British Para Table Tennis

05/06/2026

Congratulations to Bly Twomey on becoming the Guinness World Record holder for the youngest Paralympic table tennis medalist 👏

Bly won bronze in the Women’s Singles Class 7 and the Women’s Doubles Class 14 event alongside Fliss Pickard at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Her first bronze medal came in the doubles event when she was just 14 years and 124 days old. This achievement was recognised by the Guinness World Records last week!

16/05/2026

Martin Perry and Billy Shilton produced a superb performance to win gold in the men’s class 14 doubles on the final day of the ITTF World Para Elite Lasko…

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Martin Perry and Billy Shilton produced a superb performance to win gold in the men’s class 14 doubles on the final day of the ITTF World Para Elite Lasko tournament in Slovenia. Fliss Pickard and Grace Williams took bronze in the women’s class 14 doubles and Perry and Williams combined to take ...

15/05/2026

Seven medals for British Para Table Tennis at the ITTF World Para Elite Laško 🇸🇮

The highlight of the tournament was a gold medal in the Men’s Doubles 14 event from Billy Shilton and Martin Perry after beating the Para Asian champions in the final of the event. The team have much to reflect on after the two tournaments in Slovenia, with many positives to be taken back to the training hall 💪

Billy Shilton & Martin Perry - MD14 - Gold 🥇
Fliss Pickard - WS6 - Silver 🥈
Rob Davies - MS1 - Bronze 🥉
Aaron McKibbin - MS8 - Bronze 🥉
Joshua Stacey - MS9 - Bronze 🥉
Grace Williams & Fliss Pickard - WD14 - Bronze 🥉
Grace Williams & Martin Perry - XD14 - Bronze 🥉

15/05/2026

Billy Shilton and Martin Perry win the MD14 gold medal at the ITTF World Para Elite Laško 🥇

Shilton and Perry beat the World and Paralympic silver medalists Rungroj Thainiyom and Phisit Wangphonphathanasiri from Thailand in the fifth set. The British pair started strongly after gaining a 2-0 lead before the Para Asian champions fought back to level the sets. The Thai duo took a 10-7 lead in the final set, but Shilton and Perry displayed their fight by saving three match points, taking the deciding set 12-10 to win the tournament.

15/05/2026

Grace Williams and Martin Perry take the XD14 bronze at the ITTF World Para Elite Laško 🥉

Williams and Perry received a bye to the semi-final after winning their group and faced Para Pan American champions and world ranked number 2 pair Lethicia Lacerda and Paulo Salmin. The Brazilian pair showed their experience as they took the match 3-0, advancing them to the final.

15/05/2026

Last day preparation at the ITTF World Para Elite Laško 🏓

Today’s matches👇

XD14 Group - Billy Shilton/Fliss Pickard v Thailand - Table 3 - 09:10
XD14 Group - Martin Perry/Grace Williams v Republic of Korea - Table 4 - 09:10
MD14 SF - Billy Shilton/Martin Perry v Brazil- Table 2 - 10:20
WD14 SF - Grace Williams/Fliss Pickard v Brazil - Table 4 - 10:20

All times UK ⬆️

14/05/2026

Day 1 of doubles at the ITTF World Para Elite Laško complete ✅

Two British pairs have made it through to the semi-finals so far, with the mixed pairs finishing their groups tomorrow. Keep up to date with live scores on X 🏓

XD14 Group - Billy Shilton/Fliss Pickard v Thailand - Table 3 - 09:10
XD14 Group - Martin Perry/Grace Williams v Republic of Korea - Table 4 - 09:10
MD14 SF - Billy Shilton/Martin Perry v Brazil- Table 2 - 10:20
WD14 SF - Grace Williams/Fliss Pickard v Brazil - Table 4 - 10:20

All times UK ⬆️

Photos: Manca Meglič

14/05/2026

Grace Williams and Fliss Pickard won their group to go through to the semi-finals of the Women’s Doubles 14 event at the ITTF World Para Elite Laško 🏓

Williams and Pickard came back from 2-0 down in their opening match against Yang Boo Soon and Seongok Kim from the Republic of Korea to win 3-2. The British pair then faced Antonina Khodzynskaya and Maryna Lytovchenko from Ukraine, taking the match 17-15 in the fifth set. They will now play Brazilian duo Lethicia Lacerda and Aline Meneses Ferreira in the semi-final 🇬🇧

WD14 SF - Grace Williams/Fliss Pickard - Table 4 - 10:20 UK Time

14/05/2026

Billy Shilton and Martin Perry are through to the semi-finals of the Men’s Doubles 14 at the ITTF World Para Elite Laško 🏓

Shilton and Perry topped their group, beating world ranked number 1 pair Sam Gustafsson & Jonas Hansson from Sweden, coming back from 2-1 to take the match 3-2 and followed this with a close 3-2 win over Chilean duo Ignacio Torres and Matias Pino, taking the fifth set 15-13. The British pair will now face Para Pan American bronze medalists Paulo Henrique Fonseca and Paulo Salmin in the semi-final tomorrow 🇬🇧

MD14 SF - Billy Shilton/Martin Perry - Table 2 - 10:20 UK Time

13/05/2026

Fliss Pickard was the star of the British Para Table Tennis Team in the ITTF World Para Elite Lasko tournament in Slovenia, taking silver in the women’s class 6 singles…

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Fliss Pickard was the star of the British Para Table Tennis Team in the ITTF World Para Elite Lasko tournament in Slovenia, taking silver in the women’s class 6 singles to add to the silver she won in last week’s Challenger event. There were four singles medals in total for the team with Rob Dav...