North Alabama Table Tennis Club (NATTC) Homepage

(formerly the Huntsville Table Tennis Club)

(Updated 11/14/2000 or later)

Established 1983

NOTE: Club Meeting day changed to Wednesday during basketball season !

NOTE Two: No Club Meeting November 2, 2000 (nor 1st)!

Current Sponsors:

(Also check out our fine Past Sponsors)

• City of Huntsville Parks and Recreation (1984-1998, 2000 AL Championships, 1997 Huntsville Winter Open)
• Decatur Parks and Recreation (1992-2000 Decatur Open)
• : Pepsi Cola of Decatur (1992-2000 Decatur Open)
• (1997 Huntsville Winter Open, 1996-2000 Decatur Open)
• (1992-2000 Decatur Open)
• Lang's Sporting Goods of Decatur (1998-2000 Decatur Open)
• The Trophy Place, Decatur, AL (2000 Alabama Championships, 1998-2000 Decatur Open, 1999 North Alabama Open)
• (1992-2000 Decatur Open) Gold and Pearl Table Tennis Tie Tack a Specialty.
• : Key West Inn (1-888-568-1999) (2000 Decatur Open) Map
• : About.Com Table Tennis / Ping Pong (2000 Decatur Open)
• Table Tennis of New England (1.800.366-PONG) (1997-1999 Decatur Open, 1999 North Alabama Open, 1999 Alabama Championships, 1999 Alabama Youth Championships)
• Bumper Nets, Birmingham, AL (2000 Alabama Championships, 1999-2000 Decatur Open) Store Photo by Mike Wetzel
  360 degree interactive view of the store, May 20, 2000 during the Alabama Youth Championships. (156Kb) ( Requires QuickTime Player (Free)) High Resolution version (352Kb)
• : Formosa Restaurant (2000 Decatur Open) | Hours and Phone | Lunch Menu (Subject to change) |

General Interest:

What's New

When and Where

Upcoming Tournaments:

• PROPOSED: 2001 Alabama Championships (Closed), April/May, 2001
  Birmingham, AL
  
• PROPOSED: 2001 Decatur Open, August/September, 2001
  

Results (NATTC/HTTC Tournaments):

• 2000 Decatur Open, August 19, 2000
  Champion: Tai Long Tey (Memphis, TN) (Photo by Mike Wetzel)
  See Who Played | Ratings results(Not Yet!)
  See This Year's Trophy Style |
  Official tournament T-Shirt, design by Michael Wetzel, artwork by Lang's Sporting Goods: Front | Back (w/Sponsors) | Sleeve |
  More photos
  Additional photos at About.com
  
• 2000 Alabama State Championships (Closed) (05-06-00) Champion: Ernesto Kawamoto (Huntsville) Photo by Mike Wetzel)   (Ratings results(Not Yet!)
  More photos
  Additional coverage at about.com  
• 1999 NATTC Club Championships (12-99) Singles Champs Jungki Lee and Ernesto Kawamoto (Photo by Mike Wetzel)
  
• 1999 Decatur Open, August 21, 1999
  See Who Played
  Ratings results   See this year's Free T-Shirt: | Front | Back |
  Champion Amy Feng (1999 photo by Gary Cosby)
  
• 1999 Alabama State Championships (Closed) (04-17-99) Champion: Adam Brown (Hoover) (Photo by Mike Wetzel)   Ratings results  
• 1999 North Alabama Open (2/27/1999) Champion: Lee McCool (Atlanta) (Photo by Chip Patton)
  Sponsored by Big Sam's Vulcan Oil
  Rating Results for all participants
• 1998 Decatur Open (09-12-98) Champion: Tai Long Tey (Memphis) (Photo by Chip Patton)
  (Click Here to See Ratings Results)  
• 1998 Alabama State Championships (Closed) (04-25-98) Champion: Jungki Lee (Huntsville) (Photo by Mike Wetzel)  
• 1998 North Alabama Open (02-28-1998) Champion: Richard McAfee (Atlanta, GA) (Photo by Mike Wetzel)  
• 1997 Decatur Open (09-06-1997) Champion: Jimmy Butler (Augusta, GA) (Photo by Chip Patton)   Media Coverage (Photo by Chip Patton)  
• Southeastern Longtimers Convention (08-23-97) (Photo by Michael Wetzel)  
• 1997 Alabama State Championships (Closed) * (04-19-97) Champion: Jungki Lee (Huntsville) (Photo by Ernesto Kawamoto)   Past Alabama State Champions, see below
• 1997 Huntsville Winter Open (02-22-1997) Champion: Robert Mayer (Memphis, TN) (Photo by Chip Patton)   Ratings Results  
• 1996 Decatur Open (09-07-1996) Champion: T.J. Beebe (Atlanta, GA) (Photo by John Godbey)  
• 1996 Alabama State Closed (04-20-1996) Champion: Keith LaFrance (Montgomery) (Photo by Ed Watts)  
• 1996 Huntsville Winter Open (02-09-1996) Champion: Jay Sourinthone (Nashville, TN) (Photo by Mike Wetzel)  

Results (Other tournaments):

• 2000 ACUI Region 6 Tournament at BumperNets (includes link to National results in Houston)
• 1998 Birmingham City Table Tennis Championships
• 1996 TTonic Open (10-19-1996) Champion: Ernesto Kawamoto (Brazil, formerly a student at Calhoun Community College in North Alabama)

Photos:

Photos

Membership:

Historical:

• Past Alabama State Champions
• Established 1983
• 1990 Paddle Palace Catalog Article

Links:

• Chip Patton's TT Page Also: The Chipster Zone!
• Michael and Wendy Wetzel's Home Page
• Michael Wetzel's Leo Sayer Photos
• Michael Wetzel's Venezuela Photos
• USATT Home Page
• Chattanooga Table Tennis Club, Chattanooga, TN
• Nashville Table Tennis Club , Nashville, TN

Click below to send email to NATTC c/o Chip Patton
crpatton@HiWAAY.net

or c/o Mike Wetzel
Mkwpong@aol.com