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Monday 30 January 2012

Regional School Finals

Cardiff played host to the South Wales Schools League Finals in which schools from Caerphilly, Caerleon, Newport and the Vale went up against the Cardiff Schools League Winners and Runners Up.

Some great matches where played during the day and an upset was almost on the cards in the uner 16's when Lewis Pengam School took a 3-1 lead against Whitchurch High Academy, Whitchurch dugg deep to pull it back to 4-4 so that match went to doubles which Whitchurch pulled away and won 3-0 to make the match a 5-4 win to Whitchurch. in the other semis Cathays beat Stanwell H.S 5-2.
This set up an all Cardiff final which went the way of Whitchurch by 5-3

In the under 13's it was yet again two cardiff sides who took the wins on route to the final. Cardiff Winners Bishop of Llandaff took on Rumney High School in a repeat of the Cardiff Schools League Finals which this time the match was closer and Bishop came from 2-1 down to win 5-2.

You can find all the results on the Sport.Cardiff Website

http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2868,5924,5925,5979,6261&parent_directory_id=2865&id=11488

Monday 16 January 2012

Dragon Grand Prix January 2012

Final Positions Dragon 15th January 2012  
The New Year meant a new format for the Dragons as the under 9 event was reintroduced after an absence of 3 years, good news for the sport of table tennis, and necessary to accommodate the influx of young players.
The under 9s saw 9 entries competing for the trophies on offer, and there were no surprises on the players who reached the top group. In the end Joseph Roberts won the event, from Jack ODuffy who finished runner up.
The under 11s boasted 16 entries. Making the top group after the 1st round were Louie Evans, Cade Short, Joseph Roberts and Lydia John. In a hotly contested group, Joseph Roberts managed to win holding off Cade Short for a worthy second place.
The under 13s had 11 entries Joseph Roberts again made it into the top group and looked set for his 3rd win of the day. However,  Jonathan ODuffy had other ideas and took the under 13s event from Joseph who was runner up.
Under 9
  1. Joseph Roberts
  2. Jack ODuffy
  3. Louie Evans
  4. Darian Eynon
  5. Tom Lam
  6. Daniel Cunningham
  7. Anna Hursey
  8. Laa Whitton
  9. Romy Prosser
Under 11
  1. Joseph Roberts
  2. Cade Short
  3. Lydia John
  4. Louie Evans
  5. Jack ODuffy
  6. Bethany Brewer
  7. Tom Lam
  8. Jamie Lee Harley
  9. Geraint Pickard Skeats
  10. Iwan Davies
  11. Sophie Cunningham
  12. Romy Prosser
  13. Rhys Davies
  14. Anna Hursey
  15. Caitlin Wilde
  16. Lara Whitton
Under 13
  1. Jonathan ODuffy
  2. Joseph Roberts
  3. Morgan Hams
  4. Toby Johnston
  5. Niall Owen
  6. Ben Lam
  7. Jack ODuffy
  8. Louie Evans
  9. Geraint Pickard Skeats
  10. Joel Webb
  11. Thomas Venn
A Big Thank You to Neil OConnell for running the day.

Wednesday 11 January 2012

East Midlands 4* Star Report

Wales had a two winners at the East Midlands 4* Star event held at Grantham at the weekend.

Ryan Oyler - Cadet Banded Event
Angharad Phillips - Junior Girls

Please visit www.ttaw.co.uk for the full report

Monday 9 January 2012

Sport.Cardiff Schools League

The Sport.Cardiff school finals took place today at Sport Wales National Centre and had some great table tennis on offer.

Whitchurch claimed the under 16's title beating Cathays High School 5-1 in the finals after beating St.Illtyds in the Semi Finals. Cathays Beat St.Teilos in the other semi final to quailfy for the final showdown. In the 3rd place play off it was St.Illtyds who took the match in a 5-3 victory.

In the under 13's it was Bishop of Llandaff who where crowned the champions. They beat St.Teilos in the Semi Finals 5-0, Whilst in the other semi final it was Rumney high who beat Whitchurch High School the same score 5-0. The finals went the way of Bishop of Llandaff 5-0. The third place play off went to St.Teilos high school beating Whitchurch High School in a close match 5-4

Final Positions

Under 13's

1st Bishop Of Llandaff High School
2nd Rumney High School
3rd St.Teilos High School
4th Whitchurch High School

Under 16's

1st Whitchurch High School
2nd Cathays High School
3rd St.Illtyds High School
4th St.Teilos High School

Congratulations to all the finalists who showed great attitude and sportsmanship during the finals event!!

Saturday 7 January 2012

Best Shots of 2011

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Friday 6 January 2012

Cardiff Junior League Report

Cardiff and District League Community Club
Junior League
The last round of the Junior League for 2011 was completed in early December after a successful series of matches.
In Division One, Whitchurch A beat Radyr in their final match to clinch the championship. They won all 5 of their matches, finishing on 69 points. Radyr finished second on 58 points. Congratulations go to Huw Standen, Alasdair Weir and McCauley Morgan of Whitchurch on their win.
In Division Two, Vale Academy represented by Malachi Denton and John Dare, finished on top after a 15-0 win in their last match. They ended up on 54 points, compared to second placed Cathays B’s 49 points. Although Cathays won all of their 4 matches, Vale picked up more points from individual games to pip them by 5 points.
On the individual side of things in Division One, congratulations go to Huw Standen of Whitchurch who was top of the averages on 85.71% and to Rajath Sathyaprakash of Radyr who finished in second place on 78.38%.
In Division Two, the top two players taking into account the number of qualifying matches played for their own teams, were Malachi Denton on 80.77% and John Dare on 73.33%, both of Vale Academy. Well done to them. Congratulations also to Sodrul Hussain of Cathays. Although Sodrul only played in 4 matches, he achieved a 100% record in those.
Well done to all who took part in this series of matches and the League will begin again at the Sport Wales National Centre on Monday 9th January at 7-30pm. 

Chris Richards

Whats new in 2012

Western Table Tennis Club finds a new home for 2012 having moved from Western Leisure Centre to North Ely Youth Centre.

St.Mellons Table Tennis Club look to retain their league crown in the South Conference Division 1 where they have won it the past two times whilst a new team enter the league of division 3 and will be lookking to catch the first team in Division 1. The club are also looking to enter the Cardiff Senior League in September with the team now in training in order to prepare for the season.

Cardiff Junior League looks to strengthen in standards in 2012 with the players developing some fine skills and looking to become the next Cardiff Star.

Cathays and Whitchurch Academies will be looking forward to February Half Term where they will have the oppotunity to have training camps at the new Cardiff City Table Tennis Club with the aim of the club to open during the schools half term break.

Cardiff School League finals take place at Sport Wales National Centre on Monday 9th January 2012.

Follow us and see our results in 2012!!

Wednesday 4 January 2012

2012 A Big Year for TT

Looking ahead to 2012 in the World of Table Tennis is going to be a big year.

From the Table Tennis Programmes Developing in Cardiff to the Olympic Games taking place in the Excel Arena in London. This is the year for Table Tennis to take its place all across the capitol.

Keep following the Developments we are making in order to become a successful nation in the World Of Table Tennis!!

Take a look at the link below at a Table Tennis Icon and Legend in our country

http://www.ittf.com/_front_Page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=26544&Category=para&Competition_ID=&

Sport.Cardiff School Table Tennis Finals

This coming Monday 9th January will see the finals of the Sport.Cardiff Schools League take place at the Sport Wales National Centre where the top schools from across Cardiff will go head to head to look to be crowned this years Champions.

Fixtures as follows:

Semi Finals Stage

Boys Under 13's

Bishop Of Llandaff High School Vs St.Teilos High School
Rumney High School Vs Whitchurch High School

Boys Under 16's

Whitchurch High School Vs St.Illtyds High School
St.Teilos High School Vs Cathays High School

Girls Under 13's

Ysgol Glantaf Vs Cardiff High School
Cardiff High School  Vs Fitzalan high School
Fitzalan High School Vs Ysgol Glantaf

Girls Under 16's Final

Ysgol Glantaf Vs Cardiff High School


Good Luck To All The Finalists!!!

Tuesday 3 January 2012

English Camp @ Sheffield

Ryan Oyler, fresh from his double win at the Glamorgan Champs in Nantymoel today, along with runner up Chris Griffiths and Lewis Williams will attend a 3 day camp in Sheffield with the England junior squad 14-16th January

Double Champion

Ryan Oyler hit top form at the Glamorgan Closed Championship as he won both the Junior and Cadet Event beating Conor Edwards, Alex Prossoer and Chris Griffiths in both finals 3-0.

Results:
U13 Boys
Jac Jenkins beat Thomas Heydon 3-1
U13 Girls
Charlotte Slye beat Lydia John 3-1
Cadet Boys
Ryan Oyler beat Chris Griffiths 3-0
Cadet Girls
Round robin- 1 Beth Roberts 2 Caitlin Williams
Junior Boys
Ryan Oyler beat Chris Griffiths 3-0
Junior Girls
Round Robin - 1 Nicole Hall 2 Sharlene Williams
Thanks to Dave Treharne for orgainsing the hall, equipment, prize money and the event....