Younger Players
Senior Schools International Championships Largs Inverclyde
Largs in Inverclyde was the destination for this year Senior School International championships. The event comprised of both team and singles events, which were played over 3 days. Wales had 10 players spread over 5 teams. Teams Report. The under 18’s Girls team of Lara Whitton and Niamh Scarborough, came home having won…
Read MoreETTU Eurotalents Training Camp
Welsh Players Gain Valuable Experience at ETTU Eurotalents Training Camp Last week 4 Welsh players attended the ETTU U15 & U17 Eurotalents Training Camp in Vila Nova, Portugal. The camp, which saw 36 players and 15 coaches from 13 European Countries in attendance, provided Harri Docherty, Ruby Elliott, Darcey Taylor and Lowri Hurd the…
Read MoreInternational Primary School Championships 2022
Silver and Bronze for Wales in Guernsey Lily Elliott brought home the silver medal in the Girls Singles while the Welsh team won bronze. Over the weekend Wales was represented by Amelie David (Rhondda TTC) and Lilly Elliott (Ael y Bryn TTC), who were taking part in the girls singles and girls team event at…
Read MoreLara Whitton Lifts Junior British League Title
Lara Whitton, playing for Wensum TTC along with English teammates Mari Baldwin, Amy Marriott and Gemma Kerr, won the 2021/22 British Junior League Girls Title after the team goes unbeaten all season. Junior British League is played over 2 weekends and see’s the best juniors in the country battle out for the title. Whitton played…
Read MoreWorld Youth Championships Medal Success
Anna Hursey returned to international action following a long standing injury which had kept her out of action since the European Youth Championships in July. This years World Youth Championships took place between the 2nd and 8th December in Vila Nova, Portugal. In the U15 Girls Doubles Anna teamed up with Portugals Matilda Pinto.…
Read MoreDouble WTT Youth Star win for Anna in Tunisia
Anna Hursey was on winning form once again in the WTT Youth Star Contender tournament – this time winning both the Under 15 Girls’ Doubles and Under 15 Girls’ Singles in Tunisia. Having beaten local girls Balkis Suissi/Ela Saidi 0-3 in the quarter finals and Iuliia Pugovkina/Sofia Umauets of Russia 0-3 in the semis, Anna…
Read MoreDan Mead hasn’t let lockdown slow his Paralympic ambitions
Dan Mead has already enjoyed an incredible amount of table tennis tournament success – which is quite extraordinary, as he only picked up a bat for the first time two and a half years ago, and almost half of his competition playing time has been curtailed because of Covid-19 restrictions.Yet before lockdown took coaching online,…
Read MoreTable Tennis-On the Go packs at Treharris Boys and Girls Club!
Treharris Boys and Girls Club were given Table Tennis Activity Packs through its partnership with Street Games. The club was fortunate to have 15 packs in total. We posted a notice on our social media pages for members to collect on a first come first serve basis. Some packs were given to members of our…
Read MoreRising Star Harri Docherty Inspires our Aspire Group!
Children’s Mental Health Week 1- 7 February 2021 Lockdown is a difficult time for everyone while for youngsters it’s the challenge of home schooling, not seeing friends and not being able to participate in their favourite sports. For 15-year-old Harri Docherty it’s been particularly tough over the last couple of months. His Dad is on…
Read MoreTable Tennis On The Go Project
During lockdown Table Tennis Wales sent out table tennis packs to families in various communities across Wales. To help the whole family to stay active at home due to the global pandemic. As part of a continuing partnership with BME sport Cymru we worked Sports Officer for the Swansea area Mohammed Basit, who has since…
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