Carey & Evans Retain Their Titles
Day 2 – Aspire 2Be National Championships 2019
Charlotte Carey & Callum Evans retained their National women and men titles respectively yesterday at the Aspire 2Be National Championships held in Cardiff. Carey who won a 5th title (4 in a row) and Evans who won his third in a row, are both representing Wales at the World Championships in Budapest this April.
In the women’s final Charlotte raced to a 3/0 lead versus Anna Hursey. The Cardiff player did get a set back winning the 4th 11/9 but the Ebbw Vale player took the final set to win 4/1. In the men’s final Callum beat Dean Cundy in straight sets 11/2 11/8 11/5 11/9 to clinch the title.
Well done to semi finalists Chris Griffiths, Benedict Watson, Danielle Kelly & Lara Whitton
Other winners on the day were:
Vets 40 Singles – Neil Wright (R/up – Lee Thomas)
U21 Men – Josh Stacey (R/up – Callum Evans)
U21 Women – Anna Hursey (R/up Beth Richards)
Men’s Doubles – Callum Evans/Louie Evans (R/up – Ryan Owen/Benedict Watson)
Women Doubles – Charlotte Carey/Lauren Stacey (R/up – Anna Hursey/Beth Richards)
Mixed Doubles – Charlotte Carey/Callum Evans (R/up Louie Evans/Beth Richards)
Vets 60 singles – Ray Goulding (R/up – Dennis Bromage)
U11 Boys – Winner Harri Palfrey (R/up Toby Harwood)
U11 Girls – Winner Sophie Barcsai (R/up Seren Jones)
U13 Boys – Rhys Hetherton (R/up Evan Williams)
U13 Girls – Sophie Barcsai (R/up Ruby Elliott)
Vets 40 Doubles – Winners Neil Wright/Steve Hall (R/up Lee Thomas/Mark Farrow)
Link to History of Welsh Championships Table Tennis – Welsh National – History