Latest Updates Around The World
January 19, 2026 | Paul Stimpson England number 1 Tin-Tin Ho has a wildcard into the main draw as she returns to international competition at the WTT Contender Muscat, which starts today. Today’s women’s singles group stage will be followed by a qualifying round tomorrow, with Ho (WR 222) not due to play until Wednesday. […]
Posted on January 18, 2026 (by Steve Hopkins) The Orange County Table Tennis Academy (OCTTA) features 10 to 15 tables, professional flooring, great lighting, plenty of space and is open daily from 9am to 10pm. With over 400 active players, it is the ideal facility to compete or learn. OCTTA has a weekly Round Robin […]
Posted on January 18, 2026 (by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) There have been two WTT tour events so far in 2026, but so far there has only been WTT champion: Zhu Yuling. Butterfly player Zhu Yuling won medals in singles and doubles at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris. During her career in […]
Posted on January 18, 2026 (by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) India’s Manav Thakkar got off to a fast start against a second-tier Chinese player in the opening round of the WTT Star Contender in Doha this week, but from that 0-2 position, Zhou Qihao flipped a switch. Thakkar not only won the first two matches, […]
January 18, 2026 | Paul Stimpson Today marks the start of the final countdown to the final of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships and we can now confirm which countries England could face in Phase 1a! With 100 days to go before London welcomes the biggest stars to table tennis’ biggest stage, the […]
January 16, 2026 | Tony Oswick Five of the matches in the group stage of this week’s Handicap Cup competition, organized by the Clacton and District League, ended in a tight 5-4 draw. But none of them were closer than the entire Second Division Group B in which Nomads Tigers got past Brotherhood D in […]
January 16, 2026 | Diane Webb In the latest installment of our series on the achievements of the English World Championships over the years, Diane Webb (Chairman of the Archives, Museum and Records Committee) looks at the 1932 Championships in Prague. Keep an eye on our website and social media platforms for a host of […]
January 15, 2026 | Paul Stimpson Fifteen English referees have been selected to take part in this year’s ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London. The current Level 1 referees will also have an incredible CPD opportunity at the World Cup, coordinated by Tom Purcell, the 2012 Olympic Men’s Singles Final Referee. Who […]
January 15, 2026 | Paul Stimpson England number 1s Tom Jarvis and Tin-Tin Ho top the list of players automatically invited to the 2026 Mark Bates Ltd Senior National Championships. Paralympic medalists Billy Shilton, Megan Shackleton and Jack Hunter-Spivey have been invited to the para competitions. The January rankings, which have been published herewere used […]
January 15, 2026 | Connor Whitehead The end of the calendar year was a busy one for many clubs and coaches, none more so than Table Tennis England coach-developers Steve Brunskill and Aad Kwaakelstein, who continued to work their way around the country, visiting clubs, coaches and players and even delivering CPD sessions. Stay up […]
