Tournament Finale Event Featured Exhibition by Professional Ping Pong Players
Nearly 130 amateur ping pong players took part in Fisher Brothers’ second annual ping pong tournament held at Park Avenue Plaza. The tournament culminated in the championship event, in which the iconic tower’s public arcade was transformed into a ping pong arena, complete with an emcee, music by a live DJ, and bleacher seating for spectators to take in all the action.
Hosted by Fisher Brothers, in partnership with ping pong social club SPiN New York, employees from the companies in Fisher Brothers’ four Manhattan office buildings were invited to participate in the contest.
“At Fisher Brothers, we strive to create a vibrant community for our tenants that encourages socializing outside the traditional office space,” said Fisher Brothers Partner Winston Fisher.“After the enthusiastic response from our tenants last year, we knew we had to make this tournament an annual event.”
After a week of fierce competition, Aakash Shah of BlackRock emerged the winner, edging out Emm Pakdee, his coworker from BlackRock, for the championship. Dennis Lee, also of BlackRock, finished in third place.
Over 150 spectators attended the finale event to cheer on their colleagues. Attendees were also treated to an exhibition game between professional players Michael Landers, the youngest U.S. National Champion, and Matt Suchy, a world-renowned player and coach.
About Fisher Brothers
For more than a century, Fisher Brothers has epitomized excellence in commercial and residential real estate development, ownership and management. Fisher Brothers built and continues to own and operate a sterling commercial real estate portfolio encompassing seven million square feet of Class A office space located in such iconic towers as Park Avenue Plaza, 299 Park Avenue,1345 Avenue of the Americas and 605 Third Avenue in Manhattan, as well as Station Place, which is Washington, DC’s largest private office complex. In Las Vegas, Fisher Brothers is developing AREA15, a first-of-its-kind experiential and interactive, retail, dining and nightlife complex. Fisher Brothers also has returned to its roots as a residential builder with nearly 1.5 million square feet in recent and ongoing development. In early 2015, Fisher Brothers celebrated the completion of Station House, a luxury rental development in Washington’s historic Capitol Hill District. In Manhattan, Fisher Brothers has recently completed development of House 39, an amenity-rich building at 225 East 39th Street and is developing 111 Murray, an ultra-luxury, high-rise condominium tower in Tribeca.
About SPiN
SERVE. LOOP. BLOCK & CHOP. BE ENTERTAINED. ENTERTAIN YOURSELF. HAVE FUN. MAKE IT HAPPEN. CONNECT THE DOTS. DO IT TOGETHER. NEVER ALONE. CHIC. GEEK. CREATIVE SPEAK. SUPERMODEL & MODEL CITIZEN. WE ARE SPiN!
With humbly provocative roots, SPiN has grown from the lofts of TRIBECA onto the streets of New York, LA, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago and soon Philadelphia and Austin. We've infiltrated the hearts, minds and imaginations of the countless number of people who have stepped through our doors. We are proud of where we come from, proud of what we do and extraordinarily excited for where we are going. Ping-Pong, one of the most recognizable sports in the world, mixed with our unique entertainment venue concept, has proven to be a game changer in the nightlife, events and sports industries.
