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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.

March 4, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
Para table tennis

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.

March 2, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Superstar Bayley wins world player of the year award

Will Bayley has won the Male Para Player of the Year for 2023 at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Awards held in Busan, Korea Republic.

February 27, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
Para table tennis

March tournaments key to Paralympic qualification for British Para table tennis

As Para table tennis enters its final month of qualification for the 2024 Paralympic Games British athletes will be travelling to Kazakhstan, Italy, Spain and Poland in March hoping to consolidate or improve their chances of competing in Paris later this summer.

February 27, 2024 | Keely Armitt
GB performance

At least three more medals on the way for Para GB in Sheffield

After the first day of the doubles events at the ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships in Sheffield the British team is assured of at least three medals when the tournament concludes today.

September 9, 2023 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Brilliant Bayley seals golden ticket to Paris

Will Bayley claimed the men’s class 7 European title in Sheffield and in doing so assured himself of qualification for the Paris Paralympics next year.

September 8, 2023 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Eight guaranteed medals for GB as Rob goes for fifth title

The British team secured eight singles medals on day three at the ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships in Sheffield.

September 7, 2023 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Brilliant Twomey shines in Sheffield

Will Bayley, Paul Karabardak and Aaron McKibbin became the first British players to reach the knockout stages of their respective singles events at the European Para Championships - and 13-year-old Bly Twomey beat the world No 6.

September 5, 2023 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

‘She’s the boss!’ Bayley on his GB doubles partner Bly

With the European Para Championships starting in Sheffield on Monday, we caught up with Will Bayley and his mixed doubles partner Bly Twomey.

August 31, 2023 | Paul Stimpson
GB performance

Bayley tells of his debt to ‘massive’ National Lottery funding

In a new video filmed at Brighton TTC, Will Bayley credited The National Lottery for helping him learn his trade across the globe.

July 20, 2023 | Ben Hart, Sportsbeat