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
Counties and Leagues

Braintree League: Bottom side Rayne E upset leaders

The home team are several points adrift at the bottom, the away team well clear at the top. An away banker if ever there was one. Not so!

January 19, 2026 | Ron Fosker
Senior British Clubs Leagues

Nottingham maintain lead as SBCL Championship reaches halfway point

It’s as-you-were at the top of the Senior British Clubs League, Championship division after the top two teams both picked up three points from a possible four at the ‘pivot’ weekend.

January 19, 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
Counties and Leagues

Clacton & Dist: Tight win for Tigers

Five of the ties in this week’s Group Stage of the Handicap Cup Competition organised by the Clacton and District League ended in tight 5-4 results. But none of them was tighter than the all-Second Division scrap in Group B which saw Nomads Tigers take the final three matches of the evening to edge past Brotherhood D.

January 16, 2026 | Tony Oswick
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