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Ask The Experts: Jun Gao No. 393

Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello, I play a close to the table flipping game. Forehand: With the inverted rubber I like to slow and medium loop and the drive the ball. I place an inside out game. Control is a must. I also love to block loops at wide angles. Backhand: I […]

2021 STATE GAMES OF NORTH CAROLINA

(Courtesy of  AJ Carney) The 2021 BodyArmor State Games was a huge success in bringing over 260 athletes (195 Badminton / 71 Table Tennis) to Triangle Badminton & Table Tennis to compete for State Titles! Butterfly Coaches (Rachid El Boubou & AJ Carney) & players (Rachel Wang & Isabella Xu) had a great performance at […]

LATTA HAS BEEN OPEN DAILY! EXCITING EVENTS COMING UP!

Hello Table Tennis Enthusiasts, Covid-19 was such an unprecedented and difficult 2020 for countless people and small businesses!   What I have learnt is that people & unfortunate situations come and go in life, but Table Tennis is forever!  Pandemic or not, table tennis never leaves us! From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU Everyone […]

JUN MIZUTANI DISCUSSES OLYMPICS, HARIMOTO, ITO, AND MORE

(Courtesy of: Sportiva) (Interview/text by Sato KazuyoshiTakashi Sano – photo by Sano Takashi) Reina Sumi asks Jun Mizutani about the Tokyo Olympics. The unique doubles with Koki Niwa “feels like watching a completely different competition” Reina Sumi Serialization: “Talk Garden” 9th Guest: Jun Mizutani (Professional table tennis player) A serialization project by free announcer Reina […]

Coaching Tip of the Week: Tournament Experience vs. Practice

(By Larry Hodges) Many players practice for many months, not playing in any tournaments until they feel they are completely ready. Then they enter a tournament . . . and flop. They don’t understand it, so they go right back to practicing for many months, avoiding tournaments again. When they again feel ready, they enter […]

Fakel Gazprom 2021 Russian League Champions

(by Steve Hopkins) The Russian Premier League Final was held this weekend – a best of 3 series between UMMC Jekaterinburg (with a top 3 of Tomislav Pucar, Jonathan Groth, and Liam Pitchford) and Fakel Gazprom Orenburg (lead by Ovtcharov, Freitas and Shibaev).   Gazprom dominated the semifinal round winning 3-0 and 3-0 in their semifinal […]

Swedish Championships: Moregardh and Kallberg Headline

(by Steve Hopkins) The Swedish Championships finished today and familiar names were in the Finals.  Truls Möregårdh won the Men’s Singles title with a 4-2 win over Anton Källberg.  This is the same Final as last year except a year ago, Anton won 4-3.  Mattias Falck is the top ranked Swede, but an injury kept […]

WAB Club Feature: Central Florida Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) With its location near the junction of 423 and 441 just a few miles Northwest of the city center, the Central Florida Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to the greater Orlando area.  The club’s facility is 27,000 square feet with 18 ITTF approved tables, Olympic standard vinyl flooring, 30-foot ceiling, air-conditioning, […]

PongNow: Ian Seidenfeld

(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow Interview Series – talking table tennis to some of the best players and personalities in the sport. The guest this week is Ian Seidenfeld, one of Team USA’s three table tennis Paralympians getting ready for Tokyo. Ian is one of the best Class 6 players in the World, with titles that […]

Ovtcharov’s Gazprom Team Advances to Russian League Final

(by Steve Hopkins) A week after Dusseldorf won the German League Final, the other dominant team in Europe is on the cusp of their league’s Final.  Fakel Gazprom Orenburg, the Russian team anchored by Ovtcharov, Freitas and Shibaev has advanced to the Finals of the Russian Premier League.  Gazprom dominated the semifinal round winning 3-0 […]

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