by Simon Daish The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro provided many great sporting stories, but one of the standout achievements from the table tennis taking place in the Riocentro Pavilion 3 was the appearance of two Puerto Rican representatives, Brian Afanador and Adriana Díaz who made their Olympic debuts in Rio and the […]

By USADA USADA would like to remind all athletes that the 2017 WADA Prohibited List went into effect on January 1, 2017. Please note that the 2017 WADA Prohibited List does include changes from the previous year, so we strongly encourage athletes and their support personnel to take a moment to review the updated 2017 WADA […]

Starting where they left off, Tomakazu Harimoto and Fan Zhendong Starting where they left off, Tomakazu Harimoto and Fan Zhendong by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor Winner of the Junior Boys’ Singles title at the Sun International 2016 World Junior Championships, Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto ended the year as player listed in top spot on the […]

by Simon Daish Portugal has played host to some of Europe’s major tournaments over the past couple of years with the 2014 European Team Championships being hosted in Lisbon and the 2016 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup event having taken place in Gondomar and now the country will see the 2017 European Youth Championships head […]

(By USATT) Request for Proposals – 2017 USATT National Team Trials USA Table Tennis (USATT), the National Governing Body for the sport of table tennis in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), is soliciting proposals to host the 2017 USATT National Team Trials, which will be used to […]

BY MATT HETHERINGTON The LYTTC family is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved Barry Dattel. Barry was special to us in so many ways and had a positive impact on many lives. He was a supportive and caring husband, a loving father, a patient and sharing coach and a mentor and an […]

A comprehensive education, Jinxin Wang provides food for thought A comprehensive education, Jinxin Wang provides food for thought by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor The pinnacle of his career to date; just over one year ago, Jinxin Wang won the Men’s Singles title at the United States Open. Undoubtedly one of the factors that contributed […]

by Neha Aggarwal 16-year old Adriana Díaz of Puerto Rico has been smashing headlines not only across Puerto Rico but the entire continent of Latin America with her incredible performance in 2016. Her recent success at the 2016 US Open closed the year for her on a bright note and paved way for a successful […]

  2017 Butterfly West Coast Open (Feb 18-19 – Livermore, CA) 4-star USATT-sanctioned tournament, $11,500+ Prize Money CRYSTAL Trophies and Medals to top 4 finishers in ALL events!!! 2016 US Open Results now published on USATT Ratings Website. We will be using ratings as of Jan 1, 2017 for this tournament’s eligibility rating. Special Invitees from […]