(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The knockout draws are out.  Sweden has the top spot and they are joined by Japan, Germany, and Taipei as top seeds in the top half of the draw.  Sweden should have a pretty safe path to the Quarterfinals as they will have only Hungary, Italy, and Croatia potentially in […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The qualifying rounds are finishing and final positions are set as we enter the Knock Out Stage of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London.  The top eight teams played solely for positioning – in what was called “1A Group”.  The first of those groups included China, Sweden, Korea Republic, […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Seoul Table Tennis Club is located in Coquitlam, BC on the East side of Vancouver, Canada.  The club is just off of British Columbia Highway 7, easily accessible by auto or public transportation. The club is dedicated to promoting the sport of table tennis and fostering the vibrant and inclusive community of […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The finalists are set in the German leagues with the Liebherr TTBL Final4 set for Frankfurt on May 30-31.  There is a change in format this year – with the title being decided in a single weekend.  On Saturday May 30, Borussia Dusseldorf will face TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt and SV Werder Bremen […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The year is 2026.  While the table tennis world’s attention is focused on London and the World Team Championships, a different kind of contender is making waves in a lab in Tokyo. Sony’s latest AI project, “ACE”, has officially crossed the line from high-tech novelty to legitimate threat at the table.  In […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Why is there a Golden Game?  For Moments Like These. With the entire season hanging in the balance, every match played, every grueling semifinal battle now behind them, these two teams have fought through an exhausting war of singles and doubles — only to find themselves locked in a dead heat, separated […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520 just over Lake Washington from North side of Seattle.  The club is 9600 square feet with 18-foot ceilings, 16 Butterfly Centerfold tables, red Gerflor flooring, and two-toned walls to assist in visibility. The goal of SPTTC is […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) After anchoring Team Puerto Rico to a win earlier in the week, Angel Naranjo saved the biggest prize for himself – winning the Men’s Singles title on the last day of the ITTF-Americas Central American & Caribbean Championships in Santo Domingo. Naranjo entered as the second seed, and fought his […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 US Junior National Ranking Tournament II wrapped up last week at HITTA in Katy, Texas.  The event ran five days from April 10-14 bringing great junior players from all over the country.   The event included age tiers of U11, U13, U15, U17, and U19 with athletes battling through round-robin pools […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) One hundred years after the inaugural World Championships were held in London (1926), the sport returns home for the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals. In this 100th rendition, 64 men’s teams and 64 women’s teams will converge on two iconic London venues — Copper Box Arena and OVO […]