(by Steve Hopkins) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Series Slovenia Open concluded on Sunday. The group qualifiers ended on Thursday and the knock out stages began on Friday. As a part of the Challenge Series, the top players were not at the most elite level, but with the top seeds in the low 30s of […]
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Slovenia Open Update: Collision Course for Lily Zhang and Adriana Diaz
(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Series Slovenia Open is underway. The group qualifiers ended on Thursday and the knock out stages began on Friday. USA’s Ye Tian held his position in the group stage – seeded second and finishing second. His loss to Thailand’s Tanviriyavechakul was extremely close. In fact, […]
WAB Club Feature: Ly Table Tennis Academy
(by Steve Hopkins) Located in the LaSalle borough of Montreal, in the south-west portion of the Island of Montreal along the Saint Lawrence river, is the Ly Table Tennis Academy. LYTTA has 8 quality tables and is aimed at players of all levels. The club is designed with table tennis in mind as it has […]
Tip of the Week: Playing Short Pips on the Forehand
(By Larry Hodges) Now that Sweden’s Mattias Falck made it to the final of Men’s Singles at the Worlds using short pips on the forehand, there’s going to be a sudden increase in players playing this way. I think that’s a very good thing – I miss the days where there were far more contrasts […]
NYITTC May 5, 2019 Open Championship Results
(By NYITTC) Under 2450 1st: Li, Yuxi; 2nd: Hohl, Alex Under 2250 1st: Hohl, Alex; 2nd: Ren, Lei Under 1800 1st: Yue, Larissa; 2nd: Berg, Mark Under 1200 1st: Vee, Allen; 2nd: Deng, Han Shi Under 1000 1st: Zhang, Jun Qing; 2nd: Vee, Allen 纽约国际乒乓球中心2019年5月5日比赛结果 2450 以下组 冠军: Li, Yuxi; 亚军: Hohl, Alex 2250 以下组 […]
Serbia Open Challenge Series: Afanador, Drinkhall Excel
(by Steve Hopkins/Photo courtesy of ITTF) With a draw including World No. 66 Stefan Fegerl as the top seed, the Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge, Serbia Open was not on par with last week’s World Championships, or even with a major tour event. However, it did include a solid core of up and coming players and […]
May 2019 ITTF World Rankings
(by Steve Hopkins) Many recent ranking lists have changed very little – often with only one or two changes in the top 10. The May list is a drastic diversion, with only two of the top 20 spots unchanged. At the top, Fan Zhendong remains the World No. 1, and his 830 point advantage over […]
The Rhode Island Spring Open Recap
(by Steve Hopkins) The RI Spring Open was held this weekend at the RITTA club in Manville, Rhode Island. Over 50 players from seven States competed in six events with each event having 14-18 entries. It was the most competitive field in recent history, with 9 players over 2000 (two over 2300). It was also […]
Ask The Experts: Tawny Banh, No. 222
Ask The Experts: Tawny Banh, No. 222 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerB Question: I am 82 tears old and now probably a lower intermediate player and need to play a spin game to be competitive. I have been looking at the Dignics rubber because of it’s 12 spin rating. Maybe serves would be hard […]
WAB Club Feature: Pleasanton TTC
(by Steve Hopkins) Pleasanton Table Tennis Center is located at the center of Pleasanton, California to the East of San Francisco Bay with quick access to I-580 and I-680 (and each of the major cities in the area). Pleasanton Table Tennis Center was the first table tennis club in tri-valley to open every day. The […]
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