(by Steve Hopkins) PongPlanet is a full-time table tennis club with a variety of programs for adults and juniors of all levels. The club is located in San Carlos, California, about half way between San Francisco and San Jose, just off the 101 on the West side of bay. The facility is 9600 square feet with […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo Remy Gross for ETTU) Darko Jorgic had a strong Semifinal performance today at the Europe Top 16 Cup in Montreux, Switzerland.  His 3-1 win this morning over Benedikt Duda punched his ticket to the Finals.   The other Semifinal pitted brother versus brother as Alexis Lebrun won the first game 11-9, and […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup concluded on Sunday in Haikou, the Capitol of China’s Hainan Island province.  Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong were the top two seeds, but Shidong fell in the Quarterfinals 3-4 to Shunsuke Togami.   Tomokazu Harimoto took advantage and emerged from the bottom half of the draw to […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The Europe Top 16 Cup was held in Montreux, Switzerland.  This year,  Truls Moregard, Felix Lebrun, Alexis Lebrun, and Dang Qiu were the top four seeds.   In the top half of the draw, both top seeds fell.  Truls Moregard lost in the Round of 16 to Marcos Freitas 3-1.  In […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup is underway in Haikou, the Capitol of China’s Hainan Island province.  Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong were the top two seeds in the event with Tomokazu Harimoto and Xiang Peng among the many stars in action. Wang Chuqin reached the Semifinals with relative ease logging a 3-0 win […]