By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Many players with strong backhands cover the middle of the table with their backhands. It’s a smart strategy, and allows them to dominate with their best shot to all parts of the table. To stop this, players often play to their forehand – only […]
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: RA Table Tennis Centre
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The RA Table Tennis Center is centrally located in Ottawa, just off of highway 19. The RA offers a mix of court and table rentals for table tennis as well as other drop in sports and activities. They specialize in racquet sports and fitness activities to fit your schedule with table tennis, […]
Top Ranked Players Win Singapore Smash
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The top players in the world converged this week in Singapore, and a pair of Top Seeds left with the singles titles. Even across the doubles events, it was a good week for the highest profile athletes. Wang Chuqin arrived in Singapore as the likely favorite, and he didn’t disappoint. […]
Final Four in Singapore: Chuqin, Lebrun, Yun-Ju, Moregard
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The top players in the world converged this week in Singapore, and on Sunday only four remain. World No. 1 Wang Chuqin was dominant over Jang Woojin, winning 4-0. Chuqin will face World No. 6 Felix Lebrun who topped Lin Shidong (World No. 3) on Saturday. Shidong and Lebrun were evenly matched […]
Calderano and Harimoto Among the Upsets in Singapore
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The top players in the world have converged this week in Singapore for the 2026 rendition of the Singapore Smash. Action has now progressed to the Quarterfinals, but not without losing some of the top seeds along the way. World No. 2 Hugo Calderano, World No. 4 Tomokazu Harimoto both fell on […]
Positioning Part 4 of 4: Recovery
Posted on(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) This could be the most important part of these four parts about positioning. So often players feel they are slow and are unable to cover enough ground to play effectively, when in fact they have all the footspeed needed – not as much […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: ProSmash Table Tennis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) ProSmash Table Tennis offers a unique approach to ping pong training for children. With a focus on fun and engagement, the centers strive to make table tennis accessible and enjoyable for kids of all ages and skill levels. Through a combination of games, drills, and friendly competition, children can develop their hand-eye […]
Early Action in Singapore: Kanak Jha into Round of 32
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The top players in the world have converged this week in Singapore for the 2026 rendition of the Singapore Smash. Early action has begun in the Singles Main Draw with half of the Round of 64 matches played on Sunday and the other half scheduled for Monday. USA’s Kanak Jha […]
Sally Moyland Fights Through Qualifiers at Singapore Smash
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The top players in the world have converged this week in Singapore for the 2026 rendition of the Singapore Smash. Early action started Thursday with Qualifying rounds where eight men and eight women had a chance to win three matches and then advance to the Main Draw. TeamUSA had two […]
Rankings: Big Movement in Top 50
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Little has happened at the top of the rankings, as the World’s best travel to the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia for the Singapore Smash – one of the largest events of the year. Due to this pause, the top 19 players are all unchanged in the rankings with Chuqin, […]
United States Smash: Hitomi Sato with Big Upset in LA
June 30, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The first top seed has fallen, as World No. 2 Wang Manyu fell… Read More
Kou Lei – Backhand Flip Serve Return
June 30, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working on the Backhand Flip Serve Return… Read More
United States Smash: Kanak Jha and Lily Zhang Advance
June 30, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) A pair of American upsets marked the second day of action in the Round of… Read More
Seven Placements and the Wide Angles
June 29, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame There are basically seven different directional placements… Read More
Arantxa Cossio Aceves – Forehand & Backhand Loop from underspin
June 29, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Arantxa Cossio Aceves is focusing on the Forehand and Backhand… Read More
MLTT Meet the Teams: Texas Smash
June 29, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Texas Smash remain one of the most formidable franchises in Major League… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Three10 Table Tennis Club
June 28, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Three10 Table Tennis Club is one of Canada's National High Performance Training Centres. A club… Read More
United States Smash: Early Action
June 28, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The first day of action in the Round of 64 is underway at the United… Read More
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