Latest Updates Around The World
October 13, 2025 | Graham Frankel BATTS’ 2* Star Under-13 Open kicked off yesterday with our strongest ever line-up. With four in England’s top 10, three more in the top 20 and a further four in the top 30 we knew it would be an exciting tournament, and we were not disappointed. The players must […]
October 13, 2025 | Paul Stimpson The two defending Premier Division champions have some work to do to retain their titles after weekend one of the Youth British Clubs League. Fusion defeated Grantham Academy in the boys’ top flight, while Grantham College led the way in the girls’ division after beating London Academy. More than […]
October 13, 2025 | Paul Stimpson England dug deep to beat fourth seeds Portugal, getting their European Championship campaign off to an excellent start. Tom Jarvis, Paul Drinkhall and Sam Walker (pictured above) all won once, leaving Portugal’s Joao Geraldo empty-handed despite a brave double. The match also answered (at least based on this sample […]
October 13, 2025 | Paul Stimpson England’s women were beaten 3-0 by seventh seeds and hosts Croatia as the European Championships got underway in Zadar. With every Croatian player scoring significantly higher than their English counterparts, it was always going to be a tall order for England to get anything out of the match. However, […]
October 12, 2025 (by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The 2025 ITTF Para Pan American Championships concluded this weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It provided four days of fierce competition among the hemisphere’s best para-athletes, with players from the US competing against the top players from Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica and many others. The […]
October 12, 2025 (by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Last year’s China Smash win gave Wang Chuqin 10,900 ranking points, building a cushion of almost 3,000 points ahead of No. 2 Lin Shidong. Shidong has 8,075 points, a buffer of 2,025 between his spot and Hugo Calderano at No. 3. No other position in the rankings […]
Deadline: October 25, 2025 (Saturday) The event organizer invites international referees to officiate at the upcoming WTT Youth Contender Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The event starts at 10e and ends in 12e December. It is an open invitation, therefore not all entries can be accepted. Only online nominations submitted by bona fide national associations will be […]
October 10, 2025 | Paul Stimpson Isaac Kingham and Rachael Iles are the top seeds as they look to stay ahead of the chasing pack when the first National Series gets underway next weekend. The league regularly provides high quality competitive opportunities for the top cohort in each youth age group: Under 13, Cadet (U15) […]
October 10, 2025 | Paul Stimpson Some of England’s hottest young talents will take to the big stage after being given wildcards for the WTT Star Contender London. Jakub Piwowar, Larry Trumpuskas, Abraham Sellado, Kacper Piwowar and Max Radiven have received wildcards for the qualifying rounds of the men’s singles. They will be joined there […]
