Sussex's Lois Peake, currently ranked 18 in England Juniors, will be competing at K2
Twelve of the best national and international junior table tennis players will be battling it out at K2 Crawley on Saturday 14 January in the Heritage Oil and Tees Sport Sussex Series Two Star Junior Girls tournament.
The exceptionally strong field, featuring many Top 10 ranked players, has been attracted by the biggest ever prize money for an under-18 girls event with £500 going to the winner, £300 to the runner up and £100 to the third placed player.
A number of the competitors are Sussex-based, including under-18 England Champion Yolanda King, former Hong Kong under-15 international Yuki Wat and England Juniors Lois Peake and Emma Torkington.
Entry is free for spectators, with play starting at 09:00am and prize giving around 17:00pm.
"We are delighted to be hosting this event with such high-ranked and promising players," said Chris Lovelock, centre manager for K2 Crawley. "It's an honour to have such a strong field of players here and we hope many of our members can come along and support the girls, watch the other competitions that are running and perhaps pick up some playing tips too," he says.
"K2 Crawley is an excellent venue for this event and its facilities are of the highest standard for table tennis players," said Steve Pound, calendar and tournament secretary at the Sussex County Table Tennis Association. "I would encourage anyone interested in playing to come and see this tournament as they will enjoy a high standard of table tennis up close."
In addition, Sussex County Table Tennis Association is running open tournaments on the day for boys and girls under 18. Unlike traditional knock out competitions, all players can expect 11 games in ability-banded groups so they can learn from competing against a number of opponents, competing for cash prizes totalling £1,750.
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