News – Page 23 – British Para Table Tennis

Young British table tennis players achieve first Paralympic wins in Tokyo

Impressive wins for Jack Hunter-Spivey (men’s class 5) against the World number two Cheng Ming Chih from Chinese Taipei and Tom Matthews (men’s class 1) on his Paralympic debut over the World number three Ki-won Nam from Korea were just...

Bayley makes winning start to Paralympic title defence

Paralympic champion Will Bayley began the defence of his men’s class 7 singles title in Tokyo this evening with a 3-1 win against 22-year-old Maksym Chudzicki from Poland, the European team bronze medallist who had booked his place in the...

Wilson and McKibbin secure first wins for ParalympicsGB table tennis team

World and Commonwealth champion Ross Wilson secured the first win for the ParalympicsGB table tennis team in the morning session on the first day of the tournament at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium today, beating Frenchman Clement Berthier 3-0. His men’s...

Vecko confident that his team is ready to take on the world in Tokyo

The hard work is done and with less than 24 hours to go before the start of the Paralympic tournament in Tokyo, British Para Table Tennis Team Performance Director Gorazd Vecko is quietly confident that his athletes are as well...

Draw made for singles events in Tokyo

The draw has been made for the group stages of the singles events in the Paralympic table tennis tournament in Tokyo, which starts on Wednesday, August 25. Women’s class 4-5: Sue Bailey has been drawn in the same group as...

Statement from ParalympicsGB: Table Tennis De-Selection

Following a legal proceeding David Wetherill has been de-selected from the ParalympicsGB team for Tokyo 2020 for breaching the British Para Table Tennis code of conduct. In accordance with the terms of the arbitration process no further information will be...

Good luck team

As our team finally prepare to head off to Tokyo tomorrow for the Paralympic Games commencing next Tuesday 24 August, everyone at British Para Table Tennis would like to wish all our athletes and coaches the very best of luck.It's...

Tees Sport and Butterfly confirm continued support of British Para Table Tennis

Butterfly and Tees Sport, the UK’s premier suppliers of table tennis equipment, has today confirmed that it will continue to support the British Para Table Tennis Team with a contract that will supply the team with Butterfly clothing and equipment...

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...