(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The top two seeds reached the Final at the WTT Star Contender series event in Astana, Kazakhstan.  Those two Finalists, top seeded Alexis Lebrun and second seeded Dang Qiu may have been exhausted as the momentum shifts led to a series of one-sided scores.  Lebrun won the opening game with […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT’s Michael Mixon) Major League Table Tennis kicked off its fourth season this weekend at Gas South Convention Center in Duluth, Georgia. Four teams opened the year in the same building: Chicago Wind, Atlanta Blazers, Princeton Revolution, and the Los Angeles Spinners. True to form, every single match in the building […]

(by Steve Hopkins) BAPPA Table Tennis is a USATT-certified club in Milpitas, California, whose website greets visitors with the tagline “FAST, Fun & Fierce” and the promise of “Table Tennis for Everyone.” The club features 7 ITTF-approved tables in a professional facility with red rubberized flooring, high ceilings, and quality lighting. Coaching is led by […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Truls Moregard took home the Men’s Singles title today in Macao.  He entered the event as the third seed, and his run ended with a pair of explanation points today – a win over second seeded Tomokazu Harimoto in the Semifinal, and then a 4-1 victory over Hugo Calderano in […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Teams events bring a special comradery and a particular kind of pressure.  Its not just about your own performance – its also a matter of juggling your teammates’ hopes and expectations.  This week, a hundred teams converged on Myrtle Beach for the US Open Teams Championships and it was the […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Austin Table Tennis Club is located at 8956 Research Blvd in Austin.  They are just off of US Highway 183 on the North side of Austin. The Club has been around for more than thirty years.  Their current 12,000 square foot full-time facility is a big change from the wooden dance floor in […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Shunsuke Togami, World No. 14, was the top seed in Almaty for this week’s WTT Contender series event.  Togami didn’t just win, he dropped only one game in the five matches he won – topped off with a 4-0 Finals win over Simon Gauzy.  For Gauzy, he was less dominant, but the […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The draws were released today for the WTT Champions Macao 2026.  The seedings are locked in, and there are lots of interesting match-ups in store for fans. The event features 32 players.  The top seed in the Men’s event is Sora Matsushima who will face Tom Jarvis in the opening […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF-Americas Youth Championships have taken over Guatemala City this week, with the best U15 and U19 juniors converging in Guatemala City August 23-30. The event included singles, doubles, mixed doubles, and team competition across both U15 and U19 age divisions. Starting at the top, the U19 Boys Singles title went to […]