Commonwealth

Table tennis back in the Commonwealth Games for 2030!

Table tennis and para table tennis are back on the programme for the centenary 2030 Commonwealth Games in Amdavad.

November 26, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
Senior National Championships

It’s time to enter the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships 2026!

Entries to the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships 2026 are OPEN - find out more about the competition and how to get your name in the draw.

November 26, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
Competitions

Blackpool 4★ winners seal Mark Bates Ltd Nationals places

See who won at the Blackpool 4* - and how it affected the Cadet and Junior leaderboards for Mark Bates Ltd National Championships qualification

November 26, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
Pride of Table Tennis

We’re seeking your nominations for Club of the Year

The Cloudathlete Pride of Table Tennis Awards 2025/26 are open for nominations - today we focus on what it takes to become Club of the Year, like last year's winners Kelham Island.

November 26, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
GB performance

Bly Twomey claims Euro title No 2 alongside Will Bayley

Newly crowned women’s class 7 European champion Bly Twomey rounded off a successful ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden by taking gold in the mixed doubles class 14 with Will Bayley and bronze in the women’s doubles class 14 with Fliss Pickard. Bayley also took silver in the men’s doubles class 14 with Theo Bishop.

November 25, 2025 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Victory for Hursey, defeat for Piwowar at World Youth Championships

Wales and Great Britain’s Anna Hursey made a winning start to the doubles at the World Youth Championships in Romania, but England’s Kacper Piwowar was unable to replicate her success.

November 25, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
Schools

Schools team champions crowned on Isle of Wight

The annual Isle of Wight Schools' Tournament took place in mid November with some enthusiastic children participating. 

November 25, 2025 | Peter Clarke
A group of women and girls hold their table tennis bats high, smiling in a group of 30
Women and Girls

Women and Girls Table Tennis Afternoon Brings Community Together

I was recently approached by the Civil Service Table Tennis Club in Bristol to run a dedicated Women and Girls Coaching Afternoon—an opportunity to introduce new... Continue reading

November 25, 2025 | Amanda Leonard
GB performance

Agony for Hunter-Spivey and Shackleton as they miss out on Euro gold

Jack Hunter-Spivey & Megan Shackleton came within a point of gold but had to be content with silver in the mixed doubles class 10 on the penultimate day of the ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden.

November 24, 2025 | Francesca Bullock
Counties and Leagues

Burnham & Dist: Leaders pegged back

An honourable draw in the battle betwixt the top two teams in the Burnham & District Table Tennis Winter League keeps Cold Norton B well on track to retain their title.

November 24, 2025 | Eamonn Hall