Primary School Table Tennis

The new primary school programmes are up and running with three primary schools across cardiff getting regular table tennis sessions from Regional Coach Simon Oyler.

Llandaff City Primary School, Coryton Primary School and Trowbridge Primary School all have weekly table tennis sessions at their school. All primary school children have also been invited to join their local table tennis club sessions.

Keep posted for news as we go!!

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Cardiff Junior and Cadet Open

Please click the link below to get the entry form for the Cardiff Junior Open this September @ St Mellons

All the details are on the entry form concerning fees, times, closing dates and where to send the forms/payments

http://www.ttaw.co.uk/

Get Your Entry In!!

New Season Ahead!!

The new season is rapidly approaching with the newly formed Butterfly Team Championships of Wales on the horizon and the first Welsh ranking tournament will take place at the end of September, it is a busy time for Table Tennis in Cardiff.

There are an increase of Cardiff based teams entering the Butterfly Team Championships of Wales this season, over  12 team’s  from Cardiff have entering into the Junior, Senior and Veteran leagues. Clubs like St.Mellons TTC, Cardiff City TTC and Cardiff and District League will be looking to have a successful season on the welsh front.

Cardiff City TTC will be looking to defend their Welsh Team Championships Crown. Can they win a second title in a row or can anyone knock them off the podium??

Cardiff will play host to the first Welsh Ranking tournament which is the newly formed Cardiff Junior and Cadet Open which is to be held at St.Mellons Table Tennis Club. This will be the first Welsh event for the players to pick up some early season ranking points.

Who will be top of the Welsh Rankings come October???

China here we come!!

On Thursday 6th September four welsh players will make the long trip to China for 12 days of training with some of the best in the world.

Making the trip will be Ryan Oyler (Cardiff), Jac Jenkins (Pontypridd), Chris Griffiths (Ferndale) and Callum Evans (Tonyrefail) who will be accompanied by Regional Coach Simon Oyler.

This trip will prove to be a huge part in the players development and will give them a bigger picture of how table tennis is played at the very best level in the home of the Olympic and World Champions!!!

Welsh Cadet Masters

Masters delight for Edwards & Jenkins

Laura Edwards of Abertillery swept the board in the girls event held at Sport Wales National Centre today. The day after her senior top 10 successes, Laura made easy work of her age group rivals to take the cash prize and ranking points on offer. Kate Roberts of Denbigh took Soffi Jenkins (Rhondda) in their match to finish 3rd. Victoria Brookes of Denbigh made 4th spot with wins over Lydia John & Bethany Brewer.

The boys event had a variety of players hoping to take 'Gold', but it was 13 year old Jac Jenkins who made the place his. After a tough 3-2 semi final match against Thomas Heydon of Swansea, where Tommy won the first set and had 10-9 in the second, Jenkins of Pontypridd won the final against Tonyrefail's Callum Evans, again 3-2. Thomas Heydon beat Lawrence John in the 3rd/4th place playoff 3-1, as Lawrence lost to Callum in their semi final showdown.

There were debuts from Louie Evans and Lara Whitton (both born in 2004) who showed great promise for the future. Those 2, along with Joseph Roberts of Cardiff and Anna Hursey (who is in China training this summer), give great hope to the Welsh table tennis future.

Final Positions:
Girls
1 Laura Edwards
2 Kate Roberts
3 Soffi Jenkins
4 Victoria Brookes
5 Lydia John
6 Bethany Brewer
7 Jamie Lee-Harley
8 Lara Whitton

Boys
1 Jac Jenkins
2 Callum Evans
3 Thomas Heydon
4 Lawrence John
5 Huw Standen (Cardiff)
6 Steffan Griffiths
7 Joseph Roberts (Cardiff)
8 Jonathan Bisp
9 Matthew Francis
10 Elliot Weinberg (Cardiff)
11 Cade Short
12 Louie Evans