Florida Crocs superstar Liam Pitchford will not compete in Season 4 of Major League Table Tennis (MLTT).

Pitchford will play for TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau of Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL) during the 2026-27 season. He cited rehabilitation from his hip injury, lengthy travel to and from his home country of England, and a desire to pursue more individual competitions as reasons for his departure from MLTT.

Pitchford earned a Singles percentage of 64.4% (29-16), a Doubles percentage of 46.7% (14-16) and a Golden Game percentage of 51.5% (52-49) with the Crocs in Season 2. He was drafted with the first overall pick in the Season 2 MLTT Draft, and he finished that season as a finalist for Men’s MVP. 

Pitchford underwent season-ending hip surgery in September, which caused him to miss all of the Crocs’ Season 3. Without Pitchford, the Crocs finished with MLTT’s lowest winning percentage (34.7%) and earned the third overall pick in the Season 4 MLTT Draft.

Pitchford is a four-time Olympian and an 11-time medalist at the Commonwealth Games. He is ITTF’s No. 108 Men’s Singles player in the world, which makes him the second-highest ranked Englishman behind ASC Grünwettersbach star Tom Jarvis (Men’s Singles No. 69).

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