The awards, criteria and nominations
The Pride of Table Tennis Awards gives you the opportunity to nominate volunteers for their valuable, outstanding and often unseen contributions they have given to the sport.
Pride of Table Tennis works on a two-year cycle. The 2023/2024 season is year one of the cycle where local clubs and leagues will honour their volunteers and young volunteers of the year (male and female).
Each nomination will receive a certificate for nominators to present at their club and/or league, with all nominations being automatically entered into the national stage of the award.
New for this year’s cycle is the inclusion of the coveted Contribution to Table Tennis and Lifetime Achievement award to celebrate a person’s long service to table tennis at a club, league, county or area.
All nominations will be put forward to a national panel, who will shortlist the national finalists for the Volunteer and Young Volunteer of the Year (Male and Female), Contribution to Table Tennis and Lifetime Achievement Award.
Finalists will be invited to the Mark Bates Ltd Senior Nationals in Nottingham, where they will be presented their awards during finals day.
Nominations are now closed.
If you have any questions on the Pride of Table Tennis Awards or would like further information, please email us.
The categories
Volunteer of the Year (male and female)
To recognise a person over 25 years of age for their dedication, commitment or impact in/on table tennis on a voluntary basis over the past 12 months. This may take place at a club, local community, league, county, schools county, area or national level.
2023 – Josephine Boyd (female); Stephen Longmoor (male)
2022 – Dale Ward (female); Chris Beckley (male)
2021 – Gordon Gatheral
2020 – Pat Johnson
2019 – Anne Borrowdale
2018 – Jane Milward
2017 – Dennis Artess
2016 – Keith Warrington
2015 – Colin French
2014 – Carol Rodway
2013 – Lindsey Dare
2011 – Mark Semple
Young Volunteer of the Year (male and female)
To recognise a person under 25 years of age for their dedication, commitment or impact in/on table tennis on a voluntary basis over the past 12 months. This may take place at a club, local community, league, county, schools county, area or national level and includes those young people involved in coaching and/or officiating.
2023 – Mia Solomon (female); Tom Scard (male)
2022 – Holly Williams (female); Joseph Race (male)
2021 – Joshua Amanor
2020 – Sophie Storey
2019 – Jordan Abbott
2018 – Declan Garner
2017 – Liam McTiernan
2015 – Shyam Bavalia
2014 – Ben Towers
2013 – Jordan Bone
2011 – Lucy Budworth
Contribution to Table Tennis
To recognise the outstanding contribution to table tennis this person gives through their time and talents which enables others to participate and succeed – it is open to any age but must be for a recognition of at least 10 years’ service, but no more than 30, in a club, league, county or area.
2023 – Jan Johns
2021 – Hans Soova BEM
2019 – Don Evans
2018 – Brenda Bailey
2017 – Brian Hall
Lifetime Achievement Award
To recognise a person whose long service of an exceptional and outstanding standard over more than 30 years has made a real and significant difference to table tennis in a club, league, county or area.
2023 – Dennis & Margaret Calver
