(by Steve Hopkins) VOTE HERE Ian Seidenfeld has been nominated for an ESPY Award for Best Athlete with a Disability.  Please visit the link above and cast your vote for Ian.  Not only is he a great table tennis player and a really nice guy (who deserves awards and accolades and exposure) – but by […]

(by Steve Hopkins) With three league nights each week, open play, tournaments, camps for kids and adults and coaching opportunities, Washington DC Table Tennis Center something for everyone.  The 5,000 square foot dedicated table tennis facility has 10 professional Butterfly tables and 2 robots on wood flooring.  In addition, there is a lounge with chairs, […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The strongest field of the Summer is ready to play starting Monday in Budapest, Hungary.  Fan Zhendong is the only player in the Top 10 not present.  Ma Long (World No. 2) will be the top seed, and Liang Jingkun (World No. 3) will be the second seed.  The qualifiers will be […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Lily Zhang won her sixth and Nikhil Kumar won his first – each taking their respective prized Singles National Title on Wednesday evening in Houston. For Kumar, he had his sights on this title all week.  He played in the Team Trials early in the week and then played in this one […]

(by Steve Hopkins) With their club location in College Point, just off of the 678/Whitestone Expressway, the New York Indoor Sports Club is easily accessible from each of the Boroughs of New York City. They have a large facility that features 17 tables, a pro shop, high ceilings, great lighting, and professional flooring.  The NYISC has […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Sharon Alguetti finished first in the 2022 US National Team Trials Men’s Singles event and Amy Wang won the Women’s Singles event.  There is a changing of the guards occurring at the top of American table tennis with the next generation of players pushing forward. Entering the Trials, Jishan Liang was the […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF Foundation’s Social Media had a fun post today (see below, link here).  The text attached to the graphic was, “Did you know? According to a study by Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany, a table tennis player has better vision than a fighter pilot.  In an eye speed test, the fighter pilot […]

(by Steve Hopkins) PongPlanet is a full-time table tennis club with a variety of programs for adults and juniors of all levels. The club is located in San Carlos, California, about half way between San Francisco and San Jose, just off the 101 on the West side of bay. The facility is 9600 square feet with […]