Sandford Table Tennis Club

Sandford Table Tennis club nights are on Mondays from 5.30 till 7.30 at Sandford on Thames village hall. We also run 3 teams in the Didcot League with home matches on Wednesdays.

All players and ages welcome, but a parent will be needed to stay if any under 18s would like to attend due to safeguarding policy

To increase your motivation for preseason training, here is something very (very) special from our national champion, Mr Liam Pitchford....

https://youtu.be/QeQf8JCpKiQ

Ma Long vs Liam Pitchford | 2018 Bulgaria Open Highlights (R32) Review all the highlights from the Ma Long vs Liam Pitchford Match from the 2018 Bulgaria Open Subscribe here for more official Table Tennis highlights: http...

Perhaps table tennis is the solution to world peace.........

https://tv.ittf.com/video/2018-world-team-championships-north-south-korea-announce-unified-korea-team/1204270

2018 World Team Championships | North & South Korea Announce Unified Korea Team | ITTF TV North and South Korea has just announced that they will continue competing at the Liebherr 2018 World Team Championships as a Unified Korea Team in Halmstad, Sweden

Two weekends running of outstanding table tennis at the copper box in London, was privileged to be in attendance last Saturday and was witness to the number 1 ranked point in the ittf top 10 pick. Have a watch and see if you recognise any home grown talent. (Also congratulations to Liam Pitchford for becoming England national champion yesterday).

https://youtu.be/KMXRzHK6Cak

DHS ITTF Top 10 - 2018 Team World Cup Check out the best 10 points from the 2018 ITTF Team World Cup in London by watching the DHS Top 10. Subscribe here for more official Table Tennis highlights...

Watch the England table tennis team in action against Japan this evening at 6.30pm in the Table Tennis Team World Cup, at the Copper Box Arena.

Watch: Table Tennis Team World Cup England men take on Japan in The Table Tennis Team World Cup at the Copper Box Arena in London - watch BBC Sport coverage.

It’s started.....
Sandford will have representation there on Friday, Saturday and Sunday........in the crowd obviously.

https://tv.ittf.com/livestream/table-1/1114610

ITTV

Good news for those not going in person.

BBC to show Team World Cup and Nationals The ITTF Team World Cup and the PG Mutual National Championships will be shown live on the BBC website.

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Good work Sandford

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Both clubs teams were in league action again this week. The B team (affectionately known as The 🐝 s) we’re at home to a stubborn and slightly revamped Abingdon D. It seems to be the story of the 🐝’s season, that very close and hard fought battles finish in a very unflattering score line. Sadly the same was true again on Wednesday losing 7-3. Notable achievements were Lawrence, the clubs youngest (and rapidly improving) member who won 2 out of 3 of his games, seeing him steadily move up the league rankings. Joseph had a tough night losing a 5 setter and a 4 setter, but still showing grit by winning one game.

The A’s were away to Marlborough D. I (Dan) kicked off proceedings and got us underway to a terrible start, losing the first set. At the turnaround Matt pulled me to one side and told me to “relax, and keep myself in the point for longer”, as with every piece of advice and coaching I have ever received from him, it was poignant and useful. I won the next 3 games comfortably. Joe went next. Joe has been playing a number league matches this season (playing in the oxford league too) and is becoming a formidable player. He strolled around the table, oozing confidence and took about 8 minutes to finish in straight sets. Picking up the baton, Matt did exactly the same. I struggled throughout the whole night, I found the ball travelled significantly differently than other venues, but others coped better than I, so maybe I was just making excuses. The strangest but arguably most entertaining singles game was Matt against Marlborough’s no. 1. In the first set Matt played sublimely, looping backhands and forehands for fun. This however brought out the very best in his defensive-oriented opponent and after several hugely entertaining rallies, Matt inexplicably found himself 0-1 after the first set. Whilst trying to figure out how it happened he managed to claw himself back into the match, but couldn’t ever get his nose in front, eventually losing in 5 sets. Otherwise, the results went our way despite a severe “wobble” in the doubles when Joe and I threw away a 2-0 lead- for a while we just couldn’t seem to hit the table. In the end we changed tactics -played the less pretty, but more effective, consistency game and breathed a sigh of relief as we comfortably took the 5th. We won 9-1, a convincing scoreline but my own performance was less so.

2017 German Open | Timo Boll Dive Check out this dive by Timo Boll for a roller at the German Open! BUT should this point be IN or OUT for him?? Tell us your thoughts below!! S...

Some fun rallies in this video (of course, just like what happens in Sandford Village Hall every Tuesday evening!).

Vote for Paul in ITTF Star Point Award! Paul Drinkhall has been nominated for one of the ITTF's top awards - and the winner will be decided by a public vote.

Ping Pong Matrix BLAXX BLACKLIGHT SHOW Artistgalla TV2 December 2008 Oslo, Norway Ping Pong Matrix performed by Blaxx http://www.blaxx.de

Keep it legal! Some essential pre-season viewing to review how to keep your serve above board (literally!)

Service Rules | PingSkills | Table Tennis http://www.PingSkills.com - Service Rules The service rules in table tennis are quite complicated. In this video we take you through the rules you need to kn...

With the 2017-18 season fast approaching, here's a little something to get you in the mood - Timo Boll, table tennis' Mr Nice, vs. Tomokazu Harimoto, currently ranked 20 in the world at the age of only 14 years old, in the Czech Open final.

BOLL Timo vs HARIMOTO Tomokazu | MS FINAL | Czech Open 2017 BOLL Timo vs HARIMOTO Tomokazu | MS FINAL | Czech Open 2017 Fanpage: facebook.com/malongfanmade Thanks For Watching and Subscribe: https://goo.gl/8QBEbg

https://youtu.be/nd40lIYtQmA

Most Outrageous Table Tennis Match EVER Watch the most hilarious table tennis match ever between Jörgen Persson & Timo Boll. Subscribe here for more official Table Tennis highlights: http://bit.ly/...

We have open sessions every Monday 17:30 to 19:30. Players of all levels and ages welcome!

Sandford A Take Gold

Following their first place finish in the Fifth Division of the Didicot and District Table Tennis Association (DDTTA) League, Sandford A have received their trophy.

The players (pictured left to right) Gerard Hoen, Monika and Andy Graham (Captain), John Dennis and Jason Henry won a close fought battle with their nearest rivals, finishing 3 points clear of Grove B.

It was a great result in only the second year that Sandford has fielded a team, and the first year that we’ve had 2 teams in the league. Sandford B managed a credible 4th position, only trailing Hanney B by a single point.

The teams are looking forward to the start of the new season starting in September. You can follow their progress on the DDTTA website www.ddtta.org.uk.