(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Kanak Jha has had an amazing start to the 2024/25 German League. TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt, Jha’s team, are currently in third position, ahead of many of the perennial favorites including Dusseldorf, Saarbrucken, and Ochsenhausen. Today, Schwalbe faced off against current No. 2 Fulda. Fulda features World No. 16 Dimitrij Ovtcharov and […]
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The Only Thing That Matters
(by Larry Hodges) Let’s keep this simple. This is how a champion thinks: The next point you play is the only thing in the worldthat matters. Note that it’s not the most important thing in the world – that type of thinking would just make you nervous. It’s simply the only thing that matters, and so should […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Origin Table Tennis Academy
(by Steve Hopkins) Origin Table Tennis Academy is in Little Neck, NY (a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City). The coaching staff is led by Coach Yutian Wang. Origin TTA is dedicated to the growth and development of every student. As a physical activity, table tennis has extraordinary benefits to the training […]
ITTF Rankings: Lin Shidong Jumps into Top 10
(by Steve Hopkins) China’s Lin Shidong is the biggest mover this week as he jumped up five spots into the Top 10. Shidong leaped over Lin Gaoyuan (and Tomokazu Harimoto and Lin Yun-Ju and Patrick Franziska and Truls Moregard). Shidong’s jump is based upon the strength of his win in Macao a week ago, and […]
Kanak Jha Among Elite in German League, Team Falters in German Cup
(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Kanak Jha has had an amazing start to the 2024/25 German League. TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt, Jha’s team, are currently in third position, ahead of many of the perennial favorites including Dusseldorf, Saarbrucken, and Ochsenhausen. FC Bayern Munich is currently in first, a squad that features Kirill Gerasimenko and Mattias Falck. The other […]
Written Coaching Material for Table Tennis
(by Larry Hodges) Someone once complained that reading coaching articles was pointless since nobody ever became a champion player by reading. He was absolutely right and absolutely wrong. No, you cannot become a champion by reading about it. Coaching articles and books (including mine!) are not meant to be used in isolation. They are supplements to […]
Lind Wins in Bulgaria
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Anders Lind dominated the draw at this week’s WTT Feeder Series event in Panagyurishte, Bulgaria. Top seeded Steffen Mengel was upset in his first match, leaving Lind as the highest remaining seed. Lind never looked back. Wins of 3-1, 3-0, 3-0, 3-1, and 3-0 dotted Lind’s path to victory, with his […]
Lin Shidong Surprise Winner in Macao
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Lin Shidong entered the WTT Champions Macao as the 9th seed, but that did not deter him. Shidong, World No. 13, topped Tomokazu Harimotor (World No. 8), Lin Yun-Ju (World No. 9), Wang Chuqin (World No. 1), and Dang Qiu (World No. 12) on his way to the title. Of […]
Plan Your One-Minute Break
(by Larry Hodges) You only get one break that you can call during a match, and it’s only sixty seconds long. How should you use it? Here are four reasons you might consider a time-out, in rough order of how often you should use this reason. (Ideally, you should have more than one of these […]
The Draws are out for WTT Champions Macao
(by Steve Hopkins) The tour next turns its attention towards Macao where the WTT Champions Series event will be played this week. The draws have been posted, and action will begin on Monday – there are no easy matches. Top seeded (and World No. 1) Wang Chuqin’s path to the Semifinals could include Patrick Franziska […]
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September 24, 2025
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(By Larry Hodges) You probably have a regular forehand pendulum serve, or backhand serve, or perhaps a forehand… Read More
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Fremont Table Tennis Academy
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MLTT Week 2 Update
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(By Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The second weekend of Major League Table Tennis featured six matches at the Charlotte… Read More
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