Club Totana TM |
More than 400 players from 16 autonomous communities have participated this weekend in the National Qualifying Tournament that has been played at the Polideportivo José Caballero in the Madrid city of Alcobendas.
Five players of the Club Totana TM have participated in this tournament in search of adding a good number of points in the national ranking or one of the nine direct places that qualified for the State Tournament to be held in February in Valladolid.
PEPE CARREÑO 5 ° STATUS CLASSIFIED FOR THE STATE.
In the category of Benjamín Pepe Carreno took part that has shown that has great conditions for our sport.
In the first phase was first of group with 3-0 victories in all their parties.
Then in the quarter-finals he was eliminated by the Madrilenian Diego Canalejo happening to dispute the positions 5 to 8 where he was finally fifth with other two victories 3-0.
In the children's category Alejandro López also continues with his progression.
In its first year in the category managed to surpass the first cut classifying itself as third.
Then in the final phase gave in the first cross in a adjusted 3-2.
A pity because he got to have four match balls.
SUNDAY JR.
SIXTH ALSO CLASSIFIED.
In the youth category our representatives were the twins Santiago and Domingo.
In their first year in the category both were first of group in the first phase.
In the final table Santiago overcame the first eliminatory in a hurried 3-2 and later, in the second ceded with the player of Olías del Rey Santiago Naranjo.
On the other side of the picture was Domingo Jr. who was outstanding passing rounds to reach the quarterfinals where in a great match was eliminated 3-2 by the player of Olot Arnau Roca.
Then in the eliminatory by the positions finally it was 6 ° surpassing to 3-2 to Víctor Gómez and yielding 2-3 with also Madrilenian Gonzalo Herránz.
Finally in the category veterans Julián Cerón could not surpass the group phase in which it had options in two of its parties.
In summary, a good participation of the Totana Club players who managed to qualify directly to the State Tournament in which the 48 best players of the national ranking of each category participate in Pepe Carreño (Benjamin) and Domingo Jr. (youth) and are left with options to Failure to publish the national ranking with scores of all players Santiago (youth) and Alejandro (children).
These would join Gabriel Sánchez (Juan Benjamín), Juan Pedro Sánchez (infantile), Pedro Miguel Ruíz, Vicente Carreño (veterans 40) and Domingo Méndez (veterans 50) who already obtained their direct place in the last Zonal Tournament of Mérida.
The club of the Region of Murcia that more players has managed to qualify for the most important tournament of national table tennis after the Spanish Championships.
NEXT WEEKEND RETURN THE LEAGUES.
After the Christmas break next weekend the leagues are back.
In 2nd National the two totaneros teams play outside of house.
The Totana TM will move to the locality Cordoba of Priego where it will face Sunday 15 at 11 hours to the local equipment.
Totana Promesas will play in Roquetas on Saturday at 17 hours in an important match to avoid the lower zone of the standings.
In the autonomic totanero team will play at home, Saturday 9 at 11 am in the Pavilion Manolo Ibanez against CTM Patiño in another important match
