Don’t Learn to Play Every Style – Learn to Adjust (By Larry Hodges) Many players believe that they need to learn to play every style. Well, according to my calculations, there are as many playing styles as there are players in the world. No, you don’t need to learn to play every style. It’s true […]
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World Veterans Rankings: US Players Shine at Start of 2020
Posted onWorld Veterans Rankings: US Players Shine at Start of 2020 (By Steve Hopkins) With the World Veterans Tour now in full swing worldwide, the ITTF publishes regular Veterans Rankings. Ranking categories are by age with 40 being the youngest and 80 being the oldest. In the Men’s Veterans Rankings, the Over 80 age tier is led […]
WAB Club Feature: Houston International Table Tennis Academy
Posted onWAB Club Feature: Houston International Table Tennis Academy (By Steve Hopkins) Located in Katy, Texas on the West side of Metropolitan Houston, is the Houston International Table Tennis Academy (HITTA). Consistent with being located in the largest city in the largest State, HITTA provides one of the largest professional table tennis training academies in the country. […]
The English National Championship: One Step at a Time
Posted onThe English National Championship: One Step at a Time (by Steve Hopkins) The US Nationals are a massive event with a hundred tables and a thousand players collected in one huge room in the same week to compete across 80 or 90 events. The format of the US Nationals has been debated in recent years […]
Picking Football Winners… with Table Tennis Logic: LSU versus Clemson
Posted onPicking Football Winners… with Table Tennis Logic: LSU versus Clemson (by Steve Hopkins) It’s no surprise to anyone reading this post that my sport doesn’t make headlines in the US. Because of this, I like to find table tennis angles to most of the big sporting events. And, at this time, I’m announcing my TT-focused pick for […]
Coaching tip of the week: How to Develop a Nasty Forehand Flip
Posted onCoaching tip of the week: How to Develop a Nasty Forehand Flip (By Larry Hodges) A nice forehand flip is a valuable weapon, especially if you can also flip with the backhand (which is usually easer than a forehand flip). It means that you can attack any short serve, so opposing servers are in constant […]
WAB Club Feature: Salt Lake City Table Tennis
Posted onWAB Club Feature: Salt Lake City Table Tennis (By Steve Hopkins) With their location just off highway 215, about 8 miles Southwest of the City Center, Salt Lake City Table Tennis is easily reachable across this large metropolitan area. The club has been in operation in the West Valley City neighborhood since 2011, having expanded […]
January 2020 ITTF Rankings: Fan Starts 2020 On Top
Posted onJanuary 2020 ITTF Rankings: Fan Starts 2020 On Top (By Steve Hopkins) Fan Zhendong tops the first ITTF World Ranking list of 2020. Fan replaced Xu Xin – the two traded the top position three times in 2019. Ma Long is in third (only 500 points separate him from the second spot), and Lin Gaoyuan […]
Marvellous 2020 Review: Fan Repeats, Qihao and Yuling Surprise
Posted onMarvellous 2020 Review: Fan Repeats, Qihao and Yuling Surprise (By Steve Hopkins / Photo: Brian Yuxiang) Each year, China’s Marvellous 12 brings the top Chinese players together for an invitational where the first prize is an automatic invite to the World Championships. Six of the Marvellous 12 are players seeded based upon World Rankings. The other […]
Jenson Van Emburgh: Building for Tokyo
Posted onJenson Van Emburgh: Building for Tokyo (By Steve Hopkins) As 2017 concluded, Jenson Van Emburgh was already making waves as a Paralympic table tennis player with a ranking in the low 40s in his class. The 33 screws and 2 metal rods in his spine did not keep Jenson, at that time just a High […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Showtime Table Tennis
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(by Steve Hopkins) Showtime Table Tennis is in Waterloo, Ontario—just off Highway 85 and about an hour west… Read More
MLTT Season 4 Preview
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Season 4 Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) Draft is officially in the… Read More
World Team Championships: Men’s & Women’s Knockout Draws
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The knockout draws are out. Sweden has the top spot and they are… Read More
Waning Wall of China? China Faulters but Still Favored at Worlds
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(by Steve Hopkins) The qualifying rounds are finishing and final positions are set as we enter the Knock… Read More
Right Leg More Under the Table
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Same as 4 but with serve and wait function FETHOMANIA 26: Drill 5 https://youtube.com/shorts/vhgNB3d7i4w All FETHOMANIA drills are… Read More
Shashin Shodhan – Butterfly Learning the Snake
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Shashin Shodhan is demonstrating how to do the famous snake… Read More
Lucca Lobo – WTT Contender Puerto Rico Highlights
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Lucca Lobo. is action at the WTT Contender in Puerto Rico… Read More
Record-Breaking Success: 12th Boucherville Open – Butterfly & 2nd International Edition
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(by Miguel Antonio Ruz Garrido) The 12th edition of the Boucherville Open – Butterfly and 2nd International Edition, held on… Read More
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