The Primary School Trails were held on the same day as the National Championships and Ferndale had two players in attendance. In the girls event we had Charlotte Slye and in the boys Jamie Walters.
In both events there were two groups and the 1st and 2nd in each group then went into another group with the other 1st and 2nd and so on.
Jamie Walters started well in his 1st match but his nerves were visible and he struggled to finish the opening set from 9-4 up. Jamie came 3rd in his group and went into the following group as a strong contender to win the group. Sadly he lost another and Jamie finished an over all 6th out of 10 players.
In the girls event Charlotte lost one in her group and then another in the 2nd group. The two girls Charlotte lost to were both from the same club in North Wales and they both performed very well to beat Charlotte but she done herself proud and gave a great account of herself. Charlotte eventually finished 3rd over all in the girls event.
Even though these were the final placings this did not mean automatic selection and the players had to wait a week or two to find out if they had been selected. Due to the event being held in Cardiff on the 1st-3rd of April Wales were allowed to enter two teams for both boys and girls. When the selections were made it was great news for Ferndale as both Jamie and Charlotte were selected. Charlotte will be representing the Girls A team and Jamie the Boys B team.
Well done to both players and hopefully they can go on and do very well for Wales not only at the Primary School's but in the future and follow in the foot steps of fellow Ferndale players.
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