News - Table Tennis Australia

Silver for Australia’s men’s para-table tennis team after going down to China in final

Australia tonight claimed its fourth silver medal to wrap up para-table tennis competition at the Tokyo Games, as the Men’s team went down to China in two matches in the class 9-10 final.

Fri 03 Sep 2021

Australia claims fifth medal in para-table tennis breaking 37-year-old record

The trio of Li Na Lei, Qian Yang and Melissa Tapper claimed a fifth record-breaking para-table tennis medal for Australia at the Tokyo Games in the Women's Team class 9-10.

Fri 03 Sep 2021

Australia Eyes More Para-Table Tennis Success

Not since the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games has Australia featured in the teams gold medal playoff in Para-table tennis – but on Friday that drought will end.

Fri 03 Sep 2021

2022 Commonwealth Games Table Tennis Nomination Criteria (Able-Bodied)

TTA and Commonwealth Games Australia have approved the Nomination Criteria (Able-Bodied) for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Thu 02 Sep 2021

Australian Official playing key role in Tokyo

As our athletes continue to break records on the court at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, another Australian is playing a crucial role at the para-table tennis venue, albeit outside of the spotlight reserved for the Paralympians.

Thu 02 Sep 2021

Aussie para-table tennis team book gold medal playoffs

Australia’s women’s and men’s class 9-10 para-table tennis teams have booked their spot in the Paralympic Games final.

Wed 01 Sep 2021

Australia set to break para-table tennis medal record as Men's team secures semifinal berth

Australia secured another medal from para-table tennis at the Tokyo Games, as the trio of Lin Ma, Joel Coughlan and Nathan Pellissier advanced to the semifinals of the Team event class 9-10.

Tue 31 Aug 2021

Lei and Yang write para-table tennis history for Australia

Li Na Lei and Qian Yang made Australian para-table tennis history tonight taking home two gold medals in the Women's Singles class 9 and class 10 respectively.

Mon 30 Aug 2021

What were the impacts on the participants of the 1971 Ping Pong Diplomacy and on Table Tennis in Australia?

National Squad Member, Isaiah Lee, has compiled a report for his Year 12 Research Project, titled - What were the impacts on the participants of the 1971 Ping Pong Diplomacy and on Table Tennis in Australia?

Mon 30 Aug 2021

Postponement Notice - 2021 National Veterans Championships

TTA has made the unfortunate decision to postpone the 2021 National Veterans Championships that were due to be held in Darwin from 9-16 October.

Mon 30 Aug 2021

Sam von Einem takes silver after dramatic para-table tennis final

Sam von Einem claimed the Men's Singles class 11 para-table tennis silver medal tonight at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, after losing a tightly contested 5-game match

Sun 29 Aug 2021

Lin Ma claims silver to win Australia’s first para-table tennis medal at Tokyo Paralympics

Four-time Paralympian Lin Ma won Australia's first para-table tennis medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games tonight, as he claimed silver in the Men's Singles class 9.

Sat 28 Aug 2021

Four Aussies para-table tennis stars through to Gold Medal playoffs

In yet another dramatic day for Australian para-table tennis, four Aussies secured a chance to play for Paralympic gold in Tokyo.

Sat 28 Aug 2021

Guaranteed medals for Aussie para-table tennis stars in tomorrow’s epic line-up

Australian para-table tennis athletes will be chasing gold from tomorrow, as a historic Friday in Tokyo secured four guaranteed medals heading into the first of three days of finals.

Fri 27 Aug 2021

Celebrating Centurion Cec Shaw

Table Tennis Australia Ltd. (TTA) would like to wish TTA Life Member Cecil ‘Cec’ Shaw a happy 100th birthday. Cec began playing table tennis in the 1940s and 80 years later he is still involved with his local club as a player and an administrator.

Fri 27 Aug 2021

Ma, Lei and Julian through to the the knock-out stages of the Para-table tennis

Lin Ma and Li Na Lei were dominant again on the second day of the Para-table tennis at the Tokyo Games while Rebecca Julian qualified to the quarter finals for the first time at her third Paralympics.

Thu 26 Aug 2021

Big wins on opening day of Para-table tennis in Tokyo

The Australian Para-Table tennis team campaign got underway today at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, with all 11 Aussies taking to the court during an action-packed of competition.

Wed 25 Aug 2021

Table Tennis draw unveils tough match-ups for Australian players

The opponents of the Australian Para-table tennis team were finally unveiled last night as the official draw determined the the preliminary stages of the Men’s and Women’s Singles at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Tue 24 Aug 2021