Team Championship of Wales – Vets

By Craig | November 7, 2017 |

The first weekend of Veteran’s TCW was played over the weekend of 4/5th November in Cardiff. In division 1, Eastern Valley A were clear winners as Steve Green ended the weekend top of the pile with a complete 10/10 record. Another Eastern Valley A player, Lee Thomas, also remained unbeaten with 8/8 (full list below).…

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Para Table Tennis

By Craig | October 29, 2017 |

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Para table tennis follows the laws set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) with only slight modifications to the serving laws for athletes competing in wheelchairs. Each player aims to hit the ball over the net on to the opponent’s half of the table and wins the point if they fail to return…

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Four Welsh players named in European para table tennis squad

By Craig | September 24, 2017 |

Paralympic champion Rob Davies is included in a 16-person squad to compete at the European Para Table Tennis Championships in Slovenia. The 33-year old Welshman won gold at Rio last year and is hoping to win a third straight European singles title. Olympic and world champion Will Bayley is also picked as he bids to…

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European Championships

By Craig | September 17, 2017 |

Day 5 proved to be the hardest of them all as both teams lost out in tight matches 3/2. The men lost to Norway 3/2 after defeating Kosovo in the morning 3/0. Josh, Callum and Dean won the 3 matches there. Against Norway, Callum picked up both his singles but Dan and Josh were unable…

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Umpire Information

By Craig | September 16, 2017 |

The experience of most table tennis players with regard to umpiring is probably in local league matches where the primary function is to merely call out the score. However is this really what being an umpire is all about? Can umpiring really be a fulfilling and enjoyable experience? Firstly, let’s take a look at the…

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