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TeamUSA Roster Set for World Championships

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Nikhil Kumar will anchor TeamUSA after dominating the 2024 US World Championship Team Trials.  Kumar was seeded third overall, but won his Group 7-0 including a tight 4-3 upset win over Jishan Liang.  Sid Naresh won the other group by winning all six matches, including an upset over his group’s […]

Boll and Harimoto Face Off in Finals in Doha

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(by Steve Hopkins) One star is turning back the clock and another is righting the ship at the WTT Contender Series event in Doha this week.  Tomokazu Harimoto has squeezed past two consecutive tight rounds with 3-2 wins over Simon Gauzy in the Quarters and Shunsuke Togami in the Semis.  Harimoto had an inconsistent time […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) Located in the San Fernando Valley, North of Santa Monica and Malibu in the greater Los Angeles area is Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club. The facility is ideal for all levels of play (whether you’re a beginner or a professional).  There are 8 Butterfly Centerfold tables and ITTF red rubber flooring.   […]

Fan and Ma Long Both Out in Doha

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Four players are left in the star-studded draw at the WTT Star Contender Series event in Doha, Qatar – but not all of the top seeds made it to the Semifinals.  Fan Zhendong entered as the top seed, but he had some struggles in each round – winning 3-1 over […]

WTT Finals: A Pair of Final Day Surprises

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Men’s Finals featured World No. 1 and World No. 2, a fitting climax to a year of WTT tour events at the WTT Finals Men Doha.  Fan Zhendong had dominated Lin Gaoyuan 4-0 in the Semifinals just two hours earlier, and Wang Chuqin had equaled that feat with a 4-0 win […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Three10 Table Tennis Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) Three10 Table Tennis Club is one of Canada’s National High Performance Training Centres. A club with a strong focus on coaching and development. As their mission statement says, their mission is to “Develop table tennis players to their highest potential in a positive environment while encouraging discipline, commitment, and integrity”. Three10 is […]

Player’s Choice at the Ping Pong World Cup

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Sponsored by Mecano Sports, presented by Caliente.mx, sanctioned by ICTTF (by Larry Hodges, photo by Larry Hodges: “Player’s Choice Champion Alexander “Flash” Flemming”) There were 48 players in the event, played single elimination, with $2,500 for first, $1,500 for second. For this event, players had their choice of hardbat, sandpaper, or wood. The conventional wisdom is that nearly everyone […]

Sandpaper Singles at the Ping Pong World Cup

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Sponsored by Mecano Sports, presented by Caliente.mx, sanctioned by ICTTF (by Larry Hodges, photo by Larry Hodges: “Sandpaper Champion Hunag Jungang”) Sandpaper Singles had the most entries among the ten events at the Ping Pong World Cup. As I learned here, there are pockets of sandpaper aficionados all over the world, probably more than hardbat, […]

Hardbat Singles at the Ping Pong World Cup

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Sponsored by Mecano Sports, presented by Caliente.mx, sanctioned by ICTTF (by Larry Hodges, photo by Larry Hodges: “Hardbat Champion Wang Shibo and Mexican Rock Star Miky Huidobro”) The preliminary round robins and single elimination to the semifinals was covered in the article “Hardbat Singles to the Semifinals at the Ping Pong World Cup.” We’ll continue […]

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