Well Done....

....to Conor Edwards for getting the correct answer on 'Guess Who'

Other correct answers:
Charlotte Carey
Jac Jenkins


The answer to follow in 3 days

Caerphilly School Olympics

The Caerphilly School Olympics take place on the 22 June at the Athletics centre, at Cyncoed in UWIC (Cardiff University).

Primary school pupils from the area will enjoy a variety of sports on the day with table tennis being one.

It will be a great chance for the TTAW to showcase our sport for many youngsters

New Poll on the left side of the page

Check it out and vote for your choice

Guess Who??

If you think you know who is in the picture, email your answer to rjttaw@gmail.com and the first correct answer will be stated on the blog
Make sure to leave your name....

Half Term Camps....

.....start tomorrow in Cardiff, with 3 days of camps with England national players plus sparring partners Tomosz Rosatsko and Yongbo Zhang

One that got away!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkMyVTDEA54

Sky Sports 3
Live from the albert hall
World Record Attempt - 1 minute

WC Participants

Jean Michel Saive made history when he overtook Victor Barna and played in his 20th World Championships in Rotterdam this month. Laura Negrisoli of Italy heads the women's list with 15 to her name.

On the women's list at number 42 is Wales' very own Audrey Bates with 10 events.....

Number 42 - WALES: BATES Audrey
1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959

ETTU Hungary Camp

Soffi Jenkins, Caitlin Williams, Callum Evans & Jac Jenkins have been selected to go to the ETTU camp in Kiskunfegyhaza in Hungary 7-13 August.

There they will train with Europe's best under the guidance of Richard Prause, who was Timo Boll's coach when he reached world number 1.

Good Luck

Denbigh in the press

http://www.sportwales.org.uk/news--events/news--events/our-news/latest-news/prodigious-ping-pong-powerhouse.aspx

Write Up from the BATTS Super League....

http://batts.org.uk/content/welsh-wizard-wins-batts-super-league

Top Welsh players in action in Harlow

GP points Tally

http://etta.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/GP_points_2011.pdf

See the link above for your points tally at this year's GP series

Additionally - the entry form for the Barnsley GP is out - see www.etta.co.uk and get it in soon as it will be over subscribed

Marsden is coming

Mike Marsden, the top English player, will play as a guest in the Welsh Masters on the 11th June in Cardiff.
Marsden, who will re-locate to Wales in the very near future to live full-time, will battle against the Welsh, Irish and Chinese in Cardiff to be crowned champion

Llanelli

The first TTAW Leaders course in Llanelli was launched yesterday to allow young coaches, youth workers and teachers the chance to gain the knowledge needed to use table tennis in their weekly sessions.

Barry Robertson tutored the course with Bernie Carter leading on the child protection section. Aled, Simon and Ryan, who shadowed Barry on the day, are now able to tutor their own workshops throughout South Wales in the future which will help more coaches and leaders understand the basics of table tennis.

Poll Closed

419 people voted on this month's poll to make it the biggest ever.
See over to the left for the final results

Owen is back

Ryan Owen has signed for German club TSG Steinheim in the Regionaliga this week. Owen, who is back in Welsh table tennis after a lengthy injury, will play at number 2in his team over the coming season.

Good Luck!

TTAW Awards 2011

Please see the TTAW webiste - www.ttaw.co.uk to see the nomination forms for the TTAW awards on June 11th and the Welsh Secondary Schools on June 12th in Cardiff
*Also Attached*

Closing date for the schools is 5th June
Only 5 players have entered so far so get a move on...



Ryan Jenkins

New Community Club opens up

One door closes, another opens...

Now Greenhouse no longer fund table tennis coaching in the Rhondda the legacy remains with dedicated coaches to push things on. Steve Jenkins has set up his agency who now run a table tennis club at Tonypandy each and every Thursday 5-8pm. Tonight was the launch and if the first night is anything to go by it will be a big club for Welsh table tennis.

With over 35 players attending from Internationals to 5 year old youngsters, from siblings to old hands it had it all. It had players like Ethan Davies, Tommy Barrett, Lawson Jones, Danielle Tyler & her brother Rob - all of who fell from the game but have returned.

It had older members like Brian Kerley, Hywel Jones and Ben Gregory. It had internationals like Charlotte Carey, Nicole Hall, Conor Edwards, Jac Jenkins, Callum Evans, Chris Griffiths and Ryan Flood. It had beginners like James Clayton and Ben Evans. Most of all it had fun....

See you next week??

London GP results

Welsh Results Day 1
Band 1 ladies - winner Charlotte Carey, semi finalist Nicole Hall
Band 1 men - Ryan Owen, Dan O'Connell & Dean Cundy reached last 16
Band 2 ladies - winner Nicole Hall
Band 2 men - Dan O'Connell semi finalist, Conor Edwards Q-finalist

Welsh Results Day 2
Men singles - Ryan Jenkins semi finalist
Ladies Singles - Charlotte Carey R/Up, Chloe Thomas Q-finalist
U21 singles - Charlotte Carey - R/up

9 days left to vote on the TTAW player of the year blog

See the left side of this page to place your vote....

Charlotte Gets New Deal

Charlotte Carey is due to sign a new improved deal with Tees Sports to use Butterfly equipment over the next few years.

This has been due to her improved results recently and in particular the British Gold medal at the 6 nations and a bronze at the French Junior Open last month.

This Weekend

With the London Grand Prix taking place this weekend it will be another heavy weekend on the table.

Prior to that, Ryan Owen, Nathan Thomas, Conor Edwards, Dan O'Connell, Charlotte Carey, Nicole Hall, Ryan Jenkins and Chloe Thomas will play the Essex Super League in Harlow. Most of London's best players attend the monthly meeting, for 5 top level matches, to battle for the prize money on offer

Japan will host World Championships...

Japan will host the world team championships in 2014 and show the world they are ready to take on huge events and pass over this difficult period. With the earthquakes and nuclear problems at present this will be great for the JTTA to focus on.

In 2012 the World team championships are in Germany whilst France will host the 2013 World Individual event.

May's Birthdays

Happy Birthday to the following players this month

Hannah Avery - 2nd May
Alex Proseer - 11th May
Caitlin Williams - 17th May

TT on TV...

The World Individual Championships are taking place in Rotterdam from 8 to 15 May and British EuroSport are providing significant coverage of the event as follows:

Wednesday 11 May starting at 2315 hours for 75 minutes on EuroSport 1
Friday 13 May starting at 0900 hours for 90 minutes on EuroSport 1
Saturday 14 May starting at 0730 hours for 30 minutes showing the best of Friday's games on EuroSport 1
Saturday 14 May starting at 0900 hours for 90 minutes on EuroSport 1
Saturday 14 May starting at 1630 hours for 75 minutes, showing the Men's Doubles final live on EuroSport 1
Sunday 15 May starting at 0830 hours for 60 minutes, showing the Men's Singles quarter finals from the previous day on EuroSport 1
Sunday 15 May starting at 0930 hours for 45 minutes, showing the Men's Singles semi finals live on EuroSport 1
Sunday 15 May starting 1915 hours for 65 minutes, showing the Men's Singles final on EuroSport 1.

TTAW Secondary Schools Event 2011

The entry form has now been posted on the TTAW webiste - www.ttaw.co.uk

3 years ago...

Check out the link about a video that was made 3 years ago at the height of the Greenhouse project in the Rhondda Valley

http://www.greenhousecharity.org/our-impact/storyboard/490/

The Next Super Series Entry Form is out

Contact Stephen Jenkins on stephenjenkins19@hotmail.com for him to email you one...

This is the 3rd of 4 events with cash prizes for the winners

Event is on Saturday 11th June at Tonypandy

Message from Scott Johnston

Ferndale Table Tennis club will be running a training camp on Bank Holiday Monday the 30th of May.

The camp will be run in the Barn sports hall at Ferndale Comprehensive School from 12:00 until 5:00 with a lunch break during the session.

The training day will have various coaches in attendance with UKCC level 2 and 3 coaches present as well as International standard practise partners.

The cost for the full day is £8 per person, with money raised going to Ferndale Table Tennis Academy. A deposit of £5 would be required to register your place on the day and then a £3 fee on the day.

To register your place for the day, email Scott Johnston at ferndaletabletennisacademy@hotmail.co.uk

To see a report of the last training day held visit: ferndaletabletennis.blogspot.com

Owen wins Nantymoel Challenge

On a sunny bank holiday Monday, Ryan Owen won the Nantymoel Super Challenge with a final win against Ryan Flood of Dublin. Flood who is based in Cardiff, beat Ryan Oyler in the semi, whilst Ryan Owen beat Martin Gunn. Ryan Oyler had the win of the QF's when he beat Welsh Champ Connor Edwards.

The consolation was won by Nicole Hall who beat Caitlin Williams 3-1 in the final

Photo: Ryan Owen

Bronze for Charlotte

Charlotte took Bronze in the doubles event (with USA partner Lily Zhang) at the French Junior Open today

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