Table Tennis England

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Table Tennis England
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SportTable Tennis
Founded1927;98 years ago (1927)
Location Milton Keynes
ChairmanClare Briegal
CEO Sally Lockyer
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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]

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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] 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

YearPlayerEventLocation
2019 Flag of England.svg Paul Drinkhall ITTF World Tour – Serbia OpenBelgrade
2014 Flag of England.svg Paul Drinkhall ITTF World Tour – Spanish OpenAlmeria
2001 Flag of England.svg Matthew Syed Commonwealth ChampionshipsNew Delhi
2000 Flag of England.svg Matthew Syed Commonwealth ChampionshipsSingapore
1997 Flag of England.svg Matthew Syed Commonwealth ChampionshipsGlasgow
1996 Flag of England.svg Carl Prean ITTF Pro Tour Brazil OpenRio de Janeiro
1989 Flag of England.svg Alan Cooke Commonwealth ChampionshipsCardiff
1987 Flag of England.svg Desmond Douglas European Master Top 12Basel
1985 Flag of England.svg Desmond Douglas Commonwealth ChampionshipsDouglas
1984 Flag of England.svg Desmond Douglas English Open
1980 Flag of England.svg Desmond Douglas English Open
1980 Flag of England.svg John Hilton European ChampionshipBerne
1975 Flag of England.svg Trevor Taylor Commonwealth ChampionshipsMelbourne
1973 Flag of England.svg Trevor Taylor Commonwealth ChampionshipsCardiff
1971 Flag of England.svg Trevor Taylor Commonwealth ChampionshipsCOMW
1960 Flag of England.svg Ian Harrison English Open
1954 Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann English Open
1952 Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann English Open
1951 Flag of England.svg Johnny Leach World ChampionshipsVienna
1950 Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann English Open
1950 Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann World ChampionshipsBudapest
1949 Flag of England.svg Johnny Leach World ChampionshipsStockholm
1948 Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann English Open
1948 Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann World ChampionshipsWembley
1939 Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann World ChampionshipsCairo
1929 Flag of England.svg Fred Perry World ChampionshipsBudapest
1924 Flag of England.svg Percival Bromfield English Open
1923 Flag of England.svg Mike Cohen English Open
1922 Flag of England.svg Andrew Donaldson English Open

Women's singles

YearPlayerPlayerEventLocation
WinnerRunner-Up
1996 Lisa Lomas-Bellinger ITTF Pro Tour Brazil OpenRio de Janeiro
1992 Lisa Lomas-Bellinger European ChampionshipsStuttgart
1985 Karen Witt Commonwealth ChampionshipsDouglas
1982 Carole Knight Alison Gordon Commonwealth ChampionshipsBombay
1982 Jill Hammersley European ChampionshipsBudapest
1982 Jill Hammersley European Master Top 12Nantes
1981 Jill Hammersley European Master Top 12Prague
1980 Jill Hammersley European Master Top 12Prague
1979 Carole Knight Commonwealth ChampionshipsEdinburgh
1978 Jill Hammersley European Master Top 12Prague
1978 Jill Hammersley European ChampionshipsDulsburg
1977 Jill Hammersley European Master Top 12Sarajevo
1976 Jill Hammersley European ChampionshipsPrague
1975 Jill Hammersley Linda Jarvis-Howard Commonwealth ChampionshipsMelbourne
1973 Jill Hammersley Karenza Matthews-Smith Commonwealth ChampionshipsCardiff
1971 Jill Hammersley Karenza Matthews-Smith Commonwealth ChampionshipsCOMW
1958 Ann Haydon European ChampionshipsBudapest
1957 Ann Haydon World ChampionshipsStockholm
1948 Vera Thomas-Dace World ChampionshipsWembley
1947 Elizabeth Blackbourn World ChampionshipsParis

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. Springer. 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.