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(by Steve Hopkins) Having made headlines a few weeks ago with his tour through Germany which included an announcement that he would be joining the German League this Fall, an energized Fan Zhendong has started his 2025 China Super League schedule with seven straight wins. Fan Zhendong is playing for Shanghai Real Estate Group and […]

Jha, Akula, Lead the Patriots into India’s League Final

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league is in its sixth season – with league matches played with a similar structure to USA’s Major League Table Tennis except that the coed Indian structure is with the first match between the two top men, then a match between the top women, then […]

MLTT Featured Team: Princeton Revolution

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Princeton Revolution are hoping to fire a shot that will be heard around the world as another season of Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) is set to begin.  They have been one of the strongest teams in their Division since their founding in 2023.  This year that division will include the New […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Bob Chen Table Tennis

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(by Steve Hopkins) Bob Chen Table Tennis was founded in 2017 by Bob Chen.  The goal of the center is to popularize the sport of table tennis by building a diverse table tennis community and helping to improve all players’ table tennis skills.  Bob Chen Table Tennis offers group and private lessons. With its location near […]

All Surprises in Kosovo at WTT Feeder Prishtina

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Top seed Simon Gauzy was upset early in the WTT Feeder Series event in Prishtina, Kosovo.  The other top seeds didn’t make out much better. Fourth seed Kay Stumper lost his first match as well, falling to Kazuhiro Yoshimura 3-2.  Third seeded Liao Cheng-Ting of Taipei won one match before […]

Kanak Jha Among Elite Players in India’s UTT League

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league is in its sixth season.  This year they will run their full season over about three weeks.  The matches are played with a similar structure to USA’s Major League Table Tennis except that the Indian teams are more evenly split between male and female.  […]

MLTT Team Feature: Carolina Gold Rush

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Carolina Gold Rush hope to strike gold a second time, having won the 2025 MLTT Cup just a few months ago.  The Carolina Gold Rush have been one of the strongest teams in their Division since their founding in 2023.  This year that division will include the New York Slice, Princeton […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: BAPPA Table Tennis

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(by Steve Hopkins) The website for BAPPA Table Tennis opens with “Fast, Fun & Fierce”.  The club offers a great atmosphere with a community of players within its professional quality table tennis facilities with red rubberized flooring, high ceilings, and great lighting.  They offer youth camps private lessons, group lessons and Open Play. The club […]

Saarbrucken Repeats as ETTU Champions League Winner

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by Steve Hopkins, photos ETTU) Saarbrucken has won its third consecutive European Champions League Men’s title.  After defeating KS Global Pharma Orlicz 1924 Suchedniow yesterday 3-0, Saarbrucken has defeated Borussia Dusseldorf 3-1 today. Anton Kallberg won the opening match to give Borussia Dusseldorf the early lead.  Patrick Franziska won the first two games 15-13 and […]

Fan Zhendong is Heading to Saarbrucken

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(by Steve Hopkins) On the same day that they won a big Semifinal match to advance to the Champions League Finals, even bigger news was released for Saarbrucken.  During the third match of the day, the official transfer reports indicated that Olympic Champion Fan Zhendong has signed with FC Saarbrucken.  An official announcement has not […]

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