(By Larry Hodges) On July 7, 2018, the two titans of US Hardbat finally met for the first time in a $10,000 challenge match, held at the US Nationals. It was a seesaw battle, played best of seven to 21, where often one player would dominate for a time, then the other. In the end, […]

Open Teams at the Classic Hardbat World Championships: The Dream Team Wins Again By Larry Hodges The Dream Team won in 1992, and now they’ve repeated, 30 years later in 2022. But instead of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and the rest, it was Jimmy Butler and Alexander “The Flash” Flemming. (Alex’s brother, Stephan, […]

Under 17 at the Classic Hardbat World Championships “Because It’s Fun” says Champion Bryce Milford By Larry Hodges “That’s about it – just school and table tennis.” That’s what Bryce Milford, 15, said when I asked him what he did outside school and table tennis. Of course, you have to be somewhat single-minded if you […]