On the 20th April 2026, 82 table tennis players, the cream of a rich crop of Ulster Primary Schools players, congregated in South Lake Leisure Centre Craigavon to contest six age-categorised tournaments with the sole purpose of being crowned an Ulster Schools’ Cup Champion.
After five hours of exciting play with the full gamut of emotions on show, the 2026 medallists are as follows:
P7 Boys Singles
Charlie Francis – Strandtown PS
Toby Green – Rasharkin PS
Sebastian Forde – Rockcorry NS
P7 Boys Plate
Alfie McIlwaine – Strandtown PS
Jack Jiang – Edenderry PS
Alexander Lindsay – Edenderry PS
P7 Girls Singles
Yara El Hussein – Stranmillis PS
Eva Scott – Model NS
Rachel Scott – Model NS
P7 Girls Plate
Izabella Wylie – Rasharkin PS
P6 Boys Singles
Vincent Darragh – Strandtown PS
Will Agnew – The Irish Society PS
Abel Quigley – Ballydown PS
P6 Boys Plate
Jude Lorimor – Edenderry PS
Oliver Dowds – Ballydown PS
Alfie Maginnes – The Irish Society PS
P6 Girls Singles
Sophie Warwick – The Irish Society PS
Ava McGuigan – Rockcorry NS
Sophie Kerr – Newcastle PS
P6 Girls Plate
Minnie Wylie – Rasharkin PS
Gracie Lou McBride – The Irish Society PS
P5 Boys Singles
Hugo Herron – Armstrong Memorial PS
Patrick McBride – Cairnshill PS
Patrick Burns – Ballydown PS
P5 Boys Plate
Aiden McClean – Cairnshill PS
Sam Hutchinson – The Irish Society PS
Joshua Coalter – Rockcorry NS
P5 Girls Singles
Alexa Kelly – The Irish Society PS
Rosie McDonald – The Irish Society PS
Cara Fannin – Rockcorry NS
P5 Girls Plate
Faye Mc Murray – Cairnshill PS
Naomi Wong – Cairnshill PS
Sophie McKay – Cairnshill PS
Congratulations to all the participants whose smiling faces suggests that a good time was had by all. And well done to all the medallists named above who excelled on the day .
There are a lot of people to thank for the success of the event. Thanks to Kingfisher Financial for their continued sponsorship of Ulster Primary Schools’ Table Tennis. Thanks to the team that set up the Hall on Monday morning, for without them no tournament would have been possible.- thanks Arnold, Alex, Gary and Simon.
Also thanks to my top table of James Sterling, Michael Allen and Simon Gough who recorded all results and to the monitors who ensured all matches were played without undue delay – well done Sandra, Alex, Francis, Arnold, Gary and Robin. And thanks to the person who bought the top table coffee – much appreciated.
Thanks to everyone who helped with the take down of tables etc ensuring the organisers could sit down for a well-deserved coffee before embarking on their long journeys home.
It was great to have both the Chair and President of TTI Arnold Morgan and Alan Strong at the event, highlighting the importance that the governing body holds for this event – for these players are the future of the sport in Ireland. And thanks to TTU for the purchase of 6 new tables that ensured the event was completed by 3pm as scheduled.
Finally a huge thanks to all the teachers and parents who took time out of their busy schedules to bring the players to this wonderful venue that is to be the home of Ulster Schools’ Table Tennis for the foreseeable future.
See you next year
Norman
Schools’ Secretary
