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China Working Hard Under Lockdown

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(by Steve Hopkins/Photo Courtesy of ITTF) As much of the table tennis world is beginning to emerge from their various lockdown circumstances, many are discussing how they have had to stay fit with robots, limited training partners, and other hardships.  This is not the case with the Chinese Team.  China’s National Team was abroad as […]

ITTF Calendar: Japan Open Latest Covid Casualty

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(by Steve Hopkins/Photo Courtesy of ITTF) The 2020 ITTF Calendar continues to shrink as they deal with the COVID-19 Pandemic.  ITTF announced today that the Japan Open has been cancelled.  This event was scheduled at the end of April, and it had been postponed with the hopes of playing the event this Fall.  The announcement […]

WAB Club Feature: Tan’s Table Tennis Training Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) Tan’s Table Tennis Training Club is the first full-time table tennis club in the greater Cincinnati area.  The club is located just to the Northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, a few miles from the 275 Expressway and just off of I-42.    The location provides easy access to greater Cincinnati and Dayton. […]

Remembering John Tannehill

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(by Steve Hopkins) John Tannehill passed away earlier this week at the age of 68.  John’s storied table tennis career included accolades as a junior and several years as a top 5 player in the US, including finishing two time as the runner-up at the US Open.  He may be best known in the sport […]

There Will Be Fireworks Next Year

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(by Steve Hopkins) Most years, Fourth of July fireworks are a part of America’s table tennis culture.  The venue changes, and the schedule changes, and the city changes, and recently the big Summer event has been the US Nationals instead of the US Open – but nearly every year a thousand table tennis players, officials, staff, […]

PongNow: Marv and Caron Leff

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(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. In this edition we have Florida Hall of Fame members Marv and Caron Leff.  __________________________ In this edition, Marv Leff talks about his early years playing in Chicago, his successes in Florida as […]

BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: Kreanga’s Backhand Highlights

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This video of Greek player Kalinikos Kreanga was originally published in 2016.  It was titled ” Kalinikos Kreanga: The Beast of Backhand”.  What could be more motivating that watching the energetic, emotional Kreanga and his free-swinging backhand powering past some of the world’s best players. Kreanga was never World Champion and never won the European […]

BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: Liam Pitchford’s Warm-Up Routine

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This video with England’s top player, Liam Pitchford has appeared with perfect timing.  As players across the US are getting back to the tables after a long layoff, fitness and the warm-up are especially important. The video which was posted by Team GB is titled “Liam Pitchford’s Table Tennis Warm-Up Routine”.  In the video, Liam […]

WAB Club Feature: Pingpod

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(by Steve Hopkins) PingPod was born as a pop up on Canal St. When the team saw the joy that a ping pong table in a garage brought to so many people, they knew they needed to find a way to make table tennis more accessible to many more people in NYC and beyond. Doors […]

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