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Cardiff is the city to host the ETTU coaches conference in 2013. The best coaches from the European Nations will arrive in our capital to discuss and improve on coaching topics

The ITTF are keen to host a level 1 coaching award in Wales in early 2013. Details will shortly follow

Entry forms are out for the Welsh events - Swansea Junior/Cadet Open (Penlan) and Blaenau Gwent Junior/Cadet Open (Abertillery). Soon to follow will be the Glamorgan Senior Open in January 2013. Keep an eye on all the latest action www.ttaw.co.uk

Selections for the Finland Senior Open will happen at the end of this month with those names being posted on the official website when confirmed

Invitations have been sent to Romania, Switzerland, Norway, Belgium, Canada and Luxembourg to send teams to the Welsh Challenge Open in February 2013. The new tournament will take place 15-17 February at Sport Wales National Centre

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Euros - this week

Charlotte Carey, Megan Phillips and Angharad Phillips head to Herning in Denmark tomorrow for the European Singles Championships

check all results on www.ettu.org

Newcastle GP

Chris Doran stole the show at Newcastle over the weekend beating Welsh number 2 Ryan Jenkins 3-1 in the final. Ryan had good wins over Gavin Evans (3-0) and Paul McCreery (3-0) to reach the final

Steve Jenkins lost out to Daniel Basterfield in the same event, but now switches focus back to his club commitments in the Swiss League

In Talks...

Wales are in talks with the Maldives Association about the possibility of training there for a week prior to the Commonwealth Championships in May next year. Table Tennis Wales has a great friendship with the TTAM since senior men players played their 50th anniversary event in 2011.

Dragon Event

The under 9's got the day off to an excellent start and although there were only 6 entries, a round robin provided them with the maximum playing time and the standard was very good....... Results: 1 Louie Evans 2 Mithun Padmanabhan 3 Anna Hursey 4 Lara Whitton 5 Ieuan Morgan 6 Estelle Kelly......

The Under 11's continued with initially 3 groups of 4 and again provided a very good standard of play..... The playoff's consisted of 4 groups of 3 which produced the following results. 1 Darian Eynon 2 Rhys Evans 3 David Avery 4 Mithun Padmanabhan 5 Louie Evans 6 Lauren Stacey 7 Anna Hursey 8 Ieuan Morgan 9 Lara Whitton 10 Sophie Cunningham 11 Danielle Kelly 12 Estelle Kelly ....................

Many of the players in the younger groups willingly accepted the challenge to play in the Under 13 to make up the numbers. Again with 12 players the same format as the under 11's was used and the standard was again really high. Results:

1 Lydia John 2 Bethany Brewer 3 Louie Evans 4 Joshua Stacey 5 Rhys Evans 6 Jack Mullins 7 Jamie Lee Harley 8 Matthew Pearce 9 David Avery 10 Ben Pearce 11 Anna Hursey 12 Danielle Kelly

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

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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

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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...

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