(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) Worlds Day Two: All Eyes on England The Championship Division of the 2018 World Team Championships in Halmstad is made up of four groups of six teams. The top seed in each group are seeds 1-4 in the tournament: Germany, China, Japan, and France. The order of play is set so […]
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Worlds Day 2: US Men Continue to Roll
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) Worlds Day 2: US Men Continue to Roll Play continues today for Team USA’s men. Yijun Feng, Kanak Jha, Nikhil Kumar, and Nicholas Tio enter the tournament as the 38th overall seed , and fourth seed in Group H of the Men’s Second Division. Yesterday they started off the tournament on a roll […]
Tip of the week: Weaknesses Can Be Strengths
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Weaknesses Can Be Strengths If you have a weakness, you try to avoid using it, correct? That’s the normal thinking. However, sometimes a “weakness” can be a strength, plus (perhaps more importantly), if you use a weakness over and over, it might become a strength, or at least […]
Worlds Day One: Men’s Championship Division Review
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) Worlds Day One: Men’s Championship Division Review We are underway at the 2018 World Team Championships in Halmstad, Sweden. There are three divisions in the Men’s event with the top seeds in the Championship Division being No.1 Germany, No.2 China, and No.3 Japan. The German Team includes World No. 2 […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Princeton Pong
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) WAB CLUB FEATURE: Princeton Pong Princeton Pong is an elite, 10,000 square foot table tennis facility in Princeton Junction, New Jersey between Philadelphia and New York City. The facility features 14 professional tables, custom sport flooring, high ceilings, great lighting, a player’s lounge and a great attitude. There are currently two league nights […]
“Extra Events” – Building Excitement at a Small/Medium Club
Posted onExtra Events – Building Excitement at a Small/Medium Club (by Steve Hopkins) Every club has its own challenges. Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state. And while we are located between Boston and New York and there is no shortage of players within a few hours, our biggest challenge is that we do not have […]
Tip of the week: Are You a 10-8 or an 8-10 Player?
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Are You a 10-8 or an 8-10 Player? Some players play best when their back is to the wall – when they are down 8-10, they come alive and play like champions. Others are best when they are ahead and have more confidence in going for their shots […]
$2700 3-Star Butterfly MDTTC April Open
Posted on$2700 3-Star Butterfly MDTTC April Open April 14-15, 2018 • Maryland Table Tennis Center • Gaithersburg, MD By Larry Hodges, tournament director Lots of five-game matches this time, with an epic seven-gamer in the Open final! What a tournament it was. Alas, I missed much of it because I was at the control desk running […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club
Posted onWAB CLUB FEATURE: Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club (by Steve Hopkins) Located in the San Fernando Valley, North of Santa Monica and Malibu in the greater Los Angeles area is Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club. The club began six years ago as the passion of a successful, retiring businessman. Initially, the club […]
2018 World Team Championships Preview
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) 2018 World Team Championships Preview We are now 10 days away from the kickoff of the Liebherr 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships. The Championships will be held from Sunday April 29 to Sunday May 6 in Halmstad, Sweden. The Men’s event is known as the Swaythling Cup and has been held […]
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