(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Los Angeles Spinners hope to roll through the upcoming Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) season. The Spinners have been in the playoff conversation in each of the previous MLTT seasons. The team is led by coach Romain Lorentz, whose experience includes playing at a high level in international competition. […]
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Early Action Underway at the US Nationals
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Action started Saturday in Ontario, California in the 2025 rendition of the US National table Tennis Championships. Kanak Jha, will be the top seed in Men’s Singles – he has a bye into the Round of 32. The other players with Main Draw byes in Men’s Singles include Nishant Lebaka, Xiang Jing […]
Japan Takes 3 of 5 Titles in Zagreb
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Tomokazu Harimoto took Men’s Singles and Satsuki Odo took Women’s Singles, as Japan was dominant at the WTT Contender Series event in Zagreb this week. Japan also won the Women’s Doubles event with Satsuki Odo teaming with Miwa Harimoto to win. Tomokazu Harimoto worked through a tough draw. The first test was […]
Harimoto Through to Finals in Zagreb
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Tomokazu Harimoto is the highest seed at the WTT Contender Series event in Zagreb this week, but with 18 players in the World’s Top 50 competing, there was no easy path through this draw. And for a top seed, Harimoto had a tougher draw than expected. The first test was China’s Xu […]
MLTT Featured Team: Portland Paddlers
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Portland Paddlers are navigating the current of the West Division of the Major League Table Tennis (MLTT), having finished in third, in the middle of the pack in both of the previous two seasons. In the most recent season, they finished 6-12 with 171 points. At the helm is […]
WTT Star Contender Ljubijana: Calderano Wins Again
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Hugo Calderano has done it again – winning the WTT Star Contender Series event in Ljubijana, Slovenia. Calderano met still competition early, defeating France’s Flavien Cotton 3-1 and fighting back from behind twice against Taipei’s Kao Cheng-Jui in the Round of 16. However, he was firing on all cylinders by […]
Calderano, Jorgic, and both Lebruns reach Semis in Slovenia
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Top seeded Hugo Calderano met stiff competition at the WTT Star Contender Series event in Ljubijana, Slovenia this week. Two of his three wins (in his 3-1 victory) over France’s Flavien Cotton were by the minimum 2 points in the Round of 32. Calderano then fought back from behind twice against Taipei’s […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Bridgeport Sports Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) At over 14,000 square feet, the Bridgeport Sports Club one of the largest table tennis clubs in all of North America. The club is completely supplied with Butterfly table tennis equipment and supplies with a fully stocked pro shop. The flooring is a classic maple wood gym floor. The facility also includes […]
How to Anticipate Opponent’s Placement
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Players with great reflexes don’t have great reflexes. There, I’ve said it, and you probably think I’m crazy. But they don’t. What they have is early reaction. What does that mean? If you smash or loop kill against a top player, it’s often amazing how they seem to react to it, thereby […]
How to Serve to Passive and Aggressive Receivers
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Part of how you serve to these types of receivers comes down to your own playing style. But if you want to be an advanced player, then you need to learn to follow up your serve with an attack. That’s relatively easy against a passive receiver – except that those players are […]
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