(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Lily Zhang is now World No. 42 and USA’s Juan Liu is No. 87. Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz is No. 9 and her sister Melanie is No. 92. The top four in the Women’s rankings are all Chinese (Chen, Sun, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi). Hina Hayata passed Mima Ito – the […]
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Central Florida Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With its location near the junction of 423 and 441 just a few miles Northwest of the city center, the Central Florida Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to the greater Orlando area. The club’s facility is 27,000 square feet with 18 ITTF approved tables, Olympic standard vinyl flooring, 30-foot ceiling, air-conditioning, […]
WTT Youth Contender Berlin: A Miwa Sweep
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Thirteen year-old Miwa Harimoto (younger sister of Top 10 Men’s player Tomokazu Harimoto) was the biggest story in Berlin. She entered only the U19 and U17 Girls events, and won both. In the U19, she played 5 matches and only lost one game (15-1) and in the U17 event, she played 5 […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Orange County Table Tennis Academy
Posted onWAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy (by Steve Hopkins) The Orange County Table Tennis Academy (OCTTA) is located in Fountain Valley just off of the 405 in the center of Orange Country (with Santa Ana and Irvine to the East, and Huntington Beach to the South, and Anaheim to the North). OCTTA describe […]
Peak Performance Strategy Workshop: (Free 12p Eastern Sunday) Invitation from Lillieroos International TT
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Lillieroos International Table Tennis (USATT Hall of Fame Member Christian Lillieroos) is inviting everyone to a free Live, interactive, Peak Performance Strategy Workshop via Zoom. The event will include Tony Robbins’ top certified trainer, Scott Gass. The event will be Sunday 5/22/2022 at noon Eastern. ______________ Discover your next level with Tony […]
Some of World’s Best U20 Players in Berlin for WTT Youth Contender
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Maciej Kubik, Oh Junsung, Nicole Arlia, Miwa Harimoto, and Amelie Jia were just some of the top ranked players to compete in their events in Germany this week at the WTT Youth Contender Berlin. Events included U19, U17, U15, U13, and U11. In the U19 Boys event, Maciej Kubik was the top […]
Creating unimaginable table tennis
Posted onSome people devote themselves to producing the same precise and identical equipment time after time. These are our staff members who manufacture our rubbers and blades. If the bounce or touch of a product is not constant, it would be fatal for elite players who live in a world of extreme competition, it might also […]
WTT Feeder Westchester: Ojio over Zhang and Chuang over Duda
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) In Men’s Singles it was No. 25 Chuang Chih-Yuan of Taipei over No. 33 Benedikt Duda, and in Women’s Singles it was Japan’s Haruna Ojio over USA’s Lily Zhang. At No. 33, Duda is Germany’s sixth highest ranked player so he does not have as many opportunities to play internationally as he […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Texas Table Tennis Training Center
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Club (“TTT”) has about 50-60 regular members, as well as a number of premium memberships for business people. One emphasis of the club is on professional coaching for elite players and juniors in the greater Houston area. In 2016, the Texas Table Tennis was awarded a Certificate of Special Congressional […]
German League Rematch: Dusseldorf and Saarbrucken Advance to Final
Posted onby Steve Hopkins) Top seeded Borussia Dusseldorf dominated TTC Fulda 3-0 to advance to the Finals. Saarbrucken mirrored the result, dominating Muhlhausen 3-0 to advance. For Fulda, a solid season with Quadri Aruna (Africa’s top ranked player) playing consistently all season, and France’s Alexandre Cassin maturing into one of the best players in the TTBL […]
Butterfly Players Hold Both World No. 1 Spots
November 7, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly has signed Wang Manyu of China, and the timing couldn't be better. Butterfly players… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Central Florida Table Tennis Club
November 6, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Located on South Orange Blossom Trail, just south of downtown Orlando, Central Florida Table Tennis… Read More
3 Germans and 3 Japanese reach Quarters in Frankfurt
November 6, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The top two seeds avoided early upsets as both Matsushima and Harimoto reach… Read More
Yu Di – Forehand Loop Timing
November 5, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Yu Di is demonstrating exact dynamics of the timing of… Read More
Shashin Shodhan Amicus Training Series – Forehand Flip
November 3, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Amicus Training Series, Shashin Shodhan In this Amicus Training Series, Shashin Shodhan is… Read More
Sunny Zhang Pan American Senior Table Tennis Championships
November 2, 2026
(by Coach Raymond (Zhaowei) Zhang) Seventeen-year-old Sunny Zhang of Three10 TTC represented Canada at the Pan American Senior… Read More
Jerky Strokes and Jerkyitis: World’s Most Rampant Table Tennis Disease
November 2, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame) Many players have jerky strokes that make… Read More
Rachid El Bou Bou – Wide Angle Push
November 2, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is executing the Wide Angle Push… Read More
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