Cardiff Travel to West Wales

Regional Coaches Aled Rhys Howell from the West and Simon Oyler from South East held a Camp at Camarthen Leisure Centre in West Wales on Thursday 21st April.

There was 20 players attending with 7 players travelling from Cardiff and Merthyr to train with players from Camarthen, Llanelli and Swansea.

There was 4 hours of table practise for all the players, Which they got the chance to play against Chop, a robot, Multi Ball and also having a knock with two practise partners on the day in Vicky Skeats and Jason Peckham.

Well done to all the players for working hard and making the day enjoyable.

Welsh National Championships Under 11's and 13's

Some great Table Tennis was played at the Welsh National Championships this weekend.

Munir Gailani and Gethin Jones of cathays Table Tennis Academy reached the Quater Finals of the under 13's event losing out to Callum Evans (Finalist) and Jonathan Bisp (Semi-Finalist)

MacCauley Morgan of Whitchurch and Ayman Alkateeb of Cathays both lost in the Quater Finals of the Consulation Event in the Under 13's after losing out in there groups to top seeds Jac Jenkins and Callum Evans.

Jac Jenkins showed why he is following in his dads footsteps after played very well to beat Tonyrefail team mate Callum Evans in a 5 set thriller. This was Jacs first National Title (the first of many to come)

Laura Edwards also took her first National Title after beating Denbigh player and British Primary Champion Kate Roberts,

Results:
Under 13s Boys winner- Jac Jenkins
Under 13s Boys runner up- Callum Evans

Under 13s Girls Winner- Laura Edwards
Under 13s Girls runner up- Kate Roberts
Under 11s Mixed Winner- Victoria Brooks
Under 11s Mixed Runner up- Harry Langley

Welsh Championships Under 11's and 13's

This Sunday 17th April 2011 the Welsh National Under 11's and 13's Championships will be taking place at Sport Wales National Centre.

The Under 13's

Cathays Academy have three entries, those being Ayman Alkateeb, Munir Gailani and Gethin Jones. Whitchurch player MaCauley morgan will also be in attendance and will look to do his best along with the Cathays players in there first National Championships.


Good Luck

Whats Happening Near You!!

There is lots of table tennis of offer over the Easter Holiday break!

Take a look at Whats Happening Near You!!!

Monday 18th April - Cathays High School Academy Camp - 10.00am-12.00pm - Cost £1 Per Person
Monday 18th April - Whitchruch High School Academy Camp - 1.00pm-3.00pm - Cost £1 Per Person
Tuesday 19th April - Uwic Table Tennis Academy - 9.30am-12.30pm - Contact UWIC on 02920 416777
Tuesday 19th April - Whitchurch High School Academy - 1.00pm-3.00pm Cost £1 Per Person
Wednesday 20th April - Uwic Academy - 9.30am-12.30pm - Contact UWIC on 02920 416777
Thursday 21st April - West Wales Training Camp - 8 Players selected to attend from Cardiff

Why not take advantage of whats on offer and come and join in!!

Whitchurch Academy Rankings

April 2011

1. Alaisdair Weir
2. Huw Standen
3. Lewis Steere
4. Richard Metters
5. MacCauley Morgen
6. Robert alder
7. George Nikolau
8. Joe Alder
9. Alec Boanas
10. Owain Edwards
11. David Reynolds
12. Kirsten steere
13. Jordan rockey
14. Thomas Hoskins
15. Jessica Sutton
16. Sam Hotchkiss
17. Ethan Thomas

Cathays Academy Rankings

April 2011

Thomas Goodall
Inthrayut Kongchun
Manyonge Muliro
Haneef Faithal
James hughes
Ayman Alkateeb
Munir Gailani
Gethin Jones
Tshepo Kegekemetse
Albaraa El-Hussaine
Kobe Hammouda
Sodrul Hussain

Table Tennis League Finals Story Online

Take a look at the Cardiff Schools League Finals Write up on the Sport.Cardiff Webpage.

Table Tennis Makes the Front Page

http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2868%2C5924%2C5925%2C6188&parent_directory_id=2865&id=11493

Under 11' & 13's Welsh National Championships

The Welsh National Championships for Uner 11's and 13's will be held alongside the Veterans Over 50's Championships at Sport Wales National Centre , Cardiff

Entry forms can be found on the Table Tennis Association of Wales Webpage

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

Uwic Table Tennis Academy Easter Programme

Easter Table Tennis Camp @ UWIC that Simon Oyler will be running;


2 Day Table Tennis Camp (to be held in Sports Hall @ Cyncoed)

Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st April

9.30 – 12.30pm

£24.00

Bookings can be made by calling UWIC on 029 2041 6777
Details of the camp are available at reception desks in UWIC

Sport.Cardiff Table Tennis Finals Results

The Finals of the Cardiff Schools League where played on Monday at Sport Wales National Centre.

There was some great table tennis played by all the participants from across Cardiff, with over 80 participants taking part in the schools table tennis league and 10 schools within each catagory there could only be one winner.

Final Positions

Girls Catagory

1st Ysgol Glantaf

2nd Whitchurch High School

Year 7 and 8 Boys

1st Whitchurch High School

2nd St.Teilos High School

3rd St.Illtyds High School

Year 9 10 and 11 Boys

1st Cathays High School

2nd Whitchurch High School
3rd Corpus Christi
4th Rumney High School

Congratulations to all the winners .
Well Done to all the participants who showed some great signs of future talents to look out for.

Also a huge thank you has to be said to all the staff who made this league possible and thanks you to all the participants who made it a great success.

Cardiff Secondary Schools League finals Draw

The Cardiff Schools Finals in association with Sport.Cardiff and the Table Tennis Association of Wales will be taking place this Monday 28th March at Sport Wales National Centre.

The Draw:

Semi Finals Stages

Year 7&8 Girls -
Whitchurch H.S Girls Vs Cathays H.S Girls 2
Cathays H.S Girls 1 Vs Ysgol Glantaf Girls

Year 7&8 Boys -
Whitchurch H.S Vs St.Illtyds H.S
St.Teilos H.S Vs Cathays H.S

Year 9,10 &11 Boys -
Cathays H.S Vs Rumney H.S
Corpus Christi H.S Vs Whitchurch H.S

The winner of each match will go through to the Final of their catagory, whilst the losing teams will play eachother for 3rd and 4th position.

Good Luck to All the Team Involved!!!

Tonypandy Community Club

On Saturday 19th March, Tonypandy Community Club hosted a lot of young talented players from all across the South Wales Area.

There was 6 players attendning from Tonypandy, 2 players from Ferndale, 2 players from Tonyrefail, 3 players from Cathays High School and 2 from Pontypridd High along with 4 players from the Welsh Squad,

All present enjoyed the training on offer.

South Wales High Potential Squad

South Wales are to have a new High Potential Squad starting from after Easter Holidays.

This squad will be training on a Monday Night at Sport Wales National Centre, Alongside the Cardiff Centre Of Excellence Squad from 5.00pm-7.00pm
This new Squad is to be made up from begginners and intermediate youngesters from around cardiff and the South Wales area so that we can accommodate our young and emerging talents in Wales.

6-8 Players will be seleceted within the next few weeks.

Wales get GOLD at 6 Nations

Take a look at the Table Tennis Asociation of Wales webpage to se who achieved gold at the 6 Nationals Championships in Ireland.

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

Player Of the Month

Check out the slides on the left side of the blog for the following Information.

Cathays Player of the Month
Cathays Ranking
Whitchurch Player of the Month
Whitchurch Rankings
Centre Of Excellence Player of the Month

Clubs in the South Wales Area