Table Tennis England, formerly the English Table Tennis Association, is the national governing body for

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, responsible for representing, coordinating, administering, marketing and developing the sport. Most of its annual income comes from government grants and

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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

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, having moved from Hastings in March 2014."English Table Tennis moves to city ahead of new base at National Bowl"
. ''Business MK''. 20 May 2014 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

Women's singles

Coaches

* Alan Cooke (Head Coach) * Kelly Sibley

References

External links

* {{Authority control 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 Sports governing bodies in England