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PongNow: Interview with Christian Lillieroos

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(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. In this edition we have USATT Hall of Fame Coach Christian Lillieroos.  He has coached some of the best players in the world, and as an ITTF instructor he has also coached some of […]

OPEN DOORS: Puerto Rican National Team

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo is from ITTF, Marangely Gonzalez photographer) Stringent lockdown measures that have been in place across all of Puerto Rico since March 15th were lifted last week.  The Puerto Rican National Team wasted no time in implementing their training plan and bringing a dozen of their Men’s and Women’s players to a […]

Dusseldorf Masters III: Ovtcharov Wins Again

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(by Steve Hopkins) Competitive table tennis is back in Germany in full force.  The Budesliga Championships was held over the weekend and the previous two weeks had warm-up tournaments labeled as the Dusseldorf Masters Series. The first Dusseldorf Masters event was won by Timo Boll.  In that tournament, Dang Qiu upset Dimitrij Ovtcharov early, and […]

Bundesliga Finals: Video Highlights from Final and Semifinal Matches

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(by Steve Hopkins) On Sunday, we posted the results of the Bundesliga Finals in our full article – Saarbrucken’s surprise 3-1 win over Ochsenhausen.  Many of the top European players battled last week in Dusseldorf through the Semifinals and Finals.  Video highlights have now been released, so if you didn’t catch the action live (via […]

WAB Club Feature: California Table Tennis in Rosemead

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(by Steve Hopkins) Located in Rosemead, California, in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley outside of Los Angeles, is a unique, full-time table tennis facility.   California Table Tennis offers 16 Butterfly tables, professional rubber flooring, and some of the best playing conditions available in the United States.  The club has 200 active members […]

Bundesliga Finals: Saarbrucken Wins Season After Restart

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(by Steve Hopkins) Like all sporting events, the German professional league, the Liebherr TTBL, was cut short by the Coronavirus Pandemic.  Now that play in Germany has resumed, and after the Dusseldorf Masters warm-up events, the final four teams met this week to complete the 2019/20 season with the Semifinal matches occurring earlier in the […]

ITTF’s Photo Challenge Features Harimoto and Boll

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(by Steve Hopkins) ITTF has been issuing photoshop challenges on Fridays using hashtag #PhotoshopFriday.  Some have featured specific players while others have had other table tennis themes (the May 29 challenge was to recreate a movie poster, for example).  Two recent challenges have featured Butterfly players.  The May 15 challenge provided a Timo Boll diving […]

PongNow: Wally Green

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(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. In this edition we have, Celebrity Ping Pong Pro, Wally Green. Wally is an entertainer and entrepreneur who has traveled the world playing table tennis.  __________________________ Wally Green talks about being discovered by […]

BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: Timo Boll Reverse Side-Spin Serve

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This instructional video originally appeared in 2019.  The video is titled “How to Reverse Sidespin Serve Like Timo Boll”.  In the video, Boll explains how to do a short reverse side-spin serve in table tennis.  He demonstrates the technique with examples showing his actual service during matches.  Timo Boll has moved on to Dignics in […]

Open Doors: Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center

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(by Steve Hopkins) Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center reopened on May 26 in Columbus, Ohio.  This was the first date that gyms and fitness centers were allowed to open in Ohio, with the State’s Gyms Advisory Group providing a details list of guidelines and best practices to assist gyms and fitness […]

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