Quarter final- played England number 17 Janay Gibson(East Midlands) beating her by 3-2. In the semi final I played Tin Tin Ho (Middlesex) england number 3,after losing the first set 11-7,after losing the first set i came back strong to take the next 3 sets to win the match 3 sets to 1.So that puts me in the final against Abbie Millwain who beat Yolanda King the currant number 2 from (Middlesex).In the first set i played very well to win 11-4,in the second set Abbie came back strong to take it 11-9 ,that made me more determined to win the next two sets 11-6 and 11-4,(AND BECAME NATIONAL CHAMPION CHOR)!
OFF TO PORTUGAL TO REPRESENT ENGLAND UNDER 18’S WILL LET YOU KNOW MY RESULTS TO FOLLOW
Just got back from Portugal with the junior England team the tournement went well I picked up a few good wins and gained lots of world ranking points overall individually was a good performance
It was a great weekend for me entering the performance being number 8th seed i battled my way through each stage determind to be national champion i went onto the quarter final beating enland number 17 i went through the semi final to play the England seed 2 which i knew would be a tough game but i was determind to win i through hard to win the game 3-2. I reached the final to then play the England number 5 abbie milwane wich was another tough game personally one of the hardest games for me becasue its sometimes close with me and abbie but i knew this time that i wanted this and this was mine i eventually won 3-1.i felt great after winning it didnt sink in at first but im so happy i won.
A few weeks ago i won the Stockton 4 star tournment which was a local tournement. I went into it seed 4. I had a tough few games playing the top 10 England seeds i thought my way through to take the title it was another great achivment and feeling to win another tournement i had the support of friends and family wich spurd me on to win.
I’m off to a England trainning camp for 3 days down Sheffild to train with the enlgand squad
A few weeks ago I won the stockton 4 star tournament which was a local tournament i went into the tournament seed 4 i had a tough few games playing the top 10 england seeds i thought my way through to take the title it was another great achievement and feeling to win another tournament i had the support of friends and family which spurred me on to win.
Jessica
Dawson
Table Tennis
Age: 17
Partnered with:
Asda Thornaby
I started table tennis when I was 10 years old I've been playing in the sport for 6 years I train at Norfield table tennis club 5-6 times a week. I have represented England on a number of occasions. I am currently working hard to improve my ranking in England and at international level too. One of my best achievements is becoming under 18 national champion and playing in the world championships in Germany. One of my long term goals is to be in the 2016 Olympics.





