London & South-East

Clacton & District: Walton joy, Windsor woe

The fluctuating fortunes of sport was vividly illustrated this week in the two Handicap Knock-Out competitions organised by the Clacton & District League, with Walton E twice tasting the sweetness of success and Windsor Kestrels twice suffering the anguish of defeat.

March 19, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Featured

Doug takes a leading role on mental health

Table Tennis England Board member Doug Livingstone is playing a key role in helping to end the stigma of mental ill-health in the workplace.

March 19, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
England Leopards

Pitchford extends Japanese league contract

Liam Pitchford says extending his contract with Saitama in the Japanese T.League for another season was an easy decision to make.

March 18, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Featured

Coronavirus: List of cancelled or postponed events

A guide to which events have been cancelled or postponed during the coronavirus outbreak. This will be updated as necessary.

March 18, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Central

Table Tennis England: How to stay in touch

Due to the current situation with Coronavirus Table Tennis England have followed the Government advice to allow all workers to work from home.

March 18, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Featured

Para Nationals postponed

The National Para Championships has fallen victim to the Coronavirus situation, with British Para Table Tennis announcing the event has been postponed.

March 16, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Featured

Table tennis boost for Sport Relief

A 24-hour table tennis marathon at the BBC headquarters in Manchester raised more than £1,500 for Sport Relief - with some big names from the sport joining in.

March 16, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Featured

Wolverhampton Grand Prix cancelled

The Wolverhampton Grand Prix on March 21-22 has been cancelled due to venue closure by Wolverhampton City Council.

March 16, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Central

Leicester & District: Bentley shines

Possibly the best performance of the week in the Leicester and District League came in Division One when Knighton Park II faced their own third team comprising of juniors for whom the youngest of the lot at 15, Oscar Bentley, won all three to take his team very close to a shock success.

March 16, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
London & South-East

Braintree League: Fairchild steps up in style

For the second week running, one of the outstanding performances of the week in the Braintree Table Tennis League came from a player deputising in division one.

March 16, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
British League

Saints and PPong on top at VBL

Bribar St Neots Saints and PPong women took the Premier Division titles at the Veterans’ British League.

March 16, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
London & South-East

MK League: Kings close to first title

PREMIER DIVISION Greenleys Kings lead has been cut to 16 points after beating MK Spinners 6-4 , so their coronation is put on hold for... Continue reading

March 16, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Featured

Double joy for Ackworth at schools finals

Ackworth School won a double in the under-16 category at the Butterfly School Team Championships in Hinckley.

March 14, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
London & South-East

Clacton & District: Life in the Lions

For a side with abundant talent and ability, it’s been a major surprise that Nomads Lions have been languishing in the foothills of Division One of the Clacton & District League for most of the season.

March 14, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Central

Leicester & District: Lutterworth’s decisive day

Having previewed the top clash of the week in Division Four of the Leicester & District League seven days ago with Lutterworth marginally ahead of Syston Casuals III and the two facing each other almost certainly for the championship, the reality was spectacular, but in an unexpected way.

March 14, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
London & South-East

Braintree League: Clift steps up to plate

A number of individual performances stood out in the latest set of Braintree Table Tennis League fixtures, one in division one, one in division two and two in division three.

March 14, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
International

Shilton pleased with team silver

Billy Shilton bounced back from a disappointing loss in the singles to take silver in the men’s class 8 team event in the Costa Brava Para Open in Platja D’Aro.

March 14, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Featured

It’s ‘game on’ for Sport Relief

It’s ‘game on’ at the BBC and Table Tennis England HQs today as both organisations are raising funds for Sport Relief.

March 13, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Featured

Baldwin is star attraction at schools finals

With only two defending champions in the field, the Butterfly School Team Championship National Finals at Hinckley this weekend could be the most open in several years.

March 12, 2020 | Paul Stimpson
Coaching

Phase 2 Halton TT Kidz

Over the past few weeks, Halton Table Tennis Club have embarked on their second phase of TT Kidz. The session which takes place on a... Continue reading

March 11, 2020 | Paul Stimpson