21/08/2026
Huge congratulations to 4 of our players who competed brilliantly at the Parkinson’s International Open in Scotland last week. Dawn Brown, Wendy Lee, Rob Dawson and Derek Aylett were all superb and everyone at our club is immensely proud of you.
Derek gained his first win in a national competition in the mixed doubles with Dawn and they eventually finished runners up in the plate.
Stand out performance was from Dawn who won a bronze in the ladies singles main draw, a great achievement. She then went on to win another bronze in the ladies doubles plate event.
I should make a special mention of Wendy who stepped up at the last minute from Class 3 to partner Rob in the mixed doubles in Class 1, a huge leap up the ability ladder. She performed unbelievably well against some of the best players in Parkinson's Table Tennis in Europe.
Rob was drawn in a group where there were two highly ranked German players (one was the eventual Class 1 winner). He then reached the semi finals of the plate losing to the eventual plate winner!
Overall a super performance from the team, and one they can all be proud of.
I’m sure all the team have benefitted from the support of everyone at our club & all the support at home & behind the scenes from those who have encouraged their training and followed them across the country.
Next up are the Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships in Germany in September, where Rob and Dawn are competing. Everyone at our club is 100% behind these inspirational players and we’re looking forward to following your success in Germany.
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