Leamington's Rex wins top junior table tennis title
Last weekend Leamington’s top junior, Rex Wong, who plays for Lillington Free Church TTC, won the Plymouth Junior 4-star tournament which is one of the highest rated events in the table-tennis calendar.
He began by contesting group 6 where he beat James Wang of Middlesex, 3-2, Louis Alexander of Berkshire 3-1 and Arthur Ramsden in straight sets.
Rex received a bye in the first knock-out round, going to the last 16 where he knocked out England number 36, Nathaniel Smith of Kent 3-1. In the quarter-finals Rex met the number two seed and England number 9 Jake Davidson from Gloucestershire but swept him aside 3-0. Oscar Nikoli of Middlesex, ranked 15, was his semi-final opponent, Rex winning 3-1. In the Final Rex maintained his impressive form with a straight sets victory over Pablo Ramirez Rioja of Herts, ranked 27 in England.