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Kanak Jha Upsets No.4 Harimoto

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(by Steve Hopkins) With nine of the World’s top 10 ranked men,  this week’s Singapore Smash is the featured event in the first Quarter of 2022. After this morning’s opening round, three of those top seeds are out. USA’s Kanak Jha lost the first game to Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto, but then won two games 11-9, […]

Top Players Convene this Week for Singapore Smash

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(by Steve Hopkins) Nine of the World’s Top 10 ranked men (and all of the Women’s Top 10) headline a massive event this week in Singapore.  The Singapore Smash started March 7 for qualifying rounds, and the main draw will run from Saturday (March 12) through Sunday (March 20). The reason for such a long […]

WAB FEATURED CLUB: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club

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WAB Club Feature: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520 just over Lake Washington from North side of Seattle.  The club is 9600 square feet with 18-foot ceilings, 16 Butterfly Centerfold tables, red Gerflor flooring, and two-toned walls to assist […]

ETTU Takes a Stand: Dusseldorf Awarded Champions League Title

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(by Steve Hopkins) TTF Borussia Dusseldorf has been awarded first place in the European Table Tennis Champions League.  Four teams had made the Final Four with Dusseldorf facing another German squad, Saarbrucken, in one semifinal and two Russian Teams (Fakel Gazprom and UMMC) matched up in the other Semifinal. On Thursday, Dusseldorf defeated Saarbrucken for […]

ETTU’s Ukraine Announcement: What Happens to the Champions League Now?

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Final Four teams are in the middle of their home-home matches in the Semifinals of the European Champions League.  Two of those teams are German (Dusseldorf and Saarbrucken), and two of those teams are Russian (Fakel Gazprom and UMMC). Before today, Fakel Gazprom Orenburg was up one against TTSC UMMC and […]

Table Tennis America to Host California State Qualification Tournament

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(by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis America will be hosting the USATT State Qualification Tournament for California.  The tournament will be held March 25-27 at the Table Tennis America facility on Albrae Street in Fremont.  Organizers have contracted with the Holiday Inn Express & Suites a few blocks away to provide close accommodations. As a USATT Sanctioned […]

PCTTC brings Table Tennis to Two Locations in the Potomac Maryland Area

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(by Steve Hopkins) Potomac Community Table Tennis Club (PCTTC) brings table tennis to two locations in the Potomac, Maryland area – Northwest of DC and Bethesda. Their larger club is on Falls Road off of Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway in Potomac, and their Cabin John location is on Macarthur Boulevard near the Potomac River.  The […]

ITTF World Rankings: Movement in the Top 20

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(by Steve Hopkins) On the heels of strong performances in the Europe Top 16, Darko Jorgic and Truls Moregard have both jumped into the Top 15 for the first time in the World Rankings.  Darko is now World No.12, and Truls is now World No. 14. The Top 10 are all unchanged, with Fan Zhendong, […]

Ukraine and Russia Conflict: IOC and ITTF Issue Statements

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(by Steve Hopkins) This week, the International Olympic Committee issued a statement condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  The IOC called upon international federations to cancel events planned in Russian and Belarus, and to cease use of those country flags. The ITTF also issued a statement of concern about the conflict in Ukraine.  The ITTF announcement, […]

WAB FEATURED CLUB: San Antonio Table Tennis Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) The San Antonio Table Tennis Club is located at 13107 Lookout Run, just Northeast of downtown San Antonio off of I-35.  The club has twelve tables in an 8,000 square foot facility with a locker room area and players lounge. Club activities include a ladder for competitive play among beginners, a monthly […]

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