52 players from the Southeastern United States competed for more than $1500 in prize money. Didi De Souza from Atlanta, GA won the top prize in this annual United States Table Tennis sanctioned tournament that honors Joseph Newgarden of Gallatin, Tennessee. Mr. Newgarden has worked for many decades, promoting the sport of table tennis in the United States. He owns Newgy Industries that manufactures the popular table tennis robot that he invented. Mr. Newgarden is the only Tennessee resident who is a member of the United States Table Tennis Association Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
Championship Event
\n1st\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Didi De Souza
\n2nd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 T.J. Beebe
\n3rd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Eugene Utsalo<\/p>\n
Division A Event
\n1st\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reggie Wilson
\n2nd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Xiaoeng Guo
\n3rd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Art Xu<\/p>\n
Division B Event
\n1st\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jonathan Foulds (Knoxville)
\n2nd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mariano Herrera
\n3rd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kiran Kasichayanula (Knoxville)<\/p>\n
Division C Event
\n1st\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Albert Zhang
\n2nd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Steve Foster (Knoxville)
\n3rd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Blair Wilson<\/p>\n
Division D Event<\/p>\n
1st\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason Zhang
\n2nd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jeffrey Ma
\n3rd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Robert McNeal<\/p>\n
Division E Event
\n1st\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elliot Raxter (Knoxville)
\n2nd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cody Crook
\n3rd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Chris Cain
\nFINANCIAL AWARDS
\n$300\/$200\/$100 for Championship Division 1st \/2nd \/3rd place
\n$200\/$100\/$50 for “A” Division 1st \/2nd \/3rd place
\n$100\/$50\/$25 for “B” Division 1st \/2nd \/3rd place
\n$107 each for <3600 Doubles 1st place
\n$400+ in “Upset” money from Our “Gold Mine”
\n$5 to each player without ratings
\n$1 to each of our 52 players
\nFree Gambler TT Shirts from Zeropong for 52 players and 12 tourn staff
\nFree Pizza Lunch for Everyone!<\/p>\n
Under 3600 DOUBLES FINAL RESULTS
\nDiDi DeSouza\/Chris Hardin def Ty Petty\/Kermit Raxter<\/p>\n
THANKS TO SPONSORS
\nJoseph Newgarden’s support from Newgy makes our tournaments possible and
\nTom Keunhman’s door prizes from Zeropong make our tournaments even more fun!<\/p>\n
By Dwain Kitchel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
52 players from the Southeastern United States competed for more than $1500 in prize money. Didi De Souza from Atlanta, GA won the top prize in this annual United States Table Tennis sanctioned tournament that honors Joseph Newgarden of Gallatin, …<\/p>\n