Ceri James from Wales [S2] took home a nice piece of glassware for his efforts in Men’s Band 3, defeating the likes of John McBeath, Sullivan Morais, Wayne Mason and then finalist Jared patel in straight sets final.
Men’s Band 3.
Ceri James (WAL) beat Jared Patel (E)
11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7.
Matt Lancey [S1] lost in the Q Final of the band 5 event to French player Fabien Mauroy 3-2.
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Charlotte is Queen Sponsor!!!
Well Done to Charlotte Carey who raised £200 at the TTAW players Party on December
22nd. Charlotte along with many others dressed up as festive characters at the bash in WIS, Cardiff....
22nd. Charlotte along with many others dressed up as festive characters at the bash in WIS, Cardiff....
"Welsh in the World"
These are the Top 5 Welsh players in the World ITTF list
1 11238.00 No#198 ROBERTSON Adam (WAL)
2 11055.00 No#269 JENKINS Ryan (WAL)
3 10454.00 No#745 JENKINS Stephen (WAL)
4 10447.75 No#751 THOMAS Patrick (WAL)
5 9981.75 No#1347 GERTSEN Stephen (WAL)
1 10939.25 No#324 OWEN Naomi (WAL)
2 10210.75 No#965 WILSON Naomi (WAL) *
3 10111.50 No#1038 CAREY Charlotte (WAL)
4 10083.25 No#1057 THOMAS Chloe (WAL)
5 10079.75 No#1059 PHILLIPS Angharad (WAL)
6 9521.75 No#1164 PHILLIPS Megan (WAL)
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1 11238.00 No#198 ROBERTSON Adam (WAL)
2 11055.00 No#269 JENKINS Ryan (WAL)
3 10454.00 No#745 JENKINS Stephen (WAL)
4 10447.75 No#751 THOMAS Patrick (WAL)
5 9981.75 No#1347 GERTSEN Stephen (WAL)
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2 10210.75 No#965 WILSON Naomi (WAL) *
3 10111.50 No#1038 CAREY Charlotte (WAL)
4 10083.25 No#1057 THOMAS Chloe (WAL)
5 10079.75 No#1059 PHILLIPS Angharad (WAL)
6 9521.75 No#1164 PHILLIPS Megan (WAL)
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Thursday, 24 December 2009
Greenhouse Open Report
The Greenhouse Wales Christmas Tournament took place last night at Tonyrefail Comprehensive with over 50 players in attendance in what was a fantastic evening. TTK players from Ferndale, Tonyrefail and Tonypandy were joined by associated club Nantymoel in a jam packed tournament.
The first event of the evening was the open event and with top welsh juniors on display the quality and standard of play was really impressive. Greenhouse Welsh Internationals Nicole Hall, Keiran Tann, Alex Prosser, Conor Edwards, Carys Webster and Jared Parsons all progressed safely into the knockout stages. At the last 16 stage number 4 seed Nicole Hall fell to hands of Ethan Lewis whilst all other matches went to seeding. The quarters saw Nantymoel's Gywn Carvill beat Keiran Tann to set up a semi final against Jared Parsons whilst in the other half Conor Edwards and Alex Prosser both Progressed beating Ethan Lewis and Chris Griffiths respectively. The semi final's saw the end of Carvill and Prosser as they lost out to the in form Parsons and Edwards. In a great final which went the distance it was Edwards who held his nerve taking it 13-11 in the decider. Great Match!!
The next event on show was a tournament put together for the new year 7s/begginers/primary School players. With 40 entries alone in this event it was really pleasing to see so many new faces from the 3 Greenhouse projects enjoying competitive play. Both Caitlin Williams and Jac Jenkins lived up to their seedings reaching the final stage. On route Jenkins beat Tonypandys Liam Hale in the quarters and Ferndale's Dylan Bruford in the semi. Caitlin beat Tonyrefail's Connor Davies in quarters and Tonyrefail's Tyler Wasley in Semis, Tyler however produced the surprise of the event beating number 3 seed Steffan Jones. The final was a great showdown between 2 upcoming stars with on this occasion Caitlin Williams taking the title.
The highlight of the night was the doubles event with names going into the hat to see who they would be partnered with. This was great fun for all involved and drew up some interesting partnerships with players from different schools and abilities combined. (Altough I dont think the Girffiths brothers were too happy to be drawn with eachother!!) Carvill and new year 7 Shaun Nicolas were the surprise package of the tournament going all the way to the final just losing out to Edwards and Logan Evans in a tight match. Conor picked up his 2nd winners title of the night and was awarded with player of the tournament.
The first event of the evening was the open event and with top welsh juniors on display the quality and standard of play was really impressive. Greenhouse Welsh Internationals Nicole Hall, Keiran Tann, Alex Prosser, Conor Edwards, Carys Webster and Jared Parsons all progressed safely into the knockout stages. At the last 16 stage number 4 seed Nicole Hall fell to hands of Ethan Lewis whilst all other matches went to seeding. The quarters saw Nantymoel's Gywn Carvill beat Keiran Tann to set up a semi final against Jared Parsons whilst in the other half Conor Edwards and Alex Prosser both Progressed beating Ethan Lewis and Chris Griffiths respectively. The semi final's saw the end of Carvill and Prosser as they lost out to the in form Parsons and Edwards. In a great final which went the distance it was Edwards who held his nerve taking it 13-11 in the decider. Great Match!!
The next event on show was a tournament put together for the new year 7s/begginers/primary School players. With 40 entries alone in this event it was really pleasing to see so many new faces from the 3 Greenhouse projects enjoying competitive play. Both Caitlin Williams and Jac Jenkins lived up to their seedings reaching the final stage. On route Jenkins beat Tonypandys Liam Hale in the quarters and Ferndale's Dylan Bruford in the semi. Caitlin beat Tonyrefail's Connor Davies in quarters and Tonyrefail's Tyler Wasley in Semis, Tyler however produced the surprise of the event beating number 3 seed Steffan Jones. The final was a great showdown between 2 upcoming stars with on this occasion Caitlin Williams taking the title.
The highlight of the night was the doubles event with names going into the hat to see who they would be partnered with. This was great fun for all involved and drew up some interesting partnerships with players from different schools and abilities combined. (Altough I dont think the Girffiths brothers were too happy to be drawn with eachother!!) Carvill and new year 7 Shaun Nicolas were the surprise package of the tournament going all the way to the final just losing out to Edwards and Logan Evans in a tight match. Conor picked up his 2nd winners title of the night and was awarded with player of the tournament.
Portugal Junior Open - Algarve
Team Event:
Cadet Girls –
With Wales entering two strong teams into this category, there were high hopes to advance on last season’s low position. Chloe Thomas and Megan Phillips had a great win against Italy ‘B’ 3-0 in their first match. Then they had a close match versus number 1 seeds Sweden 2-3, but picked themselves up to beat Portugal 3-0 and finish 2nd in the group. In the knockout rounds they beat Luxembourg in a tight 3-2 result before losing to Germany ‘B’ 1-3 and finishing with a magic 3-0 win against Italy to finally finish 9th place.
Angharad Phillips and Charlotte Carey made up Wales ‘B’ and also wanted to finish in the top 10. In their first match they slipped past Finland in a close 3-2 win but found things tougher against Germany ‘A’ losing 0-3. In the knockout rounds they beat Guernsey 3-2 and Italy 3-0 to play for 7th-8th place against Germany ‘B’. Unfortunately that was one match too far as they lost 0-3 and finished 8th place.
Junior Boys –
The lads found the experience tougher with a real hard draw with Denmark [0-3], Sweden [0-3] and Luxembourg [1-3]. Patrick Thomas won the sole match against Sven Hansen of Luxembourg 3-1.With Scotland and Qatar not attending that left the boys on top of group 4 and finished position 19th.
Singles
It was mixed results on the first day of the singles. Lewis beat L Kilian Ort of Austria 3-0. Charlotte won 3-1 against a Luxembourg opponent. Megan and Chloe then lost to French and German opponents respectively. Angharad beat Kate Stubbington of Guernsey 3-1 but Dan lost to an aggressive Lauren Enghien of Belgium 0-3.
On day 2 things did not go to plan with Lewis losing to the number 3 seed and eventual winner Leonardo Mutti of Italy 0-3. Charlotte lost to Jeger of Croatia 0-3 as did Angharad to Wabik of Poland, who also won the event. Then Patrick had a chance to change fortunes but lost 11-9 in the 4th to England’s Dan Lowe and then 0-3 to Florian Wagner of Germany. Dan lost 0-3 to the French player Hachard and Chloe couldn’t get to grips with number 1 seed Truksova of Slovakia, losing in 3 close sets. Megan was the sole Welsh player still competing. She lost to Pinja Eriksson 11-5 in the 5th but went out with a win against Joana Rosa 3-0 which meant she still couldn’t progress.
Cadet Girls –
With Wales entering two strong teams into this category, there were high hopes to advance on last season’s low position. Chloe Thomas and Megan Phillips had a great win against Italy ‘B’ 3-0 in their first match. Then they had a close match versus number 1 seeds Sweden 2-3, but picked themselves up to beat Portugal 3-0 and finish 2nd in the group. In the knockout rounds they beat Luxembourg in a tight 3-2 result before losing to Germany ‘B’ 1-3 and finishing with a magic 3-0 win against Italy to finally finish 9th place.
Angharad Phillips and Charlotte Carey made up Wales ‘B’ and also wanted to finish in the top 10. In their first match they slipped past Finland in a close 3-2 win but found things tougher against Germany ‘A’ losing 0-3. In the knockout rounds they beat Guernsey 3-2 and Italy 3-0 to play for 7th-8th place against Germany ‘B’. Unfortunately that was one match too far as they lost 0-3 and finished 8th place.
Junior Boys –
The lads found the experience tougher with a real hard draw with Denmark [0-3], Sweden [0-3] and Luxembourg [1-3]. Patrick Thomas won the sole match against Sven Hansen of Luxembourg 3-1.With Scotland and Qatar not attending that left the boys on top of group 4 and finished position 19th.
Singles
It was mixed results on the first day of the singles. Lewis beat L Kilian Ort of Austria 3-0. Charlotte won 3-1 against a Luxembourg opponent. Megan and Chloe then lost to French and German opponents respectively. Angharad beat Kate Stubbington of Guernsey 3-1 but Dan lost to an aggressive Lauren Enghien of Belgium 0-3.
On day 2 things did not go to plan with Lewis losing to the number 3 seed and eventual winner Leonardo Mutti of Italy 0-3. Charlotte lost to Jeger of Croatia 0-3 as did Angharad to Wabik of Poland, who also won the event. Then Patrick had a chance to change fortunes but lost 11-9 in the 4th to England’s Dan Lowe and then 0-3 to Florian Wagner of Germany. Dan lost 0-3 to the French player Hachard and Chloe couldn’t get to grips with number 1 seed Truksova of Slovakia, losing in 3 close sets. Megan was the sole Welsh player still competing. She lost to Pinja Eriksson 11-5 in the 5th but went out with a win against Joana Rosa 3-0 which meant she still couldn’t progress.
Pontypridd Open
Saturday saw the first tournament held at the newly set-up table tennis programme at Pontypridd High School. There were about 30 players entered in all, with the standards ranging from beginners to established Welsh internationals. It was played in a fun, friendly environment, along with the competitiveness and desire to win from all players.
The first event of the day was the Band 2 (for beginners) and was contested by 13 competitors. It was good to see so many Ponty players involved, also joined with new players from the Tonyrefail academy, and one from Treorchy Comprehensive. There were two initial groups, with the top three placed players progressing into the top group playing for positions 1-6, and the bottom three/four moving into the bottom group playing for positions 7-13. Kyle Adams (Pontypridd High) and Tyler Wasley (Tonyrefail) were the front runners going into the 2nd stage having stayed undefeated in the initial groups. There was also strong competition from Soffi Jenkins (Tonyrefail) and Ben Davies (Pontypridd) that had only lost once going into the final stages. It was Tyler who came out a convincing winner only dropping 1 set on route to victory. Kyle was a worthy runner-up playing very well considering the short amount of time he has been playing. Soffi took 3rd place coming out on top in a three way count back between herself, Ben and Bradley (Treorchy).
The second event of the day was the Band 1 (established players) and was contested by 10 players. This again started with two groups of five with the bottom 2 placed players playing a preliminary round to try and progress to the quarter finals. This was a highly contested event with over 50% of the group stage matches going the full distance. Connor Edwards (Tonypandy) came through his group unbeaten justifying his number 1 seed placing, only having one scare against his fellow team mate Stefan Jeczalik. Jack Parry (Tonyrefail) came through 2nd, with Stefan taking 3rd leaving Steven Fawkes (Ferndale) and Sadie Edwards (Tonyrefail) going into the preliminary rounds. In the second group the much fancied Nicole Hall (Tonyrefail) didn’t have it all her own way, losing out to the in-form Chris Griffiths (Ferndale) in a match that went the full distance. She was also made to work hard in getting past Liam Winder (Ferndale), just coming through in a tight 5th set. Tyler who had an invite to Band 1 found it tough, coming 5th with Jac Jenkins (Tonyrefail) coming 4th. Sadie and Steven came through the preliminary rounds joining Connor, Stefan, Nicole, Jack, Liam and Chris to make the final eight. The quarters were very competitive with Connor and Chris coming through fairly comfortably with wins over Steven and Sadie. The other two quarters however were a different story, and were very tight affairs with Stefan coming through against Nicole, and Jack coming through against Liam, both in tight 5th sets. The semis were played in fantastic spirit and fight with Connor coming through an exciting match 3-1 against Stefan. The other semi produced probably the match of the day with Jack and Chris both hitting top form producing a very exciting spectacle. It was Chris who came through in a tense 5th set, setting up a Final encounter with Connor. However, it wasn’t meant to be for Chris who couldn’t reproduce his top form, resulting in Connor coming through a 3-1 winner, taking the prize on offer.
The final and main event of the day was The Open. This was made up of players from the previous events as well as the inclusion of Cameron Thomas, Benjy Gregory, and Brian Kerley who along with Connor Edwards made up the top 4 seeds. The groups went as seeding suggests, with them all progressing through. They were joined by Chris, Jack, Liam, and Nicole who were the runner-ups in each group. In the quarters the highlight was Connor against Liam, this was a fantastic match that went all the way with Connor finally joining Cameron, Benjy and Brian who all progressed safely through. The semis were set to be exciting with all 4 seeds making it through, in the first Cameron came through comfortably against Brian, booking his place in the final. The other produced a great match between Connor and Benjy. It was Benjy who had that little extra experience coming through 3-2 to set up a final encounter with Cameron. The final was a good match which was won by the tournament favourite Cameron coming through in three close sets, taking the £20 prize money on offer.
The first event of the day was the Band 2 (for beginners) and was contested by 13 competitors. It was good to see so many Ponty players involved, also joined with new players from the Tonyrefail academy, and one from Treorchy Comprehensive. There were two initial groups, with the top three placed players progressing into the top group playing for positions 1-6, and the bottom three/four moving into the bottom group playing for positions 7-13. Kyle Adams (Pontypridd High) and Tyler Wasley (Tonyrefail) were the front runners going into the 2nd stage having stayed undefeated in the initial groups. There was also strong competition from Soffi Jenkins (Tonyrefail) and Ben Davies (Pontypridd) that had only lost once going into the final stages. It was Tyler who came out a convincing winner only dropping 1 set on route to victory. Kyle was a worthy runner-up playing very well considering the short amount of time he has been playing. Soffi took 3rd place coming out on top in a three way count back between herself, Ben and Bradley (Treorchy).
The second event of the day was the Band 1 (established players) and was contested by 10 players. This again started with two groups of five with the bottom 2 placed players playing a preliminary round to try and progress to the quarter finals. This was a highly contested event with over 50% of the group stage matches going the full distance. Connor Edwards (Tonypandy) came through his group unbeaten justifying his number 1 seed placing, only having one scare against his fellow team mate Stefan Jeczalik. Jack Parry (Tonyrefail) came through 2nd, with Stefan taking 3rd leaving Steven Fawkes (Ferndale) and Sadie Edwards (Tonyrefail) going into the preliminary rounds. In the second group the much fancied Nicole Hall (Tonyrefail) didn’t have it all her own way, losing out to the in-form Chris Griffiths (Ferndale) in a match that went the full distance. She was also made to work hard in getting past Liam Winder (Ferndale), just coming through in a tight 5th set. Tyler who had an invite to Band 1 found it tough, coming 5th with Jac Jenkins (Tonyrefail) coming 4th. Sadie and Steven came through the preliminary rounds joining Connor, Stefan, Nicole, Jack, Liam and Chris to make the final eight. The quarters were very competitive with Connor and Chris coming through fairly comfortably with wins over Steven and Sadie. The other two quarters however were a different story, and were very tight affairs with Stefan coming through against Nicole, and Jack coming through against Liam, both in tight 5th sets. The semis were played in fantastic spirit and fight with Connor coming through an exciting match 3-1 against Stefan. The other semi produced probably the match of the day with Jack and Chris both hitting top form producing a very exciting spectacle. It was Chris who came through in a tense 5th set, setting up a Final encounter with Connor. However, it wasn’t meant to be for Chris who couldn’t reproduce his top form, resulting in Connor coming through a 3-1 winner, taking the prize on offer.
The final and main event of the day was The Open. This was made up of players from the previous events as well as the inclusion of Cameron Thomas, Benjy Gregory, and Brian Kerley who along with Connor Edwards made up the top 4 seeds. The groups went as seeding suggests, with them all progressing through. They were joined by Chris, Jack, Liam, and Nicole who were the runner-ups in each group. In the quarters the highlight was Connor against Liam, this was a fantastic match that went all the way with Connor finally joining Cameron, Benjy and Brian who all progressed safely through. The semis were set to be exciting with all 4 seeds making it through, in the first Cameron came through comfortably against Brian, booking his place in the final. The other produced a great match between Connor and Benjy. It was Benjy who had that little extra experience coming through 3-2 to set up a final encounter with Cameron. The final was a good match which was won by the tournament favourite Cameron coming through in three close sets, taking the £20 prize money on offer.
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Centre Of Excellence
At a recent friendly match between the Cardiff and Swansea COE groups it was Cardiff that came away as clear winners in a 16-2 victory.
Teams:
Cardiff - Ryan Oyler, Steve Fawkes, Liam Winder, Jac Jenkins, Laura Edwards, Naomi James.
Swansea - Alex Francis, Thomas Hayden, Matthew Francis, Max Clews, James Lewis.
Teams:
Cardiff - Ryan Oyler, Steve Fawkes, Liam Winder, Jac Jenkins, Laura Edwards, Naomi James.
Swansea - Alex Francis, Thomas Hayden, Matthew Francis, Max Clews, James Lewis.
UKCC Level 4
I am part of the UKCC Level 4 PG Diploma Pentagon group which met on the weekend of the 12/13 December in Llangollen Tyn Dwr outdoor centre. This is a unique group consisting of coaches from squash, basketball, rugby league, table tennis and hockey. The group is managed by UCLAN [university of Central Lancashire - Preston] and have many mentors including Dave Collins [British Athletics]. There have been guest speakers such as John Inverdale appearing and it has been a great process to be apart of to present....
It continues until July 2011 where pupils have the chance to take this to MA level or even become a Doctor of coaching!!!
Hold your breath.....
It continues until July 2011 where pupils have the chance to take this to MA level or even become a Doctor of coaching!!!
Hold your breath.....
Newport Open
Well done to the winners of the Newport Open
Cadet Boys - Lee Morgan
Cadet Grils - Nicole Hall
U13 Boys - Ryan Oyler
U13 Girls - Beth Roberts
Cadet Boys - Lee Morgan
Cadet Grils - Nicole Hall
U13 Boys - Ryan Oyler
U13 Girls - Beth Roberts
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Belgium League
Good Luck to patrick and Cameron Thomas who take the Eurostar to Brussels to play in the Belgian league on Friday/Saturday night.
Finland Open - singles
Ryan Jenkins and Naomi Owen played very well at the recent Finalnd Open. Ryan was the highest finishing British player in the event. After losing to a Russian in the last 16, he quickly got himself ready to beat England No.3 Danny Reed 4-3 before finishing 21st beating a top French player in the last match.
Naomi finished 25th having a great win over a Spanish chopper in her last match. She beat a quality Japenese player in the team event and beat Englands Hannah Hicks 4-0 in a singles match.
Naomi finished 25th having a great win over a Spanish chopper in her last match. She beat a quality Japenese player in the team event and beat Englands Hannah Hicks 4-0 in a singles match.
Monday, 7 December 2009
Josh the Champion
Josh played the banded and the open at Westfield, in the banded final he played Sam Wildman (number 2 seed) 11-4 in the fifth, these were the only two sets Josh dropped as he went on to beet H Rupal (fourth seed) 11-3,11-4, 11-6 in the junior open.
Thursday, 3 December 2009
BATTS super league
Last Friday saw the BATTS super league open its doors the players of the British League.
Final Placings
1 Chen Po Huang
2 Qian Hai Song
3 Ryan Jenkins
4 Wang Zheng
5 Garth Kinlocke
6 David Meads
7 Michael Marsden
8 Dong Da Quin
9 Steve Jenkins
10 Patrick Thomas
Final Placings
1 Chen Po Huang
2 Qian Hai Song
3 Ryan Jenkins
4 Wang Zheng
5 Garth Kinlocke
6 David Meads
7 Michael Marsden
8 Dong Da Quin
9 Steve Jenkins
10 Patrick Thomas
Finland Open
The Suisse/Wales combination reached the 2nd round of the team competition at the Finland Open. Ryan Jenkins and Christian Hotz beat the Estonia/Russia pair in the first round before losing to Spain in a tough match.
Naomi Owen and Alice Loveridge won their first round before losing to a Japanese pair in the 2nd round. Naomi won her singles in that match.
Naomi Owen and Alice Loveridge won their first round before losing to a Japanese pair in the 2nd round. Naomi won her singles in that match.
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Stockton 4 star
Charlotte reaches another final
Well done to Charlotte Carey at a tournament where Welsh players made some excellent results. Charlotte lost in the cadet girl’s singles final to Jess Dawson of Ormesby. Josh Jenkins and Matt Lancey both won their first round match in the junior team before exiting at round 2 to Lewis Gray and Ping Ho. Chloe Thomas and Angharad Phillips lost in the girls team Q-finals. Charlotte and Megan Phillips also lost at this stage to Melissa Wright and Natalie Slater.
Lewis Williams and Dan O’Connell lost at the semi final stage to Greenhouse London. Lewis also had a great win over Scottish number 1 Scott Barton in the Q-finals of the cadet singles to reach the semis where he lost against Igor Morais 0-3.
In the junior singles Lewis fell at the first round to the inform Luca Mariano. Josh lost in the same round to Scotland’s Barton. Dan lost to one of the top seeds, Daniel Basterfield, 2-3 in round 2. Matt sadly failed to progress through the group, but it wasn’t without trying.
In the junior girl’s singles, Chloe and Megan lost in round 2. Charlotte lost again to Jess Dawson in the first round. Angharad lost to Abbie Milwain [who also defeated Chloe] in round 3.
Well done to all the Welsh players for great results and great effort over the weekend.
Coaches: Neil Powell, Simon Oyler, Emmaleigh Newman & Claire Ford
Well done to Charlotte Carey at a tournament where Welsh players made some excellent results. Charlotte lost in the cadet girl’s singles final to Jess Dawson of Ormesby. Josh Jenkins and Matt Lancey both won their first round match in the junior team before exiting at round 2 to Lewis Gray and Ping Ho. Chloe Thomas and Angharad Phillips lost in the girls team Q-finals. Charlotte and Megan Phillips also lost at this stage to Melissa Wright and Natalie Slater.
Lewis Williams and Dan O’Connell lost at the semi final stage to Greenhouse London. Lewis also had a great win over Scottish number 1 Scott Barton in the Q-finals of the cadet singles to reach the semis where he lost against Igor Morais 0-3.
In the junior singles Lewis fell at the first round to the inform Luca Mariano. Josh lost in the same round to Scotland’s Barton. Dan lost to one of the top seeds, Daniel Basterfield, 2-3 in round 2. Matt sadly failed to progress through the group, but it wasn’t without trying.
In the junior girl’s singles, Chloe and Megan lost in round 2. Charlotte lost again to Jess Dawson in the first round. Angharad lost to Abbie Milwain [who also defeated Chloe] in round 3.
Well done to all the Welsh players for great results and great effort over the weekend.
Coaches: Neil Powell, Simon Oyler, Emmaleigh Newman & Claire Ford
Monday, 23 November 2009
North Wales Visit
Last Thursday I had the opportunity to visit Bangor University [to agree a partnership on sports science support] and the ever progressing Denbigh club. Always good to get to North Wales to help out. More ideas and details to follow....
Irish Visit
Four Irish players stayed over at WIS for a weekend of practice and Test matches with some of our Welsh squad memebers. Steve Jenkins, Patrick Thomas, Nick Brown, Cameron Thomas, Charlotte Carey, Chloe Thomas, Nicole Hall, Jac Jenkins and the Ferndale TTk project all benefited from their practice.
Thanks Ireland.....
Thanks Ireland.....
Greenhouse Wales Open
Good to see a fantastic tournament on Saturday @ Tonypandy. Jack Parry and Nicole Hall were winners for Tonyrefail in the U15 category. In the U13 category Ryan Oyler and Laura Edwards were champions.
Great competition....
Great competition....
Paddy wins all 4
Patrick Thomas won 4 out of 4 in his Belgian league matches on Saturday night!!!
That takes him to 7 from a possible 8 wins for the season....
That takes him to 7 from a possible 8 wins for the season....
Cippenham Team Event
Chloe Thomas and Lewis Williams lost in the final of the Cippenham Team event last weekend.
British League Preview
DRUMCHAPEL GLASGOW LOOKING TO EXTEND THEIR LEAD
The second weekend of British League Premier Division action takes place at
the BATTS Team Peniel Table Tennis Club, The Norman Booth Centre, Eldersfield,
Mullbery Green, Old Harlow, Essex, CM17 0EY next weekend (Saturday/Sunday 28/29
November 2009) commencing at 11.00 am on the Saturday and at 10.00 am on the
Sunday. Admission is free and you can expect to see some eagerly contested
play.
Leaders and reigning Champions Drumchapel Glasgow I who totally dominated the
first weekend’s play are certainly the team to beat and it is difficult to see
their all-star team of Welsh no. two Ryan Jenkins, Scottish no. two - newcomer
Qian Hai Song, England no. ten Terry Young and Welsh no. three Stephen Jenkins
failing to dominate again. Their Saturday morning game against Westfield I and
their Sunday morning game against BATTS Team Peniel are two to watch out for.
Surprise package Westfield I who are second with seven points hope that they
can field the same four players as last weekend. England no. seven Damien
Nicholls, Niall Cameron and Richard Andrews all won five singles out of eight
last time, whilst England no. 21 Shaun Marples won four of his eight singles.
BATTS Team Peniel I will be hopeful that they can improve on their third place
and the selection of England no. one Cadet Zac Zilesnick represents an
investment in the future. The silky smooth all-action top-spinner is always
exciting to watch, and he should relish the opportunity to play at this level.
Zac will be joined by four very experienced hands - Wang Zheng, John Holland,
Ritchie Venner and Clive Carthy. Ritchie will presumably hope that he won’t
have to extend too much time discussing his recent impressive showing on BBC’s
“Mastermind”.
The glory days of DHS Greenhouse Progress are almost definitely behind them,
if only temporarily but they still have a talented team at their disposal. Led
by England no. seventeen Garth Kinlocke with backing from Irish international
Jason Sugrue and Da Qing Tong as well as up-and-coming England no. twelve
Junior Daniel Basterfield (a real TTK success story) they will hope to improve
on their fourth place. They will certainly be keen to win both of their Sunday
matches, against lower placed teams Sycamore and Derwent.
Sycamore however, have a trump card up their sleeve ( a real “Ace of Hearts” )
in the flamboyant and entertaining Scottish no. one Gavin Rumgay and if he can
win his eight games you expect them to do well. His team-mates - Kevin Dolder,
Sam Perry, Jason Ramage, Danny Lowe and Sean Cullen are an exciting blend of
experience and youthful promise and you can certainly expect England no. five
Junior Danny Lowe and England no. seven Junior Sean Cullen to feature strongly.
Both Cullen (ranked no. 71 nationally as a Senior) and Lowe (ranked no. 73) are
seemingly well under-rated and they will look as this weekend as a chance to
address this matter.
Ormesby I will be looking to do better than last time. Led by England no.
eight David Meads with backing from England no. 13 Michael Marsden, Welsh
no. five Patrick Thomas, England no. 39 Nigel Eckersley and England no. 58
Andy Wilson they will be helpful of doing well against Derwent, BATTS Team
Peniel and Ellenborough. However, they will be without their best player from
the first weekend of matches - Justin Ma.
Ellenborough, who finished a superb second last year are a little off the
pace this time. They hope to field a team with a distinctly cosmopolitan feel
to it - new England no. one Veteran - Lorestas Trumpauskas, John Nilsson,
Thomas Bennborn and Abdul Wuraola. Expect ace Swedish defender Bennborn and
England no. two Veteran Wuraola to score well in the numbers three and four
positions.
Promoted Derwent have it all to do if they are to avoid relegation. Taking the
opportunity to field an all-local team rather than reinforce by bringing in a
top-class no. one is certainly commendable, although it is doubtful that their
side of Simon Noutch, Matthew Dodds, Stephen Horsfield and Richard Smith will
be able to stave off relegation. No doubt they will be out to prove me wrong !.
Their Sunday morning clash with Ellenborough will certainly be a “six-pointer”.
The second weekend of British League Premier Division action takes place at
the BATTS Team Peniel Table Tennis Club, The Norman Booth Centre, Eldersfield,
Mullbery Green, Old Harlow, Essex, CM17 0EY next weekend (Saturday/Sunday 28/29
November 2009) commencing at 11.00 am on the Saturday and at 10.00 am on the
Sunday. Admission is free and you can expect to see some eagerly contested
play.
Leaders and reigning Champions Drumchapel Glasgow I who totally dominated the
first weekend’s play are certainly the team to beat and it is difficult to see
their all-star team of Welsh no. two Ryan Jenkins, Scottish no. two - newcomer
Qian Hai Song, England no. ten Terry Young and Welsh no. three Stephen Jenkins
failing to dominate again. Their Saturday morning game against Westfield I and
their Sunday morning game against BATTS Team Peniel are two to watch out for.
Surprise package Westfield I who are second with seven points hope that they
can field the same four players as last weekend. England no. seven Damien
Nicholls, Niall Cameron and Richard Andrews all won five singles out of eight
last time, whilst England no. 21 Shaun Marples won four of his eight singles.
BATTS Team Peniel I will be hopeful that they can improve on their third place
and the selection of England no. one Cadet Zac Zilesnick represents an
investment in the future. The silky smooth all-action top-spinner is always
exciting to watch, and he should relish the opportunity to play at this level.
Zac will be joined by four very experienced hands - Wang Zheng, John Holland,
Ritchie Venner and Clive Carthy. Ritchie will presumably hope that he won’t
have to extend too much time discussing his recent impressive showing on BBC’s
“Mastermind”.
The glory days of DHS Greenhouse Progress are almost definitely behind them,
if only temporarily but they still have a talented team at their disposal. Led
by England no. seventeen Garth Kinlocke with backing from Irish international
Jason Sugrue and Da Qing Tong as well as up-and-coming England no. twelve
Junior Daniel Basterfield (a real TTK success story) they will hope to improve
on their fourth place. They will certainly be keen to win both of their Sunday
matches, against lower placed teams Sycamore and Derwent.
Sycamore however, have a trump card up their sleeve ( a real “Ace of Hearts” )
in the flamboyant and entertaining Scottish no. one Gavin Rumgay and if he can
win his eight games you expect them to do well. His team-mates - Kevin Dolder,
Sam Perry, Jason Ramage, Danny Lowe and Sean Cullen are an exciting blend of
experience and youthful promise and you can certainly expect England no. five
Junior Danny Lowe and England no. seven Junior Sean Cullen to feature strongly.
Both Cullen (ranked no. 71 nationally as a Senior) and Lowe (ranked no. 73) are
seemingly well under-rated and they will look as this weekend as a chance to
address this matter.
Ormesby I will be looking to do better than last time. Led by England no.
eight David Meads with backing from England no. 13 Michael Marsden, Welsh
no. five Patrick Thomas, England no. 39 Nigel Eckersley and England no. 58
Andy Wilson they will be helpful of doing well against Derwent, BATTS Team
Peniel and Ellenborough. However, they will be without their best player from
the first weekend of matches - Justin Ma.
Ellenborough, who finished a superb second last year are a little off the
pace this time. They hope to field a team with a distinctly cosmopolitan feel
to it - new England no. one Veteran - Lorestas Trumpauskas, John Nilsson,
Thomas Bennborn and Abdul Wuraola. Expect ace Swedish defender Bennborn and
England no. two Veteran Wuraola to score well in the numbers three and four
positions.
Promoted Derwent have it all to do if they are to avoid relegation. Taking the
opportunity to field an all-local team rather than reinforce by bringing in a
top-class no. one is certainly commendable, although it is doubtful that their
side of Simon Noutch, Matthew Dodds, Stephen Horsfield and Richard Smith will
be able to stave off relegation. No doubt they will be out to prove me wrong !.
Their Sunday morning clash with Ellenborough will certainly be a “six-pointer”.
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Naomi Owen - wins Bristol GP
The Women’s Open went exactly to seeding with Naomi Owen S1 and Egle Adomelyte S2 contesting the final. Naomi had a fairly comfortable ride to the last match terminating all her challengers that included Claire Nelson, Emma Vickers and Amanda Mogey to reach the expected final. Whilst in the bottom half of the draw Adomelyte had to be at her very best to get past a determined Sarra Wang coming through 12-10 in the fifth end. Her semi final opponent Natalie Slater (who had good wins against Melissa Wright and Chloe Thomas) had no answers to the hard hitting style of Adomelyte at the last four stage.
So as expected the Women’s final had some spectacular hard hitting rallies from both these accomplished young Women however it was the more consistent Naomi Owen who came through 3-1 to pick up a well earned cheque for £175.
So as expected the Women’s final had some spectacular hard hitting rallies from both these accomplished young Women however it was the more consistent Naomi Owen who came through 3-1 to pick up a well earned cheque for £175.
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Welsh Rankings
The new Welsh Rankings are up on the TTAW website
www.ttaw.co.uk/ranking
Check them out and see where you are!
www.ttaw.co.uk/ranking
Check them out and see where you are!
Patrick Thomas
Patrick will be going to Belgium on Saturday to play a match for his Belgian Club, Diest. Good Luck Paddy.....
Lee Morgan
Well Done Lee for reaching the semi finals of the band 4 and winning the band 5 at the Bristol GP last weekend
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Sponsored Fancy Dress
On the 22nd December the TTAW are holding a sponsored Christmas fancy dress table tennis event at WIS.
The event will raise money for essential equipment and kit to enhance the training sessions.
From there we shall head over to 'Winter Wonderland' in the capital for ice-skating and food to celebrate the success we have had this season so far and for the year ahead us.
Sponsored forms are on their way. Do your best:
The event will raise money for essential equipment and kit to enhance the training sessions.
From there we shall head over to 'Winter Wonderland' in the capital for ice-skating and food to celebrate the success we have had this season so far and for the year ahead us.
Sponsored forms are on their way. Do your best:
ITTF 'Young Hopes' identification scheme
It all started in 2009.
Over a period of three years 2009-2011, Tamasu / Butterfly will invest 5,000 000 Japanese Yen/ year (approx US
50,000 ) to support the identification, selection and operation of a World Team composed by 11-12 year old talents from all over the globe.
The successful candidates will be given first class coaching, extensive training opportunities and the possibility to compete at targeted
events in the new ITTF HOPES category.
We are now opening a worldwide search for suitable, promising young players to join the 2010 ITTF World Hopes Team. Nominations will be
widely accepted from all interested parties such as individual coaches, clubs, local associations and national associations.
In the final selection process, all the involved National Associations will be asked to confirm the availability and to secure proper management
of the selected athlete. The ITTF Education and Training Department will also work very closely with the identified coaches, offering a once in
a lifetime opportunity to attend ITTF Hopes events and to get first class guidance for future adventures in the program.
ITTF WORLD HOPES TEAM “TRYOUT CAMPS”
• “Tryout Camps” scheduled in connection to specific ITTF Junior Circuit events allows the ITTF WHT coaching staff to evaluate nominated
candidates in person prior to the final selection. There is no specific funding provided towards these camps. We recommend participation
for evaluation purposes only.
• The following „Tryout Camps” [self-funded by candidates] are already existing World Junior Circuit training camps held prior to the World
Junior Circuit event.
• Candidates should participate in both the World Junior Circuit training camp and World Junior Circuit event. Entries are the responsibility
of each individual through their National Federation. Prospectus and details can be seen in the Global Junior-Junior Circuit section of the
ITTF Website. A “Hopes” singles event for players born on or after 1st Jan 1998 will be held at each of these events in addition to the
normal Junior Circuit events www.ittf.com/competitions/competition.asp?category=wjc
• ASIA – Bahrain-Training Camp - (dates to be confirmed), Junior Circuit (1-5 Feb)
• AFRICA – Egypt-Training Camp - (6-8 Feb), Junior Circuit (9-13 Feb)
• EUROPE – Sweden-Training Camp - (dates to be confirmed), Junior Circuit (24-28 Feb)
• OCEANIA - New Zealand-Training Camp - (1-3 Apr), Junior Circuit (6-9 Apr)
• AMERICAS – Venezuela-Training Camp - (16-18 Apr), Junior Circuit (19-23 Apr)
Over a period of three years 2009-2011, Tamasu / Butterfly will invest 5,000 000 Japanese Yen/ year (approx US
50,000 ) to support the identification, selection and operation of a World Team composed by 11-12 year old talents from all over the globe.
The successful candidates will be given first class coaching, extensive training opportunities and the possibility to compete at targeted
events in the new ITTF HOPES category.
We are now opening a worldwide search for suitable, promising young players to join the 2010 ITTF World Hopes Team. Nominations will be
widely accepted from all interested parties such as individual coaches, clubs, local associations and national associations.
In the final selection process, all the involved National Associations will be asked to confirm the availability and to secure proper management
of the selected athlete. The ITTF Education and Training Department will also work very closely with the identified coaches, offering a once in
a lifetime opportunity to attend ITTF Hopes events and to get first class guidance for future adventures in the program.
ITTF WORLD HOPES TEAM “TRYOUT CAMPS”
• “Tryout Camps” scheduled in connection to specific ITTF Junior Circuit events allows the ITTF WHT coaching staff to evaluate nominated
candidates in person prior to the final selection. There is no specific funding provided towards these camps. We recommend participation
for evaluation purposes only.
• The following „Tryout Camps” [self-funded by candidates] are already existing World Junior Circuit training camps held prior to the World
Junior Circuit event.
• Candidates should participate in both the World Junior Circuit training camp and World Junior Circuit event. Entries are the responsibility
of each individual through their National Federation. Prospectus and details can be seen in the Global Junior-Junior Circuit section of the
ITTF Website. A “Hopes” singles event for players born on or after 1st Jan 1998 will be held at each of these events in addition to the
normal Junior Circuit events www.ittf.com/competitions/competition.asp?category=wjc
• ASIA – Bahrain-Training Camp - (dates to be confirmed), Junior Circuit (1-5 Feb)
• AFRICA – Egypt-Training Camp - (6-8 Feb), Junior Circuit (9-13 Feb)
• EUROPE – Sweden-Training Camp - (dates to be confirmed), Junior Circuit (24-28 Feb)
• OCEANIA - New Zealand-Training Camp - (1-3 Apr), Junior Circuit (6-9 Apr)
• AMERICAS – Venezuela-Training Camp - (16-18 Apr), Junior Circuit (19-23 Apr)
UKCC level 1 and 2 courses
Please visit www.ttaw.co.uk/coaching to sign up for the UKCC level 1 and 2 courses.
Places are filling up so download a form and send it off with the payment required. All the information you need is there but if you require more help then please feel free to contact me:
coaching@ttaw.co.uk
Places are filling up so download a form and send it off with the payment required. All the information you need is there but if you require more help then please feel free to contact me:
coaching@ttaw.co.uk
Recent Team Selections
The selection comittee are happy to announce the following selections:
Stockton junior 4*
Boys – Matt Lancey, Dan O’Connell, Josh Jenkins & Lewis Williams
Girls – Charlotte Carey, Chloe Thomas, Angharad Phillips & Megan Phillips
Portugal Junior Open
Boys – Patrick Thomas, Dan O’Connell & Lewis Williams
Girls – Megan Phillips, Chloe Thomas, Charlotte Carey and Angharad Phillips
Polish Open
Adam Robertson & Naomi Owen
Finland Open
Ryan Jenkins & Naomi Owen
To follow soon: West of Scotland Open; Test match vs Dublin, Ireland; East Midlands Junior.....
Stockton junior 4*
Boys – Matt Lancey, Dan O’Connell, Josh Jenkins & Lewis Williams
Girls – Charlotte Carey, Chloe Thomas, Angharad Phillips & Megan Phillips
Portugal Junior Open
Boys – Patrick Thomas, Dan O’Connell & Lewis Williams
Girls – Megan Phillips, Chloe Thomas, Charlotte Carey and Angharad Phillips
Polish Open
Adam Robertson & Naomi Owen
Finland Open
Ryan Jenkins & Naomi Owen
To follow soon: West of Scotland Open; Test match vs Dublin, Ireland; East Midlands Junior.....
Bristol GP
Charlotte Carey won the band 2 at the Britol GP beating Annabelle Morle 3-2. There was a fantastic entry from Welsh players
Players on show - Steve Jenkins, Steve Gertsen, Patrick Thomas, Nick Brown, Lee Morgan, Lewis Williams, Charlotte Carey, Ceri James, Scott, Dean & Lauren Cundy, Josh Jenkins, Sean & Matt Lancey, Tim Evans, Paul Karabardak, Simon Oyler, Jack Parry , Nicole Hall, Carys Webster, Sadie Edwards, Dan O Connell, Natasha Rees, Ashley Stavrakis, Chloe Thomas, Angharad & Megan Phillips and Jac Jenkins.
Players on show - Steve Jenkins, Steve Gertsen, Patrick Thomas, Nick Brown, Lee Morgan, Lewis Williams, Charlotte Carey, Ceri James, Scott, Dean & Lauren Cundy, Josh Jenkins, Sean & Matt Lancey, Tim Evans, Paul Karabardak, Simon Oyler, Jack Parry , Nicole Hall, Carys Webster, Sadie Edwards, Dan O Connell, Natasha Rees, Ashley Stavrakis, Chloe Thomas, Angharad & Megan Phillips and Jac Jenkins.
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Belgium League
Patrick Thomas has just returned from a 5 day camp in Diest. He was also successful in winning 3 out of 4 singles in the 2nd national league!!!
Friday, 13 November 2009
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