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World Championships Houston: Preview

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(by Steve Hopkins) We are now three days from the first day of the 2021 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals and the best players in the world are arriving in Houston. The players lists ( MEN  |  WOMEN ) don’t include every top player — China’s team is absent Xu Xin and Ma Long, […]

Decision day in Lima, World Team Championships qualifiers known

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(Courtesy of ITTF/Article by Ian Marshall/Photo by Santiago Regaira) The group stage completed in the team events at the 2021 ITTF Pan American Championships in the Peruvian capital city of Lima; following the close of play on Thursday 18th November, the nations that have qualified for the 2022 World Team Championships in Chengdu are known. […]

Puerto Rico qualifies for the World table tennis team by teams

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(Courtesy of Elvocero / By Yamaira Muñiz Pérez, THE SPOKESMAN) The women’s and men’s national table tennis team struck out their ticket to the Team Table Tennis World Cup after achieving important victories in the group stage of the Pan American Championship, which takes place in Lima, Peru. Both teams also advanced the event’s main […]

Ask The Experts: Cherry Zhao No. 411

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello, I am coming back into the sport after a long absence. I play Japanese penhold, and am an aggressive player but also want precise control. I need to build a new racket and was considering the Cypress T-Max S with the Tenergy 05 rubber. I was curious […]

2021 PanAm Results: Calderano and Diaz Take Singles Titles

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(By Steve Hopkins) Lima, Peru is host this week to the ITTF Pan American Championships.  The two top seeds won their respective singles event.  Brazil’s Hugo Calderano won Men’s Singles, and Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz won Women’s Singles. While the final result was somewhat expected, there were some surprises in both events.  Canada’s Ivy Liao […]

Ask The Experts: AJ Carney, No. 410

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: WICH BLADE FOR TOTAL PLAY. ATTACK FAST AND SPIN SUPER ZLC HARIMOTO SZLC MIZUTANI SZLC LIN YUN JU SZLC LIN GAO YAN SZLC ZHANG JIKE SZLC (not 70th Special) Answer:  Your Ask the Experts question was answered by AJ Carney. He is a Table Tennis Manager and Coach at Triangle […]

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