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Yuriy Leimanovsky

Yuriy Leimanovski - resident full time coach at TTAM
for the next 3 months!

Yuriy is from Kiev, Ukraine, 29yrs, ranked 4 in Ukraine
with 13yrs experience in coaching juniors.
Currently full time coach in Ukraine. Plays for Kiev Leiader TT Club.

Outstanding Player
Oct to Dec 2011

Aaron Abela

table tennis academy annual awards 2011

Best Achiever	Andrea Portelli
Best Improved Newcomer	Isaac Darmanin
Best Improved Girls	Therese Genovese
Best Improved 2-Star Player	Dorianne Magri
Best Improved 3-Star Player	Gilmour Farrugia
Best Improved 4-Star Player	Kendrick Chircop
Best Improved 5-Star Player	Andrew Gambina
Star Of The Future Award	Kayleigh Farrugia
Most Dedicated Player Novice & Newcomer	Ryan Paul Camilleri
Most Dedicated Player Adv & Int	Ryan Tabone
Fair Play Award – Beginner Level	Matteo Mizzi
Fair Play Award – Advanced Level	Daniel Portelli
Best Technical Player	Steve Bugeja
SPORTS EXPERIENCE SPECIAL AWARD	Marcus Portelli

Thanks to the SPI Technology Optimization Tibhar conceived a rubber combining the biggest speed glue effect of all Tibhar rubbers. 1Q is simple THE fastest, most dynamic rubber enabling a high ball curve. The more robust rubber surface enables an explosive game rich in spins. The basic principle of the technology was also improved giving your balls such a boost that they will realize very long trajectories although the ball curve is high

TTA Coaches
Mario Genovese Head Coach
Edward Baldacchino Head Coach
William Victor Camilleri *Trainee*
Alex Anastasi Assistant Coach

Singles Ranking

1. Andrew Gambina

2. Daniel Vella Fondacaro

3. Steve Bugeja

4. Daniel Portelli

full list...

Girls U15 Ranking

1. Therese Genovese

2. Rosie Geraghty

3. Erika Farrugia

4. Dorianne Magri

full list...

Doubles Ranking

1. Daniel Portelli
Andrea Portelli

2. Steve Bugeja
Marcus Portelli

full list...

Cyprus Open Andrew Gambina, Ryan Tabone Andrea Portelli Matthew Micallef

TTAM Players in the Cyprus Open... click for details :)

TTAM Students Perform in Local Competitions 2011/12

MTTA 3rd Junior Ranking 2011/12
Under 13	Dylan Zammit - Runner Up Singles Event
	Gilmour Farrugia - Runner Up Plate Event

Under 15	Andrea Portelli - Winner Singles Event
	Dylan Zammit - Runner Up Singles Event
	Ryan Paul Camilleri - Winner Plate Event

Under 18	Andrew Gambina - Runner Up Singles Event
	Matteo Mizzi - Runner Up Plate Event

MTTA 2nd Junior Ranking 2011/12
Under 13	Dylan Zammit - Runner Up Singles Event
	Ryan Paul Camilleri - Winner Plate Event

Under 15	Andrea Portelli - Winner Singles Event
	Matteo Mizzi - Winner Plate Event

Under 18	James Camilleri - Runner Up Singles Event

MTTA 2nd Senior Ranking 2011/12
Seniors	Edward Baldaccino - Runner Up
Plate	James Camilleri - Winner
	Marcus Portelli - Runner Up

MTTA 1st Junior Ranking 2011/12
Under 13	Matteo Mizzi - Runner Up Singles Event

Under 15	Andrea Portelli - Winner Singles Event
	Matteo Mizzi - Winner Plate Event

Under 18	Andrew Gambina - Runner Up Singles Event
	Steve Bugeja & Andrea Portelli - Semi Finalists Singles Event
	Nikolai Mercieca - Winner Plate Event
	Lachezar Penev - Runner Up Plate Event

Junior Nationals 2011 .... TTA Students Excel :)

Under 13 Champ Dylan Zammit
Under 13 plate event Jacob Dimech runner up

Under 15 Champ Andrea Portelli
Under 15 plate Champ Jake Galea

Under 15 Champs Andrea Portelli / James Camilleri
Runners up Keith Vanhear / Adam Zouari

Under 18 Andrew Gambina Runner Up
Under 18 Girls Therese Genovese Runner Up

Under 18 Doubles Champs Andrew Gambina / Daniel Bajada
Under 18 Doubles Runners up Steve Bugeja / Andrea Portelli

Under 21 Andrew Gambina Runner Up

Dear Students

Both myself and Edward would like to tell you how proud of all of you we are. You have done us and the Academy proud with some excellent results and above all fine sportsmanship. As most of our students progressed on we could see many struggling to go through to the next round. It was impressive to see most semi finalists were from the Academy plus Gold in Under 15 for Andre Portelli and finally Dylan Zammit has conquered the Under 13 after coming back from 0-2 in the first round but beating Jurgen Sammut 3-0 in the final. Silver both in Under 18 and Under 21 thanks to the inimitable Andrew Gambina who is I believe set for his best year ever next year.

The team spirit was incredible and noticeable as students supported each other. That’s the way to go.

I hope we all have more of these moments in the coming months and now we turn our attention to Pedro Marcos and Jesus Alvarez to kick off Summer Camp.................................Good Luck and put your heart behind every table tennis moment and results will follow.

Mario

Highlights of the Malta Table Tennis National Championships 2011

Men's Singles:
Mario Genovese - Runner Up

Veterans:
Mario Genovese - Winner

Mixed Doubles:
Mario Genovese & Therese Genovese - Runners Up

Men's Doubles:
Mario Genovese & Edward Baldacchino - Winner
Andrew Gambina & Mark Azzopardi - Runners Up

click here to read more....

from left to right
Marcus Portelli, Charles Sammut, Andrea Portelli, Daniel Portelli
St James Hospital TTC
Winners of the First Division National League 2010/11

Mario Genovese
at the World
Championships 2011

TTA Students Selected for Malta Team in International Tournaments/Events in 2009/2010
from left to right: Marcus Portelli (TTA), Andrea Portelli (TTA), Kevan Azzopardi (MTTA JEC)		FISEC - Tours, France 5 to 11 July 2010 Marcus Portelli & Andrea Portelli have been selected by the Malta Table Tennis Association to represent Malta in the 62nd FISEC Games accompanied by Coach Kevan Azzopardi
from left to right: Therese Genovese (TTA), Brank Batinic (EuroKids Head Coach), Alex Anastasi (TTA Assistant Coach) and Dylan Zammit (TTA)		EUROKIDS - Lignano, Italy May 2010 Therese Genovese & Dylan Zammit have been selected by the Malta Table Tennis Association to attend for the EuroKids training camp accompanied by TTA Assistant Coach Alex Anastasi
from left to right: Dylan Zammit (TTA), Mario Genovese (TTA Head Coach), Andrea Portelli (TTA)		EUROKIDS - Romania 24-30 Nov 2009 Andrea Portelli & Dylan Zammit have been selected by the Malta Table Tennis Association to represent Malta accompanied by TTA Head Coach Mario Genovese
from left to right: Mario Genovese (TTA & National Coach), Matthew Micallef, Daniel Bajada, Daniel Vella Fondacaro (TTA), Joe Borg Cardona (MTTA President)
from left to right: Daniel Bajada, Andrew Gambina (TTA), Daniel Vella Fondacaro (TTA), Kevan Azzopardi (MTTA JEC) from left to right: Marcus Portelli (TTA), Andrea Portelli (TTA), Paul Dawson (Coach), James Dawson (TTA), Chris Attard (TTA)