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Our Juniors and Cadets have been representing Wales and competing with the best in Europe at the European Youth Championships this month. The annual event was this year held in Malmo, Sweden between 12 and 21 July. Wales were represented in 2 out of the 4 age categories with Harri Docherty, Toby Harwood and Harry Street…

By Graham Thomas Anna Hursey believes her long stint in the limelight, that began as a table tennis child prodigy, will prove invaluable when she goes to her first Olympic Games this summer. At just a month past her 18th birthday, the Welsh teenager will be one of the youngest members of the Great Britain…

From British Para Table Tennis Paralympic gold medallists Will Bayley and Rob Davies are included in a team of 11 athletes that will represent ParalympicsGB in the table tennis events at Paris 2024. The team is completed by Tokyo medallists Paul Karabardak, Aaron McKibbin, Megan Shackleton, Billy Shilton and Tom Matthews, Commonwealth champion and World…

Table Tennis Wales is excited to share the remarkable progress and achievements we have made in North Wales over this academic year. Our efforts have significantly impacted local communities, and we are eager to highlight the various initiatives we have undertaken. Our Regional Officer, Aaron Beech, runs through them below… Festivals at Yale Coleg Cambria,…

Mackintosh Table Tennis Club has been a hub of the sport in Cardiff for over a century, and to this day still thrives.  With a solid core membership base, engagement has spiked at the club over the past couple of years as emphasis was placed on attracting youth players.   Evident demand highlighted by the Sport…

Harry Street is among some of the most promising young Tabe Tennis Wales talents, having secured his first national title at this year’s National Championships.   Harry’s success has not come without hard work, however, and we were fortunate enough to chat to him about his fledgling career.  What inspired you to start playing table tennis,…

Our U18, U16 and U14 teams travelled to Douglas, Isle of Man to take part in the Senior Schools International Championships over the weekend of 28-30 June.  All four teams recorded victories on Friday evening despite the weekend getting off to a turbulent start as the team’s flight was delayed for a little over two…

Aspiring Para table tennis players will have the opportunity to take part in a free training session and talent recruitment session prior to next month’s BPTT Swansea Grand Prix taking place at Swansea Tennis Centre on Friday 12 July and Saturday 13 July. The event is in partnership with Disability Sport Wales and Table Tennis…

Over the past year, 11 Table Tennis Wales-affiliated clubs have been supported by the Sport Wales Be Active Wales Fund, which uses National Lottery money to support development and growth within community sports clubs across Welsh communities. The last 12 months has seen a total of £60,604 awarded to our clubs, a 66% increase of…

Table Tennis Wales will collaborate with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) for the second time this summer, to deliver Food and Fun sessions. The objective is to work with schools in local communities that have perhaps never had the opportunity to give table tennis a go. Through collaboration with Food and Fun we are…