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Darius Knight
Date of birth: 22.2.1990
Current rankings: England Junior no 2,
Senior no 4, Europe: Junior no 6,
World: U18s no 12, U21s no 57
2007 Top 12 Result: 6th
Darius’ life changed six years ago when he met Gideon Ashison, a part-time librarian and table tennis fanatic. Gideon introduced Darius to the sport and became his coach. Without enough funds to hire any decent practice facilities, Darius’ training took place in a shed in Wandsworth! From these humble beginnings Darius was invited to live and train at the prestigious National Training Centre in Nottingham, and the rest so they say, is history.
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Liam Pitchford
Date of birth: 12.7.93
Current rankings: England Cadet no 2,
Junior no 5, Senior no 64, Europe: Junior no 8
2007 Top 12 result: N/A
Liam was first attracted to table tennis after some coaching session at his junior school when he was eight years old. In the following six years he has won numerous titles both at national and international level. Let’s hope that he can follow in the footsteps of his hero Jan Ove Waldner. |
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Karina Lefevre
Date of birth: 17.7.93
Current rankings: England Cadet no 1,
Junior no 6, Senior no 13, Europe: Cadet no 72
2007 Top 12 result: N/A
Karina has surged up the national rankings following some spectacular performances including victory at the Liverpool Butterfly Grand Prix, where Karina came from an unseeded position to beat Lindsey Thornton-Reynolds (England senior no 6) in the women’s singles final plus some superb victories at the UK School Games in Coventry. These results and others have taken Karina to no 1 cadet spot in England.
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Emma Vickers
Date of birth: 12.7.93
Current rankings: England Junior no 1,
Senior no 8, Europe: Junior no. 69
2007 Top 12 result: N/A
Emma is from Draycott and Long Eaton Table Tennis Club, Derbyshire, where she has sharpened her skills to an international level. Her rapid development and high standard of play was demonstrated in the 2007 National Championships when she defeated the favourite and no 1 seed Joanna Parker in the semi-final. Emma eventually succumbed to the relentless power of Kelly Sibley in the final. |
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