August 20, 2025 | Paul Stimpson British competitors won 13 table tennis medals at the World Transplant Games in Dresden, including Golds for Kristof Polgar and Patricia Collier. Polgar won the Heren Singles 15-17 without dropping a match, culminating in a 3-0 (11-2, 11-8, 11-6) victory over Varun Anand by India. It follows his gold […]
August 20, 2025 | Paul Stimpson The opening ranking and reviews for the 2025/26 season have been published. Searable Excel spreadsheets with all rankings and assessments, plus the individual age groups for boys and girls, are available in our ranking. It includes decayed members and anyone who is inactive for less than 12 months and […]
The launch of the renewed ITTF World Para circuit in 2025 created a stage for some of the most fascinating stories in Para Sport, with ranking movements that tell stories about youthful ambition, veteran persistence and the change of the guard into several classes. With two -thirds of the year, the world ranking lists fascinating […]
August 19, 2025 (By Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Kanak JHA from the US jump 10 places to no. 21 based on his performance last week in Yokohama. JHA was the only large mover in the top 25. The other head is the tightening between the first and second positions – because Lin Shidong and Wang […]
On Monday, August 18, 2025, a meeting of the board of directors was convened with the ITTF president, vice-president, executive vice-presidents, chief executive officer, secretary-general and with the presidents of the continental federations present. This meeting offered timely opportunity to share essential updates and to re -confirm collective responsibilities. Updates were provided to the entire […]
For the first time in Table History, a ball was made with recycled plastic used in international competition. The DHS RS40+, produced with 65% recycled ABS plastic, made its official debut in Europe Smash – Sweden 2025 in Malmö this week, which marked an important milestone in the dedication of the ITTF to sustainability. This […]
August 18, 2025 (By Larry Hodges) Get up and walk through the room. Now look at your knees and feet. They point forward, right? That is how the human body evolved to walk. Unfortunately this does not work for table tennis. If you stand forward with your knees and feet, you struggle to rotate the […]
August 18, 2025 | Paul Stimpson British Trio Tin-Tin Ho, Jack Hunter-Spivey and Martin Perry are among the candidates in an election for the Ettu Athletes’ Commission. Four valid players will be chosen during the European Championships in Zadar, Croatia, in October. The best male and top female player in the mood of all athletes […]
Deadline: August 25, 2025 (Monday) @ 2 p.m. The Local Organizer Committee (LOC) invites international referees to agree at the upcoming event: ITTF Asian Para is struggling (CHN) 14 – 19.10.2025 It is an open invitation, which is why not all submissions can be accepted. Only online nominations submitted by BonaFide National Associations will be […]
Deadline: August 20, 2025 (Wednesday) @ 2 p.m. The organizer of the event invites international referees to agree with the coming WTT China Youth Smash Beijing. The event starts on 03RD October and conclude on 05one October 2025. It is an open invitation, which is why not all submissions can be accepted. Only online nominations […]