Two more golds for GB para in Ostrava
World champions Billy Shilton and Paul Karabardak took gold in the men’s class 14 doubles on the final day of the Czech Para Open today and Ashley Facey combined with Koyo Iwabuchi from Japan to win the men’s class 18 doubles.
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.
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.
Vecko delight at GB’s most successful Worlds
At the end of the Andalucia 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships, with 10 medals including three golds, BPTT Performance Director Gorazd Vecko was able to reflect on the most successful World Championships ever for the British team.
Bayley and Stacey into Worlds gold medal matches
Will Bayley and Joshua Stacey will go for gold in the finals of men’s class 7 and men’s class 9 respectively at the World Para Table Tennis Championships in Andalucia.
