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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Boston Table Tennis Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Table Tennis Club is in Medford, just North of Cambridge and Somerville and only four miles from  Boston’s city center.  The club is just off I-93 (Northern Expressway), and near the Orange and Blue Lines, providing easy access to the greater Boston metropolitan area. The BTTC is a 3000 square foot […]

Duda Wins in Skopje

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Who’s the top ranked player in Germany?  After winning the WTT Contender Skopje in North Macedonia, Benedikt Duda is likely going to be the top ranked German player.  As of today, the top German is Dang Qiu at 1780, and Duda trails in the Rankings by 260 points.  However, Duda […]

5,000 Fans Watch Ochsenhausen win TTBL Final

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo TTBL) A sold-out arena with 5,000 fans showed up in Frankfurt to watch Borussia Dusseldorf battle Liebherr Ochsenhausen in the German League (TTBL) Final – not just the final TTBL match of the season, but likely Timo Boll’s last professional match in Germany. While Boll’s retirement from table tennis is among […]

Mumba tops Jaipur in Indian League Final

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) In the final match of India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) is was U Mumba TT defeating the Jaipur Patriots to take the league title.  As in the Semifinal match, Benadette Szocs led the way for her Mumba team – this time having a part in 5 of her team’s 8 […]

Szocs Leads Mumba TT to India League Final

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) Bernadette Szocs scored 4 of her team’s 8 points as U Mumba TT takes out Dempo Goa Challengers 8-7 to advance to the Final of India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league. U Mumba was the underdog in the matchup, as Dempo Goa were the second seeds in the Final as […]

Guess Who’s Back ??

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(by Steve Hopkins) Having made headlines a few weeks ago with his tour through Germany which included an announcement that he would be joining the German League this Fall, an energized Fan Zhendong has started his 2025 China Super League schedule with seven straight wins. Fan Zhendong is playing for Shanghai Real Estate Group and […]

Jha, Akula, Lead the Patriots into India’s League Final

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league is in its sixth season – with league matches played with a similar structure to USA’s Major League Table Tennis except that the coed Indian structure is with the first match between the two top men, then a match between the top women, then […]

Most Competitive Matches Are Won or Lost on Two Things

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(By Larry Hodges) Between players of roughly equal levels, matches are almost always won or lost on one of two things: sports psychology and tactics. Why? How well you play is mostly set by your mentality. There’s no magic secret about this; if you played great in the past, then unless you are injured or […]

MLTT Featured Team: Princeton Revolution

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Princeton Revolution are hoping to fire a shot that will be heard around the world as another season of Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) is set to begin.  They have been one of the strongest teams in their Division since their founding in 2023.  This year that division will include the New […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Bob Chen Table Tennis

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(by Steve Hopkins) Bob Chen Table Tennis was founded in 2017 by Bob Chen.  The goal of the center is to popularize the sport of table tennis by building a diverse table tennis community and helping to improve all players’ table tennis skills.  Bob Chen Table Tennis offers group and private lessons. With its location near […]

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