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The team heading to Malmo for the 2024 European Youth Championships has been announced, with four national champions heading to Sweden to compete. The European Youth Championships is the biggest event on the junior calendar in Europe, and this year will take place between 12 and 21 July. The players heading out to represent Wales…

The team that will travel to Douglas, Isle of Man for the Senior Schools Championships has been announced. Taking place between 28 and 30 June this year, the event is annual tournament moved around the home nations each year. Wales will take athletes from the U14, U16 and U18 age groups to Douglas, with the…

It has been a memorable year for Northop TTC, who have experienced great competition success and encouraging growth, but also said goodbye to a cherished figure who epitomises what they’re about.    The past year has seen the club grow in its membership, now boating 50 playing members, ten of whom are juniors.    “Youth…

By Graham Thomas, Dai Sport Anna Hursey believes she produced some of the best form of her career to qualify for the table tennis women’s singles at this year’s Olympic Games. The teenager became the first Great Britain player to book a place for Paris and will also become the first Welsh player to play…

  Table Tennis Wales was thrilled to see such success at the first ever Bangor Open in May, with athletes from the U11 category all the way up to Veterans competing.  Well done to all those who took to the table and showcased great quality.   There were players from all over who came to north…

Four different decades have witnessed Jacquelyn Williams umpire at table tennis events.  She has officiated in the sport for over 25 years and, during the course of her impressive career, has travelled to some of the biggest international events.  From World Championships to Commonwealth Championships, and from Commonwealth Games to Paralympics, Jackie is just about…

We recently witness one of Table Tennis Wales’ major leagues has just come to a close, with the Veterans Team Championships concluding with a bang. A two-weekend marathon of table tennis, we had 15 teams competing across our two divisions with a total of 70 competitors over both weekends. The first weekend of competition, held…

By Graham Thomas   Anna Hursey will bid to take another big step towards earning selection for the Olympic Games this week when she chases table tennis world ranking points in Saudi Arabia. The 17-year-old Wales and British number one female player broke into the world’s top 100 earlier this year and is currently ranked…

  Anna Hursey has set her sights on a place in the Great Britain team for the Paris Olympics after breaking into the world’s top 100 women players. The latest World Table Tennis (WTT) rankings show Hursey placed at No.93, making the 17-year-old from Cardiff Britain’s highest-ranked player. That status in itself will not be…

Good luck to Danielle, who is moving full-time to Eslov (Sweden) due to the club approaching her after a successful training camp in July. Danielle trained at the club for one week during the summer and the club were extremely impressed,  with the club coach from Juno signing her that day. Danielle will be based…