Huge boost for Archway Table Tennis Club as new coaches arrive and new satellite clubs are set up

Archway’s outstanding Academy programme has been boosted by the arrival of a former Chinese junior and senior international.

Jiaji Wu Zhang has agreed to work at the club’s Academy while he resides in Peterborough.

Wu was a member of the Chinese Junior National team from 2009-2012, and Chinese Senior National Team from 2012-2015.

He played in the French Pro League A 2015-2019, UAE League 2021, German Bundesliga 1 2021-2022 and Chinese Super League 2023.

Wu was Chinese Junior National Champion in 2009 and 2010. He won two gold medals in the World Junior Championships in Slovakia in 2010, and men’s doubles gold at the Japan Open in 2011.

Archway have also landed the services of champion player Jenny Liu to assist with junior coaching at the Lincoln Road-based club.

Liu is a former women’s team and singles champion at the British University and Colleges Championships, runner up at the European Universities and 3 times singles bronze medalist at the National College Championships of China.

She has also won several English Grand Prix Women’s Singles events.

The club is recruiting young players from 5 upwards and have opened a club at the Nene Park Academy school, Oundle Road on Monday and Thursday evenings (5-7pm).

The club will also be starting a junior coaching club for children aged 5 plus from Monday, October 2 (4-7pm) at Longthorpe Village Hall on Thorpe Road.

Further information from Adam Jepson on 07584 916744.