(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) Without much movement in the rankings thus far in 2019, events so far in April should cause some real movement in May. At this point, however, the rankings are holding with very little change. The top 5 players are unchanged. Sangsu Lee and Hugo Calderaono (now Nos. 6/7) swapped places from […]
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Asian Cup 2019 Review
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The LION ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2019 concluded today in Yokohama, Japan. The competitive field included five of the world’s top 10 including Fan Zhendong (World No.1), Tomokazu Harimoto (World No. 4 and hometown favorite), and Ma Long (World No. 11, but recovered from his injuries and just a week since […]
WAB Featured Club: Los Angeles Table Tennis Association
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA) is located in El Monte, California, just to the east of Los Angeles. The location at 10180 Valley Blvd, is just off of the 10 with easy access to the greater Los Angeles area. LATTA is a non-profit organization established in 1998. The center is […]
Remember Your Best Match
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) We all have good and bad matches – but this is NOT some random thing. Poor play usually comes from poor mental skills. But here’s the amazing fact – EVERYBODY has great mental skills some of the time. The key is to make that most or all of the time. How do […]
Coaching tip of the week: Positioning After Serve
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) One of the interesting things is to watch a player’s ready position after the serve. Most do not position themselves well. Most go to the same position no matter their serve. Suppose you serve short to the middle of the table and then position yourself perfectly. If you have a strong forehand, […]
2019 World Tour Qatar Open Recap
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) Doha, Qatar was host this week to the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open. The only player in the top 16 in the world that did not attend was Fan Zhendong (World No.1). Xu Xin (World No. 2) was the top seed of the tournament and […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Houston International Table Tennis Academy
Posted on(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 facility is 11000 square feet with 18 […]
Advanced Sponge but No-So-Fast Blades
Posted onBy Larry Hodges Most players at the beginning/intermediate level use blades that are too fast. This not only hurts their control, but it also develops bad habits where the player uses the speed of the racket to rebound the ball back instead of stroking it, leading to poor strokes that won’t work very well at […]
Oman Open Recap
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Oman Open concluded today in the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman. Oman did not attract the most elite players in the world, but it did bring a competitive field including 11 players ranked in the Top 50 in the current ITTF Rankings. […]
Where Are They Now? Marcus “Ping Pong” Jackson
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Ten years ago, a seventeen-year old Marcus Jackson was the top ranked junior in the country. His 2574 rating peak came in October of 2009 – one of many highlights of that year. This month marks the ten-year anniversary of his amazing Cary Cup performance that included wins over Canadians Pradabeen Peter-Paul […]
Arantxa Cossio Aceves – WTT Singapore Highlights
April 27, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Arantxa Cossio Aceves Aceves is in action at the… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seoul Table Tennis Club
April 26, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Seoul Table Tennis Club is located in Coquitlam, BC on the East side of Vancouver,… Read More
German League Final Four Preview – May 30-31
April 26, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The finalists are set in the German leagues with the Liebherr TTBL Final4 set for… Read More
I’ll Be Back… at the Table: Sony’s “ACE” and the Dawn of Robotic Table Tennis
April 26, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The year is 2026. While the table tennis world’s attention is focused on London and… Read More
Rogelio Castro – WTT Dusseldorf Highlights
April 24, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rogelio Castro is in action at the WTT in Dusseldorf… Read More
Don’t Start Below the Table
April 22, 2026
Robot plays backspin to short middle, half long in middle or long in middle randomly. The player needs… Read More
Jessica Reyes Lai – WTT Singapore Highlights, pt 2
April 22, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights,, Jessica Reyes Lai is in action in more WTT… Read More
Push with Purpose and Placement
April 20, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame So often players push just to keep… Read More
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