(by Steve Hopkins) Kanak Jha arrived in Ontario, California for the start of the US National Table Tennis Championships as the top seed and perennial favorite. Jha did exactly what many expected, blasted through the draw with 3-0, 3-0, 4-0 and 4-0 performances to reach the Final. And once there, he dominated the first three […]
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Smarter Now Doesn’t Mean You Were Dumb Before
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) This is one of those tips where the title, by itself, should give you a lot to think about. If you want to improve at table tennis (or most other endeavors), you need to constantly learn. I’ve been playing almost 50 years, and just last week I think I finally figured out […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Broward Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Broward Table Tennis Club offers regular tournaments, camps, and coaching opportunities. They have been a host of an ITTF World Veterans Tour event and just a few months ago hosted a WTT Feeder Event. There are regular clinics on Tuesdays and Saturdays, courses for kids on Friday and Sunday, and a […]
MLTT Featured Team: Los Angeles Spinners
Posted on(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. […]
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 […]
Push with Purpose and Placement
April 20, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame So often players push just to keep… Read More
Simeon Martin – 1 Forehand Loop, 1 Backhand Loop
April 20, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Simeon Martin is executing a numbered based Forehand and Backhand… Read More
Great News: Texas Table Tennis Upcoming Head Coach Koji Itagaki
April 20, 2026
(By Texas Table Tennis Club) Koji Itagaki coached TSV Bad Königshofen of Table Tennis Bundesliga since 2016. Under… Read More
Portland Paddlers Win MLTT Season 3
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Why is there a Golden Game? For Moments Like These. With the entire season hanging… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520… Read More
Angel Naranjo is Central American & Caribbean Champion
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) After anchoring Team Puerto Rico to a win earlier in the week, Angel… Read More
Anav Gupta Among Surprise Winners at US Junior National Ranking II
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 US Junior National Ranking Tournament II wrapped up last week at HITTA in… Read More
World Team Championships: Preview
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) One hundred years after the inaugural World Championships were held in London (1926),… Read More
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