(by Steve Hopkins) Calderano entered the event as the second seed and he played a nearly flawless tournament – winning 3-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1. The tournament’s top seed, Tomokazu Harimoto fell early – losing to 18 year old French phenom Alexis Lebrun 3-0. Lebrun’s run may have been the biggest story of the tournament, as […]
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Classic Hardbat World Championships: Under 17
Posted onUnder 17 at the Classic Hardbat World Championships “Because It’s Fun” says Champion Bryce Milford By Larry Hodges “That’s about it – just school and table tennis.” That’s what Bryce Milford, 15, said when I asked him what he did outside school and table tennis. Of course, you have to be somewhat single-minded if you […]
Classic Hardbat World Championships: Alexander Flemming – Who Will Clash with “The Flash”?
Posted onBy Larry Hodges Alexander “The Flash” Flemming was a top sponge player in Germany before he got into sandpaper. He once finished third at the German Nationals in Men’s Singles and won Men’s Doubles twice. But in 2012 he tried out one of those “oldfangled” sandpaper rackets . . . and now he’s the World […]
Classic Hardbat World Championships: Interview with Steve Claflin
Posted onInterview with Steve Claflin Founder and Director of the Classic Hardbat World Championships By Larry Hodges How did you get started in table tennis? Weren’t you a top junior player once? I am from Port Huron, Michigan. Port Huron had a weekly club and my parents made sure the entire family played every Monday. I […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Serving – the Trick Part of Table Tennis
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Serving is considered the “trick” part of table tennis, and this is where you can be most artistic. While you don’t want to rely too much on trick serves to win, having a few tricky ones really helps – both in scoring a few “free” points and making your other serves more […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: South Jersey Indoor Sports Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) South Jersey Indoor Sports Club (“SJISC”) is a multi-sport facility in Voorhees Township in Camden Country New Jersey about 15 miles to the east of Philadelphia. The club offers table tennis as well as badminton and pickle ball. There are 15 table tennis courts (8 badminton courts, and 10 pickle ball courts) […]
Latest Rankings: Fan on Top, Harimoto Jumps to No. 4
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) In the latest rankings, Tomokazu Harimoto jumped up to No. 4. China still holds the top three slots with Fan Zhendong in first, Ma Long in second, and Liang Jingkun in third. To make room for Harimoto, Moregard drops to No. 5 with the rest of the top 10 in order Hugo […]
Burgos & Kumahara Campeones Suramericanos (Español)
Posted on(By: Estefania Ramirios) Felicidades a Nicolas Burgos y Caroline Kumahara – Campeones Individuales del Evento Suramericano Pereira, Colombia 2022. Con la participación de 63 jugadores de 8 países de la región, el Campeonato Suramericano fue todo un éxito, concentrando a los mejore jugadores del Sur de America, el evento se llevó a cabo del 21 al […]
Burgos And Kumahara Win South American Champion (English)
Posted on(By: Estefania Ramirios) Congratulations to Nicolas Burgos and Caroline Kumahara – Singles Champions at the South American Championships this week in Pereira Colombia. Sixty three players from 8 countries participated this year, bringing together the best players from South America. The event took place July 21 – 27 in Pereira, Colombia. Nicolas Burgos, the rising […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Develop an All-Around Game
Posted on(by Larry Hodges) Long ago, I used to coach developing players to return serves aggressively. But then I noticed something – players who did that often never learned to handle the opponent’s attack as well, while those who were more willing to push serves back long as they developed became comfortable when the opponent attacked, […]
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Three World Cup Stories, Three Mental Skills Every Table Tennis Player Can Use
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(by Dr. Alan Chu, PhD, CMPC) Regardless of whether you watch soccer, this year's FIFA World Cup produced… Read More
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