(by Steve Hopkins) For 90 years, South Bend has been one of the centers of the North American table tennis world. Many of the best players, have played or trained there – and newest rendition of the club in the Beacon Resource Center is continuing this great tradition. The club features tournaments, a strong juniors emphasis, […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) Wang Chuqin, Truls Moregard, Tomokazu Harimoto, Felix Lebrun, and Lin Shidong are the top five this week.  Hugo Calderano has slid down to No. 6, followed by Lin Yun-Ju, Sora Matsushima, Jang Woojin, and Dan Qiu. Flavien Coton continues to move up the rankings, with the Frenchman jumping up to […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) The final result of the HYLO ETTU Champions League Men’s Final was very much as expected, the path to victory was a surprise. Four kicked off on Saturday with four of Europe’s elite clubs competing for the continent’s ultimate title.  FC Saarbrucken TT made quick work of Polish squad KS […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) The HYLO ETTU Champions League Men’s Final Four kicked off on Saturday with four of Europe’s elite clubs competing for the continent’s ultimate title.  By the end of the day, the field was cut in half as a pair of dominant performances launched the top two teams into Sunday’s Final. […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Song Jeho Table Tennis Club (“SJHTTC”) is centrally located in Los Angeles.  The club is located in Korea Town near the intersection of S Grand View St. and W 11th St. with easy access to the Santa Monica Freeway and the 110. The club’s namesake is “Jay” Song Jeho, a strong player […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) On Sunday, both Chinese teams issued strong performances with each winning their Final.  Japan’s men and women teams each reached their respective Final, but both had to settle for runner up. Liang Jingkun struck the first blow for China with a tight 3-2 win over Tomokazu Harimoto that included coming […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) On the penultimate day of competition at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London, China and Japan each won their Semifinal and advanced.  This script was repeated in both the Men’s and Women’s events. There was drama in the Men’s draw this year – and as an […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) TeamUSA fell today to Ukraine in a tight Round of 16 battle.  Ukraine’s top player, Margaryta Pesotska (World No. 51) won twice.  Sally Moyland defeated Veronika Matiunina and Lily Zhang defeated Tetyana Bilenko for the two US wins.  In the fourth match, Moyland had a 2-1 lead before losing two […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) TeamUSA rolled through the opening knock-out round in the Women’s Team event at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London.  TeamUSA defeated India 3-1 on Tuesday and they now move on to face Ukraine in the Round of 16. In Tuesday’s match, Sally Moyland started strong with a […]