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Togami upsets Shidong on way to Semis at Asian Cup

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(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup is underway in Haikou, the Capitol of China’s Hainan Island province.  Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong were the top two seeds in the event with Tomokazu Harimoto and Xiang Peng among the many stars in action. Wang Chuqin reached the Semifinals with relative ease logging a 3-0 win […]

Positioning Part 1 of 4: After Your Serve

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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog)   Where should you position yourself after serving? It depends on your playing style, footspeed, and the opponent. If, for example, you favor your forehand, then you might position yourself toward your backhand side, so as to cover as much of the table […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Pleasanton Table Tennis Center

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(by Steve Hopkins) Pleasanton Table Tennis Center is located at the center of Pleasanton, California to the East of San Francisco Bay with quick access to I-580 and I-680 (and each of the major cities in the area).  Pleasanton Table Tennis Center was the first table tennis club in tri-valley to open every day. The club is […]

US Open Teams Championships – Save The Date (Sept 5-7, 2026)

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(By Steve Hopkins) During the holidays, USATT announced that the US Open Teams Table Tennis Championships is slated to return to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina next September.  As you mark your calendar and begin to plan your schedule of table tennis events, be sure to include that huge 5-star competition that will run over Labor day […]

Calderano over Jha in Americas Cup Final

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) The top four seeds reached the Semifinals of Men’s Singles at the ITTF-Americas Cup in San Francisco and wins by the top two seeds set up a Final between World No. 3 Hugo Calderano and World No. 21 Kanak Jha. Jha had a solid tournament, dropping only three games while […]

Amy Wang On Fire in San Francisco

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The top four seeds reached the Semifinals of Women’s Singles at the ITTF-Americas Cup in San Francisco.  To that point, things proceeded as expected with top seeded Bruna Takahashi of Brazil advancing without losing a game, and second seeded Lily Zhang almost mirroring that success winning 8 games and only […]

Another Week, Another Promising Young Chinese Player

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The last two WTT events saw the rise of Wen Ruibo, a talented 19-year old who finished second and then first in successive WTT events.  This week, Ruibo (now World No. 24) was the top seed at the WTT Feeder series event in Doha.  Unfortunately, he did not perform well […]

ITTF-Americas Cup: Top Americans Reach Quarters in San Francisco

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The ITTF-Americas Cup is underway in San Francisco.  Action has now advanced to the Quarterfinals where 3 American Men have joined the other top seeds in the Final 8, and 3 American Women have also advanced to the Quarters of the Women’s Singles event. In Men’s Singles, top seeds Hugo […]

Prepare For and Adjust To the Opponent’s Biggest Threat

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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog)   What’s the biggest threat from your opponent? One of the best ways to consistently beat weaker players (i.e., avoid upsets) as well as knock off stronger players is to neutralize whatever his biggest threat is. It’s hard for an opponent to win […]

Ruibo Over Franziska in Thrilling Doha Final

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) A week ago, Wen Ruibo fell just short – an amazing run all the way to the Final, where he lost to Qihao.  This week, Ruibo took an additional step forward – a dominating performance through four matches and an epic Finals win. Like last week, all three of the […]

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