Table Tennis

Key Information

Table Tennis is hugely popular in Asia and continental Europe, with numbers now increasing in Scotland too.

As a sport that has less to do with gender, age, size and strength than it does with skill, dexterity and technique, the potential for participation in the sport is huge.  There are a number of high performing individuals, as well as a large number of novice and intermediate athletes.

Our Table Tennis programme consists of league competition and a Table Tennis Championships as part of the Scottish Student Games every year in early February. We have one men’s and one women’s league catering for both performance athletes and students looking to develop their abilities within the sport, which is delivered as part of the BUCS Centralised League programme, hosted by SSS on behalf of BUCS.

Sport Chair: Alisa Khalid

Vice-Chair: Dan Potter

Contact: scotstutabletennis@gmail.com

Governing Body: Table Tennis Scotland

Upcoming Table Tennis Events

You might want to know…

  • Did you know table tennis can improve your eyesight?
  • All of the Table Tennis leagues are centralised – meaning that all of the fixtures take place over the course of a weekend at the same venue! This year we have 18 teams competing in the BUCS Centralised League programme.

Meet your Sports Chair

Alisa Khalid

Alisa joined Scottish Student Sport in 2022 as Vice-Chair and has been our Chair since 2023. Ailsa is keen to use this role to develop the sport across Universities and Colleges in Scotland.

Ailsa has completed her studies as a Medical Student at the University of Glasgow and was the President of the University of Glasgow Table Tennis Club during her time. This is after previously serving as the Treasurer, as well as being involved in other various societies at the University: President of Association of Women Surgeons, Secretary of the Remote and Rural Medicine society and former President of Friends of Medical Aid for Palestinians.

Alisa has played table tennis for approximately 10 years now and her playing experience involves representing Scotland at a Cadet, Junior and Senior level.

When Alisa is not competing, she also helps coach her teammates to win their matches!

Table Tennis Development Group

Vice-Chair = Dan Potter

Student Rep = We are recruiting!

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