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2018 BBBS Tournament of Champions Pong in New York City

BBBS ToC Pong 2018 at Grand Central


2018 BBBS ToC in New York (Source: Leon Libin)
2018 BBBS ToC in New York
(Source: Leon Libin)
USPA NEWS - January is the Mentor´s month in New York and on January 25th, 2018 the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Mentoring Network conducted the 10th Annual Fundraising Table Tennis Tournament of Champions in New York´s Grand Central´s Terminal Vanderbilt Hall.
In the Tournament there took part 32 Doubles Teams of NYC. The eligible teams were comprised of two individuals, who are either amateur or recreational players, according to the tournament rules of the ToC organizing committee.
Besides of the competition matches in the classification, proper championship, and consolation championship groups, there were presented two Exhibition Matches: Team NBC vs. Will Shortz & Bob Mankoff and Wally Green vs. Kazuyuki Yokoyama.
In the Championship Final there met teams American Express 1 and American Express 2 and, as the result, the team American Express 1 won the match in straight games and became the 2018 Champion.
In the Consolation Play-Off Final there met teams Fried Frank and Shortz + Mankoff. Shortz & Mankoff, in straight games, won the title of 2018 Consolation Champions.
During the 2018 BBBS ToC Pong Table Tennis Tournament, friendly but still competitive, there were raised more than 120, 000 US Dollars!
For more information, visit: www.bbbs.org
2018 BBBS ToC Pong
Source: Leon Libin
2018 BBBS ToC Pong
Source: Leon Libin
2018 BBBS ToC Pong
Source: Leon Libin
2018 BBBS ToC Pong
Source: Leon Libin
Source: 2018 BBBS ToC Pong
2018 BBBS ToC Pong
Source: Leon Libin
2018 BBBS ToC Pong
Source: Leon Libin
2018 BBBS ToC Pong
Source: Leon Libin
2018 BBBS ToC Pong
Source: Leon Libin
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