Every team was asked to rank their team members from 1-4 and then the format and fixtures were supplied by the School Games Team; the matches themselves were officiated by the players themselves and they managed this task brilliantly with no disputes taking place; indeed the atmosphere was great with hand shakes, effort and encouragement all being displayed.
As the competition progressed more and more quality Table Tennis was being played, with some games going down to the wire; and where the result ended in a draw, suddenly points scored became important.
Steve Beharall, Lead School Games Organiser, said "we're really pleased with this event, numbers are up and it's fantastic to see some new individual faces and indeed new schools to this years School Games programme. The standard of play has been great and the participants and school staff have all thrown themselves into proceedings".
The final was eventually played out by Excelsior Academy and Newcastle School for Boys and the podium finishing positions were:
GOLD - Newcastle School for Boys
SILVER - Excelsior Academy
BRONZE - St Cuthbert's
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the event and especially to Newcastle School for Boys who progress to the Level 3 School Games event on the 14th December.
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