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Wales and GB athlete Anna Hursey won a silver medal in the Under-19 Girls’ Doubles at the World Youth Championships
Hursey was partnered by Germany’s Annett Kaufmann and the pair were fourth seeds. They met Chinese third seeds Kuai Man & Xu Yi in the final and were defeated 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-4). Earlier in the competition, Hursey & Kaufmann got past Sanaya Buddhadasa (AUS) & Mariam Younes (EGY) 3-0 in the round of 16…
Read MoreBayley takes European crown and secures ticket for Paris
Will Bayley claimed the men’s class 7 European title in Sheffield today and in doing so assured himself of qualification for Paris next year. Rob Davies fell just short of securing his fifth consecutive men’s class 1 title and there were also silver medals for Grace Williams (women’s class 8) and Jack Hunter-Spivey (men’s class…
Read MoreStrong British team announced for home European Para Table Tennis Championships
World champion Will Bayley, four-time European champion Rob Davies and Commonwealth champions Jack Hunter-Spivey and Joshua Stacey head an 18-strong British squad for the ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships that are taking place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield from September 4-9, only the second time since the London 2012 Paralympic Games…
Read MoreKarabardak, Davies & Stacey reign supreme in Sheffield
The British Para National Championships took place in Sheffield over the weekend with 6 Welsh players bringing home 10 medals. Saturday morning saw the individual classes events take place with our players playing across 5 different classes. In class 1 the withdrawal of Tom Matthews left 4 time European Champion Rob Davies as Wales only…
Read MoreTremendous Performances from our GB Para Table Tennis Players in the Teams’ Events in Tokyo
PAUL KARABARDAK AND WILL BAYLEY TAKE SILVER Paul Karabardak and Will Bayley gave their all in the final and battled hard but they eventually lost out to a very strong Chinese team. After a fantastic performance in the semi-final when Karabardak and Bayley beat Spain, their opponents in the final were the men’s class 7…
Read MoreIt’s Super Saturday as our GB Para Table Tennis Players Shine in Tokyo!
PAUL KARABARDAK AND TOM MATTHEWS BOTH CLAIM BRONZE It’s a day of celebration for our Welsh players with both Paul Karabardak and Tom Matthews adding to the Paralympics GB medal tally. Men’s Singles Class 1 In the semi-final Tom Matthews faced the World Champion Hyeon Uk Kim and it was the Korean who took the…
Read MoreTable Tennis Trio fly the flag for Wales out in Tokyo
Good luck to our Table Tennis Trio, flying the flag for Wales and Paralympics GB out in Tokyo! Josh Stacey, Paul Karabardak and Tom Matthews will represent Paralympics GB as the Paralympic Games in Tokyo kick-start today. We are so proud of you and will be cheering you on from back home?? Unfortunately Rob Davies…
Read MoreSuccess in 2020!
We are immensely proud of all our efforts throughout 2020. We all know it was a tough year but we want to highlight our successes below! Skip through the PDF by using the arrow tabs
Read MoreEuropean Games
Carey gets the GB call Author Paul Stimpson (TT England) Five table tennis players are among more than 100 athletes selected by Team GB to compete at the European Games in Minsk – including first GB call-ups for England’s Tin-Tin Ho and Wales’ Charlotte Carey. They are joined by Liam Pitchford, Sam Walker and Paul…
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