Bayley and Shackleton keep up their golden series
World No 1 Will Bayley, the ITTF Male Para Player of the Year in 2023, made a winning start to 2024 and continued his unbeaten run by taking gold in the men’s class 7 singles at the ITTF Astana Para Open in Kazakhstan.
Ryan mighty! Chris wins his first international gold medal
Chris Ryan, who led the GB wheelchair rugby team to Paralympic gold in Tokyo, won his first gold medal since switching to table tennis in 2022 when combining with Spanish partner Daniel Rodriguez to win the men’s class 4 doubles on the final day of the ITTF Brazilian Para Open in Sao Paulo.
Shackleton strikes gold in Sao Paolo
Megan Shackleton took gold in the women’s class 4-5 singles at the ITTF Brazilian Para Open in Sao Paulo, and there was a silver for Chris Ryan and a bronze for Ashley Facey.
Facey’s second gold headlines good day for para GB
Ashley Facey won his second gold medal at the ITTF US Para Open in Corpus Christi, Texas, combining with Joshua Stacey to win the men’s class 18 doubles.
Golds for Aaron, Ashley and Megan in USA
Aaron McKibbin (men’s class 8) and Ashley Facey (men’s class 9) both came out on top in all-GB finals to take gold in their respective singles events at the ITTF US Para Open in Corpus Christi, Texas while Megan Shackleton also took gold in the combined women’s class 1-5 event.
Shackleton claims two doubles medals in France
The British Para table tennis team took five medals against strong opposition in the doubles events on the final day of the ITTF SQY French Para Open in Saint Quentin en Yvelines.
Amazing Bly wins gold at French Para Open
Brighton teenager Bly Twomey continued her meteoric rise since making her international debut in March this year by beating the Asian Para Games champion to take gold in the women’s class 7 singles at the ITTF SQY French Para Open at the Paris 2024 Velodrome in Saint Quentin en Yvelines.
Doubles gold for Shackleton
Tokyo medallist Megan Shackleton combined with Flora Vautier from France to win gold in the women’s class 5-10 doubles on the final day of the Finland Para Open in Pajulahti today and 13-year-old Bly Twomey took bronze in the women’s class 20 doubles with her Italian partner Elena Elli.
Twomey takes brilliant silver in Finland
Teenager Bly Twomey followed her European Championship bronze medal last month by taking silver in the women’s class 7 singles at the Finland Para Open, while Megan Shackleton took bronze in the women’s class 3-5 singles.
Jack & Megan take silver as GB end with four doubles medals
On the final day of the ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships in Sheffield the British team took four medals in the doubles events to bring their total medal tally to 12.
