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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis Minnesota

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(by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis Minnesota has three locations in the greater Minneapolis-St.Paul area.  The Training Center location is on Concord Street in South St. Paul, the Jewish Center location is on Cedar Lake Road in Minneapolis, and the Bloomington Armory location is in Bloomington.  Normally, the Training Center is open Monday-Thursday and Sunday and […]

Dusseldorf and Ochsenhausen Battle for German League Top Spot

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(by Steve Hopkins) The top two performing teams in the Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL) with TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen hosting first place Borussia Dusseldorf.  Both teams are incredibly strong, but the Dusseldorf squad is loaded (Timo Boll, Kallberg, Qiu, and Karlsson as their top four – Boll did not play today). The first match was Dang […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: New York Table Tennis Inc.

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WAB Club Feature: New York Table Tennis Inc. (by Steve Hopkins) The New York Table Tennis facility at 45-19 162nd St. in Flushing, New York in the borough of Queens.  NYTT is positioned between 295, 495, and 678 with easy access from car and public transportation.  The 2800 square foot facility has 10 Butterfly tables, […]

ITTF Rankings: Week 48

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(by Steve Hopkins) As we start the last month of the year, Fan Zhendong has cemented himself at the top of the rankings.  In fact, after winning the World Championships, Fan (at 12645) has a 2135 point lead over second place Ma Long and the separation between Ma Long (10510) and third place Xu Xin […]

When Was the Last Time?: A Few More Notes From Houston

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(by Steve Hopkins) When was he last time THAT happened? When was the last time Fan Zhendong won a World Championship?  For a player who currently tops the ITTF rankings and who has seemingly won just about every title there is, it may be surprising that Sunday was the first Singles World Championship for Fan.  […]

2021 World Table Tennis Championships: Champions Named in Houston

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(by Steve Hopkins) The World Table Tennis Championships has now concluded.  A great event and a true positive for Houston (and the USA) as host. Fan Zhendong was the clear favorite and he didn’t disappoint.  4-0, 4-0, 4-2, 4-1, 4-1, and 4-0 is a dominant performance for any event.  Fan also topped three teammates (Wang […]

2021 World Table Tennis Championships: Day 6 Update

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(by Steve Hopkins) The penultimate day has come to an end, and all that is left of the World Table Tennis Championships is four Finals which will begin on Monday at 1p local time.  Here is the Day 6 Update: Fan Zhendong continued to live up to his billing as the tournament’s top seed (and […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Alameda Ping Pong Gym

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Alameda Ping Pong Gym is a new club in the Bay Area.  It offers 10 tables and lots of space with newly-renovated lighting and flooring.. With its location on Lincoln Avenue, the Alameda Ping Pong Gym is conveniently located for players on the East side of San Francisco Bay.  Alameda is […]

2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Day 5 Update

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(by Steve Hopkins) The World Table Tennis Championships  (livestream) has now progressed to the Semifinals in all five events.  There was a lot of great action today in the Quarterfinals.  Here is the Day 5 Update: Kanak Jha’s great run ended today.  He played brilliantly throughout the tournament — perhaps the best tournament of his […]

World Championships Focus: Kanak Jha

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(by Steve Hopkins) When was the last time that Timo Boll, one of the world’s most popular players, faced a crowd dominated by cheers for his opponent.  That was the case today in Houston as USA’s Kanak Jha.  Boll, currently World No. 11, has consistently been one of the top players in the World, and […]

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