February 24, 2026 | Paul Stimpson Tom Jarvis left the WTT Singapore Smash at the first hurdle when he encountered an impressive Kirill Gerassimenko. Gerassimenko (WR 75), from Kazakhstan, had completed three qualifying rounds to take his place in the Round of 64, while Jarvis (WR 66) had a wildcard into the main draw. The […]
February 24, 2026 | Tony Fuller The first Halifax Charitable Trust Junior Table Tennis Trophy tournament was held at Bishop Wilton Village Hall. Lady Halifax and Lord Halifax were guests of honor at the tournament. Bugthorpe CE Primary School A Team, Ewen Braun and Askar Smith, were crowned champions. In a thrilling and entertaining final […]
February 24, 2026 | Tony Oswick It was an improvised Brotherhood B-side opposite Walton A Division One of the Clacton League, but the depth of strength of the Brotherhood Club was fully demonstrated when the ‘B’ team fielded two reserves and still ran out 7-3 winners. Captain Simon Smith-Daye (pictured above, photo by Roger Hance), […]
February 24, 2026 | Paul Stimpson Table Tennis England is proud to announce that The Exchange Ilford Ping Hub has been shortlisted for the London Sports Awards 2026 in the Active Environment Award category. Located in The Loft in The Exchange shopping centre, Ilford, the Ping Hub has transformed a city center space into a […]
February 24, 2026 | Peter Clarke February 13 to 20 was Veterans Week on the Isle of Wight, with the Over 60s and Over 70s tournaments and the same two players winning these events as last year. First there was the over 70s tournament and again a good match with excellent play from the island’s […]
February 24, 2026 | Ron Fosker In six of the eight matches in the second round of the Braintree Table Tennis League handicap cup it was the lower ranked team that came through. Five of the teams advancing to the quarter-finals are from the third division, while teams from the second division fill the other […]
Posted on February 23, 2026 (By Larry Hodges, US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Member, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) This could be the most important part of these four parts on positioning. So often players feel like they are slow and unable to cover enough ground to play effectively, when in fact they have all the necessary foot […]
Posted on February 22, 2026 (by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The world’s best players converged on Singapore this week for the 2026 staging of the Singapore Smash. The first action in the singles main draw has begun, with half of the Round of 64 matches to be played on Sunday and the other half scheduled […]
Posted on February 22, 2026 (by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The world’s best players converged on Singapore this week for the 2026 staging of the Singapore Smash. The early action kicked off Thursday with qualifying rounds in which eight men and eight women had the chance to win three matches and then advance to the […]
February 19, 2026 | Connor Whitehead With only two matches contested per club in the one-day event that was weekend three of the Senior British Clubs Leagues Premier Division, the clubs have a lot to play for in the final matches of the season, both at the top and bottom of the table. Ormesby TTC, […]