Last Wednesday (31st January) a select few of St Edmund’s pupils entered the Black Country Individual Championships for their respective age groups.
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Many schools entered and the standard was of a high level. All of our boys competed really well with many of them qualifying for the knockout rounds.
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A special mentions to Armin B, who came second in the under 16 competition, and Geno M, who came third in the under 13 competition.
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Due to their success in winning the regional qualifiers, Daniel D, Michael O O, Ethan D and Armin B advanced to the West Area Finals for Schools Table Tennis which took place on Saturday 3rd February.
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The boys competed against several different schools who also qualified through winning their local competition.
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The standard was exceptionally high, nonetheless the boys competed marvelously and finished 4th at the end of the competition.
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A massive well done to the team on their successes so far this year!
The team: Daniel D, Michael O O, Darragh S-W, Ethan D, Armin B, Hassaan S, Loveraj S S, Cayden R, Geno M, Rio-Ashton D, Enzo M, Ralph O’C, Daniel M and Adesola O
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