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Kanak Jha Among Elite Players in India’s UTT League

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league is in its sixth season.  This year they will run their full season over about three weeks.  The matches are played with a similar structure to USA’s Major League Table Tennis except that the Indian teams are more evenly split between male and female.  […]

Showing Frustration or Confidence

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(By Larry Hodges) This is a simple tip. Do you think you have a better chance of winning if your opponent is confident or frustrated? You actually have some control over this. It’s simple, and it’s all about how you react when you miss shots or fall behind. Showing frustration is a good way to […]

MLTT Team Feature: Carolina Gold Rush

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Carolina Gold Rush hope to strike gold a second time, having won the 2025 MLTT Cup just a few months ago.  The Carolina Gold Rush have been one of the strongest teams in their Division since their founding in 2023.  This year that division will include the New York Slice, Princeton […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: BAPPA Table Tennis

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(by Steve Hopkins) The website for BAPPA Table Tennis opens with “Fast, Fun & Fierce”.  The club offers a great atmosphere with a community of players within its professional quality table tennis facilities with red rubberized flooring, high ceilings, and great lighting.  They offer youth camps private lessons, group lessons and Open Play. The club […]

Saarbrucken Repeats as ETTU Champions League Winner

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by Steve Hopkins, photos ETTU) Saarbrucken has won its third consecutive European Champions League Men’s title.  After defeating KS Global Pharma Orlicz 1924 Suchedniow yesterday 3-0, Saarbrucken has defeated Borussia Dusseldorf 3-1 today. Anton Kallberg won the opening match to give Borussia Dusseldorf the early lead.  Patrick Franziska won the first two games 15-13 and […]

Fan Zhendong is Heading to Saarbrucken

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(by Steve Hopkins) On the same day that they won a big Semifinal match to advance to the Champions League Finals, even bigger news was released for Saarbrucken.  During the third match of the day, the official transfer reports indicated that Olympic Champion Fan Zhendong has signed with FC Saarbrucken.  An official announcement has not […]

ETTU Champions League Finalists: Saarbrucken and Dusseldorf (again)

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) For the fourth time in recent years, it will be Saarbrucken and Dusseldorf battling in the final pairing of the European Champions League Men’s title.  Last year it was Saarbrucken who left the winner, but Borussia Dusseldorf won the 2021/22 and 202o/21 season finales.  Tune in tomorrow to see who […]

If You Step Around Your Backhand to Play a Forehand, Go All the Way

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(By Larry Hodges) “I’m too slow!” That’s the cry of many players who play a forehand from the backhand corner, and then can’t recover in time to cover their wide forehand. I’ve written about this before – focusing on the importance of balance and following through back into position so you can cover that wide […]

MLTT Team Feature: East Division’s Florida Crocs

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Florida Crocs are ready to snap in the 2025 Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) season.  Since their founding in 2023, the Crocs have been a force in MLTT’s East Division.  This year that division will include the New York Slice, Princeton Revolution, Carolina Gold Rush, and Atlanta Blazers. Under the leadership […]

Chuqin Over Calderano in Doha

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Hugo Calderano reached 10 first in the opening game of the Men’s Singles Final today at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Doha.  Unfortunately, despite being up 10-9, Calderano lost the next three points.  That momentum shift may have been the difference in the match, as Chuqin not […]

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