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2018 Butterfly Southeastern Open Giant Round Robin

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2018 Butterfly Southeastern Open Giant Round Robin (by Steve Hopkins) The entry deadline is approaching fast.  Sign up no later than October 17th at 5:00 pm.  Spots are limited  —  Sign up here. The 2018 Butterfly Southeastern Giant Round Robin tournament will begin on October 19 and will end on Sunday, October 21.  The tournament features five […]

WAB Featured Club: MK Georgia Table Tennis

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WAB Featured Club: MK Georgia Table Tennis (by Steve Hopkins) MK GEORGIA TABLE TENNIS IS ANNOUNCING THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW CLUB.  Enjoy your favorite sport on all brand new tables, with professional coaching, in a cozy atmosphere – all in a convenient location. MK Georgia Table Tennis is in Duluth, Georgia just off of […]

Tip of the week: Style Experimentation

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Tip of the week: Style Experimentation (By Larry Hodges) Many players know their own game, but don’t really know or understand other styles – leading to tactical problems. How can you work out what tactics to use if you don’t understand the style you are playing? For example, a looper might feel like he can’t […]

US Open: New Location, New Format

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US Open: New Location, New Format (by Steve Hopkins) This year’s US Open will be at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.  This Convention Center is one of the largest in North America, and its location on the Southwest side of Orlando places it a short drive from the Disney parks as well […]

WAB FEATURED CLUB: The TopSpin Table Tennis Center

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WAB FEATURED CLUB: The TopSpin Table Tennis Center (by Steve Hopkins) With its location in Santa Clara, the TopSpin Table Tennis Center is in the middle of one of the largest communities of table tennis players in North America.  The center is just North of San Jose within easy reach of much of the Bay […]

Tip of the week: Top Ten Guidelines for Playing the Unconventional Style

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Tip of the week: Top Ten Guidelines for Playing the Unconventional Style (By Larry Hodges) When a conventional player plays an unconventional style, they each face a different fundamental problem. The conventional player has to deal with the fact that the unconventional player is used to playing conventional players while he is likely not as […]

Ducks Makes a Splash: Their New Spin on Melon

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Ducks Makes a Splash: Their New Spin on Melon (by Steve Hopkins) August was a big news month for Ducks Eatery, a restaurant on East 12th Street in New York City.  They introduced a dish featuring smoked watermelon and the internet went crazy.  The original YouTube video posted by Food Insider has 2.3 million views, and […]

How to Punish those Slow, Spinny Loops

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How to Punish those Slow, Spinny Loops (By Larry Hodges) It’s almost a cliché that players have more trouble with slow, spinny loops than faster ones, at least below the higher levels. There’s a simple reason for this – slow, spinny loops are mostly against backspin, and come out with a higher spin-to-speed ratio than […]

Gold in Luxembourg for Puerto Rico’s Afanador

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Gold in Luxembourg for Puerto Rico’s Afanador (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Luxembourg Open Table Tennis Championships was held a week ago in Kirchberg in the Northeast quarter of Luxembourg City. The tournament’s top seed was Lioney Weber of Switzerland.  There were 42 participants in all, with nearly all representing European countries. Nicholas Tio represented […]

WAB FEATURED CLUB: Table Tennis Minnesota

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WAB FEATURED CLUB: Table Tennis Minnesota (by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis Minnesota has three locations in the Minneapolis-St.Paul area.  The Training Center location is on Concord Street in South St. Paul, the Jewish Center location is on Cedar Lake Road in Minneapolis, and the Bloomington Armory location is in Bloomington.  The Training Center is open […]

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