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Status Prevails, Chuang Chih-Yuan Wins First Ever All Chinese Taipei Final

Status Prevails, Chuang Chih-Yuan Wins First Ever All Chinese Taipei Final 2016 ITTF Hungarian Open Courtesy of ITTF Favorite for gold, Chuang Chih-Yuan won the Men’s Singles title at the 2016 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open in Budapest on the early evening of Sunday January 24th; thus he justified his top seeded position in the […]

A Happy Return to Hungary, Tie Yana Bridges the Gap

A Happy Return to Hungary, Tie Yana Bridges the Gap 2016 ITTF Hungarian Open Courtesy of ITTF Defeat in the opening round one year ago in Budapest when beaten by Spain’s Shen Yanfei; perhaps Hong Kong’s Tie Yana did not have the happiest memories of Budapest. Now one year later any negative thoughts of the […]

Prachi Jha Interview

Prachi Jha Interview Prachi Jha, 2016 U.S. National Team Member & 2016 U.S. World Team Member, was interviewed by Barbara Wei at the 2015 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships.

Crystal Wang Interview

Crystal Wang Interview Crystal Wang, 2016 U.S. Junior Girls Team Member & 2016 U.S. Cadet Girls Team Member, was interviewed by Barbara Wei at the 2015 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships.

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 81

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 81 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Viscaria, Schlager Carbon, Stiga (5 ply-similar to Korbel) Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 05 Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 05 Question: Stefan, What blade will the NEW Bryce HighSpeed fit the best out of the 3 suggested blade types below? 1. Hard Carbon Tamca 5000 (for example Schlager Carbon) […]

Excelled in Group Stage, Form Maintained in Preliminary Round

Excelled in Group Stage, Form Maintained in Preliminary Round 2016 ITTF Hungarian Open Courtesy of ITTF First place in their respective groups against expectations in the initial stage of the Women’s Singles event at the 2016 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open in Budapest; players with no current World ranking, the Japanese trio of Natsumi Nakahata, […]

London Olympians all Former Winners, Japanese Duo Treads Illustrious Footsteps

London Olympians all Former Winners, Japanese Duo Treads Illustrious Footsteps 2015 ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals Courtesy of ITTF Proudly Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa and Seiya Kishikawa represented Japan at the London 2012 Olympic Games; all three had graduated through the ranks to achieve senior status. Furthermore, during their formative years, all had won the […]

Angela Guan Interview

Angela Guan Interview Angela Guan, 2016 U.S. Junior Girls Team Member, was interviewed by Barbara Wei at the 2015 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships.

Off the Table – Yang Haeun

Off the Table – Yang Haeun You know what the Korean table tennis star Yang Haeun is like on the table, now it’s time to learn more about her off the table in this ITTF exclusive interview. Video courtesy of the Official ITTF Channel on YouTube.

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