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Gardos and Afanador Headline at WTT Feeder Dusseldorf

(by Steve Hopkins) When the first ITTF event of the year began this week in Dusseldorf, the top two seeds were Robert Gardos (World No. 26) and Benedikt Duda (World No. 43).   Both of the top seeds breezed through the early rounds and into the Semifinals.  Gardos did so while hardly dropping a game (winning […]

BUTTERFLY Top 10 Rubber Sheets of 2021

(by Steve Hopkins) The TENERGY and DIGNICS series dominated the top 10 sellers this year, and its no wonder.  These are the most used rubber series on the tour, and the high quality and advanced technology provides all players with the same advantages sought by the pros.  From Tenergy 05 and Dignics 09C at the […]

BUTTERFLY Top 10 Shakehands Blades of 2021

(by Steve Hopkins) From the classic VISCARIA and PRIMORAC blades, to the ALC and ZLC blades made popular by players on the ITTF Tour, to the Cellulose NanoFiber (CNF) blades, here are are the TOP 10 blades of 2021 – from the top table tennis company in North America. A quick overview of Butterfly blade […]

China Daily Article About Jha/Manyu Pairing

(by Steve Hopkins) Last week, China Daily, the largest English media portal in China, ran a recap article about the World Championships focused on Kanak Jha and his thoughts about his pairing with Wang Manyu.  The original article was posted on January 3 and can be read in its entirety on their site. Below, we […]

Virtual Warmup at OCTTA

(by Steve Hopkins) A fun tweet appeared on Friday as Eleven Table Tennis, maker of the Oculus Virtual video game noticed a fun warm-up at WAB Club Orange County Table Tennis Academy. Check out the video below as a player “practices” his virtual pong skills as a part of his warm-up (at an actual table […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Broward Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) The Broward Table Tennis Club offers regular tournaments, camps, and coaching opportunities.  They have been a host of an  ITTF World Veterans Tour event. There are regular clinics on Tuesdays and Saturdays, courses for kids on Friday and Sunday, and a handicap event every Friday. BTTC is at 3371 N. University Drive […]

Franziska’s Saarbrucken Squad Wins German Cup

(by Steve Hopkins) Borussia Dusseldorf maneuvered through the first half of the season undefeated.  Their talented squad of Timo Boll, Anton Kallberg, Kristian Karlsson, and Dang Qiu had beaten most of the other German League teams 3-0 or 3-1. At this halfway point, the top four teams in the German League compete in the German Cup.  […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis has emerged from a transition as a multi-sports facility with a focus on both Badminton and Table Tennis. When full focused on table tennis, the facility is one of the largest in the country able to hold large events with nearly perfect conditions – as the facility was […]

2022 ITTF Calendar

(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF Calendar is out and things are looking more normal.  January has two WTT feeder events scheduled – both are in Dusseldorf, Germany.  There are eight events currently scheduled for February including the Europe Top 16 Cup on February 26. The ITTF Calendar is updated as events are added.  Here are […]

New Years Resolutions: Ending the Year Rated 2100

(by Steve Hopkins) There are a lot of different ways to play our game – and it is played at many different levels. This isn’t an article about our US Team members striving to hone professional skills to become relevant on the World stage, and it isn’t an article about young players honing their skills […]

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