Bronzes for Fliss Pickard and Grace Williams in Portugal
Fliss Pickard and Grace Williams took bronze in the women’s class 6 and women’s class 8 singles respectively at the ITTF World Para Future Costa Brava tournament in Platja d’Aro today.
Singapore Smash: Billy Shilton pleased with silver in Para Showcase
Gloucestershire’s Billy Shilton produced some great performances to take silver in the men’s singles in the Para Showcase at the Singapore Smash.
British Paralympians face tough matches at Singapore Smash showcase
British athletes Aaron McKibbin, Billy Shilton and Grace Williams will compete in the second Para showcase at this year’s Singapore Smash, one of the leading events in world table tennis taking place from February 3-5 at the Singapore Sports Hub.
Josh, Fliss and Bly on golden form ahead of Paris
With the Paralympic Games just over two months away Joshua Stacey (men’s class 9), Fliss Pickard (women’s class 6) and 14-year-old Bly Twomey (women’s class 7) all took gold in their respective singles events at the ITTF Czech Para Open in Ostrava today.
Trio stay in hunt for Paralympic place
Chris Ryan (men’s class 2), Jack Hunter-Spivey (men’s class 5) and Megan Shackleton (women’s class 4) are all still in contention for a place in the Paralympic tournament in Paris going into the final day of the Paralympic World Qualification Tournament in Pattaya, Thailand.
McKibbin & Stacey take gold in ‘battle of Britain’
On the final day of the ITTF Slovenia Para Open in Lasko, Aaron McKibbin & Joshua Stacey won gold and Ashley Facey & Ross Wilson took silver after an all-GB final in the men’s class 18 doubles.
Shackleton takes bronze – with more medals to come for Para GB
Megan Shackleton secured bronze in women’s class 4 on the second day of the ITTF Slovenia Para Open in Lasko, with Bly Twomey, Tom Matthews and WIll Bayley also assured of medals.
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.
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.
Ryan mighty! Chris wins his first international gold medal
Chris Ryan, who led the GB wheelchair rugby team to Paralympic gold in Tokyo, won his first gold medal since switching to table tennis in 2022 when combining with Spanish partner Daniel Rodriguez to win the men’s class 4 doubles on the final day of the ITTF Brazilian Para Open in Sao Paulo.
