Matthew Syed

Dear Greenhouse Tonypandy players, this is Matthew Syed just dropping you a note to say: I am delighted that you are all training so hard and improving so fast - keep it up!I have just come back from an amazing time at the Olympic Games in Beijing. I was doing the table tennis commentary for the BBC and spent a lot of time at the venue watching the world's top players in action.The key to improvement is taking the right attitude into the training hall and playing with all your energy and enthusiasm. The same thing will see you right at school, whether you are studying science or English.Having the right attitude and work ethic is the key!Good luck in everything you do this seasonBest regards, Matthew

Jamie trains with britains best

Jamie Davies was lucky enough to have the opportunity to train with Desmond Douglas who is britatins most successful player of all time and a former world top 10 player. Jamie and 2 others from Tonypandy and Tonyrefial academies travelled to London for a 4 day intense training camp with Ryan Jenkins and loved every bit of it.

New Rankings

Many changes and new entries to this months ranking. Check it out!!!!

Sam and Ryan tied for 3rd place

The 4th and last series of tournaments took place this friday with 18 players competing in another strong field. With Ryan Olyer and Jamie Davies already securing 1st and 2nd position the main focus was on who could take 3rd place in a 3 horse race between Steven Fawkes, Ryan Howells and Sam Girffiths. Sam finished 6th on the day just ahead of Ryan in 7th and Steven in 8th which meant both Ryan and Sam finished on the same points tally of 110 and Steve just behind with 108.

Ryan Oyler proved unstoppabble throughout the 4 weeks making it 4 from 4 again beating Ben Langford in the final. Jamie reversed last weeks defeat to Ashley Johnson and took 3rd place on the day. Marcus took the consolation event this week beating Chris Griffiths in the final. Lauren Slye was the highest placed girl overall with 51 points followed by Beth with 50 and Abi with 25.

Final Positions and Points
Ryan Oyler 200, Jamie Davies 165, Ryan Howells 110, Sam Griffiths 110, Steven Fawkes 108, Ben Langford 90, Jack Johnson 85, Ashley Johnson 75, Cori Mabey 62, Lauren Slye 51, Beth Eaves 50, Shane Liddon 40, Brad Bailey 35, Marcus Thomas 34, Kieran Tann 28, Chris Griffiths 25, Abi Sayce 25, Nicolas White 17, Leon Parry 10, Liam Winder 8, Liam Winder 8, Charlotte Syle 6, Jared Hodgkinson 5, Nathan Davies 5, Nathan Taylor 4, Callum Samways 4, Cerys Howells 0, Leah Beach 0

Porth Boys cannot stop Oyler

Ryan Oyler made it 3 from 3 tournaments as he continued his winning streak beating Porths Ashley Johnson in the Semis and Ben Langford in the final. Jamie Davies finished in 4th position just losing out to Ashley in the 5th. The ever improving Ryan Howells was again in the top 5 beating Sam Griffiths in his final match.

In the consolation event this week Beth Eaves played fantastic to come through the field and beat Brad Bailey in the final. Special mention must go to primary player Chris Griffiths who finished 11th out of 18 players beating some older more experienced players.

Points and Positions (in order) after Series 3

Ryan Olyer 150, Jamie Davies 125, Steven Fawkes 93, Ryan Howells 90, Sam Griffiths 85, Jack Johnson 55, Cori Mabey 49, Ben Langford 45, Lauren Slye 43, Beth Eaves 42, Ashley Johnson 40, Shane Liddon 37, Kieran Tann 28, Marcus Thomas 27, Brad Bailey 24, Chris Griffiths 20, Nicolas White 17, Abi Sayce 16, Leon Parry 10, Liam Winder 8, Jared Hodgekinson 5, Nathan Davies 5, Charlotte Slye 4, Nathan Taylor 4, Callum Samways 3, Leah Beach 0, Cerys Howells 0

NEW RANKINGS WILL BE UPDATED AFTER THE FINAL SERIES OF TOURNAMENTS NEXT FRIDAY!!!

Cori Mabey is August player of month

Congratulations to Cori Mabey for been selected for this months POM. Cori has shown his commitment through the summer by attending 9 out 12 sessions to date. Cori also helped raise money for TTK Ferndale at the ASDA findraiser.

Strong entry for 2nd series

The 2nd tournament took place on Friday 1st August with 21 players battling it out in what was the most competitive to date. Ryan Oyler for the 2nd week beat Jamie Davies in the final and is the run away leader at the moment. Outstanding performances came from Ryan Howells and Beth Eaves who both produced the shocks of the competition.

Points after series 2

Ryan Olyer 100, Jamie Davies 90, Steven Fawkes 75, Ryan Howells 60, Sam Griffiths 60, Jack Johnson 55, Lauren Slye 35, Shane Liddon 31, Cori Mabey 29, Kieran Tann 28, Beth Eaves 25, Marcus Thomas 17, Nicolas White 17, Abi Sayce 16, Leon Parry 10, Liam Winder 8, Brad Bailey 8, Nathan Davies 5, Chris Griffiths 5, Charlotte Slye 3, Jared Hodgkinson 3, Leah Beach 0, Cerys Howells 0