Today at the Commonwealth Games: Friday 5th August
Find out what table tennis action is happening today at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Pitch and Paul off and running in defence of gold
Liam Pitchford & Paul Drinkhall started the defence of their Commonwealth Games Men’s Doubles title with a fine win over Scotland’s Gavin Rumgay & Colin Dalgleish, and they were joined in the last 16 by Sam Walker & Tom Jarvis.
Ho withstands Jersey storm, but Bardsley goes out
Tin-Tin Ho moved safely through her opening Women’s Singles match at the Commonwealth Games, though not without a scare at the hands of 15-year-old Hannah Silcock of Jersey. However, Charlotte Bardsley went out to the ninth seed.
Jarvis & Bardsley fight back to sink second seeds
Tom Jarvis & Charlotte Bardsley staged a brilliant fightback to go through to the last 16 of the Commonwealth Games Mixed Doubles. Liam Pitchford & Tin-Tin Ho are also through, but there was agony for Sam Walker & Maria Tsaptsinos, who went out in a deciding game earlier in the day.
Bailey leads England quartet into semi-finals
Sue Bailey, Ross Wilson, Jack Hunter-Spivey and Fliss Pickard all reached the semi-final stage at the Commonwealth Games today.
Entries for the Crawley Grand Prix are live!
Entries for the first major event of the 2022/23 season, the Crawley Grand Prix, are now open – with online entry and payment now fully up and running.
We talk to current Level 3 Head Coach about the qualification
With applications open for our Level 3 Head Coach qualification, we speak to current Head Coach, Kate Hughes, about why she decided to take the next step in her coaching career and what impact it has had.
Today at the Commonwealth Games
A busy day of table tennis for Team England at the Commonwealth Games today with para competitions, singles and doubles events taking place. See the full order of play.
Para players all in the hunt for semi-finals
All five England para players won one and lost one in the Commonwealth Games group stages today, meaning all are in with a chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.
England’s Vidal among latest batch of GB Coach Apprentices
Vidal Graham, Gordon Muir and Callum Riddoch are the next intake of coaches selected to the GB Coach Apprenticeship Programme.
