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Sad news for the Table Tennis Wales community.
David Treharne has passed away. He was the Bridgend head coach for over 30 years. He also run Glamorgan County for many years and was on the board at Table Tennis Wales. He used to help and coach at international events, and this was all done on a voluntary basis. He has produced many Welsh…
Read MoreHome Nations Camp at Nottingham
Last week our Welsh players Lily Walters, Daniel Mead and Harry Street went to the Home Nations training camp at Nottingham University. The three dragons were training with players from Scotland, Ireland and England. Lead by Kelly Sibley and supported by multiple coaches from each country. The training camp was over three days. They…
Read MoreAustrian Youth Open
Over the Easter weekend 6 Welsh Juniors traveled to Linz, Austria to go in search of medals at the Austria Youth Open. An event that is known for delivering a hight number of matches for the players didn’t disappoint with Welsh players taking part in 122 matches of 5 days. The event started with…
Read MoreInternational Primary Schools
This weekend 11 of the Dragons Squad players competed for Wales at the International Primary Schools in Oundle, Peterborough. With Wales competing against England A and B, Scotland, Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man (boys) and Combined A and B (Girls). Teams- Girls- Amelie David, Penny Muil, Ffion Evans, and Jessie Daniels…
Read MoreOpening new doors to Table Tennis in Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil’s sporting heritage is rich and well-documented, but a new chapter is being written thanks to an innovative tie-up between the town’s college and Table Tennis Wales. The famous sporting sons and daughters of the old industrial town – such as boxers Howards Winstone and Johnny Owen, judoka Natalie Powell, footballer Mark Pembridge and…
Read MoreTeam Wales announce new Athletes Commission
Commonwealth Games Wales today announce the new group of athletes that will be the voice for athletes as Team Wales prepare for Trinbago 2023 and Victoria 2026. 13 athletes across 11 sports have been selected as part of the new Athletes Commission (AC). The group will work closely with the Commonwealth Games Board members…
Read MoreMerthyr Community Club Launch Night
Merthyr community club launch night happened to land on St David’s Day and what a night it was for Welsh table tennis. Led by Welsh Table Tennis’s number 1 senior male player Callum Evans, it was a rather successful night over at Merthyr College. The hall was filled with children from 6 different schools in…
Read MoreSteve Heydon 1963 – 2023
Steve Heydon – Director of Safeguarding – Table Tennis Wales It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Steve Heydon our Director of Safeguarding. His knowledge of Table Tennis was significant, and he made a huge contribution to Table Tennis Wales over many years. His passion for creating a safe…
Read MoreTable Tennis Wales Partner DYNAMIK
DYNAMIK Sports Floors are proud to announce a new long-term partnership with The Table Tennis Association of Wales, a not-for-profit official national governing body (NGB), responsible for both the grassroots growth of the sport and the development of Wales’ Commonwealth and Olympic Games elite athletes. Table Tennis is an ultra-fast game of strategy, requiring lightning-fast…
Read MoreUlster Open 2022 Wales take 15 medals
Saturday 26th November Nine players and three coaches travelled to the Ulster Open to test ourselves against different opposition. Friday evening, we contested in a friendly match against Ulster/Ireland with 32 singles matches being played (men’s and women’s separately). Wales won the match 21-11 and give us some valuable match practice going into…
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