Table Tennis England
# Table Tennis 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. 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.

## History

It was founded as the Table Tennis Association in 1921. 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. Table Tennis England is based at Milton Keynes, having moved from Hastings in March 2014. The singer Andy Bell acted as an advisor from 1981 to 1983. 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.

## Events/tournaments

* English National Championships
* British League
* Grand Prix Circuit
* English Open

## English major senior titles

### Men's singles

| Year | Player | Event | Location |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | Paul Drinkhall | ITTF World Tour – Serbia Open | Belgrade |
| 2014 | Paul Drinkhall | ITTF World Tour – Spanish Open | Almeria |
| 2001 | Matthew Syed | Commonwealth Championships | New Delhi |
| 2000 | Matthew Syed | Commonwealth Championships | Singapore |
| 1997 | Matthew Syed | Commonwealth Championships | Glasgow |
| 1996 | Carl Prean | ITTF Pro Tour Brazil Open | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1989 | Alan Cooke | Commonwealth Championships | Cardiff |
| 1987 | Desmond Douglas | European Master Top 12 | Basel |
| 1985 | Desmond Douglas | Commonwealth Championships | Douglas |
| 1984 | Desmond Douglas | English Open | |
| 1980 | Desmond Douglas | English Open | |
| 1980 | John Hilton | European Championship | Berne |
| 1975 | Trevor Taylor | Commonwealth Championships | Melbourne |
| 1973 | Trevor Taylor | Commonwealth Championships | Cardiff |
| 1971 | Trevor Taylor | Commonwealth Championships | COMW |
| 1960 | Ian Harrison | English Open | |
| 1954 | Richard Bergmann | English Open | |
| 1952 | Richard Bergmann | English Open | |
| 1951 | Johnny Leach | World Championships | Vienna |
| 1950 | Richard Bergmann | English Open | |
| 1950 | Richard Bergmann | World Championships | Budapest |
| 1949 | Johnny Leach | World Championships | Stockholm |
| 1948 | Richard Bergmann | English Open | |
| 1948 | Richard Bergmann | World Championships | Wembley |
| 1939 | Richard Bergmann | World Championships | Cairo |
| 1929 | Fred Perry | World Championships | Budapest |
| 1924 | Percival Bromfield | English Open | |
| 1923 | Mike Cohen | English Open | |
| 1922 | Andrew Donaldson | English Open | |

### Women's singles

| Year | Player | Player | Event | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Winner | Runner-Up | | |
| 1996 | | Lisa Lomas-Bellinger | ITTF Pro Tour Brazil Open | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1992 | | Lisa Lomas-Bellinger | European Championships | Stuttgart |
| 1985 | Karen Witt | | Commonwealth Championships | Douglas |
| 1982 | Carole Knight | Alison Gordon | Commonwealth Championships | Bombay |
| 1982 | | Jill Hammersley | European Championships | Budapest |
| 1982 | | Jill Hammersley | European Master Top 12 | Nantes |
| 1981 | Jill Hammersley | | European Master Top 12 | Prague |
| 1980 | Jill Hammersley | | European Master Top 12 | Prague |
| 1979 | | Carole Knight | Commonwealth Championships | Edinburgh |
| 1978 | Jill Hammersley | | European Master Top 12 | Prague |
| 1978 | | Jill Hammersley | European Championships | Dulsburg |
| 1977 | | Jill Hammersley | European Master Top 12 | Sarajevo |
| 1976 | Jill Hammersley | | European Championships | Prague |
| 1975 | Jill Hammersley | Linda Jarvis-Howard | Commonwealth Championships | Melbourne |
| 1973 | Jill Hammersley | Karenza Matthews-Smith | Commonwealth Championships | Cardiff |
| 1971 | Jill Hammersley | Karenza Matthews-Smith | Commonwealth Championships | COMW |
| 1958 | | Ann Haydon | European Championships | Budapest |
| 1957 | | Ann Haydon | World Championships | Stockholm |
| 1948 | | Vera Thomas-Dace | World Championships | Wembley |
| 1947 | | Elizabeth Blackbourn | World Championships | Paris |

## Coaches

* Alan Cooke (Head Coach)
* Kelly Sibley
