Table Tennis England
SportTable Tennis
Founded1927 (1927)
LocationMilton Keynes
ChairmanSandra Deaton
England

Table Tennis England, formerly the English Table Tennis Association, is the national governing body for table tennis in England, responsible for representing, coordinating, administering, marketing and developing the sport. Most of its annual income comes from government grants and Sport England funding.[1] Table Tennis England runs three separate national championships every year – for U10-U13 players; cadets and juniors; and seniors – as well as operating the British League, a Grand Prix series and other irregularly held tournaments, including the English Open.[2]

History

It was founded as the Table Tennis Association in 1921.[3] The organisation was known as the English Table Tennis Association between 1927 and 2014 and has been affiliated to the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) since 1927.[4][5] Table Tennis England is based at Milton Keynes, having moved from Hastings in March 2014.[6] The singer Andy Bell acted as an advisor from 1981 to 1983. It rebranded as Table Tennis England in May 2014.

The organisation was scheduled to move into a purpose-built headquarters near the National Bowl, Milton Keynes, to be shared with Badminton England, but the project has now been shelved.[7]

Events/tournaments

English major senior titles

Men's singles

Year Player Event Location
2019 England Paul Drinkhall ITTF World Tour – Serbia Open Belgrade
2014 England Paul Drinkhall ITTF World Tour – Spanish Open Almeria
2001 England Matthew Syed Commonwealth Championships New Delhi
2000 England Matthew Syed Commonwealth Championships Singapore
1997 England Matthew Syed Commonwealth Championships Glasgow
1996 England Carl Prean ITTF Pro Tour Brazil Open Rio de Janeiro
1989 England Alan Cooke Commonwealth Championships Cardiff
1987 England Desmond Douglas European Master Top 12 Basel
1985 England Desmond Douglas Commonwealth Championships Douglas
1984 England Desmond Douglas English Open
1980 England Desmond Douglas English Open
1980 England John Hilton European Championship Berne
1975 England Trevor Taylor Commonwealth Championships Melbourne
1973 England Trevor Taylor Commonwealth Championships Cardiff
1971 England Trevor Taylor Commonwealth Championships COMW
1960 England Ian Harrison English Open
1954 England Richard Bergmann English Open
1952 England Richard Bergmann English Open
1951 England Johnny Leach World Championships Vienna
1950 England Richard Bergmann English Open
1950 England Richard Bergmann World Championships Budapest
1949 England Johnny Leach World Championships Stockholm
1948 England Richard Bergmann English Open
1948 England Richard Bergmann World Championships Wembley
1939 England Richard Bergmann World Championships Cairo
1929 England Fred Perry World Championships Budapest
1924 England Percival Bromfield English Open
1923 England Mike Cohen English Open
1922 England Andrew Donaldson English Open

Women's singles

Year Player Player Event Location
Winner Runner-Up
1996 Lisa Lomas-Bellinger ITTF Pro Tour Brazil Open Rio de Janeiro
1992 Lisa Lomas-Bellinger European Championships Stuttgart
1985 Karen Witt Commonwealth Championships Douglas
1982 Carole Knight Alison Gordon Commonwealth Championships Bombay
1982 Jill Hammersley European Championships Budapest
1982 Jill Hammersley European Master Top 12 Nantes
1981 Jill Hammersley European Master Top 12 Prague
1980 Jill Hammersley European Master Top 12 Prague
1979 Carole Knight Commonwealth Championships Edinburgh
1978 Jill Hammersley European Master Top 12 Prague
1978 Jill Hammersley European Championships Dulsburg
1977 Jill Hammersley European Master Top 12 Sarajevo
1976 Jill Hammersley European Championships Prague
1975 Jill Hammersley Linda Jarvis-Howard Commonwealth Championships Melbourne
1973 Jill Hammersley Karenza Matthews-Smith Commonwealth Championships Cardiff
1971 Jill Hammersley Karenza Matthews-Smith Commonwealth Championships COMW
1958 Ann Haydon European ChampionshipsBudapest
1957 Ann Haydon World Championships Stockholm
1948 Vera Thomas-Dace World Championships Wembley
1947 Elizabeth Blackbourn World Championships Paris

Coaches

References

  1. ↑ Our Work – "Sports we invest in" Archived 19 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Sport England. 20 May 2014
  2. ↑ "Competitions" Archived 19 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sport England. 20 May 2014
  3. ↑ M. Itoh (26 September 2011). The Origin of Ping-Pong Diplomacy: The Forgotten Architect of Sino-U.S. Rapprochement. p. 1. ISBN 9780230339354.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to the International Table Tennis Federation Archives" Archived 2011-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. International Table Tennis Federation. 20 May 2014
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ITTF Archives, 1928 Stockholm, "Handbook of the English Table Tennis Association", First year of issue
  6. ↑ "English Table Tennis moves to city ahead of new base at National Bowl" Archived 19 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Business MK. 20 May 2014
  7. ↑ "Plug is pulled on National Badminton Arena in Milton Keynes | oneMK". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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