RESULTS

2010 Hawai'i Island Open

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November 12-14, 2010

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, HILO, HAWAIII

Sponsored by Table Tennis & More, LSW Consulting, BGCBI (Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island), Big Island Table Tennis Association, Old Hawaiian B&B.

Great trophies were given out to the 1st & 2nd place winners of each event. (solid fake gold on pure marble base)

FANTASTIC article & pictures in the Sunday's Paper, FrontPage! We had many spectators come by and watch the action because of this great publicity. Mahalo to the Tribune Herald.

Tournament recap, story, and more:

This absolutely fantastic event could never have happened without the efforts of so many people that helped in every aspect of putting on a WORLD CLASS TOURNAMENT. Actually, John Romoa put the thought of moving the venue from Waimea to Hilo, in my head, almost 6+ months ago. In typical Len Winkler defensive posture, I immediately said NO. But of course, in typical Len Winkler fashion, I kept thinking about it and it's many plus's and, of course, minus's. As time went by, another voice came forward to suggest the same idea....of course this was all orchestrated to get me to change my mind. Clyde Young's attempt to sway me was more convincing that John's, and after climbing a few of my concerns and hurdling over them; we moved the venue to the Hilo Boys & Girls Club and never looked back. Starting with the organizational talents of Clyde and his creating of a crew of willing helpers, the tournament came to fruition and went off without a hitch. From the ground up; the cleaning crew that literally washed the tables, mopped the floors, kept the garbage cans cleaned, bathrooms cleaned, tables moved, and so much more. Without that group, the tournament would have failed. Without the volunteers that kept score for the junior event, it would not have run so smoothly. Without the group of helpers that put the dinner menu together, picked up the food, got plates, cups, utensils, drinks, ice, made the coleslaw and other deserts & salads, and even the lights, and the Big Island players that brought Pot Luck, dinner would have been a disaster! Without the players coming from the Mainland, the Neighbor Islands, Kohala, Waimea, and even all the way from Kona, the tournament would have fallen flat! Without the generosity of the HOSTS that allowed players and others to stay at their humble abodes, at no cost, this tournament never would have happened at all! Without John Romoa & Clyde Young's pestering of Len Winkler to move the event to Hilo, this event NEVER would have happened. Without the SUPPORT of the Boys & Girls Club, obviously, we would never have had this tournament. Without the support of Stephen Freedman & others regarding the juniors, we surely would never have had a juniors event which turned out to be a great event having 21 players entered. Without the support of Paddle Palace, BITTA, and HPM we never would have had the super raffle prizes to give away to ALL the junior players, which made each of the junior players that showed up, extremely happy. Without the same cleaning crew of helpers that gave the tournament a great start, we would all still be there cleaning up 3 days later...I cannot thank them enough for all their hard work & great support. Also, a rumor came to me that some players from Oahu went to wash their clothes at a local laundry mat and met the tournament cleaning crew there washing their clothes. In traditional Big Island Aloha Spirit, they offered their machines and more to the Oahu players....WOW! Without Clyde Young's trusty expensive camera, we would not have over 500 great pictures covering the event. Without the financial support of BITTA, the prize money would have been MUCH less and the tournament would never have received the attention it got and would not have been the 1st EVER, USATT ONE STAR Sanctioned Tournament in the State of Hawaii. Without Adam Bobrow coming to the tournament, we would not have had the exciting action to watch. Without the 7 women entering the Women's event, that event would never have happened! Each cog worked flawlessly together to create something special. That special thing was the 2010 Hawai'i Island Open and can it ever be surpassed? Only time will tell. So a HUGE UNIVERSE-SIZED Mahalo to EVERY SINGLE PERSON that helped in any way, whatsoever, in making the tournament a success. Aloha, Len

PHOTOS & VIDEO BELOW RESULTS

EVENT	1st Place	2nd Place	Pictures	Video
Women's Open	Ryoko Kimura	Toshimi Cho
Junior's Open	Noah Clark	Stephen Hunter
Super Round Robin A	Adam Bobrow	Armadillo Auriemmo
Super Round Robin B	Lyndon Davis	Devin Ortal
Super Round Robin C	Noah Clark	Russel Oshiro
U-1450	Noah Clark	Jeffrey Cumes
U-3400 Doubles	Stewart Hunter/Stephen Freedman	Adam Bobrow/John Romoa
Unrated/Recreational	Stewart Miyashiro	Kyle Kidwell
Open Elite	Yen Wen Fang	Billy Kanae
U-1000	Tim Wyckoff	Ralph Villafuerte
U-1600	Stewart Hunter	Tom Ettinger