Pitch and Paul surge into gold medal match!
Liam Pitchford & Paul Drinkhall are guaranteed at least a doubles silver medal - and both are also into the Commonwealth Games singles semi-finals.
Today at the Commonwealth Games: Saturday 6th August
Jack Hunter-Spivey will be looking to take gold in the men's class 3-5 later today, with three over para players up for bronze medals. Meanwhile in the men's singles competition, chances of medals for the english athletes look high with all three - Liam Pitchford, Sam Walker and Paul Drinkhall into the quarter-finals.
Pitchford and Drinkhall maintain title defence
Liam Pitchford & Paul Drinkhall powered through to the Men's Doubles semi-finals, three English players are in the Men's Singles quarters, and two pairs remain in the Women's Doubles at the Commonwealth Games.
Jarvis & Bardsley win another thriller in Birmingham
Tom Jarvis & Charlotte Bardsley claimed another superb victory at the Commonwealth Games today as they advanced to the Mixed Doubles quarter-finals. Plus the rest of the news from this morning's session.
Hunter-Spivey to go for Commonwealth gold!
Jack Hunter-Spivey is through to the gold medal match in the Men's Class 3-5 Singles at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, while Ross Wilson, Sue Bailey and Fliss Pickard will play for bronze.
Today at the Commonwealth Games: Friday 5th August
Find out what table tennis action is happening today at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Pitch and Paul off and running in defence of gold
Liam Pitchford & Paul Drinkhall started the defence of their Commonwealth Games Men’s Doubles title with a fine win over Scotland’s Gavin Rumgay & Colin Dalgleish, and they were joined in the last 16 by Sam Walker & Tom Jarvis.
Ho withstands Jersey storm, but Bardsley goes out
Tin-Tin Ho moved safely through her opening Women’s Singles match at the Commonwealth Games, though not without a scare at the hands of 15-year-old Hannah Silcock of Jersey. However, Charlotte Bardsley went out to the ninth seed.
Jarvis & Bardsley fight back to sink second seeds
Tom Jarvis & Charlotte Bardsley staged a brilliant fightback to go through to the last 16 of the Commonwealth Games Mixed Doubles. Liam Pitchford & Tin-Tin Ho are also through, but there was agony for Sam Walker & Maria Tsaptsinos, who went out in a deciding game earlier in the day.
Bailey leads England quartet into semi-finals
Sue Bailey, Ross Wilson, Jack Hunter-Spivey and Fliss Pickard all reached the semi-final stage at the Commonwealth Games today.