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Jun Mizutani Wins 2016 Polish Open

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Jun Mizutani Wins 2016 Polish Open Defeat in Halmstad and Lisbon but in Warsaw Jun Mizutani Gains the Verdict Courtesy of ITTF Two previous appearances on this year’s ITTF World Tour, on duty in Kuwait and Qatar where on both occasions China’s Xu Xin had ended exploits at the quarter-final stage; it was better news […]

2016 Butterfly San Francisco Open Championship

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2016 Butterfly San Francisco Open Championship The entry form for the 2016 Butterfly San Francisco Open Table Tennis Championship is now available. This 4-Star USA Table Tennis sanctioned tournament is August 13th and 14th at the Academy of Art University located at 2225 Jerrold Ave in San Francisco, California. The two day tournament offers 18 events including Open Singles, […]

Triangle Table Tennis April 2016 Newsletter

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Triangle Table Tennis April 2016 Newsletter Triangle Table Tennis in Morrisville, North Carolina has released their April 2016 News and Happenings Newsletter.  This month they have exciting news about a new Coach, start up of spring individual Leagues, new Extended Day Summer Camps, three upcoming Tournaments in April, May and June with very unique formats, and the […]

2016 ITTF North America Hopes Challenge Photos

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2016 ITTF North America Hopes Challenge Photos Table Tennis Canada shares photos from the  2016 ITTF North America Hopes Challenge, which took place at the Markham Pan American Games Centre in Ontario.  Adrian Wei of Canada and Rachel Sung of the United States won the Boys and Girls events, respectively, to qualify for the upcoming 2016 World Hopes […]

Champion Five Years Ago, Lee Sangsu Suffers Surprise First Round Exit

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Champion Five Years Ago, Lee Sangsu Suffers Surprise First Round Exit Courtesy of ITTF Korea’s Lee Sangsu, the one previous Men’s Singles winner on duty at this year’s 2016 ITTF World Tour Polish Open, when he beat Russia’s Alexander Shibaev in the final in 2011, suffered a shock opening round defeat on the afternoon of […]

Why Ping-Pong is good for your brain

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Why Ping-Pong is good for your brain The mother nature network, mnn.com, features an article “Why Ping-Pong is good for your brain” by Russell Mclendon. “Want better memory, attention, motor learning and moods? Ping-Pong may seem like a simple sport, but it brings a lot to the table.” April 18, 2016 – “First, full disclosure: […]

Shock Defeats for Two Leading Names but Top Spot Still Open

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Shock Defeats for Two Leading Names but Top Spot Still Open 2016 ITTF World Tour Polish Open Courtesy of ITTF Surprise defeats for Spain’s Carlos Machado and Russia’s Alexey Liventsov on Wednesday April 20th, two of the leading names on duty in the first stage of the Men’s Singles event at the 2016 ITTF World […]

Liberty Mutual Table Tennis Exhibition

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Liberty Mutual Table Tennis Exhibition At the recent RIMS (Risk and Insurance Management Society) Annual Conference in San Diego, California, Tawny Banh and Gao Jun presented USA Table Tennis. Liberty Mutual and all booth visitors had an absolute blast!

Table Tennis Olympian’s Career Began in Stanford University Laundromat

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NBC Bay Area reports on Lily Zhang, Rio 2016 Olympic Games Qualifier “Table Tennis Olympian’s Career Began in Stanford University Laundromat By Joe Rosato Jr. In the vast and storied history of the Olympic Games, it’s unlikely there are very many athletes whose march toward the peak of the sporting world — began in a […]

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