From the Archives

Wonderful memories of England international Rene Stott

England international Rene Stott's family has passed on evocative documents and photos detailing the table tennis scene before and during the Second World War.

March 16, 2026 | Diane Webb
World Championships

The whole kit and caboodle! 20 tonnes of equipment arrives for London 2026

What weighs 19,500kg, takes eight articulated lorries to shift and has just arrived in England?

March 16, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
Senior National Championships

Two BIG reasons to get your tickets for Mark Bates Ltd National Championships 2026

Be the first to find out who is in the England teams for London 2026 – and win a money-can’t-buy World Championships experience – by getting your tickets to the Mark Bates Ltd Senior National Championships!

March 16, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
Counties and Leagues

Braintree League: Top two suffering from the jitters

As the end of the season approaches, a touch of vertigo has set in at the top of division three of the Braintree Table Tennis League where both the leading contenders suffered surprise defeats.

March 16, 2026 | Ron Fosker
Counties and Leagues

Burnham & Dist: Top-flight title goes down to wire

The big dogs in the top division of the Burnham & District Table Tennis Winter League met this week in what could have been a big-winner-takes all battle. 

March 16, 2026 | Eamonn Hall
Counties and Leagues

Clacton & Dist: Nomads and Brotherhood dominate cup

The Nomads and Brotherhood Clubs are dominating the Clacton & District League’s Handicap Cup competition this season, with two teams from each club reaching the semi-finals.

March 16, 2026 | Tony Oswick
WTT events

WTT Youth Contender Berlin 2026

Tianer Yu was defeated in the last 16 of the WTT Youth Contender Berlin.

March 16, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
Counties and Leagues

County Championships double delight for Worcestershire

Both Worcestershire County Vets teams secured promotion within 24 hours of each other by winning their respective divisions of the County Championships.

March 15, 2026 | Adrian Jones
GB performance

Silver for Shilton & Perry in Poland

Billy Shilton & Martin Perry produced a promising performance to take silver in the men’s class 14 doubles on the final day of the ITTF World Para Challenger Wladyslawowo in Poland.

March 15, 2026 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Gold for Billy Shilton at ITTF World Para Challenger in Poland

Gold for Billy Shilton in men’s class 8 and bronze for Fliss Pickard in women’s class 6 were the highlights for the British team in the singles events at the ITTF World Para Challenger Wladyslawowo in Poland.

March 13, 2026 | Francesca Bullock
World Championships

We’ve smashed it! Britain’s Greatest Rally serves up a mammoth total

VIDEDO: Hundreds of table tennis enthusiasts across the country combined to play an incredible 207,343 rallies in one day – more than double their target number!

March 13, 2026 | Jack Ramful
Senior National Championships

Mark Bates Ltd Nationals 2026: Doubles draws revealed as Drinkhall goes for record

Paul Drinkhall will go in search of a record-breaking 16th Men’s Doubles title at the Mark Bates Ltd Senior National Championships this month.

March 12, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
Coaching

All things coaching: February update

Find out the latest coaching updates from the month of February, including the new coaching assistant qualification launch!

March 12, 2026 | Connor Whitehead
Coaching

February Club Visits – Coach Development

Evie Collier, Steve Brunskill and Aad Kwakkelstien had yet another busy, but rewarding month, as the Coach Development Team took on several club visits up and down the country and the opportunity to support some fantastic table tennis activity taking place in clubs and communities.

March 12, 2026 | Connor Whitehead
WTT events

WTT Youth Contender Havirov 2026

Tianer Yu reached the Under-19 Girls' Singles quarter-finals at WTT Youth Contender Havirov in Czechia.

March 12, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
WTT events

WTT Feeder Otocec 2026

VIDEO: Watch and reach about some great results for English athletes in Slovenia, including another final appearance!

March 11, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
Competitions

County Championships: Unbeaten Yorkshire retain their Veterans title

Yorkshire Veterans first team built on their unbeaten start to their County Championships Premier Division campaign with a four from four title-winning performance over the second weekend at Nottingham TTC.

March 11, 2026 | Barry Snowden
Counties and Leagues

Burnham & Dist: Battle for Division 2 crown hots up

In Division 2 of the Burnham & District Table Tennis Winter League the battle for supremacy was heightened this week as Blackwater A moved within one point of long-time leaders and favourites, Maldon A. 

March 10, 2026 | Eamonn Hall
Cadet and U17 National Championships

Catch up on the Mark Bates Ltd Cadet & Under-17 Nationals 2026

Check out videos, photos and results from the Mark Bates Ltd Cadet & Under-17 National Championships.

March 9, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
GB performance

British Para squad starts on the road to Worlds

The ITTF World Para Challenger Wladyslawowo in Poland and the ITTF World Para Challenger Lignano in Italy mark the start of the 2026 season for the British Para table tennis team that will culminate in the ITTF World Para Table Tennis Championships in Thailand in November.

March 9, 2026 | Francesca Bullock
Counties and Leagues

Clacton & Dist: Neck-and-neck at the top

The title fight in Division One of the Clacton League is the closest it’s been for many years, with little to choose between Brotherhood A and Nomads Lions.

March 9, 2026 | Tony Oswick
Counties and Leagues

Braintree League: Netts close in on title

Any lingering hopes Sudbury Nomads may have had of wresting Netts A’s Braintree Table Tennis League title from them were emphatically extinguished when the two met for a second time.

March 9, 2026 | Ron Fosker