Learning in Lockdown

By Rhian Pearce | May 22, 2020

Anna Hursey was interviewed by the Independent newspaper this week about her life in lockdown and maximising her time learning between training sessions Full Article Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/coronavirus-lockdown-athletes-remote-learning-courses-a9527776.html

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Virtual Training

By Rhian Pearce | May 12, 2020

Great news that Rhys Hetherton & Anna Hursey have been selected by the ETTU High Performance Unit to join other top players in Europe in a virtual European Training camp all this week Good luck both… https://www.ettu.org/en/n/news/2020/may/ettu-web-camp-project/

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Anna Wins a BAFTA

By Rhian Pearce | October 14, 2019

Congratulations to the production team who made the Going for Gold documentary on CBBC featuring Anna Hursey earlier this year. It won a Cymru Bafta last night for Best Children’s programme at the annual awards. Link to video promoting Anna – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNS5_6LteOM

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ITTF Circuit

By Rhian Pearce | September 25, 2019

Anna Hursey is in ITTF Junior Circuit action this week as she’s jetted into Taiwan for the Chinese Taipei ITTF WJC Open Seeded 4th in Cadet and 11 in Junior singles, Anna will try her best against some of the best players in the world from Korea, Japan and many European countries. Link – https://ittf.cdnomega.com/eu/2019/04/2019_TPE_WJC_singles_seeding_list.pdf…

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Still Active This Summer

By Rhian Pearce | July 23, 2019

This August players will be active on the ITTF circuit in a variety of competitions. Josh Stacey competes at the Japan Para Open which starts on the 1st August and concludes on the 3rd. Anna Hursey heads to the Hong Kong Open 7-11 August. This is a World Junior Circuit competition played at the Queen…

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London Grand Prix

By Rhian Pearce | May 28, 2019

Several Welsh players made the journey to Redbridge on the weekend with some Gold medals coming back to Wales. Anna Hursey won the Women’s singles, beating Mollie Patterson, in the final 3/1. Lara Whitton won the U21 singles to add to the collection, again vs Patterson. Other Welsh players in attendance were Grace Clement, Beth…

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High Performance – Thailand

By Rhian Pearce | May 7, 2019

Anna Hursey has touched down in Bangkok for another elite ITTF performance camp with some of the best cadet and junior players in the world. The camp runs, under the guidance of ITTF head coach Massimo Costantini, from May 7-13th. From there the players move to Fashion Island for the ITTF cadet & junior ITTF…

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World Championships

By Rhian Pearce | April 20, 2019

Welsh participation ended this morning on Day 3 of the ITTF Liebherr World Championships 2019 as Charlotte Carey lost out, in the closest of matches, to Zion Lee of Korea 4/3 This was the last 128 round The Korean is ranked 73 to Charlottes 133 before the match started (Match Stats – Charlotte right side)…

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