Oceania selection – Fiji Times

TWO Fijian table tennis players Grace Yee and Vicky Wu have been selected in the Oceania team for the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Cadet Challenge in October.

The tournament will be held from October 21 to October 29 at the Vodafone Arena, Laucala Bay, Suva

This duo's selection was confirmed by Fiji Table Tennis Association (FTTA) president Anthony Ho yesterday.

According to Ho, FTTA have already started with their preparation for the ITTF World Cadet Challenge.

He said they had not selected the Fiji team that0 would be playing in competition.

But he said, 14-year-old Yee would be representing the Oceania team in the girl's team while 12-year-old Wu would be in boys' team.

"The duo were part of the Oceania team back in 2016 that attended the World Cadet Challenge in Shanghai China last year," Ho said.

He said the Oceania team consisted of players from Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Australia.

"There is one each from Fiji (boy and girl), one each from New Caledonia, one each from New Zealand and one each from Australia."

The tournament will be the first of its kind and is the biggest table tennis event to be held in Fiji.

Ho said that having the championship here would really boost the popularity and development of the game in the country,

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Oceania selection - Fiji Times