Last 16

Megan & Angharad make it to the last 16 of the doubles at the Serbia Open.... www.ittf.com

Bristol Grand Prix Entry Form Out

http://etta.co.uk/news/bribar-bristol-grand-prix-entries-open/

Canadian Junior Open in Toronto

Charlotte Carey plays today against a Korean Opponent in the last 16 of the singles. She will also play the final of the team event this evening. http://www.ittf.com/competitions/competitions2.asp?Competition_ID=2173&category=WJC

Good luck

Naomi Owen and Daniel O'Connell both have matches for their clubs this weekend in the French League

Message from Cardiff League...

Just to remind those of you who are interested in getting some practice in, that we have half the Upper Hall booked for the next 3 Mondays 1st, 8th and 15th Oct from 7-30pm. £3 for adults and £2 for Juniors. All are welcome, so come along if you can and get some practice in for the new season. Hope to see you on Monday. Cheers, Chris

Photos From the Weekend

Cardiff Junior/Cadet Open

Facebook

Check out table tennis Wales Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/TT-Wales/432508220096105

Charlotte Carey - Canada

Charlotte Carey has just won the Ontario Junior Singles. Fantastic news from the 16 year old Welsh player

News

Well done Liam Winders and Lawrence John in Burton Uxbridge on the weekend. Steve Jenkins won 2 out of 3 in Swiss league club matches whilst Dan O'Connell won all 3 of his games in France.

Ontario Open - Canada

Charlotte Carey will compete in the Ontario Open just prior to her participation in the Canadian Junior Open in Toronto next weekend. Results to follow as they happen.

Good Luck...

...to Stephen Jenkins (Switzerland) and Daniel O'Connell (France) who have matches for their clubs today.

British League

No Welsh team, but plenty of Welsh Players. Follow the following links to read all the news from the weekend... http://www.tabletennis365.com/SBL/news/1309..... http://www.tabletennis365.com/SBL/news/1317...... http://www.tabletennis365.com/SBL/news/1325.......

Charlotte Bronze

Charlotte Carey lost in the semi finals of the Milpita Open in California to claim a solid bronze medal. The Ebbw Vale youngster has 1 month in North America with various training camps and events. She will travel to Ottawa in late September before the Canadian Junior Open in early October in Toronto

Nicole Hall - QF

Nicole lost out at the Sussex 4* to Yuki Wat 11-9 in the 5th to end her run at the major junior event at the QF stage over the weekend.

Guildford GP - Day 2

Better news for the Welsh on day 2 of the Grand Prix held in Guildford. Ryan Jenkins won the men's singles event beating Scottish number 1 and main GP rival Gavin Rumgay 3-1 in the final. There was almost an all Welsh final in the ladies event, but Angharad & Megan Phillips both lost out close in their semis to Hannah Hicks and Maria Tsapsinos respectively.

Butterfly

TTAW Obtains Sponsorship from Butterfly for the New Season TTAW is pleased to announce that it has agreed a partnership arrangement with Butterfly from the start of the new season for the provision of kit for all the Welsh teams. Bernard Carter, Chair of TTAW said: “We are delighted to have concluded an agreement with Butterfly. The company represents a world class brand and we look forward to working closely with them going forward for our mutual benefit. We are sure that our relationship will develop and go from strength to strength in the years to come”. Sebastian Rangs from Butterfly Europe commented: “We are pleased to re-establish our support for the Table Tennis Association of Wales. Table Tennis, as a sport in Wales, has a great tradition and we have been pleased to be part of that tradition in the past and delighted to be part of the progress which is being made with the sport in the Principality today”. Alan Ransome from Butterfly in the UK commented: “We have supported Welsh table tennis for many years with most of the best players using our equipment. However, this agreement provides a further step with the Welsh teams playing in our clothing for all their competitions and bringing support from Butterfly’s parent company, Tamasu Tokyo. We are confident that the facilities, arrangements and personnel that the Welsh Association have in place and with the National Training Centre in Cardiff, that the package of support that they are giving the players, will lead to a much improved position for Wales on the World stage in the near future.” Many of the Welsh players use Butterfly blades and rubbers, including Ryan Jenkins, Adam Robertson, Charlotte Carey, Angharad Phillips, Megan Phillips, Stephen Jenkins and Conor Edwards. Butterfly equipment is regarded as the very best available and assists the Welsh players to achieve their ambitions. For more information please contact: Ryan Jenkins – Email: ryanjenkins25@hotmail.com Tel: 07554525754 Table Tennis Association of Wales Alan Ransome – Email: ar@rsgsport.com Tel: 01642 2444444 Ransome Sporting Goods – Exclusive Distributors for Butterfly UK

China

GOOD LUCK BOYS.......

Switzerland

Well done to Stephen Jenkins for winning all 3 matches for his Swis club Wadenswil TTC this weekend

Day 1 Guildford GP

Chloe Thomas lost a close band 1 final to Sue Collier. After a matchball, Chloe couldn't get the final point and had to settle for runner up. Nicole was beaten by Chloe in the semi final stage after topping her group. Dean Cundy was the only male making waves in the men's band 1 event winning his group but losing close to Scott Barton in the last 16 round. It was a tough day for both Angharad and Megan Phillips who never reached their usual high standards as it was for Claire Flannaghan who lost out in the band 3 group on countback

Junior County - Glamorgan

Dates set - 4th November & 16th December are now confirmed at Waterside TT Club, Totton as the venue for the above matches. Division 1b for juniors.

Cadet Masters & Senior Top 10

A full write up is on the TTAW website of the above events www.ttaw.co.uk

Selections

Stockton 4* (27th-28th October) CG) – Soffi Jenkins & Kate Roberts JB) – Lewis Williams & Conor Edwards + Ryan Oyler & Callum Evans JG) – Nicole Hall & Beth Roberts................ Namur International (31 Oct & 1 Nov) Cadets – Chris Griffiths & Laura Edwards (born 1997-1998) U13’s – Thomas Heydon & Charlotte Slye (born 1999-2000) U11’s – Joseph Roberts & Lydia John (born 2001)

Canadian open

Charlotte Carey has been fortunate enough to receive an ITTF scholarship to allow her to compete at the Milpita Open in California and the Canadian Junior Open in Toronto. Both these events have Pre training camps attached to them to make full use of her time there.

China for Anna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1urpEup1pPg&feature=youtu.be - Check out Anna in China training

Flanders Open

Selections for Flanders Open: Stephen Jenkins Dean Cundy Daniel O'Connell Naomi Owen Charlotte Carey Angharad Phillips Megan Phillips 26-29 September 2012 Antwerpen

Study at Glamorgan University & coaching qualifications...

If you are at the age where you want to study in Wales, within sport and near the Welsh National Table Tennis team then this may be the course for you http://courses.glam.ac.uk/courses/846-bsc-hons-sports-coaching-and-performance Here you will be studying with like-minded students from other sports to be part of a sporting school setting Check that website above...

Up and coming events.

There will be two events happening soon at Cardiff City Table Tennis Club - 19th August Dragon event, 25th August Senior open (only six spots left). Please contact Nathan Thomas (Cardiffcityttc@gmail.com). Website address - www.cardiffcitytabletennisclub.com.

Pink Pong - 16th August

Remember - 16th August - Pink Pong Cardiff. 4-6pm -Open Session with top coaches (FREE) 7:30pm - Wales vs Rest of the World .......................................................................... Wales: Ryan Jenkins, Mike Marsden, Dan O'Connell, Dean Cundy, Chloe Thomas ROW - Hannah Hicks, Craig Hardie, Chris Main, Wiktor Dzwonkowski, Liz May ..........................................................................

Tickets - £5 adults, £2.50 children All money will go to a local cancer charity.....

South Wales Conference League

Contact Neil Wright - neil_wright5@msn.com - to get a team entered into the 2012-2013 SWCL. This multi-division event will provide opportunities to many different standards and levels in the South Wales area

Bridgend vs Plymouth

Friday, Dave Treharne took a team from his club in Bridgend down to Plymouth for a day with their regional squad training and playing friendly matches.

Message from Cardiff League

*************************************************************************************Just to let you know that, similar to last year, we have booked half of the Upper Hall at the Sport Wales Centre (WIS) each week from Thursday 16th August until the start of the season proper, primarily for those who will be playing in the League this season to get some practice in before the new League season starts at the beginning of October. We will have 8 tables available from 7-15pm to 9-15pm every Thursday, starting on 16th and the cost will be £3 per person. It will be a great opportunity to practice against other league players and get ready for the new season. I hope many of you can make it and look forward to seeing you on 16th. Cheers, Chris Richards (Cardiff League) *************************************************************************************

New season, new sanctions.

All players should check the link below,it contains important information about yellow and red cards and the implications of misbehaviour at English events next season. TTAW will link into this system and will record any incidents at Welsh events. Be on your best behaviour.

Two important dates for the diary

16th August table tennis charity Pink Pong will host an open session 4 till 6pm with a Wales vs rest of the world match starting 7pm.This will be played at the new Cardiff City TTC in Cathays. 17th August TTAW coaches conference-this is a free conference for TTAW coaches to attend at Sport Wales National Centre, starting 9.30am till 3pm.