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Sea travel, a sleepy schoolboy and medals – England at the 1928 Worlds

From the archives: Find out more about England's team at the second ever World Championships in Stockholm in 1928.

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A century of world champions: Which teams have lifted the titles?

Find out more about the nations which have lifted the men's and women's World Team Championships titles since 1926.

December 18, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
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ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026 tickets: Now on general sale

Tickets on sale now! ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026 ticket are available for general sale.

December 18, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
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Information about group bookings for London 2026 tickets

As part of our members' priority access to the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026, we are pleased to confirm that group bookings will be available to members during the priority window.

December 11, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
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ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026: The format explained

Check out our guide to how the tournament will work.

December 11, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
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World Championships 2026: Volunteer applications are open

Are YOU ready to take centre stage at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships London 2026? The application process for volunteers is now open!

December 10, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
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England star Bernard Crouch remembered as victims of rail disaster are honoured

VIDEO: The memory of England international and World Championship medallist Bernard Crouch is enshrined in a plaque marking the railway disaster which tragically ended his and 12 other lives.

December 8, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
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London 1926: How the World Championships was born

From the archives: The story of how the World Championships was born in London in 1926, plus find out more about the first players to represent England at the event.

November 27, 2025 | Diane Webb
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Teams claim spots at London 2026 via world rankings

Eleven men’s and women’s teams have secured their places at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London next year via the team world rankings.

November 6, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
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Businesses invited to support centenary table tennis initiative

Table Tennis England and World Table Tennis (WTT) are inviting the business community to support a once in a generation opportunity to get more people around the table in 2026. 

October 28, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
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London will be best ever Worlds, says ITTF President Petra Sörling

VIDEO: International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President and International Olympic Committee member Petra Sörling is very confident that London will stage the “best-ever” ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in 2026.

October 24, 2025 | Table Tennis England