October | 2022 |

Angel Naranjo Had An Outstanding Performance At The World Teams TT Championships In Chengdu

October 26, 2022

(By: Edgard De Jesus) The Puerto Rican player Angel Naranjo finished with a record of 3 wins and a single loss against the Chinese Wang Chuqin (current number 11 in the world), who managed to win a partial in their confrontation, losing 3-1, demonstrating that our athlete has the ability to effectively face the “Kings” […]

Coaching Tips of the Week: Treat Opponents Who Are Not Threats as Threats so They Do Not Become Threats

October 25, 2022

(By Larry Hodges) A player isn’t a threat to you if, at their best, they can’t beat you at your worst. But there’s an underlying assumption here that your “worst” is when you are taking the opponent serious and playing your normal game. Often, when playing a weaker player, one is overconfident and so doesn’t […]

PingPod: How Far They’ve Come

October 24, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins) When PingPod first opened its doors at its first location in 2020, the leadership had big plans. There was already talk of expanding to other locations in the City, of attracting the best players, of creating a community. Soon thereafter, COVID hit and some players discovered that the concept of autonomous table […]

WTT Champions Macao: Wang Chuqin’s Historic Run Highlight of the Event

October 23, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The highlights on Friday at the WTT Champions Macao event featured upsets by Szocs in Women’s Singles and Lebrun in Men’s Singles. Both upsets were over top Chinese players – and China’s other wins were tight. But as we moved further into the weekend, and through the Semifinals and Finals, […]

WTT Champions Macao: Final 8 (Szocs and Lebrun Log Upsets)

October 21, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) In Friday action at the WTT Champions Macao event China was pushed, Sweden advanced two men, and Szocs and Lebrun shook things up with big upsets. In the first match of the day, France’s Alexis Lebrun advanced by providing the biggest upset of the tournament. World No. 30, Alexis Lebrun […]

WTT Champions Macao: Alexis Lebrun Shock Upset

October 21, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) In the first match of the day, France’s Alexis Lebrun advanced by providing the biggest upset of the tournament. World No. 30, Alexis Lebrun has defeated World No. 3 Liang Jingkun 3-2. Lebrun won the first game, but then quickly lost the next two. After finding himself down 1-2, he […]

2022 Butterfly Fall Cary Cup: Ojo Onaolapo Takes Top Honors

October 20, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins) The Cary Cup continues its long history of bringing together players not just from up and down the East Coast. The event began in Cary NC in 2001, but expanded in 2014 when it moved to the Triangle Table Tennis facility in neighboring Morrisville. This rendition of the event included over 100 […]

WTT Champions Macao Final 16: China, Germany, Sweden, and USA Too

October 20, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins) We are through to the Final 16 in Macao at the $800,000 WTT Champions Macao event. Four strong Chinese players have advanced (Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, and Fan Zhendong), three Germans have advanced (Dang Qiu, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and Patrick Franziska), and three Swedes have advanced (Truls Moregard, Anton Kallberg, and […]

WTT Champions Macao: Kanak Jha Among Early Winners in Macao

October 19, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins) All of the World’s Top 10 ranked men (and 8 of the Women’s Top 10) headline a massive $800,000 prize money event this week in Macao. Thirty two men and 32 women qualified to compete in the singles competitions. The first round is underway, and Kanak Jha is one of the early […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: PingPod

October 19, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins) PingPod is billed as the Future of Ping Pong – autonomous table tennis pods in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Players use an app to view times and book tables (or to buy drinks or snacks or save videos of your practice sessions). PingPod was born as a pop up on […]