Posts by Marc Gonzalez
Wales and GB athlete Anna Hursey won a silver medal in the Under-19 Girls’ Doubles at the World Youth Championships
Hursey was partnered by Germany’s Annett Kaufmann and the pair were fourth seeds. They met Chinese third seeds Kuai Man & Xu Yi in the final and were defeated 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-4). Earlier in the competition, Hursey & Kaufmann got past Sanaya Buddhadasa (AUS) & Mariam Younes (EGY) 3-0 in the round of 16…
Read MoreAnna Hursey Targets Paris Olympics After Top 100 Breakthrough
Anna Hursey has set her sights on a place in the Great Britain team for the Paris Olympics after breaking into the world’s top 100 women players. The latest World Table Tennis (WTT) rankings show Hursey placed at No.93, making the 17-year-old from Cardiff Britain’s highest-ranked player. That status in itself will not be…
Read MoreLowri Hurd And Ruby Elliot Strike Gold at Home Nations
National coach Josh Morgan believes a healthy medal tally from the Home Nations International tournament proves the future strength of Welsh table tennis will extend beyond Anna Hursey. In a week where 17-year-old Hursey broke into the top 100 women players in the world, other Welsh youngsters underlined their protentional in Bangor at the weekend.…
Read MoreHursey Reaches Her First WTT Senior Final
Anna Hursey has taken the silver medal at the WTT Feeder event in Doha, Qatar in her first senior final on the world tour. In the final Hursey came up against an inform Joan Zeng of Singapore (World Ranked 62) who continued that good form to take the final 3-0. While the final wasn’t…
Read MoreGrace Williams nominated for Disability Sport Wales 2023 Emerging Athlete Award
Table Tennis Wales are thrilled to announce that Grace Williams has been nominated for the Disability Sport Wales 2023 Emerging Athlete Award! This nomination is a testament to her exceptional skills, dedication, and outstanding performance throughout her career. Grace has consistently demonstrated exceptional teamwork, incredible scoring ability, exemplary sportsmanship, making her a true asset to…
Read MoreBayley takes European crown and secures ticket for Paris
Will Bayley claimed the men’s class 7 European title in Sheffield today and in doing so assured himself of qualification for Paris next year. Rob Davies fell just short of securing his fifth consecutive men’s class 1 title and there were also silver medals for Grace Williams (women’s class 8) and Jack Hunter-Spivey (men’s class…
Read MoreStrong British team announced for home European Para Table Tennis Championships
World champion Will Bayley, four-time European champion Rob Davies and Commonwealth champions Jack Hunter-Spivey and Joshua Stacey head an 18-strong British squad for the ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships that are taking place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield from September 4-9, only the second time since the London 2012 Paralympic Games…
Read MoreHURSEY wins Junior Girls Bronze at European Youth Championships
I’n Gliwice, Poland, Anna Hursey becomes the first Welsh athlete to win a singles medal at the European Youth Championships for 25 years following in the footsteps of Adam Robertson who won silver back in the late 90’s. Hursey, one of the seeds for the event, stormed her way into the last 16 with two…
Read MoreNew tournament shows strength of Para Table Tennis in Wales
The British Para Table Tennis Grand Prix series continues on July 15-16 with the inaugural Merthyr Tydfil Grand Prix, which is being organised in partnership with Table Tennis Wales and The College Merthyr Tydfil. Welsh players feature prominently in the British Para Table Tennis Performance Squad, which includes Commonwealth champion and World silver medallist Joshua…
Read MoreWelsh Players Around the World
Carey in Krakow on Team GB duty at European Games Charlotte Carey is currently in Krakow, Poland representing Team GB at the 2023 European Games. Carey heads to her second European Games, after competing at the 2019 games in Minsk, as one of six table tennis athletes among a team of 178 athletes across…
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