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.
Three medals but no golden ticket to Paris
Three bronze medals were taken but the ultimate prize of automatic qualification for Paris eluded the British athletes on the final day of the Paralympic World Qualification Tournament in Thailand.
Trio stay in hunt for Paralympic place
Chris Ryan (men’s class 2), Jack Hunter-Spivey (men’s class 5) and Megan Shackleton (women’s class 4) are all still in contention for a place in the Paralympic tournament in Paris going into the final day of the Paralympic World Qualification Tournament in Pattaya, Thailand.
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.
Shackleton takes bronze – with more medals to come for Para GB
Megan Shackleton secured bronze in women’s class 4 on the second day of the ITTF Slovenia Para Open in Lasko, with Bly Twomey, Tom Matthews and WIll Bayley also assured of medals.
Wilson delighted with doubles gold in Poland
Ross Wilson combined with Croatian teenager Borna Zohil to win gold in the men’s class 18 doubles on the last day of the ITTF Polish Para Open in Wladyslawowo, defeating teammates Joshua Stacey & Ashley Facey in the final
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.
Hunter-Spivey and Wilson top the para podiums
Jack Hunter-Spivey retained his Para Class 2-5 title and there was Class 6-10 triumph for Ross Wilson on Finals Day at the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships.
Hunter-Spivey relieved to scrape through after Ryan upset
Jack Hunter-Spivey survived a huge upset at the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships - plus the rest of the news from the para competitions.
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.