The awards, criteria and nominations
The Pride of Table Tennis Awards gives you the opportunity to nominate volunteers for their valuable, outstanding and often unseen contributions they have given to the sport.
Pride of Table Tennis works on a two-year cycle. The 2024/2025 season is year two of the cycle where there are 12 different category of awards to be won.
Each nomination will receive a certificate for nominators to present at their club and/or league, with all nominations being automatically entered into the national stage of the award.
All nominations will be put forward to a national panel, who will shortlist the national finalists.
Finalists will be invited to the Mark Bates Ltd Senior Nationals in Nottingham, where they will be presented their awards during finals day.
Nominations will open shortly.
If you have any questions on the Pride of Table Tennis Awards or would like further information, please email us.
The categories
To recognise a person over 25 years of age for their dedication, commitment or impact in/on table tennis on a voluntary basis over the past 12 months. This may take place at a club, local community, league, county, schools county, regional or national level.
2024 – Clare Flynn & Christine Burke (female); Tajudeen Alao (male)
2023 – Josephine Boyd (female); Stephen Longmoor (male)
2022 – Dale Ward (female); Chris Beckley (male)
2021 – Gordon Gatheral
2020 – Pat Johnson
2019 – Anne Borrowdale
2018 – Jane Milward
2017 – Dennis Artess
2016 – Keith Warrington
2015 – Colin French
2014 – Carol Rodway
2013 – Lindsey Dare
2011 – Mark Semple
To recognise a person under 25 years of age for their dedication, commitment or impact in/on table tennis on a voluntary basis over the past 12 months. This may take place at a club, local community, league, county, schools county, regional or national level and includes those young people involved in coaching and/or officiating.
2024 – Heilam Tse (female); Bailey Page (male)
2023 – Mia Solomon (female); Tom Scard (male)
2022 – Holly Williams (female); Joseph Race (male)
2021 – Joshua Amanor
2020 – Sophie Storey
2019 – Jordan Abbott
2018 – Declan Garner
2017 – Liam McTiernan
2015 – Shyam Bavalia
2014 – Ben Towers
2013 – Jordan Bone
2011 – Lucy Budworth
All nominations automatically given the MGMA.
To recognise the outstanding contribution to table tennis this person gives through their time and talents which enables others to participate and succeed – it is open to any age but must be for a recognition of at least 10 years’ service but no more than 30 in a club, league, county or area.
2024 – Ian Wu
2023 – Jan Johns
2021 – Hans Soova BEM
2019 – Don Evans
2018 – Brenda Bailey
2017 – Brian Hall
All nominations automatically given the MGMA.
To recognise a person whose long service of an exceptional and outstanding standard over more than 30 years has made a real and significant difference to table tennis in a club, league county or area.
2024 – Colin French
2023 – Dennis & Margaret Calver
We are looking to find inspirational table tennis stories from across the country that show where table tennis has made a positive impact on someone’s life or lives in the last 12 months. Table tennis may have helped them recover from a serious illness or helped them to get back into sport and keep fit and healthy. No matter what the story is, we want to hear about it.
2023 – Amanda Worne
2021 – Kim Daybell
2019 – Philip Batchelor
2018 – Charlotte Binley
This recognises the outstanding contribution of a coach to get more people starting to play and/or developing players to reach their potential in table tennis over the last 12 months. To be eligible for the regional and national awards, coaches should have a coach licence in place.
2023 – Teresa Bennett
2021 – Mark Mitchell
2019 – Graham Coupe
2018 – Roger Chipperfield
2017 – Mark Dare
2016 – James Lewis
2015 – Rachel Kashi; Nicholas Li (young)
2014 – Matt Porter; Sam Rock and Jordan Gabriels (young)
2013 – Maria Ingles; Ben Barlow (young)
2011 -Young coach: Andy Bray; Children’s Coach: John Mapletoft; Participation coach: Shaun Alvey; Performance coach: Greg Yarnall; High performance coach: Jason Sugrue
Technical Official of the Year
This award recognises the important work carried out by technical officials over the past 12 months. Nominations are invited for those technical officials – umpires, referees, tournament organisers – who have made an important contribution to officiating, either in the field of play or in support of the officiating pathway.
2023 – Dan Bullen
2021 – Simon Morgan
2019 – Jim Kenny
2018 – Brian Jackson
2017 – Margot Fraser
To recognise a School that have, in the last 12 months made significant impact in developing young people through table tennis. This could be through increasing the number of pupils participating, providing opportunities to compete, developing links with the wider table tennis community and / or creating leadership opportunities for pupils.
2023 – St John’s CE Primary School
2021 – Christchurch Primary School
The inclusivity award is given to an individual or organisation for outstanding volunteering with underrepresented groups, e.g. Ethnically diverse, women and girls, disabled in table tennis over the past 12 months.
2023 – Juliet Bertie
This award is to recognise a partner that has gone above and beyond in their support and work with table tennis over the past 12 months. Any table tennis club or league can nominate a partner of the year, which could be a business, charity or any other organisation that may have supported and helped contribute to the success of table tennis.
2023 – Sport In Mind
2021 – Jack Petchey Foundation
2019 – Jones Lang LaSalle
2018 – Leeds City Council; Carlton Le Willows Academy
To recognise a league who have, in the past 12 months, had a significant impact improving their members’ experience of league table tennis and/or increasing the number of players competing within their local league. This may be evidenced by acting on member feedback, introducing innovative new competitions or initiatives such as junior leagues, or growing their current league structure through new partnerships and networks.
2023 – Heathrow
2021 – Leicester & Dist; Plymouth & Dist
2019 – Weymouth & Dist
For clubs that have made a significant impact or achievement over the past 12 months. This could be by having made a significant contribution to the community or delivered a successful project that has increased participation and/or volunteering. Clubs must be part of the Premier Club programme to be considered.
2023 – Continental Stars; Worthing
2021 – Goodwin
2019 – Portishead
2018 – Torbay Table Tennis Academy
2017 – Brandon & Byshottles
2016 – Bishop Auckland
2015 – Brighton
2014 – Knighton Park
2013 – Halton
2011 – Wigan (Clubmark); Cramlington (participartion); Preston (advanced); Cippenham (excellence)