Ferndale had two players representing Wales and the school last weekend at WIS. Charlotte Slye represented the Wales A team and Jamie Walters represented the Wales B team in the boys event.
Jamie was playing in only his second competition and found it very difficult, along with the rest of the welsh boys from both the A and B team. Jamie was thrown into the deep end from the start as his first match was against the number 1 seed and ITTF World Hope team member, Chris Wheeler. Jamie will now have seen what standard he has must aspire to if he wants to compete at a higher competitive level like this on a regular basis.
Charlotte had a fantastic weekend in both the Team and Singles event. In the team event she lost only 3 matches out of 10 and proved to be a very strong doubles player by not losing one match through-out the team event. The girls A team played very well and only lost 1 team match against a very strong Irish team to pick up a silver medal. In the singles event Charlotte qualified through her group in second place, this set up a last 16 match against her A team partner Faye. Charlotte lost out in the fifth set and played very well after being 2-0 down.
Overall it was a fantastic weekend for both Ferndale players but with an added bonus of having a medal winner. Both players gained valuable experience that they can now bring back to school to help their fellow team mates. Already this week I can see the renewed enthusiasm in both the players. Once again Well Done to both Jamie and Charlotte and lets hope they have much more success like this in the future.
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