19 Gold medals and 9 Silver for HiTT Academy out of 25 table tennis events
Remember last year we bragged about winning 14 titles in the 2017 edition of the Malta Junior National Championships of Table Tennis? Well, this year we’ve topped that by quite a lil bit more. In the 2018 championships our hard-working players brought home 19 glittering titles as well as 9 silver medals. And that makes us proud beyond words.
Each and every HiTT Academy player deserves a round of applause for giving their best not only during the course of the championships but also during the training sessions. They’ve worked hard, and by all the table tennis rubbers out there, they’ve earned every single title they grabbed. It was great watching our students collaborate together, warming up as a group, setting up the courts, support each other during matches, rejoicing when one of their team mates won a match …
Record-breaking results in Maltese table tennis
And now let’s take a closer look at the results obtained from the Junior National table tennis competition that kicked off on Monday 23 April and came to a close on Monday 28 of May:
Day 1 – 23rd April
- Under 21 Mixed Doubles – Sascha Genovese & Gabriel Grixti 1st
- Under 21 Boys Doubles – Isaac Grixti & Gabriel Grixti 1st
- Under 13 Boys Singles – Jeremy Cordina 1st
- Under 13 Boys Singles – Jake Darmanin 2nd
- Under 13 Girls Singles – Rachel Mifsud 2nd
![Under 21 Mixed Doubles GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Under-21-Mixed-Doubles-GOLD.jpg)
Sascha Genovese & Gabriel Grixti
![Under 21 Boys Doubles GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Under-21-Boys-Doubles-GOLD-1024x768.jpg)
Isaac & Gabriel Grixti
![Under 13 Boys Singles JC GOLD JD SILVER](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Under-13-Boys-Singles-JC-GOLD-JD-SILVER.jpg)
GOLD for Jeremy Cordina
SILVER for Jake Darmanin
![Under 13 Girls Singles SILVER](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Under-13-Girls-Singles-SILVER.jpg)
Rachel Mifsud
Day 2 – 27th April
- U18 Boys Doubles – Isaac Grixti & Gabriel Grixti 1st
![Under 18 Boys Doubles GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Under-18-Boys-Doubles-GOLD-1024x1024.jpg)
Gabriel & Isaac Grixti
Day 3 – 30th April
- U13 Boys Plate Singles – Andrew Bezzina 1st
- U15 Boys Plate Singles – Luke Bonello 1st
- U15 Boys Plate Singles – Jeremy Cordina 2nd
- U18 Boys Plate Doubles – Samuel Cutajar & Jeremy Cordina 1st
- U18 Boys Plate Doubles – Malcom Debono & Paul Cordina 2nd
- U21 Boys Plate Doubles – Sean Debono & Jake Abela 1st
- U21 Boys Plate Doubles – Daniel Vella Clark & Andrew Catania 2nd
- U18 Mixed Doubles – Gabriel Grixti & May Zahra (Topspin TT Academy) 1st
![Under 13 Boys Plate GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-13-Boys-Plate-GOLD-1024x1024.jpg)
Andrew Bezzina
![Under 15 Boys Singles Plate GOLD Luke SILVER Jeremy](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-15-Boys-Singles-Plate-GOLD-Luke-SILVER-Jeremy-1024x1024.jpg)
GOLD Luke Bonello & SILVER Jeremy Cordina
![Under 18 Boys Doubles Plate GOLD S&J SILVER M&P](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-18-Boys-Doubles-Plate-GOLD-SJ-SILVER-MP-1024x1024.jpg)
GOLD for Samuel Cutajar & Jeremy Cordina
SILVER for Malcolm Debono & Paul Cordina
![Under 21 Boys Doubles Plate GOLD S&J SILVER A&D](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-21-Boys-Doubles-Plate-GOLD-SJ-SILVER-AD-1024x1024.jpg)
GOLD for Sean Debono & Jake Abela
SILVER for Daniel Vella Clark & Andrew Catania
![Under 18 Mixed Doubles GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Under-18-Mixed-Doubles-GOLD-1024x1024.jpg)
Gabriel Grixti & May Zahra
Day 4 – 4th May
- U21 Boys Singles – Gabriel Grixti 1st
- U11 Open Singles – Luke Bonello 1st
- U15 Girls Doubles – Rachel Mifsud & May Zahra (Topspin TT Academy) 1st
![Under 21 Boys GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-21-Boys-GOLD-1024x1024.jpg)
Gabriel Grixti
![Under 11 Open Singles GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-11-Open-Singles-GOLD-1024x1024.jpg)
GOLD – Luke Bonello
![Under 15 Girls Doubles GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-15-Girls-Doubles-GOLD-1024x1024.jpg)
Rachel Mifsud (HiTT Academy) & May Zahra (TopSpin TTA)
Day 5 – 7th May
- U13 Open Doubles – Luke Bonello & Rachel Mifsud 1st
- U21 Boys Plate Singles – Jake Abela 1st
- U21 Boys Plate Singles – Daniel Vella Clark 2nd
![Under 13 Open Doubles GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-13-Open-Doubles-GOLD-1024x1024.jpg)
Luke Bonello & Rachel Mifsud
![Under 21 Boys Plate GOLD Jake SILVER Daniel](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-21-Boys-Plate-GOLD-Jake-SILVER-Daniel-1024x1024.jpg)
GOLD for Jake Abela
SILVER for Daniel Vella Clark
Day 6 – 18th May
- Under 18 Boys Singles – Gabriel Grixti 1st
- Under 18 Boys Singles – Isaac Grixti 2nd
- U18 Girls Doubles – Rachel Mifsud & May Zahra (Topspin TT Academy) 1st
- U15 Boys Doubles – Sean Debono & Jake Abela 2nd
![Under 18 Boys GOLD Gabriel SILVER Isaac](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-18-Boys-GOLD-Gabriel-SILVER-Isaac-768x1024.jpg)
GOLD for Gabriel Grixti
SILVER for Isaac Grixti
![Under 18 Girls Doubles GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-18-Girls-Doubles-GOLD-1024x1024.jpg)
Rachel Mifsud (HiTT Academy) & May Zahra (TopSpin TTA)
![Under 15 Boys Doubles SILVER](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-15-Boys-Doubles-SILVER.jpg)
Jake Abela & Sean Debono
Day 7 – 25th May
- U15 Boys Plate Doubles – Paul Cordina & Malcolm Debono 1st
- U18 Boys Plate Singles – Jake Abela 2nd
![Under 15 Boys Doubles Plate GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-15-Boys-Doubles-Plate-GOLD.jpg)
Paul Cordina & Malcolm Debono
![Under 18 Boys Plate SILVER](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-18-Boys-Plate-SILVER.jpg)
Jake Abela
Day 8 – 28th May
- Under 15 Mixed Doubles – Sean Debono and Rachel Mifsud 1st
- Under 21 Girls Singles – Sascha Genovese 1st
![Under 15 Mixed Doubles GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-15-Mixed-Doubles-GOLD.jpg)
Sean Debono & Rachel Mifsud
![Under 21 Girls GOLD](https://hittmalta.mt/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Under-21-Girls-GOLD.jpg)
Sascha Genovese
Undoubtedly the top table tennis Academy in Malta
These uber-amazing results reconfirm HiTT Academy as the most successful table tennis centre in Malta. Long months of tough training and hard work have paid off. Well done to all the players who took part in these championships and also to the parents for their unfailing support. Finally, a BIG thank you goes to our coaches Mario Genovese, Katia Mifsud and Uriy Leymanovskiy for steering the ship towards this fantastic destination.