Why is Boll Strong?

July 26, 2018

Why is Boll Strong? (Courtesy of BUTTERFLY/TAKUREPO.com) Special Program Q: Why is Boll strong? A: Services difficult to receive short Sidespin short service Timo Boll (GER) ascended to the World no. 1 spot in March 2018. Young players have distinguished themselves one after another recently. Table tennis has continuously experienced various rule changes but despite […]

Full house for Adriana Diaz, Puerto Rico most successful of all in Barranquilla

July 25, 2018

Full house for Adriana Diaz, Puerto Rico most successful of all in Barranquilla (by Ian Marshall Editor) Women’s Doubles gold in partnership with elder sister Melanie, add Daniely Rios to the family duo and it was the top prize in the Women’s Team event, sandwiched in between Mixed Doubles success was the order of proceedings […]

DTTA’s 6th MENSUAL Tourney of 2018

July 17, 2018

DTTA’s 6th MENSUAL Tourney of 2018 (By Angelo Gandullia) Hello Table Tennis players and friends! On Saturday, July 14th, Denver Table Tennis Alliance hosted our 6th MENSUAL Tourney of 2018! DTTA hosted again a FULL and great tournament with exciting matches and lots of fun in all 3 divisions! Denver Table Tennis Alliance congratulates, in particular: C […]

Kanak Jha for third time, Adriana Diaz completes double

July 16, 2018

Kanak Jha for third time, Adriana Diaz completes double (by Ian Marshall, Editor, ITTF) Winner of the Women’s Singles title last September in the northern Colombian city of Cartagena de Indias at the 2017 Pan American Championships; on Sunday 15th July, Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz completed the double in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She won […]

Triangle Table Tennis: July 2018 News and Happenings

July 16, 2018

Triangle Table Tennis: July 2018 News and Happenings (Courtesy of Triangle Table Tennis) Where is the year going? How are we over halfway through already?! This newsletter is the only email you’ll receive from us this month, so you’ll find it all in this one source — a quick overview of recent news as well as […]

The Conclusion of the 2018 Butterfly Canadian Junior Championships

July 12, 2018

The Conclusion of the 2018 Butterfly Canadian Junior Championships (By Natasha Carr-Harris) At the pinnacle of the Junior competition, spectators and supporters, teammates and coaches all congregated around the gym’s showcase table for two thrilling Singles Finals matches. The Girls Finals featured an intense match between Patrina Hui (BC) and Ivy Liao (BC). In the […]

Inter-Province Duo Emerge as Winners of Mixed Doubles

July 12, 2018

Inter-Province Duo Emerge as Winners of Mixed Doubles (By Natasha Carr-Harris) 2018 Butterfly Canadian Junior Championships Once thought obsolete, the mixed doubles event has been reinstated for the 2018 Championships due to a planned reinstallation of the event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In the end, it was the pairing of Jeremy Hazin (ON) and […]

Cadet Boys Team Final Captivates All

July 11, 2018

2018 Butterfly Canadian Junior Championships (By Natasha Carr-Harris) Cadet Boys Team Final Captivates All By the end of the day, what seemed like the entire gym had gathered to watch Team BC and Team Quebec battle for the gold medal in the Cadet Boys Category. Andy Chan (BC) and Steve Wang (BC) first overcame Jerome […]

An Inside Look: Coaches’ Perspective

July 10, 2018

An Inside Look: Coaches’ Perspective (By Natasha Carr-Harris) 2018 Butterfly Canadian Junior Championships Behind every great mind is the guidance of a great teacher. The same can be said of athletics; behind each successful table tennis player is a dedicated coach. Maxime Surprenant is one such example. A former competitor, Surprenant now alternates between coaching […]

Don’t Tell That To Mel

July 10, 2018

Don’t Tell That To Mel (by Bill Draper) It’s a young man’s sport. That is a common phrase said about many sports, and if we can set aside the obvious gender problem with that statement, we can likely agree that modern table tennis, at the professional level, has clearly become dominated by young players – […]