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The ITTF Pro Tour is a series of table tennis tournaments introduced by International Table Tennis Federation in 1996, in order to improve the quality of the sport. It includes 6 events: Men's and Women's Singles, Men's and Women's Doubles, and Men's and Women's Singles Under 21...

 has come to England 6 times since it began in 1996. The latest English Open was held on January 2011 in Sheffield.

Senior Events

Season	Host	Men's Singles	Women's Singles	Men's Doubles	Women's Doubles
2010/11	Sheffield	Chen Qi	Ding Ning Ding Ning Ding Ning is a Chinese female table tennis player. Winner of the World Championships in 2011.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: winner .*World Cup: winner ....	Xu Xin Xu Xin Xu Xin is a Chinese table tennis player.-Equipment:He uses a blade Stiga Offensive Wood NCT, and in his forehand a Hurricane III and a Stiga Boost TX in his backhand.-Career records:Singles...     Zhang Jike Zhang Jike Zhang Jike is a Chinese table tennis player.Zhang Jike is the reigning World Champion and World Cup winner in singles. Should he win the Olympic gold medal in singles, he will be the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam.- Equipment :Zhang Jike currently...	Guo Yan Guo Yan Guo Yan is a female Chinese table tennis player. Two-time winner of World Cup in 2006 and 2010. She is currently ranked 2nd in ITTF world ranking as of February, 2011.-Career records:Singles...     Guo Yue Guo Yue Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking....
2008/09	Sheffield	Ma Long Ma Long Ma Long is a male table tennis player. He is now ranked 1° as of October, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .- Equipment :...	Guo Yan Guo Yan Guo Yan is a female Chinese table tennis player. Two-time winner of World Cup in 2006 and 2010. She is currently ranked 2nd in ITTF world ranking as of February, 2011.-Career records:Singles...	Ma Long Ma Long Ma Long is a male table tennis player. He is now ranked 1° as of October, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .- Equipment :...     Wang Liqin Wang Liqin Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to...	Kim Kyung Ah   Park Mi Young
2000/01	Chatham	Wang Liqin Wang Liqin Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to...	Yoshie Takada	Timo Boll Timo Boll Timo Boll is a German professional table tennis player who currently plays with Borussia Düsseldorf and is the German No.1 of the German Table Tennis National League...     Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth	Kim Hyang Mi    Kim Hyon Hui Kim Hyon Hui Kim Hyun-Hui is a former North Korean operative responsible for the Korean Air Flight 858 bombing in 1987, which killed 115 people.- Early life :...
1998/99	Hopton-on-Sea	Ma Wenge Ma Wenge Ma Wenge is a male table tennis player from China. He won a bronze medal in 1992 Barcelona Olympics Games in men's single, as well as men's team champion of 1995 and 1997 world table tennis championship .-References:...	Jie Schoepp	Trinko Keen Trinko Keen thumb|Trinko Keen 2007 in EindhovenTrinko Keen is a Dutch professional table tennis player. He is the younger brother of Gerdie Keen.-Career highlights:Summer Olympic Games:thumb|Trinko Keen 2007 in Eindhoven...     Danny Heister Danny Heister Danny Heister is a Dutch professional table tennis player.-Career highlights:Summer Olympic Games:...	Lee Eun-Sil Lee Eun-Sil Lee Eun-Sil is a female South Korean table tennis player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the silver medal in the women's doubles competition together with Seok Eun-Mi.-External links:*...     Ryu Ji-Hae Ryu Ji-Hae Ryu Ji-Hae is a former female table tennis player from South Korea.-External links:*...
1996/7	Kettering	Jean-Michel Saive Jean-Michel Saive Jean-Michel Saive is a Belgian professional table tennis player.Born in Liège in a table tennis playing family, Saive was predestined to become a very good table tennis player and began playing as a small boy...	Chen-Tong Fei-Ming	Christophe Legout    Patrick Chila Patrick Chila Patrick Chila is a French table tennis player who has competed at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008.He won a bronze medal with Jean-Philippe Gatien in doubles at the 2000 Olympics...	Chai Po Wa    Qiao Yunping Qiao Yunping Qiao Yunping is a female Chinese table tennis player. She won a silver medal in 1996 Atlanta Olympics Games in the women's doubles.-References:...
1995/6	Kettering	Kong Linghui Kong Linghui Kong Linghui is a male Chinese table tennis player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996, Kong won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition together with Liu Guoliang...	>Yang Ying Yang Ying Yang Ying is a Chinese table tennis player, born 13 July 1977 in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. She achieved Gold at several World Table Tennis Championships in either doubles or team play. She played right-handed Chinese penhold style...	Werner Schlager Werner Schlager Werner Schlager is a former world champion table tennis player from Austria.-Career:Schlager began playing table tennis when he was six years old, learning from his father and brother who were also top Austrian players, making them ideal training partners...     Karl Jindrak	Yang Ying Yang Ying Yang Ying is a Chinese table tennis player, born 13 July 1977 in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. She achieved Gold at several World Table Tennis Championships in either doubles or team play. She played right-handed Chinese penhold style...     Wang Hui

Under 21 Events

Season	U21 Boy's	U21 Girl's
2010/11
2008/09	Seo Hyun Deok	Daniela Dodean Daniela Dodean Daniela Dodean , is a Romanian professional table tennis player.-References:...
2000/01	Bastian Steger	Kim Yun Mi
1998/99	Cheng Yuan Su	Ann Konishi
1996/7	Martin Monrad Martin Monrad Martin Monrad is a male table tennis player from Denmark. From 2005 he won some medals in team events in the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...	Fumie Kawano
1995/6*	Ryo Yuzawa	Keiko Okazaki

• Note: In 1995/96, veteran singles events were also held:

Season	Veteran Men's Singles	Veteran Women's Singles
1996/96	John Hilton	Pauline Perry

English Open Championships 1927-1995

In April 1927 the 'Table Tennis Association' was dissolved and re-formed as the English Table Tennis Association

English Table Tennis Association

The English Table Tennis Association is the national governing body responsible for table tennis in England and has been affiliated to the ITTF since the formation of the ETTA in 1927.- Events/Tournaments :...

, and the first English Open Championships were held in that year.

Senior Events

Season	Men's Singles	Women's Singles	Men's Doubles	Women's Doubles	Mixed Doubles
1994/95	Damien Eloi	Bettine Vrieskoop	Damien Eloi   Christophe Legout	Åsa Svensson   Marie Svensson	n/a
1991/92	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Mirjam Hooman	Mikael Applegren   Jan-Ove Waldner	Irina Palina   Elena Timina	Jean-Philippe Gatien   Zxiao Ming Wang
1989/90	Yu Shenlong	Mika Hoshino	Wei Quingguang   Chen Longcan	Kim Youn Sook   Lee Jung Ae	Jean-Philippe Gatien   Zxiao Ming Wang
1987/88	Jorgen Persson	Li Huifen	Andrzej Grubba   Leszek Kucharski	Daniela Guergueltcheva   Valentina Popova	Wei Qingguang   Li Huifen
1985/86	Zoran Kalinic	Ellen Kovtun	Zoran Kalinic   Masahiro Maehara	Alison Gordon   Joy Grundy	Desmond Douglas   Alison Gordon
1983/84	Desmond Douglas	Anita Zakharjan	Jonny Akesson   Jorgen Persson	Patricia Germain   Brigitte Thiriet	Seiji Ono   Yoshiko Shimauchi
1981/82	Teng Yi	Chen Lili	Teng Yi   Fan Changmao	Dai Lili   Chen Jieling	Chen Xinhua   Chen Lili
1979/80	Desmond Douglas	Jill Hammersley	Andrzej Grubba   Leszek Kucharski	Blanka Silhanova   Ilona Vostova	Erik Lindh   Marie Lindblad
1978/79	Kou Yan Hua	Jill Hammersley	Kuo Yao Hua   Ke Liang	Judit Magos   Gabriela Szabo	Desmond Douglas   Linda Howard
1977/78	Li Chen Shih	Chu Hsiang Yun	Li Chen Shih   Wang Hui Yun	Chu Hsiang Yun   Wei Li Chieh	Desmond Douglas   Linda Howard
1976/77	Stanislav Gomozkov	Carole Knight	Stanislav Gomozkov   Anatoli Strokatov	Jill Hammersley   Linda Howard	Bagrat Burnazian   Tatiana Ferdman
1975/76	Stellan Bengtsson	Jill Hammersley	Desmond Douglas   Denis Neale	Blanka Silhanova   Ilona Vostova	Stellan Bengtsson   Ann Hellman
1974/75	Anatoly Strokatov	Elmira Antonian	Stanislav Gomozkov   Anatoli Strokatov	Yen Kui Li   Yu Ching Chia	Li Ching-Kwang   Yen Kui-Li
1973/74	Kjell Johansson	Maria Alexandru	Stellan Bengtsson   Kjell Johansson	Maria Alexandru   Alicia Grofova	Bo Persson   Brigitta Radberg
1972/73	Stellan Bengtsson	Brigitta Radberg	Stellan Bengtsson   Kjell Johansson	Miloslava Polackova   Ilona Vostova	Milan Orlowski   Ilona Vostova
1971/72	Stellan Bengtsson	Maria Alexandru	Antun Stipancic   Dragutin Surbek	Maria Alexandru   Eleanora Vlaicov	Milan Orlowski   Ilona Vostova
1970/71	Tibor Klampar	Maria Alexandru	Stellan Bengtsson   Bo Persson	Maria Alexandru   E Mihalca	Antun Stipancic   Maria Alexandru
1969/70	Stefan Kollarovitz	Maria Alexandru	Istvan Jonyer   Tibor Klampar	Karenza Matthews   Mary Wright	Denis Neale   Mary Wright
1968/69	Stanoslav Gomozkov	Zoya Rudnova	Antoliy Amelin   Stanislav Gomozkov	Svetlana Greinberg   Zoya Rudnova	EberharDiane Scholer   Diane Scholer
1967/68	Stanoslav Gomozkov	E Mihalca	Istvan Korpa   Dragutin Surbek	Svetlana Greinberg   Zoya Rudnova	Stanislav Gomozkov   Zoya Rudnova
1966/67	Jaroslav Stanek	Mary Wright	Vladimir Miko   Jaroslav Stanek	Maria Alexandru   E Mihalca	Vladimir Miko   Marta Luzova
1964/65	Eberhard Scholer	Marta Luzova	Vladimir Miko   Jaroslav Stanek	Diane Rowe   Mary Shannon	Vladimir Miko   Marta Luzova
1963/64	Dorin Giurgica	Maria Alexandru	Janos Fahazi   Peter Rozsas	Diane Rowe   Mary Shannon	P Roszas   Sarolte Lukas
1962/63	Zoltan Berczik	Maria Alexandru	Ivan Andreadis   Villim Harrangozo	Diane Rowe   Mary Shannon	Janos Fahazi   Eva Foldi
1961/62	Zoltan Berczik	Diane Rowe	Ivan Andreadis   Vladimir Miko	Diane Rowe   Mary Shannon	Zolton Berczik   Sarolte Lukas
1960/61	Victor Markovic	Eva Foldi	Hans Alser   Tony Larsson	Kathy Best   Agnes Simon	Zolton Berczik   Eva Foldi
1959/60	Ian Harrison	Agnes Simon	Johnny Leach   Michael Thornhill	Kathy Best   Diane Rowe	Ian Harrison   Diane Rowe
1958/59	Ichiro Ogimura	Fujie Eguchi	Teruo Murakami   Ichiro Ogimura	Fujie Eguchi   Kimyo Matsuzaki	Teruo Murakami   Kimyo Matsuzaki
1957/58	Fereic Sido	Agnes Simon	Zolton Berczik   Frederic Sido	Ann Haydon   Pamela Mortimer	Frederic Sido   Eva Koczian
1956/57	Zolton Berczik	Fujie Eguchi	Ichiro Ogimura   Toshiaki Tanaka	Taeko Namba   Tomie Okawa	Keisuke Tsunoda   Taeko Namba
1955/56	Elemer Gyetvai	G Farkas	Elemer Gyetvai   Kalman Szepesi	Ann Haydon   Diane Rowe	Johnny Leach   Diane Rowe
1954/55	Zarko Dolinar	Rosalind Rowe	Ivan Andreadis   Ladislav Stipek	Diane Rowe   Rosalind Rowe	Aubrey Simmons   Helen Elliott
1953/54	Richard Bergmann	Linda Wertl	Brian Kennedy   Aubrey Simmons	Diane Rowe   Rosalind Rowe	Johnny Leach   Diane Rowe
1952/53	Michel Haguenauer	Rosalind Rowe	Richard Bergmann   Johnny Leach	Diane Rowe   Rosalind Rowe	Viktor Barna   Rosalind Rowe
1951/52	Richard Bergmann	Linda Wertl	Zarko Dolinar   Villim Harrangozo	Diane Rowe   Rosalind Rowe	Johnny Leach   Diane Rowe
1950/51	Alojzy Ehrlich	Gertrude Pritzi	Jack Carrington   Johnny Leach	Diane Rowe   Rosalind Rowe	Viktor Barna   Helen Elliott
1949/50	Richard Bergmann	Mildred Shahian	Zarko Dolinar   Villim Harrangozo	Diane Rowe   Rosalind Rowe	Johnny Leach   Peggy Franks
1948/49	Marty Reisman	Peggy McLean	Viktor Barna   Richard Bergmann	Peggy McLean   Leah Thall	Richard Miles   Leah Thall
1947/48	Richard Bergmann	G Farkas	Richard Bergmann   Tage Flisberg	Lilian Barnes   G Farkas	Frederic Sido   Gizi Farkas
1946/47	Vaclac Tereba	G Farkas	Abe Berenbaum   Bohumil Vana	Elizabeth Blackburn   Vera Dace	Bohumil Vana   Vera Votrubcova
1945/46	Bohumil Vana	Dora Beregi	Adolf Slar   Bohumil Vana	Dora Beregi   Vera Dace	Eric Filby   Dora Beregi
1939/40	Richard Bergmann	Vera Dace	Richard Bergmann   Alfred Liebster	Dora Beregi   Jean Nicoll	Viktor Barna   Dora Beregi
1938/39	Richard Bergmann	Jean Nicoll	Viktor Barna   Laszlo Bellak	Vlasta Depretisova   V Votrucova	Bohumil Vana   Vera Votrubcova
1937/38	Viktor Barna	Dora Beregi	Viktor Barna   Laszlo Bellak	Margaret Osborne   Wendy Woodhead	Viktor Barna   Margaret Osborne
1936/37	Viktor Barna	Ruth Aarons	Abe Berenbaum   Sol Schiff	Margaret Osborne   Wendy Woodhead	Robert Blattner   Ruth Aarons
1935/36	Alojzy Ehrlich	Marie Kettnerova	Laszlo Bellak   Miklos Szabados	Dora Emdin   Astrid Krebsbach	Viktor Barna   Margaret Osborne
1934/35	Viktor Barna	Margaret Osborne	Viktor Barna   Tommy Sears	Margaret Osborne   Wendy Woodhead	Viktor Barna   Margaret Osborne
1933/34	Viktor Barna	Margaret Osborne	Viktor Barna   Tommy Sears	Dora Emdin   Phyllis Moser	Viktor Barna   Dora Emdin
1932/33	Viktor Barna	Dora Emdin	Viktor Barna   Sandor Glancz	N Wood   Wendy Woodhead	Viktor Barna   Dora Emdin
1931/32	Miklos Szabados	M Medynansky	H Kolar   Antonin Malecek	H Martin   Maria Medynansky	Miklos Szabados   Maria Medynansky
1930/31	Miklos Szabados	Valerie Bromfield	Viktor Barna   Miklos Szabados	Mary Holt   N Wood	Sandor Glancz   Valerie Bromfield
1929/30	Sandor Glancz	Dolly Gubbins	Charles Bull   Fred Perry	Magda Gal   Winifred Land	Sandor Glancz   Magda Gal
1928/29	Antonin Malecek	Marie Smidova	Charles Bull   Fred Perry	Phyllis Moser   Marie Smidova	Fred Perry   Winifred Land
1927/28	Dani Pecsi	Erika Metzger	Charles Bull   Fred Perry	Winifred Land   Brenda Sommerville	Dani Pecsi   Erika Metzger
1926/27	R G Suppiah	Dolly Gubbins	Percy Bromfield   Lionel Farris	Dolly Gubbins   Joan Ingram	Lionel Farris   Joan Ingram

Veteran Events

Season	Veteran Men's Singles	Veteran Women's Singles
1991/92*	John Hilton	Judy Williams
1978/79	H Bolena	n/a
1977/78	Derek Schofield	n/a
1976/77	Derek Schofield	n/a
1975/76	Henry Buist	Daphne Gray
1974/75	Peter D\'Arcy	Daphne Gray
1973/74	K Beamish	Daphne Gray
1972/73	Derek Schofield	Daphne Gray
1971/72	Ron Ethridge	Daphne Gray
1970/71	Gordon Chapman	Molly Prowen
1969/70	Jack Clayton	Judy Williams
1968/69	S Norton	Judy Williams
1967/68	Lou Hoffman	Majorie Cumberbatch
1966/67	Harry Venner	Majorie Cumberbatch
1964/65	Harry Venner	Gladys Horn
1963/64	Harry Venner	D Crosby
1962/63	Ronald Craydon	D Crosby
1961/62	Ronald Craydon	C Whitehouse
1960/61	Ronald Craydon	C Whitehouse
1959/60	Ronald Sharman	I B Bell
1958/59	Ronald Sharman	I B Bell
1957/58	L C Kerslake	V Cherriman
1956/57	L C Kerslake	I B Bell
1955/56	H Spears	G Davies
1954/55	Alex Brook	I Huntner
1953/54	L C Kerslake	C Cook
1952/53	L C Kerslake	I B Bell
1951/52	Alex Brook	S Betling
1950/51	Leo Thompson	S Betling
1949/50	S Sugarhood	N Evans
1948/49	S Sugarhood
1947/48	Edgar Reay
1946/47	J Taylor
1945/46	R V Bryant
1939/40	A J Wilmott
1938/39	Z Mechlovitz
1937/38	H Knibbs
1936/37	A Melnick
1935/36	E C Gunn
1934/35	A J Wilmott
1933/34	J Thompson
1932/33	Z Mechlovitz

• Note: in 1991/2 veteran doubles events were also held:

  Season	Veteran Men's Doubles	Veteran Women's Doubles
  1991/92	John Hilton   Malcolm Corking	D Dawson   L Radford

Team Events

Men's and Women's team events were held as part of the English Open between the years 1962 and 1991.

Season	Men's Team	Women's Team
1991/92	Germany	Sweden
1989/90	China	Republic of Korea
1987/88	China	China
1985/86	Yugoslavia	Czech Republic
1983/84	Japan	Russia
1981/82	China	China
1979/80	England	Czech Republic
1978/79	China	Czech Republic
1977/78	China	China
1976/77	England	England
1975/76	England	Sweden
1974/75	England	China
1973/74	Sweden	Sweden
1972/73	Sweden	Sweden
1971/72	Sweden	Czech Republic
1970/71	England	West Germany
1969/70	England	Romania
1968/69	Sweden	Russia
1967/68	Yugoslavia	Czech Republic
1966/67	Czech Republic	Hungary
1964/65	Romania	England
1963/64	Yugoslavia	Hungary
1962/63	Czech Republic	Hungary

English National Championships 1921-26

From 1921-26 the tournament was entitled the 'English National Championships' and was organised by the 'Table Tennis Association'.

Season	Men's Singles	Women's Singles
1925/26	R G Suppiah	G Vasey
1924/25	P N Nanda	Kathleen Berry
1923/24	Percival Bromfield	Kathleen Berry
1922/23	Mike Cohen	Kathleen Berry
1921/22	Andrew Donaldson	F Scott

External links

• ITTF Pro Tour website
• ITTF Statistics
• English Table Tennis Association Website