Five of the top six places went to Jersey players in the U18 event at Fort Regent, with Jersey’s John Le Fondré (pictured top left) defending his top rank position.

The CI Top 12 pits six of the best junior table tennis qualifiers from either island against each other. 

Pictured: Jersey placed in five of the top six places.

17-year-old Le Fondré was tested by Guernsey’s younger Barnaby Groves, who played well to leave three tight sets in Le Fondré’s favour and ultimately secure him the trophy.

Groves still performed strongly and placed third, blowing his 11th place result in last year’s contest out the water.

There was plenty of future talent on show as Jersey’s Callum Allaway placed second and William Cornthwaite fourth.

Theo De Poerck and Oscar Karwowski placed fifth and sixth respectively and Jersey’s Freya Allaway – the only female qualifier – placed seventh in the Top 12 ahead of five Guernsey players.

The Top 12

  1. John Le Fondré

  2. Callum Allaway

  3. Barnaby Groves (Gsy)

  4. William Cornthwaite

  5. Theo De Poerck

  6. Oscar Karwowski

  7. Freya Allaway

  8. Luke Evans (Gsy)

  9. Micah Cohen (Gsy)

  10. Cameron Powell (Gsy)

  11. Ollie Sparks (Gsy)

  12. Oskar Cleal (Gsy)

 
The CI Senior Top 12 Qualification takes place on 17 December.