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MLTT Week 1 Recap

(By Steve Hopkins) The opening weekend of Major League Table Tennis featured six matches at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California. The first two matches were played on Friday – the Texas Smash versus the Bay Area Blasters and the Florida Crocs versus the Portland Paddlers.  The Texas Smash won 15-6 over the Blasters, with Hiromitsu […]

WTT Macao Preview: Opening Matchups

(By Steve Hopkins) World No. 1 Lin Shidong will face Kao Cheng-Jui, just one of many exciting first-round matchups at the WTT Champions Series event in Macao that begins on Tuesday.  The second seed, Wang Chuqin will face Sora Matsushima.  World No. 3 Tomokazu Harimoto will face Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and World No. 4 Hugo Calderano will […]

Togami Takes Title in Almaty

(By Steve Hopkins) The old saying “Third Time’s a Charm” rang true for Shunsuke Togami today as his third trip to a WTT Final netted his first career WTT event championship at the WTT Contender Series event in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Togami came out on fire today taking the first two games over China’s Zhou Qihao easily […]

Togami and Qihao Reach Final in Almaty

(By Steve Hopkins, photo by WTT) All three wins were by just 2 points, but 21 year old Ryoichi Yoshiyama’s quickness prevailed over Darko Jorgic as the top seed was eliminated.  Yoshiyama actually had one of the toughest draws in the early rounds of the WTT Contender Series event in Almaty, as he fought past Xue […]

US Open Teams Championships: Drama, Determination, and Destination

(By Steve Hopkins) Labor Day weekend in Myrtle Beach saw more than the typical sun, surf, and seafood —it also delivered sports, suspense, and spotlight. It’s been 25 years since the US Open Table Tennis Championships seemingly made Detroit the center of the table tennis world each Fall. This year, USA Table Tennis in cooperation with […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: EC Sports Table Tennis

(By Steve Hopkins) EC Sports Table Tennis was founded by 1996 Olympian Amy Feng to spread the joy of table tennis to players in and surrounding East Cobb in Marietta, Georgia. EC Sports aims to create a welcoming and friendly environment where many people can enjoy the physical and social benefits of table tennis.  The club […]

Pan American Youth Championships Recap

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The ITTF Pan American Youth Championships 2025 finished on Sunday in Rosario, Argentina.  There were standout performances by Americans in U15 categories with titles in both singles and team events, Team Canada was the surprise winner in U19 Girls Teams, USA won U19 Girls, and Brazil logged a number of […]

Team Canada U19 Girls Secure Gold at Pan Am Youth Championship

(by Bowmar Sports, photo ITTF America) Canada’s U19 Girls’ Table Tennis Team made headlines at the 2025 ITTF Pan American Youth Championship in Rosario, Argentina, with their Gold Medal performance. Ranked No. 7, the team entered the tournament as underdogs but quickly demonstrated resilience, skill, and teamwork that carried them through to the championship. The […]

TTBL: Kanak Starts Strong, Zhendong Faulters in First Week of German League

(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Kanak Jha was one of four players to start the German League season 2-0.  Joining Jha as a key player winning two sets in the team’s first match were Anders Lind of Borussia Dortmund, Benedict Duda of Schwalbe Bergneustadt, and Steffen Mengel of Muhlhausen. Kanak Jha has joined a new team […]

Jessie Xu – Valuable Learning Experience at Junior Pan Am Games

(by Bowmar Sports) Jessie Xu recently returned from representing Canada at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay.  This multi-sport event, which welcomed over 4,000 athletes from 41 nations, featured a highly competitive table tennis tournament. While the Games included delegations from across the Americas, the table tennis event saw participation from the continent’s […]

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