Bristol table tennis duo have achieved world record for charity fundraising

Two friends broke the world record for the longest table tennis match while raising funds for charity.

Dan Ives and Lloyd Gregory, from Bristol, hit the record at Bristol’s PingPod on Saturday as part of a fundraiser for stillbirth and stillbirth charity Sands. So far they have raised over £5,000 for the cause.

It comes after Dan lost his daughter Lily Rae Ives in 2020.

The pair maintained their rally for 13 hours, 36 minutes and 36 seconds – beating the previous record by 1 hour and 46 minutes.