A FIELD of 58 players will be competing for 18 trophies at the York & District Table Tennis Closed Championships at York RI this weekend.

Seedings have been confirmed for the GMB-sponsored tournament, which takes place at the Queen Street gym on Saturday and Sunday, with Martin Lowe (1) and Richard Moss (2) destined to meet in the men’s singles final.

If the seedings are true to form the duo will do battle for the fifth time in a row, with Lowe having won all four previous meetings.

Lowe is also top seed in the veterans’ singles, for which he qualifies for the first time.

Jane Cohen (1) and Rebecca George (2), who is coached by Lowe, are the top seeds in the ladies’ singles.

George is also the top seed in the junior singles.

Cohen teams up with Anne Barnard (1) and George with Andrea Potter (2) to form the top seeds in the ladies’ doubles.

Last season’s men’s doubles winners, Richard Moss and Mick Wilcockson, are seeded to retain their title.


Seedings

Men’s singles (37 entries): 1 Martin Lowe, 2 Richard Moss, 3 Mick Wilcockson, 4 Jon Wooldridge, 5 Ian Stansfield, 6 Joel Wright, 7 Nathan Horsley, 8 John Hughes.

Ladies singles (six entries): 1 Jane Cohen, 2 Rebecca George.

Men’s doubles (17 entries): 1 Richard Moss/Mick Wilcockson, 2 Martin Lowe/Ian Stansfield, 3 John Farmery/Graham Hatfield, 4 Richard Crowther/Jon Wooldridge.

Ladies doubles (four entries): 1 Anne Barnard/Jane Cohen, 2 Andrea Potter/Rebecca George.

Mixed doubles (eight entries): 1 Andrea Potter/Martin Lowe, 2 Rebecca George/Ian Stansfield.

Cadet singles (three entries): 1 Lewis McCarthy, 2 Jake McCarthy.

Junior singles (ten entries): 1 Rebecca George, 2 Luke Blackburn.

Veteran’s singles (24 entries): 1 Martin Lowe, 2 Mick Wilcockson, 2 Jon Wooldridge, 4 Ian Stansfield.

Veteran’s doubles (13 entries): 1 Martin Lowe/Ian Stansfield, 2 John Farmery/Graham Hatfield, 2 Richard Crowther/Jon Wooldridge, 4 Mick Kenyon/Alfie Potter.

Super veteran’s singles (eight entries): 1 Jo Suchecki, 2 Mike Fenby.

Division one singles (16 entries): 1 Richard Moss, 2 Mick Wilcockson, 3 Jon Wooldridge, 4 Ian Stansfield.

Division two singles (six entries): 1 Rich McCarthy, 2 Keith Webster.

Division three singles (seven entries): 1 Richard Ingleby, 2 Brian Milner.

Division four singles (eight entries): 1 Matt Graham, 2 Adrian Church.

Hard bat singles (29 entries): 1 John Hughes, 2 Mick Wilcockson, 3 Jon Wooldridge, 4 Ian Stansfield, 5 Richard Moss, 6 Graham Hatfield, 7 Richard Crowther, 8 Mark Blackburn.

Hard bat doubles and junior doubles: Entries submitted on the day.

Restricted singles: no seedings.