At the World Championships staged in Houston last November, in the mixed doubles event, Lin Gaoyuan partnered Lily Zhang, Kanak Jha joined forces with Wang Manyu. Lin Gaoyuan and Lily Zhang concluded matters with a bronze medal in their possession, for Kanak Jha and Wang Manyu, it was a third round exit. An innovative decision has proved far seeing; at…

He died on Tuesday 12th April; he was 71 years old. Born in Rotterdam, he spent his working life principally in the area of Information Technology being employed as a civil servant in the national government’s financial department. He retired in April 2015. In retirement years, he focused his attentions on writing and music, being a tour guide for the…

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) awarded the 2026 Commonwealth Games to the State of Victoria in Australia. Table tennis and Para table tennis have been confirmed as part of the initial 16 sports put forward for the Games programme. In what will be a first-ever predominantly regional Commonwealth Games, Victoria 2026 will be staged in March 2026 across multiple cities…

The ITTF High Performance & Development department (HPD) has published the 2021 Annual Report, covering the Development Objectives set in the Master Continental Agreements. It provides a comprehensive overview of the outcomes and achievements of the 2021 Development Programme for all Continental Federations. The Continents and Participation Programmes represent the core of the ITTF Development Objectives. In addition, all stakeholders…