Road to table tennis finale heats up
Friday, August 02, 2019
Table tennis action is heading up ahead of the finale PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
This weekend, table tennis players will battle it out again in the fourth round of the ‘Road to Finale’ to be held at the Naledi Senior Secondary School.
This year’s series has pulled a lot of surprises with no player managing to own the top spot and BTTA competitions secretary, Kabo Mosarwe anticipates another mouthwatering round over the weekend. “The players have shown a lot of hunger this year after we failed to have a lot of tournaments last year. The competition is very high, we always have a new leader after every tournament. No one has managed to own the top ranking like it has been in the past. This is something that we should be proud of as an association,” he said.
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