(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) On Sunday, both Chinese teams issued strong performances with each winning their Final.  Japan’s men and women teams each reached their respective Final, but both had to settle for runner up. Liang Jingkun struck the first blow for China with a tight 3-2 win over Tomokazu Harimoto that included coming […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) On the penultimate day of competition at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London, China and Japan each won their Semifinal and advanced.  This script was repeated in both the Men’s and Women’s events. There was drama in the Men’s draw this year – and as an […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) TeamUSA fell today to Ukraine in a tight Round of 16 battle.  Ukraine’s top player, Margaryta Pesotska (World No. 51) won twice.  Sally Moyland defeated Veronika Matiunina and Lily Zhang defeated Tetyana Bilenko for the two US wins.  In the fourth match, Moyland had a 2-1 lead before losing two […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) TeamUSA rolled through the opening knock-out round in the Women’s Team event at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London.  TeamUSA defeated India 3-1 on Tuesday and they now move on to face Ukraine in the Round of 16. In Tuesday’s match, Sally Moyland started strong with a […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Showtime Table Tennis is in Waterloo, Ontario—just off Highway 85 and about an hour west of Toronto. The facility is a premier destination for the sport in the region, featuring a dozen championship-caliber tables, great floors, high ceilings, and a dedicated coaching staff to support players of all levels. Founded by James […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Season 4 Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) Draft is officially in the books, and combined with the team’s contracted players, all of the roster spots have been filled.   The top player taken in last week’s draft was Quadri Aruna.  Aruna’s home will be with the Atlanta Blazers.  The Texas […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The knockout draws are out.  Sweden has the top spot and they are joined by Japan, Germany, and Taipei as top seeds in the top half of the draw.  Sweden should have a pretty safe path to the Quarterfinals as they will have only Hungary, Italy, and Croatia potentially in […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The qualifying rounds are finishing and final positions are set as we enter the Knock Out Stage of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London.  The top eight teams played solely for positioning – in what was called “1A Group”.  The first of those groups included China, Sweden, Korea Republic, […]