TTT31. Summer 2023

Germany won the Men’s Team title with Qiu Dang, Patrick Franziska and Dimitrij Ovtcharov. Sweden were
runners-up, with France winning the bronze medal after defeating Portugal in the third/fourth play-offs.
Romania’s win in the Women’s Team event gave Bernadette Szocs her second gold medal of the Games, she
played alongside Adina Diaconu and Andreea Dragoman. Germany were runners-up, Portugal the bronze
medallists and France in fourth place.
Jersey Satellite Grand Prix: 7 th -9 th April 2023
Photos by Paul Routier
Easter didn’t seem like Easter when the Jersey Satellite Grand Prix wasn’t on the calendar due to Covid-19 but
it was back this year to help celebrate the Jersey Association’s centenary. With the wonderful Jersey
hospitality, the tournament was always one of the highlights of the season and we are certain it would have
been enjoyed by all who were there.
It is a while since Harvey and I visited the island to play and/or officiate and it was a pleasure to see many
familiar names in the entry list, many of our friends from the island as well as several players who had become
regulars at the tournament.
Chris Doran and Hannah Silcock with
the magnificent Open Singles trophies
Two of England’s stalwarts at the tournament met in the Men’s Open
Singles final and it was Chris Doran who got the better of Darius Knight. The
main Women’s event was won by local junior, Hannah Silcock, who is doing
well on the international stage, she beat Sussex’s Jodie Morris in their final.
The Under 21 singles were won by Djen Bakx, Netherlands, and Hannah
Silcock with Owen Brown and Jodie Morris the runners-up. The Veterans’
Singles went to Mariusz Cieminske with Eugene Ellis the runner-up, and the
Restricted Singles was another win for Doran with Luke Greenfield in silver
medal position.
Team events were on the menu and it was Doran playing with Jersey’s
Jordan Wykes who won the Men’s, Luc Miller and Garry Dodd were the
runners-up. The two finalists in the Women’s Singles combined to take the
Women’s Team title with a win over Kathryn Silcock and Scotland’s Holly
McNamara. The Under 21s was a win for Joseph Dennison and Joseph
Marlor with Bakx and Gabriel Schogger the runners-up. It was another gold for Cieminske who partnered
Grzegorz Frankowski for victory over Ellis and Ian Lambert in the Veterans event.
Darius Knight in action
Hannah Silcock interviewed for local radio
Note: Congratulations to Hannah Silcock who won the Women’s Singles at the recently held Island Games.
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