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TABLE TENNIS Louis hits top spot in table tennis UFC to make its ranking list By PAUL GITTIN

Ten-year-old Louis Cheung- Turner has attained the number one spot in the U10 debut Boys Table Tennis ’s national ranking list. The Great Crosby Catholic Primary School pupil has LOCAL BOY TILL THRILLED TO secured sufficient ranking points by competing and achieving success in many BE HEADLINING ARENA SHOW table tennis tournaments throughout the country. Louis has even ventured into Europe having recently returned from competing in an international tournament held in Hungary’s capital, Budapest. Louis first started playing at the age of eight when his previous school, St John’s Catholic Primary School in Kirkdale introduced table tennis as part of their after- school activities.

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Louis Cheung-Turner top contender in the UFC’s welter- dent international & content, said: There is also the possibility of UFC By JOE RIMMER weight division. “The stars really aligned for the Octa- call-ups for stars St John’s table tennis coach, He knocked out veteran Donald gon to touch down in Liverpool. We Paddy Pimblett, Molly McCann and Paul Gittins, said: “As soon as ECHO Reporter [email protected] Cerrone in Poland last year and has have seen such phenomenal demand Chris Fishgold, and UFC welter- Louis picked up a bat, his @joerimmer88 been linked with fights against Steven from fans in the region for a live weight Danny Roberts would also potential was obvious. ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson among oth- event. likely be interested in taking part. “It’s amazing that it all began The UFC has confirmed that it will ers. The unbeaten fighter has long “Pair that with having such a rising, Cage Warriors have enjoyed huge at an after-school club. come to Liverpool for the first time on spoken of his desire to headline a local star in Darren Till, it made abso- success with events in Liverpool and “You have to applaud St May 27. show in his home city. lute sense to bring our first live event have also spoken about the possiblity John’s Primary School for There has long been talk that the Till said: “I can’t believe UFC is to this historic combat sports city in of returning to the city later this year. embracing the sport which has world’s premier mixed martial arts finally coming to Liverpool and I’m 2018.” ■■Tickets to UFC FIGHT NIGHT: LIV- now led to the school having its organisation would hold an event on going to be headlining ECHO Arena. UFC has already confirmed two ERPOOL go on general sale on Fri- own table tennis club and the banks of the Mersey, and they “My name is going to be remem- middleweight bouts. England’s Tom day, April 13, at 10am via the ECHO resulted in one of its have confirmed that Darren Till will bered in 200 years time for being part Breese makes his highly-anticipated Arena box office. UFC Newsletter youngsters becoming number headline an event at the ECHO Arena of this historical event and I can’t return to action, stepping up to 185lbs subscribers can access tickets from one in England.” later in the spring. even describe how much that means to meet Australia’s Daniel Kelly, while Thursday, April 12, at 10am while Louis’s ability also caught Till trains at Wavertree’s Team Kao- to me.” Canadian fan-favourite Elias Theo- UFC Fight Club members can secure the eye of British Para Table bon and has established himself as a David Shaw, UFC senior vice-presi- dorou faces Trevor Smith. theirs from 10am on April 11. Tennis National Team coach and ex-England table tennis player, and former world champion, Andrew Rushton, who is also head coach at We’ll learn from defeat, insists Wolfenden Halton Talent Development BADMINTON partner Peter Briggs were prevailing on that occasion. “We’ll go and talk to our working hard, keep learning, Centre, where Louis now trains drawn against Danish pairing “We knew it was going to be coaches, watch the match we can learn all the time. three times a week. The LIVERPOOL badminton ace Mathias Christiansen and a hard game coming into the later and see what went ■■The world’s best badminton Liverpool star also plays Tom Wolfenden says he will David Daugaard in match,” said the 24-year-old wrong, what went right, and players are in Birmingham for regularly in the Liverpool learn from defeat after Birmingham but went down from Maghull. then just look to keep moving the YONEX All England (14-18 Junior League representing St bowing out of the YONEX All 21-19 21-15. “We’ve played that pair forward and keep March). For tickets, TV John’s TTC and in the National England Open 2018 on the The two had previously met before and we’ve seen them progressing. schedule results and reaction Cadet & Junior League first day. at the Spanish International on the world tour so we knew “I think we just have to visit the official website representing Halton TTC. Wolfenden and doubles in 2016, the Danes also it would be a tough battle. believe in our ability and keep allenglandbadminton.com