Competitions

Poon and Brunzell take Wolverhampton GP top honours

VIDEO: Top seed Yat Poon took a double, including the Women’s Singles, at the Wolverhampton Grand Prix, while the Men’s Singles was won by Kevin Brunzell.

March 4, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
South-West

Parish Paves the way to top table tennis

CREEKSIDE Table Tennis Club in Mylor Bridge, Cornwall, is setting its sights on sporting excellence with the help of a local council. John Symons, Chairman... Continue reading

March 4, 2024 | Amanda Leonard
Counties and Leagues

Chelmsford & Dist: Title races going to wire

Chelmsford C and Hatfield Peverel A remain separated by just four points in division two as they posted identical 8-2 victories in week 24, while Buttsbury A closed to the gap on division three leaders Galleywood B to five points courtesy of the same scoreline.

March 4, 2024 | Jeremy Hill
Counties and Leagues

Burnham & Dist: Woodham double down on title challenges

The battle for supremacy intensified this week as the top two teams in the Burnham & District Table Tennis League laid down strong victories to ensure the title dogfight will go all the way to the final weeks of the campaign.

March 4, 2024 | Eamonn Hall
Counties and Leagues

Clacton & Dist: Brotherhood D on the brink

Brotherhood D are within a whisker of claiming the Division Two title in the Clacton League.

March 4, 2024 | Tony Oswick
Counties and Leagues

Braintree League: Yeldham hit the top after closing gap

Great Yeldham have pulled back a 10-point deficit to climb to the top of division three of the Braintree Table Tennis League.

March 4, 2024 | Ron Fosker
Counties and Leagues

Essex edge out Middlesex to take Cadet County title

Essex sealed a narrow win ahead of Middlesex in the County Championships Cadet Premier Division.

March 4, 2024 | Tony Dias
International

Jetha reaches knockouts in Algeria

Four London Academy players competed at the WTT Youth Contender Algiers, with Sienna Jetha reaching the knockout stages in two age groups.

March 4, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
GB performance

Silver at the treble for Para GB players in Kazakhstan

The British Para table tennis team took three medals in the doubles events on the final day of the ITTF Astana Para Open in Kazakhstan with Will Bayley & Martin Perry (men’s class 14), Megan Shackleton with Tamara Leonelli Leonelli (women’s class 5-10) and Grace Williams with Raisa Chebanika (women’s class 14) all taking silver in their respective events.

March 4, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
Para table tennis

Bayley and Shackleton keep up their golden series

World No 1 Will Bayley, the ITTF Male Para Player of the Year in 2023, made a winning start to 2024 and continued his unbeaten run by taking gold in the men’s class 7 singles at the ITTF Astana Para Open in Kazakhstan.

March 2, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
International

Ellis claims superb title in Sweden

Toby Ellis won the Under-18 Boys’ category at the Safir International in Sweden, beating compatriot Connor Green on the way and recovering from 2-0 in the final.

March 1, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Women and Girls Table Tennis Fist Pump
Women and Girls

Help us to #inspireinclusion amongst women and girls

As part of our commitment to achieving gender parity in table tennis we are hosting a series of events to mark International Women’s Day, including an online insight and learning session to support our understanding on how to better engage and support Women and girls in the sport. 

February 28, 2024 | Jack Ramful
GB performance

Superstar Bayley wins world player of the year award

Will Bayley has won the Male Para Player of the Year for 2023 at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Awards held in Busan, Korea Republic.

February 27, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
East

Chelmsford & Dist: Three Chelmsford teams make the last four of the cup

This week saw three teams from Chelmsford table tennis club advance to the handicap cup semi-finals.  Youngsters Sami Osman, Amir Chetitah, Alesha Ellis-Austin, Cleon Fernandes and Dion Fernandes all played starring roles for their respective teams.

February 27, 2024 | Jeremy Hill
Para table tennis

March tournaments key to Paralympic qualification for British Para table tennis

As Para table tennis enters its final month of qualification for the 2024 Paralympic Games British athletes will be travelling to Kazakhstan, Italy, Spain and Poland in March hoping to consolidate or improve their chances of competing in Paris later this summer.

February 27, 2024 | Keely Armitt
SBL Championship
Competitions

SBL Championship penultimate weekend report

Ahead of a crucial weekend in the SBL Championship Division, the league table was reflecting a tense narrative at both ends. With BATTS 2 and London Academy 1 neck and neck at 17 points each, the pressure was mounting for the leading duo to maintain their winning ways. Nottingham TTC 1, within striking distance, was prepared to capitalize on any opportunity to ascend.

February 26, 2024 | Jack Ramful
SHEPlays Talent ID Day
National

SHEplays Talent ID, could this be your chance?

A Girls’ National Talent Identification Day aims to identify young players with the potential to join the England Talent Pathway. Run by the England Performance team and coaches on the SHEcoaches programme, the event is for girls aged seven to 11 and is at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham on Saturday May 25.

February 26, 2024 | Jack Ramful
East

Burnham & Dist: Cup Cheer for Cold Norton

The protagonists for this season’s Burnham & District Table Tennis League Handicap Cup Team Final were decided this week in two hotly contested semi-finals

February 26, 2024 | Eamonn Hall
South-West

92 year old Bert, reaches Isle of Wight tournament final

This annual Isle of Wight SuperVets (Over 60s) Handicapped tournament was held on 23rd February.  Members were delighted to see their 92 year old Association President, Bert Paice, reach... Continue reading

February 26, 2024 | Peter Clarke
International

China reign supreme in Busan!

With the globe's strongest teams facing each other to win two of the sport's most coveted prizes in the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships, there was just one country who came out on top!

February 26, 2024 | Keely Armitt
Martin Johnson plays a shot.
British Clubs Leagues

North Ayrshire hold on to beat Ormeau despite thrilling comeback

With one round to go before the league splits, the fight for final positions in the SBL Premier Division is hotting up.

February 26, 2024 | Wilf Reeve
Counties and Leagues

Chelmsford & Dist: Club-mates through to semi-finals

This week saw three teams from Chelmsford TTC advance to the handicap cup semi-finals. Youngsters Sami Osman, Amir Chetitah, Alesha Ellis-Austin, Cleon Fernandes and Dion Fernandes all played starring roles for their respective teams.

February 26, 2024 | Jeremy Hill