2004 Rochester Table Tennis Classic is a Success!
The 1st annual Rochester table tennis tournament had an excellent showing, with over 30 competitors entering. The players were evenly distributed into four pools. Friday December 17 was “Open Challenge Day.” Anyone was allowed to come and play and challenge anyone to a match. The tournament started on Monday the December 20 with everyone playing everyone else in their pool, and the top four players from each pool would then go on to bracket play. Tuesday started with the Sweet 16, the first round of bracket play. The Sweet 16 consisted of: Nic Atkinson, Eric Miller, Shane Ruggless, Corey Cox, Joe Wellbaum, Matt Jeffers, Mike Maloney, Pat Capps, Andy Maloney, Eric Leach, Matt Czapar, Andrew Berecz, Nick Blough, Brett Leonard, Nathan Atkinson, and David Hawkins. The first and second rounds were best out of 5 matches, with the Final Four and Championship matches being best of seven. Nic Atkinson played Andy Maloney in five close games to win the match and the tournament. The tournament was sponsored by Triad Pictures; additional details including video, pictures, and a list of all participants are included on their website (www.triadpictures.com).
