BY CARL DANNER Adriana Diaz won some key points in her successful U.S. Open Women’s Singles final by using chop blocks to great advantage.  You can do so, too. Against a loop or counter drive to your backhand, try stroking down and to the side as you block it.  The result should be a low, […]

We have additional discount of $25 off on each summer camp to celebrate Indian Republic day on Jan 26th. Discount offer is valid for any new registration made on Jan 25th and 26th only. Discount offer is valid for all the camps at ICC TT/Sports Center only. This offer is not available for main center camps. Also take […]

2017 Butterfly West Coast Open (Feb 18/19 – Livermore, CA) – $11,975 Prize Money CRYSTAL Trophies and Medals to top 4 finishers in ALL Singles events CRYSTAL Medals to top 3 finishers in ALL Doubles events. We currently have 156 players coming from the following locations: California (133), Shenyang (5), Georgia (1), Iowa (7), Maryland (1), […]

BY UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Table tennis athlete Han Xiao was voted chair of the United States Olympic Committee Athletes’ Advisory Council during the AAC’s quadrennial leadership election, which took place at the council’s quarterly meeting in New Orleans on Jan. 21. A member of the USOC AAC since 2013, Xiao […]

by Wade Townsend Jun Mizutani has claimed his fourth consecutive and ninth overall All Japan Championships title at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Sendagaya. Mizutani defeated surprise finalist Kazuhiro Yoshimura 4-1 in the final. Yoshimura made a flying start, taking the first game 11-9. The defending champion soon started to dominate proceedings, comfortable taking the next […]

Triangle Table Tennis: Two-day tournament for players over 40 years of age Triangle Table Tennis in Morrisville, North Carolina, will be holding a terrific two-day tournament on February 18 and 19 for players over 40 years of age. The Triangle Over-40 will combine a Giant Round Robin Main Event and Mixed Doubles with singles age […]

by Wade Townsend Younger siblings claimed the limelight during the quarter-final stages of the Men’s Singles event at the All Japan Championships. In a thrilling matchup between ex-university teammates, Yuki Hirano has progressed to the semi-finals at the All Japan Championships with a narrow 4-3 victory over Takuya Jin. Yuki’s sister Sayaka was a five-time […]