World Championships

Who was the real Marty Supreme?

With Marty Supreme in cinemas and its star, Timothee Chalamet, having received an Oscar nomination, we take a look at the World Championships medallist who was inspiration for the character Marty Mauser.

January 21, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
World Championships

The centenary World Championships is 100 days away!

Today marks the start of the final countdown to the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals and we can now confirm the countries England could face in Stage 1a!

January 18, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
From the Archives

Poor preparation hampers England – the 1932 Worlds

From the archives: Just one medal, but some eye-catching results as England struggled to make an impact at the sixth World Championships in Prague.

January 16, 2026 | Diane Webb
World Championships

London 2026: Home Nations umpires selected for Worlds

Fifteen English umpires have been selected to officiate at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London this year - plus, find out about amazing CPD opportunities for Level 1 Umpires!

January 15, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
World Championships

From 1926 to 2026: The evolution of table tennis

From waistcoat-clad men wielding sandpaper bats to male and female athletes in sponsored kit and armed with state-of-the-art equipment – the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships have come a long way since 1926.

January 14, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
World Championships

‘One of the loveliest human beings I’ve ever met’ – getting to know table tennis colossus Ivor Montagu

Ivor Montagu was the driving force behind the birth of the World Championships and the creation of the ITTF. Find out more about the man behind the legend, in the words of his great-niece.

January 12, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
World Championships

Team silver for England as Barna’s legend starts to take shape

From the archives: Just one medal for England across the 1930 and 1931 World Championships, as Victor Barna emerges as a dominant force.

January 8, 2026 | Diane Webb
World Championships

Fred Perry rules the world – England at Budapest 1929

From the archives: Fred Perry becomes England's first world champion, at the age of 19 in Budapest in 1929.

December 30, 2025 | Diane Webb
World Championships

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.

December 23, 2025 | Diane Webb
World Championships

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