Worthing Table Tennis Club proudly fielded four talented cadet teams this weekend as they competed in the prestigious Cadet British Clubs League, one of the UK’s leading development competitions for young table tennis players.
The event brought together top junior talent from across the county and even further, offering high-level match experience and the opportunity for players to test themselves on a national stage. Worthing TTC’s strong representation reflects the club’s growing youth programme and commitment to supporting developing young players.
The D team was the clubs youngest team with not a single player close to the maximum age of 15 and two of them playing in their first National event. The team got off to a great start beating Horsham H 5-4, Noah the star man winning all 3, backed up by Jamie and Nathanael. Next up was an 8-1 win over Horsham I, with Max and Noah getting hat tricks and Jamie a brace. The last match for the young team was a 6-3 win over Brighton E, Noah, Nathanael and Max combining as a team getting two wins each. The 3 wins saw the team win Division 6 and will next play up in division 5. With all 3 players all scoring 3 or more wins each they will all now gain a national ranking.
The C team playing in division 3, were always in the hunt for promotion, starting with a 6-3 win over Brighton C Jun Xi getting a hat trick, Finn getting two and Roscoe getting a single, next was the title clash vs South Croydon B with the team narrowly going down 5-4, Jun XI again was the star winning all 3 and Finn a single. Last up the team re grouped and finished strong with a 8-1 win over Horsham C, Jin XI remaining unbeaten all day with another 3, Finn also picked up 3 and Roseco 2. THe team just missed out on promotion by 3 points. But will be looking to secure promotion next time around.
The B team had a tough day in Division 2 but put in some impressive performances, Evie, Ava and Ashley went down 6-3 to Horsham B but were on the wrong end of 3, 5 set matches, Evie Picking up 2 and Ava 1, Next up was a 8-1 loss to Limpsfield A with Evie picking up the single. Finally was Brighton B and in the final match of the day, while tables were being put away the team put in a spirited fight but went down 7-2, Evie and Ava both picked up a win each while Ashley lost two more 5 set matches.
The A team playing in Division 1, Started with a 5-4 win over Brighton A, Liam getting 3 and 1 each from Vincent and Hoy Wen, Next was a close 5-4 defeat to South Croydon, Liam picking up 2 and 1 each for Nathanael C and Vincent. Finally was 6-3 win over Horsham A, Liam picking up a hat trick and Hoy Wen a brace and Nathenael a single, The other results in the division see Worthing, Brighton and South Croydon all finish on 15 points tied in 1st place.
Head Coach Matt Porter praised the cadets’ performances:
“Our players showed tremendous determination and maturity. Competing in the British Clubs League is a valuable learning experience, and every member of the squad represented the club exceptionally well. It’s fantastic to see the hard work they’ve put in during training pay off — with six new players earning their first national ranking and the rest already ranked — and I couldn’t be more proud of them.”
A huge thank you to the team of coaches on the day, Matt, Jamie, Alex and Isaac for looking after the teams.
