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Edghill makes impressive college debut
National Table Tennis Champion, Junior Olympian and three-time National Junior Sportswoman of the Year, Chelsea Edghill was impressive in her college debut, according to a Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) press release.
Representing Lindenwood University in her first tournament, the Newgy Table Tennis Open, last month at Walsh University in Akron, Ohio, Chelsea secured a silver medal for the university in the Under 2200 division with her team-mates Alex Legaria, who also emerged victorious in the 2400 division and Micaiah Skolnick, who was second.
Competing in her second outing for the University at the Butterfly Badger Open later in the month, at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex in Franklin, Wisconsin, Edghill posted the highest result, placing second in the Under 2100 Round Robin.
Three Lions finished third at the tournament. Ahmed Hendawi claimed that spot in the Under 2400 Round Robin. The Badger Open featured over 250 players and many of the top teams in the country, including the Maryland Table Tennis Center, Lily Yip Table Tennis Center, New York Indoor Sports Club, and the 2015 Collegiate Championship team from Mississippi College.
After a weekend hiatus, Edghill was back in action yesterday when Lindenwood University hosted the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association District Open. The tournament will continue today.
She is currently pursuing a university scholarship based on her table tennis and academic prowess. The scholarship covers five years and will allow her to train, play and participate in high-level competition against top players on a structured and consistent basis in view of achieving 2020 Olympic qualification.
The college is ranked fourth in the inter-collegiate rankings. Edghill will play 13 collegiate tournaments from September 2015 to April 2016, break for summer from May to August 2016 and resume the cycle for the duration of her studies.
She is paired with highly ranked world class players from Poland, Brazil and Ghana on the female team and ranked players on the male side. Those players will be her team-mates and training partners, which will allow her to benefit from consistently training with high level players in a structured environment under the guidance of Coach, Chance Key.
The inter-collegiate table tennis circuit is becoming a nurturing ground for some of the world best youth athletes.
“The GTTA sees Chelsea as a player for the future and one that we feel can have great Olympic prospects. This scholarship provides the perfect environment to nurture her talents and ultimately her chances of achieving Olympic excellence while pursuing academic excellence,” the release said.
“This is a pathway the association is actively pursuing as a means of providing the opportunities for our players to achieve better results internationally. This opportunity will also fortify Guyana’s team chances at doing well in regional and other competitions,” the document continued.
“The aim is to also supplement her development with training, high level external training and competition where permissible and attend international competitions, world rated events in representation of Guyana in view of maintaining international rank and assessing her development,” it added.
Edghill is currently pursuing Chemistry and Physics as part of her academic pursuits.
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