Table Tennis England, formerly the English Table Tennis Association, is the
national governing body for
table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...
in
England
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, responsible for representing, coordinating, administering, marketing and developing the sport. Most of its annual income comes from government grants and
Sport England
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funding.
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. ''Sport England''. 20 May 2014 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.
["English Table Tennis moves to city ahead of new base at National Bowl"](_blank)
. ''Business MK''. 20 May 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
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English National Championships
* British League
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Grand Prix Circuit
The Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed from 1970 to 1989. The Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis (WCT) were the two predecessors to the current tour for male players, the ATP Tour, with ...
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English Open
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English major senior titles
Men's singles
Women's singles
Coaches
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Alan Cooke (Head Coach)
* Kelly Sibley
References
External links
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Organisations based in Milton Keynes
Sport in Milton Keynes
Table tennis in the United Kingdom
Table tennis organizations
1927 establishments in England
Sports organizations established in 1927