| English National Table Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Frequency | annual |
| Country | England |
| Inaugurated | 1959/60 |
| Organised by | Table Tennis England |
The English National Table Tennis Championships are run by the English Table Tennis Association. The first championships were held in 1960. [1] Desmond Douglas has won the most singles titles with 11, [2] whilst the leading woman is Jill Parker-Hammersley-Shirley with seven singles titles. [3]
| Season | Men's Under-21 | Women's Under-21 |
|---|---|---|
| 1997/98 | Darren Blake | Shelly Ruocco |
| 1998/99 | Ian Smith | Shelly Ruocco |
| 1999/00 | Andrew Baggaley | Georgina Walker |
| 2000/01 | Andrew Rushton | Louise Durrant |
| 2001/02 | Dale Barham | Amber Theobalds |
| 2002/03 | Dale Barham | Georgina Walker |
| 2003/04 | Andrew Rushton | Natalie Bawden |
| 2004/05 | Paul Drinkhall | Georgina Walker |
| 2005/06 | Darius Knight | Joanna Parker |
| 2006/07 | Darius Knight | Kelly Sibley |
| 2007/08 | Darius Knight | Kelly Sibley |
| 2008/09 | Paul Drinkhall | Emma Vickers |
| 2009/10 | Paul Drinkhall | Emma Vickers |
| 2010/11 | Liam Pitchford | Hannah Hicks |
| 2011/12 | Gavin Evans | Emma Vickers |
| 2012/13 | Sam Walker | Tin-Tin Ho |
| 2013/14 | Gavin Evans | Maria Tsaptsinos |
| 2014/15 | Sam Walker | Tin-Tin Ho |
| 2015/16 | Tom Jarvis | Maria Tsaptsinos |
| 2016/17 | Tom Jarvis | Tin-Tin Ho |
| 2017/18 | Helshan Weerasinghe | Tin-Tin Ho |
| 2018/19 | Tom Jarvis | Tin-Tin Ho |
| 2019/20 | Luke Savill | Denise Payet |
| 2021/22 | Shayan Siraj | Charlotte Bardsley |
| 2022/23 | Connor Green | Jasmin Wong |
| 2023/24 | Connor Green | Tianer Yu |
| No. | Name | Gender | Singles | Doubles | Mixed Doubles | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond Douglas | Male | 11 | 15 | 4 | 30 |
| 2 | Paul Drinkhall | Male | 7 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | Tin-Tin Ho | Female | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Alan Cooke | Male | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | Denis Neale | Male | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Jill Parker-Hammersley-Shirley | Female | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | Helen Lower | Female | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | Liam Pitchford | Male | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Nicola Deaton | Female | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Mary Wright-Shannon | Female | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | Karenza Mathews-Smith | Female | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 11 | Kelly Sibley | Female | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Fiona Elliot-Mommessin | Female | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 14 | Lisa Lomas-Bellinger | Female | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Joanna Parker | Female | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 14 | Sky Andrew | Male | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 17 | Alex Perry | Male | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 18 | Chester Barnes | Male | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 18 | Linda Jarvis-Howard | Female | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 20 | Diane Rowe | Female | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 21 | Andrea Holt | Female | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 21 | Maria Tsaptsinos | Female | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | Ian Harrison | Male | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 23 | Sam Walker | Male | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 25 | Darius Knight | Male | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | Nicky Mason | Male | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | Carole Knight | Female | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | Alison Gordon | Female | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 29 | Alan Hydes | Male | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | Carl Prean | Male | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Trevor Taylor | Male | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Johnny Leach | Male | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Matthew Syed | Male | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Andrew Baggaley | Male | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Tom Jarvis | Male | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Robert Stevens | Male | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Karen Witt | Female | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Gareth Herbert | Male | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Chen Xinhua | Male | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Bradley Billington | Male | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Daniel Reed | Male | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Bryan Merrett | Male | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Joy Grundy | Female | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Andy Barden | Male | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Anita Stevenson | Female | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Jackie Bellinger | Female | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Elsie Carrington-Weaver | Female | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Georgina Walker | Female | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Nicky Jarvis | Male | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Katy Goodall | Female | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Kubrat Owolabi | Female | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Natalie Bawden | Female | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Bobbie Raybould | Male | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Jackie Billington | Female | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Brian Wright | Male | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Nigel Eckersley | Male | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Jill Mills-Rook | Female | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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