from Bowmar Sports and Carlos Gracia Rodriguez) Recently, we had the opportunity to connect with Carlos Gracia Rodriguez, an architect of Puerto Rico’s National Junior High Performance Program and a driving force pushing for development of the island’s next generation of table tennis talent. Carlos shared the story of how a chance encounter in elementary […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Tucked into the San Fernando Valley just north of Santa Monica and Malibu, Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club serves the greater Los Angeles area with a facility built for players at every stage of their journey — from first-timers to seasoned professionals. At the helm is club owner Fovad Kaseb, a high-performance […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The tour stop this week was Berlin for a WTT Feeder series event.  Sweden’s Elias Ranefur (World No. 36) was the top seed with Feng Yi-Hsin and Cedric Nuytinck as the other top seeds in Men’s Singles.  Rogelio Castro of Mexico was the fifth seed and Edward Ly from Canada […]

by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Florida Crocs have yet to make the playoffs, but this year they made some aggressive moves in the Season 4 Draft, adding multiple high-profile players to reshape their roster. They enter the new season with fresh momentum and international depth. The 2026 roster is loaded with talent from around […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Alamo Table Tennis Club is located just North of the City Center in San Antonio.  It is a convenient location for players all over the Greater San Antonio area. At Alamo Table Tennis Club, members have 24 hour keyed access to the club and the club amenities.  At Alamo TTC, you […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Malmo, Sweden is host to the Europe Smash this week, and we enter the final day with three of the top four seeds still in action on the Men’s side.   In the top half of the draw, World No. 4 Felix Lebrun emerged to reach the Semifinals.  Lebrun won his opening match […]

(by Steve Hopkins) One of the most exciting runs of the last year was that of Truls Moregard defeating then World No. 1 Lin Shidong 4-3 (11-9) in Sweden at the Europe Smash 2025 to become the first European player to win a WTT Grand Smash title.  One year later, fortunes have changed as Truls […]

(from Bowmar Sports and Chirag Pradhan) Recently, we had opportunity to connect with thirteen year old Chirag Pradhan, a Bay Area phenom who won both the U15 and U13 Singles titles at this year’s US National Championships. ___ How young were you when you started playing, and how quickly did you start having success?  I […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The XXV Central American and Caribbean Games concluded this week at Parque del Este Sports Complex in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  As has been the case in recent years, the regional powers of Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Cuba consistently had players reach the Semifinals.  However, this year, the headlines are Puerto Rico […]