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2017 Star Awards Male & Female Table Tennis Star Nominees Announced

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(Courtesy of ETTU.org) 2017 Star Awards Table Tennis Star Nominees Announced The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is excited to announce the nominees for the 2017 Male & Female Table Tennis Stars & Star Point, with the winners to be crowned at the 2017 ITTF Star Awards in Astana, Kazakhstan on 14th December 2017. The 2017 […]

BUTTERFLY PLAYERS RIP UP THE SCRIPT AT THE GERMAN OPEN

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(Courtesy of ButterflyMag) BUTTERFLY PLAYERS RIP UP THE SCRIPT AT THE GERMAN OPEN What a week it has been in Magdeburg at the 2017 ITTF German Open, where players seemed to forget all about their rankings, and huge upsets became almost expected. The first sign that the German Open wasn’t going to go the way […]

Turning up the heat, Adriana Diaz ice cool in freezing Stockholm

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(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Turning up the heat, Adriana Diaz ice cool in freezing Stockholm Sweating palms, tense moments, brought the group stage of the Women’s Singles event, at the qualification tournament for the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open, to a close Korea’s Lee Zion turned up the heat, Puerto Rico’s […]

America’s Ping Pong Prodigy: The 16 Project Video

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(Courtesy of VICE Sports) America’s Ping Pong Prodigy, Kanak Jha-American Olympian When Kanak Jha was 16, he became the youngest American Olympian participate in the Rio Games. Only a year later, he now is considered the top-ranked US Men’s Ping Pong Player. Looking to take that next step in his development and training, the California […]

Net or not? A leap of faith

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(by Wade Townsend) Net or not? A leap of faith When Timo Boll leapt for the ball against Lin Gaoyuan at the recent German Open, he didn’t know he was about to set the internet in to a frenzy. Lin’s shot clipped the net, bounced on the table and then bounced on… well it bounced […]

Tip of the week: How to Play Doubles with a Much Stronger Player

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(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: How to Play Doubles with a Much Stronger Player What are the best tactics when playing doubles with a much stronger player? This often happens in rating doubles. Many believe that a more balanced team has an advantage over a more lopsided team, but that’s mostly true only […]

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