All set for National Table Tennis National Team trials
Reading Time: 2min | Thu. 10.03.22. | 19:08
The Top 10 players in each category, make it to the National Team Pool and will be selected for International assignments based on their current form before any major assignment
The National Table Tennis National Team Trials are set to serve off on Friday 11 March at the Goan Institute, Nairobi starting at 8:30 AM, and will stretch all the way to Sunday 13 March.
A total of 58 players are set to compete in the girls, boys, ladies, and men categories all with their eyes fixed on the National Team pool and selection to the national team for this year’s Commonwealth Games later in the year.
Playing schedule draw will be conducted on Friday morning for all groups, with the said groups set to will play in a round robin format and all matches being best of five.
On top of the trials, the Kenya Anti-doping Agency will hold workshops on Friday for all Senior Men and Ladies players while a similar event is on the cards for the Juniors on Saturday. The Anti-doping workshop will be mandatory for all participants and will be accompanied by three points which will be added to the final round-robin results.
The Top 10 players in each category, make it to the National Team Pool and will be selected for International assignments based on their current form before any major assignment.
The Seniors list has 16 players in each category while in the juniors section there are 13 players in each category who will be battling it out for the 10 slots starting Friday.
GIRLS
Stacy Mwongela (Nairobi), Khushi Bavesh Malde (Nairobi), Mercy Shanasi (Western), Jerobon Sheraline (Western), Kreeshna Mehta (Coast), Jenny Amadi (Nyanza), Getry Wafula (Nyanza), Joy Kimani (Central), Samishka Arora (Central), Ivy Wabomba (North Rift), Tabitha Simiyu (North Rift), Edith Jepruto (South Rift), Abigale Cheruiyot (South Rift)
BOYS
Zayan Pema (Nairobi), Heeray Shah (Nairobi), Luke Opwora (Western), Lucas Bernard Kiprop (Western), Ketan Kavan Gudkha (Coast), Dhairyan Aasheet Shah (Coast), Joel Okumu (Nyanza), Arshley Omondi (Nyanza), Kevin Muchoki (Central), Adnaan Noorani (Central), Idris Kulubi (North Rift), Ivan Yegon (North Rift), Victor Nduati (South Rift), Davis Wafula (South Rift)
LADIES
Nelly Nkatha (Nairobi), Sejal Dipan (Nairobi), Lynn Chebet (Western), Audrey Oronda(Western), Lena Sachita (Coast), Whitney Ayuma (Coast), Pamela Glory Wekesa (Nyanza), Nafula Barasa (Nyanza), Sandra Nyaga (Central), Peris Njeri (Central), Florah Bomet (North Rift), Lydia Setey (North Rift), Lisa Wale (South Rift), Becky Masan (South Rift), Rufina Masaiwe (Eastern), Mary Kinuthia (Eastern)
MEN
Peter Muturi (Nairobi), Alikhan Kaiza (Nairobi), Josiah Wandera(Western), Bashir Lemashon (Western), Peter Nakitare (Coast), Dennis Musyoki (Coast), Michael Otieno (Nyanza), Jensen Owade Yona (Nyanza), Kevin Muturi (Central), Charles Kagunda (Central), Kennedy Kojal (North Rift), Edwin Opondo (North Rift), Allan Sing'ar (South Rift), Meshack Simiyu (South Rift), Brian Mutua (Eastern), David Ochieng' (Eastern)
