Open Singles at the Classic Hardbat World Championships: Can the Butler Do It Against The Flash? By Larry Hodges (photo by Larry Hodges) Before we get to the final and biggest event of the tournament, a great thanks goes to the many people who helped run it. Many, including sponsors, are thanked in the Interview with […]
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ITTF Pan Am Youth U19: Perfect Performances for USA’s Sally Moyland and PR’s Angel Naranjo
(by Steve Hopkins) Sally Moyland capped off an amazing week at the 2022 ITTF Pan American Youth Championships (U19) in Argentina by winning the U19 Girls Singles title. She went 7-0 against the best girls in this hemisphere to take the coveted title. She also teamed with Angie Tan to win the Doubles Event, and […]
Classic Hardbat World Championships: Over 60
Over 60 at the Classic Hardbat World Championships: Randy Hou and Other Pips-Out Penholders Dominate By Larry Hodges At the US Nationals a month ago, Randy Hou won two golds (Over 70 Singles, Over 60 Doubles), a silver (Over 50 Doubles) and two bronzes (Over 50 Singles, Sandpaper Singles). Other than the sandpaper singles, it […]
ITTF Pan Am Youth U19: TeamUSA Girls Win Teams, Puerto Rico Boys Win
(by Steve Hopkins) Rosario, Argentina is host this week to the 2022 ITTF Pan American Youth Championships (U19). The tournament includes Boys and Girls Singles, Boys and Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Boys and Girls Teams. The singles and doubles events will conclude on Sunday, but the teams events concluded on Thursday. TeamUSA’s Girls won […]
Classic Hardbat World Championships: Women’s Singles
Women’s Singles at the Classic Hardbat World Championships: Xin Li Dominates with the Backhand By Larry Hodges (photo by Larry Hodges) Many players struggle in making the transition from sponge to hardbat. Less so for Xin Li, who just won Women’s Singles here at the Classic Hardbat World Championships. While she’s a standard shakehand player […]
Calderano Wins in Tunis
(by Steve Hopkins) Calderano entered the event as the second seed and he played a nearly flawless tournament – winning 3-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1. The tournament’s top seed, Tomokazu Harimoto fell early – losing to 18 year old French phenom Alexis Lebrun 3-0. Lebrun’s run may have been the biggest story of the tournament, as […]
Classic Hardbat World Championships: Alexander Flemming – Who Will Clash with “The Flash”?
By Larry Hodges Alexander “The Flash” Flemming was a top sponge player in Germany before he got into sandpaper. He once finished third at the German Nationals in Men’s Singles and won Men’s Doubles twice. But in 2012 he tried out one of those “oldfangled” sandpaper rackets . . . and now he’s the World […]
Classic Hardbat World Championships: Interview with Steve Claflin
Interview with Steve Claflin Founder and Director of the Classic Hardbat World Championships By Larry Hodges How did you get started in table tennis? Weren’t you a top junior player once? I am from Port Huron, Michigan. Port Huron had a weekly club and my parents made sure the entire family played every Monday. I […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Serving – the Trick Part of Table Tennis
(By Larry Hodges) Serving is considered the “trick” part of table tennis, and this is where you can be most artistic. While you don’t want to rely too much on trick serves to win, having a few tricky ones really helps – both in scoring a few “free” points and making your other serves more […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: South Jersey Indoor Sports Club
(by Steve Hopkins) South Jersey Indoor Sports Club (“SJISC”) is a multi-sport facility in Voorhees Township in Camden Country New Jersey about 15 miles to the east of Philadelphia. The club offers table tennis as well as badminton and pickle ball. There are 15 table tennis courts (8 badminton courts, and 10 pickle ball courts) […]
Approach the Ball Lower
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Robot alternates one topspin to end line Backhand and 1 backspin push to half long Backhand (Logan alternates… Read More
Keep Right Leg More in the Back
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Robot plays topspin ball to the Backhand end line, Logan plays Backhand chop to Backhand, robot plays topspin… Read More
Coaching Yourself, Part 5 of 5: The Big Matches – Tournaments and Leagues
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Now is the time to focus… Read More
WTT Champions Doha: Preview
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(by Steve Hopkins) Qatar will host the WTT Champions to start the 2026 tour. The event will be… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: New York Indoor Sports Club
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(by Steve Hopkins) With their large facility that features 17 tables, a pro shop, high ceilings, great lighting, and… Read More
The Final ITTF Rankings of 2025
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(by Steve Hopkins) China’s Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong will finish 2025 at the top of the World… Read More
Marty Supreme: Chalamet Stars in Table Tennis Movie
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(by Steve Hopkins) The movie review site RottenTomatoes.com describes the recently released “Marty Supreme” as the story of… Read More
Stay a Little Lower
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Drill 1 – Robot plays topspin ball to the Backhand end line, Logan plays Backhand chop to Backhand,… Read More
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