Table Tennis Wales - West: October 2011

Monday, 31 October 2011

Swansea Kit

There is new kit available for all Swansea players. Thanks to Butterfly we have received some discount and are offering the Butterfly Kiru shirt. You have a choice of 3 colours and if you interested please contact Aled Howell via email on <a href="mailto:aledrice@hotmail.com">aledrice@hotmail.com</a>. 
 
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Swansea Kit

There is new kit available for all Swansea players. Thanks to Butterfly we have received some discount and are offering the Butterfly Kiru s...

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

West Wales Table Tennis combined with a charity called 'Fit for Fun' on Tuesday. The day was aimed at getting kids active in a number of different sports. It was a great day for kids from all ages to try our sport but we also picked up a number of volunteers who would like to get involved in coaching. The children were in the age ranges of 0-4yrs, 4-7yrs & 8-12yrs all gave table tennis a go for the very first time. 
 There was a huge turnout of children that were divided into groups who all benfited from an hour of table tennis with Aled Howell and Stan Eastwood.  
 
A big thanks to Stan Eastwood for his help on the day.

West Wales Table Tennis combined with a charity called 'Fit for Fun' on Tuesday. The day was aimed at getting kids active in a numb...

Monday, 24 October 2011

Swansea Closed

Swansea Closed

To see the recent Swansea Closed pictures please follow the link: www.flickr.com/photos/staneastwood/sets

Swansea League

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Early pacesetters in
the Premier Division are Penlan ‘D’ who got off to an impressive start<o:p></o:p></div>
 
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Defeating <st1:place w:st="on">Carmarthen</st1:place> ‘A’ 29-9 with Martin Gunn winning 9-0, Matt
Lancey 9-3 and young Thomas Hayden showing good form to win 8-6. Penlan ‘B’
beat <st1:place w:st="on">Carmarthen</st1:place> ‘B’ 22-10 thanks to Ceri James
winning 9-0. Penlan ‘E’ defeated newly promoted <st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place>
Gears ‘A’ 21-11 despite <o:p></o:p></div>
 
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Ceri Higgon winning
9-0 for the losers. Penlan ‘C’ beat Penyrheol ‘A’ 22-17 despite the best
efforts of Denis Bromage who won 9-1 for the losers.<o:p></o:p></div>
 
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Division One
produced a very close game between <st1:place w:st="on">Carmarthen</st1:place>
‘E’ and Llanelli which saw Llanelli narrowly winning 24-20, Derek Summers
winning 9-5 before teaming up with Tony Tappin to win the doubles 3-1 thus
securing victory. Ammanford ‘B’ defeated <st1:place w:st="on">Carmarthen</st1:place>
‘D’ 24-20 thanks to Mike Towell who won 9-3. <st1:place w:st="on">Carmarthen</st1:place>
‘C’ beat Penlan ‘H’ 22-14 with Martyn Fenner winning 9-0.<o:p></o:p></div>
 
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In Division Two last
years relegated side Cam Gears ‘C’ got off to a good start by defeating Penlan
‘J’ 22-13, Malcolm Davies winning 7-3, but the best performance was by Lawrence
John who won 9-1 for the losers.  Penlan
‘L’ beat Dillwyn Llewelyn ‘B’ 25-14 with Keith Baker leading the way winning
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Division Three saw
an exciting 20-20 draw between Penlan ‘N’ and Blaen-y-Maes ‘A’, Tony Averis
winning 9-2 for Blaen-y-Maes before teaming up with Andrew Agnew to win the
final doubles match 3-2 to secure the draw, Penlans young trio of Lewis Towell,
Shankly Ismail and Bradley Abraham all fought well in their first competitive
match. Penlan ‘M’ beat            
Blaen-y-Maes ‘B’ 29-8 with Peter Morse, Matthew Francis and Harry
Langley all playing well for Penlan. Penlan ‘S’ defeated Penlan ‘R’ 24-11 with
Matthew Rees and Jamie Hill both winning 9-1. Penyrheol ‘C’ top the division
after an easy 30-1 victory over Penlan ‘C’. <o:p></o:p></div>
 
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The Preliminary
Round of the Tudor Jones Cup saw two exciting matches. Penlan ‘G’ recorded a
narrow 11-10 victory over Penyrheol ‘C’, with the scores level Tony Holt won
the last match   2-1 to secure the victory, this gave Tony
match figures of 6-1. Tata Port Talbot ‘B’ narrowly defeated premier division
Cam Gears ‘A’ 13-10, the match was decided when Kean Pak won the last game 2-0
giving him match figures of 6-1.<o:p></o:p></div>

Swansea League

Early pacesetters in the Premier Division are Penlan ‘D’ who got off to an impressive start Defeating Carmarthen ‘A’ 29-9 with Martin ...

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Welsh Development Day

Wednesday 26th October 2011<o:p></o:p>

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Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff, CF11 9SW<o:p> </o:p></div>
 
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Cost - £1 (pay on the day)<o:p> </o:p></div>
 
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10am-11.30pm Session 1<o:p> </o:p></div>
 
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12.30pm-2pm Session 2<o:p></o:p></div>
 
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We are searching for players to represent Wales at the
International School Event in Scotland 13-15 April 2012. Players for that event
must be under 12 years on the 1st
September 2011. However, we still want to help players of all ages and
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Age Range – 5yrs
to 13yrs</div>
 
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Practice
partners/Helpers for the day</div>
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To Be Confirmed <o:p> </o:p></div>
 
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Coaches on the day (2
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Ryan Jenkins, Stephen Jenkins, Aled Howells, Simon Oyler,
Nathan Thomas</div>

Welsh Development Day

Wednesday 26 th October 2011 Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff, CF11 9SW Cost - £1 ( pay on the day ) 10am-11.30pm Sessio...

Monday, 17 October 2011

Leaders Award Course Swansea

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This course is suitable for anyone
wanting to learn about the sport of table tennis for the first time. It is
mainly a practical course with some theory which provides an introduction to
starter table tennis skills. The aims of the course are to: Enable participants
to organise safe, enjoyable and purposeful table tennis activities; Inform
participants about the basic skills required at the starter level; Inform
participants about further opportunities to take part in table tennis in the
community as officials, umpires and coaches through further Coach Education
courses provided by the TTAW.<o:p></o:p></div>
 
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Date:              Sunday 27th November 2011<o:p></o:p>

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Venue:          Penlan Leisure Centre, HeolGwyrosydd, Penlan, Swansea, West Glamorgan SA5 7BU.</div>
 
Time:                         6:00pm to 9:00pm<o:p></o:p>

Cost:                       £15.00<o:p></o:p>

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For further information please contact West Wales Development Coach Aled
Howell. <o:p></o:p>

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Email: <a href="mailto:aledrice@hotmail.com">aledrice@hotmail.com</a>       Phone: 07891 544319<o:p></o:p></div>

Leaders Award Course Swansea

This course is suitable for anyone wanting to learn about the sport of table tennis for the first time. It is mainly a practical course wi...

Wales v England South West

Wales v England South West

England South West taught our young Welsh players a little lesson yesterday down in Okehampton. Stefan Jeczalik, Jon Bisp, Matthew Francis,...

Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Junior Team Championship of Wales

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Great start for all West Wales junior teams in the recent Junior Team Championship of Wales. All players contributed hugely to their teams with a number of nail biting finishes. Swansea had a great start, currently top of the table so lets keep it up boys and get Swansea back in the top division where they belong. Carmarthen added another team in Division 3 this year. Carmarthen A currently sit second behind a very strong Wrexham team. Well done to the youngsters and carry it on throughout the season. 
 
Table - Div 2 Juniors 
Team	 
1.Swansea	 10 
2.North Gwent B	6 
3.Rhondda C	6 
4.Cathays		6 
5.Y Morfa		2 
6.Ferndale B	0 
 
Table - Div 3 Juniors 
 
Team	 
1.Wrexham		10 
2.Carmarthen A	8 
3.Whitchurch	4 
4.Bridgend B	4 
5.Carmarthen B	4 
6.Ael Y Bryn B	0 
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Junior Team Championship of Wales

Great start for all West Wales junior teams in the recent Junior Team Championship of Wales. All players contributed hugely to their tea...

European Championship

European Championship

To follow the Welsh squad in the European table tennis Championship held in Poland please follow ettu.org. Here you can find a live stream f...

Monday, 10 October 2011

Swansea High Potential Squad

Swansea High Potential Squad

Great start to the High Potential squad this evening. With a new venue and a number of new faces it was a great start to the season. Potenti...

Sunday, 9 October 2011

Dragon

The 1st Dragon of the season took place on Sunday
9th of October in the main hall at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">National</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Centre</st1:placename>
 <st1:placename w:st="on">Sophia</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Gardens</st1:placename></st1:place>.
As usual many were playing in their first tournament and it was a real thrill
for these new players to be playing in the same hall as the best juniors in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wales</st1:place></st1:country-region> who were
contesting Junior Team Championships. The under 11s group with 10 entries got
underway at 9am together with the older under 15s. It was great to see the new
players and parents and some impressive playing followed. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Whitchurch</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype></st1:place>
players coached by Simon Oyler dominated the under 15s event with Hugh Standen
securing the win in a close battle against newcomer and surprise of the under
15s Jack Fletcher. The under 11s saw players from all over the south region
taking part, just missing out on a trophy finishing 3rd was Cade
Short, runner up was Luca Caplin and winner was Joseph Roberts. A special
mention goes to highest finishing female player Lydia John who finished in 4th
place overall.

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The under 13s started as usual at 1pm and a few keen under
11 entrants had a go at the older age group, thereby making the most of their
trip to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Cardiff</st1:city></st1:place>.
Incredibly 3 players claimed top honours all on 4 wins each in the final group.
The organisers had to revert to counting sets and the final top 3 were; 3rd
John Clarke, 2nd Joseph Roberts and the winner was Elliot Weinberg.
This result shows how close the competition is the Dragons and the importance
of trying to win every point. The next Dragon will take place on Sunday 20th
of November 2011, again in the main hall at the National  Centre so be sure to get your entry forms
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Final Positions Dragon Tournament Sunday 9th
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Under 11</div>
 
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 Roberts</li>
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 Caplin (Mumbles)</li>
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 Short</li>
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Under 13 
 
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Under 15

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 Weir</li>
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 Morgan</li>
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 Huws<o:p> </o:p></li>
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Dragon

The 1 st Dragon of the season took place on Sunday 9 th of October in the main hall at the National Centre Sophia Gardens . As usual...

Thursday, 6 October 2011

Newcastle Grand Prix

Big congratulations goes to Martin Gunn on his accomplishments in the Newcastle Grand Prix. Martin got to both finals in the Band 2 event and Band 3 event. Martin was the eventual winner of the Band 3 beating Scotsman Nathan Courtney in the final. Martin picked up the silver medal in the Band 2 event. For his achievements this weekend he was awarded the player of the weekend. 
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Newcastle Grand Prix

Big congratulations goes to Martin Gunn on his accomplishments in the Newcastle Grand Prix. Martin got to both finals in the Band 2 event an...