(by Steve Hopkins) The 2022 ITTF Pan American Championships is being played this week in Santiago, Chile. The first events were Men’s and Women’s Teams. In the Men’s Teams event, Brazil (anchored by World No. 6 Hugo Calderano and World No. 68 Vitor Ishiy) was a strong favorite and they cruised pretty easily into the […]
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Two in a Row for “Mr. October”: Chuqin Wins WTT Finals
(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Cup Finals concluded today in Xinxiang, China. It was a tournament featuring the World’s Top 16, the second week in a row with an Asian event that featured the best players in the world. Last week, in Macao, it was World No. 11 Wang Chuqin with an historic run through […]
WTT Cup Finals: Ovtcharov Upset and Chuqin is “Mr. October”
(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Cup Finals has advanced to the Final 4 in Xinxiang, China. In the Cup Finals, the World’s Top 16 are invited, so every match-up is between the world’s best. The headline of Day 2 was Dimitrij Ovtcharov eliminating World No. 1 Fan Zhendong. The Final Four will be Dimitrij Ovtcharov […]
WTT Cup Finals: Boll Logs Early Upset Win
(by Steve Hopkins) Xinxiang China is the host to this year’s WTT Cup Finals. In the Cup Finals, the World’s Top 16 are invited. For the Men, a late scratch left a Bye in the draw – but 15 of the World’s Top 16 are playing. For the Women, No. 6 and No. 11 have […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: Treat Opponents Who Are Not Threats as Threats so They Do Not Become Threats
(By Larry Hodges) A player isn’t a threat to you if, at their best, they can’t beat you at your worst. But there’s an underlying assumption here that your “worst” is when you are taking the opponent serious and playing your normal game. Often, when playing a weaker player, one is overconfident and so doesn’t […]
PingPod: How Far They’ve Come
(by Steve Hopkins) When PingPod first opened its doors at its first location in 2020, the leadership had big plans. There was already talk of expanding to other locations in the City, of attracting the best players, of creating a community. Soon thereafter, COVID hit and some players discovered that the concept of autonomous table […]
WTT Champions Macao: Wang Chuqin’s Historic Run Highlight of the Event
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The highlights on Friday at the WTT Champions Macao event featured upsets by Szocs in Women’s Singles and Lebrun in Men’s Singles. Both upsets were over top Chinese players – and China’s other wins were tight. But as we moved further into the weekend, and through the Semifinals and Finals, […]
WTT Champions Macao: Final 8 (Szocs and Lebrun Log Upsets)
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) In Friday action at the WTT Champions Macao event China was pushed, Sweden advanced two men, and Szocs and Lebrun shook things up with big upsets. In the first match of the day, France’s Alexis Lebrun advanced by providing the biggest upset of the tournament. World No. 30, Alexis Lebrun […]
WTT Champions Macao: Alexis Lebrun Shock Upset
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) In the first match of the day, France’s Alexis Lebrun advanced by providing the biggest upset of the tournament. World No. 30, Alexis Lebrun has defeated World No. 3 Liang Jingkun 3-2. Lebrun won the first game, but then quickly lost the next two. After finding himself down 1-2, he […]
2022 Butterfly Fall Cary Cup: Ojo Onaolapo Takes Top Honors
(by Steve Hopkins) The Cary Cup continues its long history of bringing together players not just from up and down the East Coast. The event began in Cary NC in 2001, but expanded in 2014 when it moved to the Triangle Table Tennis facility in neighboring Morrisville. This rendition of the event included over 100 […]
Coaching Yourself, Part 5 of 5: The Big Matches – Tournaments and Leagues
December 29, 2025
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Now is the time to focus… Read More
WTT Champions Doha: Preview
December 28, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Qatar will host the WTT Champions to start the 2026 tour. The event will be… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: New York Indoor Sports Club
December 28, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) With their large facility that features 17 tables, a pro shop, high ceilings, great lighting, and… Read More
The Final ITTF Rankings of 2025
December 27, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) China’s Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong will finish 2025 at the top of the World… Read More
Marty Supreme: Chalamet Stars in Table Tennis Movie
December 27, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The movie review site RottenTomatoes.com describes the recently released “Marty Supreme” as the story of… Read More
Stay a Little Lower
December 26, 2025
Drill 1 – Robot plays topspin ball to the Backhand end line, Logan plays Backhand chop to Backhand,… Read More
Take the Ball Earlier
December 24, 2025
Forehand topspin and BHT against heavy backspin and no spin):Robot plays heavy long backspin to Backhand, Jhon Backhand… Read More
Lucca Lobo – Unpacking the Butterfly Goodies
December 24, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Lucca Lobo is unpacking his Butterfly Goodies https://youtu.be/gHBcUZMJdIY Stay “In The… Read More
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