(by Steve Hopkins) Princeton Pong’s 10,000 square foot table tennis facility is in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.  They are located between Philadelphia and New York City – centered in one of the largest population centers in the United States.  The elite facility features 14 professional tables,  custom sport flooring, high ceilings, great lighting, a player’s […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) WTT’s Star Contender series events are a bridge between lower level Contender level events and the top tier Champions level events.  The prize money is below $250,000, ranking points are 600 for the winners, and depending upon the location the entrants are often a mix of young players quickly rising […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo TTBL) When the two teams met in December, Saarbrucken beat Borussia Dusseldorf 3-2 on the strength of a 3-1 doubles win.  Today, the rematch went to Dusseldorf – giving them sole possession of first place and dropping Saarbrucken to third (behind Werder Bremen). Sunday’s match was in Dusseldorf with 3300 fans […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) If you were drafting an all-star squad from the best players in the team of the  in the world, you’d have a tough time picking a better team than the one Saarbrucken has assembled.  Fan Zhendong, Truls Moregard, Patrick Franziska, and Darko Jorgic is a formidable group of European Champions, […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Wang Chuqin remains firmly in the top spot, but 19 others in the Top 25 of shifted positions in a very active update to the World Rankings.  Within the Top 5, Hugo Calderano has moved up one spot to No. 2.  He is now 175 points ahead of Lin Shidong […]