Table Tennis England Explained

Assocname:Table Tennis England
Sport:Table Tennis
Location:Milton Keynes
Chairman:Sandra Deaton
Countryflag: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] 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 Paul DrinkhallITTF World Tour – Serbia OpenBelgrade
2014 Paul DrinkhallITTF World Tour – Spanish OpenAlmeria
2001 Matthew SyedCommonwealth ChampionshipsNew Delhi
2000 Matthew SyedCommonwealth ChampionshipsSingapore
1997 Matthew SyedCommonwealth ChampionshipsGlasgow
1996 Carl PreanITTF Pro Tour Brazil OpenRio de Janeiro
1989 Alan CookeCommonwealth ChampionshipsCardiff
1987 Desmond DouglasEuropean Master Top 12Basel
1985 Desmond DouglasCommonwealth ChampionshipsDouglas
1984 Desmond DouglasEnglish Open
1980 Desmond DouglasEnglish Open
1980 John HiltonEuropean ChampionshipBerne
1975 Trevor TaylorCommonwealth ChampionshipsMelbourne
1973 Trevor TaylorCommonwealth ChampionshipsCardiff
1971 Trevor TaylorCommonwealth ChampionshipsCOMW
1960 Ian HarrisonEnglish Open
1954 Richard BergmannEnglish Open
1952 Richard BergmannEnglish Open
1951 Johnny LeachWorld ChampionshipsVienna
1950 Richard BergmannEnglish Open
1950 Richard BergmannWorld ChampionshipsBudapest
1949 Johnny LeachWorld ChampionshipsStockholm
1948 Richard BergmannEnglish Open
1948 Richard BergmannWorld ChampionshipsWembley
1939 Richard BergmannWorld ChampionshipsCairo
1929 Fred PerryWorld ChampionshipsBudapest
1924 Percival BromfieldEnglish Open
1923 Mike CohenEnglish Open
1922 Andrew DonaldsonEnglish Open

Women's singles

YearPlayerPlayerEventLocation
WinnerRunner-Up
1996Lisa Lomas-BellingerITTF Pro Tour Brazil OpenRio de Janeiro
1992Lisa Lomas-BellingerEuropean ChampionshipsStuttgart
1985Karen WittCommonwealth ChampionshipsDouglas
1982Carole KnightAlison GordonCommonwealth ChampionshipsBombay
1982Jill HammersleyEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest
1982Jill HammersleyEuropean Master Top 12Nantes
1981Jill HammersleyEuropean Master Top 12Prague
1980Jill HammersleyEuropean Master Top 12Prague
1979Carole KnightCommonwealth ChampionshipsEdinburgh
1978Jill HammersleyEuropean Master Top 12Prague
1978Jill HammersleyEuropean ChampionshipsDulsburg
1977Jill HammersleyEuropean Master Top 12Sarajevo
1976Jill HammersleyEuropean ChampionshipsPrague
1975Jill HammersleyLinda Jarvis-HowardCommonwealth ChampionshipsMelbourne
1973Jill HammersleyKarenza Matthews-SmithCommonwealth ChampionshipsCardiff
1971Jill HammersleyKarenza Matthews-SmithCommonwealth ChampionshipsCOMW
1958Ann HaydonEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest
1957Ann HaydonWorld ChampionshipsStockholm
1948Vera Thomas-DaceWorld ChampionshipsWembley
1947Elizabeth BlackbournWorld ChampionshipsParis

Coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sportengland.org/our-work/national-work/national-governing-bodies/sports-we-invest-in/ Our Work – "Sports we invest in"
  2. http://tabletennisengland.co.uk/competitions/ "Competitions"
  3. Book: The Origin of Ping-Pong Diplomacy: The Forgotten Architect of Sino-U.S. Rapprochement. M. Itoh. 26 September 2011. 9780230339354. 1.
  4. http://www.ittf.com/museum/archives/index.html "Welcome to the International Table Tennis Federation Archives"
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-07-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110301103409/http://www.ittf.com/museum/archives/index.html . 2011-03-01 . ITTF Archives, 1928 Stockholm, "Handbook of the English Table Tennis Association", First year of issue
  6. http://www.businessmk.co.uk/news/cat/2/art/1537/English-Table-Tennis-moves-to-city-ahead-of-new-base-at-National-Bowl.html "English Table Tennis moves to city ahead of new base at National Bowl"
  7. Web site: Plug is pulled on National Badminton Arena in Milton Keynes | oneMK . 9 August 2015 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924060342/http://www.onemk.co.uk/sport/badminton/2015/8/plug-is-pulled-on-national-badminton-arena-in-milton-keynes-030820150019.html . live .