Second title for Steve

Steve Smith has really made his mark since becoming a member of Cippenham Table Tennis Club a few months ago. After not playing for a year and moving down to this area from the Midlands, Smith has been one of the most regular participants in training sessions at the club. He made an impact early on, winning the seventh Grand Prix series in the early summer. Now he has repeated that feat by winning the ninth series that was recently completed. Consistency is the name of Smith’s game: he did not win any of the weekly events but finished either second or third in all the five that he competed in.

Smith is about to make his debut for Cippenham Outlaws in the Slough League, teaming up with Graham Trimming, Neil Bird and Choi Lee as Cippenham attempt to regain the local title lost for the first time in fourteen years last season. He has also recently made his debut for Cippenham’s third team in the British League, become a valued member of the Club’s Management Committee and qualified as a Tournament Organizer, all in the space of a few months.

The latest Grand Prix was Cippenham’s best yet with record participation levels. A total of forty-two players took part with weekly attendances up to twenty-one. Another newcomer, Simon Barnes, won two of the three weekly events while Graham Trimming, Paul Baker, Eddie Mitchell and Steve Buck were successful in the others.