Just over a week ago we joined the nation to celebrate national #TableTennisDay – and what a grand time was had by all.
Across the land many businesses and community groups came together to celebrate our great game. The day was a hit on social media too, with the #TableTennisDay hashtag trending, reaching more than 950,000 people, while many thousands more being engaged on Facebook and Instagram.
Paralympic gold medallist Will Bayley appeared on Chris Evans’ Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2, while Classic FM mentioned the day in its round up of interesting and quirky things going on. Between them, the two shows have more than 11 million listeners each week.
BBC Look East attended the flagship event in Milton Keynes and broadcast a feature which included interviews with Table Tennis England Chief Executive Sara Sutcliffe and star guests Aaron McKibbin and Maria Tasptsinos. Watch the video above for highlights of the day.
A huge thank you for everyone who took the time to organise and participate in a #TableTennisDay event, from your tweets and posts it looks like a whole lot of fun was had on the day! Here’s a selection of our favourites …
It’s #TableTennisDay today and we’re all set for our workplace tournament – are you? @TableTennisENG #notsofriendlycompetition pic.twitter.com/5xQVQlpiFd
— M S P (@MerseysideSport) July 18, 2018
It’s #TableTennisDay! https://t.co/0AOdq4MjrH Why not have some ping pong fun with a beat the boss competition at your workplace? Check out Loop At Work for some table tennis at work inspiration – https://t.co/LTkAqSFXoG @CSPnetwork @loop_tweets @Sport_England @TableTennisENG pic.twitter.com/dHNpklOEkp
— Workplace Challenge (@WorkplaceChall) July 18, 2018
#nationaltabletennisday in #Bedford. 40 people played before lunch time on another lovely sunny day in Harpur square with @randdcoaching. Play for free and find out about our loop tables, local leagues and all our other community sessions and clubs. #sportforall #TableTennisDay pic.twitter.com/0mxLcP2OZw
— Robert Lindsay (@robianlindsay) July 18, 2018
We’re celebrating #TableTennisDay with our residents in House of Sport today! Thanks to Alice @TableTennisENG for organising! pic.twitter.com/QTgRWjUcb9
— HouseofSport (@HouseofSportLDN) July 18, 2018
It’s #TableTennisDay so General Manager for Facilities Management Rob has been outside Royal Derby Hospital challenging visitors to a game of table tennis. One patient said: ‘This is great, it’s distracted me from the worry of feeling poorly’ #TeamUHDB pic.twitter.com/5zIW8ZHKMD
— University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT (@UHDBTrust) July 18, 2018
.@kwamekweiarmah and #YVFunHome‘s @EleanrKaneMusic enjoying #TableTennisDay 🏓
Who do you think won? 🤔
Results going up on our Instagram story https://t.co/8vnZTk9Mb9 pic.twitter.com/qNbBcFQq6J— Young Vic Theatre (@youngvictheatre) July 18, 2018
I’r gad. 🏓 Bring. It. On.#tabletennisday #busydayatwork pic.twitter.com/fQPkhF2ASQ
— Theatr na nÓg (@theatrnanog) July 18, 2018
What day is it? That’s right, it’s #TableTennisDay
How better to celebrate than with the @PerformanceComs official table tennis champion? @neil_bro pic.twitter.com/84XkfDhqLZ
— James Kimber (@JamesMKimber) July 18, 2018
We’re sharpening our table tennis skills ahead of the launch of @HelloItsSERVE on Aug 2nd and because it’s National #tabletennisday of course! @TableTennisENG @loop_tweets 🏓 pic.twitter.com/qXytq40Pif
— eden pr (@edenprnews) July 18, 2018
Today is National #TableTennisDay 🎉Pop down to Harpur Square 11-3pm and play for free @randdcoaching @TableTennisENG @loop_tweets pic.twitter.com/RupvhBCAXC
— BoroughCouncilSports (@boroughsports) July 18, 2018
Today is National #TableTennisDay great to see colleagues @UHDBTrust participating. pic.twitter.com/53ysqPo0Vw
— Adam Race (@AdamJRace) July 18, 2018
#TableTennisDay Get involved with our very own @birmingham_bp Table Tennis Battles this week and next week! mark your top scores on the easel next to the Table for a chance to win some great prizes!#Wellbeing “Invested in You”https://t.co/8nsgZlDYeb pic.twitter.com/DD4fkwQKZT
— BHAM Business Park (@birmingham_bp) July 18, 2018
Any excuse for a game of desk ping pong #tabletennisday @tableTennisENG @loop_tweets #HumpDayHappiness pic.twitter.com/3S3hKsoJPR
— threeguru (@threeguru) July 18, 2018
This lunchtime we got involved in #TableTennisDay with a quick game on our slightly improvised table! @TableTennisENG pic.twitter.com/1LJOQsh3Cq
— Parliament Hill Ltd. (@ParliamentHill1) July 18, 2018
Our Opportunities Service in #Leeds provides a broad range of community-based activities for people with learning disabilities – to mark national #TableTennisDay, here’s Debora in action @StVincentsLeeds pic.twitter.com/rKJmdjlEOK
— Affinity Trust (@AffinityTrust) July 18, 2018
We decided that seeing as we enjoy (un)friendly games of table tennis all year, we needed to celebrate #TableTennisDay right with an office tournament 🏓. Winner earns the whole offices respect… We take play very seriously here at Datatel. 😉 #WednesdayMotivation pic.twitter.com/2ARg9VbAIg
— Datatel Solutions (@DatatelS) July 18, 2018
It will be no surprise to anyone who has visited our office that we are celebrating #tabletennisday 🏓🏓 Here’s @ChrisMarston12 & @helenhshaw in action! pic.twitter.com/PVKC7ShjJf
— LawNet (@LawNetUK) July 18, 2018
Did you know today is national #tabletennisday? We’re celebrating it with our partner school @arkkings! We’ve donated four new tables for the pupils to play on and volunteers from our Wythall office attended the ever-popular table-tennis lunch club, to share some hints and tips. pic.twitter.com/LwWoYuLA4W
— Phoenix Group (@PhoenixGroupUK) July 18, 2018
A “friendly” lunchtime tournament 🏓 #TableTennisDay @TableTennisENG pic.twitter.com/JTv5RsH6tt
— 🦁 Surrey FA 🏴 (@surreyfa) July 18, 2018