(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) There were lots of great matches this week at the WTT Champions Series event in Incheon, Korea. And there was a great local story with Korean Lee Sang Su having a great run through four solid players (Felix Lebrun, Anders Lind, Lin Gaoyuan, and Lin Yun-Ju) just to reach the […]
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WTT Champions Incheon: Two More Seeds Fall in Korea
(by Steve Hopkins) Patrick Franziska, the tournament’s fifth seed, was the highest seed to make the Quarterfinals at the WTT Champions Series event in Incheon Korea this week. Franziska’s slight upset over Truls Moregard, was just one of a series of Saturday upsets in Incheon. The hero of the first day was Lee Sang Su, […]
WTT Incheon Update: Three Thursday Upsets, Tough Draws for the Americans
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The WTT Champions Series event in Incheon is picking up steam heading toward the weekend. There are a lot of great players competing this week in Korea, but that has not lessened the surprises as many of the top seeds are already out. Felix Lebrun was upset by Korea’s Lee […]
WTT Champions Incheon: Sang-Su Surprise in Korea
(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Champions Series event is in Incheon Korea this week, and a huge upset is already on the board on the first day. The hero of the first day was Lee Sang Su, a savvy Korean veteran, and the victim was World No. 6 Felix Lebrun. Lebrun easily won the opening […]
Study Opponents’ Serves
(by Larry Hodges) The single most important thing you have to adjust to with any given opponent is usually their serve. Many players take a game or so to do so. But there’s a shortcut, and a secret of mine and many top coaches and players. If you have a match coming up, it’s great […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Vancouver Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) The Vancouver Table Tennis Club (VTTC) stands as one of the largest table tennis facilities in one of North America’s major metropolitan areas. Conveniently located near Vancouver’s Chinatown and easily accessible from Highway 1A, it offers an exceptional venue for players of all levels. Typically, VTTC operates Monday to Friday from 11 […]
Oh Junsung and Miwa Harimoto Win in Chennai
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The Men’s Singles event was full of surprises at the WTT Star Contender Chennai. Tomislav Pucar upset Tomokazu Harimoto only to fall to 18 year old Korean Oh Junsung in the Quarters. And Jonathan Groth and Sora Matsushima were on a path to meet each other in the Quarters except […]
WTT Star Contender Chennai – Semifinal Surprises
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Late Saturday, the Quarterfinal matches were played at the WTT Star Contender Chennai. Tomislav Pucar who earlier in the day upset top seed Harimoto, fell to Oh Junsung. Oh was the third seed in this section of the draw, the first of four surprise semifinalist. The four seeded players in […]
WTT Star Contender Chennai – Top Seeds Fall
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The first action on Friday went pretty much as expected at the WTT Star Contender Chennai. Tomokazu Harimoto started strong against Maharu Yoshimura, but Yoshimura fought back to even the score to 2-2 before Harimoto could squeeze out an 11-9 win in the fifth. The second seed, Hugo Calderano, lost […]
WTT Star Contender Chennai – Early Action
(by Steve Hopkins) Early action is underway at the WTT Star Contender Chennai. The event is being held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, a state-of-the-art modern venue in Chennai, India. This stop on the WTT Star Contender series, has drawn an elite slate of top players including Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto (World No. 3), Brazil’s […]
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