Josh, Fliss and Bly on golden form ahead of Paris
With the Paralympic Games just over two months away Joshua Stacey (men’s class 9), Fliss Pickard (women’s class 6) and 14-year-old Bly Twomey (women’s class 7) all took gold in their respective singles events at the ITTF Czech Para Open in Ostrava today.
McKibbin & Stacey take gold in ‘battle of Britain’
On the final day of the ITTF Slovenia Para Open in Lasko, Aaron McKibbin & Joshua Stacey won gold and Ashley Facey & Ross Wilson took silver after an all-GB final in the men’s class 18 doubles.
Will Bayley and Bly Twomey strike gold in Slovenia!
World No 1 Will Bayley and 14-year-old Bly Twomey won golds at the ITTF Slovenia Para Open in Lasko today, and there was silver for Tom Matthews and bronze for Martin Perry and Billy Shilton.
Golden trio shine in Poland
Megan Shackleton, Fliss Pickard and 13-year-old Bly Twomey led the way for the British Para table tennis team at the ITTF Polish Para Open in Wladyslawowo today, taking gold in the women’s class 4, class 6 and class 7 singles respectively.
Symbolic golds for Shackleton, Pickard and Twomey
On International Women’s Day, three of the British Para table tennis team’s women shone in the doubles events at the ITTF Lignano Masters Para Open in Italy.
Golds boost McKibbin and Twomey Paralympic hopes
Aaron McKibbin and 13-year-old Bly Twomey enhanced their qualification hopes for the Paralympic Games in Paris by taking gold in the men’s class 8 singles and women’s class 7 singles respectively at the ITTF Lignano Masters Para Open in Italy.
Silver at the treble for Para GB players in Kazakhstan
The British Para table tennis team took three medals in the doubles events on the final day of the ITTF Astana Para Open in Kazakhstan with Will Bayley & Martin Perry (men’s class 14), Megan Shackleton with Tamara Leonelli Leonelli (women’s class 5-10) and Grace Williams with Raisa Chebanika (women’s class 14) all taking silver in their respective events.
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.
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.
