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.
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.
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.
