Past Alabama Table Tennis
Champions
Note: No Championships were held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Last Updated (08/22/2023 or later)
Singles
(1):
-
Don Gaither (Hazel Green), 16 years: '85, '84*, '67 - '80 (photo by Michael Wetzel 2/96) 1988 Photo by Michael Wetzel
-
David Landry (Huntsville) 8 years: 2023, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008. (photo by Michael Wetzel)
-
Keith LaFrance (Montgomery) 8 years: '90-'96, '88 (photo by Ed Watts, 4/96)
-
Adam Brown (Hoover), 5 years: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 1999 (photo by Michael Wetzel 4/99)
-
Ralph Kissel (Huntsville), 3 years: '87, '82, '81 (photo by Michael Wetzel 2/97)
-
Ben Hartwiger (Hoover), 2 years: 2018-2019 (photo by Michael Wetzel 5/18)
-
Ernesto Kawamoto (Huntsville), 2 years: 2000-2001 (photo by Michael Wetzel 5/00)
-
Jungki Lee (Huntsville, now Michigan), 2 years: '98, '97 (photo by Ernesto Kawamoto, 4/97)
-
Rafael Zambrano (Birmingham, now Florida) 2 years: '84*, '83 (photo by Rick de Yampert, 7/86) Additional 1984 photo by Joe Mitchell of Mike Wetzel, Rafael Zambrano and Warren McNeil:
.
-
Chao Liao (Auburn) 2 years: 2016-2017.
-
Yukiko Akiba (Tuscaloosa) 1 year: 2022.
-
Zhaqiao Joe Xie (Hoover) 1 year: 2015.
-
Jiang Gu (Mobile) 1 year: 2003 (photo by Ernesto Kawamoto)
-
Jason Denton (Trinity), 1 year: 2002 (photo by Michael Wetzel 4/2002)
-
Friedhelm Schope (Huntsville, now Switzerland), 1 year: '89 (photo by Michael Wetzel 12/94)
-
Warren McNeil (Dothan) 1 year: '86 (photo by Rick de Yampert, 7/86)
-
Alex Hayday (No Photo) (Huntsville) 1 year: '66
-
George Garmanian (No Photo) (Huntsville) 1 year: '65
* '84 included 2 State Championship events, the first was non-sanctioned, held in Huntsville and was won by Rafael Zambrano; the second, 2 weeks later in Tuscaloosa was won by Don Gaither. Both finals included this pair.
(1) See here for chronological listing.
Doubles (1):
-
2023 Chip Patton - Mitch Conroy (Huntsville - Jacksonville)
-
2022 Yukiko Akiba - Prabandha Nakarmi (Tuscaloosa - Tuscaloosa)
-
2019 Ben Hartwiger - Chris King (Hoover - Birmingham)
-
2018, 2017, 2016 Ben Hartwiger - Ivan Skripnik (Hoover - McCalla)
-
2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 2003 Ernesto Kawamoto - David Landry (Huntsville-Huntsville)
Photo by Michael Wetzel
-
2013 Adam Brown-Barnabas Gonzalez (Hoover-Vestavia Hills)
Photo by Michael Wetzel 5/18/13
-
2007 Adam Brown-Homer Brown (Hoover-Hoover)
Photo by Michael Wetzel
-
2006 Adam Brown-Patrick Sullivan (Hoover-Hoover)
Photo by Michael Wetzel
-
2002 Ernesto Kawamoto - Michael Wetzel (Huntsville-Moulton)
Photo by LaWanda Douglas
-
2001 Ernesto Kawamoto - Leo Kawamoto (Huntsville-Huntsville)
Photo by Juan Acosta
-
2000 Ernesto Kawamoto - Adam Brown
(Huntsville - Hoover)
Photo by Michael Wetzel
-
'99, '98 Jungki Lee - Chip Patton (Huntsville - Madison)
Photo by Michael Wetzel
-
'97 Don Gaither - Ernesto Kawamoto (Hazel Green - Huntsville)
-
'96 Keith LaFrance - Jack Wise (Montgomery - Montgomery)
-
'95 Don Gaither - Ernesto Kawamoto (Hazel Green - Huntsville)
-
'94 Keith LaFrance - Jack Wise (Montgomery - Montgomery)
-
'92 Don Gaither - Bill Mobley (Hazel Green - Huntsville)
-
'91, '90 Keith LaFrance - Warren McNeil (Montgomery - Dothan)
-
'86, '84 Rafael Zambrano - Warren McNeil (Birmingham - Dothan)
-
'85, Warren McNeil, Mark Miller (Dothan - Dothan)
-
'80 -'83 (No Doubles Event. Non-sanctioned tournaments hosted by the Alabama Parks and Recreation Department)
(1)
See here for chronological listing.
Teams:
-
2023 Two and a Half -- Jacob Younce, Aaron Oliver, Marshall Young (Mobile)
-
2019 BumperNets -- Keith Evans, Peyton Glass (Hoover? - Hoover?)
-
2018 DREAM TEAM -- Ben Hartwiger, Ivan Skripnik (Hoover - McCalla)
-
2017 DREAM TEAM -- Ben Hartwiger, Ivan Skripnik (Hoover - McCalla)
-
2016 WAR EAGLE -- Chao Liao, Ping Huang (Auburn)
-
2015 BUMPERNETS -- Zhiqiao Joe Xie, Barnabas Gonzalez, Adam Brown (Hoover-Vestavia Hills-Pelham)
-
2014 EDO SUSHI -- Ernesto Kawamoto-David Landry (Huntsville-Huntsville) Photo by Chip Patton
-
2013 BUMPERNETS -- Adam Brown-Barnabas Gonzalez (Pelham-Vestavia Hills)
-
2012 BUMPERNETS -- Adam Brown-Barnabas Gonzalez (Pelham-Vestavia Hills)
-
2011 BUMPERNETS -- Adam Brown-Barnabas Gonzalez (Pelham-Vestavia Hills)
-
2010 SAKOA SUSHI -- Ernesto Kawamoto-David Landry (Huntsville-Huntsville) Photo by Chip Patton
-
2009 SAKOA SUSHI -- Ernesto Kawamoto-David Landry (Huntsville-Huntsville) Photo by Chip Patton
-
2008 MR. SUSHI -- Ernesto Kawamoto-David Landry (Huntsville-Huntsville) Photo by Chip Patton
-
2007 MR. SUSHI -- Ernesto Kawamoto-David Landry (Huntsville-Huntsville) Photo by Chip Patton
-
2006 (first year) MR. SUSHI= Ernesto Kawamoto-David Landry (Huntsville-Huntsville) Photo by Chip Patton
Juniors:
-
2023 Mitch Conroy (Jacksonville)
-
2022 Joel Friedman (Huntsville)
-
2019 Ben Hartwiger (Hoover)
-
2018 Ben Hartwiger (Hoover)
-
2017 Ben Hartwiger (Hoover)
-
2016 Ben Hartwiger (Hoover)
-
2015 Ben Hartwiger (Hoover)
-
2014 Derrick Bishop (Decatur)
-
2013 Yuan He (Birmingham)
-
2012 Yuan He (Birmingham)
-
2011 Yuan He (Birmingham)
-
2010 Trevor Chan (Madison)
-
2009 Barnabas Gonzalez (Vestavia Hills)
-
2008 Daniel Bostick (Birmingham)
-
2007 Reagan Whitehead (Dothan)
-
2006 Rahul Goli (Birmingham)
-
2005 David Landry (Huntsville)
-
2004 David Landry (Huntsville)
-
2003 David Landry (Huntsville)
-
2002 David Landry (Huntsville)
-
2001 Leo Kawamoto (Huntsville)
-
2000 David Landry (Huntsville)
-
1999 Adam Brown (Hoover)
-
1998 Adam Brown (Hoover)
-
1997 Julian Vermund (Birmingham)
-
1996 Julian Vermund (Birmingham)
-
1994 Justin Davis (Decatur)
-
1985 Tim Miller (Dothan)
-
1984 Mark Miller (Dothan)
-
1973 Frank Webb
-
1972 Tom Seay (Huntsville)
-
1971 Johnny Murphy (Montgomery)
-
1970 Ralph Lipscomb (Gadsden)
-
1969 Tom Seay (Huntsville)
-
1967 Lance B. Rosemore (Tuscaloosa)
-
1966 Bobby Keel
-
1965 Bobby Keel
Seniors (40+):
-
2023 Haibiao Zheng (Madison)
-
2022 Panrong Xiao (Birmingham)
-
2019 Panrong Xiao (Birmingham)
-
2018 Xinhua Henry Yin (Birmingham)
-
2017 Chip Patton (Huntsville)
-
2016 Ilyan Arabov (Alabaster)
-
2015 Ivan Skripnik (McCalla)
-
2014 Kui Zhang (Vestavia Hills)
-
2013 Ivan Skripnik (McCalla)
-
2012 Chip Patton (Madison)
-
2011 Chip Patton (Madison)
-
2010 Chip Patton (Madison)
-
2009 Chip Patton (Madison)
-
2008 Tommie Dailey (Birmingham)
-
2007 Tommie Dailey (Birmingham)
-
2006 Tommie Dailey (Birmingham)
-
2005 Chip Patton (Madison)
-
2004 Bill Mobley (Huntsville)
-
2003 Cristian Draghici (Owens Cross Roads)
-
2002 Jiang Gu (Mobile)
-
2001 Jiang Gu (Mobile)
-
2000 Ralph Kissel (Huntsville)
-
1999 Homer Brown (Hoover)
-
1998 Ralph Kissel (Huntsville)
-
1997 Don Gaither (Hazel Green)
-
1995 Bill Mobley (Huntsville)
Esquires (60+):
-
2023 Jozef Simkovic (Birmingham)
-
2022 Barry Putman (Atalla)
-
2019 Barry Putman (Atalla)
-
2018 Barry Putman (Atalla)
-
2017 Barry Putman (Atalla)
-
2016 Barry Putman (Atalla)
-
2015 Tom Alexy (Jacksonville)
-
2014 Colen Ellis (Gadsden)
-
2013 Bill Mobley (Huntsville)
-
2012 Bill Mobley (Huntsville)
-
2011 (first year) Tom Alexy (Jacksonville)
Women:
-
2023 Roxana Conroy (Jacksonville)
-
2022 Yukiko Akiba (Tuscaloosa)
-
2019 Runtian Rita Li (Madison)
-
2018 Xingran Huang (Auburn)
-
2017 Ying Liu (Birmingham)
-
2016 Ying Liu (Birmingham)
-
2014, 2015 No contestants
-
2013 Amber Yi Li (Tuscaloosa)
-
2012 Amber Yi Li (Tuscaloosa)
-
2011 Carmen Bejaran (Wilsonville)
-
2010 Harumi Sato (Huntsville)
-
2009 Harumi Sato (Huntsville)
-
2008 Claudia Suaza (Vestavia Hills)
-
2007 Amanda Stewart (Dothan)
-
2006 Barkma Basnet (Troy)
-
2005 Jane Wang (Hoover)
-
2004 Tammy Landry (Huntsville)
-
2003 Alisha Landry (Huntsville)
-
2002 Jane Ng (Tuscaloosa)
-
2001 Jane Ng (Tuscaloosa)
-
2000 Jane Ng (Tuscaloosa)
-
1999 Yan Zhang (Madison)
-
1997 Sonya McNeal (Fairfield)
-
1985 Leslie Sistla (Huntsville)
-
1984 (Tuscaloosa event) Suzette Koch (Tuscaloosa)
-
1973 Apple Kridakorn (Montgomery)
-
1971 Apple Kridakorn (Montgomery)
-
1970 Apple Kridakorn (Montgomery)
-
1969 Apple Kridakorn (Montgomery)
Hardbat:
-
2019 Ed Watts (Huntsville) - Played at Alabama State Games
-
2018 Chip Patton (Huntsville) - Played at Alabama State Games
-
2006 (first year) Ernesto Kawamoto (Huntsville)
State records:
- Most championship singles titles: 16, Don Gaither (Hazel Green)
- Most championship doubles titles: 15, Ernesto Kawamoto (Huntsville)
- Most championship doubles as a pair titles: 10, Ernesto Kawamoto and David Landry (Huntsville-Huntsville}
- Most team titles: 6, Sakoa/EDO Sushi (Ernesto Kawamoto and David Landry)
- Youngest championship singles winner: Ben Hartwiger (Hoover), 17 years, 6 months old in 2018
- Youngest championship doubles partner: Mitch Conroy (Jacksonville), 13 years, 8 months old in 2023
- Oldest championship singles winner: Ralph Kissel (Huntsville), 47 years old in 1987
- Most junior titles: 5, tie: David Landry (Huntsville), Ben Hartwiger (Hoover)
- Most womens titles: 4, Apple Kridakorn (Montgomery) and Jane Ng-Wang (Tuscaloosa)
- Most senior titles: 6, Chip Patton (Madison/Huntsville)
- Most esquire titles: 5, Barry Putman (Atalla)
- Most hardbat singles titles: 1, Ernesto Kawamoto (Huntsville), Chip Patton (Huntsville), Ed Watts (Huntsville)
- Most consecutive played state tournaments: 41, Michael Wetzel (Moulton)
- Most tournaments site (city): 20, Huntsville
- Most tournaments venue: 16, Brahan Spring Recreation Center (Huntsville)
State Tournament Sites*:
-
2024 ??, ??, ??
-
2023 Friendship Community Center, Oxford, Aug 19
-
2022 Friendship Community Center, Oxford, Mar 26
-
2019 Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, May 18
-
2018 Cullman Wellness Center, Cullman, May 12
-
2017 Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, May 20
-
2016 Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, May 14
-
2015 Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, May 16
-
2014 Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, May 17
-
2013 Aquadome Recreation Center, Decatur, May 18
-
2012 Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, May 19
-
2011 Aquadome Recreation Center, Decatur May 7
-
2010 Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, May 8
-
2009 Aquadome Recreation Center, Decatur, April 25
-
2008 Spain Park High School, Hoover, May 3
-
2007 Northview High School, Dothan
-
2006 Optimist Park, Huntsville
-
2005 Anniston Army Depot, Anniston
-
2004 Anniston Army Depot, Anniston
-
2003 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
2002 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
2001 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
2000 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1999 Berry Middle School, Vestavia Hills
-
1998 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1997 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1996 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1995 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1994 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1993 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1992 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1991 Jaycee Building, Huntsville
-
1990 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1989 Jaycee Building, Huntsville
-
1988 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1987 Naval Reserve Center, Huntsville
-
1986 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1985 Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville
-
1984 (first sanctioned state closed) Foster Auditorium, Tuscaloosa, April 7
-
1984 (non-sanctioned) Brahan Spring Recreation Center, Huntsville, March 31
-
1983 Don Hawkins Park, Roebuck
-
1982 No tournament held
-
1981 Lenlock Community Center, Anniston
-
1980 Gardendale Civic Center, Gardendale
-
1974 Bellingrath Community Center, Montgomery
-
1973 McAlpine Park, Ensley
-
1971 McAlpine Park, Ensley
-
1963-1970 Talladega
* Clubs/Cities interested in hosting a future State Championship should contact Michael Wetzel, USATT AL State Coordinator: mikepong@yahoo.com
Don Gaither (Hazel Green), 16 years: '85, '84*, '67 - '80 (photo by Michael Wetzel 2/96) 1988 Photo by Michael Wetzel
David Landry (Huntsville) 8 years: 2023, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008. (photo by Michael Wetzel)
Keith LaFrance (Montgomery) 8 years: '90-'96, '88 (photo by Ed Watts, 4/96)
Adam Brown (Hoover), 5 years: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 1999 (photo by Michael Wetzel 4/99)
Ralph Kissel (Huntsville), 3 years: '87, '82, '81 (photo by Michael Wetzel 2/97)
Ben Hartwiger (Hoover), 2 years: 2018-2019 (photo by Michael Wetzel 5/18)
Ernesto Kawamoto (Huntsville), 2 years: 2000-2001 (photo by Michael Wetzel 5/00)
Jungki Lee (Huntsville, now Michigan), 2 years: '98, '97 (photo by Ernesto Kawamoto, 4/97)
.
Jiang Gu (Mobile) 1 year: 2003 (photo by Ernesto Kawamoto)
Jason Denton (Trinity), 1 year: 2002 (photo by Michael Wetzel 4/2002)
Friedhelm Schope (Huntsville, now Switzerland), 1 year: '89 (photo by Michael Wetzel 12/94)
Photo by Michael Wetzel
Photo by Michael Wetzel 5/18/13
Photo by Michael Wetzel
Photo by Michael Wetzel
Photo by LaWanda Douglas
Photo by Juan Acosta
