International News Articles
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Drinkhall and Walker exit WTT by Ho goes through
March 1, 2021Tin-Tin Ho won her first match at the WTT Contender event in Doha, but Paul Drinkhall was edged out and Sam Walker’s campaign has been ended by injury.
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Athletes can target golden finale to Games
February 26, 2021Table tennis will feature in 20 sessions at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, with a possible golden finale to the Games for Team England.
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How Sam and Lois became WTT digital film stars!
February 24, 2021Two England internationals played an integral part in creating the exciting World Table Tennis (WTT) brand which makes its global debut in Doha at the weekend.
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England stars well prepared for competition return
The long wait for competitive action is nearly over for the England stars heading off to compete at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Middle East Hub.
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Juniors make the most of Linz link
February 18, 2021WATCH: England junior players were given inside access to a training session at one of the biggest clubs in Europe – and the chance to question one of the top European players.
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Home Nations come together for e-camp
February 17, 2021England hosted a three-day Home Nations performance e-camp, alongside athletes from Scotland and Wales, and Jersey’s Hannah Silcock.
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Paralympian Daybell takes on mentoring role
February 15, 2021Para table tennis star Kim Daybell, who put his Tokyo ambitions on hold last March to join the NHS fight against COVID-19, has taken on a role as a mentor with the True Athlete Project (TAP).
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Tom and David step up their injury comebacks
February 9, 2021England duo Tom Jarvis and David McBeath are stepping up their rehab after hip operations by returning to the table at squad practice sessions in Nottingham.
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New bat colours revealed!
February 8, 2021The future of table tennis will be brighter after the International Table Tennis Federation revealed the four new colours which will be allowed as racket coverings – watch video showing how the process has unfolded.
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Have your say on Junior category expansion
January 29, 2021Table Tennis England is asking for the views of members on the domestic implications of a change in youth categories by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
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Baggaley finds ‘The Flash’ too hot in final
January 25, 2021Andrew Baggaley was defeated in the final of the inaugural World Ping Pong Masters as Germany’s Alexander Flemming finally got his hands on a big prize on English soil.
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Applications open for Birmingham 2022 umpires
January 22, 2021Table Tennis England has opened the process of Umpire Selection for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Olympic qualifiers postponed
January 18, 2021The European Olympic Qualifying Tournament has been pushed back from February to April.
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European Championships qualifiers cancelled
January 13, 2021England men will go through automatically to this year’s European Championships after their qualifying stage was cancelled because of the pandemic. However, the women’s team will have to wait to find out when they will play qualifying rounds.
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Pitchford retains top-15 place in rankings
January 8, 2021Liam Pitchford is at No 15 and Paul Drinkhall, Sam Walker and Tin-Tin Ho are in their respective top 100s as the new-style ITTF world ranking lists are published for the first time this week.
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Sandra Deaton reappointed to key ITTF committee
January 7, 2021Table Tennis England Chairman Sandra Deaton has been reappointed to the influential International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Nominations Committee.
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Four selected for Olympic qualifying tournament
January 5, 2021Great Britain are sending the maximum permitted four players to the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February.
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Kelly Sibley appointed England women’s coach
December 23, 2020Kelly Sibley is targeting more Commonwealth Games success for England after being appointed National Coach for the England women’s team through to the Birmingham 2022 Games.
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World Championships cancelled
December 22, 2020The delayed World Team Championships 2020, due to be held in South Korea at the end of February, have been cancelled – the first time since the Second World War that the Championships will not be held.
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Table tennis awarded UK Sport funding to 2024
December 18, 2020British table tennis has been awarded £1.35 million UK Sport funding through to the Paris 2024 Olympics.
