March 10, 2026 | Paul Stimpson Tin-Tin Ho defeated world number 60 to become second seed at WTT Feeder Otocec in Slovenia, while Connor Green also defeated a higher seed to reach the Round of 16. Tom Jarvis also reached the last 16, while Green & Ho continued their good run to reach the Mixed […]
Posted on March 9, 2026 (By Larry Hodges, member of the US Table Tennis Hall of Fame One of the hurdles of my coaching life is players who lazily block drills just by holding out their racket, ruthlessly blocking ball after ball with great efficiency in a way they never would in a real match. […]
March 9, 2026 | Paul Stimpson All finals of the Mark Bates Ltd Cadet & Under-17 National Championships are now available to watch on our YouTube channel. Champions were crowned in nine categories at David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham last weekend and all the finals are now in our playlist – click the button […]
March 9, 2026 | Tony Oswick The title fight is in Division One of the Clacton League is the closest it has been for many years, with little to choose between Brotherhood A and Nomads Lions. Brotherhood A are marginal favorites and continued their good form this week with an 8-2 win over the dangerous […]
March 9, 2026 | Ron Fosker Any hopes Sudbury Nomads may have had of taking Netts A’s Braintree Table Tennis League title from them were emphatically extinguished when the two met for the second time. Netts’ 8-2 win was as convincing as it looks and left the champions 20 points clear at the top. Paul […]
March 9, 2026 | Chris Andries The Graham Spicer under-15’s 2026 1* was held on Sunday 22 February. Players came from Yorkshire, Herefordshire, Kent, Middlesex and Surrey. Tape 1 Top seed Thomas Otterbu (Surrey) won Band 1 without dropping a set and even defeated long-pimped player Gabriel James Church (Kent) in a great match. Gabriel […]
Posted on March 8, 2026 (by Steve Hopkins) Wang Chuqin has retained the top spot, but there has been some shuffling in the rest of the Top 10. Truls Moregard is three places higher than world number 2. Lin Shidong has remained in third place and Hugo Calderano has fallen two places to number 4. […]
March 5, 2026 | Paul Stimpson As I write this update, we are quickly approaching the milestone of 50 days to go to the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026! As you can imagine, preparations are in the final stages and everything is gaining momentum. It will be a great experience for […]
March 5, 2026 | Paul Stimpson Tin-Tin Ho is ready to make history – and you could be there to see her do it! England’s No. 1 heads into the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships aiming for her eighth women’s singles title. If she succeeds, it will take her away from England legend and England […]
March 4, 2026 | Paul Stimpson From Harrow to South Kensington and Farringdon to Piccadilly, join us and Living History of London on a tour of the places that shaped the history of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships. In the company of guide Jack Chesher we visit the location of the Herga Lawn Tennis […]