in conjunction with Pingpod will be hosting tournaments in East Falls the second weekend of every month.

The all the time stuff:
 

GREATEST EVER DOUBLES CHAMPIONS

Every session there is a doubles challenge.  Be the first team to win a match of doubles and you become the Greatest Ever Champs.  Anyone may challenge the current champs to take the title. The team that is still champions by the end of the session will have their photo taken with the GEDC flag. The photo will be posted on social media and the GEDC photo album at PhoenixvilleTableTennis.com.

 

WATCH OUT FOR SLICK FLOORS! 
When the dew point is high, our floors and tables begin to sweat.  This begins in the furthest most room and so far has been contained there.  Please let everyone know if you feel things getting slippery.  We reconfigure the playing area to avoid that room if it occurs.

ROBOT FOR RENT
We now offer rental of a Newgy Robo-Pong 1040 to our regular members. You can take this robot home with you for $10 per week or $30 per month. You have to supply your own balls.

About Us

When: Tuesday nights 6pm-9pm and Saturday mornings 9am-12noon
Where: 501 Franklin Ave, Phoenixville PA 19460 (Phoenixville Recreation Center)
How much: $5 per night. Cash or Venmo.

Previously Phoenixville Table Tennis Club ran from 2009 to 2015 in Phoenixville and 2015-2020 as Rising Phoenix in KOP drawing players from Exton, Downingtown, Malvern, King of Prussia, Collegeville, Pottstown, and even Princeton, NJ.  On any night we would have between 15 and 40 players. Our friendly atmosphere, regulated playing format, and fair treatment of all playing levels helped us to succeed.

We currently have six tables and supply balls.

What we think makes us successful:

  • We greeted everyone who visited and explained our system
  • We used a waiting list system in which the player "on deck" gets to choose any opponent
  • Play was limited to 2 minute warm and a match, best out of five - OR - 20 minutes of practice using provided timers (or 15 min. if it is really busy)
  • We provided buckets filled with balls, you never have to stop play to retrieve yours, or anyone else's balls.
  • We had a sitting area for players to converse while waiting
  • Active internet presence
  • A variety of periodically scheduled events such as coaching clinics, tournaments, and fun celebrations.

We keep members informed with our email list and Facebook Page and Group.
Conctact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be placed on the email list, or fill out this form.
Find us at our Facebook Page or through our Facebook Group.


 

Code of Conduct

  • All members shall treat players, coaches, officials and others involved with the Club or the sport with due respect.
  • All members should enjoy an equal use of the facilities and programs.
  • All members,players, coaches, officials and spectators should refrain from any action that causes offense or shows disrespect to any opponents, member or visitor to the Club, or causes any damage to the premises or equipment. Typical examples are spitting, swearing, throwing or kicking equipment, dropping litter or defacing walls or doors.
  • Senior players should serve as an example to younger players and should do their best to help them to enjoy, understand, and better play the sport of table tennis.
  • Please respect the club, all players are expected to clear up the playing area after a session, including moving equipment when necessary, removing trash, and general clean up.
  • Any allegation of a breach of this Code of Conduct shall be reported to the member in charge of a session, who will have the authority to suspend a person from the session/or club. No refunds will be given to suspended players.
  • All visitors under the age of 18 shall be under direct supervision of their parent or legal guardian at all times.

 

Playing Rules

  • When a player arrives, he adds himself to the bottom of the playing list.
  • Each player waits his turn.
  • When everyone's name above you is crossed off, it is your turn to play. You may choose to do one of the following:
    --ask another idle player to play a match,
    --ask three other players to play a doubles match,
    --ask another idle player if they want to practice.
    -- delay playing (if he's still tired, or wants to wait for someone who is already playing). 
    --If a player delays, it's the next player in line's turn.
  • All players going to the table cross their names off the list.
  • A player who is asked for a match may decline the invitation.
  • Players will start a 15 minute timer at the table. Matches should be played first, and if time allows practice. ***
  • Matches are first to 3 wins, each game is to 11 points, and the service switches every 2 points.. ***
  • When a match or practice is over, ALL players leave that table, return to the waiting area, and add their names to the BOTTOM of the waiting list.
  • When there are a large number or people waiting, please pick someone else who has been waiting and who has not just come off the table.  Or consider asking three players for a doubles match.

***When the player count exceeds 26 we go to CODE RED :Matches are best 2 out of 3 or a timed practice of 10 minutes.
Below 26 we are CODE GREEN :Matches are best 3 out of 5 or a timed practice of 15 minutes.
Doubles matches will remain best 3 out of 5 during red and green.


 

Photo Galleries

 
     Greatest Ever Doubles Champs   Phoenixville Rec. Center 2023
     
Mustache Night 2023   Greatest of Ches-Mont 2023  Groundhog 🏆 2023
     
Phx Rec. Center 2022 Groundhog Trophy 2022   Valley Forge Baptist 2021
the club 2009 VS Antioch 2010 Allentown Tourney 2010
VS Upper Darby 2012 Brady night 2013 Friendship Trophy 2013
VS Antioch 2013 March 2014 Memories 2009-2016

 

Videos

Phoenixville TTC Youtube playlists: Our videos and favorite TT videos.

 

 



Other Places to Play

More Local Clubs

  • Google Maps Facility Locations
  • Infinite Loop TTC - Trinity Lighthouse Church, 66 S. Limerick Rd, Royersford, PA 19468
  • Upper Darby TTC
  • Newtown Table Tennis Club - Newtown Elementary School (Cafetorium room), 1 Wrights Road, Newtown, PA 18940
  • Millersville Bible Church Table Tennis Club - 1940 New Danville Pike Lancaster, PA 17603
  • Manor TTC - 530 Central Manor Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
  • Trolley Car TTC - 1 Falls Center, 3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129
  • Club 28 - 3559 Edgemont St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
  • West Jersey Table Tennis Club - 3541 Pennsylvania Ave, Union and Orchard Ave, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
  • Princeton Pong - 745 Alexander Road  Princeton, New Jersey 08540
  • Ping Pod - 325 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 

The Rec Room (not a club)

  • The Rec Room is a bar and grill restaurant at 230 Bridge Street in Phoenixville, they have several tables. 

 

Other Useful Links

  • Phoenixville Recreation Department
  • MyTableTennis.net forum 
  • USATT (Team USA Table Tennis)
  • ColesTT store $
  • Gambler Table Tennis Store (formerly Zeropong) $$
  • Paddle Palace Super Store $$$$
  • Dynamic Table Tennis
  • Table Tennis DB
  • Ping Skills Coaching and Lessons

 

"CHO!" Policy

Know the "CHO!" policy before you go "CHO!", so know you can go "CHO!" without being told no. Thank you.

Yes, you can call it ping pong!

In Memory of Chris Cruz

Phoenixville Table Tennis Club lost a founding father, Chris Cruz, in April 2021.
Anyone who came to the club knows what a warm and welcoming person he was. He will be missed greatly.

TOPICS

Battle of the Counties Standings

Tournaments and Events

ANNOUNCEMENTS and CANCELLATIONS

Club Ratings

Frequently Asked Questions

Beginner Table Tennis

Monthly Update September 2023

About Us

Code of Conduct

Playing Rules

Photo Galleries

Videos

Other Places to Play

Other Useful Links

"CHO!" Policy

Upcoming Events

  • Omni-pong National Tournament Listings
  • Tuesdays 6pm-9pm Club Night
  • Club Calendar & Local Tournaments
  • Saturdays 9am - 12 Noon

PA State & Local Champions

PA State & Local Champions

Contact

You can follow us on two Facebook pages:
Facebook Page
Facebook group

You can contact Phoenixville Table Tennis at Nick@PhoenixvilleTableTennis.com

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