(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The ITTF-Americas Championships are underway in Lima, Peru, and if the first three days are any indication, we are in for one heck of a week. TeamUSA had solid results in the team events — and singles draws are about to get underway as we move towards those finals this […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Nestled in Rosemead, California, at the heart of the San Gabriel Valley near Los Angeles, is California Table Tennis – a premier, full-time training facility. The club features 10 Butterfly tables and professional-grade flooring, providing optimal playing conditions among the best in the country. They feature membership of over 200 players ranging […]

(by Steve Hopkins) In 2024, Alexis Lebrun won the last European Championship – this year it was younger brother Felix baking it back to back titles for the Lebrun family.  This year, the tournament was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The final was between Felix and Sweden’s Anton Kallberg.  The match went the distance, with Lebrun […]

(by Steve Hopkins) France is becoming a power in table tennis with the Lebrun brothers leading the way and a pair of even younger up-and-coming players (Poret and Coton), its easy to overlook some of the other French players.  This week, 29 year old Frenchman Leo De Nodrest (World No. 80) reminded the world that […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) Major League Table Tennis moved to the Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville, New York, for Week 3 of Season 4. The Texas Smash and Florida Crocs played their first matches of the year, and the Atlanta Blazers and New York Slice were back for their second weekends. Florida won […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Established in 2002, Calgary United Sports Table Tennis Association (CUSTTA) is Alberta’s largest Table Tennis club.  It is open every day of the year for all ages and all skill levels. With its location between Memorial Drive and Route the Trans-Canada Highway (1), it is conveniently located for players on the East […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Early in the week it was announced that Sora Matsushima was the new World No. 1, and today he closed the week with an exclamation point – a victory at the China Smash in Beijing.  In his Semifinal match on Sunday, Matsushima eliminated the last remaining Chinese player – a tight 4-2 […]

(by Steve Hopkins) There’s a new name at the top of the World Rankings, and it is an historic one. Sora Matsushima jumped two spots from No. 3 to claim World No. 1 for the first time.  Matsushima is the first non-Chinese player to hold the top spot since Timo Boll in 2018.  He is […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The World No. 1 (Sora Matsushima) will face the sole remaining Chinese player (Zhou Qihao) in one Semifinal and Hugo Calderano will face Lin Yun-Ju in the other as the final day of the China Smash gets underway on Sunday. The China Smash has been full of surprises from the start. Wang […]