Table tennis ace Baldwin ready for another taste of senior action

Okehampton table tennis ace Mari Baldwin is eager for another taste of elite-level action following a successful senior debut. The 19-year-old is still technically a junior player but was called up to represent England at senior level for the first time earlier this year at the European Team Championship Qualifications in Croatia. Ad It was a successful campaign for Baldwin and the rest of the team, who qualified for the Sweden showpiece this September, and competing there is now one of her main targets for the rest of 2023.

Table TennisTable tennis star Allen targeting pinnacle of sport11/03/2023 AT 14:55 «It was a good experience,» she said. «Not only because I was there, but because I contributed towards a 3-0 win over Israel, which was really nice — to not only go there but to go there and win. »I enjoy the team aspect of international table tennis.

It's a bigger event and I think it was easy to get swept up in the idea that it was a big event, but it was nice to be able to do it with a team around and other people. «It was also the first time doing it for my friend Jasmine [Wong], so it was nice to have someone I know really well also there. »Before the Team Championships in September, there's the European Youth Championships in July and selections for that are going to be decided soon.