From the Archives

Haydon’s singles success highlights England’s 1933 Worlds campaigns

From the archives: We look back at 1933 - a unique year in which TWO World Championships were held.

January 22, 2026 | Diane Webb
WTT events

WTT Youth Contender Doha 2026

The latest from WTT Youth Contender Doha, where Tianer Yu has returned to international action for the first time this year.

January 22, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
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
Competitions

National Series 2025/26: Weekend 3

Soraya Rahmani-Walentynska will aim to ‘upgrade’ her under-15 title from last season to under-19 gold this time around as the National Series reaches a climax this weekend.

January 21, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
Competitions

Halton Senior 2*: Pickard picks up title

Neil Pickard from Liverpool was the winner of the Halton Senior Open 2* tournament held on Sunday 18 January, while Aneta Kula won the women's competition.

January 21, 2026 | Karen Tonge OBE
WTT events

WTT Contender Muscat 2026

WATCH HIGHLIGHTS: The latest news from WTT Contender Muscat, where England No 1 Tin-Tin Ho and Wales' Anna Hursey are competing.

January 20, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
Schools

Warwickshire schools champions are crowned

Table Tennis England CEO Sally Lockyer watched on as young players booked their places at the Butterfly Schools National Finals via the Warwickshire Schools Individual Championships.

January 20, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
Competitions

Ormesby Senior 2*: Kurowski takes top honours

Jakob Kurowski of the Match Point Club from Cambridgeshire was the winner of the Ormesby Senior Open 2 Star tournament held on Sunday 18 January 2026, one of a number of competitions which took advantage of the second day of the third British Club League weekend, which only had fixtures on the Saturday. 

January 19, 2026 | Alan Ransome OBE
Obituaries

Obituary: Jia-Yi Liu, a coach ahead of his time and architect of English success

Gavin Evans and Paul Drinkhall have led tributes to “genius” coach Jia-Yi Liu, who has died at the age of 76.

January 19, 2026 | Paul Stimpson, with thanks to Diane Webb
Counties and Leagues

Clacton & Dist: Top group is up for grabs

Of all the eight Groups in the Handicap Cup Competition organised by the Clacton & District League, Group A is proving the closest, with all four teams still in with a chance of qualifying for the knockout stage.

January 19, 2026 | Tony Oswick