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Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Arklow table tennis ace bridges 15-year gap to last title
And it's not any old title, either, but one that traces its history back to the 1940s. Fair to say Arklow-based table-tennis player Erwin de Zwarte can take a well-earned bow. de Zwarte was already a three-time champion in the Open Singles competition at the Bray and District Table Tennis Championships three times, so he is certainly a local legend of the sport, but with his last title claimed well back in 2010, the chances of winning for a fourth time may have looked remote to casual observers. But de Zwarte, who plays for Carrickmines-based Wayside Table Tennis Club, rolled back the years in the most comprehensive manner possible; not only did he win the Open Singles title, he bagged two more to go with it. 'I managed to reach the finals as well two years ago, but I lost 3-2,' he told The Wicklow People and The Bray People. 'Every now and then, however, you have one of those nights when everything comes together.' And what a night it was. Beating club colleague Seán Woods in a deciding set – a set he won 11-8 from 5-8 down – would have been reward enough. But on a night dominated by Wayside, he paired with Woods to take the Men's Doubles title. Furthermore, he combined with Arklow's Ilona Siuda – the only non-Wayside player involved on finals night – to claim the Mixed Doubles crown. Not bad for someone who started playing table tennis in his native Rotterdam almost 50 years ago.
Irish Independent
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Wicklow and Louth Leinster final postponed as ‘skorts' controversy goes on
Wicklow People Wicklow Camogie chairperson Ciaran Goff has confirmed to The Wicklow People and The Bray People that tomorrow's Leinster Junior Championship final between Wicklow and Louth has been postponed. Goff has said the decision was communicated to the Wicklow Camogie Association this afternoon. The game's deferral is connected to ongoing controversy which has seen camogie players protesting against having to wear skorts – or refusing outright to play if forced to wear skorts instead of shorts.
