Posts by Marc Gonzalez
Para World Championships end with a Sliver lining for Welsh players
Commonwealth champion Joshua Stacey put up a brave fight against World number one Laurens Devos but had to settle for silver after a 3-1 loss in the final of men’s class 9 at the World Para Table Tennis Championships in Andalucia. Beating Devos is the Para table tennis equivalent of climbing Everest. The 22-year-old Belgian…
Read MoreTable Tennis Academy and High Performance Hub
The College Merthyr Tydfil and Table Tennis Wales, have today, signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement to launch a brand new Table Tennis Academy and High Performance Hub at the college. Based on the Table Tennis Wales concept ‘a sport for everyone’ the partnership aims to provide an inclusive community club programme and dedicated coaching facility…
Read MoreGrace and Paul win Gold
Paul Karabardak and Billy Shilton produced a superb performance on day two of the Andalucia 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships to take gold in the men’s class 14 doubles in only their second tournament together. Ross Wilson and Joshua Stacey took silver in the men’s class 18 doubles and Shilton will also take bronze…
Read MoreTable Tennis Wales Board Vacancy: Director of People and Diversity
Table Tennis Wales are looking for enthusiastic and motivated person to join our Board to support our ambition of inspiring Wales to enjoy Table Tennis- a sport for all, for life. Table Tennis Wales is the National Governing Body for the Sport in Wales, and we promote the grassroots development of the sport as well…
Read MoreWelsh players in 13-strong British squad for World Para Table Tennis Championships
Commonwealth champion Joshua Stacey and four-time European champion Rob Davies are among the five Welsh players named by British Para Table Tennis in a 13-strong squad to compete in the 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships taking place in Granada, Spain from November 6-12. Also included are Tokyo medallists Paul Karabardak and Tom Matthews together…
Read MoreSenior Team Championships Of Wales 2022-23
Weekend 1 Report The first weekend of the Senior Team Championships of Wales took place over the weekend of 8th and 9th of October, hosted at Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff. A strong entry of 36 teams from clubs around Wales competed across 6 divisions, with over 120 players participating. In the Premier Division,…
Read MoreJoshua Stacey takes gold in Greece for Great Britain
Joshua Stacey takes class 9 gold in Greece in his first event since becoming Commonwealth Games Champion in August while it was bronze for Rob Davies in class 1. Joshua and Rob were part of a 17-strong team, including Grace Williams and Scott Robertson, who brought home 15 medals in total. Men’s class 9…
Read MoreHome Countries Veterans Table Tennis
IOM 9th -11th September 2022 Team Wales report. Over the 9 th, 10th and 11th of September, The Table Tennis Welsh Veteran team competed against the elite veteran players from England, Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey at the National Sports Centre in the Isle of Man. The players competing from across…
Read More2023 European Championships
Stage 1 (B groups) After a successful Commonwealth Games our women’s team are looking towards qualifying for the 2023 European championships. The first stage of this competition will be held at the Peace and Friendship stadium in Greece on the 15th and 16th October 2022. There will be 5 women’s groups, each consisting of three…
Read MoreAspire To Coach Programme
Attention Clubs and Coaches! Are you passionate about coaching? Do you want to develop your coaching further? Is additional support something you acquire in your coaching practise? Then the ‘Aspire To Coach’ programme is here to help you take your coaching to the next level. Following on from cohort 1, Table Tennis Wales has invested…
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