(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) By the time we reached the final Sunday matches at the WTT Champions Chongqing, the highest remaining seed was Tomokazu Harimoto (World No. 5).  Like the three higher seeds in the event, Harimoto fell via upset – losing 4-2 to Wen Ruibo.  For his part, Ruibo was the only Chinese […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Truls Moregard was the first of the top three seeds to fall, losing 1-3 to Wen Ruibo – a 19-year-old Chinese player who has already been a Finalist in WTT events twice on his way to his World No. 27 ranking.  Ruibo went on to take out World No. 12 Dang Qiu […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Wang Chuqin has held on to the top position, but there was some shuffling throughout the rest of the Top 10.  Truls Moregard is up three spots to World No. 2.  Lin Shidong has stayed in the third spot, and Hugo Calderano dropped two spots to No. 4.  After that, its Harimoto, […]

(by Steve Hopkins) For most of the year, the Rhode Island Club is open 5 days each week for open play and leagues, and at different times during the year the other two days are set aside for juniors programs and lessons.  Rhode Island is the smallest State by size in the USA, but the depth […]

(by Steve Hopkins) We don’t always do “preview” articles on WTT Champions events, but this particular event isn’t the norm.  Nineteen of the World Top 25 will be in action this week in Chongqing as well as American Kanak Jha, the pair of rising young Frenchmen Poret and Coton.  Shidong is not present, but a […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The RA Table Tennis Center is centrally located in Ottawa, just off of highway 19.  The RA offers a mix of court and table rentals for table tennis as well as other drop in sports and activities.  They specialize in racquet sports and fitness activities to fit your schedule with table tennis, […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The top players in the world converged this week in Singapore, and a pair of Top Seeds left with the singles titles.  Even across the doubles events, it was a good week for the highest profile athletes. Wang Chuqin arrived in Singapore as the likely favorite, and he didn’t disappoint.  […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The top players in the world converged this week in Singapore, and on Sunday only four remain.  World No. 1 Wang Chuqin was dominant over Jang Woojin, winning 4-0.  Chuqin will face World No. 6 Felix Lebrun who topped Lin Shidong (World No. 3) on Saturday.  Shidong and Lebrun were evenly matched […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The top players in the world have converged this week in Singapore for the 2026 rendition of the Singapore Smash.  Action has now progressed to the Quarterfinals, but not without losing some of the top seeds along the way. World No. 2 Hugo Calderano, World No. 4 Tomokazu Harimoto both fell on […]

(by Steve Hopkins) ProSmash Table Tennis offers a unique approach to ping pong training for children. With a focus on fun and engagement, the centers strive to make table tennis accessible and enjoyable for kids of all ages and skill levels. Through a combination of games, drills, and friendly competition, children can develop their hand-eye […]