BPTT Performance Director receives Honorary MBE

British Para Table Tennis Performance Director Gorazd Vecko, who was awarded an Honorary MBE by His Majesty The King last year for his services to Paralympic Table Tennis, received his award in London today from the Rt Hon Stuart Andrew...

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European Para Conference & Training Camp Review

Delegations from Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Belgium, Greece, and Hong Kong all working together.

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End of an era for Karen Tonge OBE as she passes over her legacy

As her tenure as Chair of BPTT comes to an end, Karen Tonge OBE reflects on some wonderful memories from the past 9 years.

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British athletes looking forward to home European Championships

The ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships 2023 are taking place in Sheffield from September 4-9, the first international Para table tennis tournament outside of a multi-sport Games to be held in the UK since 2011. Here the 18 athletes...

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Table tennis like solving a Rubik’s Cube for Ryan

When GB wheelchair rugby team captain Chris Ryan was looking for a new sporting challenge he could not have chosen a more contrasting sport than table tennis but the 31-year-old, who swapped the rugby ball for a table tennis bat...

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European Para Conference & Training Camp

Table Tennis Scotland is hosting a European Para Conference & Training Camp, in partnership with British Para Table Tennis, to take place from 13 - 15 October 2023. This event is focused on supporting the development of emerging para table tennis athletes and...

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Baroness Masham

Baroness Masham, the longest serving female member of the House of Lords and a former Paralympic table tennis champion, has passed away at the age of 87. Born Susan Sinclair in 1935 she became Lady Masham in 1959 following her...

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BPTT Chairman receives OBE at Windsor Castle

British Para Table Tennis Chairman Karen Tonge, who was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to Paralympic table tennis, has been presented with her OBE by the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle. She was accompanied by her...

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A special relationship

The joy on the faces of Fliss Pickard and Grace Williams when they beat the number one seeds from Germany, Stephanie Grebe and Juliane Wolf, to take gold in the women’s class 14 doubles at the World Championships last month...

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Daybell says ‘au revoir’ but not goodbye to table tennis

The old saying ‘virtue is its own reward’ could have been written with Kim Daybell in mind. The two-time Paralympian who has retired from table tennis to focus on his medical career made the ultimate sacrifice at the start of...

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