Disability Competition

Tyler Takes It

Tyler Paul won a superbly contested table tennis competition at the Sussex Reaching Higher Games run for young people with disabilities today at Christ's Hospital School near Horsham. The Games were organised as a collaboration between Horsham District Council and Christ's Hospital School and Horsham Table Tennis Club supported the table tennis event.

A total of nine competitors entered the event and right from the off, as they contested two first round groups, the standard of play was high and there were some great matches.

England team wheelchair player, Tyler Paul, justified his favourite tag by topping his initial group but he did not have it all his own way. Paul Nash from Burgess Hill also qualified for the final top group in style.

Paul and Nash were joined by Horsham Table Tennis Club representatives Cameron Parfitt and Stuart Cutler in the final group shoot out which provided some fantastic encounters. Cutler gave a great account of himself but was just nudged out into third leaving Paul and Nash to contest the key match.

Nash showed that he's made great improvement in the last 18 months to push Paul all the way but Paul's experience just managed to see him through to allow him to add another gold medal to his growing collection of silverware. Well done also to Andrew Prizeman who topped the consolation group.

Event organiser and Horsham TTC Head Coach, Martin Jezisek, was delighted with the success of the competition. 'We only gave out two medals today but in truth every player deserved one. All the players rose to the competitive challenge. Some of these players could go on to great things if they train hard and believe in themselves."

Thanks go to Christ's Hospital students who umpired all the matches in disciplined style.