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Jarvis, Gauzy, and Shunsuke Join Top Seeds in Round of 16

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Lin Shidong will face Anton Kallberg in the Round of 16 on Thursday at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championship Finals in Doha.  World No. 1 Shidong has lost only 1 game thus far, with a 4-0 win over Liam Pitchford, a d 4-0 win over Lam Siu Hang, and […]

World Championships Update: Jarvis Powers Through to Round of 32

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(by Steve Hopkins) A few surprises in the early rounds of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Doha as England’s Tom Jarvis pulled off a major update and Taipei’s Lin Yen-Chun advanced as Alexis Lebrun withdrew.   Top seeds Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin have each breezed through their first two rounds – both […]

Learn from Students of the Game, Crafty Veterans, and Hedgehogs

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(By Larry Hodges) You should always be learning in table tennis, or in any serious activity. I’m always amazed at how often players miss opportunities to learn from others, or limit their learning by only learning from a few. Here are three types of players you can learn from, both as a player and a […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy

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(by Steve Hopkins) With their location just North of Atlanta in Suwanee, Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy has a strong presence in the largest metropolitan area in the Southeast.  AITTA is the result of a 2014 merger between Yang’s Table Tennis Academy and Atlanta Table Tennis Academy.  They have full-time coaches across and have been […]

MLTT Team Feature: East Division Expansion Team the Atlanta Blazers

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(by Steve Hopkins) Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) continues to grow, and the Atlanta Blazers are one of the newest expansion teams.  From the Hawks to the Falcons to the Braves – Atlanta is a great sports town.  And now the ATL is on path to become a contender in professional table tennis. The Blazers […]

Early Action Underway in Doha

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(by Steve Hopkins) Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin had 4-0 wins as all of the top seeds advanced in the first round of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Doha, Qatar.   Hugo Calderano and Tomokazu Harimoto each advanced with 4-1 wins.  And running through the rest of the World Top 10, Jingkun, Moregard, […]

World Championships: Team USA Round 1 Results

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(by Steve Hopkins) Kanak Jha needed all seven games to advance 4-3 in his first round win over Guilherme Teodoro at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Doha, Qatar.   Jha has moved in to the Round of 64 where he will face Eduard Ionescu on Monday.  Jha was one of four US men […]

Warm Up Your Serves

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(By Larry Hodges) At tournaments, players warm their shots up – forehands, backhands, looping, blocking, and so on. Then they go out to play – and half the points start out with their serve, one of the few things in their game that they didn’t warm up! This has always puzzled me. I think most […]

New York Slice and Koki Niwa on Path to Challenge in MLTT

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Retired Japanese star Koki Niwa has officially joined the New York Slice.  The New York Slice are an expansion team in Major League Table Tennis (MLTT), and they will first see action in the 2025-2026 season. Niwa was an elite player on the world tour for over 15 years, winning […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: American International Table Tennis School

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(by Steve Hopkins) American International Table Tennis School was founded in 2023 by a group of passionate table tennis players that wanted to establish an organization to help our youth build character and grow as people through this sport.   The American International Table Tennis School was started by 3 avid lifelong table tennis practitioners, who […]

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