(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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Your Racket Is Your Musical Instrument
(by Larry Hodges) Here is a great way to understand how the mind should operate during a table tennis rally. If you play a musical instrument, you don’t consciously play a song; your subconscious does. Each note triggers the next note. In table tennis, whatever your opponent does triggers your next move. It’s the same thing, with […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: True North Table Tennis Centre
(by Steve Hopkins) True North Table Tennis Centre is located in Scarborough Ontario, a suburb just North of Toronto near Markham. It was founded by Hongtao Chen and Eugene Wang in 2018 to help others learn and perfect their table tennis skills. With their expert coaching, many athletes have reached new grounds in their table […]
WTT Youth Contender Buenos Aires: Results
(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Youth Contender Series visited Buenos Aires this week, bringing rising stars from the Western Hemisphere as well as a few top ranked youth players from Korea, Spain, and Slovakia. For American fans, there was solid results from TeamUSA in Girls U17, Boys U15 and Mixed Doubles, Puerto Rico in U19 […]
Reflecting on the Loss of Icons Timo Boll and Ma Long
(by Steve Hopkins) Each generation has its own great players, but few have reached the the level of table tennis legends Timo Boll and Ma Long. Both players have stepped away from the international stage, though it is not clear yet if we will continue to see them in lower-level team competition for their league […]
Jha Has Great Performance in TTBL Team Loss to Saarbrucken
(by Steve Hopkins) With the German League season coming to an end, there is some real pressure on teams pushing to make the end of season final four tournament. Ochsenhausen and Dusseldorf are both clearly in already with their 16-5 records. TSV Konigshofen has nearly sealed their position as well – as they are 14-7 […]
Chongqing Final: Could We Have a New Number One?
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The WTT Champions Series event in Chongqing was designed to feature the most elite players in the world, battling in an ideal venue, with great action and ultimately a showdown of the best of the best. This edition of the WTT Champions Series certainly delivered as advertised. By Sunday, the […]
World Rankings: Shidong Stays On Top
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The WTT Champions Series event in Chongqing finished on Sunday, and most who watched assumed the Final between Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong would not only determine the tournament champion, but also World No. 1. In fact, with the two only separated in the rankings by 100 points, the announcers […]
Playing the Weird Style
(by Larry Hodges) There is no such thing as a weird style, just styles you are not used to. And yet, players are often petrified, or at least mentally too tight, to play effectively against weird styles. (When I say “weird style” I’m referring to any aspect of the opponent’s play that’s “different,” whether it’s […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Trolley Car Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) With its location in the East Falls area on the North side of Philadelphia, the Trolley Car Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to the Greater Philadelphia area (including areas of New Jersey and Delaware. It offers 10 tables nestled into a cozy space with good lighting and flooring. They have LED […]
Matsushima Wins in Frankfurt
November 9, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Six players in the World’s Top 10 competed this week in the WTT… Read More
Geovanni Coello – Serve and Flip to Open Play
November 9, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Geovanny Coello is working with his student on using the… Read More
Frankfurt Update: Another Big Win for Jha, 3 Seeds Fall Early
November 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) There were some big surprises in early action this week at the WTT Champions series… Read More
Arantxa Cossio Aceves – Three Ball Transition Play
November 8, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Arantxa Cossio Aceves is focusing on a Three Ball Transition Play… Read More
Return Back to Neutral
November 7, 2025
In and Out Footwork against random topspin with different amounts of spin: Robot plays random topspin balls all… Read More
Kevin Doyle – Forehand Push & Backhand Loop Sequencing
November 7, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kevin Doyle is focusing on a Gameplay Sequence that consist… Read More
Racket Always Up
November 5, 2025
In and Out Footwork against random topspin with different amounts of spin: Robot plays random topspin balls to… Read More
MLTT Weekly Round-Up – We’re Heading To New York
November 5, 2025
(by: Major League Table Tennis) WEEK 5 IN NEW YORK: Fresh match-ups and new storylines as the league… Read More
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