WAB Club Feature: The Rhode Island Table Tennis Association is celebrating 70 years of continuous operation

February 21, 2018

(By Steve Hopkins) Rhode Island Table Tennis Association 70-year-birthday celebration The Rhode Island Table Tennis Association is celebrating 70 years of continuous operation – dating back to the club reopening after World War II. The club was a regular stop for regional players and pros for a generation with appearances from Dick Miles and Marty […]

DTTA’s 1st MENSUAL Tourney of 2018

February 20, 2018

(By Angelo Gandullia) DTTA’s 1st MENSUAL Tourney of 2018 Hello Table Tennis players and friends! On Saturday, February 10th, Denver Table Tennis Alliance hosted our 1st MENSUAL Tourney of 2018! Even though the weather was a bit tough that day, and a few players declined driving to the club to participate, our tournament still had two full […]

Michael Maze is Back! Announces un-retirement on Instagram

February 20, 2018

Michael Maze is Back! Announces un-retirement on Instagram Danish table tennis legend Michael Maze has announced that he will come out of retirement to return to the international scene. By: Simon Daish / ITTF Michael Maze, 36, confirmed the news via his official Instagram account on Tuesday 20th February stating that his body is feeling […]

Silver medallist one year ago, Adriana Diaz in search of gold

February 20, 2018

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Manager) Silver medallist one year ago, Adriana Diaz in search of gold Runner up one year ago when beaten by Japan’s Maki Shiomi at the final hurdle, Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz is the top seed in the Junior Girls’ Singles event at the forthcoming Swedish Junior and Cadet Open. Part […]

Excitement builds for ITTF Team World Cup 2018

February 19, 2018

Excitement builds for ITTF Team World Cup 2018 in London By: Paul Stimpson / Table Tennis England Excitement builds for ITTF Team World Cup 2018 in London. The ITTF Team World Cup is grabbing headlines and media attention with less than three days to go until the world’s best players step out at the Copper […]

Ask A Pro Anything Featuring Timo Boll and Adam Bobrow

February 17, 2018

Ask A Pro Anything Featuring Timo Boll and Adam Bobrow Video courtesy of: ITTF Germany’s legend Timo Boll, a Butterfly sponsored player, takes on the ITTF Ask A Pro Anything Challenge presented by andro with Adam Bobrow. Listen to him, as he tries to answer questions from his fans. Some career highlights for Timo Boll […]

Table Tennis visits China Town before ITTF Team World Cup

February 16, 2018

Table Tennis visits China Town before ITTF Team World Cup Table Tennis visits China Town before ITTF Team World Cup Video by: Table Tennis England February 22 – 25, 2018 London, England Copper Box Arena Ahead of Chinese New Year and the ITTF Team World Cup coming to London, we put a table in the […]

$2700 3-Star Butterfly MDTTC February Open

February 13, 2018

(By Larry Hodges, tournament director) $2700 3-Star Butterfly MDTTC February Open February 10-11, 2018 • Maryland Table Tennis Center • Gaithersburg, MD Top-seeded Wu Junhan from New Jersey, rated 2691 (but over 2750 most of last year, with a high of 2788), cruised into the final without losing a game, or even going deuce. As […]

Focus on Performance and Fun to Maximize Your Chances of Winning

February 13, 2018

(By Larry Hodges) Focus on Performance – Fun; Maximizing Your Winning Chances Do you think you have a better chance of winning if you focus on winning, thereby putting pressure on yourself for results, or by focusing on playing well, which maximizes your chances of actually winning? The question answers itself. You’ll always play better and […]

Madeira provides perfect example for seminar theme

February 13, 2018

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Madeira provides perfect example for seminar theme Located in the North Atlantic Ocean, the home of the celebrated Portuguese footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo but more significantly Marcos Freitas, Madeira is the most recent destination for Croatia’s Neven Cegnar, the Development Officer for the European Table Tennis Union. Organised under the […]