April | 2019 |

Tip of the Week – The Lead Problem

April 15, 2019

(By Larry Hodges) Have you ever played one of those matches where you played really well, went up 2-0 in games, and then stopped “playing to win” and instead “played to not lose,” and so changed how you went up 2-0 in games to start with, and so lost the match? Or had a lead […]

The Road to Budapest: World Championships Preview

April 14, 2019

(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by USATT) The Liebherr 2019 World Championships are set to being in just one week and most of the world’s best players are on their way to Budapest, Hungary to represent their country in one of the largest and most competitive events of the year. The tournament begins on April 21 and will […]

Puerto Rico Claims Caribbean Crown

April 13, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins) Guyana was host to the 61st Caribbean Table Tennis Championship at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana. The event, which concluded on March 31, was a Pan American Games qualification event. The teams that competed included Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Barbados, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, St. Kitts & Nevis, […]

Brown University: Rhode Island Represented at Collegiate Championships

April 13, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins) As the smallest State at just 37 miles wide and 48 miles long, Rhode Islanders take special pride in competing nationally. Table tennis is no different – and Rhode Island Table Tennis (the only club in our State) works very hard to make our presence felt throughout this region. This weekend Brown University […]

WAB Club Feature: Vancouver Table Tennis Club

April 12, 2019

(By Steve Hopkins) With 5500 square feet and ten tables, the Vancouver Table Tennis Club (VTTC) is one of the largest clubs in one of the largest metropolitan areas in North America. The facility is located near Chinatown just off of Highway 1A. VTTC is open Monday to Friday from 11am -11pm and Saturdays from 11am-9pm, […]

Dignics 05 review by Stephanie Sun

April 9, 2019

First, this new butterfly rubber Dignics 05 may take a few days to break in. At first, you may find it a little hard to flat hit or smash if you have been using bouncy rubbers like I have (I used Tenergy 05 for forehand and Tenergy 64 for backhand for the past year and […]

NYITTC April 7, 2019 Open Championship Results

April 9, 2019

Under 20001st: Cheng, Chen Yuen; 2nd: Chen, Lanfei Under 12001st: Abrams, David; 2nd: Dantsits, Richard Jr. Under 121st: Yin, Mike; 2nd: Abrams, Tai 纽约国际乒乓球中心2019年4月7日比赛结果 2000 以下组冠军: Cheng, Chen Yuen; 亚军: Chen, Lanfei 1200 以下组冠军: Abrams, David; 亚军: Dantsits, Richard 儿童12岁以下组冠军: Yin, Mike; 亚军: Abrams, Tai

Ask The Experts: Brian Pace, No. 221

April 9, 2019

Ask The Experts: Brian Pace, No. 221Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: My US rating is 1600-1700. style of play: extremely slow heavy topspin backhand loop, flick, banana flick. strong on backhand. heavy underspin forehand push. weak on forehand. serves mix between heavy underspin serves and no spin serves. disguise no spin serve as […]

April Rankings: In Like a Lion

April 7, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) Without much movement in the rankings thus far in 2019, events so far in April should cause some real movement in May. At this point, however, the rankings are holding with very little change. The top 5 players are unchanged. Sangsu Lee and Hugo Calderaono (now Nos. 6/7) swapped places from […]

Asian Cup 2019 Review

April 7, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The LION ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2019 concluded today in Yokohama, Japan. The competitive field included five of the world’s top 10 including Fan Zhendong (World No.1), Tomokazu Harimoto (World No. 4 and hometown favorite), and Ma Long (World No. 11, but recovered from his injuries and just a week since […]