(by Wade Townsend) The last quarter finalists of the Men’s Singles were decided this morning, with a few hiccups from China along the way. Lee Sangsu (KOR) made short work of Lin Gaoyuan (CHN) at the LION Japan Open this morning, winning 4-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7); but it is hardly a surprise. The pair […]
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LION Japan Open – Review Day One: former champions, beaten shock results abound
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Three times the winner, more than any other player in the history of an ITTF World Tour tournament in Japan, Germany’s Timo Boll experienced a shock first round Men’s Singles exit on Friday 14th June at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum Lion Japan Open in Tokyo. Furthermore, […]
Zhang alMost
Posted on(by Wade Townsend) Zhang Mo saw a 3-0 lead slip away in her match against Wang Manyu (CHN) in the final preliminary round matches of the Women’s Singles at the Seamaster 2017 World Tour Platinum LION Japan Open. The Canadian even found herself with a chance to take the match in the fifth, but Wang held […]
HOW TO MAINTAIN TACTICAL FOCUS
Posted on(By Brian Pace) One of the major complaints that players have about tournament play is, why can’t they compete at the same level that they play. The answer to that is one concept, and that is “Tactical Focus”. That is the missing link behind why tournament performances are erratic in nature. Just like your forehand loop, […]
US Team Announced for 2017 Pan American Junior Championships
Posted onUS Team Announced for 2017 Pan American Junior Championships (By USATT) US Team Announced for 2017 Pan American Junior Championships USATT are proud to announce the teams competing at the 2017 Pan American Junior Championships to be held June 20-25 in Argentina. The team will compete at the 2017 ITTF World Junior Circuit Argentina Junior […]
Triangle Table Tennis: June 2017 News and Happenings
Posted on(Courtesy of Triangle Table Tennis Club) This monthly newsletter is the only email you’ll receive from us in June, so it has it all — a quick overview of recent news as well as upcoming tournaments and programs, including the USATT 2-star sanctioned 2017 Triangle June Open Tournament this weekend (and a slate of future tournaments), Group […]
2017 Butterfly BC Open results and photos
Posted on2017 Butterfly BC Open results and photos (Courtesy of BCTTA) 2017 Butterfly BC Open results and photos 2017 BUTTERFLY BC OPEN Venue: Rcihmond Olympic Oval, 6111 River Road, Richmond, BC Date: Jun 3 & 4, 2017 A great tournament sponsored by Bowmar Sports Please click here for: Results & Photo
International Table Tennis Federation Becomes First Sports Federation To Include Every Country On Earth
Posted on(BY KAREN PRICE) The sport of table tennis has a history of bringing people and even entire nations together, and now that inclusiveness is reflected around the globe like never before. The International Table Tennis Federation recently approved the inclusion of the Bahamas, Cape Verde, Eritrea and Guinea Bissau, and now can count every country […]
Honours shared, titles decided at Spanish Para Junior Open
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor Success came the way of the Great Britain, Norway, Thailand and the United States of America as play concluded in the Spanish Para Junior Open in El Prat de Llobregat on Thursday 8th June. Conor McAdam, Steffen Salomonsen, Jenson Van Emburgh and Bunpot Sillapakong all secured titles. Already assured […]
First team titles decided, gold for United States
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Success for the United States, on Saturday 10th June, Ari Arratia and Ian Seidenfeld won the first title to be decided in the team events at the 2017 Spanish Para Open in El Prat de Llobregat. Furthermore, they won in style and thoroughly justified their top seeded position the […]
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