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Injury rules Paralympic champion Davies out of Tokyo

Paralympic champion Rob Davies will not be defending his men’s class 1 singles title in Tokyo later this month. The 36-year-old Welshman has been struggling with a shoulder injury which has not recovered in time for him to compete in...

ParalympicsGB names 13 athletes for Para Table Tennis Squad at Tokyo 2020

ParalympicsGB has selected a talented squad of 13 table table tennis players for Tokyo 2020 including two defending Paralympic champions. Rio 2016 Paralympic gold medallists Will Bayley (men’s class 7) and Rob Davies (men’s class 1) will defend their titles...

Leading international coach joins British Para Table Tennis Team

The British Para Table Tennis team has recruited leading international coach Matjaž Sercer to work with the athletes on its Pathway programme, underlining its commitment to producing new talent that could follow in the footsteps of Megan Shackleton, Fliss Pickard,...

Gilroy and Hunter-Spivey secure Tokyo qualification in Slovenia

Sue Gilroy and Jack Hunter-Spivey have secured qualification for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo by winning their respective events at the World Qualification Tournament in Lasko, Slovenia today. Five-time Paralympian Gilroy beat Irem Oluk from Turkey 3-1 in the final...

Five British athletes still battling for Paralympic qualification

After some great performances on day two of the World Qualification Tournament in Lasko, Slovenia five British athletes are still in with a chance of securing qualification for the Paralympic Games. Sue Gilroy (women’s class 4), Fliss Pickard (women’s class...

All to play for after day one of Paralympic World Qualification Tournament

At the end of day one of the World Qualification Tournament in Lasko, Slovenia all seven British athletes are still in with a chance of securing qualification for the Paralympic Games. Billy Shilton (men’s class 8) has secured his place...

UK to bid for 2023 European Para Table Tennis Championships

British Para Table Tennis has received approval from UK Sport, the UK government’s agency for major sporting events, to receive funding to bid for and, if successful, host the 2023 ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships. The announcement follows a...

Seven British athletes bidding for ticket to Tokyo in final Paralympic qualification tournament

Two-time Paralympian Kim Daybell, who has spent most of the past 15 months working as a doctor on the NHS frontline against the COVID-19 pandemic, is one of seven British Para table tennis players who will be hoping to secure...

Vacancy for Player Representative

A vacancy exists for Player Representative on the Competitions Committee for the period up to BPTT National Championships 2023.This follows the Board's agreement that Dan Bullen should become an Appointed Member of the Competitions Committee having previously been a Player...

Daybell proving to be an inspiration

Kim Daybell has received further recognition for his work as a doctor on the NHS frontline in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic with a nomination for a Pride of Table Tennis National Award. The 28-year-old two time Paralympian put...