British Clubs Leagues

Ellenborough and Tees Sport are the cream of VBL

In thrilling finishes to the Veterans’ British League, Ellenborough retained their Women’s Premier Division title on sets difference, while there are new champions in the Men’s Premier, where Tees Sport won the title in the deciding game of the final match left on court.

February 12, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
British Clubs Leagues

Drumchapel Glasgow stun Brighton in SBL Premier Division

League newcomers produce a huge upset in the penultimate round before the league splits.

February 12, 2024 | Wilf Reeve
Counties and Leagues

Clacton & Dist: Lynx win basement battle

If it’s tough at the top, it’s even tougher at the bottom, and this week witnessed a meeting of the two teams at the foot of Division Three of the Clacton League.

February 12, 2024 | Tony Oswick
Counties and Leagues

Braintree League: Yeldham erode leaders’ margin at top

Great Yeldham have livened up the race at the top of division three of the Braintree Table Tennis League with an excellent win over league leaders Netts D.

February 12, 2024 | Ron Fosker
WTT events

Watch WTT Feeder Manchester Rewind on TTE.TV!

WTT Feeder Manchester Rewind has landed on TTE.TV, enabling you to relive all the action from our historic first WTT event!

February 9, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Competitions

Middlesex seal senior county title at fourth time of asking

The Senior Premier Division of the County Championships witnessed an intense and thrilling competition during Rounds 4-7, hosted at Draycott Table Tennis Centre.

February 8, 2024 | Tony Dias
Alexis Douin plays a shot.
British Clubs Leagues

Race for top four spots as SBL Premier Division enters penultimate round

BATTS, Ormesby and Brighton are all in with a chance of securing a top four place before the Premier Division splits into two mini leagues.

February 8, 2024 | Wilf Reeve
Coaching

SHEcoaches cohort start their performance journey

The first cohort of the SHEcoaches initiative have started their journey towards becoming the next generation of female talent and performance coaches.

February 8, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
British Clubs Leagues

All to play for as VBL titles hang in the balance

The destination of the Veterans' British League, Premier Division titles will be decided at the weekend, with plenty of twists and turns in prospect.

February 7, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
WTT events

Connor and Sophie soar in world rankings

Young English duo Connor Green and Sophie Earley have soared in the world rankings on the back of their performances at WTT Feeder Manchester.

February 6, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Competitions

Notts Vets tie up an eighth successive county title

Nottinghamshire showed their strength on weekend two of the County Championships, Veterans Premier Division, to retain their title.

February 5, 2024 | Barry Snowden
Counties and Leagues

Chelmsford & Dist: Divisional leaders continue domination

Week 20 of the C&DTTL season saw the divisional leaders parade their dominance over its competition. There were 10-0 wins for OCA A (Div 1) and Galleywood C (Div 4), a 9-1 win for Galleywood B (Div 3) and 8-2 wins for Chelmsford C (Div 2) and Danbury M (Div 5).

February 5, 2024 | Jeremy Hill
Counties and Leagues

Burnham & Dist: Squirrell driven nuts

Woodham A had the Taylor Pest Control company from Cold Norton to thank for their recapture of pole position in the Burnham & District Table Tennis League this week. 

February 5, 2024 | Eamonn Hall
Counties and Leagues

Braintree League: Netts slip further off the pace

Netts A’s hopes of retaining their Braintree Table Tennis League title are receding fast after another surprise defeat has cast them further adrift at the top.

February 5, 2024 | Ron Fosker
Counties and Leagues

Clacton & Dist: Sage tastes success in first season

For a fourth year running, a member of the younger generation tasted success in the Clacton & District League’s Handicap Singles Tournament,24-year-old Matt Sage taking the Gordon Denton Trophy, following in the footsteps of James Denyer, Jason Gale and Russell Hillier.

February 5, 2024 | Tony Oswick
GB performance

Ryan mighty! Chris wins his first international gold medal

Chris Ryan, who led the GB wheelchair rugby team to Paralympic gold in Tokyo, won his first gold medal since switching to table tennis in 2022 when combining with Spanish partner Daniel Rodriguez to win the men’s class 4 doubles on the final day of the ITTF Brazilian Para Open in Sao Paulo.  

February 5, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
WTT events

Zhang and Cho are dazzling WTT Feeder Manchester champions

Lily Zhang and Cho Daeseong swept to the singles titles as the WTT Feeder Manchester came to a breathtaking conclusion in front of hundreds of spectators.

February 4, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
WTT events

Ecseki & Madarasz are historic first champions but British pairs miss out

Hungarian top seeds Nandor Ecseki & Dora Madarasz are the first ever champions of a WTT event held in England, but two British pairs missed out in their finals.

February 4, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
WTT events

Pitchford and Drinkhall knocked out in quarters

Injury ruined Liam Pitchford's hopes, while Paul Drinkhall admitted he did not find his best level as England's top two had a day of disappointment at WTT Feeder Manchester.

February 3, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
WTT events

Two British pairs reach WTT Feeder Manchester doubles finals!

Tom Jarvis & David McBeath stunned team-mates Liam Pitchford & Paul Drinkhall to reach the Men's Doubles final at WTT Feeder Manchester - and Tin-Tin Ho & Anna Hursey are into the Women's Doubles final!

February 3, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
GB performance

Shackleton strikes gold in Sao Paolo

Megan Shackleton took gold in the women’s class 4-5 singles at the ITTF Brazilian Para Open in Sao Paulo, and there was a silver for Chris Ryan and a bronze for Ashley Facey.

February 3, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
WTT events

Earley to rise! Super Sophie beats fourth seed at WTT Manchester

Sophie Earley brilliantly knocked out the fourth seed in a spellbinding match at WTT Feeder Manchester, while Liam Pitchford, Tom Jarvis and Paul Drinkhall all won their first singles matches.

February 2, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
WTT events

Pitchford & Hursey safely through first test

Liam Pitchford & Anna Hursey negotiated their first match at WTT Feeder Manchester to make it through to the Mixed Doubles quarter-finals, while there was a great Women's Doubles win for Sophie Earley & Tianer Yu.

February 2, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
International

Brilliant Green wins big to set up WTT Feeder tie with Jarvis

Connor Green turned in two incredible performances to earn a place in the main draw at the WTT Feeder Manchester today – and a tie against Tom Jarvis in the last 32.

February 1, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
WTT events

England guaranteed a doubles finalist after WTT Feeder Manchester draws

England are guaranteed to be represented in the Men’s Doubles final after today’s draws for the WTT Feeder Manchester.

February 1, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
National

Chief Executive’s update: January 2024

Welcome to 2024 Welcome to my first Bulletin of 2024 and I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members a happy,... Continue reading

February 1, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Uncategorised

Women and girls take centre stage at Ping! Hub

Manchester's Ping! Hub, which aims to build a legacy and social impact from the WTT Feeder event in the city, is already a hive of table tennis activity.

January 31, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
WTT events

WTT opportunity knocks for young English athletes in Manchester

Three English youngsters will be among the first to take centre stage as the WTT Feeder Manchester gets under way in front of hundreds of spectators on Thursday.

January 31, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
WTT events

Watch WTT Feeder Manchester live on TTE.TV!

Every minute of the WTT Feeder Manchester will be shown live on TTE.TV!

January 30, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Competitions

Iles doubles up at Cippenham Women & Girls 1*

With an entry exceeding expectations and nearly double that of last year’s inaugural tournament, the Cippenham Women & Girls’ 1* Open on Sunday proved an enormous success both for the club and for one if its star players.

January 30, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Competitions

Deadline nears for entries to ELCC

There is still time for leagues to enter the English Leagues Cup Competitions (ELCC) before next month's deadline.

January 30, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Counties and Leagues

Four make it through to Island’s Finals Night

The latest tournament on the Isle of Wight was the Island Echo-Sponsored handicapped tournament on 26th January. There was an excellent turnout with 36 entries, organised into six groups of six.

January 30, 2024 | Peter Clarke
Women and Girls

Guildford women & girls sessions a big success

An initiative in Surrey to encourage more women & girls into the sport has met with great success. 

January 30, 2024 | Alan Lane
Team England

Watch TT Insider on John Murphy – and you could win a great prize!

Check out our latest TT Insider film on TTE.TV - and you could win WTT Feeder Manchester tickets and a bat signed by Liam Pitchford!

January 29, 2024 | Paul Stimpson