CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Ready to smash some table tennis this weekend?
Del Mar College's Kinesiology Program is hosting a two-day tournament from Apr. 26-27.
Tournament organizer Rogerio Moya says that interest for the event has resurged after the first tournament was held years ago.
The action will take place at the Del Mar College Heritage Campus in the gymnasium located at 101 Baldwin!
Tournament play includes Friday, Apr. 26, as the DMC Open for the College’s students and employees and Saturday, Apr. 27, as the Corpus Christi Open Round Robin for anyone from the public wanting to compete and show-off their table tennis savvy.
Play includes A, B, C and D Divisions with cash prizes for the A and B Divisions and trophies for the C and D Divisions. Prize money will be dependent upon the number of entries.
Additionally, proceeds after prizes are awarded will benefit the DMC Viking Food Pantry.
Apr. 26 matches will be “best three” out of five games to 11 during the DMC Open.
On Apr.27 during the Corpus Christi Open, the 9 a.m. Round 1 will include players seeded into Round Robin groups of four to five players based on rating. Round 2 at 1 p.m. includes players being seeded into the A through D Divisions depending on group placing in Round 1. If more than 30 entrants participate, Round 3 will include the top two players from each group in each division advancing to a single-elimination bracket.
Dir. of Intermural Sports at Del Mar College, Dr. Carla Vela says people from around the region come to have fun watching the tournament.
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