Karabardak and Perry on the podium
Paul Karabardak and Martin Perry combined to win bronze in the men’s class 14 doubles on the final day of the Para Copa Tango in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
England miss out on top-10 places in Belgrade
The Cadet Boys were the best finishers for England at the European Youth Championships in Belgrade, ending in a share of 11th position.
Medals for Karabardak and Heaps
Welshman Paul Karabardak showed great resilience and determination to come through a tough five set match and take gold in the men’s class 6 singles at the Para Copa Tango in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Self-funded athlete Simon Heaps also put up a great performance to take silver in the men’s class 5 singles.
Primary Schools festival promotes school-club links
Through months of planning and working in partnership with the Greater Sport School Games Organisers, a Primary Schools festival took place on 28th, June in Bury, Greater Manchester.
A Perry good show gives TT Kidz a boost
TT Kidz was showcased to children in the Birmingham area as the excitement of the Commonwealth Games draws ever closer.
Development Director Greg takes on a new challenge
Table Tennis England Development Director Greg Yarnall is leaving the organisation in September to take on a new challenge.
Three England teams top their groups
England's two Junior teams, and the Cadet Boys, maintained 100% records to top their groups in the first stage of the team competitions at the European Youth Championships in Belgrade.
Table Tennis England Annual Review 21/22 published
The Table Tennis England Annual Review has today been published online and we are inviting questions from members.
England off to a positive start in Belgrade
All four England teams made winning starts to their campaigns as the European Youth Championships got under way in Belgrade today.
Bax leads England medal roll-call at Euros
There were three golds, three silvers and five bronze medals for the English contingent at the European Veterans’ Championships in Rimini.
All set for Centenary ELCC
The Centenary English Leagues Cup Competitions winners - and the first champions since the pre-pandemic event in 2019 - will be decided over a weekend of intense competition.
Could you be our British League Chair?
Table Tennis England is looking for a new Chair of the British League Committee for the 2022/23 season, from among its members.
Safeguarding milestone as loophole is closed
The closing of a loophole makes it illegal from June 28, 2022 for any sportscoach to engage in sexual activity with under-18s in their care.
Two more medals for young para team
On the final day of the European Para Youth Games in Pajulahti in Finland the British Para Table Tennis Team picked up two medals in the team events
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Debut delight for teenager Crouse
Cornish table tennis player Joe Crouse marked his international debut by taking silver in the men’s class 9 singles at the European Para Youth Games in Pajulahti in Finland today and Scotland’s Ryan Henry took bronze in the men’s class 8 singles.
Three battle through in Finland
After day one of the table tennis events at the European Para Youth Games in Pajulahti in Finland Theo Bishop (men’s class 7), Joe Crouse (men’s class 9) and Ryan Henry (men’s class 8) are all through to the knockout stages of their respective singles events tomorrow.
Tin-Tin on shortlist for top TASS award!
Tin-Tin Ho has been shortlisted as TASS Athlete of the Year!
Sign up for our ‘It’s Time to Play’ Commonwealth Games toolkit
With Birmingham hosting the Commonwealth Games this summer, it promises to be an exciting opportunity to get more people (particularly those unrepresented in the sport), seeing and engaging with table tennis.
Richard Ayers appointed to Table Tennis England Board
Richard Ayers has been appointed to the Board of Table Tennis England after an open recruitment process.
Entries open for NCL and NJL
Entries for the National Cadet League and National Junior League for 2022/23 are now open.
Your chance to join webinar with our CEO
Table Tennis England Chief Executive Adrian Christy will deliver three webinars to outline our strategy reset to members - and give them the chance to ask questions.
Five selected for European Para Youth Games
British Para Table Tennis Confirmation athlete Grace Williams and Pathway athletes Theo Bishop, Joseph Crouse, Ryan Henry and Shae Thakker will be competing in the sixth European Para Youth Games which are taking place in Pajulahti in Finland from June 30 to July 3.
Champ Anaya helps Dexter meet his inspiring mental health challenge
Junior national champion Anaya Patel has helped a 10-year-old to complete a ‘decathlon’ challenge to raise awareness of the part sport can play in boosting mental health.
Partnership extends our support for Parkinson’s table tennis
Table Tennis England is partnering with Parkinson’s UK to support clubs and groups to welcome people living with the condition into the sport - and is hosting a webinar to provide more information.
Queens Platinum Jubilee Funding success
Congratulations to four clubs who between them have recently been awarded £29,022 from the Queens Platinum Jubilee fund.
Dominant England sweep up the schools medals
England dominated the Senior Schools International hosted by Table Tennis Scotland in Largs, returning with a haul of team and individual medals – including two podium clean sweeps in the individual Under-14 events.
Meng and Evans take top Gloucester prizes
There was a different winner in every competition as the Gloucester Grand Prix rounded off the GP series for the season.
Para GB aces add three more golds to haul
On the final day of the Czech Para Open in Ostrava the British Para Table Tennis team finished a successful tournament by taking three gold medals in the doubles events.
Three golds for Para GB
Sue Bailey (women’s class 4), Will Bayley (men’s class 7) and Joshua Stacey (men’s class 9) all won gold in their respective classes at the Czech Para Open in Ostrava.
How TT Kidz is supporting clubs to grow their junior sections
93% of children who participate in TT Kidz would like to play more table tennis following the programme – so if you’re looking to engage more juniors and start a new beginners’ session, TT Kidz could be just the tool to do this.
Opportunity for WBL teams to enter at a higher division
Ahead of the new season, the British League Committee are exploring a change to the WBL structure to allow existing and new teams to enter the league at a higher division, to best reflect the capability of the players in the team.
Walker and Jarvis go out in Slovenia
Tom Jarvis and Sam Walker both went out of the WTT Feeder Otocec event in the last 64 of the men's singles.
England schools squad ready for international test
An England squad of 24 players will be in action at the Senior Schools International event, beginning in Largs, Scotland, on Friday.