Obituary: Brian Baines, more than 70 years a league stalwart
The Clacton & District League’s most senior Vice-President, Brian Baines, died last week, just a few weeks after celebrating his 90th birthday.
Get the Inside story on England’s Rio quest
Our latest not-to-be-missed episode of TT Insider is out now on TTE.TV, following the England squad on and off the table at the ISF World Schools Gymnasiade in Rio de Janeiro.
Jack aims to use Nationals qualifying to help his Hunt for Paris place
Jack Hunter-Spivey says entering the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships Qualifying Tournament will help him sharpen his skills ahead of his campaign to get to the Paris Paralympics.
NW Level 2 Lead Coach Course
There are still places available for the TT England Level 2 Lead Coach course taking place at Halton TT Club on 2, 3 Dec 2023 and 2 Mar 2024. Spaces are limited to 12 candidates. The closing date for the course is 19 Nov 2023.
Saunders a semi-finalist in Hungary
Hannah Saunders reached the semi-finals at the WTT Youth Contender Szombathely in Hungary, while there were knockout places for Tianer Yu and Sienna Jetha.
Dimitrov run ended by top seed in semi-finals
Dimitar Dimitrov reached the semi-finals at the WTT Youth Contender Senec in Slovakia, where his run was ended by the top seed.
England looking for players to earn their Primary colours
Nominations for the England Schools team to compete at the Primary Schools International in Jersey next year are now open.
Wolverhampton Grand Prix open for entries
The Wolverhampton Grand Prix 2023/24 is now open for entries.
Opportunities abound at Women & Girls’ sessions
Clare Flynn and Christine Dembry hosted a fantastic first women and girls’ day at the Walker Activity Dome in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne which is also the home of NETT Table Tennis Club.
Germany burn bright at Fire Service international
The UK Fire Service hosted their German colleagues at Shrewsbury Sportsvillage in a two-day team, singles & doubles event.
Dominant Drumchapel lay down a WBL marker
Drumchapel Glasgow dominated the Premier Division as the Women's British League returned to WV Active Wolverhampton.
Chelmsford & Dist: Peverel hold on to top spot
Week seven saw Hatfield Peverel A victorious again but they hold just a two-point lead over Chelmsford C in division two where the top six teams are separated by a mere seven points.
Braintree League: Hill helps Liberal get on the rise
After four matches, only one team in division one of the Braintree Table Tennis League have won all four of them – and it’s not a name one would expect.
Clacton & Dist: Stu steps into the limelight
Stu Wilkinson has been a regular in the Leopards’ side in Division Three of the Clacton League since he joined the Nomads club 10 years ago, and he’s developed into a reliable 70% player at this level without ever hitting the headlines.
Williams targets ranking improvement in Paris quest
European silver medallist Grace Williams is one of seven British Para table tennis athletes who will compete in this week’s French Para Open in Saint Quentin en Yvelines, which starts on Thursday.
Dimitrov goes furthest in Hungary
Dimitar Dimitrov's quarter-final appearance was the furthest any of the English contingent progressed at the WTT Youth Contender Szombathely in Hungary.
Earley and Yu narrowly miss out to top-ranked Japanese duo
Sophie Earley, Tianer Yu, Sienna Jetha and Hannah Saunders all reached the quarter-finals at the WTT Youth Contender Lignano in Italy - Earley and Yu pushing two leading Japanese players all the way.
Sam Walker falls by the slimmest margin in Slovenia
World number 199 Sam Walker was inches away from progressing into the Last 16 of the WTT Feeder Otočec as he was defeated by world number 83, Adrien Rassenfosse of Belgium by the narrowest of margins.
Chief Executive’s update: October 2023
WTT Feeder Manchester Following the success of securing the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships 2026 at OVO Arena, Wembley, we were delighted to announce... Continue reading
World No 2 Wang too strong for Pitchford
VIDEO: Watch the full match as Liam Pitchford takes on world No 2 Wang Chuqin at the WTT Champions Frankfurt.
Performance landmark as first PDCs are up and running
VIDEO: The first two Pathway Development Centres in our new network of high-quality development hubs are now operational.
Yuan and Anders the big winners at Cleveland Junior 4*
The winner of the junior boys’ singles at the Cleveland Junior 4 Star Championships played at Middlesbrough Sports Village, was the fourth seed Gavin Yuan from Scotland.
Why our coaching courses are great value for money
Find out more about our coaching courses - and coaches who have completed them tell us just what good value for money they are.
Baggaley knocked out in qualifying at WTT Otocec
Andrew Baggaley was unable to join Tom Jarvis and Sam Walker in the main draw at the WTT Feeder Otocec in Slovenia.
Spotlight on benefits of table tennis for people with Parkinson’s
With the World Parkinson’s Championships starting on Wednesday, this is a great time to shine a spotlight on how table tennis can help people living with the condition.
Piwowar reaches semi-finals in Italy
Kacper Piwowar reached the semi-finals at the WTT Youth Contender Lignano in Italy, while there were quarter-final appearances for Connor Green and Sinan Surensoy.
Fusion out to prove they can mix it at the top again in WBL
Fusion start their quest to retain their Women’s British League, Premier Division this weekend boasting an unchanged squad from the one which saw them edge out Drumchapel Glasgow last season.
Pitchford win books a clash with world No 2
Liam Pitchford beat upcoming Japanese star Hiroto Shinozuka to set up a second-round clash against world No 2 Wang Chuqin at the WTT Champions Frankfurt.
Golds for Trumpauskas and Yu at European events
There was success in two countries for young English players over the weekend as Larry Trumpauskas won two golds in the Riga Open and Tianer Yu won the Torneio de Centenario Open in D’Ouro, Portugal.
Chelmsford & Dist: Cup treble for Chelmsford
All three Chelmsford teams who were active this week in round one of the handicap cup won through to the second round.
Nick Donald appointed as Chair of Table Tennis England
Following an extensive recruitment process, Table Tennis England is delighted to announce Nick Donald as its new Chair, succeeding Sandra Deaton whose tenure has come to an end following nine years of outstanding service.
Clacton & Dist: Eagles back to winning ways
It’s been a lean start to the season for Windsor Eagles, last year’s runners-up in Division One of the Clacton League, but they got their campaign into gear this week with a first win, 7-3 against Walton B.
Braintree League: Netts go clear at the top
Netts B have emerged as the front-runners for promotion from division two of the Braintree Table Tennis League.
Hursey goes up in the world after Doha super show
Great Britain's Anna Hursey has soared 57 places in the senior world rankings and now stands just outside the top 100.