Gold for Karabardak – plus first medal for 13-year-old Bly
Paul Karabardak won gold at the ITTF Polish Para Open in Wladyslawowo without dropping a set and on a good day for the British Para Table Tennis Team there were silver medals for Billy Shilton, Ashley Facey and Grace Williams, while 13-year-old Bly Twomey won bronze in only her second international tournament.
Pitchford & Drinkhall miss out on a medal
There is to be no World Championships medal for Liam Pitchford & Paul Drinkhall after they were defeated in the quarter-finals for the second edition in succession.
Book your place at final pair of Grands Prix!
Entries are open for the final two Grand Prix events of the season, in Gloucester and Wolverhampton - but hurry, the Gloucester deadline is fast approaching!
Valiant performance not enough for Drinkhall
Paul Drinkhall gave everything, but it wasn’t enough to overcome China’s Liang Jingkun in the 2023 World Championships in Durban.
Liam and Paul into World quarter-finals again!
Liam Pitchford & Paul Drinkhall are into the World Championships Men's Doubles quarter-finals for the second time in succession as they continued their stranglehold over India's top pair.
Table Tennis England supports UKAD’s Clean Sport Week
This week is UK Anti-Doping’s Clean Sport Week 2023, and Table Tennis England stands united in the promotion of anti-doping education and practices.
Ormeau crowned champions as 2022-23 SBL Premier Division comes to a close
Ormeau were presented with the league trophy, but not before Ormesby secured second-place.
Tokyo medallists in GB squad for Poland
Tokyo Paralympic medallists Paul Karabardak and Billy Shilton head a squad of nine British athletes competing in the ITTF Polish Para Open in Wladyslawowo from May 26-28.
Braintree League: Nomads step up
After grazing quietly in the mid reaches of the league for more than 20 years, Sudbury Nomads suddenly burst into the limelight in 2022-23 to score a comfortable victory in division two of the Braintree Table Tennis League.
Liam & Paul go through at the Worlds – and Paul battles on in the singles
Paul Drinkhall blasted into the last 32 of the World Championships today, setting up a clash with the world No 5 from China. He and Liam Pitchford also went through in the doubles.
SBL Premier Cup draw revealed
Ormeau will start their bid for a league and cup double against Brighton after the draw was made for the Senior British League Premier Cup.
John Murphy appointed as National Coach
Table Tennis England is delighted to announce the appointment of John Murphy as National Coach. He will work across the Junior and Senior England squads and takes up his position next month.
East rise to the top at Inter-Regionals
East edged out London to take the Tonge Trophy for the best performing team at the Inter-Regional Championships at the weekend.
Drinkhall the bright light on disappointing day
Paul Drinkhall lifted the mood with victory at the World Championships after gut-wrenching disappointment for both Tom Jarvis and Liam Pitchford in deciding seventh games earlier in the day.
Doubles victories, but Walker goes out on day one of Worlds
Find out how England's players got on on day one of the World Championships - plus how to watch Sunday's matches.
Island on the up as two teams reach national finals
These four table tennis players will go to Derbyshire in early June to represent the Isle of Wight in the national finals of the English Leagues Cup Competitions.
Tournament marks NHS anniversary
To mark the 75th Anniversary of the National Health Service, a table tennis tournament for all serving and retired NHS staff and volunteers is to be held on Sunday July 9 at Draycott and Long Eaton TTC in Derby.
Previous champions lead field for London Grand Prix
See the draw for the London Grand Prix - plus how to enter the Gloucester and Wolverhampton events.
World Championships draw revealed
England’s men have been handed some challenging matches in the draw for the World Championships, while Tin-Tin Ho faces the eighth seed (WR 10).
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Final positions to be decided in SBL Premier Division
The 2022-23 SBL Premier Division comes to a close this weekend.
Neil completes key major events programme
Table Tennis England’s Head of Competitions & Events, Neil Rogers, has graduated from the UK Sport Event Leaders Programme.
Look after your mental health with table tennis!
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, taking the theme of anxiety, so don’t forget playing table tennis is proven to improve mental health!
Pattison falls to a familiar foe
Ralph Pattison reached the under-15 quarter-finals and Dimitar Dimitrov was second in the round-robin under-11s at the WTT Youth Contender Panagyurishte in Bulgaria.
Five England stars set to take on the world in Durban
Five England stars fly out to Durban today for the World Championships in good heart following their training camp in Nottingham.
Don’t miss these two women and girls’ tournaments
Female athletes have two remaining opportunities to enter women & girls’ tournaments this season.
Athletes invited to Junior National Cup
The top eight boys and girls in the Junior age group have been invited to compete at the Junior National Cup, alongside the top two finishers in the recent Cadet National Cup.
Regions ready to battle for supremacy
The regions of England will do battle at the weekend as more than 140 young players compete at the Inter-Regional Championships.
Braintree League: Andrews keeps Netts flying high
The addition of Paul Lucas to Rayne A’s ranks and the absence initially of Michael Andrews from Netts’ looked at one time as if it might produce a tight finish in this season’s Braintree Table Tennis League first division.
Dani and Pashley top of the class at Cadet National Cup
Rohan Dani and Ella Pashley took the golds at the Cadet National Cup, with both boys’ and girls’ events decided by countback.
Three doubles bronzes for GB in Slovenia
On the final day of the ITTF Slovenia Para Open in Lasko the British team won three bronze medals in the doubles events. Will Bayley and Martin Perry took bronze in men’s class 14, Ashley Facey and Joshua Stacey took bronze in men’s class 18 and Jack Hunter-Spivey and Megan Shackleton took bronze in mixed class 10.
Big scalp for Piggott in Spain
Ben Piggott beat the world No 14 and Joseph Hunter and Ralph Pattison reached the last 16 at the WTT Youth Contender Platja D'Aro in Spain.
Braintree League: Double for Netts
For the second successive year, Netts A have done the double in the Braintree Table Tennis League.
Bayley takes gold in Slovenia
Medal success for Para athletes in Slovenia, with Bayley taking gold, silver for Hunter-Spivey and bronze for Matthews, McKibbin, Wilson and Pickard.