Table Tennis Ireland Paralympian Colin Judge has been competing hard in many para events recently. Towards the end of June, he finished in 3rd place at the Para Czech Republic Open and 3rd place in the Para Montenegro Open. Some other great results in 2022, have ensured that Colin has been invited to take part in the Para World Table Tennis Championships in November. Colin has been training hard and prepping ahead of this exciting event, keep it up Colin!
Colin is currently ranked 11th in World which is the highest he has been ranked since his reclassification in 2019. Colin is also at superb 7th in Europe in Class 3 Men’s, two outstanding rankings. All his hard work and preparation is paying off!
We are all very proud of Colin and his outstanding achievementS, and we know that he will represent Ireland extremely well in the Para Table Tennis World Championships in Granada in November 2022.
Best of luck Colin from all of us at Table Tennis Ireland, we know that you will do great. We are all behind you wishing you all the best.
Conor Nugent was at ATU Donegal on Tuesday the 4th of October, and he delivered an enthusiastic and informative taster session to the students & staff of ATU Donegal as part of their Active Sport Week
Lots of fun and games were had for all ages and abilities! Conor provided lots of skills and tricks to help everyone play our sport effectively. There were plenty of take-home tips for all the willing participants.
Well done to all who took part, it was great to have so many people engaging in the sessions. We hope to see you at some of our events soon.
If anyone is interested in having a fun and engaging taster session in your area with some of our coaches, please get in touch with [email protected] for more information.
In partnership with Engage4Change, Table Tennis Ireland delivered a Taster Session “Active Community Table Tennis” for young people in the area, and a PingPong FITT Women in Sport session for adults. There was plenty of enthusiasm and positive energy amongst both of the sessions.
PingPong FITT
There were 35+ participants, ages from 9 to 70+ at the two sessions. These sessions not only offered physical activity, but most importantly it provided fun, social engagement, opportunities of meeting up with old friends and making new friends. It is a holistic approach to everyone’s mental and physical well-being.
Active Community Table Tennis
We were so delighted to work with Engage4Change on this collaborative initiative. Big thank you to Kathleen, Helen and other members in the organisation in supporting and organising the event and allowing us to work with their group of willing participants.
Another thanks to Coaches Jing Yi Graham and Ben Watson for their efforts in delivering 2 great table tennis session with Engage4Change.
Peadar Sheridan has just returned from Montenegro where he was competing in his first World Table Tennis Youth Series event, the WTT Youth Contender Podgorica 2022.
In the Under 13 Boys Singles event Peadar topped his group defeating Santiago URIBE (Peru) 3-0, Filip NAGY (Slovakia) 3-1 and Mohammed AL-SALUATI (Qatar) 3-2. He then had a bye to the Quarter Finals where he lost to pimples player Yousif ABDALLA (Qatar) 0-3. ABDALLA went on to meet world number 1 Steven MORENO (Puerto Rico) in the final.
In the Under 11 Boys event Peadar again topped his group, this time without dropping a set. He firstly defeated Yousuf HANIFA (Saudi Arabia) 3-0, then Milan VECETIC (Montenegro) 3-0 and finally Abdulaziz AL ABDULLA (Qatar) 3-0. He then went on to defeat Filip NAGY (Slovakia) 3-0 in the Semi Final before losing to Abdulrahman AL TAHER (Saudi Arabia) 0-3 in the final.
Reaching the final in his first WTT event is a massive achievement and we couldn’t be more proud to see Peadar’s hard work in the training hall paying off in international competition
The Junior Classification took place on the 24th of September in DCU Sports Arena.
A massive thank you to Referee Adrian Brown and assistants Niall O’Flaherty and Tony Martin for a fantastic and well-run Junior Classification. Thank you to the Umpires for their officiating and ensuring the event ran so smoothly.
Well done to all the players on a fantastic display of table tennis. Lots of exciting and close events across the day.
The results are as follows:
U19 Girls Event
Winner: Anjali Singh
2nd Place: Emily Flynn
Semi Finalist: Niamh Mason, Grace Looney
U19 Boys Event
Winner – Tom Colvin
Runner Up – Jonathan Mooney
Semi Finalists – Max Skelton & Adam Faulkner
U19 Boys Plate
Winner: Oscar Gao
Runner-Up: Aedan McGivern
U15 Girls Event
Winner: Grace Looney
Runner Up: Rebecca Scott
Semi Finalist: Lily Parke & Naomi Humes
U15 Girls Plate Competition
Winner: Caoimhe Deane
Runner-Up: Ahna McDonnell
U15 Boys Event
Winner: Vincent Ni
Runner Up: Bruce Tan
Semi Finalist: Peadar Sheridan & Clifford Tan
U15 Boys Plate Competition
Winner: Stefan Bonchev
Runner-Up: Sam Brennan
U13 Girls Event
Winner: Eimear Hutchinson
2nd Place: Ahna McDonnell
3rd Place: Polly Smith
U13 Boys Event
Winner: Peadar Sheridan
Runner Up: Stefan Bonchev
Semi Finalist: Aaditya Singh & Clifford Tan
A great Junior Classification, thank you to all involved! A wonderful start to the new season.
Commonwealth Games is one of the most prestigious competitions for our players. Following many phone calls, emails and meetings and with full support from CGNI, a Men’s Team (Paul McCreery, Zak Wilson, Owen Cathcart and James Skelton) and one Women’s individual player, Sophie Earley were selected to participate in B2022.
Sophie Earley
The Men’s Team had a very tough draw, meeting India and Singapore in the group stage. There were some close games and matches. Owen Cathcart fought hard, but closely lost (2-3) to Indian No. 2 Hameet Desai who is ranked World no. 124. Our team lost to India and Singapore 0-3 and beat Barbados 3-0, finishing joint 9th in the Team event. India and Singapore were the ultimate gold and silver medallists at the Team competition in B2022.
James Skelton and Owen Cathcart
Owen Cathcart
After a few days’ recovery time, the men’s team and Sophie started the Individuals events. As there were only 3 players in the Singles event, James Skelton assisted Jing Yi taking on some coaching roles.
Paul, Owen and Sophie had some convincing wins in each of their groups and all 3 proceeded to the last 32. Zak finished with 1 win and 1 loss, narrowly missing out on the knock-out stage.
Zak Wilson
In the knock-out stage, Paul and Owen met tough opponents from India and Singapore and lost 0-4 and 1-4 respectively. However, Sophie displayed some outstanding performances. After some nail biting sets, Sophie beat Zhou Jingyi from Singapore 4-3, whom she never beaten in a number of previous encounters, to progress to the last 16. Then, after a long battle, unfortunately Sophie narrowly lost 3-4 to the no. 3 seed, Canadian Zhang Mo after taking a 3-1 lead in the match.
Paul McCreery
In the Men’s Doubles, another nail biting, marathon combat, Paul and Zak took on the no. 1 pair from Malaysia. The match was on the show court and broadcast live on the BBC. Support poured in from inside and outside the stadium, the boys did Northern Ireland proud, demonstrated tremendous effort, resilience and with an exceptional performance beat their highly ranked opponents 20-18 in the 5th set for a 3-2 victory. All players gave of their best and well done to them all!
Table Tennis Ireland is the National Governing Body for Table Tennis within the 4 individual provinces of Ireland, and we’re responsible for developing and growing the sport. We represent the interests of our members by promoting, co-ordinating, administering, operating and marketing our sport.
We wish to recruit an Accounts & Administration Assistant who will be responsible administering the finances and ensuring compliance with applicable legislation and governance codes. This will be a part-time permanent role (20hrs per week). The salary range for this role is €18,000 – €20,000 (depending on experience and qualifications) and will be based in our head office at the Sport Ireland National Campus (Dublin 15). Further details on the key responsibilities of the role and the benefits of working for us are contained in the job description (attached). Please note that this job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive.
To apply for the role, please send the following to [email protected] with the subject line “Accounts & Administration Assistant”:
a cover letter to include a personal statement addressing the essential criteria in the job description and why an applicant believes their skills and experience meet the requirements of the role
a CV outlining their previous education and work experience to date
The closing date for the receipt of applications is Sunday 9th of October 2022. Interviews will take place week commencing 10th of October.
We are delighted to announce that we are hosting an introductory coaching course, known as the “Teachers Award” in October in Dublin.
This course will take place in Loop Table Tennis Club – Ardscoil La Salle, Raheny Rd, Donaghmede, Raheny Dublin. The course will be taking place on Saturday 15th of October from 11am – 2pm.
The cost for the course has been subsidised by Table Tennis Ireland and will cost €30 per person. Coaches will all receive a coaching manual to assist with coaching going forward. Coaches will also receive a coaching certificate on completion of the course.
The teachers award course requires a lot of engagement and practical work in order to develop basic knowledge and skills for coaching table tennis. You do not need to have a background in playing table tennis. This course is a fun and enjoyable course suitable for all everyone including parents, teachers, older adults, multi-sport coaches, club administrators and any with any interest in sport and physical activity.
The Irish Veterans Table Tennis Society’s Leinster Open is taking place on Saturday the 15th of October in Palmerstown Sports Complex, Oakcourt Avenue, Palmerstown, Dublin 20.
Event Timetable ● Over 40’s singles Commence 13.30 ● Over 50’s singles Commence 16.15 ● Over 60’s singles Commence 13.30 ● Over 70’s singles Commence 16.45 ● Ladies singles Commence 15.00
Competition entry fees are €10 per event (max 2 events entry). Payment of entry to be paid to A/C below:
Table Tennis Ireland are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jim Walker.
Jim Walker was an excellent umpire and helped run many clubs in Ulster and ITTA over the years. A big supporter of Table Tennis In Ireland.
We would like to extend our condolences to Jim’s extended family and friends.
May he rest in peace.
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