December 19, 2025 | Paul Stimpson It’s been a busy period since my last update in October, culminating in the launch of tickets for the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026, which are now on sale. This is an important moment on the road to these centenary championships and we will now […]
December 19, 2025 | Eamonn Hall It was the quarter-finals of the Team Handicap in the Burnham & District Table Tennis Winter League this week and despite a significant change to the scoring rules, the higher ranked teams came through with just one quarter to play. Holders Cold Norton B continue to dominate this event […]
December 19, 2025 | Paul Stimpson Scratby Table Tennis Club in Norfolk has received a grant of almost £2,000 to support sessions to help older people play table tennis regularly. The club received £1,854 from the Norfolk Community Foundation through the Connecting Older People Fund to support the provision of a reasonably priced place for […]
December 18, 2025 | Paul Stimpson How many countries have been world table tennis champions? Which country was the last country to deny China? How many times has England ruled the world? Read on for the answers to these and other questions as we continue the countdown to the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships […]
December 17, 2025 (by Bowmar Sports) Let’s talk equipment with Logan Rietz! Butterfly Americas returned with the second episode of “Ask The Expert Live” with equipment specialist Logan Rietz, who focused on a question many players face: What’s the right setup when you’re getting back into table tennis or ready to move up the level? […]
December 16, 2025 | Amanda Leonard Last year’s Pride of Table Tennis Awards showed how powerful recognition can be. Across the South West, nominations celebrated the dedication and impact of volunteers working at the heart of their clubs and communities, and for those receiving awards the impact went far beyond a single moment. For winners […]
December 16, 2025 | Amanda Leonard Table tennis clubs play a vital role in their local community and regularly provide people with the opportunity to be active, social and competitive. By connecting with their local Active Partnership, clubs can significantly expand their reach and amplify their impact. Active partnerships work strategically in their regions to […]
December 16, 2025 | Paul Stimpson Do you know someone who goes the extra mile to remove the barriers to table tennis and welcome everyone to the sport? If so, now is the time to nominate them for a Cloudathlete Pride of Table Tennis Awards Level the Table Award! You may know someone like last […]
December 15, 2025 (By Larry Hodges, US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Member, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Serving exercises are my favorite exercises. Do you want to know why? Because I know that most of my opponents don’t practice their serves as much as I do (or at least they used to), and so I will always have […]
December 15, 2025 | Ron Fosker After seven consecutive victories, Rayne C has tasted defeat for the first time in the second division of the Braintree Table Tennis League. It was the unpredictable Sudbury Strollers that stopped them. Strollers have had mixed fortunes so far with three wins and two losses in their first five […]