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The Alberta Table Tennis Association is proud to host the 1998
Stiga Canadian Table Tennis Championships on May 15 - 18, 1998 at
the Kinsmen Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta
The Event | The
Sport | Player Profiles
| Results | Official
Sponsors
The Event
The Championships will feature the best athletes from each
province contending for the title of Canadian Champion. Events
include singles, doubles, under 21, and team competition.
The host venue for the Championships is the Kinsmen Sports
Centre, site of the 1978 Commonwealth Games. The Centre is
located in Edmonton's beautiful river valley and is only minutes
from downtown shops and hotels. The host hotel for the event is
the Edmonton House Suite Hotel. Edmonton House overlooks the
river valley and provides a spectular view of the City of
Edmonton.
Over one hundred and fifty athletes and officials are expected
to participate in this four day national championship.
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The Sport
The International Table Tennis Federation has 147 member
countires, the largest amongst racquet sports and for
participation, table tennis is within the top five of all sports
worldwide
Table Tennis is an Olympic event and was included in the Seoul
(1988), Barcelona (1992), and Atlanta (1996) Games.
In Europe and Asia, professional leagues exist and attract
players from all over the world. Athletes train 40 hours per week
much like a regular job. Canada's Johnny Huang currently plays
professionally in Japan.
In Canada, the sport centres around clubs and schools through
the support of provincial and national assciations. Competitive
table tennis can be found at local, provincial and regional
tournaments.
The top players attending the Canadian Championships practice
15 to 20 hours per week and most take advantage of provincial and
national training centres for professional coaching and fitness
programs.
Competitive table tennis requires incredible hand-eye
coordination, skill, and athletic ability. This, combined with
many years of experience can develop the tools required to
compete at the national level. Many of the players attending the
Canadian Championships started playing in tournaments before the
age of eight. The sport appeals to a large audience as players
can be any gender or age to participate.
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Player Profiles
Profiles on your top Canadian Players to follow.
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Results
| Final |
Geng (MB) def. Pintea (QC) |
3:0 |
| 1/2 Finals |
Geng (MB) def. Ng (ON) |
3:0 |
| Pintea def. Trudel (QC) |
3:1 |
| 1/4 Finals |
Geng def. Thérien (QC) |
3:1 |
| Ng def. Xuan (ON) |
3:0 |
| Pintea def. Su (SK) |
3:1 |
| Trudel def. Kamkar Parsi (ON) |
3:1 |
| Final |
Geng (QC) def. Cada (NS) |
3:1 |
| 1/2 Finals |
Geng def. Desjardins (QC) |
3:0 |
| Cada def. Kong (AB) |
3:0 |
| 1/4 Finals |
Geng def. Chiu (BC) |
3:0 |
| Desjardins def. Roussy (QC) |
3:2 |
| Kong def. Luu (AB) |
3:2 |
| Cada def. Pilon (SK) |
3:1 |
| Final |
Su (SK) def. Kamkar Parsi (ON) |
2:0 |
| 1/2 Finals |
Su def. Bergeron (QC) |
2:0 |
| Kamkar Parsi def. Therien (QC) |
2:0 |
| 1/4 Finals |
Su def. Gagnon (QC) |
2:0 |
| Bergeron def. Lee (BC) |
2:0 |
| Thérien def. Ramdeen (MB) |
2:0 |
| Kamkar Parsi def. Szajkowski (MB) |
2:0 |
- Women's Singles (Under 21)
| Final |
Cada (NS) def. Roussy (QC) |
2:0 |
| 1/2 Finals |
Cada def. Gagnon (QC) |
2:0 |
| Roussy def. Luu (AB) |
2:1 |
| 1/4 Finals |
Cada def. Richard (QC) |
2:0 |
| Gagnon def. Kong (AB) |
2:1 |
| Luu def. Chiu (ON) |
2:1 |
| Roussy def. Pilon (SK) |
2:0 |
- Men's Veterans Singles (40 and over)
| Final |
Woo (SK) def. Flisberg (AB) |
2:0 |
| 1/2 Finals |
Woo def. Lee (AB) |
2:1 |
| Flisberg def. Ho (BC) |
2:1 |
| 1/4 Finals |
Woo def. Chan (AB) |
2:0 |
| Lee def. Zhu (AB) |
2:0 |
| Flisberg def. Chan (AB) |
2:0 |
| Ho def. Gui (AB) |
2:0 |
| Final |
Ng/Geng (ON/MB) def. Trudel/Pintea
(QC) |
2:0 |
| 1/2 Finals |
Ng/Geng def. Xuan/Kamkar Parsi (ON) |
2:0 |
| Trudel/Pintea def. Woo/Su (SK) |
2:0 |
| Final |
Geng/Desjardins (QC) def. Cada/Kong
(NS/AB) |
2:1 |
| 1/2 Finals |
Geng/Desjardins def. Yuen/Chiu (ON) |
2:0 |
| Cada/Kong def. Roussy/Gagnon (QC) |
2:0 |
| Final |
Pintea/Geng (QC) def. Kamkar
Parsi/Cada (ON/NS) |
2:0 |
| 1/2 Finals |
Pintea/Geng def. Bernier/Gagnon (QC) |
2:0 |
| Kamkar Parsi/Cada def.
Trudel/Desjardins (QC) |
2:1 |
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Official Sponsors
We would like to thank the following sponsors:
- STIGA Table Tennis
- Table Tennis Pioneers
- Alberta Community Development
- Alberta Sport Recreation Parks & Wildlife
Foundation
- The City of Edmonton
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- Edmonton Airports
- OA Computers
- G. Com Consulting
- McFarlane Furniture
- interBUILD Expositions
- Edmonton Chinatown Multicultural Centre
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For more information, please contact:
Alberta Table Tennis Association
11759 Groat Road
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5M 3K6
Phone: (403) 427-8588
Fax: (403) 427-0524 or -2752
e-mail: atta@connect.ab.ca
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