Chester Barnes
Chester Barnes (born January 27, 1947 in Greater London ) is an English table tennis player who was active in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1966 he became vice European champion in mixed.
Career
Barnes' original first name was George . His parents had him renamed Chester after the English comedian Charlie Chester . At the age of 16 he became the first English champion . Another 11 titles followed:
- Individual: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1974
- Doubles: 1965–1968 with Ian Harrison , 1971 with Trevor Taylor
- Mixed: 1965 with Mary Shannon , 1971 with Karenza Mathews
In 1966, 1971 and 1973 he took first place in the English rankings. In the ITTF world rankings he was ranked 16th in 1965.
From 1963 to 1969, Chester Barnes was nominated for participation in all four world championships . He never came close to medal ranks. In 1964 and 1966 he was represented at European Championships. He reached the final in mixed with Mary Shannon-Wright , which was lost to the Czech couple Vladimír Miko / Marta Lužová .
Works
Chester Barnes is the author of several books on table tennis:
- More Than a Match , Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., 1969, ISBN 978-0090993109
- Modern Table Tennis Tactics , 1972, ISBN 978-0720705621
- Table Tennis , 1975, ISBN 978-0720707915
- Advanced Table Tennis Tactics: How the world's top players win , 1977, ISBN 978-0207957215
- Power in the darkness: Chester Barnes photography , 1999, ISBN 978-0952757108
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLOSELY | European Championship | 1966 | London | CLOSELY | last 16 | Quarter finals | silver | |
| CLOSELY | European Championship | 1964 | Malmo | SWE | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| CLOSELY | World Championship | 1969 | Munich | FRG | last 64 | last 64 | last 32 | 6th |
| CLOSELY | World Championship | 1967 | Stockholm | SWE | last 32 | Quarter finals | last 16 | 8th |
| CLOSELY | World Championship | 1965 | Ljubljana | YUG | last 64 | last 32 | last 64 | 7th |
| CLOSELY | World Championship | 1963 | Prague | TCH | last 128 | last 32 | last 128 | 9 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Edmondson: Racing: Right-hand man speaks volumes for Pipe , article in The Independent from December 20, 1997 (English, accessed February 27, 2014)
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1966/5 page 36
- ^ Table Tennis News - Official Journal of the English Table Tennis Association, Issue 43, December 1971, page 22
- ^ Table Tennis News - Official Journal of the English Table Tennis Association, Issue 60, January 1974, page 26
- ↑ Austrian Table Tennis Show 1965/04 page 27 (accessed on February 27, 2014)
- ↑ Chester Barnes results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed February 27, 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barnes, Chester |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barnes, George "Chester" |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greater London |