Equality and Diversity

Still looking to improve at 99 years old – Edna’s lifelong passion for table tennis

Edna Fletcher MBE will be 99 years old this month and will no doubt celebrate the milestone with a game of her beloved table tennis, with her friends at Bracecamp Table Tennis Club.

September 11, 2024 | Eddy Fuller
WTT events

Pitchford to Face Olympic Silver Medalist in the Last 16 in Macao

Liam Pitchford has claimed his place in the last 16 at the WTT Champions Macao, where he will face Truls Moregard, the recent Olympic silver... Continue reading

September 9, 2024 | Connor Whitehead
Olympics & Paralympics

Heartbreak for Bayley after spectacular men’s class 7 final

Will Bayley missed out on the gold medal by the smallest of margins after a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to China’s Yan Shuo in the final... Continue reading

September 7, 2024 | Jack Ramful
Obituaries

Obituary: Former England international Jean Head (nee Winn)

Former England international Jean Head (nee Winn) passed away peacefully on 2nd September 2024 aged 94 years. Jean was born on 17th June 1930 in... Continue reading

September 7, 2024 | Diane Webb
Olympics & Paralympics

Davies takes silver as Bayley reaches final

Two medals secured on the final day of British interest in the Paralympics as Rob Davies takes silver, and Bayley reaches fourth consecutive MS7 Final.

September 6, 2024 | Table Tennis England
WTT events

Pitchford to take on Australian youngster in Macao first round

Liam Pitchford will be heading to Macao for the WTT Champions next week along with some of the biggest and best names in the world of table tennis.

September 6, 2024 | Table Tennis England
North West

UCLan Training Camps

Forty-two of the best players from ten different clubs across the North-West attended the training day. Travelling to the Preston campus from Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and Cumbria.

September 6, 2024 | Dan O'Connell
Bly Twomey
Olympics & Paralympics

Bly Twomey takes bronze after five-set semi-final battle with World champion

Bly Twomey won the hearts of the French crowd at the South Paris Arena 4 in Paris this morning with a performance that was full... Continue reading

September 5, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
Obituaries

Obituary: Arthur Morgan, International Umpire

Fellow officials have paid tribute after the death of International Umpire Arthur Morgan. Arthur, who was from Derbyshire, first qualified as a County Umpire in... Continue reading

September 5, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Officials

Gold Badge for Nico

Fresh from officiating the Men’s Singles gold medal match at the Paris Olympics, Nico Caltabiano has reached the summit of world umpiring. He has become the first English umpire to achieve Gold Badge status from the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). 

September 4, 2024 | Paul Stimpson