Table Tennis
Whether you are an experienced player, a beginner or somewhere in between, we’d love you to join us. All ages and genders welcome.
We play in Leeds Table Tennis League, with 8 teams in all and are always looking to expand those teams. We also have a good complement of people who play for the sheer enjoyment of the sport, well known for developing and maintaining agility and concentration.
Summer League and Box League
Less formal ways of competing are also on offer. We always put several teams into Leeds Summer League, and we have a 5-division in-club box league, where members compete with each other, and players are promoted or demoted at the end of each month. It’s great fun and offers everyone a chance to meet different players, league and non-league.
Please get in touch! You will find us friendly and welcoming!
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Graham Burns: secretary.ymca.lawnswood@outlook.com can provide you with information about practice sessions, coaching and opportunities for competitive play.
Hearty congratulations to our club members for scooping a whole array of awards at last week's 2024/25 Leeds League Presentation evening, hosted by Pudsey Table Tennis Club!
Our A team, headed by Shahriar Masoudi, won the League for the 6th consecutive year by coming top in Division One. It is a tremendous achievement in a fiercely competitive league. Shahriar also came top in Division One's individual averages.
Pictured above are our B team, receiving their trophy for coming top of Division Two. Left to right - Tony Howgate, Carl O'Connor, Daniel Nicholson and Bob Bond received their award from Granville Thornton, Vice Chairman of the Leeds League (second from right). Reza Rajabi was also in the team.
Pictured above (L) is Carl O'Connor, receiving his award for achieving the best average in Division Two. Congratulations, Carl!
Joe Matthews (R) picks up his trophy for winning the Leeds Closed Handicap Doubles. On behalf of his team, YMCA E, he also picks up the runners up trophy for the Martin Grayson Cup (Division 4 knockout cup).
Thanks to our winners for their hard work, dedication and sheer love of the wonderful sport of table tennis! Thanks to everyone in our club who participated in Leeds League in the 2024/25 season. Even if you didn't win a trophy, your efforts are still greatly appreciated.
Lawnswood YMCA Table Tennis Club Scoops 2024/25 Honours
The 2024/25 season was highly successful for our Club. It ended with notable team and individual successes in the hard-fought Winter league and the Leeds Closed Championship, contested by many of the highest ranked players in Leeds and its surrounding areas.
These players’ achievements are the result of years of hard work and focussed training.
Congratulations to all those who won honours but thanks also, to everyone who took part and represented our club with distinction.
Leeds Winter League honours
Division 1 champions: YMCA Team A (Shahriar Masoudi (captain); Filip Wojtkowiak; Deo Jones; Mark Bleakley; Josh Bramley; Tim Simpson; James Hobson; David Jackson)
Division 2 champions: YMCA Team B (Daniel Nicholson (captain); Carl O’Connor; Mohammed Reza Rajabi; Bob Bond; Tony Howgate)
Winner of division 1 individual averages: Shahriar Masoudi
Winner of division 2 individual averages: Carl O’Connor
Winner of the Jacques Shield (Division 1 cup): YMCA Team A (team members as above)
Runners-up for the Martin Grayson Cup: YMCA Team E (Steve Bannister (captain); Joe Matthews; Graham Turner; Richard Harris; Andrew Cowling; Steve Bellwood)
Leeds Closed Championship honours
Veterans 40 + winner: Shahriar Masoudi
Veterans 40+ runner-up: Filip Wojtkowiak
Veterans 55+ winner: Deo Jones
Open doubles winners: Shahriar Masoudi and Filip Wojtkowiak
Handicap doubles winners: Joe Matthews and Wuxiaofei Dyson
Fun fact: Joe Matthews and Wuxiaofei Dyson had never met until the day of the Championship! They were paired together by the organisers.
Watch this space for news of the presentation evening, when trophies will be awarded to all the winners.
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As a club, we are proud of our members, some of whom are involved in table tennis at a very high level.
One of our members, Vincenzo Chiarello has recently become an umpire, and regularly travels abroad to officiate at international tournaments.
Here he is pictured below, at the 2025 National Championships in Nottingham, where he is shown umpiring the women’s final, which was won by Tin-Tin Ho.
‘The hardest part is to keep impartial and not to cheer the amazing rallies/points they play!’ he says.
