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Today was Day 5 of the 56^th European Youth Championships taking place in Ostrava, Czech Republic; Today the team event concluded and final positions were decided.

Junior Girls – Ashley Givan, Hannah Lynch-Dawson and Emma Ludlow

The Junior Girls faced BULGARIA in a battle for 33^rd position Hannah Lynch-Dawson was up first and she took the opening set however YOVKOVA who is ranked 198 in Europe came out and won the next three sets and gave Bulgaria a 1-0 lead. Three Times National Senior Champion Ashley Givan cruised to a straight sets victory over TSANEVA, the match was tied at 1-1. MEHMED proved too strong for Emma Ludlow taking Bulgaria into a 2-1 lead with a straight sets victory. Ashley dropped the first set against YOVKOVA but found a higher gear and comfortably took three on the trot; the match was tied 2-2. TSANEVA got out of the blocks strong and never looked back as she beat Hannah in straight sets. Bulgaria took the match 3-2 and the Junior Girls finished off the 56^th European Youth Championships in 34^th position.

Bulgaria 3 Ireland 2

Krasimira YOVKOVA (ER: 198) beat Hannah LYNCH-DAWSON 3-1 (8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8)

Ashley GIVAN beat Monika TSANEVA3-0 (12-10, 11-8, 11-3)

Reyhan MEHMED beat Emma LUDLOW 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-4)

Ashley GIVAN beat Krasimira YOVKOVA3-1 (8-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-1)

Monika TSANEVA beat Hannah LYNCH-DAWSON 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-5)

Cadet Boys – Zak Wilson, Alexander Gillen and Owen Cathcart

The Cadet Boys were playing San Marino for 38^th position, in the Cadet Boys style this match would not go by without 5 setters being a feature. The first of these came when Alexander Gillen played European 245 Davide MUCCIOLI, Alex took the first 11-9, MUCCIOLI responded taking the 2^nd 11-5. From then on nothing would separate the two boys, Alex won the third 11-9, Muccioli won the fourth 11-9 and Alex won the fifth (you guessed it) 11-9.  Ireland took a 1-0 lead and Zak seemed to be unstoppable as he cruised to a straight sets victory, given Ireland a 2-0 lead going into the Doubles. Owen Cathcart would join his fellow Ulsterman in the Doubles. They dropped the first 11-9; they took the second and won the third in an epic 16-14 game. San Marino weren’t given up and won the fourth but Owen and Zak found their rhythm and took the fourth 11-4. The Cadet Boys finished 38^th in the 56^th European Youth Championships.  

Ireland 3 San Marino 0

Alexander GILLEN beat Davide MUCCIOLI (ER: 245) 3-2 (11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9)

Zak WILSON beat Federico GIARDI (ER: 242) 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-8)

Owen CATHCART /WILSON beat GIARDI / MUCCIOLI 3-2 (9-11, 11-7, 16-14, 5-11, 11-4)

Cadet Girls – Katie McGlone, Chloe O’Halloran, Rebecca Finn

The Cadet Girls were in a playoff group for 35^th to 37^th position, yesterday Switzerland beat Ireland 3-1 and Scotland 3-0 so they took 35^th and that left the two Home Nations to battle it out for 36^th.  Katie McGlone showed her good form as she won convincingly in straight sets over Rachel CRAWFORD. Chloe O’Halloran put in another great performance and beating Lucy Elliot European 124, in straight sets 13-11, 13-11 and 11-6. Katie and Rebecca teamed up for the Doubles and they were narrowly defeated in three with two sets ending 12-10 in favour of the Scots. Katie was up next against Lucy ELLIOT and while Lucy won the first Katie took the next three to give Ireland a 3-1 win over neighbours Scotland.

The Cadet Girls finished off in 36^th position.

Ireland 3 Scotland 1

Katie MCGLONE beat Rachel CRAWFORD 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-5)

Chloe O’HALLORAN beat Lucy ELLIOT (ER: 124) 3-0 (13-11, 13-11, 11-6)

CRAWFORD / ELLIOT beat MCGLONE / FINN 3-0 (11-8, 12-10, 12-10)

Katie MCGLONE beat Lucy ELLIOT 3-1 (8-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-9)

As the Team Event comes to a close we move over to the Individual events with Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles still to come.

Commenting on the Championships so far High Performance Director John McGlone said “The current gap in standard between the larger countries and ourselves is evident from our overall placing in the team events. However, there were more than a few very close 2-3 matches and some good individual wins, including Chloe’s victory against the European No. 22 Cadet.  The younger players have gained valuable tournament experience in age groups where they will still hope to be competing in two years time. The players should now be looking forward to their singles matches and using the knowledge they’ve gained from the first half of the event.”

Reflecting on the first half of the European Youth Championships ITTA Chair Patricia Hunter was proud of the players and said “I am delighted to see Ireland so well represented by all of our players who have turned in some excellent individual results, keep up the good work!”

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Day 4 of the 56^th European Youth Championships was a day full of epic encounters in the Battle for the final positions.

Junior Girls – Ashley Givan, Hannah Lynch-Dawson and Emma Ludlow

Today the Junior Girls had one match in the playoff semi-final for position 33^rd-36^th. They played Iceland and melted them  away with some great performances, Hannah beat TOMASDOTTIR 3-1 after dropping the first set 12-10. Ashley comfortably beat FINNSDOTTIR in straight sets showing no mercy taking the second set without dropping a point, Emma wrapped up victory with a straight sets victory over BJARNADOTTIR. The Junior Girls won 3-0.

Click here for Knock-out sheet, the Junior Girls are through to the Play-offs and are playing for 33^rd or 34^th against BULGARIA, which is made of Krasimira YOVKOVA (ER: 198), Reyhan MEHMED and Monika TSANEVA. The match is being played tomorrow at 10 o’clock (GMT).

Ireland 3 Iceland 0

Hannah LYNCH-DAWSON beat Sigrun Ebba TOMASDOTTIR 3-1 (10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7)

Ashley GIVAN beat Hrefna FINNSDOTTIR 3-0 (11-8, 11-0, 11-6)

Emma LUDLOW beat Kolfinna BJARNADOTTIR 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-6)

Cadet Boys – Zak Wilson, Alexander Gillen and Owen Cathcart

The Cadet Boys had a day of what could have been, they had one match against Finland but one that could have went either way. KANTONISTOV beat Zak is a dramatic 5 setter which Zak led 2-1, but unfortunately the Finn just saw of Zak taking the fifth 11-9. Alexander played European Number 36 Jan NYBERG but his experience was too much for Alex as he won in straight sets.  The Boys were not about to be defeated without a fight, NYBERG was teamed up with FLEMMING, Zak and Alex got off to a great start taking the first 2 sets, it was looking good until the Finns stole the third game 13-11, they also took the fourth and the decider went right down to the wire and again Team Ireland came up on the wrong side of the 11 losing 13-11.

Click here for Round 2 Final Group Standings; the Cadet boys play SAN MARINO in the morning at 8 o’clock (GMT). The Boys are playing for position 38^th or 39^th. The San Marino team is Federico GIARDI (ER: 242) and Davide MUCCIOLI (ER: 245). Click here for the match sheet.

Finland 3 Ireland 0

Mikhail KANTONISTOV (ER: 113) beat Zak WILSON 3-2 (8-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9)

Jan NYBERG (ER: 36) beat Alexander GILLEN 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-4)

NYBERG / Veikka FLEMMING (ER: 104) beat WILSON/GILLEN 3-2 (9-11, 5-11, 13-11, 11-6, 13-11)

Cadet Girls – Katie McGlone, Chloe O’Halloran, Rebecca Finn

The Cadet Girls played 2 matches today, they finished off their Round 2 group with their match against Norway. Rebecca got a 2-0 lead over Rebekka CARLSEN but the Norwegian took three on the trot taking the match 12-10 in the fifth. Katie MCGLONE had a sensational win over European Number 52 Ilka DOVAL, she held nothing back and took the match in straight sets dropping only 19 points along the way. It was 1-1 going into the Doubles, and the Norwegian pair showed their experience and came through in straight sets. Rebecca kept hopes alive as she took the first set against DOVAL but it wasn’t to be and DOVAL took the next three to give Norway a 3-1 victory. That all meant Ireland Cadet Girls would head to the Playoff group 35^th to 37^th along with Switzerland and Scotland, their first opponents would be Switzerland this evening. LINKE the Swiss Number 1 defeated Chloe in straight sets. Katie continued on from her earlier success and beat BRUNNER 12-10 in the fourth set. It was all to play for going in the doubles, they dropped the first but took the second in an epic 15-13 battle but the Swiss pair came through in the end taking the doubles 3-1. Katie gave LINKE a good match but it wasn’t to be as she lost 11-9 in the fifth.

Click here for Round 2 Final Group Standings; the Cadet Girls play SCOTLAND tomorrow at 2 o’clock (GMT). The Scotland team is Lucy ELLIOT (ER: 124) and Rachel CRAWFORD. Click here for the Playoff Group 35^th-37^th.

Round 2 – Norway 3 Ireland 1

Rebekka CARLSEN (ER:207) beat Rebecca FINN 3-2 (8-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 12-10)

Katie MCGLONE beat Ilka DOVAL (ER:52) 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-4)

CARLSEN / DOVAL beat  FINN / MCGLONE 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-2)

Ilka DOVAL beat Rebecca FINN 3-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4)

Playoff Group – 35-37 – Switzerland 3 Ireland 1

Camille-Chloe LINKE (ER:68) beat Chloe O’HALLORAN 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-4)

Katie MCGLONE beat Nicole BRUNNER (ER: 194) 3-1 (11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10)

LINKE / BRUNNER beat MCGLONE / FINN 3-1 (11-7, 13-15, 11-8, 11-7)

Camille-Chloe LINKE beat Katie MCGLONE 3-1 (11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9)

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The Singles Draw has been released with the qualifying matches beginning on Wednesday, other than Ashley Givan who got straight into Round 1 and will play on Thursday.

Junior Girls

Ashley GIVAN (ER: 162) is playing England’s Maria TSAPTSINOS (ER:157) in the First Round.

Hannah LYNCH-DAWSON (ER: 274) will play Simona HORVATHOVA (ER:272) from Slovakia in the qualification round, waiting in Round 1 is Tilda JOHANSSON (ER:88) from Sweden.

Emma Ludlow has drawn Margaryta PRUDIUS (ER: 200) of Ukraine in the qualification round and for the winner Switzerland’s Amanda FAUVEL (ER: 131) is waiting in Round 1.

Cadet Boys

Zak WILSON will face Greece’s Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS (ER: 211) in the qualification round with Aljaz SMALJCELJ of Slovenia (ER: 77) in Round 1 for the winner.

Alexander GILLEN has been drawn against Yaser RAZOUK of Scotland in the qualification round, they played in the team event, Alex was defeated 3-2 (9-11, 15-17, 11-5, 11-7, 7-11) so he will be keen to get some revenge and turn the result around. Maxim KISELEV of Russia will play the winner in Round 1. KISELEV is the third seed and ranked 3 in Europe and 20 in the World.

Owen CATHCART will be playing Magnus Johann HJARTARSON from Iceland, for the winner Ilia KANUNNIKOV of the Ukraine (ER: 55).

Cadet Girls

In the qualification round Katie MCGLONE will play Mihaela DIMOVA of Bulgaria and Emily Bolton (ER: 106) of England has been drawn to play the winner in Round 1.

Chloe O’HALLORAN will face Styliani PATEKAKI of Greece in the qualification round with Tatiana KUKULKOVA of Slovakia (ER: 55).

Rebecca FINN will play Rachel CRAWFORD of Scotland in the qualification and Liz LETHAL (ER:132) of Luxemburg will be the opponent who plays the winner.

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Day 3 of the 56th European Youth Championships was a tough day for Team Ireland with some close matches going against them.

Junior Girls – Ashley Givan, Hannah Lynch-Dawson and Emma Ludlow

The Junior Girls had 2 tricky matches today, Emma and Ashley both lost in straight sets to the Austrian 1 & 2, Hannah came up on the wrong side of a tense 5 setter which left Austria with a 3-0 victory. Estonia was next on the cards for the Junior Girls, Ashley and Emma both had tough matches against the Estonian 1& 2 this time both girls took a set of the higher ranked opponents. Hannah had another 5 setter this time she lead 2-1 but KOIT took the last 2 sets to win the match 3-0 for Estonia.

Austria 3 Ireland 0

Melanie LUGINGER (ER:115) beat Emma LUDLOW 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-7)

Ines DIENDORFER (ER:214) beat Ashley GIVAN 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 11-8)

Valerie TISCHLER (ER:262) beat Hannah LYNCH-DAWSON 3-2 (7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6)

Estonia 3 Ireland 0

Valeria PETROVA (ER:103) beat Ashley GIVAN 3-1 (11-3, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7)

Olesja KETSKO (ER:84) beat Emma LUDLOW 3-1 (11-4, 11-2, 12-14, 11-8)

Liisi KOIT (ER:176) beat Hannah LYNCH-DAWSON 3-2 (7-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5)

Click here for Group Standings, the Junior Girls are through to the Play-offs and are playing for 33^rd/ 34^th tomorrow at 2 o’clock (GMT).

Cadet Boys – Zac Wilson, Alexander Gillen and Owen Cathcart

Alexander had a fantastic 3-2 win over European Number 45 Fredrik MERINGDAL, Alex took the game 14-12 in the fifth set. Zak continued the good start with a straight sets win over Mats HOEL. The doubles was a tough match with things being level all the way, but it was the Norwegian pair that came out on top in the 5^th set. Norway turned the tides and MERINGDAL beat Zak 3-1 and HOEL beat Alexander 3-0. Norway managed a comeback to take the match 3-2. Switzerland was next for the boys and this time Zak started and he narrowly lost to Andrin MELLIGER (ER:93) 11-9 in the fifth set. Alexander Gillen had a tough match against European number 98 Dimitri Brunner 12-10 in the fourth. The boys teamed up and pulled it back for a 3-1 win in the doubles. However BRUNNER stepped up and beat Zak 3-0.

Norway 3 Ireland 2

Alexander GILLEN beat Fredrik MERINGDAL (ER:45) 3-2 (9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 14-12)

Zak WILSON beat Mats HOEL (ER:183) 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-5)

MERINGDAL / HOEL beat GILLEN / WILSON 3-2 (11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5)

Fredrik MERINGDAL beat Zak WILSON 3-1 (3-11, 11-2, 12-10, 11-4)

Mats HOEL beat Alexander GILLEN 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-7)

Switzerland 3 Ireland 1

Andrin MELLIGER (ER:93) beat Zak WILSON 3-2 (11-13, 6-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-9)

Dimitri BRUNNER (ER:98) beat Alexander GILLEN 3-1 (9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10)

WILSON / GILLEN beat BRUNNER / SIMONET (ER:185)  3-1 (11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6)

Dimitri BRUNNER beat Zak WILSON 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-6)

Click here for Group Standings; the Cadet boys play Finland in the morning at 8 o’clock (GMT). The Finland team is Jan NYBERG (ER: 36), Veikka FLEMMING (ER: 104) and Mikhail KANTONISTOV (ER: 113).

Cadet Girls – Katie McGlone, Chloe O’Halloran, Rebecca Finn

The Cadet Girls faced tough competition for their 1^st round 2 match against fellow Home Nation England. Katie and Chloe had both tough matches losing 3-0 to the English 1 & 2 Denise PAYET and Letitia MCMULLEN but Rebecca and Katie teamed up for the doubles and put up a good fight against the English pair only losing 11-9 in the fifth.

England 3 Ireland 0

Denise PAYET (ER:189) beat Katie MCGLONE 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-6)

Letitia MCMULLAN (ER:128) beat Chloe O’HALLORAN 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-6)

PAYET / MCMULLAN beat MCGLONE / FINN 3-2 (12-10, 14-12, 8-11, 6-11, 11-9)

Click here for the Group Standings; the Cadet Girls play Norway tomorrow at 10 o’clock (GMT) The Norway is Ilka DOVAL (ER:52), Rebekka Carlsen (ER:207) and Ingvild Lunden HELSETH (ER:225).

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OPENING DAY OF THE EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS – MIXED FORTUNES IN OSTRAVA

This week Team Ireland is competing in the 56th European Youth Championships in Ostrava in the Czech Republic. 44 countries are currently competing in the team event across four categories, Junior and Cadet Boys and Girls. The Event is taking place in Sareza, a multi-purpose sports hall with capacity for 5,000 spectators.

In the Juniors matches contain 5 Singles (A v X, B v Y, C v Z, A v Y, B v X) and the Cadets matches contain 4 singles and 1 Doubles (A v X, B v Y, the doubles, A v Y, B v X)

Junior Girls – Ashley Givan (European Ranking: 162), Hannah Lynch-Dawson (ER: 274), Emma Ludlow

Started yesterday morning against Finland, Hannah got Ireland off to a great start with a 3-2 win over Anna KIRITCHENKO (ER:119), then it was the turn of Ashley but she was defeated in straight sets by Pinja ERIKSSON (ER:172). Emma faced Elli RISSANEN (ER:266) however she lost 3-1, leaving the girls 2-1 down. Ashley was up next and she levelled the match at 2-2 when she defeated KIRITCHENKO 3-1. The deciding match was Hannah against ERIKSSON, Hannah got off to a great start winning the first game 13-11, however ERIKSSON came back to win the next 3, which meant Finland won 3-2

Their next match was yesterday evening where they played Portugal, Rita FINS (ER:51) beat Hannah 3-0, Ashley lost 3-1 to Joana Mota (ER:147) and Emma lost 3-0 to Patricia Maciel (ER:184) The final score was 3-0 to Portugal.

Ireland 2 Finland 3

Hannah LYNCH-DAWSON beat Anna KIRITCHENKO (ER:119) 3-2 (12-10, 11-13, 11-9, 12-14, 9-11)

Pinja ERIKSSON (ER:172) beat Ashley GIVAN 3-0 (11-1, 11-8, 11-4)

Elli RISSANEN (ER:266) beat Emma LUDLOW 3-1 (11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-5)

Ashley GIVAN beat Anna KIRITCHENKO 3-1 (11-8, 8-11, 13-11, 12-10)

Pinja ERIKSSON beat Hannah LYNCH-DAWSON 3-1 (11-13, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7)

Ireland 0 Portugal 3

Rita FINS (ER:51) beat Hannah LYNCH-DAWSON 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-7)

Joana MOTA (ER:147) beat Ashley GIVAN 3-1 (11-9, 8-11, 11-2, 11-5)

Patricia MACIEL (ER:184) beat Emma LUDLOW 3-0  (11-6, 11-3, 11-1)

Cadet Girls – Katie McGlone, Chloe O’Halloran, Rebecca Finn

Cadet Girls played their match yesterday afternoon, they played Slovakia. Katie got things underway against Katarina BELOPOTOCANOVA (ER:77) but the Slovakian showed her experience coming through with a 3-0 win. Up next was Chloe who played some outstanding table tennis to beat European Cadet Girls Number 22 Karolina FURKOVA 3-2 with some very close games. Rebecca stepped up to the plate to join Katie in the Doubles against FURKOVA and Ema LABOSOVA (ER:161) but they lost 3-1. Next up FURKOVA showed why she was ranked 22 by beating Katie 3-0 meaning the girls lost 3-1 to Slovakia.

Ireland 1 Slovakia 3

Katarina BELOPOTOCANOVA (ER:77) beat Katie MCGLONE 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-6)

Chloe O’Halloran beat Karolina FURKOVA (ER:22) 3-2 (9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-9)

FURKOVA / Ema LABOSOVA (ER: 161) beat MCGLONE / Rebecca FINN 3-1 (11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-3)

Karolina FURKOVA beat Katie MCGLONE 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-3)

Cadet Boys – Zak Wilson, Alexander Gillen, Owen Cathcart

First up for the Cadet Boys was fellow Home Nation England However with some highly ranked members on their team they were a tough match for our boys beating them 3-0.

Next for the Cadet Boys was the Ukraine with Zak playing some impressive table tennis to take the first match against European Cadet Boys Number 55 Ilia KANUNNIKOV 3-1. Alex was then up against Bogdan SINKEVYCH (ER:77) putting up a good fight against a strong opponent losing the game 3-1. The doubles was up next but after some close games the boys lost 3-2, then Zak faced SINKEVYCH but he proved too tough beating Zak 3-0. The match ended 3-1 to Ukraine.

Ireland 0 England 3

Luke SAVILL (ER:154) beat Alexander GILLEN 3-1 (11-4, 11-9, 11-13, 11-4)

Marcus GILES (ER:57) beat Zak WILSON 3-0 (11-5, 13-11, 11-9)

SAVILL / Tom JARVIS (ER:24) beat GILLEN / WILSON 3-1 (9-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-5)

Ireland 1 Ukraine 3

Zak WILSON beat Ilia KANUNNIKOV (ER:55) 3-1 (11-4, 8-11, 12-10, 12-10)

Bogdan SINKEVYCH (ER:77) beat Alexander GILLEN 3-1 (11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9)

SINKEVYCH / Ostap RIZNYCHENKO beat WILSON / GILLEN 3-2 (11-5, 11-13, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7)

Bogdan SINKEVYCH beat Zak WILSON 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-6)

Today in Day 2, first up is the Cadet Girls who play Turkey at 8 o’clock and Armenia at 2 o’clock. The Cadet Boys play Scotland at 10 o’clock. The Junior Girls play Latvia at 2 o’clock and Slovenia at 6 o’clock. 

A squad of nine top young talents travel to Czech Republic next week for the European Youth Championships, accompanied by National Coaches Louise Long and John Murphy. The team has prepared extensively in the past weeks, with most attending an ETTU training course hosted in Dublin last week by expert coach Piotr Skierski, supported by National Coaches John Murphy, Mark O’Flynn and Amanda Mogey.

Going in to the event, ITTA High Performance Director stated;

“This is a mainly young squad and most of the Irish players will be attending their first European Youth Championships.  The players will be hoping to improve their understanding of what it takes to compete at this level, and how to prepare for major championships.  The players and NPCs will also be looking to learn more about how the top European teams practice and compete so that Ireland can aspire towards that level in future years.”

The squad is as follows:

CADET BOYS

Owen CATHCART

Alexander GILLEN

Zak WILSON

CADET GIRLS

Rebecca FINN

Katie MCGLONE

Chloe O’HALLORAN

JUNIOR GIRLS

Emma LUDLOW

Ashley GIVAN

Hannah LYNCH DAWSON

The draw has thrown up some interesting clashes in the Team Event, which takes place first. At Cadet Level, the Girls face Armenia, Turkey and Slovakia. The Cadet Boys face some familiar opponents, drawn against Scotland, England and the Ukraine. The Junior Girls, led by newly crowned Senior Schools International Champion Ashley Givan, will face Slovenia, Portugal, Finland and Latvia.

The event kicks off on 12^th July, with the team event running to the 16^th July before the individual event begins. Don’t forget to follow the ITTA site and social media pages for full updates from this major event. Best wishes to all of the squad members from all at Irish Table Tennis.