We are the British Columbia Table Tennis Association, the BCTTA. Our mandate as the sport's provincial governing body is to support and promote the sport of table tennis and your growth and development as a player. We invite you to join the BCTTA and improve your game!
The British Columbia Table Tennis Association
Your Table Tennis Partner
Welcome to the British Columbia Table Tennis Association website! Here you’ll find everything you’ll need to support the development of your table tennis game. Become a BCTTA member and you’ll gain access to a range of benefits. You’ll be able to compete in sanctioned tournaments, develop a ranking, access top-notch coaching, and participate in skills development workshops and camps. For those who want to become table tennis officials, referees and umpires, through your BCTTA membership, you’ll access workshops and courses designed to help you meet your goals and get you table-side at the highest levels of the sport. Of course, as a BCTTA member, you’ll access special discounts at supporting businesses.
TOURNAMENTS
Participate in BCTTA sanctioned competitions
RANKING
Play tournaments, develop an official ranking
DEVELOP
Grow your skills, signup for workshops to help your game
GET INVOLVED
Your BCTTA membership opens doors to get involved
Why become a member of the BCTTA?
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Latest News & Events
Visit this section often to find out what’s going on in the world of local table tennis from events to tournaments to important announcements.
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Vancouver’s First Dedicated Outdoor Table Tennis Court
The BCTTA calls upon all table tennis players, supporters, and fans of the sport to wholeheartedly donate to the proposed Windermere Table Tennis Court, Vancouver’s first and only dedicated outdoor table tennis court. The project is the brainchild of Windermere PE department head Brad White, a tennis, squash and table tennis enthusiast and man behind the newly constructed Windermere Community Fitness Park (WCFP). The table tennis court will represent phase two of the project and be built on the remaining strip of land adjacent to the WCFP.
Junior Development Spring Break Training Camp
Calling all talented BC junior table tennis players! The BCTTA is hosting a Junior Development Spring Break Training Camp to prepare elite junior table tennis players for an opportunity to try out for team Canada for the 2023 ITTF Pan American Youth Table Tennis Championships in Charleston, West Virginia, from July 23-30, 2023.
Cosports Senior 40+ Team Challenge
Calling all over 40 table tennis competitors! Cosports Racquet Sports Club in Port Coquitlam is hosting a team challenge tournament on Saturday, March 25 at 10am. This tournament at a top-notch facility is open to the first 8 teams to register, so hurry: the deadline is March 21st.
Moscrop Hosts the BCSSTTC Tournament 2023
Congratulations to Moscrop Secondary School for hosting THE most exciting and well-attended BC Secondary School Table Tennis Championships in its 50 year history! With the help of Moscrop’s army of 70+ volunteers, 181 athletes, high school table tennis players from 31 BC secondary schools, battled it out over two full days to a gallery full of spectators.
The BCSSTTC Tournament
In many ways, the British Columbia Secondary Schools Table Tennis Championship (BCSSTTC) is the most inspirational local tournament each year. Started in 1973 by Dr. Chandra Madhosingh, the provincial high school championship event is celebrating its 50th year in 2023. This tournament showcases the future stars of BC table tennis, and features an ensemble of hundreds of kids on dozens of teams having the time of their lives playing like mad for their respective schools.
Dr. Chandra Madhosingh, the father of BC table tennis
Dr. Chandra Madhosingh, a giant in the world of Canadian table tennis has died at age 85. Chandra, as he was known to thousands of players, officials, students and peers, served six decades at every level of the sport of table tennis and is singlehandedly responsible for encouraging generations of children to take up the sport.
Canada Winter Games BC Results
The Canada Winter Games 2023 has now ended. What a spectacular event! Our BC Table tennis team of under 19 athletes did really well and everyone here at the BCTTA is extremely proud of Louise Fan, Sophia Li, Terry Li and David Mandelstam. Way to go, BC!
Table Tennis at the Canada Winter Games
The Canada Winter Games have begun we are hoping all Team BC athletes do well. Of course, our eyes are on the BC Junior Table Tennis Team: players, managers and officials, and our expectations are high. See for yourself, as table tennis is among the sports to be televised as part of the event.
Introducing the BC Junior Table Tennis Team Squad
Introducing the BC Junior Table Tennis Squad! This group of young athletes has been training intensively for several months in preparation for the Canada Winter Games, taking place from February 18 to March 5 at the Prince Edward Island Convention Centre in Charlottetown, PEI .
Welcome to the new BCTTA website!
At last! A new website for the BCTTA! Our goal for the new website is to recreate the conditions that existed in the 1970’s where two BCTTA publications, LeTTers and News, informed and engaged readers from all over the province every two months on all the latest table tennis news and events. Fast forward from analog newsletters to the realm of the internet where our new website can instantly engage and inform readers world wide and at a fraction of the cost!
Our Vision for 2023
In 2023, BCTTA will carry out a series of campaigns to promote table tennis to specific communities, namely indigenous communities, LGBTQI2S+ communities, and new immigrants to BC. This post presents a general announcement to help the BCTTA launch the campaign.
Become a BCTTA Member
Your BCTTA membership connects you with opportunities at every skill level. You’ll build your table tennis game, benefit from participating at your level in sanctioned tournaments, and you’ll develop a ranking to build on as you hone your game.
The BCTTA Newsletter
Subscribe to the BCTTA Newsletter and get the beta on what’s happening in table tennis locally, provincially and nationally four times per year. We plan on covering tournaments and league play, as well as events and developments that centre around the sport we love. The first edition is set to appear in your inbox sometime in early spring 2023.
Richmond Table Tennis Spring League, 2023
The Richmond Table Tennis Spring League commences on February 21 with another exciting season of fast and furious team table tennis at the Bridgeport Sports Club, the largest dedicated table tennis facility in BC. Deadline for registration is February 15. The league is limited to a maximum of 8 teams in each of 3 divisions, with maximum of 6 players in each team.
Photos from BC Table Tennis
When we said goodbye to 2022, we said hello to building our new fresh, new BCTTA website. Among the important content we have transferred over from the old website to the new website, are the links to the many photo galleries the BCTTA has collected over the past decade. Do you have photographs from the early days of table tennis in BC. Share them with us!
In Memoriam
The BCTTA remembers those who we have recently lost: members, players, officials, and volunteers who have made significant contributions to table tennis in BC and beyond. You are in our hearts and will never be forgotten.
BCTTA News from February 1982
From the BCTTA Archives: The February-March 1982 edition of the BCTTA News with Eddy Lo, winner of the BC Open, on the cover. Inside: the tournament schedule from Feb to Dec; national rankings list; an article on the BC Team Trials, and much more…
BCTTA News from December 1977
In this edition: Peter Joe wins the BC Closed Championship; contributing editors Dan Riley and Willy Chang republish an article from a Chinese sports mag on looping by Kuo Yao-Hua, the current world champion; brief reports on the Hong Kong Invitational and the China Closed championships; the first BCTTA crossword puzzle described by the authors as the worst ever created; and much more!
BCTTA News from January 1976
This 3rd edition of the BCTTA Table Tennis News sees Eric Calveley continuing to stand-in as editor-in-chief, a job he has tried to leave but won’t let him go. The edition begins with Eric’s take on the Winter Festival Open, in a tournament venue too big for the players and spectators, and much more over 12 pages.
BCTTA News from October 1975
This is the first edition of BCTTA News, formerly known as BCTTA LeTTers. The name change was required because, sadly, very few members ever wrote letters to the editor of the publication. Letters did arrive from far-flung places like South America, and some arrived from the US, but BC players… meh. The 12 pages brim with interesting write-ups, reports and editorials from days gone by that look strangely familiar.
BCTTA LeTTers from January 1974
In this edition of BCTTA LeTTers, enjoy a look back into the table tennis scene in BC. This edition features Greg Eng’s report on the Richmond Open where Paul Albrecht defeated Eddy Lo in the finals; Art Barran describes a classic final at the Richmond Open between penholder Leslee Ward and defensive specialist Merle Baggoo; “Harry Column”, the popular in-depth look at the local TT scene, by Harry Luck, and much more!
BCTTA LeTTers from November 1974
In this edition of 9th BCTTA LeTTers, editor-in-chief Eric Calveley is at his journalistic best, effortlessly painting compelling images of exciting table tennis events like the George Plimpton of his day. It also includes one of the largest editorial sections, a full two pages, and brims with letters to the editor.
BCTTA LeTTers from September 1974
This 8th edition of BCTTA LeTTers begins with Chandra Madhosingh’s report on the Canadian Open where Danny Seemiller waxed Errol Caetano three straight in the finals. The rest of this slim volume is devoted to a report on the Super League, a discussion of league rule changes, a call out for tryouts for the Canada Winter Games, and some great editorials.
BCTTA LeTTers from June 1974
This 7th edition of BCTTA LeTTers begins with coach Frank Karika’s report on the Canadian Closed where Errol Caetano crushed all opposition and the BC men’s team failed to live up to expectations. Also inside and not to be missed, Eric Calveley’s opus detailing his experiences at the US Open in Oklahoma.
BCTTA LeTTers from November 1973
In this edition: Gerry Hamer (incorrectly referred to as Gerry Hawer) bursts on to the local scene with a decisive win at the Hungarian Open. He’s described by reporter Greg Eng as “unorthodox, unknown, unranked and unseeded”. Also, a timeless open letter from Leslee Ward on being ruled ineligible to play in the men’s open singles.
BCTTA LeTTers from September 1973
In this edition: A group of Canadian juniors, including Leslee Ward, Eddy Lo and Peter Joe, return from a training tour China and Eric Calveley, Editior-in-Chief of BCTTA LeTTers discussed the tour with Leslee Ward and questioned her about the training programme and their Chinese opponents.
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Our Sponsors
The BCTTA would like to thank our sponsors. Our sponsors are the engine powering our capacity to make a difference for table tennis players in BC. If you and your business would like to get involved with the BCTTA as a sponsor, please contact Amelia Ho to discuss the possibilities. We welcome businesses and individuals to sponsor our activities. Sponsors support table tennis while tapping into the purchasing power of table tennis fans and their families at the same time. Costs are low and plans are flexible.
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
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