(by Steve Hopkins) The Junior Pan Am Games is an event for athletes between 18 and 21. “Junior” is a misnomer for an American audience where we often use the term to refer to those 18 and under. In this case, the event will feature the best young players of this hemisphere, and that includes […]
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Coaching Tip of the Week: Inside-out Backhands
(By Larry Hodges) Want to tie your opponent in knots – not to mention win a lot of points? Aim your backhand crosscourt. At the last instant, just before contact, let the racket fall behind (bringing it back with wrist and forearm), then continue your normal backhand forward stroke. Your racket will now be aimed […]
WAB Club Feature: PowerStroke Table Tennis Club
(By Steve Hopkins) PowerStroke Table Tennis Club is located in Saint Augustine, Florida. The club is just off of I-95 on the Northwest side of the city, about 30 miles South of Jacksonville. The club has six professional tables in their air-conditioned facility. Flooring and lighting are ideal for play of all levels. As they say on their […]
Duda’s Win Makes it Two in a Row in Dusseldorf
(by Steve Hopkins) The title on the Borussia Dussedorf article today contains the perfect alliteration with Benedikt and the German word “beendet” – a reference to Benedikt Duda closing out a perfect week. And a perfect week it was – Duda won the Dusseldorf Masters event a week ago, was named to the Germany Olympic squad […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Patient Decisiveness
(By Larry Hodges) Some players are too patient – they mostly just keep the ball in play, rallying while missing opportunities to score. Others are too decisive – they jump on every ball with little patience or judgment. Develop a sense of “patient decisiveness” – in other words, pick your shots carefully, but once you’ve […]
WAB Club Feature: California Table Tennis
(by Steve Hopkins) Located in Rosemead, California, in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley outside of Los Angeles, is a unique, full-time table tennis facility. California Table Tennis offers 16 Butterfly tables, professional rubber flooring, and some of the best playing conditions available in the United States. The club has 200 active members […]
Dusseldorf Masters 2021: Duda over Jha in Tight Final
(by Steve Hopkins) Kanak Jha and Benedikt Duda were the top ranked players in this week’s Dusseldorf Masters event. Each advanced to the Final where Duda outlasted Jha for a 3-2 win with the players traded games and momentum. Sunday’s event was the fifth of seven events. Like the other events in the series, there was […]
Team China Announced: Fan, Xu, Ma
(by Steve Hopkins) China announced their Olympics squad today. The team includes World No. 1 Fan Zhendong, World No. 2 Xu Xin, and World No. 3 Ma Long. There are no surprises here as the event seeding will be based upon World Ranking and Chinese players hold the top three spots in those Rankings. Interesting, […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: How to Play a Player Who Attacks With Long Pips
(By Larry Hodges) One of the most difficult shots to handle is a ball attacked by a player with long pips. You have little time to react to an attacked ball, and so have to rely on your reflexes – except your reflexes usually aren’t tuned to reacting to a ball attacked by long pips. […]
WAB Featured Club: Boston Table Tennis Center
(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Table Tennis Center is in Medford, just North of Cambridge and Somerville and only four miles from Boston’s city center. The club is just off I-93 (Northern Expressway), and near the Orange and Blue Lines, providing easy access to the greater Boston metropolitan area. The BTTC is a 3000 square foot […]
Latest Rankings: Chuqin to 1, Calderano to 3
September 16, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) China’s top two paddlers swapped spots in the latest World Rankings, with Wang… Read More
A Chopper’s Delight
September 16, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) When the Sugarhill Gang released “Rapper’s Delight”, few could have imagined either the immediate or… Read More
MLTT Is Back in Charlotte!
September 15, 2025
(by: Major League Table Tennis) See the Carolina Gold Rush Next Weekend Get ready for an action-packed three… Read More
Chopping and Playing Choppers – It’s All About the Mindset
September 15, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame I’ve coached many choppers during a match,… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Folsom Table Tennis Club
September 14, 2025
(By Steve Hopkins) The Folsom Table Tennis Club has two locations nestled in the greater Sacramento region of… Read More
WTT Champions Macao: A New Number One ?
September 14, 2025
(By Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The surprises ended on the final day, as the higher seed won each of… Read More
ITTF Pan American U11 & U13 Championships: Recap
September 14, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The ITTF Pan American U11 & U13 Championships concluded last week in Antigua… Read More
WTT Champions Macao: Anders Lind Makes Semis
September 13, 2025
(By Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Anders Lind headlined the penultimate day with a 4-3 upset win over World No.… Read More
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