December 9, 2025 | Connor Whitehead A blockbuster weekend is in store as the Senior British Clubs Leagues (BCL) Premier Division returns and the teams head to BATTS Table Tennis Club in Harlow, Essex. The weekend gets off to an exciting start as rounds 5, 6 and 7 will see the three undefeated teams – […]
December 8, 2025 (By Larry Hodges, US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Member, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Before you start a practice session, ask yourself what you are trying to achieve. 1. What weaknesses are you trying to overcome? 2. What average shots are you trying to turn into strengths? 3. What strengths are you trying to turn […]
December 8, 2025 | Paul Stimpson The memory of England international and World Championship medalist Bernard Crouch has been enshrined on a plaque marking the railway disaster that tragically ended his and twelve other lives. The plaque was unveiled at Barnes train station last week, 70 years after the disaster, on the night of December […]
December 8, 2025 | Paul Stimpson Do you know a school that offers its students a great table tennis experience? Nominate them now for the Cloudathlete Pride of Table Tennis Awards! School of the Year is just one of 12 categories in the Cloudathlete Pride of Table Tennis Awards and nominations are currently open. Many […]
December 8, 2025 | Amanda Leonard Every year Joola Plymouth organizes and runs the Plymouth Junior 4 Star, a fantastic competition that attracts top junior players from across the country over two days, from U13s, cadets and juniors. Our next Junior 4 Star is the weekend of February 14/15, 2026. To ensure that we have […]
December 8, 2025 | Connor Whitehead Table Tennis England Coach Developer, Steve Brunskill, continues his journey to visit clubs across the country and share coaching wisdom, as supporting coaches means better experiences for players and stronger clubs for the future, further driving the growth of the game and performance. Britannia TTC – Small space and […]
December 7, 2025 (by Steve Hopkins) MK Georgia Table Tennis is a fully air-conditioned facility with 8 professional tables, professional quality red rubber floors, high ceilings, a practice robot, custom high intensity lighting and spectator seating. The club is a great location for competition, fun or training. The club name (“MK” Georgia Table Tennis) comes […]
December 7, 2025 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Tomokazu Harimoto won the first match against Lin Shidong, but with Japan already trailing 0-6, the result was anything but a foregone conclusion. Shidong dominated the next two matches and China claimed gold with an 8-1 scoreline in this rendition of the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup. […]
December 6, 2025 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) The ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Chengdu 2025 has put a new spin on the sport. It is a race to eight matches in which the best men and women from your country play three doubles and two singles matches. The match is a mixed doubles match […]
Deadline: December 16, 2025 (Tuesday) at 2:00 PM The ATTU Technical Committee and Referee Committee, in cooperation with the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA), cordially invites the member associations of ATTU to nominate International Referees (IU) for the thirty-fifth Asian Cup to be kept indoors Haikou, China by February 4 to 8, 2026. A total […]