Successful Summer Junior League 2024
The first Summer Junior League held at Talybont Sports Centre proved a hugely popular successful event this summer, attracting junior competitors from across South Wales.
Offering an enriching and fun environment for competitive match play, the league was played over five weeks with competitors fighting in many closely contested games across two bands.
The competition in Band 1 was fierce, with many of the players very familiar with match and competition play. The Summer League gave many of them an opportunity to build momentum heading into the new season, building sharpness in the process.
Swansea’s Jacob Davies was victorious in Band 1, winning a £50 Tees Sports voucher for his efforts.
Jacob showed great determination across the five weeks to beat a number of players for the first time.
He will certainly be an exciting prospect to watch on the circuit this coming season. Tabel Tennis Wales would once again like to offer Jacob our congratulations.
Another standout performer in the Summer League was Luca Strinati, who finished as runner up in Band 1, maintaining an unbeaten streak throughout the competition. Well done to Luca, who will look to take that fine form into the new season.
Band 2 offered us many five-set battles across the five weeks and proved incredibly tight heading into the final week.
The Band 2 competition contained many of the upcoming rising talent in Wales, with many players heading into the new season with hopes of breaking onto the tournament scene.
Up-and-coming superstar twin brothers Tom and Josh Williams occupied the top two spots for the majority of the summer, closely followed by Ollie Giles.
At the very last hurdle, Josh just about managed to beat his brother to top spot, piling up 185 points across the five weeks. His brother’s points tally of 180 was then closely followed by Ollie’s 176.
Having only played for eight months in Cardiff University and Mackintosh sessions, the future is definitely very bright for the boys.
Table Tennis Wales would like to say a massive well done to all competitors involved in the Summer Junior League!
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