(by Steve Hopkins) Wang Chuqin has built a commanding lead in the latest rankings with 7600 points. Fan Zhendong trails about 1700 behind at 5963. Liang Jingkun is third with 4850 and Ma Long is in fourth with 3885. The top non-Chinese player is Felix Lebrun at No. 5. Lin Yun-Ju, Hugo Calderano, Lin Gaoyuan, […]
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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, […]
Saarbrucken Repeats Atop Champions League
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) For the second year in a row, the top seed in the European Champions League was perennial powerhouse Borussia Dusseldorf and they deep team with Dang Qiu, Timo Boll, and Anton Kallberg. And for the second year in a row, much of the hype in the Final Four went to […]
Pan Am Masters Games – See You in Cleveland this July
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The 2024 Pan Am Masters Games will be hosted in Cleveland this year, and Butterfly will be there. Butterfly and Bowmar Sports will be the sponsors for this huge, Olympic-style event that will include twelve age categories (starting at age 30 and increasing up to 80+) across a range of singles, doubles, […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Carolina International Table Tennis Academy
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Apex, North Carolina, just to the Southwest of Raleigh, the Carolina International Table Tennis Academy is well positioned to serve the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Coaches/Owners Di Yu and JiangShan Guo are strong players and coaches and they lead a team of quality instructors. The club […]
Saarbrucken and Dusseldorf Make ETTU Final
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) An exceptional regular season is almost expected with this deep Borussia Dusseldorf team. They once again maneuvered through the Champions League as the top seed – and were ready to excel again in the Final Four. They faced off against Solex Consult TTC Wiener Neustadt, Austria’s best team featuring Frane Kojic, Ivor […]
Liang Jingkun is Last Standing in Incheon
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) With $300,000 on the line at the WTT Champions Series Event in Incheon Korea, most of the World’s top players were present. However, despite having World No. 2 Fan Zhendong, No. 4 Ma Long, No. 5 Felix Lebrun, and No. 6 Lin Yun-Ju, the Final was between Liang Jingkun (World […]
WTT Incheon: Calderano Tops Fan, Jingkun Over Ma Long
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Fan Zhendong has fallen ahead of schedule again – this time losing to Hugo Calderano in the Semifinal. Calderano started off on fire, winning the first three games before Fan fought back to tighten the score. But the early lead was too much to overcome, as Calderano advances to the […]
Top Seeds Advance in Incheon
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) In a complete script flip from last week’s upset-filled Singapore Smash, 7 of the top 8 seeds advanced to the Quarterfinals at the WTT Champions Series Event in Incheon, Korea. Newly crowned World No. 1 Wang Chuqin is out this week, but 8 of the World Top 10 are playing […]
Jenson Secures Three Medals in Pair of Euro Tour Events
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Jenson Van Emburgh, one of America’s top para athletes, visited Europe earlier this month to play in two para events. He competed in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy in the 2024 ITTF Lignano Masters Para Open from March 6-9, and he competed in Platja d’Aro, Spain in the 2024 ITTF Costa Brava Spanish Para […]
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