Latest Updates Around The World
February 19, 2026 | Paul Stimpson The referees – 11 men and 11 women – went through the courses in Plymouth and Wolverhampton after qualifying through two training sessions. The former, taught by Paul Whiting of Joola Plymouth TTC, is designed to support their upcoming 4-stars, whilst the latter was taught by International Umpire Brian […]
February 19, 2026 | Paul Stimpson Three World Cup medals, three-time European champion, multiple English Open champion and world number 6 – Mary Wright is truly one of the all-time greats in English table tennis. These and other triumphs are discussed in the latest big-name interview as we continue the countdown to the final of […]
Posted on February 18, 2026 (by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Little has happened at the top of the rankings as the world’s best travel to the Malaysian Peninsula in Southeast Asia for the Singapore Smash – one of the biggest events of the year. This break leaves the top 19 players all unchanged in the […]
February 18, 2026 | Paul Stimpson The two defending Premier Division champions will be pushing hard to retain their titles when the Youth British Clubs League resumes this weekend. Girls champions London Academy and boys champions Grantham Academy are both in second place after the first weekend at the Derby Arena in October. London Academy […]
February 17, 2026 | Paul Stimpson As Chinese communities around the world – including in London – celebrate the Lunar New Year, excitement is also building for the chance to see the country’s teams compete on the grandest stage of OVO Arena Wembley. China will be part of a huge Bank Holiday Weekend from 2 […]
February 16, 2026 | Paul Stimpson There are new champions in both the men’s and women’s Veterans’ British Clubs League Premier Divisions after a hotly contested weekend 2. Bribar Deighton ended Ellenborough’s three-year reign as women’s champion, while Global University Systems Horsham Spinners had a perfect weekend to depose champions Topspin Fusion. More than 420 […]
February 16, 2026 | James Twigg Enter the Senior Nationals Qualifying Tournament and open the way to meeting one of England’s leading players! That was exactly what happened to Ben Piggott last year when, after winning the qualifying tournament, he found himself on the show court against English number 1 Liam Pitchford. The 20-year-old from […]
February 16, 2026 | Connor Whitehead January marked a highly productive start to the year for the Coach Development Team, with a strong focus on training, collaboration and preparing the system for the next phase of coaching. Find the latest updates here! Coaching assistant modules and learning management system During the opening weeks of the […]
Posted on February 16, 2026 (By Larry Hodges, US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Member, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Many players don’t really prioritize the importance of getting back into position after every shot. Instead, they might move half a yard to make a shot, and maybe step back a yard, and think that’s good enough. It’s not. […]
