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MLTT Week 5 Recap: Slice and Surge are Headliners in New York

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) Week 5 of Major League Table Tennis delivered dreams and drama in Westchester, New York.  The New York Slice were the home team with fan support, but they had to contend with the Texas Smash for who would leave the biggest impression. In addition to the hometown fans New York […]

Matsushima Wins in Frankfurt

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Six players in the World’s Top 10 competed this week in the WTT Champions Frankfurt, and all six fell to upsets before the final day. The top seed remaining on Sunday was Dang Qiu, and he had little trouble with Lee Sang Su, winning their Semifinal match 4-1.  Sora Matsushima […]

Frankfurt Update: Another Big Win for Jha, 3 Seeds Fall Early

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(by Steve Hopkins) There were some big surprises in early action this week at the WTT Champions series event in Frankfurt.  Top seed Hugo Calderano fought past his first round opponent Jang Woojin just to lose in the next round to Simon Gauzy – the second early departure for Calderano in as many weeks.  Second […]

Learn to Defend on Receive

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(By Larry Hodges) Many coaches, including myself for many years, encouraged up-and-coming players to return serves aggressively, even against short serves. So, they learned to flip short serves aggressively, allowing them to control the point. This often worked. But then I noticed that these types of players, in the long run 1) rarely develop good […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: K Ping Pong Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) K Ping Pong Club is centrally located in the largest population center in North America.  The club is located in Bogota, New Jersey.  They are just off of I-95, near the New Jersey Turnpike and the George Washington Bridge – and just across the Hudson River from Upper Manhattan. The club used […]

Moregard and Yidi Win in Montpellier

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) After a week marked largely by upsets, the top remaining seeds took both singles titles at the WTT Champions series event in Montpellier.   Sunday’s matches went fast with both Semifinals finishing 4-1, and the Final at 4-0.  Japan’s Sora Matsushima won the early Semifinal in Men’s Singles outdistancing Jang Woojin.  […]

Moregard Lone Top Seed to Reach Semis in Montpellier

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(by Steve Hopkins) The top seeds fell one by one at the WTT Champions Montpellier this week.  USA’s Kanak Jha dropped the top seed, Hugo Calderano, on Wednesday – trailing twice before closing out the final two games to win 3-2.  Felix Lebrun (the third seed) lasted until Thursday, winning his opening match and then […]

Jha Headlines Upset Filled First Round in Montpellier

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The top seed is out, and USA’s Kanak Jha now enters the Round of 16 in the position most expected would be filled by Hugo Calderano.  The Calderano/Jha match started like many of their recent match-ups, an 11-4 win for Calderano put him in a dominant position, Jha fought back […]

Death of the Kill

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(By Larry Hodges) There was a time that the smash, especially on the forehand side, was considered the most important shot in the game. Japanese and then Chinese players dominated with forehand hitting in the 1950s and 1960s, and often into the ’70s and ’80s, often using short pips. But in modern times, looping has […]

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