English Table Tennis Association
Encyclopedia
The English Table Tennis Association is the national governing body responsible for table tennis
in England
and has been affiliated to the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation)
since the formation of the ETTA in 1927.
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and has been affiliated to the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation)
International Table Tennis Federation
The International Table Tennis Federation is the governing body for all national table tennis associations.-Founding history:The ITTF was founded in 1926, the nine founding members being Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, India, Sweden and Wales...
since the formation of the ETTA in 1927.
Events/Tournaments
- English National ChampionshipsEnglish National Table Tennis ChampionshipsThe English National Table Tennis Championships are run by the English Table Tennis Association.- Past Winners :-Senior Events:- Disabled :...
- British League
- Grand Prix CircuitEnglish Table Tennis Grand Prix CircuitThe English Table Tennis Grand Prix Circuit is a national championship competition run by the English Table Tennis Association.-Overall Season Champions:-2009/10:-2009/10:...
- English OpenEnglish Open (table tennis)The English Open is now part of the ITTF Pro Tour and is hosted by the English Table Tennis Association-ITTF Pro Tour English Open 1996-Present:The ITTF Pro Tour has come to England 6 times since it began in 1996...
Men's Singles
Year | Player | Event | Location |
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2001 | Matthew Syed Matthew Syed Matthew Syed is a British journalist and broadcaster. He used to be an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years... |
Commonwealth Championships | New Delhi |
2000 | Matthew Syed Matthew Syed Matthew Syed is a British journalist and broadcaster. He used to be an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years... |
Commonwealth Championships | Singapore |
1997 | Matthew Syed Matthew Syed Matthew Syed is a British journalist and broadcaster. He used to be an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years... |
Commonwealth Championships | Glasgow |
1996 | Carl Prean Carl Prean Carl Lustig Prean in Ryde, Isle of Wight is a table tennis player. He is former England senior no.1 table tennis player, a feat he first achieved when he was only 15... |
ITTF Pro Tour Brazil Open | Rio de Janeiro |
1989 | Alan Cooke | Commonwealth Championships | Cardiff |
1987 | Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas MBE is a British table tennis player. He was an attacking, left-handed, player, notable for his scissor jump smash. He was famous for his use of pips-out block on the backhand side, mixing pace with powerful topspin from his forehand side.Douglas was 11 times English Table Tennis... |
European Master Top 12 | Basel |
1985 | Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas MBE is a British table tennis player. He was an attacking, left-handed, player, notable for his scissor jump smash. He was famous for his use of pips-out block on the backhand side, mixing pace with powerful topspin from his forehand side.Douglas was 11 times English Table Tennis... |
Commonwealth Championships | Douglas |
1984 | Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas MBE is a British table tennis player. He was an attacking, left-handed, player, notable for his scissor jump smash. He was famous for his use of pips-out block on the backhand side, mixing pace with powerful topspin from his forehand side.Douglas was 11 times English Table Tennis... |
English Open | |
1980 | Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas MBE is a British table tennis player. He was an attacking, left-handed, player, notable for his scissor jump smash. He was famous for his use of pips-out block on the backhand side, mixing pace with powerful topspin from his forehand side.Douglas was 11 times English Table Tennis... |
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 Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann was an Austrian and British table tennis player. Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles, one Men's Doubles, two Team's titles and 22 medals in total.-Tennis career:... |
English Open | |
1952 | Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann was an Austrian and British table tennis player. Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles, one Men's Doubles, two Team's titles and 22 medals in total.-Tennis career:... |
English Open | |
1951 | Johnny Leach Johnny Leach Johnny Leach was a British table tennis player. From 1947 to 1955 he won several medals in single, double, and team events at the World Table Tennis Championships.. He is currently the president of the English Table Tennis Association.-References:... |
World Championships | Vienna |
1950 | Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann was an Austrian and British table tennis player. Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles, one Men's Doubles, two Team's titles and 22 medals in total.-Tennis career:... |
English Open | |
1950 | Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann was an Austrian and British table tennis player. Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles, one Men's Doubles, two Team's titles and 22 medals in total.-Tennis career:... |
World Championships | Budapest |
1949 | Johnny Leach Johnny Leach Johnny Leach was a British table tennis player. From 1947 to 1955 he won several medals in single, double, and team events at the World Table Tennis Championships.. He is currently the president of the English Table Tennis Association.-References:... |
World Championships | Stockholm |
1948 | Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann was an Austrian and British table tennis player. Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles, one Men's Doubles, two Team's titles and 22 medals in total.-Tennis career:... |
English Open | |
1948 | Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann was an Austrian and British table tennis player. Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles, one Men's Doubles, two Team's titles and 22 medals in total.-Tennis career:... |
World Championships | Wembley |
1939 | Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann was an Austrian and British table tennis player. Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles, one Men's Doubles, two Team's titles and 22 medals in total.-Tennis career:... |
World Championships | Cairo |
1929 | Fred Perry Fred Perry Frederick John Perry was a championship-winning English tennis and table tennis player who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships between 1934 and 1936 and was World No. 1 four years in a row... |
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 |
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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 |