Senior Teams 2009 - 2010

World Team Championships 2009 - Odense, Denmark
September 27 to October 3rd.

The Irish Team of 4 players comprises Liam Kenny, Arthur Gaskin, Derek Ryan and Keith Moran (following the withdrawal of Irish Number 2 John Rooney). The team is supported by National Coach Simon Parke and National Team Manager Ed Dunne.

This is the first event of the season for most of the players who have trained hard throughout the summer months in The UK, France and The U.S. The team are looking forward to the event and have drawn a tough group for the pool section alongside the home team and France who are seeded in 3rd place. The French who are viewed by many as serious contenders boast a very strong team with World number 2 (Gregory Gaultier) and Thiery Lincou leading their campaign.

Ireland who are seeded 14th will be aiming for a top ten finish which is well within the grasp of one of the most experienced teams to compete. In particular Arthur Gaskin has shown remarkable improvement over the summer months and has certainly taken his game up a level.

We all wish the players the best of luck and look forward to following their progress.

The results are available here from the tournament site.

The Pool line-ups are:

POOL A: [1] EGYPT; [16] HONG KONG; KUWAIT; SERBIA.
POOL B: [2] ENGLAND; [15] GERMANY; AUSTRIA; JAPAN.
POOL C: [3] FRANCE; [14] IRELAND; DENMARK.
POOL D: [4] AUSTRALIA; [13] NETHERLANDS; WALES.
POOL E: [5] MALAYSIA; [12] USA; FINLAND.
POOL F: [6] PAKISTAN; [11] SOUTH AFRICA; SWEDEN; KENYA.
POOL G: [7] CANADA; [10] NEW ZEALAND; SPAIN.
POOL H: [8] ITALY; [9] INDIA; SCOTLAND; VENEZUELA.

The results are available here from the tournament site.