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Hi Guys ,
just thought I’d take the time to introduce myself . Ok so I have had a very very long time away from the sport ! I started at the age of 6 on the Isle of Wight at my local community centre . Roughly around the age of 10 I went to a training night that was more suited for me and I very quickly improved . At the age of 13 I entered my first tournament across the water in the Bournemouth cadet open and won . By the age of 17 I had won Hampshire County championship titles in singles and doubles , Isle of Wight junior championships , and I was steadily climbing the rankings reaching the top 30 in the country. I had also won Division 1b with Hampshire as the number 1 ranked player in the junior county division gaining promotion into the Premier division. When I stopped playing at 18 to join the Army I had become Hampshire U21 Champion and South of England R/up , I had played at every English schools championships since the age of 13 and was beating top 20 ranked players in the country comfortably . Fast forward 20 years and I am back in training at Waterside Table Tennis in Southampton as I now live in the New Forest and next season I am aiming high . I am looking for British League teams to represent and I will be entering tournaments. There is also a good chance I shall be representing the Isle of Wight at the next NatWest Island Games held in Guernsey . Can somebody help with British league for me next season , also in 2023 I will be turning 40 so I am eying up top 10 veterans ranking list nationally .
just thought I’d take the time to introduce myself . Ok so I have had a very very long time away from the sport ! I started at the age of 6 on the Isle of Wight at my local community centre . Roughly around the age of 10 I went to a training night that was more suited for me and I very quickly improved . At the age of 13 I entered my first tournament across the water in the Bournemouth cadet open and won . By the age of 17 I had won Hampshire County championship titles in singles and doubles , Isle of Wight junior championships , and I was steadily climbing the rankings reaching the top 30 in the country. I had also won Division 1b with Hampshire as the number 1 ranked player in the junior county division gaining promotion into the Premier division. When I stopped playing at 18 to join the Army I had become Hampshire U21 Champion and South of England R/up , I had played at every English schools championships since the age of 13 and was beating top 20 ranked players in the country comfortably . Fast forward 20 years and I am back in training at Waterside Table Tennis in Southampton as I now live in the New Forest and next season I am aiming high . I am looking for British League teams to represent and I will be entering tournaments. There is also a good chance I shall be representing the Isle of Wight at the next NatWest Island Games held in Guernsey . Can somebody help with British league for me next season , also in 2023 I will be turning 40 so I am eying up top 10 veterans ranking list nationally .
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