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I'd like to plan a Holiday in one of these countries: UK, France, Germany, Austria. During the summer (June, July, August). I'd like to play in a low-level tournament. My question is how to find out if there are average tournaments open to an average American (tabletennisengland.co.uk is not detailed enough)? I'm not good, however, would like the TT experience.
There are some problems, some countries (ie. France) will not allow non-French club players to compete. UK accepts my USATT membership. The US TT association has reciprocal agreements regarding players as I've emailed the USATT director and learned this information.
And before someone asks what is my USATT rating, here it is: 1133. See, very low level as I enter U1200 events and don't like playing 8-10 year old kids (that are mainly in that category). At my regular club I play against (USATT) 1500-2000 players and win 30%. Also, my age is 56.
Else, a backup plan is to just visit local clubs (I know how to lookup Paris and London TT clubs). If I were to find a Mandarin speaking person that provides tours of cities (my wife speaks Mandarin), I'd pay for those services too.
I've spent 4 days searching, not finding any tournaments open, even in the Fall (September, October). Advice or open tournaments appreciated.
Chuck
Virginia, USA
There are some problems, some countries (ie. France) will not allow non-French club players to compete. UK accepts my USATT membership. The US TT association has reciprocal agreements regarding players as I've emailed the USATT director and learned this information.
And before someone asks what is my USATT rating, here it is: 1133. See, very low level as I enter U1200 events and don't like playing 8-10 year old kids (that are mainly in that category). At my regular club I play against (USATT) 1500-2000 players and win 30%. Also, my age is 56.
Else, a backup plan is to just visit local clubs (I know how to lookup Paris and London TT clubs). If I were to find a Mandarin speaking person that provides tours of cities (my wife speaks Mandarin), I'd pay for those services too.
I've spent 4 days searching, not finding any tournaments open, even in the Fall (September, October). Advice or open tournaments appreciated.
Chuck
Virginia, USA