Table Tennis Stars Waterford

🏓🇮🇪 TTStars at the World Masters Championships – Korea Update 🇰🇷

More positive news from Gangneung as the championships continue.

👏 Igor successfully won his singles group to qualify for the knockout stages after a series of excellent performances, including a remarkable comeback victory from 2-0 down.

👏 Stuart competed strongly in his singles group and continues his campaign in the consolation events.

👏 Natalia has also been enjoying the experience in Korea, representing Ireland in her events at one of the biggest table tennis tournaments in the world.

There was further success in the doubles, with Igor and Stuart teaming up to win their doubles group, securing their place in the knockout stages and giving TTStars another result to celebrate on the world stage.

The World Masters Championships bring together thousands of players from across the globe, making it a truly unique event. To have TTStars represented in Korea is a fantastic achievement, and we're delighted to see our players performing so well.

We would also like to wish the very best of luck to the rest of the Irish team competing throughout the championships. Representing your country on the world stage is a tremendous achievement, and we hope everyone enjoys the experience and achieves the results they are aiming for.

Congratulations to Igor, Stuart and Natalia on their efforts so far, and best of luck to all the Irish players for the remainder of the championships. Everyone at TTStars is cheering you on from home! 💚🤍🧡🏓

Congratulations to our own Daniel Kovac on receiving the Table Tennis Ireland Volunteer of the Year Award at the TTI National Awards.

The award recognises Daniel's exceptional contribution to club, provincial and schools table tennis over the past year. Through his work with TTStars, Munster Branch and various school and community initiatives, he has played a significant role in helping to grow and promote the sport.

While the award is presented to an individual, we know that volunteering is always a team effort. We are delighted to see Daniel's dedication recognised at national level and would like to congratulate him on this well-deserved achievement.

You can read about all of this year's award winners and nominees on the Table Tennis Ireland website:

https://tabletennisireland.ie/table-tennis-ireland-national-awards-2026/?fbclid=Iwb21leASUxZNjbGNrBJTFjmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHi8TnZrRHoZ1PqtyFc5wLD4qpoQC9C1XFV5jy-JYUZ4aGoEcNzthheK0f33K_aem_nieX73M7Ia9osd76zfJ4Cg

🏓🇮🇪 TTStars on the World Stage! 🇰🇷

We are incredibly proud to see Igor Chamilla and Stuart Grannell representing both TTStars Waterford and Ireland at the ITTF World Masters Table Tennis Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. The event brings together thousands of players from around the world and is one of the biggest table tennis tournaments ever held.

It is fantastic to see TTStars represented on such a prestigious international stage alongside many other Irish players competing against the best veteran players from across the globe.

Wishing Igor, Stuart and the entire Irish team the very best of luck in Korea. We are all behind you! 💚🤍🧡

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🏓💚 Strong TTStars Showing at the Irish National Closed Doubles Championships 💚🏓

Congratulations to our TTStars players who travelled to Craigavon for the Irish National Closed Doubles Championships and returned home with an outstanding collection of medals.

⭐ Igor Chamila was once again among the standout performers, claiming the Mixed Veterans Doubles title, adding a silver medal in the Men's Veterans Doubles alongside Stuart Grannell, and a bronze medal in the Mixed Open Doubles.

⭐ Stuart Grannell also enjoyed a successful championship, earning silver in the Men's Veterans Doubles and bronze in the Mixed Veterans Doubles.

⭐ Bernie Franklin produced an excellent performance, taking silver in the Mixed Veterans Doubles and adding bronze medals in both the Women's Veterans Doubles and Women's Open Doubles alongside Sylwia Idec.

⭐ Sylwia Idec also reached the podium twice, securing bronze medals in both the Women's Veterans Doubles and Women's Open Doubles.

⭐ A special mention also to Chico, who competed throughout the Championships and represented TTStars proudly.

Overall, TTStars players finished the weekend with an impressive haul of 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze medals, a fantastic achievement at national level and one of the standout club performances of the Championships.

What makes the achievement even more impressive is that the medals were won across multiple events by several different players, highlighting the growing strength and depth of TTStars on the national stage.

We are incredibly proud of Igor, Stuart, Bernie, Sylwia and Chico for representing TTStars Waterford with such distinction.

Well done everyone! 👏🏓💚

🏓 Fantastic Sunday for TTStars on the national stage!

Massive congratulations to Igor on retaining both his Vets National Ranking Championship titles in the Over 40s and Over 50s categories. An incredible achievement, especially coming through a very tough draw throughout the day and winning both finals in straight sets. 👏🏆🏆

A huge well done also to Sylwia, Bernie, Stuart, and Chico, who all performed brilliantly and represented TTStars Waterford with great spirit and determination throughout the event.

We are extremely proud to see the club so strongly represented at national level once again. 💪🏓

We were delighted to welcome the CARA Autism Outreach Services group from the National Learning Network to TTStars Waterford again last Wednesday evening. 🏓💙

Sessions like these are extremely important to us as a club. We strongly believe in inclusivity, participation, community support, and creating a welcoming environment where everyone can enjoy sport, social interaction, and being active together.

It was fantastic to see everyone enjoying themselves, having fun, and engaging so positively throughout the evening. We look forward to continuing to build this relationship and welcoming the group back again soon.

A huge thank you to Erika and everyone involved for joining us. 👏

A fantastic weekend at the Interprovincials for TTStars and Munster Table Tennis 🏓🔥

Competing against the very best players from all provinces, the standard was exceptionally high across every category, with tough matches and top-level performances throughout the weekend.

A huge well done to all our TTStars players who represented Munster with pride: Oliver, Stuart, Bernie, Olex, Martin, Ronan, Matthew, Lucas, Al’vina and Igor 👏

There were strong performances right across the group, with players stepping up, battling hard and delivering at a very high level.
A special mention to Igor, who was outstanding and remained unbeaten, winning all of his singles matches.
Matthew delivered a superb performance, winning all of his matches against Leinster and Ulster.
Oliver picked up a great win against Leinster, while Ronan also contributed important wins.
A brilliant first Interprovincials for Bernie, winning both a singles and a mixed doubles match, and for Lucas, who also made a strong impact with wins on his debut.
Olex also impressed on his debut, securing a great win.

Across the weekend, Munster delivered its best performance in the last 20 years, winning 2 gold, 1 silver and 7 bronze medals—a phenomenal achievement at this level. TTStars are proud to have played a big part in that success.

A long and demanding two days, but a brilliant showcase of commitment, quality and team spirit from all players.

Well done to everyone—this is what hard work looks like 💪

No session today (Easter Monday) due to hall availability and the bank holiday.

We’re back to our normal Friday schedule from this week:

🏓 6:00 – 7:30pm: Structured Training (with open play available)
🏓 7:30 – 9:00pm: Open Play

Looking forward to seeing everyone back on Friday 👍

Fantastic finish to our Women in Sport programme last Friday at Kingfisher! 😮💯💪🏓

We’ve had a consistently strong turnout over the past number of weeks, and the final session was no different — great atmosphere, great matches, and a real buzz around the hall all evening.

Running alongside our open play and structured training sessions, we were able to cater for everyone — those who just want to have a hit and enjoy the social side, and those looking to train hard and improve. That balance across all levels is something we’re really proud of.

With everything happening at once, it made for a busy, energetic, and brilliant night of table tennis. A big positive is the capacity of the hall, which allows us to run multiple sessions side by side while keeping a great flow throughout.

We’re hoping to see many of the women who took part continue on with us as regular members. The goal is simple: stay active, stay involved, and enjoy the game in a welcoming and inclusive environment.

At TTStars, we’re open to everyone — all ages, all levels — whether you’re picking up a bat for the first time or looking to compete.

A big thank you to Waterford Sports Partnership for their support and for making this programme possible.

Thanks to everyone who took part and helped make it such a success. Photos from the final session below 👇