Chris Griffiths had a fantastic result at day one of the Tipton GP. Chris managed to finish runner-up in the Band 5 event. This is an excellent achievement as Grand Prix events are senior events that draw very large entries from all over the UK and in some occasions abroad.
Chris was runner-up in his group but then competed very well to beat Ryan Fellows and Ryan Lines in his quarters and semi's matches. In the final Chris started very strong to take the 1st set against Jessie Kendrick-Hill but sadly he could not keep it going and he lost out 3-1. Well done Chris.
Sunday, 3 June 2012
Gwyn Starts New Role
The final week of term saw Gwyn Carvill finally start coaching at Ferndale. Gwyn will be at the school on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Gwyn is hoping to continue to build on past success but also keep bringing through new players that will continue to keep Ferndale a force in Welsh Table Tennis. Good Luck Gwyn.
Saturday, 19 May 2012
Char Slye Under 13 Welsh Champion
Charlotte Slye had a fantastic result today by winning the Welsh Under 13 Championships. She beat Victoria Brookes, Lydia John, Dawn Jones, Bethany Brewer and Jamielee Harley. This is a fantastic result for Charlotte and shows how much she has improved over the season. Well Done Charlotte.
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Junior Welsh League Weekend 2
This weekend saw the second and final weekend of Junior Welsh League take place in the Jubilee hall at WIS. The weekend was always going to be tough for both teams as the first team continued to push for a top 3 finish in division 1. The second team were out to show that the first weekend was a bad one and that they were much better than there bottom place in division 2. With Steven Fawkes absent the first team had Chris, Liam and Ethan. The second team were missing Jaymz Tutton and he was replaced by Jamie Davies, who joined Dylan and Charlotte.
The 1st team opened up there weekend with two very difficult games. The first was against Ael-Y-Bryn. The team once against struggled and lost out 6-1. The only win coming from Chris against Alex O'Connell. It could of been 5-2 but Ethan lost out 11-9 in the 5th to Beth Roberts.
The 2nd team recorded their first win of the campaign by beating Rhondda C 4-3. At the end of the doubles the team was 3-1 down with Charlotte beating Ben Evans. The next 3 matches saw a complete turn around with Dylan beating Carys Webster 3-0, Jamie beating Ben Evans in the 5th and Charlotte recording an excellent win against Welsh international Soffi Jenkins 3-1.
The second round of matches saw the 2nd team lose out to a very strong Swansea side 7-0 but there were multiple chances in the match that the team could not convert to make it a closer battle.
The 1st team were against Rhondda A. The team lost out 5-2 with the wins coming for Ethan against Nicole Hall and in the doubles. This game could of been a completely different affair as Chris lost out in two 5th end battles to Alex Prosser and Connor Edwards. Chris was just unable to convert his chances when in winning positions but Chris has years on these older players and should hopefully learn from this.
Sunday morning saw an excellent round 3 for both the 1st and 2nd team. The 1st team won 7-0 against North Gwent A. North Gwent A had called up a player from there 2nd team but still had a strong team but the boys played very well to only drop 3 sets in the whole match.
The 2nd team had Y Morfa and with them being joint bottom of the league table this was going to be a crunch match. From the very first set in the first match the team showed how determined they were and won another match in comfortable fashion. Another fantastic result for Charlotte Slye as she beat another Welsh internationalist, Kate Roberts, 3-1.
Round 4 saw Ferndale A against Bridgend A. Once again the boys showed great composure to record a comfortable 6-1 win. The only loss occuring when Ryan Oyler beat Liam 3-1. Chris was determined to show that his Welsh Nationals performance was no fluke result and that he can win tough battles as he fought back from 2-0 down to beat Ryan Oyler in the 5th set.
The 2nd team were against North Gwent B. The team once again combined to show a fantastic performance and won with an excellent 6-1 result. The only defeat came when Jack Cole beat Charlotte 3-1. Dylan and Jamie both stepped up in this match to beat Ryan Lo and for Dylan to beat Jack Cole.
The final matches of the weekend were sadly both defeats for the teams. Ferndale A had a disappointing result against Rhondda B losing 4-3. Chris played well to beat Jac Jenkins and Callum Evans both 3-0. Ethan won against Jon Bisp 3-0 but continued to have a mental block against Jac Jenkins. The match went down to the final game between Liam and Jon Bisp but sadly Liam could not get his game going and lost out 3-1.
The 2nd team were against 2nd place Cathays and lost out 5-2. The match was very close going in to the doubles and Charlotte and Dylan had the chance to win the doubles, and if they had the match would of been completely different, but sadly they lost and this seemed to drain all confidence out of the team with the two wins coming against Gethin Jones.
Overall it was a good weekend for Ferndale. The A team finished 3rd in the division behind two very strong teams (Rhondda A and Ael-Y-Bryn). The B team finished 5th in the division but performed very well all weekend and had they performed like that in the first weekend they could of been very close to the top of the league. There were 3 excellent results again with Chris beating Ryan Oyler for a second time in a row. Charlotte also turned a lot of heads with her performances against Kate Roberts and Soffi Jenkins.
The 1st team opened up there weekend with two very difficult games. The first was against Ael-Y-Bryn. The team once against struggled and lost out 6-1. The only win coming from Chris against Alex O'Connell. It could of been 5-2 but Ethan lost out 11-9 in the 5th to Beth Roberts.
The 2nd team recorded their first win of the campaign by beating Rhondda C 4-3. At the end of the doubles the team was 3-1 down with Charlotte beating Ben Evans. The next 3 matches saw a complete turn around with Dylan beating Carys Webster 3-0, Jamie beating Ben Evans in the 5th and Charlotte recording an excellent win against Welsh international Soffi Jenkins 3-1.
The second round of matches saw the 2nd team lose out to a very strong Swansea side 7-0 but there were multiple chances in the match that the team could not convert to make it a closer battle.
The 1st team were against Rhondda A. The team lost out 5-2 with the wins coming for Ethan against Nicole Hall and in the doubles. This game could of been a completely different affair as Chris lost out in two 5th end battles to Alex Prosser and Connor Edwards. Chris was just unable to convert his chances when in winning positions but Chris has years on these older players and should hopefully learn from this.
Sunday morning saw an excellent round 3 for both the 1st and 2nd team. The 1st team won 7-0 against North Gwent A. North Gwent A had called up a player from there 2nd team but still had a strong team but the boys played very well to only drop 3 sets in the whole match.
The 2nd team had Y Morfa and with them being joint bottom of the league table this was going to be a crunch match. From the very first set in the first match the team showed how determined they were and won another match in comfortable fashion. Another fantastic result for Charlotte Slye as she beat another Welsh internationalist, Kate Roberts, 3-1.
Round 4 saw Ferndale A against Bridgend A. Once again the boys showed great composure to record a comfortable 6-1 win. The only loss occuring when Ryan Oyler beat Liam 3-1. Chris was determined to show that his Welsh Nationals performance was no fluke result and that he can win tough battles as he fought back from 2-0 down to beat Ryan Oyler in the 5th set.
The 2nd team were against North Gwent B. The team once again combined to show a fantastic performance and won with an excellent 6-1 result. The only defeat came when Jack Cole beat Charlotte 3-1. Dylan and Jamie both stepped up in this match to beat Ryan Lo and for Dylan to beat Jack Cole.
The final matches of the weekend were sadly both defeats for the teams. Ferndale A had a disappointing result against Rhondda B losing 4-3. Chris played well to beat Jac Jenkins and Callum Evans both 3-0. Ethan won against Jon Bisp 3-0 but continued to have a mental block against Jac Jenkins. The match went down to the final game between Liam and Jon Bisp but sadly Liam could not get his game going and lost out 3-1.
The 2nd team were against 2nd place Cathays and lost out 5-2. The match was very close going in to the doubles and Charlotte and Dylan had the chance to win the doubles, and if they had the match would of been completely different, but sadly they lost and this seemed to drain all confidence out of the team with the two wins coming against Gethin Jones.
Overall it was a good weekend for Ferndale. The A team finished 3rd in the division behind two very strong teams (Rhondda A and Ael-Y-Bryn). The B team finished 5th in the division but performed very well all weekend and had they performed like that in the first weekend they could of been very close to the top of the league. There were 3 excellent results again with Chris beating Ryan Oyler for a second time in a row. Charlotte also turned a lot of heads with her performances against Kate Roberts and Soffi Jenkins.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Derby 4*
At the weekend Liam Winder travelled to Derby to compete in the English 4* event.
On the Saturday Liam competed in the Cadet Open and Cadet Banded event. In the Open he qualified through his group and had a fantastic result in the last 64 against a player much higher ranked than himself. He then meet one of the top players (Luke Savill) in the last 32. Liam lost out 3-0 but worked hard in a very difficult match. In the Cadet banded event Liam had a fantastic match against the number 1 seed in the banded event but sadly he lost out in this match 3-2.
On the Sunday Liam played in the Under 18 Open and Banded event. In the Open event Liam lost to Dominic Sussex 3-0 and the number 34 seed in the event 3-2. These were two tough matches for Liam yet he battled hard and won the final match in his group 3-0. In the Banded event he won one and lost one in his group. The match he won was 3-1 bbut lost out to the number 40 player at the event 3-0.
These are excellent events for Liam to attend as he gains valuable match experience against much stronger opposition in England. Well Done Liam and keep up the hard work.
On the Saturday Liam competed in the Cadet Open and Cadet Banded event. In the Open he qualified through his group and had a fantastic result in the last 64 against a player much higher ranked than himself. He then meet one of the top players (Luke Savill) in the last 32. Liam lost out 3-0 but worked hard in a very difficult match. In the Cadet banded event Liam had a fantastic match against the number 1 seed in the banded event but sadly he lost out in this match 3-2.
On the Sunday Liam played in the Under 18 Open and Banded event. In the Open event Liam lost to Dominic Sussex 3-0 and the number 34 seed in the event 3-2. These were two tough matches for Liam yet he battled hard and won the final match in his group 3-0. In the Banded event he won one and lost one in his group. The match he won was 3-1 bbut lost out to the number 40 player at the event 3-0.
These are excellent events for Liam to attend as he gains valuable match experience against much stronger opposition in England. Well Done Liam and keep up the hard work.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Junior 6 Nations Isle Of Man Report
Day 1 - team Event - Chris and Alex play against Scotland and Ireland in the Junior team event. Sadly the boys could not win in either match but they both played very well to take their opponents close.
Day 2 - Team Event - This was the final day of the team event, with Chris and Alex finishing 4th in the team event. This was an excellent effort by both boys and was a very good result showing great maturity and topping teams that were expected to do much better than them.
Day 3 - Singles - Chris was once again put in the Under 18 age group for the event. This was always going to prove to be very difficult for him. Even though Chris was in this older age group he performed very well but sadly could not make it in to the main event of the singles. Chris went in to the consolation event and played very well to get a silver medal. Chris lost out in the final to a very experienced player in Scotland's Blair Fowler.
Overall Chris played fantastic over the whole weekend and competed very well in the older age group. He was very unlucky not to play in the Under 15 event in both the singles and team. If he had been given that opportunity I feel that he could of been coming home with some medal's.
Day 2 - Team Event - This was the final day of the team event, with Chris and Alex finishing 4th in the team event. This was an excellent effort by both boys and was a very good result showing great maturity and topping teams that were expected to do much better than them.
Day 3 - Singles - Chris was once again put in the Under 18 age group for the event. This was always going to prove to be very difficult for him. Even though Chris was in this older age group he performed very well but sadly could not make it in to the main event of the singles. Chris went in to the consolation event and played very well to get a silver medal. Chris lost out in the final to a very experienced player in Scotland's Blair Fowler.
Overall Chris played fantastic over the whole weekend and competed very well in the older age group. He was very unlucky not to play in the Under 15 event in both the singles and team. If he had been given that opportunity I feel that he could of been coming home with some medal's.
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Junior 6 Nations Isle Of Man
Chris Griffiths will be representing Wales this weekend in the Junior 6 nations in Isle of Man. Even though Chris is still in the Under 15 age group he will be playing in the Under 18 team event with Alex Prosser from Tonypandy. This will be a very tough event for Chris but will give him some more valuable International experience. Chris will hopefully be able to play in the Under 15 singles event on the Sunday. Good Luck Chris.
TTAW Leaders Award
Just before the half-term holiday 5 Ferndale players travelled to Cardiff to sit the above mentioned coaching course with Welsh National coach Ryan Jenkins. All players worked hard and impressed Ryan with there skills and knowledge of the sport. The players were put on the course by Ferndale 5x60 officer Chris Emsley. All players passed the course and will hopefully use these awards gained to help promote Table Tennis in the local area and in the school for lunch clubs. Players who passed the course were:
Dylan Lewis
Ethan Lewis
Liam Winder
Chris Griffiths
Jamie Davies
Well done to all players on starting your coaching career.
Dylan Lewis
Ethan Lewis
Liam Winder
Chris Griffiths
Jamie Davies
Well done to all players on starting your coaching career.
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Welsh Closed Success
Day 1 saw the Junior (under 18), Cadet (under 15) events take place. Ferndale were represented by Liam Winder and Chris Griffiths.
The junior event had Chris seeded in his group but Liam up against Number 2 seed Lewis Williams in his group. Liam played well in his group to finish runner-up but against Lewis he just struggled against a more experienced player. Chris won his group dropping only 1 set in the process to Jac Jenkins. Liam had to then play a preliminary match against Tom Goodall to book his place in the quarter final. Sadly Liam struggled to really dominate in the match and after being up in the 5th set he could not finish it and went crashing out. Chris went straight in to the quarter final stage. Chris was drawn against Alex Prosser, who beat him in last year's cadet semi final. Chris started very strong and went 2-0 up for Prosser to then win the 3rd set. It looked like it could be a repeat of last years semi but Chris held his nerve and went on to win the 4th set and book a semi final place. The semi final had Chris against Liam's group winner Lewis Williams. Chris had never beat Lewis before but confidence was high with Chris and once again a strong start put Chris in a commanding position. Once again Chris lost the 3rd set and struggled through-out the 4th set but again showed great character to go and finish the game in a deuce set and book a final position against Conor Edwards. Sadly for Chris the final was one step too far for him and lost 3-0. The amount of matches that Chris had played during the days caught up with him and he could not get himself playing like he had earlier. He had a deuce set in the 3rd set with set points but sadly he could not take that and ignite a come back.
The Cadet event had Chris and Liam seeded in the top 4. Liam was unlucky in to finish runner-up in his group, losing to John Bisp 3-1, but winning his other two to finish the group as runner-up. Chris won all three group matches 3-0 to come out top of his group. The quarter final draw saw Liam and Chris playing against each other. Chris came out on top in this battle between the boys 3-1. This put Chris in to the semi-final against Callum Evans, setting up and old TTk meeting between Ferndale and Tonyrefail. On this occasion Ferndale came out on top with Chris winning 3-0 and booking his place in the final. The final saw Chris playing against the on form, and county team-mate, Ryan Oyler. This was always going to be a tough match for Chris but he stepped up to the challenge and played very well to win the match 3-1. The match could of gone either way at points but Chris stuck to his tactics and played very well.
The junior doubles saw Chris and Liam play together. The boys didn't perform as well as they could of but gave it a good effort in getting to the semi-final and losing to Jac Jenkins and Callum Evans.
Overall it was a fantastic day for Ferndale. Liam will feel disappointed in not getting further in the main events but will have learnt a lot at how he must play in these larger events as everybody steps up there level for the event. Chris had a fantastic day by winning the Under 15 and runner up in the Under 18. Chris has shown to everybody in Welsh table tennis that he is a force and must not be taken lightly. Well Done to both of you.
The junior event had Chris seeded in his group but Liam up against Number 2 seed Lewis Williams in his group. Liam played well in his group to finish runner-up but against Lewis he just struggled against a more experienced player. Chris won his group dropping only 1 set in the process to Jac Jenkins. Liam had to then play a preliminary match against Tom Goodall to book his place in the quarter final. Sadly Liam struggled to really dominate in the match and after being up in the 5th set he could not finish it and went crashing out. Chris went straight in to the quarter final stage. Chris was drawn against Alex Prosser, who beat him in last year's cadet semi final. Chris started very strong and went 2-0 up for Prosser to then win the 3rd set. It looked like it could be a repeat of last years semi but Chris held his nerve and went on to win the 4th set and book a semi final place. The semi final had Chris against Liam's group winner Lewis Williams. Chris had never beat Lewis before but confidence was high with Chris and once again a strong start put Chris in a commanding position. Once again Chris lost the 3rd set and struggled through-out the 4th set but again showed great character to go and finish the game in a deuce set and book a final position against Conor Edwards. Sadly for Chris the final was one step too far for him and lost 3-0. The amount of matches that Chris had played during the days caught up with him and he could not get himself playing like he had earlier. He had a deuce set in the 3rd set with set points but sadly he could not take that and ignite a come back.
The Cadet event had Chris and Liam seeded in the top 4. Liam was unlucky in to finish runner-up in his group, losing to John Bisp 3-1, but winning his other two to finish the group as runner-up. Chris won all three group matches 3-0 to come out top of his group. The quarter final draw saw Liam and Chris playing against each other. Chris came out on top in this battle between the boys 3-1. This put Chris in to the semi-final against Callum Evans, setting up and old TTk meeting between Ferndale and Tonyrefail. On this occasion Ferndale came out on top with Chris winning 3-0 and booking his place in the final. The final saw Chris playing against the on form, and county team-mate, Ryan Oyler. This was always going to be a tough match for Chris but he stepped up to the challenge and played very well to win the match 3-1. The match could of gone either way at points but Chris stuck to his tactics and played very well.
The junior doubles saw Chris and Liam play together. The boys didn't perform as well as they could of but gave it a good effort in getting to the semi-final and losing to Jac Jenkins and Callum Evans.
Overall it was a fantastic day for Ferndale. Liam will feel disappointed in not getting further in the main events but will have learnt a lot at how he must play in these larger events as everybody steps up there level for the event. Chris had a fantastic day by winning the Under 15 and runner up in the Under 18. Chris has shown to everybody in Welsh table tennis that he is a force and must not be taken lightly. Well Done to both of you.
Monday, 13 February 2012
Junior British League
Ferndale were represented by two players last weekend at the JBL, Chris Griffiths and Liam Winder. Chris was a member of the Wales team that won gold in division 2B. Chris was joined in the team by Connor Edwards, Alex Prosser and Ryan Oyler. Well done to Chris and the boys for winning the division.
Liam Winder played for Ael-Y-Bryn in division 4A where the team finished second in the division. Liam had some excellent performances and played very well.
Congratulations must be given to the Welsh girls team of Charlotte Carey, Nicole Hall, Angharad Phillips and Megan Phillips. The girls won the Premier Division and this makes them the British Champions. That is a fantastic result for Wales. Well Done to all the players from Wales at the weekend.
Liam Winder played for Ael-Y-Bryn in division 4A where the team finished second in the division. Liam had some excellent performances and played very well.
Congratulations must be given to the Welsh girls team of Charlotte Carey, Nicole Hall, Angharad Phillips and Megan Phillips. The girls won the Premier Division and this makes them the British Champions. That is a fantastic result for Wales. Well Done to all the players from Wales at the weekend.
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
St.Johns Match Monday 6th
On Monday the 6th of Feb Ferndale took a squad of players over to St.John's in Aberdare for a replay of the first match carried out before Christmas. It was an excellent trip with everybody being partnered with a St.John's individual for a doubles competition. The players representing Ferndale were:
Year 7
Ronan Comey
Eric Hughes
Mason Downie
Connor Wilshire
Year 8
Charlotte Slye
Year 10
Liam Winder
Chris Griffiths
The players were also accompanied by PE teacher Mr.Williams and 5x60 officer Chris Emsley. Everybody had a great time and are looking forward to St.John's coming back to Ferndale just before Easter.
Year 7
Ronan Comey
Eric Hughes
Mason Downie
Connor Wilshire
Year 8
Charlotte Slye
Year 10
Liam Winder
Chris Griffiths
The players were also accompanied by PE teacher Mr.Williams and 5x60 officer Chris Emsley. Everybody had a great time and are looking forward to St.John's coming back to Ferndale just before Easter.
Sunday, 5 February 2012
North Wales Training Camp
Charlotte Slye was selected to travel to North Wales for a training camp this weekend. Charlotte travelled with several players from South Wales as well as national coach Ryan Jenkins who ran the session.Charlotte said she enjoyed the camp and came back feeling more confident in herself. Ryan said on his blog "the attitudes, motivation and pride was inspiring and it was nice to be part of it."
Well Done Charlotte and keep up the good work.
Well Done Charlotte and keep up the good work.
Catalunya Invitation Event Results
Chris was a member of the Cadet team that lost there 1st match 3-0 against Andalusia in the quarter final. The next match was a close encounter losing out to Oroso 3-1 in the 5th-8th play-off match. Chris was 2-0 up in his match here but sadly could not finish off the match losing 3-2. The final match the in the 7th and 8th play-off the cadet team won 3-0 with Chris winning his match 3-2.
In his individual group Chris won one match 3-1 and lost the other two matches 3-1 and 3-0, the 3-0 result against the number 1 seed. Chris finished 10th out of 16 in the singles event and is showing signs of stepping up on the continent and should hopefully start turning these close defeats in to victories soon.
In his individual group Chris won one match 3-1 and lost the other two matches 3-1 and 3-0, the 3-0 result against the number 1 seed. Chris finished 10th out of 16 in the singles event and is showing signs of stepping up on the continent and should hopefully start turning these close defeats in to victories soon.
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Catalunya Invitation Event
Chris Griffiths is a member of the Welsh squad selected to go and compete in the above mentioned event in Barcelona. Good luck to Chris and keep up the good work.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Training Camp in Sheffield
The weekend of 14th and 15th of January saw Chris Griffiths travel up to Sheffield with Ryan Oyler and Lewis Williams to train with some of the BTTF Olympic squad. This is a fantastic opportunity for Chris to see how professional players conduct themselves on a daily basis. Chris was accompanied by Ryan Jenkins national coach and hopefully Chris will have learnt a lot from the weekend that he can bring back to Ferndale.
Junior 6 Nations Selection
Chris Griffiths has been selected to represent Wales at the Junior 6 Nations event on the 9th-11th of March. Chris will compete in the Junior team event along side Alex Prosser of Tonypandy and then play in the under 15 event for the singles. Well done Chris and good luck.
Cadet County
Last weekend Chris Griffiths represented Glamorgan county in the premier county division. Chris had a fantastic weekend pulling off some fantastic results and playing to a consistent high level for the whole weekend. If Chris keeps up these performances he will become a Welsh regular. Chris was in a team with:
Ryan Oyler
Callum Evans
Jac Jenkins
Soffi Jenkins
Caitlin Williams
Beth Roberts
Ryan Oyler
Callum Evans
Jac Jenkins
Soffi Jenkins
Caitlin Williams
Beth Roberts
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