Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Current National Top 10

1. Renato Abrill
2. Ian Landis (-14)
3. Cory Landis (-59)
4. Andy Fink (-60)
5. Kyle Landis (-61)
6. Aaron Landis (-81)
7. Ryan Landis (-81)
8. Todd Westphall (-153)
9. Brian Stenson (-202)
10. John Sprout (-228)

Thursday, October 18, 2007

2008 Polish Ping-Pong Championship Tournament Date Set!

The 2008 National Polish Ping-Pong Championship Tournament will be held on Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th. Make sure you mark the date! If you would like to receive information on the tournament or on Polish Ping-Pong email aaronsmc@ptd.net.

Monday, October 15, 2007

The National Rankings for The National Polish Ping Pong Federation were released today. Here are the rankings following the 2007 Invitational Tournament in October...


1 Ian Landis
2 Andy Fink (-20)
3 Cory Landis (-21)
4 Todd Westphal (-28.5)
5 Kyle Landis (-32)
6 Renato Abril (-40)
7 Brian Stenson (-90)
8 Aaron Landis (-100)
9 Ryan Landis (-110)
10 John Sprout (-122)
11 Kevin Stenson
12 Jessica Galluppi
13 Brandon Brzezinski
14 Ian Jones
15 Matt Brzezinski
16 Tori Hetrick
17 Emily Bradshaw
18 John Sammons
19 Joe Vardaro
20 Mark Hager
21 Kelly Hetke
22 Dave Schmell
23 Derek Schmell
24 Rodger Schmell
25 Joey Campbell
26 Peter Jones
27 Darrin Krieble
28 Katie Jones
29 Stephanie Krieble
30 Keira Stenson
31 Mike Landis
32 Mandi Sebring
33 Ben Gerhart
34 Kelsy Landis
35 Amy Hager



How do Points work in rankings?

You take the total number of points earned during the pool play (15 total games) + Ranking in playoffs (1 game) + Ranking in Finals (1game) = National Ranking. Each playoff ranking and final ranking is equal to a predetermined number. (EX: If you are #1 in the finals you earn 100 pts, #2 earns 82pts, etc)

Also, make sure to take this into account. If you miss a tournament you are awared 75% of the points you earned at the previous tournament. However, this only goes into affect if you have attended atleast 50% of the touraments. (EX: If Brian missed the next tournament, after missing the Invitational, he would not be awarded any points because he only played 1 out of 3 tournaments. However once he plays the next tournament, playing 2 out of 4, he will be reissued those points)

2007 Invitational Polish Ping Pong Tournament

The 2007 Invitational was held on October 12-13. During the this 2 day tournament we had 3 tables running non-stop for most of the weekend. With 27 players playing 15 friendly matches, a wild-card game, 3 playoff games and the championship game, there was not a lot of time for anything but Polish Ping Pong. This tourament was opened up to girls, which means we had a lot of people new to the game. We had 7 new guys introduced to the National Ranks, as well as 10 girls.

Some highlights of this tournament...

John Sprout, a newcomer to the league, broke onto the scene in dramatic fashion. He did not have enough points to go straight to the playoffs, which meant he had to play himself in through the Wild Card Round. He did so with ease and went on to do very well in the playoffs, winding up in the Championship game.

Jessica Galluppi was named the first ever Women's Champ. Jessica played very well in pool play, but made an early exit in the playoffs. Luckily for Jessica, no other girl advanced to the Championship table, which meant a Women's Championship game had to be played. Jessica played incredibly well in the game easily winning the Women's Champ trophy.

The story of the tourament seemed to focus on the break through play of newcomer Todd Westphal. He dominated in pool play and looked like a favorite to win it all this tournament. However, suspicions were depleted when he made an earlier-than-expected exit at the championship table

With all this said, 2 players sifted their way to the top winning trophys for the men. Andy Fink, a late arrival to the tournament, worked his way to the top of the ranks and finished strong with 2nd Place. However, it was Ian Landis who prevailed as this tournaments champ. Ian, who finished 2nd in the 2007 National Men's Championship, proved that he deserves to be at the top. His strong pool play carried over into the playoffs and championship, earning him another trophy this touranment. However, this trophy says "Champion" and will look a lot better on the mantle.

Congratulations Ian Landis on winning the 2007 Invitational Polish Ping Pong Tournament!

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Date for 2007 Invitational Tournament Annouced

The 2007 National Invitational Tourament will be held on Friday, October 12th and Saturday, October 13th. Please contact Aaron Landis, aaronsmc@ptd.net, or Kyle Landis, Klandis@theloftministries.org , if you would like to play in the tournament. For anyone in 9th Grade and up. Open to both men and women. The tournament will be held in Great Bend, Pennsylvania at the facilities of The Loft Ministries. For More information on The Loft Ministries visit www.theloftministries.org.

National Rankings Released

The National Rankings for The National Polish Ping Pong Federation were released today. Here are the rankings leading up to the Invitational Tournament in October...

1. Cory Landis (145 pts)
2. Kyle Landis (140)
3. Renato Abril (137)
4. Ian Landis (132)
5. Andy Fink (130)
6. Brian Stenson (124)
7. Brandon Brzezinski (88)
8. Kevin Stenson (86).
10. Ian Jones (53)
10. Aaron Landis (53)



How do Points work in rankings?

You take the total number of points earned during the pool play (15 total games) + Ranking in playoffs (1 game) + Ranking in Finals (1game) = National RankingEach playoff ranking and final ranking is equal to a predetermined number. (EX: If you are #1 in the finals you earn 100 pts, #2 earns 82pts, etc)

2007 Men's National Championship Recap

This years tournament was held on May 11-12. During the 2 day tournament we had 2 tables running non-stop for most of the weekend. With 15 friendly matches, 2 playoff games and the championship, there was not alot of time for anything but polish ping pong. The night started pretty slow, with only 2 new players to the game. Most of the contenders in this years tournment have played polish at one time or another. The first 4 friendly matches were on Friday night, which helped the players gain a strategy to the game and learn of their surroundings. After a brief intermission for s'mores, Tom & Jerry, sleep (for the few who could deal with the snoring) and a pancake breakfast the tournament resumed.

The Saturday morning portion of the tournament is much more crucial to the success of each player. Awards were handed out to the highest point getters in the AM friendlys as well as to the PM friendlys. The AM winners were: Renato Abrill (15 pts), Andy Fink (14 pts) and Ian Jones (12 pts). The PM winners were: Brian Stenson (19 pts), Renato Abrill (15 pts) and Ian Landis (15 pts). Andy Fink also had 15 PM pts but lost a head-to-head playoff to Ian Landis and Renatto Abrill.

The total daily points were counted up to issue each player his seed. The following players were the top 4 players in each pool of the playoff round:

Renato Abril (#1)
Andy Fink (#1)
Kyle Landis (#2)
Brian Stenson (#2)
Aaron Landis (#3)
Ian Jones (#3)
Ian Landis (#4)
Cory Landis (#4)

*All of the other 10 players qualified for the playoffs with at least 13 pts.
**It is also worth nothing that we had a father/ son duo in the tournament as well. Dave Schmell and his son Derek also had quite a showing with earning 20 pts and 17 pts respectively.

After the 2 playoff games, the following players made it into the Championship round:

Renato Abrill, Andy Fink, Cory Landis, Brian Stenson, Kevin Stenson, Kyle Landis, Brandon Brzezinski, and Ian Landis.

***It should be mentioned, that Brandon (6 seed) and Kevin (8 seed) both fought their way into the championship by defeating at least 4 other players in their playoff pools.

The final championship table had many exciting highlights, so here are some points of interest:

Brian Stenson, the tournament favorite, got knocked out on a questionable call for his third strike. The table voted unanimously that his shot did not hit the top of the table, but other game-watchers were not as sure. Brian, will clearly be back with revenge on his mind for next year.

Andy Fink and Renato Abrill, did not make the final 3 at the table, even though they clearly dominated the entire tournament. It was possible to earn 60 pts if a player won every single friendly of the tournament - Renato earned 41 and Andy earned 38. That goes to show how many times each player won at least 3rd place or better in each friendly match.

Ian Landis and Cory Landis (yes - they are brothers) were both #4 seeds going into the playoffs, yet pushed themselves onto the final table and eliminated all of the other players. It came down to these final 2 guys. With over 10 hours of polish ping pong, Cory defeated Ian to win the 2007 National Polish Ping Pong Tournament trophy. Congratulations Cory!

We will see you all again next year!