A Gala Dinner and presentation ceremony held recently, brought to a close a very eventful year for the Table Tennis Academy which is stationed at the Civil Service Sports Club in Valletta. The event was very well attended and well organised, as in previous years.

Powerade represented by General Soft Drinks presented the cheque through Mr Edward Borg to the Academy Director Mario Genovese.

Throughout the evening, the academy’s coaches, Mario Genovese, Edward Baldacchino, Alex

Anastasi and Alex Soler, together with various members of the board, presented numerous awards and certificates to the many promising players in the academy for their participation in various ranking tournaments, the successful summer training camp, first ever Doubles ranking tournament, as well as awards for outstanding achievements throughout 2008.

Among the many awards presented were:

Best Achiever: Daniel Vella Fondicaro

Best Technical player: Jessica Bianco

Tibhar Star of the future: Andrew Gambina

Most Dedicated Novice and Newcomer: Chris Attard

Most Dedicated Advanced and Intermediate: William Camilleri

Best improved 3-star: Daniel Portelli

Best improved 2-star: James Dawson

Best improved 1-star: Dylan Zammit

Best improved newcomer; Jake Vella.

The season has just kicked off in preparation for the coming events including Davis Cup Academy League, Doubles Ranking, Individual TTA Ranking tournament and Junior National Championships.

Students and newcomers are welcome to join the different classes available by phoning on 79591799 or 99470278.

The event was sponsored by Sports Experience, Alf Mizzi Marketing, Powerade and Tibhar.