We had a lot of fun at the Awards Banquet for the Spring 2014 Season and it was great to see all the division winners get their trophies and medals. Special thanks to Ararat Table Tennis in Glendale, CA for hosting the event.

Check out the photos from the event below and congratulations to all of the winners!

Division 1

• Champion: LATTA !st Team (LATTA) – Zihao (Justin) Huang, Koffee Lu, Tuan Dai Le
• Runner-Up: 3 Black Men (SPiN Standard) – Adam Bobrow, Subal Mehta, Kevin Li, Sandesh Awale

Division 2

• Champion: The Invincibles (Gilbert TTC) – Charles Kim, Kee Lee, Warren Lee, James (Alex) Marquez, Han Choi
• Runner-Up: Hitmen (Westside TTC) – Michael Baggott, Kenneth Seiple, Sasanka Budhavarapu, Josh Bornstein, Simone Cecchini

Division 3

• Champion: MTAG Sr. (SGVBC 2) – Tim Chen, Aashish Thakker, Kelvin Lee, Joe Qiao, Ben Cheng
• Runner-Up: Frozen Paddles (Gilbert TTC) – Kevin Li Te Sun, Xia Yi, Aman Ak, Ashay Burungale, Jimmy Liu

Division 4

• Champion: Golden Ninjas (Anaheim Community Center) – Warren Hoo, Midori Pesyna, Steven Noh, Fred Liao, Minh Lu
• Runner-Up: Walnut EFC (SGVBC 2) – Denwun Lin, Scott Hsu, Ling-Ling Lin, Peter Su

Corporate Division

• Champion: Team Zest (Gilbert TTC) – Marick Sinay, Rohan D’Souza, Alexander Tamoykin, Ian Hall, Van Morgan
• Runner-Up: Blackline Table Tennis 1 (USA Valley TTC) – James Kim, Russell Mullin, Tyler Weitz, Illya Lavrik

Youth Division

• Champion: LATTA 1 (LATTA) – Derek Hong, Tiffany Cai, Timothy Cai
• Runner-Up: LATTA 2 (LATTA) – David Lin, Ryan Lov, Matthew Leung, Wesley Yuen

Blue Balls (Gilbert TTC) lost to Walnut EFC (SGVBC 2) 2-3

Clayton Kjos lost to Scott Hsu 2-3 (-9, 6, -9, 7, 7)
Joel Baker lost to Peter Su 1-3 (8, -10, 9, 8)
Clayton Kjos/Joel Baker defeated Ling-Ling Lin/Peter Su 3-2 (-10, -9, 10, 13, 7)
Clayton Kjos lost to Denwun Lin 0-3 (10, 11, 5)
Joel Baker defeated Ling-Ling Lin 3-2 (-6, 8, -9, 8, 9)

Joel, Clayton, Denwun, Scott, Peter, Ling Ling

Ling Ling, Joel Baker

South Bay Eagles (South Bay Table Tennis) lost to Golden Ninjas (Anaheim Community Center) 2-3

Paul Limburg lost to Minh Lu 2-3 (-4, 10, 1, -5, 10)
Lisa Joe lost to Steven Noh 0-3 (2, 4, 7)
Paul Limburg/Millie Drake lost to Midori Pesyna/Fred Liao 0-3 (5, 5, 5)
Steve Sakurada defeated Warren Hoo 3-2 (-9, 12, -3, 7, 7)
Scott Salisbury defeated Midori Pesyna 3-2 (-7, 4, -11, 12, 12)

Minh Lu, Steve Noh, Fred Liao, Warren Hoo, Midori Pesyna, Paul Limburg, Lisa Joe, Millie Drake, Steve Sakurada, Scott Salisbury

Scott Salisbury and Midori Pesyna in action

Walnut EFC (SGVBC 2) defeated South Bay Eagles (South Bay Table Tennis) 3-2

Peter Su defeated Lisa Joe 3-0 (1, 9, 9)
Scott Hsu defeated Paul Limburg 3-0 (8, 6, 5)
Ling-Ling Lin/Scott Hsu lost to Steve Sakurada/Scott Salisbury 1-3 (-11, 5, 8, 7)
Peter Su defeated Steve Sakurada 3-0 (5, 8, 6)
Ling-Ling Lin lost to Millie Drake 2-3 (-1, 5, 11, -6, 9)

Scott, Peter, Denwun, Ling Ling, Paul, Scott, Steve, Lisa, and Millie.

Lisa is getting ready to return Peter’s serve.

South Bay Eagles (South Bay Table Tennis) lost to Walnut EFC (SGVBC 2) 1-4

Scott Salisbury lost to Peter Su 1-3 (5, 9, -9, 5)
Millie Drake lost to Scott Hsu 0-3 (1, 3, 9)
Paul Limburg/Lisa Joe lost to Scott Hsu/Ling-Ling Lin 1-3 (7, -7, 2, 8)
Steve Sakurada defeated Ling-Ling Lin 3-2 (-8, 6, 7, -9, 7)
Lisa Joe lost to Peter Su 0-3 (5, 6, 9)

Lisa Joe, Steve Sakurada, Millie Drake, Scott Salisbury, Paul Limburg, Peter Su, Ling-Ling Lin, Scott Hsu

Paul, Lisa, Scott Hsu and Ling-Ling in action

The Pistol Whippers (SPiN Standard) lost to Golden Ninjas (Anaheim Community Center) 1-4

Justin Fromm defeated Minh Lu 3-1 (-5, 8, 4, 9)
Thomas Norminton lost to Fred Liao 0-3 (6, 4, 7)
Thomas Norminton/Justin Fromm lost to Fred Liao/Minh Lu 0-3 (11, 7, 8)
Justin Fromm lost to Fred Liao 0-3 (5, 5, 5)
Thomas Norminton lost to Steven Noh 0-3 (4, 4, 4)

Walnut EFC (SGVBC 2) defeated Blue Balls (Gilbert TTC) 5-0

Peter Su defeated Clayton Kjos 3-0 (6, 7, 16)
Scott Hsu defeated Micah Coley 3-0 (4, 11, 3)
Denwun Lin/Scott Hsu defeated Clayton Kjos/Micah Coley 3-2 (-7, 2, 5, -1, 4)
Peter Su defeated Micah Coley 3-0 (10, 10, 9)
Ling-Ling Lin defeated Clayton Kjos 3-0 (9, 9, 5)

Scott, Peter, Ling Ling, Denwun, Clayton, and Micah

Peter is getting ready for Clayton’s backhand loop.

Golden Ninjas (Anaheim Community Center) defeated Walnut EFC (SGVBC 2) 4-1

Steven Noh lost to Peter Su 2-3 (-5, 8, -9, 7, 6)
Fred Liao defeated Scott Hsu 3-0 (9, 8, 6)
Steven Noh/Fred Liao defeated Peter Su/Ling-Ling Lin 3-0 (9, 5, 1)
Steven Noh defeated Scott Hsu 3-0 (10, 8, 5)
Fred Liao defeated Peter Su 3-0 (7, 5, 7)

Walnut EFC in Blue, Denwun Lin, Ling-Ling Lin, Peter Su, Scott Hsu and Golden Ninjas in Red Warren Hoo, Midori Pesyna, Fred Liao, Steven Noh

Anaheim’s Steven Noh warms up with Walnut EFC’s Scott Hsu

Golden Ninjas (Anaheim Community Center) defeated South Bay Eagles (South Bay Table Tennis) 5-0

Steven Noh defeated Paul Limburg 3-0 (6, 0, 5)
Fred Liao defeated Steve Sakurada 3-0 (7, 5, 6)
Midori Pesyna/Fred Liao defeated Paul Limburg/Steve Sakurada 3-0 (8, 6, 11)
Steven Noh defeated Steve Sakurada 3-1 (6, 4, -7, 9)
Warren Hoo defeated Paul Limburg 3-0 (8, 5, 5)

Left side South Bay Eagles Steve Sakurada, Paul Limburg and Golden Ninjas Warren Hoo, Midori Pesyna, Fred Liao and Steven Noh

South Bay Eagle Paul Limburg waits in the back while his doubles partner Steve Sakurada loops aggressively against the Golden Ninjas seen reflected in the mirror.

Blue Balls (Gilbert TTC) lost to Golden Ninjas (Anaheim Community Center) 1-4

Joel Baker lost to Fred Liao 0-3 (5, 9, 7)
Clayton Kjos lost to Steven Noh 1-3 (4, 7, -8, 6)
Joel Baker/Micah Coley lost to Fred Liao/Midori Pesyna 1-3 (3, 7, -8, 6)
Micah Coley defeated Warren Hoo 3-2 (-8, 7, 6, -11, 7)
Clayton Kjos lost to Minh Lu 0-3 (6, 11, 8)

Joel, Clayton, Micah, Steven, Midori, Fred, Warren, Minh

Micah, Fred