03/10/2026
🏓🔥 TODAY WAS ABOUT MORE THAN MEDALS — IT SHOWED ME EXACTLY WHAT WINS MATCHES.
A good day at the London Academy Super Series 2★ for Luton Table Tennis Club and friends.
🏆 TODAY’S RESULTS
🥈 SANAV — 2ND | Under-11 Boys
🥉 KUSH — JOINT 3RD | Under-11 Boys
🥉 AKIRA — JOINT 3RD | Under-13 Girls
🥉 SHIV — JOINT 3RD | Under-13 Boys
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🏓 AKIRA
Akira played very well in the Under-13 Girls, finishing joint third.
Against No.1 seed Isabella, she took a game convincingly and pushed her hard throughout. The fourth went right down to deuce, with Isabella taking it 12–10.
Akira is getting closer, and her performance today showed real progress.
🏓 OLGA
Olga also competed in the Under-13 Girls in what was effectively her first national tournament.
She has plenty to learn, but she now understands the level and, more importantly, the amount of training required to compete at it.
This is only the beginning for Olga.
🏓 SANAV
Sanav had an excellent Under-11 competition.
Three players finished level on wins, with the final positions decided on countback. Sanav took second place.
He also won against Kush 3–1 after losing the opening game, with the remaining games all closely contested.
🏓 KUSH
Kush, from Highfield TTC, finished joint third and also trains with us at Luton TTC.
He continues to do very well, and once Kush improves the quality and variation of his serves, he will become a genuine force to be reckoned with.
He already has so much going for him — adding that extra weapon to his game will make a big difference.
🏓 SHIV
Shiv, Kush’s brother, finished joint third in the Under-13 Boys.
He has improved tremendously and, like Kush, trains with both Highfield and Luton TTC.
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🔥 BUT ONE THING REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME TODAY.
The winner of the Under-11s had recently returned from six weeks of training in China, and I loved the way he played.
It reinforced something I have been teaching and saying for years:
WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY COMES TO PUT THE BALL AWAY — PUT IT AWAY.
Long rallies are nice. Fancy spin is nice. But table tennis is about winning points.
When that ball comes into your hitting zone, you must have the technique, confidence and power to drive it past your opponent and finish the point.
That is the table tennis I believe in.
That is the table tennis I teach.
Overall, a very positive day for Luton Table Tennis Club and friends.
Plenty learned. Plenty achieved. And plenty more work to do.
Nuff Respect. 🏓🔥
