Table tennis is an amazingly engaging sport played by millions worldwide. In 2016, there were roughly 16.57 million ping pong player over the age of six. With such an international presence, table tennis has staked its own niche claim in pop culture with several thoroughly engaging films. If you’re a table tennis enthusiast, the following […]

Table tennis is one of the most enjoyable basement games ever created. Except now it is way more than some simple game high school kids play to pass the time. No, ping pong is huge. It even rose to such levels of popularity that the Soviet Union actually banned it between 1930 and 1950. This […]

In order to properly practice for your upcoming ping pong tournament, you will need some ping pong (or table tennis) equipment. Everything from ping pong tables to balls must all be regulation size for most tournaments. Modern ping pong tables measure 2.74 meters (nine feet) long, 1.5 meters (five feet) wide, and 76 centimeters (2.5 […]

(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: How to Return Nets and Edges There are two main problems with returning nets and edges. First, they catch you off guard because they come out unexpectedly in unpredictable ways. And second, there’s no way to practice against them systematically. Except . . . neither of these statements […]

(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) 2018 Asian Cup: A Day 1 Quake in Yokahama The first day of the 2018 Asian Cup included a real shake-up of the top seeds.  Actually, with the top two seeds losing on the first day, labeling this as a “shake” is an understatement — When you are in Yokahama […]