Meet the Table Tennis Wales Players: Lily Walters

First picking up a bat when Rhondda TTC’s Norman Jenkins organised lunchtime sessions in her primary school, Lily Walters has described how she felt an “immediate connection” with the sport for her. From the days of those full-of-fun sessions to being recruited for Rhondda TTC and subsequently making the Welsh Aspire squad at the age…

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Anna Hursey heading to World Youth Championships

Welsh star Anna Hursey is heading off to the 2024 ITTF World Youth Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden this weekend.  Competing in the U19 Girls, U19 Doubles and U19 Mixed Doubles, Anna looks set to begin her campaign on Sunday 24 November. In the U19 Doubles event, Anna will once again look for success with Germany’s…

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George Evans 1935 – 2024

Born in Barry on 6th May 1935, George started playing table tennis when he joined his local YMCA at the age of 10. At 15, he won both the Barry junior and senior tournaments on the same day, as well as becoming Welsh junior champion. He went on to become a renowned Welsh table tennis…

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TTW sad to hear of passing of George Evans

Table Tennis Wales Wales was saddened to hear of the passing of lengendary Table Tennis player George Evans. George was a past TTW chair and is the current TTW president and he was also the past national representative for the Swaythling Club. He won numerous Welsh Senior and Veteran Championships and in 2003 he won the…

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Meet the Table Tennis Wales Players: Lowri Hurd

Meet Lowri Hurd, as we speak to yet another of the Table Tennis Wales players.

Lowri Hurd’s table tennis journey and passion began when she lived in India in her younger years. From that time playing the sport with her mother and older brother, Lowri has progressed to become a representative of her country. An attacking player who looks up to the amazing Miwa Harimoto, Lowri has high hopes for…

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Anna Hursey and Charlotte Carey jet off to European Championships

Table Tennis Wales will be represented by Anna Hursey and Charlotte Carey at the 2024 European Championships in Linz, Austria. The event will take place at the TipsArena, between Tuesday 15 and Sunday 20 October. Anna and Charlotte will play together in the Women’s Doubles event, facing a qualifying pair in their first match. They…

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Meet the Table Tennis Wales Players: Danielle Kelly

Danielle Kelly was drawn to table tennis after watching the 2012 Olympics on holiday, where her and her sister were inspired to pick up a bat and play with their father, incidentally a former Wales international in the sport. Upon Danielle’s return home, table tennis became an obsession as she played at her local leisure…

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