Fliss Pickard
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Having been keen on sport from an early age Fliss, who was born with cerebral palsy, started playing table tennis at the age of 14 while volunteering at Hyndburn table tennis club. The coach spotted her natural ability and Fliss had found a sport in which she could excel.
She made her international debut at the Czech Open in 2011 and was selected for the GB Para Table Tennis Team Performance Squad in April 2014. She missed out on qualification for the Paralympic Games in Rio 2016 but made a major breakthrough at the World Championships in 2018, taking bronze in the women’s class 6 singles having earlier in the year represented Team England in the Commonwealth Games.
After taking gold in the Czech Open in 2019 she lost in the quarter-finals at the European Championships to World and Paralympic medallist Stephanie Grebe but went on to medal in Finland and China.
Having again just missed out on qualification for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Fliss responded by taking gold in the women’s class 6 singles in the Costa Brava Spanish Open and the French Open in 2021.
Major appearances and career highlights
| European Championships | Sweden | 2019 | Women’s Class 6 Singles QF |
| World Championships | Slovenia | 2018 | Women’s Class 6 Singles bronze |
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast | 2018 | Women’s Class 6-10 Singles SF |
| Paralympic Games | Rio | 2016 | Men’s Class 6 Singles QF |
| European Championships | Slovenia | 2017 | Women’s Class 6 Singles groups |
| European Championships | Italy | 2013 | Women’s Class 6 Singles groups |
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Wilson delighted with doubles gold in Poland
Ross Wilson combined with Croatian teenager Borna Zohil to win gold in the men’s class 18 doubles on the last day of the ITTF Polish Para Open in Wladyslawowo, defeating teammates Joshua Stacey & Ashley Facey in the final
Golden trio shine in Poland
Megan Shackleton, Fliss Pickard and 13-year-old Bly Twomey led the way for the British Para table tennis team at the ITTF Polish Para Open in Wladyslawowo today, taking gold in the women’s class 4, class 6 and class 7 singles respectively.