Ron Davies – Cardiff Senior 4* 2026
As this is a Table Tennis England sanctioned event, Table Tennis Wales players will be required to purchase the Home Countries upgrade with Table Tennis England.
Ron Davies – Cardiff Senior 4* is an approved Satellite Event of the Table Tennis England 4* Circuit. Table Tennis Wales host the Cardiff Senior 4* each year in accordance with the rules of Table Tennis England 4* Events.
Saturday
Saturday is the banded day. Events are banded on ability level using the Table Tennis England ranking list. The men have 6 bands and the women 4. This gives amateurs and beginners a chance to experience a competitive tournament without being discouraged by always losing.
Sunday
Sunday morning is the men’s open and women’s singles events and in the afternoon there are categorised events – Under-21s (both men’s open and women’s), Veterans (mixed gender) and restricted 21-39 singles (mixed). Players umpire the majority of the matches, with umpires being drafted into complete quarter finals and onwards.
Tournament Name: Ron Davies – Cardiff 4* 2026
Promoting body: Table Tennis Wales
Tournament Star Rating: 4-Star – The tournament is included in the TTE Computer Ranking System.
Venue: Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Close, Cardiff, CF11 9SW
Referee: Daniel Bullen (NR)
Deputy Referee: Jim Kenny (NR)
Referee’s Assistant: Peter Higgins (TR)
Tournament Organiser: Sarah Palmer (TO3)
Organising Committee: TTW Competitions Committee
Dates
Event Dates: Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th December 2026
Closing Date: Midnight on Wednesday 25th November 2026
Draw Date: Monday 30th November 2026
Programme Release Date: Monday 7th December 2026
Ranking List: November 2026 Issue
Categories and Entry Fees
- The first event that you enter will cost £40.
- Each additional category that you enter will cost £15 each
- Players will be expected to umpire group matches. A £10 refund will be issued to those players that umpire.
If it becomes necessary to restrict entries, priority will be given in order of receipt, except that all valid entries from the top 50 TTE ranked men’s open (or boys’ open) players and top 30 TTE ranked women’s (or girls’) players in the event age-group will be accepted.
No entry will be accepted after the draw has been made.
1 Category – £40 / 2 Categories – £55 / 3 Categories £70 / 4 Categories £85
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Morning
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Afternoon
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Morning
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Afternoon
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Men’s Open bands 2, 4 & 6
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Men’s Open bands 1, 3 & 5
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Men’s Open Singles
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U21 Men’s Open and Women’s U21
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Women’s bands 2 & 4
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Women’s bands 1 & 3
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Women’s Singles
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Restricted Mixed Singles
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Veterans Mixed Singles
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Provisional Playing Schedule
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Saturday
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Sunday
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8.45
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Men’s Open Bands 2, 4 & 6 groups
Women’s Band 2 & 4 groups
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8.45
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Men’s Open singles groups
Women’s singles groups
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11.15
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KO rounds of above to finals
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11.15
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KO rounds of above to finals
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14.00
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Men’s Open Bands 1, 3 & 5 groups
Women’s Bands 1 & 3 groups
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14.00
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Under 21 Men’s Open & U21 Women’s groups
Mixed Restricted groups (Aged 21-39)
Mixed Veteran groups
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17.00
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KO rounds of above to finals
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16.30
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KO rounds of above to finals
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20.45
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Finish
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20.00
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Finish
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