Urban TTC came from 2-0 down to defeat Ormesby and lay down an early marker for Senior British League, Premier Division supremacy.

The British Para table tennis team ended the PTT Finland Open in Lahti on a high with team gold medals for Ashley Facey Thompson and Joshua Stacey in men’s class 9, Martin Perry in men’s class 6 and Lucie Bouron in women’s class 4-5.

Will Bayley is through to another week on Strictly after surviving the tough test of the foxtrot – and we already know what he will be dancing to next week!

World and Commonwealth champion Ross Wilson, European bronze medallist David Wetherill and Commonwealth bronze medallist Joshua Stacey all took silver in their respective singles events at the PTT Finland Open.

Liam Pitchford could not keep up his recent mastery of Vladimir Samsonov as he was beaten in a deciding seventh set of a pulsating match at the German Open tonight.

The new Senior British League, Premier Division season gets under way this weekend – with a humdinger of a fixture between last year’s top two.

Find out how Chesterfield Table Tennis League tried out a new competition format under the Be TT umbrella, with great results.

Initiatives to increase the number of women and girls playing key roles in table tennis are paying dividends, with female coaching bursaries and the female ambassador scheme both proving popular.