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Sibley beats Parker in 7-game thriller

Kelly Sibley retained her English Women’s Singles National title after an absorbing seven-game final with great rival Joanna Parker which saw both players wear their... Continue reading

March 3, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Pitchford & Drinkhall exact doubles revenge

Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall exacted revenge for last year’s Men’s Doubles defeat by emerging victorious in a repeat of the 2012 final against Darius... Continue reading

March 3, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Parker and Sibley race to fifth title

Joanna Parker and Kelly Sibley secured their fifth, and fourth consecutive, Women’s Doubles title after a straight games victory over the young pair of Jess... Continue reading

March 3, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Drinkhall ends Walker’s run in semis

Paul Drinkhall finally ended Sam Walker’s incredible run at the 2012/13 English Senior National Championships after edging a monumental six-game contest. Walker’s talent can no... Continue reading

March 3, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Sibley survives classic to reach final

Kelly Sibley won one of the most outstanding Women’s Singles semi-finals ever seen at the English National Championships after she battled past a courageous Karina... Continue reading

March 3, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Vickers and Le Fevre overcome ‘family’ challenge

Emma Vickers and Karina Le Fevre carried their Women’s Singles title challenge past an unusual opponent as they made the semi-finals at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.... Continue reading

March 2, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Defending Champions make steady progress

Defending Champions Daniel Reed and Darius Knight serenely advanced to the semi-finals of the Men’s Doubles late on Saturday night at Ponds Forge. Knight, who... Continue reading

March 2, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Le Fevre survives scare as seeds progress

Karina Le Fevre survived an epic seven-game tussle with Maria Tsaptsinos to make the quarter-finals in the Women’s Singles. The third seed had to match... Continue reading

March 2, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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On-fire Walker upsets Reed

Sam Walker continued his rich vein of form to pull off the biggest shock in the Men’s Singles by knocking-out fourth seed Daniel Reed on... Continue reading

March 2, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Knight & Sibley defend mixed title

Darius Knight and Kelly Sibley successfully defended their Mixed Doubles title from 2011/12 after a comprehensive final victory over the top seeds, Paul Drinkhall and... Continue reading

March 2, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Walker claims maiden under 21s crown

Number 1 Junior Sam Walker won his maiden Men’s Under 21s title following a dramatic final victory over an inspired Richard Andrews. Walker, who had... Continue reading

March 1, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Tin-Tin triumphs in classic final

Fourteen-year-old Tin-Tin Ho won the English Women’s Under 21s after an astonishing final victory over the unfortunate Yolanda King. It was King last year who... Continue reading

March 1, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Trumpauskas seals title treble

Lorestas Trumpauskas completed a hat-trick of Veteran Men’s Singles wins with a victory over Stephen Horsfield on Friday night, but he had to work harder... Continue reading

March 1, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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Beck & O’Driscoll win Vets Doubles

Paul Beck and Mike O’Driscoll were the winners of the first National Championships title in 2013 as they wrapped up the Veteran’s Doubles in quick-fire... Continue reading

March 1, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
National

London Legacy lives on

The Olympics may have been over for six months now (it hardly seems that long), but the legacy of the London 2012 Games continues for... Continue reading

February 28, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
National

Derby Junior 4* Draw

The draw for the Derby Junior 4* is out, once again including the currently British-based Chinese junior girls Jiwen Xu and Yang Yi, who were... Continue reading

February 27, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
National

Pitchford ready for maiden Nationals title

Nineteen-year-old Liam Pitchford is aiming to secure his maiden Men’s Singles title at the 54th English Senior National Table Tennis Championships in Sheffield this weekend.... Continue reading

February 27, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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National Coach of the Year: Maria Ingles

It gives the ETTA great pleasure in announcing Maria Ingles as the deserved recipient of the National Coach of the Year award. Maria has been... Continue reading

February 27, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
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National Young Coach of the Year: Ben Barlow

It gives the ETTA great pleasure in announcing Ben Barlow as the deserved recipient of the National Young Coach of the Year award. Ben is... Continue reading

February 27, 2013 | Paul Stimpson
International

King reaches quarters in Orebro

YOLANDA’S SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS Eighteen-year-old A Level student Yolanda King, a member of the Weald TTC, Cranbrook, put up about her best-ever international performance while... Continue reading

February 26, 2013 | Paul Stimpson