Preston Table Tennis Association

The PTTA Finals Night proved to be a fantastic evening of table tennis, bringing together players, members, and supporters for a memorable showcase of skill, competition, and community spirit.

The matches throughout the night were played in a great atmosphere—competitive yet friendly—with players giving their all and producing some excellent rallies and high-quality performances. Spectators were treated to an entertaining display across all finals, highlighting the strength and depth of talent within the league.

We were delighted to have a total of 52 players and spectators in attendance, creating a lively and engaging environment that added to the success of the evening.

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who attended and supported the event. Your presence helped create a vibrant and enjoyable atmosphere that made the night so special.

Special thanks must also go to Andrew Gray and Staining’s Table Tennis Club for kindly providing the equipment for the evening. Your support was greatly appreciated and played a key part in ensuring everything ran smoothly.

A very special thank you to Ann and Barry from the Broughton & District Club for the hire of their club room and for their support on the night. Your hospitality and assistance were instrumental in making the event such a success.

Overall, the night was a great success, and we are excited about the future as we look forward to hosting many more events at the Broughton & District Club.

Here are the results of the matches played on the night.

I have also placed a link to the article on our table Tennis Website page. Here you will find YouTube links for all of the matches that took place on the night. Unfortunately, the Handicap Final did not record and therefore there is no link.

https://preston.ttleagues.com/article/finalsnight-results

Division 1 Final - Peter Lawson 1 vs 3 Ian Weatherby

Premier Division Final - Philip Crankshaw 1 vs 3 Andrew Gray

Open Singles Semi-Final 1 - Rick Beattie 2 vs 3 Manoj Gandhi

Open Singles Semi-Final 2 - Andrew Gray 3 vs Dyfan Innes-Wilkins

Handicap Final - Peter Lawson (+12) vs Upanshu Tyagi (+32)
Winner - Peter Lawson

Junior Singles Final - Dyfan Innes-Wilkins 3 vs 0 Owen Markey

Over 40s Final - Philip Crankshaw 1 vs 3 Andrew Gray

Doubles Final - Andrew Gray & Manoj Gandhi 3 vs 0 Brian Oldfield & Philip Crankshaw

Open Singles Final - Andrew Gray 3 vs 0 Manoj Gandhi

Thank you all once again for your continued support.

Kind Regards

Manoj

PRESTON CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025/2206

Hello everyone,
A big thank you to all of you who took part in the Preston Closed Championships last Sunday 29th March 2026 – your support and participation made the event a great occasion.

Firstly, our apologies that the lighting wasn’t up to the standard expected and that the heating didn’t come on until the afternoon. We appreciate your patience and understanding on the day.

Despite this, the competition was played in a fantastic spirit – competitive yet friendly throughout – and it certainly made for some exciting matches, with not all of the seeded players having things their own way! By the way, a total of 107 matches were played on the day.

Please take a look at the results charts on the PTTA Website at preston.ttleagues.com for each of the categories to see who progressed through the rounds and how things unfolded

As we only had 4 players enter the Junior event we decided to have a round robin between the players and the top two players would then take part in the Final on Finals Night. I am pleased to announce that Dyfan Innes-Wilkin and Owen Markey are the finalists.

This season, we're excited to be changing the venue of our Finals Night as part of our efforts to promote table to the wider community.

We'd love for you to invite your family and friends along to enjoy the evening and support the event.

It promises to be a great atmosphere, and there will also be a bar open on the night for refreshments.

We look forward to seeing you on Friday 17th April at:

The Broughton & District Club,
Whittingham Lane,
Preston
PR3 5DA

Thanks again for your continued support.

Kind Regards,
Manoj

Coaching tailored to the individual 🏓

Great camp to get ready for next season 🏓

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Schoolboy picked for England shows table tennis talent runs in family An 11-year-old boy from Morecambe is continuing his family legacy after being picked to play for England at table tennis.

Lancashire Schools Championships Success for Preston Players

Congratulations to Thomas U11, Dyfan U16, Bethany U19 & Fraser U19 (All who play for Astra Teams) who have all qualified to represent Lancashire at the National Schools Finals At Wolverhampton VW Active Aldersley later this year.

Great to see other players from PTTA competing hard and gaining experience.

Please help in any way you can support, donate or share and make their hard work make a difference 🥰👦🏻👧🏼 https://www.gofundme.com/running-130km-in-a-week

Bethany and Thomas hit the road in £1,000 charity challenge - Table Tennis England Table tennis siblings Bethany and Thomas Ellis are doing some hard yards as they aim to raise £1,000 for a cancer charity.