Wales’ table tennis prodigy Anna Hursey again showed her outstanding potential by winning the women’s singles at the Preston Grand Prix – aged 12.
The Cardiff schoolgirl beat No 1 seed Haoyu Liu 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7) in the semi-final.
NEWS:@annaLhursey has won the Preston Grand Prix women's singles today
Not bad for a 12 year old…@TeesSport @Aspire2Be @CardiffHigh @TeamWales @sport_wales pic.twitter.com/ASyUkl1rSj
— Table Tennis Wales (@walesTT) November 4, 2018
Hursey, who competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Apil, then beat Diruiqi Yang in the final 3-1(11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 11-8).
The performance was even more impressive from the youngster as she had just returned from an event in Shanghai with her Welsh team-mates.
Wow, is she really only 12?
Yep, going to be a star.
Great! Very few stars ping pong aren’t from China
OMG i can’t believe she is just 12
wow really amazing i even didnt know how to hold a paddle when I was 12 🙁
Wow! Amazing when child go to school but she deserve it at early age, more sucess in the future.
At 12, she’s quite a prodigy!