Good Luck

to all the competitors at the Team Championships of Wales this weekend in Cardiff

International Schools Match

Teams:
Matthew Francis, Jake Simeone, Jack Cole, Steffan Griffiths, Harry Langley, Jamie Lee Harley, Bethany Brewer and Lydia John

On Friday the 16th March the above players took to the M5 down to Plymouth to play a test match against their rivals from the South West region

The final score was 21-10 to the opponents but the were some fine performances from all players and many matches went the full 5 set distance

Lydia won 1 from 3, Matthew won 3 from 5, Jack and Steffan won 2 each, and Harry & Jake winning 1 each

There will be a return match in April in Cardiff before the team depart for Scotland with North Wales based players Victoria Brooke's and Dawn Jones available

French Open

Selections for the French junior open:

Conor Edwards, Lewis Williams, Alex Prosser
Angharad & Megan Phillips, Charlotte CareyChloe Thomas

Primary School Special Days

The first 'primary School Special Day' took place at Sport Wales National Centre on Thursday 8th March with Perthcelyn Primary School.

https://rctmoodle.org/perthcelyncommunityprimary/

The Special Days programme allows a primary school, through application, to attend a professional setting whilst engaging with National coaches and players from table tennis to encourage them to take up the sport back at their school environment

It is hoped that between 500-1000 young players are introduced to table tennis projects through this initiative

The next Special Day will take place on May 10th
To obtain an application form contact coaching@ttaw.co.uk

Denbigh on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/DenbighTableTennis

Check out Denbigh's table tennis facebook site

Burton 2* Event

Date - Saturday 12th May

Contact Simon Price - simonp_54@hotmail.com - for an entry form

Thanks.....

.....To Arriva Trains for sponsoring Charlotte Carey for another year with a free train pass so she can get into Cardiff regular

March 8th

Perthcelyn Primary School (of Mt Ash) have been selected through an application process to visit the National Sports Centre this Thursday for the 1st Primary School Special Days programme

They will be able to play in fantastic facilities under the guidance of the National Coach

A full report to follow....

ETTU

Check out the link
http://www.ettu.org/news_view.php?id=4728

ETTU website report on the Welsh Championships

Images of winners - Welsh Champs 2012

Winners are:

March WR

Men
Ryan 279
Stephen 732
Daniel 1353
Lewis 1407
Conor 1431

Women
Naomi 345
Charlotte 522
Megan 748
Angharad 764
Chloe 895
Nicole 1087

Cippenham cadet open

u/13s
Jac Jenkins won all his group matches beating no3 seed James Corner. He had a bye in the round of 16 then beat George Coulson in the quarter finals. In the semi final he lost to Alex Gillen (the Irish no 1 under 13 and no.1 seed in the tournament) in a thrilling encounter.

U/15s
Jac played very well to get through his group undefeated and then beat Artur Caltabianoni in the last 16. In the quarters he lost to Ryan Williams, who has greatly improved, in a tight tussle. Soffi Jenkins meanwhile was runner up in consolation singles, an excellent result as this was a mixed event and she had to beat all boys on the way. She showed great character to come from 0-2 down in the semi final against Tahir Hussain who was very aggressive.

Welsh Champs

The draw for this weekend's Championships is now online


www.ttaw.co.uk

Future stars event

Stephen Jenkins Sports Agency is running a future stars event on the 10th March

This will enable young beginners to play a tournament designed solely around fun and a good experience

See the contacts part of the blog (left side of the page) to see Steve's website

Welsh squad training

Another week, another session, but today the effort and ethos was at a different level altogether

It may be down to what was learned in Sweden, or because of the Welsh Championships this weekend in Cardiff. Either way, the level was very high

Liam the Lion

Well done to Liam Winders for finishing 3rd in his group at the Sussex series over the weekend

International Schools session

Whilst the hustle and bustle goes on in the main hall of the National Sports centre this weekend at the Welsh Championships, there will be another important event happening on Saturday afternoon.

At 3pm on Saturday, hopefuls looking to gain a place in the Welsh teams for Scotland will have an opportunity to display their skills to the watching selectors

Those chosen will compete at the International Schools Championships in Largs, Scotland this April

All coaches are welcome to invite their players to have their chance

Good Luck

What a weekend

With players in Sweden, Sussex, Doncaster, Cippenham, Cirencester and Swansea, it was an active weekend for all involved

Reports are to go on the TTAW very soon so keep a check on it - www.ttaw.co.uk

Next weekend will see the best of Wales competing at the Welsh Championships in Cardiff

Here is a photo from the Wales/Norway camp which happened just before the Swedish Open in Oslo

Swedish open

Lewis williams, Conor Edwards, Angharad Phillips, Megan Phillips, Chloe Thomas & Charlotte Carey compete over the next 2 days at the Swedish junior open in orebro

On Friday Megan, Angharad, Conor and Lewis leave for the Doncaster grand prix whilst Charlotte and Chloe will be joined by Daniel O'Connell, Dean Cundy, Ryan Oyler and Nicole Hall at the Safir Open from Friday to Sunday

All the latest results here and on twitter
@walesTT

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Welsh Championships

The closing date for the Welsh Championships is approaching

Do you best to print it off, fill in your form, and post it in that red box at the end of your street.

We would like to see you there on that weekend - 3/4 March 2012

Half Term

4 Hungarian players make their way to the UK to train with the Welsh squad this holiday time at the Sport Wales National Centre

Wales' best will play in the A squad sessions Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The B squad come in just Tuesday and Thursday whilst the development group train on Wednesday only

Players from 5 years old right up to number 1 in Wales will be part of next weeks camps

JBL

...weekend 2 is make or break for both boys and girls teams

Charlotte, Angharad, Chloe and Megan are currently top of the premier division and will look to complete their task this weekend and get crowned Champs this Sunday

The boys are near the top in division 2 and will look to take the opposition this weekend to win their league

Results on twitter - @walesTT (sign up and follow)
www.twitter.com

Filton College take Wales

Last night at the Sport Wales National Centre a 7 strong team from Filton took on the challenge against a young Welsh side

Lewis Williams, Alex Prosser, Dan O'Connell, Conor Edwards, Charlotte Carey, Nicole Hall, Megan Phillips and Angharad Phillips lost out 12-16 in the end

Wales' best player, Alex Prosser, had a great day with some fine wins

A rematch has been asked for just before Wales depart for the World Championships with hopefully a stronger team in place

200 Club

The 200 club will be trying to recruit further members at the Cardiff Grand Prix and the Welsh Championships over the coming weeks. Each month a draw takes place where cash prizes are won by its members. It costs £1 a month to become a member and all profits go to towards the benefit of table tennis in this country.

Get yourself in the Club.....

To be part of it today email coaching@ttaw.co.uk

Belgium

Conor Edwards and Lewis Williams made their way to Diest in the Belgium league to play for their new club last weekend

Conor played well winning all 4 matches with Lewis winning 50% of his

The club were very happy with more dates coming soon for the pair...

TTAW

The Table Tennis Association held a very worth while and rewarding board meeting and EGM on Sunday February 5th at Sport Wales National Centre

Minutes of the meeting will be available soon to all members

- An interesting topic will be around weather TTAW change their name to 'Table Tennis Wales' at the AGM this summer?
Watch this space...

Swansea Dragon Event

Swansea will host their first ever Dragon event with the help of Swansea Building Society on February 26th at Penlan Leisure Centre

The sponsors will enable the tournament to rent hall space and other essentials in order to put on a tournament to be proud of

TTAW Development Coach Aled Howells has been instrumental in getting this to come together an shows the effort being put into the area by TTAW

Closing Date is the 20th Feb. Contact Dennis Bromage (01792 891398)

Check out the results on twitter - @walesTT
or on Aled's Blog (West Wales TT) - http://www.westwalestt.blogspot.com/

Table Tennis Look a Likes

Patrick Baum (GER) & Dan O'Connell (WAL)

North Wales Regional Camp

The first Regional Camp took place today in Denbigh with 18 players competing at a high level. The attitudes, motivation and pride was inspiring and it was nice to be part of it

Roll on May when it goes to Wrexham

Umpire for International Primary Schools

TTAW are looking for an umpire/scorer to attend the International Primary Schools in Scotland on the 13th-15th April

The event will take place in Largs, Inverclyde

Reply to coaching@ttaw.co.uk if you need more information

West of Scotland Open

Welsh wins for Naomi Owen, Ryan Jenkins & Dan O'Connell

Jac Jenkins was R/up in cadets and U13 singles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYu3rOC9Bhw

Full report www.ttaw.co.uk