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The only place is BATTS for TOWIE cast!

Table tennis got the TOWIE treatment as stars of the hit ITV show filmed at the BATTS club in Harlow ahead of a charity ping pong tournament.

November 9, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
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ITTF seeks Tribunal members

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is inviting applications from experienced legal professionals and sports subject matter experts to form a Panel of Tribunal Members.

November 6, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
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Butterfly Schools Team event cancelled ‘with heavy heart’

The Butterfly National Schools Team Championships has been cancelled for the 2020/21 season.

November 6, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
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New initiative ‘insures’ our sport is a winner

Table Tennis England and Mark Bates Ltd today extend their partnership by launching the Insurance That Supports Our Sport initiative.

November 5, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Clubs

Webinar: How our team is evolving to help the sport

The last six months have brought many challenges across the sporting sector and as a governing body it is important that we consider how we adapt to deliver the best possible support and service to members, clubs, leagues, coaches, volunteers and officials. 

November 5, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
England Leopards

Emily grateful to ‘agent’ Maria for league chance

Emily Bolton does not (yet) have an agent to help map her table tennis career – but she might want to consider putting fellow England international Maria Tsaptsinos on a retainer!

November 4, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Clubs

Sign the petition and help #SaveOurSports

Members of Table Tennis England are urged to sign a petition calling for a Sports Recovery Fund to be set up by the Government to support the sport sector through the pandemic.

November 3, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
London & South-East

Obituary: Bob Stannard

It is with much sadness that we learnt that Bob Stannard died on Friday, October 30 at his home in Hayes, Middlesex after a long... Continue reading

November 2, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
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SBL cancelled in line with covid policy

The second round of the Senior British League has been called off, six weeks before the scheduled date of December 12, in line with our coronavirus cancellation policy.

October 30, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
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Pandemic leads to major changes to competitions programme

Due to the ongoing coronavirus restrictions, Table Tennis England has cancelled a series of national ‘mass’ events scheduled for the spring, including British League weekends, and is working on a new format for the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships.

October 29, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Clubs

Kingfisher well placed to fly high with performance pathway

The Kingfisher club in Reading has a proud history of producing top players and has recently reconfirmed its commitment to creating a performance programme capable of continuing that tradition and of aligning with the Table Tennis England Performance Pathway.

October 29, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
England Leopards

Maria makes step up in Greece

Maria Tsaptsinos is leading the way as her AEK Athens team steps into the top division of the Greek league.

October 28, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
News

Watch: Bizarre ping pong ball world record

David Rush, from Idaho in the USA, has been attempting a series of Guinness world records during the pandemic, the latest of which involves a strange skill with a ping pong ball.

October 28, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
News

Liverpool & District stalwart mourned

The Liverpool & District League is mourning both the death of stalwart Harry Reeve and the loss of one of its long-established clubs.

October 28, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
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Simon & Co crack their 24-hour challenge

Simon Heaps and friends have completed their 24-hour table tennis marathon to raise money to help meet the former England international's costs as he bids to reach Commonwealth Games.

October 28, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
England Leopards

Drinkhall’s winning start in France

Paul Drinkhall got off to a winning start on his debut for Jura Morez in the French table tennis league, but could not help his team to overall victory.

October 26, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
London & South-East

Braintree League: Rayne miss chance

Rayne A missed the chance to take over at the top of division one in the penultimate series of matches before the Braintree Table Tennis League was called to a halt.

October 26, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
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ITTF Foundation on shortlist at prestigious awards

The ITTF Foundation has been shortlisted in four categories, including two special coronavirus classes, at the Sport Business Awards 2020.

October 23, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
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SBL among latest round of cancellations

The scheduled round of Senior British League Premier Division matches on December 5 has been cancelled as a result of the pandemic.

October 23, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
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Table tennis bucks trend in Active Lives survey

Table tennis participation held steady between May 2019 and May 2020, despite the early effects of the coronavirus pandemic being widely felt across most sports, according to the latest Active Lives survey.

October 22, 2020 | Paul Stimpson