(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) TeamUSA secured three Golds and a Bronze in Singles competition over the weekend at the ParapanAm in Santiago. Doubles pairings added another three Bronze medals on Monday morning. TeamUSA logged some great results in weekend action in the Singles Events. Tahl Leibovitz swept his Semifinal match with a 3-0 win […]
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Three Singles Golds for TeamUSA at ParapanAm in Santiago
(by Steve Hopkins) Most of the Singles events concluded this weekend at the ParapanAm in Santiago. Doubles events conclude tomorrow. TeamUSA logged some great results in weekend action. Tahl Leibovitz swept his Semifinal match with a 3-0 win over Argentina’s Eithan Skliarskiy and then rolled through the Class 9 Final with another 3-0 win over […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Sunny Culture & Sports Center
(by Steve Hopkins) Sunny International Culture & Sports Center is located at Scarborough, Sheppard, and Brimley Street in Scarborough – a city within the greater Toronto Metropolitan area. The club is just off of the Ontario 401 Express, about 25 kilometers to the North of the Toronto city center and easily accessible via public transportation. […]
BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: PongNow Interview with Bowie and Melba Martin
(by Steve Hopkins) In this BUTTERFLY FAVORITE, we have an interview with Bowie and Melba Martin that was originally created in December of 2020. _____________ PongNow is an interview series talking table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. This week, we have Bowie and Melba Martin – who […]
Coaching Between Games for Non-Coaches
(by Larry Hodges) Professional coaches always seem to know what to say to a player between games or in a timeout. That’s why they are professional coaches. A good coach has essentially seen it all and can see the patterns that lead to tactics that will work in that match. They also understand the psychology […]
Liang Jingkun Wins in Taiyuan
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) World No. 2 (and top seed) Wang Chuqin fell in the opening round to World No. 43 Xu Yingbin. Xu then fell in the Round of 16 to Japan’s Shunsuke Togami. Togami had a great tournament, topping An Jaehyun in the opening round, Xu in the Round of 16, then Cho […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Tan’s Table Tennis Training Club
(by Steve Hopkins) Tan’s Table Tennis Training Club is the first full-time table tennis club in the greater Cincinnati area. The club is located just to the Northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, a few miles from the 275 Expressway and just off of I-42. The location provides easy access to greater Cincinnati and Dayton. The […]
Three Keys to Fast Reacting
(by Larry Hodges) So, you want to react to an opponent’s shot like the pro’s? That’s simple – as long as you follow the three principles to fast reactions. They are: 1. Ready position. If you have a good ready position to start from, it’s much easier to react quickly. Many players have poor ready […]
US Closes PanAm Team Events with Gold and Bronze
(by Steve Hopkins) Mark Hazinski (Men’s Coach), Rachel Sung, Sid Naresh, Lily Zhang, Jishan Liang, Amy Wang, Nandan Naresh & Gao Jun (Women’s Coach) On Saturday the US Women won their Semifinal Match over Brazil 3-0. The Women then followed up that win with a 3-1 Gold Medal victory over Puerto Rico. For TeamUSA’s […]
Lin Yun-Ju Wins in Frankfurt
(by Steve Hopkins) Entering the weekend with just four left in Frankfurt, we had already seen Lee Sang-su take out World No. 1 Fan, and Felix Lebrun fight through his quarter of the draw past both Lee and Dang Qiu. The other top seeds, Ma Long and Wang Chuqin were then joined by Lin Yu-Ju […]
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