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WAB Featured Club: Jung Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) With their location just West of the Los Angeles City Center at 3625 W. 6th Street, Jung Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to the main population center in Southern California.  With 10 tables, robots, coaching, and a friendly and open atmosphere, there is something at Jung Table Tennis Club for every […]

TTBL Update: Ochsenhausen Wins, Saarbrucken Falls

(by Steve Hopkins) Ochsenhausen had a tough time with a young Bad Homburg squad, but Ochsenhausen won in the Doubles stage to secure a 3-2 win.  Ochsenhausen played today with two young players, Sam Kulczycki and Can Akkuzu played singles along with veteran Gauzy (and Maciej Kubik, their youngest player also played doubles).  But Bad […]

TTBL Update: Dusseldorf Rolls, Narrow Win for Saarbrucken, Ochsenhausen now Fourth

(by Steve Hopkins) As week 16 of the German Tischtennis Budesliga comes to a close, the top two teams remain secure.  Those teams, Dusseldorf and Saarbrucken each won this week.  Dusseldorf secured a quick 3-0 win over Neu Ulm, while Saarbrucken needed a comeback to top Fulda.  But the end result is that first place […]

WAB Club Feature: Salt Lake City Table Tennis

(By Steve Hopkins) Salt Lake City Table Tennis is the biggest full-time table tennis club in Utah and the only club that is open at all hours for its members.  The club offers six Butterfly Centrefold 25 tables in a well-lit, 4000 sq ft facility. Coaching is available for any skill level.  Leagues and Tournaments […]

TTBL Update: Ochsenhausen Back in the Top Four with Six Weeks Left

(by Steve Hopkins) TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen topped ASV Grunwettersbach in a match with standing implications for both squads. For ASV, the loss caused them to move down to 11th in the TTBL Standings, a precarious position because the 11th and 12th finishing teams are relegated down to a lower division at the end of the […]

The Puerto Rico Open Table Tennis Tournament on PrimeraHora

(Article by Fernando Ribas Reyes can be found in its original form here at PrimeraHora.com.  English version edited by Steve Hopkins) The Puerto Rico Open Table Tennis Tournament has 60 Teams Registered The international event will be held at the Convention Center in April. __________________ With the relaxation of entry protocols for entry to Puerto Rico, […]

Puerto Rico Open Teams: PR Softens COVID Travel Rules

(by Steve Hopkins) As organizers are putting the final touches on what promises to be one of the premiere table tennis events of this Spring, there has been some good news from officials in Puerto Rico regarding travel restrictions.  More specifically, the strict rules requiring a period of isolation for unvaccinated travelers have been softened […]

Major Shifts with ITTF’s Week 5 Rankings

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld ) ITTF has processed a major reset of points to start off the 2022 year.  In the last rankings, which was a continuation of 2021 points, Fan Zhedong was at 14145 and had a 3600 point advantage over second place.  After the point reset, Fan is at 8598 – and […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: North Texas Table Tennis

(by Steve Hopkins) North Texas Table Tennis is a premier table tennis club operating two locations in Plano, Texas.  Their Independence location, which used to be called the Xtreme Table Tennis School, operates out of HuaYi Education on Independence Parkway in Plano.  HuaYi Education provides after school programs and camps designed for social and academic […]

Dusseldorf and Saarbrucken Win – Ochsenhausen Struggles Again

(by Steve Hopkins) A few different stories of interest this week in the TTBL (Tischtennis Budesliga – Germany’s very competitive professional league). The top storyline is that both Borussia Dusseldorf and Saarbrucken won again – continuing to dominate at the top of the league.  Dusseldorf is now 14-1 (in league play) and Saarbrucken is 12-3 […]

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