Wales is celebrating the success of its first-ever Welsh Nationals, which ran across last weekend at Bangor University.
“Having reflected on the Welsh Nationals last weekend I have to say firstly a big thank-you to the team both prior to and during the event for all your hard work which ensured our inaugural Nationals ran smoothly,” says Paul Byron, chairman of Pickleball Wales.
“The most pleasing thing for me whilst a big tournament the atmosphere was relaxed and all games were played in the true spirit of the sport.
“It was absolutely fabulous to see so many new players from across Wales
entering their first competition and for some of them medalling!
“As Chairman of Pickleball Wales it makes me so proud to be a part of this sporting community! Looking forward to the next one!”
Full list of medallists
Men’s Doubles 40+ 3.0
Gold: Mark Bleasdale/Haydn Hatfield
Silver: John Earnshaw/Andy Kimmelshue
Bronze: Stephen Gill/Derek Jones
Men’s Doubles 40+ 3.5+
Gold: Stuart Gwilyn/Martin Scott
Silver: Dave Barker/Simon Owen
Bronze: Ian Beattie/Matthew Sinnott
Men’s Doubles 60+ 3.0
Gold: Steve Andrews/Laurence Waite
Silver: Rob Griffiths/Gareth Jones
Bronze: Jon Lomas/Tom Williams
Men’s Doubles 60+ 3.5+
Gold: Dean Clarke/Andy Popplewell
Silver: Steve Barker/Roger Benney
Bronze: Peter Harris/John Roberts
Women’s Doubles 18+ 3.0
Gold: Tracey Hockin/Jo Nundy
Silver: Nia Owen/Non Roberts-Smith
Bronze: Faye Harwood/Emily Williams
Women’s Doubles 18+ 3.5+
Gold: Susan Evans/Justine Steven
Silver: Sophie Burton/Angelina Sanderson Bellamy
Bronze: Nicola Day/Lou Emslie-Wigglesworth
Women’s Doubles 60+ 3.0
Gold: Pippa Adams/Julie McGowan
Silver: Caroline Costa/Val Pontin
Bronze: Sue Bluff/Audrey Mellin
Mixed Doubles 18+ 3.0
Gold: Haydn Hatfield/Clare Thomas
Silver: Bradley Latty-Williams/Michaela Lauder
Bronze: Liam Waite/Emily Williams
Mixed Doubles 18+ 3.5+
Gold: Scott Mayo/Justine Steven
Silver: Tony Williams/Susan Evans
Bronze: Mikey Raps/Angelina Sanderson Bellamy
Mixed Doubles 40+ 3.0
Gold: Carwyn Meredydd/Nia Owen
Silver: Derwyn Owen/Non Roberts-Smith
Bronze: Martin Harwood/Hannah Lloyd
Mixed Doubles 60+ 3.0
Gold: Steve Andrews/Julie McGowan
Silver: Robert Ryder/Audrey Mellin
Bronze: Jon Lomas/Sandra Rust
Mixed Doubles 60+ 3.5+
Gold: Alun Jones/Sue Jones
Silver: Derek Adams/Pippa Adams
Bronze: John Roberts/Rachel Moore
Men’s Doubles 18+ 3.0
Gold: Gareth Barker/Tom Hewitt
Silver: Craig Brown/Bradley Latty-Williams
Bronze: Richard Arnold/Paul Evans
Men’s Doubles 18+ 3.5+
Gold: Scott Mayo/Joel Baker
Silver: Tony Williams/Nathan Parker
Bronze: Matthew Hazelhurst/Craig Williams
Women’s Singles
Gold: Tracey Hockin
Silver: Michaela Lauder
Bronze: Sophie Burton
Men’s Singles
Gold: Scott Mayo
Silver: Joel Baker
Bronze: Tony Williams
Thanks Pickleball 52 for another great article and some excellent publicity for how far we have come since forming Pickleball Wales 12 months ago.
Tournaments like the Welsh Nationals and the Welsh Open are paramount to our success and the future of pickleball across Wales. We are truly thankful to everyone from across the whole of Wales for entering the very first Welsh Pickleball Nationals.
Well done to all participants and hats off to all the medal winners in this l, the first of many major Tournaments, that will be organised by Pickleball Wales
“Believe and you will Achieve”
Well done to all the organisers on making the event a reality. Congratulations to all the medal winners and everyone the competed against. Special shout out to Trevor Robinson for scheduling all the games and keeping everything on track!