North American Open Recap (by Steve Hopkins) With tour events in recent weeks in Europe and Asia, and with the Grand Tour Finals starting in just 5 days, many top players did not make it to Markham this week. That didn’t stop the 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Benemax-Virgo North American Open from featuring a strong […]
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Ending the Year in Grand Fashion: World Tour Grand Finals Preview
Ending the Year in Grand Fashion: World Tour Grand Finals Preview (by Steve Hopkins) The World Tour’s last 2019 stop is the Agricultural Bank of China 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals that will be played next week in Zhengzhou, China. The seedings for the World Tour Grand Finals are a little different from a […]
December Rankings Are Out: Xu Xin Again
December Rankings Are Out: Xu Xin Again (by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF has published the December Rankings. While the Men’s Top 10 are all the same, there has been some reshuffling in regard to order. Xu Xin tops the list again. In November, it was Fan Zhendong with the narrowest of leads – this time it is Xu […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: What to Watch During a Point
Coaching Tip of the Week: What to Watch During a Point (By Larry Hodges) If you watched the movie Forrest Gump, you were told to “Never, ever take your eye off the ball.” And some really do this. But is this what you really want to do? Some find that watching the ball constantly helps […]
WAB Club Feature: Los Angeles Table Tennis Association
WAB Club Feature: Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (by Steve Hopkins) The Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA) is located in El Monte, California, just to the east of Los Angeles. The facility is just off of the 10 with easy access to the greater Los Angeles area. LATTA is a non-profit organization established in […]
World Juniors Recap: Solid Results for TeamUSA
World Juniors Recap: Solid Results for TeamUSA (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The NSDF 2019 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships started yesterday in Korat, Thailand. The tournament featured Team and Singles events and concluded with the Singles Finals on Sunday. In the Team events, the US Boys were seeded 10th with Nikhil Kumar, Victor […]
World Juniors Update: Solid Results for US Junior Teams
World Juniors Update: Solid Results for US Junior Teams (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The NSDF 2019 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships started yesterday in Korat, Thailand. The tournament features Team and Singles events this week concluding with the Singles Finals on Sunday. In the Team events, the US Boys were seeded 10th with Nikhil Kumar, […]
Tip of the Week: Serving from the Forehand Side
Tip of the Week: Serving from the Forehand Side (By Larry Hodges) If you watch the top players serve, one thing you’ll notice is that the vast majority of them serve various types of forehand pendulum serves mostly from the backhand side. There’s a reason for this – it puts them in a better position […]
WAB Club Feature: California Table Tennis
WAB Club Feature: California Table Tennis (by Steve Hopkins) Located in Rosemead in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley and just 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. […]
T2 Diamond Singapore Recap
T2 Diamond Singapore Recap (by Steve Hopkins) The final T2 Diamond 2019 series event has concluded in Singapore. For those not familiar, the T2 Diamond rules provide for a shorter version of the sport. The match is given 24 minutes to complete, and if the match is undecided at that point, then special rules are applied. Any […]
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) Week 6 of Major League Table Tennis visited Duluth, Georgia where the Princeton… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins) The Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA) LATTA is a non-profit organization established in 1998. The center… Read More
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