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China Takes 6 of 7 Events at Asian Games: Chuqin Wins Men’s Singles

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Wang Chuqin upset Fan Zhendong in the Men’s Singles Final to close out the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.   Korea’s Jang Woojin, and Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting each claim a Bronze.  The final day upset in Women’s Singles occurred a few hours earlier when Japan’s Hina Hayata defeated World […]

Four Short Serve Scenarios

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(by Larry Hodges) Here are six scenarios when serving short. You should incorporate these into your own serving game and learn to follow them up with strong attacks. For these scenarios, I’m assuming your forehand loop is stronger than your backhand loop, and so you’d want to favor it when possible. If you prefer to […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club is located in Milpitas, just North of San Jose on the Southern edge of San Francisco Bay.  From this spot in Silicon Valley, they have easy access to Oakland (35 miles) and San Francisco (50 miles) finding themselves accessible to one of the largest hot beds […]

Asian Games Update: Doubles Titles to China, China, and Korea

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) China continues to be is strongly favored in all events, but their sweep was broken on Monday as the Korean team of both Jeon/Shin won Women’s Doubles. Perhaps the headline is that China’s sweep is already busted – as this is the only event of the five played so far […]

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