Table Tennis was included in the first Paralympic Games in 1960. Athletes from all disability groups (with the exception of athletes with blindness/visual impairment) participate and compete in Table Tennis in standing and sitting (wheelchair) classes.

Men and women compete individually, in doubles, as well as in team events. A match comprises five sets of 11 points each and the winner is the player or pair winning three of the five sets.

Paralympic Classification 

Table tennis is played by athletes with a physical or intellectual disability spread over 11 classes.
1-5: Athletes competing from a wheelchair, with class 1 the most severely disabled and class 5 the least disabled
6-10: Ambulant athletes, with class 6 the most severely disabled and class 10 the least
11: Athletes with an intellectual disability (suspended for the Athens and Beijing Games)

Table Tennis in the Bay of Plenty

Table Tennis Tauranga - AWD Table Tennis in Bay of Plenty

Paul Henderson, President 021 884 021
John Lea, Executive Director Table Tennis NZ 021 038 6025  Click here