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See how Hollywood celebrities like Susan Sarandon are finding that table tennis hits the spot that other sports fail to reach.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/27/susan-sarandon-and-the-ri_n_146858.html

Commonwealth TT Championships on Sky TV

We're sorry if you've got Setanta but if you’ve got Sky TV then you have 6 opportunities to watch the Commonwealth TT Championships that took place recently in Glasgow, the times and channels are below:
Thursday 25th June at 6:00pm on Sky Sports Xtra
Thursday 25th June at 9:00pm on Sky Sports Xtra
Friday 26th June at 3:30am on Sky Sports 2
Friday 26th June at 3:30am on Sky Sports HD 2
Friday 26th June at 8:00am on Sky Sports 3
Friday 26th June at 1:00pm on Sky Sports Xtra

Top Players 2008/09

The list of top table tennis players in each division is now available to download. Just click on this article's title.

Paul Drinkhall Wins U21 at China Open

England’s national champion Paul Drinkhall has notched up the best win of his young career by winning the Under 21 singles at the China Open in Su Zhou. For the full details click on the link below.
http://www.englishtabletennis.org.uk/nlstory.cfm?ID=33788&NLID=3153

Locate a Table Tennis Club

There is now a new facility added to the web site which helps new potential players and existing players to locate League table tennis clubs, their locations and secretary contact details. This new facility is powered by Google Maps. To access it simply click on Locate a Club in the Main Menu.

St Neots TTC AGM

The St Neots TTC AGM will be held on Thursday 25th June at 8.00pm. In terms of refurbishment, the main hall is now painted & ready to have final electric's done. Toilets, lounge area etc are now having walls plastered. The next stage is installing furnishings & electrics. Outside just has to have an entrance ramp & steps to the front and rear. Completion date for the Main Hall is 16th June, toilets etc is 26th June.

Brian Copperwheat Charity Tournament

Some 38 players entered in the second Charity tournament raising funds for two local charities. Colin Luscombe was the winner of the main event beating John Rodger 12-10 who had earlier taken the scalps of John Alsop in the semi-final and England No. 68 Jimmy Walsh in the quarter finals. The Plate competition was won by Mark White of Elstow who beat Richard Exton. Anita Copperwheat kindly presented the winners with their trophies.

Southill A Double Celebration

Southill A were celebrating this week as they not only won the Smith Cup beating Stevington B by 24 points but they also secured the Division Two title from second placed Turvey by just two points who themselves managed a 7-3 win over fourth placed Modern D. St Neots C finished on the same number of points as Modern D in third place.

Golden Anniversary Top 6 Tournament

Warren Spring TT Club in the North Herts league are celebrating their 50th Golden Anniversary by organising a Top 6 tournament on Saturday 12th Sept at Letchworth featuring top UK Internationals Andrew Rushton - England No 3; Danny Reed - England No 4; Tim Yarnall - England No 5; Gareth Herbert - England No 6, Ryan Jenkins - Scottish No 1 plus one other top player. They will be competing for cash prizes ranging from £125.00 to £400.00 per person. For full details of how to book, click on the article title.

First and Last!

Ladies and gentlemen of the table tennis world, we have reached the end of yet another superb season. The Elstow Misfits in the third division, started the season with high hopes of doing well and for once our optimism was well founded. For the full report please click on the article title.

Westfield Summer Training Camp

Westfield TT Club in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire is running a Summer Camp. Due to interest over the last couple of weeks the camp has been extended to 5 days so will now run from Monday 24th August through to Friday 28th August. A full week programme will be run betwen Monday and Thursday and Friday will be a general day, therefore, those just coming for one day are encouraged to come on the Friday. Players are welcome to attend anytime between Monday and Friday for as many days as they like. Top National and International coaches will be available for coaching, further details click on the article title.

Double Success For Youngsters

The final round of matches in the National Cadet (U15) League, Midlands Divisions were held recently. The 1st team consisting of Josh Robinson, Harpreet Rupal and Alex Farmer started the day in first place in Division 1, with a narrow 1 point margin over Cliffdale Chandlers. However, the team were in uncompromising mood winning all five matches convincingly to win the division by a 7 point margin and take the gold medal. For further details of the other team results please click on the article title.

County Junior Team Retain Their Status

The County Junior team consisting of Zoe Gardner, Rachel Sayer, Caroline Hall, Ben Gardner, James Coleman and Nathan Forbes have now completed their matches for the season and the squad can be proud of their efforts having deservedly maintained their status in Division 1 for next season. For further details please click on the article title.

BMS Secure Place In National Finals

It has been a successful weekend for the BMS Table Tennis teams, who were playing in the Regional Finals of the English Schools Team Championships on Saturday 28th February and Sunday 1st March.

The U19 team, Ben Gardner, Richard Avery, James Coleman and Dominic Wilson were in magnificent form beating RGS Lancaster 8-0 and Rotherham College 7-1 to finish in first place in the U19 event and gain a place in the National Final. For further details please click on the article title.

Success In Junior British League

The Bedford Modern School team consisting of Ben Gardner, James Coleman & Nathan Forbes can be well pleased with their performances in the final weekend of the Junior British League, the premier U18 team event in the country. For further details please click on the article title.

London Grand Prix Success

Recently, three of Bedford Modern’s young and upcoming stars Ben Gardner, Nathan Forbes and James Coleman travelled to Redbridge to take part in the ETTA Butterfly London Grand Prix Open, one of the top senior ranking events. For the full story please click on the article title.