(by Steve Hopkins) The Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club was founded in 2011. The club features professional flooring, butterfly tables, good lighting and high ceilings. It is a great environment for elite training. There is also a Butterfly Pro shop for equipment needs. SVTTC is located in Milpitas, just North of San Jose on the […]
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World Team Championships: New Faces for TeamUSA
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals is underway in Chengdu, and both American squads have some new faces. The Men’s team includes Mishel Levinski, Jishan Liang, and Earl James Alto. Mishel is from Brooklyn, New York. He has a World Ranking of 350 and a USATT rating of 2578. […]
World Team Championships: USA Teams Log Early Wins
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals is underway in Chengdu, China. All teams are maneuvering through the group stage, and both USA teams won their opening match. After Day 2, our Men’s team is 1-0 (their next match is against China on Sunday), and our Women’s team is 1-1. […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: The Quick Chip Receive
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Often an opponent serves short backspin or no-spin serves to the middle or backhand, and all you can do is push it back. If so, you should develop your flip. But there’s an alternative that’s often overlooked – a simple quick, deep push to the wide backhand. To do this, you […]
WAB Club Feature: Song Jeho Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Song Jeho Table Tennis Club (“SJHTTC”) is centrally located in Los Angeles. The club is located in Korea Town near the intersection of S Grand View St. and W 11th St. with easy access to the Santa Monica Freeway and the 110. The club’s namesake is “Jay” Song Jeho, a strong player […]
Triangle’s 2022 Butterfly September Tournament
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis Club hosted their Butterfly September open last weekend. There were seven events, with the highest rating event being the U2600, and with U2200, U1850, U1650, U1450, U1150, and U800 events as well. The top prize went to Rachid El Boubou who began the tournament at 2308 and […]
Pan Am U11 & U13 Results: Team USA’s Strong Results in Santo Domingo
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The 2022 ITTF Pan American U11 and U13 Championships were held this week in the Dominican Republic. TeamUSA swept the Hopes events. Two US Teams entered the Boys’ Team (U11) event and both made the Semifinal, where unfortunately they faced each other. Team A of Jason Liu and Kyler Chen […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: Blowing Ball in Air
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) We’re going to have a little fun this week. There’s more to table tennis than just going to the table and relentlessly trying to win. There’s also the fun part! And next to lobbing, the funnest thing I do in table tennis is blowing the ball in the air. I know, because […]
World Championships Preview: Changing of the Guard for Germany?
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) No Boll, no Ovtcharov, and no Franziska? Germany announced last Friday that their squad for the World Championships later this month in Chengdu, China will include Dang Qiu, Benedikt Duda, Fanbo Meng, and Ricardo Walther. The reasons for this roster are a combination of a number of factors including injuries and rest […]
WTT Contender Almaty: Filus the Surprise Winner in Kazakhstan
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Lin Yun-Ju was the heavy favorite this week in Almaty, Kazackhstan for the WTT Contender event. Lin, as World No. 7 had a solid advantage over Lim Jonghoon (No. 18), and Anton Kallberg (No. 19) who were the next two highest seeds. Lin dominated early, with 3-0 wins over Can Akkuzu and […]
Push with Purpose and Placement
April 20, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame So often players push just to keep… Read More
Simeon Martin – 1 Forehand Loop, 1 Backhand Loop
April 20, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Simeon Martin is executing a numbered based Forehand and Backhand… Read More
Great News: Texas Table Tennis Upcoming Head Coach Koji Itagaki
April 20, 2026
(By Texas Table Tennis Club) Koji Itagaki coached TSV Bad Königshofen of Table Tennis Bundesliga since 2016. Under… Read More
Portland Paddlers Win MLTT Season 3
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Why is there a Golden Game? For Moments Like These. With the entire season hanging… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520… Read More
Angel Naranjo is Central American & Caribbean Champion
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) After anchoring Team Puerto Rico to a win earlier in the week, Angel… Read More
Anav Gupta Among Surprise Winners at US Junior National Ranking II
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 US Junior National Ranking Tournament II wrapped up last week at HITTA in… Read More
World Team Championships: Preview
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) One hundred years after the inaugural World Championships were held in London (1926),… Read More
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