The world’s best under-12 players arrive in Sheffield this weekend, ready for the prestigious ITTF World Hopes Week & Challenge.
England has been chosen to host one of the premier youth development events in global table tennis, and will welcome players from five continents to the Elite Training Center in Sheffield from October 13 to 29.
The World Hopes Week & Challenge is the culmination of a journey, following national and continental Hopes events. Players reaching Sheffield have already shown exceptional promise and have earned their place through rigorous international qualifications.
Among the twenty boys and twenty girls, born in 2013 or later, attending are England’s Dimitar Dimitrov, as well as Jayden Xuan Chen and Amber Lemmon, with the latter two boys winning; and girls’ matches in England Hopes Week to book their places.
List of players
Boys: Joseph Sebatindar (UGA), Joshua Samson (USA) (MDA), Luke Alexandre (NZL), Jayden Xuan Cgen (ENGE); Wildcards: Five Campang (ITA), Oscar Pan, Umar, Leo Sayegh (PYF), Dimitary Dimitrov (ARG)
Girls: Patience Different (UGA), Olivia Zeak (CAN), Ashmari to the Lanidad Rosquid (CUB), Offer Xiao (USA). (POR), Ariel Li (AUS), Amber Fuel (EN); Hail cars: Adriana Ivan (ROFU), Alill (AAU), Andreea Prohrovici (MDA), Men Rossi (UTA), WHIT, NZL (NZL),
They will take part in a week of intensive training and international cooperation, culminating in the Challenge competition on the final two days.
With around 40 coaches and sparring partners present, it promises to be a busy and satisfying week for everyone involved.
England performance coaches Charlotte Carey, Antony Constantinou and Ben Barlow will play their roles this week and the coach development team will also be on site to learn from some of the best coaches of young talent.
Coaches from the broader talent network have also been invited to experience the week and use it for their own development: Paul Johnson, Olly Tyndall and Eva Toth.
Sparrers helping at various points this week include: Zac Greenhough, Peadar Sheridan, Olly Cornish, Rebecca Savage, Jake Davidson, Rebecca Savage and Rachel Iles.
The activity isn’t just limited to the training hall – on Tuesday our S&C partners Sheffield Hallam University will be delivering a workshop to incoming coaches from around the world. the physical determinants of the success of the youth table tennis athlete – a co-produced workshop for coaches to share experiences, insights and philosophies around the physical preparation of table tennis players.
And on Friday the 17th, the ITTF will provide a food sustainability workshop to the players, focusing on preventing food waste.
Emma Vickers, Head of Pathway Development at Table Tennis England, said: “With World Hopes Week starting in just a few days, we feel we have made all the necessary preparations and are looking forward to the start of the week.
“We have personally invited several coaches and sparrers to support us throughout the week, and we hope they can gain a valuable learning experience during their time in Sheffield.”
Keep an eye out for updates on our channels in the coming week.
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