Eight totaneros moved to Almendralejo (Badajoz) to play the Zonal Tournament.
Important individual tournament where players from Andalusia, Extremadura and Murcia (zone 4) participate in search of the first 9 qualifying places for the State Tournament that will be played in February and in which the 48 best in the national ranking participate.
In the children's category Pepe Carreño and Cayetano Rodríguez managed to pass the first phase as second and third group respectively.
Good matches of the two in the group stage with four games won and one lost although Cayetano was third for a triple draw.
In the qualifiers Cayetano gave in the first crossing with what was eliminated from the competition.
Pepe on the other hand if he managed to pass the first qualifying crossing with a good game and then in the second he lost so he had to fight for the ninth place that he failed to reach being in the 13th place.
In the sub 23 category the twins Santiago and Domingo were lucky.
Santiago was stuck in a triple tie between 2nd, 3rd and 4th occupying this last position while Domingo did get the pass.
At the crossroads the totanero was attached and then had to settle for position 13 although he had a match ball to continue fighting for 9th place.
In the Senior Julián Méndez category with big games in the most complicated group, he could only finish off a victory getting stuck in the first phase.
In veteran luck shooting for totaneros.
In the V40 category, Julián Cerón, who in the group stage managed to get third and then fight for 9th place although he lost this last match by staying at the doors of the classification.
On the other hand Vicente Carreño started the competition well winning the number two head of his group.
Later in his second game he was injured and could not continue the competition having to leave when he had everything in the face.
SUNDAY MENDEZ CHAMPION VETERANOS V50.
The best news came to us in the V50 category where Domingo Méndez was able to proclaim himself a brilliant champion by giving up only one game.
With the last minute drop of the number 1 head, the road to the totanero who was first in his group with a difficult game was paved.
He then improved in the qualifiers to finish very solid winning the final to the local player Luís Cordero who accused the opposite of Sunday responsibility that ended his best game.
Get Sunday direct place for the State Tournament while the rest of totaneros players will have the last chance to enter the last qualifying event that will be played on the Immaculate Bridge in the Madrid area.
NEXT WEEKEND LAS LIGAS RETURNS.
Next weekend the national and regional leagues return with the participation of four totaneros teams:
2nd NATIONAL GROUP 8. DAY 6.
IMATEC ALSA CITY CARTAGENA --- TOTANA FRAMUSA.
Saturday 9 at 17 hours.
Table Tennis Pavilion of Cartagena.
TOTANA RASPBERRY B --- CTM MURCIA.
Saturday 9 at 17 hours.
Pavilion Manolo Ibáñez de Totana.
3rd NATIONAL GROUP MURCIA.
DAY 5.
ATM THE SHIP --- TOTANA FRAMUSA.
Sunday 10 at 10 am
Center The Nave of Puente Bacon.
DH AUTONOMIC.
DAY 3.
ATM PROMISES THE SHIP --- TOTANA RASPBERRY.
Sunday 10 at 10 am
Center The Nave of Puente Bacon.
