(by Steve Hopkins, photo by USATT) Jha and Tsao faced off in the Quarterfinals in one of the most entertaining matches thus far the 2024 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships in Huntsville, Alabama. Darryl Tsao came out full of adrenaline and quickly converted that adrenaline to confidence with strong point after strong point pushing Kanak […]
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Top Seeds Push Forward At US Nationals
(by Steve Hopkins, photo by Butterfly) The top four seeded men reached the Quarters in Men’s Singles, and the top four seeded women reached the Quarters in Women’s Singles, as action is down to the final two days at the 2024 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships in Huntsville, Alabama. Kanak Jha dropped only one game […]
Doubles Takes Center Stage at US National Championships
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Nandan Naresh and Daniel Tran are the 2024 US Nationals Men’s Doubles Champions after logging a 3-1 win over Darryl Tsao and Victor Xie. Amy Wang won a pair of doubles titles today, teaming up with Rachel Sung to win Women’s Doubles and teaming with Andrew Cao to win Mixed […]
Should You Guard Against the Long or Short Serve?
(by Larry Hodges) You can ask three coaches this question and get three different answers. Some say guard against the deep serve and react to the short one. Some say the opposite. Some say guard against both equally. Make that four different answers, because my answer is, “It depends.” I once coached a top player […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Helen Tao Table Tennis
(by Steve Hopkins) Helen Tao Table Tennis (formerly Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club (MATTBC)) is located in Waltham, about 12 miles to the West of downtown Boston. The club is just off of I-95 and with easy access via public transportation is centrally located for the greater Boston area. The club is one of the […]
Dusseldorf Wins 34th TTBL Championship
(by Steve Hopkins) Borussia Dusseldorf and rival Saarbrucken were again matched in the Final of this year’s Liebherr TTBL Final. The result was a 3-1 win for Dusseldorf as their secured their 34th German League Championship. For most of their matchups in recent years, the Dusseldorf squad has had the advantage on paper – with […]
Japan Sweeps WTT Events in Tunis
(by Steve Hopkins) Japan came to Tunisia in force, with Tomokazu Harimoto (World No. 11) the top seed in Men’s Singles, and little sister Miwa Harimoto (World No. 7) the top seed in Women’s Singles. Japan was not the top seed in all of the events, but that did not keep them from sweeping all […]
WTT Youth Contender Series Visits Westchester, New York
(by Steve Hopkins) Westchester Table Tennis Center was the host of last week’s WTT Youth Contender Series event. Players from all over the world competed, and American, Canadians, Puerto Ricans, and others were able to compete closer to home – as most of these events are centered in Europe and Asia. In the U19 Boys […]
Hodges’ Newest SciFi Book Introduces Aliens to Our Sport
(by Steve Hopkins) Earlier this month, Larry Hodges’ 10,000 word science fiction table tennis novelette was published by New Myths Magazine. The story, “First Galactic Table Tennis Championships,” is online (and free to read). A hundred years into the future, aliens are playing table tennis, and following a new round of Ping-Pong Diplomacy, the best […]
Leave Your Comfort Zone to Develop Strategically
(by Larry Hodges) Let’s get right to the point – you must lose to improve. Why? Because developing your game means adding new techniques. When you add these techniques, they won’t be developed yet, so they won’t be consistent nor will you be comfortable yet in using them. Most players have their “comfort zones.” If […]
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The Chewing Gum Theory of Footwork
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: King Square Sports Centre
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MLTT Week 5 Recap: Slice and Surge are Headliners in New York
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) Week 5 of Major League Table Tennis delivered dreams and drama in Westchester,… Read More
Matsushima Wins in Frankfurt
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Six players in the World’s Top 10 competed this week in the WTT… Read More
Geovanni Coello – Serve and Flip to Open Play
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