(by Steve Hopkins) The Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club is located in Milpitas, just North of San Jose on the Southern edge of San Francisco Bay. From this spot in Silicon Valley, they have easy access to Oakland (35 miles) and San Francisco (50 miles) finding themselves accessible to one of the largest hot beds […]
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Asian Games Update: Doubles Titles to China, China, and Korea
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) China continues to be is strongly favored in all events, but their sweep was broken on Monday as the Korean team of both Jeon/Shin won Women’s Doubles. Perhaps the headline is that China’s sweep is already busted – as this is the only event of the five played so far […]
Asian Games Update: Woojin Jang and Wong Chun Ting Join Fan and Chuqin in Semis
(by Steve Hopkins) China is strongly favored in both singles events as they bring World No. 1 and World No. 2 as the top two seeds (in both Men’s and Women’s Singles). For the Men’s event, both top seeds advanced as expected, with Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin each winning 4-0 in every round. The […]
Chinese Teams Win Asian Games Titles (As Expected)
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) China has dominated major team events for several decades (in both Men’s and Women’s team events), so it is not unexpected at all that Chinese squads sporting players who are World Nos. 1-3 won a team event played in Hangzhou, China against Asia’s best. China winning the 2023 Asian Games […]
Asian Games Update: China and Korea Face Off in Final
(by Steve Hopkins) The biggest story of the team event at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China was Iran’s upset win over Japan in the Quarterfinals. The underdog Iranian’s run, however, was short lived as they fell 0-3 to Korea today. China also took care of business with a 3-0 win (3-0, 3-0, 3-0) […]
To Hit or to Loop?
(by Larry Hodges) That is the question, and whether you’re Ma Long or Hamlet, you have to decide. Back when I started out, the answer was easier – except at higher levels, you mostly looped against backspin, and (except at higher levels) mostly hit against topspin or blocks, though there were plenty of forehand loopers, […]
Asian Games Update: Alamian and Iran Biggest Story So Far
(by Steve Hopkins) Hangzhou is the host of the 2023 Asian Games. The Team Events have progressed to the Final Four with China set to face Taipei on Monday, and Korea set to face…. Iran. That’s not a typo, Iran topped Vietnam in the first knock out round and then topped Japan 3-0 in the […]
WAB Featured Club: Ready to Golf
(By Steve Hopkins) Located in New Jersey, North of Newark not far from the George Washington Bridge (and New York City), Ready to Golf provides daily access to table tennis with great playing conditions. Their 14 tables (and 7 robots) are available for reservation online by the hour or for a per-day pass. Their reservation system […]
Latest Rankings: Amy Wang’s Career Best
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) No changes in the Women’s Top 5 this week with Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, and Chen Xingtong forming a wall of Chinese dominance over the rest of the world. At No. 6, Mima Ito is once again the top non-Chinese player in the rankings. China’s Qian […]
Top Ten Table Tennis Tournament Travel Tips
(by Larry Hodges) Some of these are table tennis specific, others are more general – but they are all tips for travel to table tennis events. (Some are things you should do in advance of the tournament to help prepare.) Keep necessary stuff in carry-on bag when flying. Bags sometimes get lost. So try to […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Fullerton Table Tennis Academy
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(by Steve Hopkins) Fullerton Table Tennis Academy is located off Imperial Highway in Fullerton, California. The facility is near… Read More
German League Parity
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo TTBL) Four weeks in to the new season of the German Professional League (TTBL),… Read More
Pan Am Championships: Preview
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Two weeks from today, on October 12, action will being in Rock Hill,… Read More
China Smash: Early Action
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Action kicked off on Sunday with half of the main draw seeing action… Read More
Edmarie Leon – Transition and Footwork Play
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Edmarie Leon is executing a transition play exercise. It consist… Read More
China Smash: Qualifiers Reach Main Round
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Eight players fought through the Qualifiers to reach the main draw at the… Read More
Kevin Doyle – Half Long Forehand Loop
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kevin Doyle is executing the Half Long Loop using the… Read More
Notice How Wide the Ball Can Go
September 26, 2025
Jhon serves short backspin, robot plays long backspin to Backhand, Jhon plays Backhand topspin to Backhand, robot plays… Read More
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