Elite Players
Fighting On Two Fronts
Anna Hursey can hold her head high after her participation at the ITTF Thailand Open which concluded today in Bangkok. Anna reached the last 16 of both cadets and juniors singles plus the Q-Final of the Cade team Results: Cadets: Last 64 – beat Lee (KOR) 3/0 Last 32 – beat Saini (IND) 3/1 Last…
Read MoreITTF Croatia Open
Dean, Callum & Charlotte depart Slovenia today and drive an hour across the border to Croatia to compete in yet another ITTF competition starting tomorrow. The ITTF Croatia Challenger runs from 14-18th May in the city of Zagreb. You can follow the action here – https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5019/2019/ittf-challenge-croatia-open/ Draw: Charlotte Carey plays Ivana Tubikanec (CRO) & Jinnipa…
Read MoreHigh Performance – Thailand
Anna Hursey has touched down in Bangkok for another elite ITTF performance camp with some of the best cadet and junior players in the world. The camp runs, under the guidance of ITTF head coach Massimo Costantini, from May 7-13th. From there the players move to Fashion Island for the ITTF cadet & junior ITTF…
Read MoreITTF Slovenia Open
The Slovenia Open comes to an end with Charlotte and Callum both losing earlier today (9/5/19). Charlotte lost to Nagyvardia 3 straight whilst Callum lost to Ahmadian in the closest of margins, 9/11 in the final set. Early in the morning Callum lost to Russian Sudomenko 3/0. Dean lost both qualifying matches yesterday. The players…
Read MoreWolves Grand Prix Report
It was a weekend of Silver for Welsh players at the Wolverhampton GP Apart from Anna Hursey winning the Band 1 on Saturday it was 2nd spots for Marc Castro (Band 4 Men), Anna Hursey (Women’s Open & Doubles) and Beth Richards (Women U21) Full Report from Table Tennis England www.tabletennisengland.co.uk
Read MoreTom Mathews – Path to the Top
Tom Mathews shares his story
Read MoreEuro Top 10
Anna Hursey has qualified for the European Youth Top 10 in Portugal next month. The Cardiff youngster, who is currently in China preparing, will play the 9 other elite players in a round robin system over 3 days. The event is the 7-9th September and results will be available all weekend via our social media…
Read MoreBulgaria, Next Stop On The Circuit
With the Nigerian Open ending, the next stop on the World Tour is the ITTF Bulgarian Open which takes place in Panagyuishte. Charlotte starts her event tomorrow versus Park (KOR) before a match against Marchetti (BEL) the following day. Rankings: Carey (WAL) #102 Marchetti (BEL) #140 Park (KOR) #676 Event LINK…
Read MoreElite Squad Selected
After consideration as to the selections for the Elite Squad for 2018/2019, it has been decided that 4 male and 6 female players take the weekly focus of National Coach Stephen Jenkins. Squad: Benedict Watson, Cade Short, Joseph Roberts, Louie Evans, Beth Richards, Lara Whitton, Anna Hursey, Morgan Day Davies, Lauren Stacey and Grace…
Read MoreEYC comes to a close
Once the team events concluded, it was up to Anna Hursey, Lara Whitton, Benedict Watson, Josh Stacey & Ben Allen to keep the momentum going in the Individual events in Cluj, Romania. Results so far: JXD – Josh Stacey/Lisa Lange (NOR) vs Belarus (0/3) JBD – Josh Stacey/Benedict Watson vs Moldova (3/0) JBS…
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