Bribar and Tees Sport are the Table Tennis England Official Equipment Suppliers for 2022/23.

The contracts were awarded after a tender process and cover all the major competitions for the 2022/23 season, including the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships, British League, Grand Prix Series, County Championships, National Cups and Inter-Regional Championships.

The equipment and balls to be supplied for each event are:

Tees Sport

Mark Bates Ltd Senior National Championships

  • Centrefold 25mm top tables
  • Butterfly Europa tables
  • Butterfly Nets and Posts
  • Butterfly R40+ 3* balls

Mark Bates Ltd Cadet, U17 and Junior Nationals; Mark Bates Ltd U11-13 Nationals; Inter-Regional Finals

  • Butterfly Europa tables
  • Butterfly Nets and Posts

Preston Grand Prix; Aldersley Grand Prix; Gloucester Grand Prix

  • Butterfly Europa tables
  • Butterfly Nets and Posts
  • Butterfly R40+ 3* balls

Alan Ransome OBE, from Butterfly UK and Tees Sport, said: “We are very pleased to be able to support Table Tennis England with the majority of the major events in this country for another season. 

“We take pride in being the association’s official supplier for the majority of its requirements and look forward to another positive season. 

“Another major event that we are proud to be supporting is the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham later this month. We regard this has the biggest event in terms of public interest, television coverage and promotion since the games were last held in Glasgow in 2014. This is the third Commonwealth Games that we have supported together with Glasgow, and Manchester in 2002.”

Bribar

British League central events – two weekends of JBL, WBL and VBL

  • Joola 2000S tables
  • Joola WM net and post sets
  • JOOLA Flash 3* balls

London Grand Prix and Crawley Grand Prix

  • Joola 2000S tables
  • Joola WM net and post sets
  • TIBHAR 40+ SL 3* balls

Bribar Managing Director Barry Chapman said: “We’re very pleased that our long-standing relationship with Table Tennis England to supply the British Leagues and the Grand Prix events has been extended for a further twelve months.”