As we get ever closer to the Olympics the mainstream interest in table tennis is growing. Helped recently by arguably one of the biggest media machines in the world, Barack Obama played a quick game with David Cameron on a visit to a south London School, whilst Gavin Evans and Garth Kinlocke took part in a video shoot for clothing store Oki-ni. Coverage of the World Championships also saw record viewing figures!

In this issue Matthew Syed looks at the sports impact out side of the normal playing arena and Jeremy Wilson talks about the World Champs and Chinas continued dominance.