(by Larry Hodges, Photo Credit: Steve Claflin) Jian Zhuang, 65, started playing table tennis in Shanghai, China. He played in school and through college, but said he never really trained seriously at that time. In 1988 he came to the US as a graduate exchange student in electrical engineering. He spent about 25 years as […]
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Bryce Milford – Going After Batman
(by Larry Hodges) With a name like Bryce – you know, that superfast sponge from Butterfly – you’d think he’d be an all-out looper, like the overwhelming majority of top players. But no – he never loops, he just hits. And he’s the US Nationals and World Junior Champion. With hardbat that is. Yes, Bryce […]
Hardbat Clinic at the Classic Nationals
(by Larry Hodges, Photo Credit: Steve Claflin) On Friday night, Aug. 11, I ran a free hardbat clinic for players here at the Classic Table Tennis Nationals at the Austin TTC, Aug. 11-12. Twelve players participated. Cesar Serna assisted as my practice partner – he’s seeded #6 here in Open Hardbat with a 2201 hardbat […]
Moving Away for Table Tennis
(by Arantxa Cossio Aceves) Since I was little I have liked to play sports, my father taught me to swim when I was 3 years old and I played soccer since I was 7, in August 2013 (9 years old) my parents took me to a summer camp in another city, in which different sports […]
Active Feet on Receive
(by Larry Hodges) Watch a top player when he’s about to receive, either live or, better still, on video so you can replay or even do slow motion. While players often have some differences in their stances and how they move, most have two things in common. First, they start out low. Second, as the […]
WTT Youth Contender Charleston: Sally Moyland Claims Two Titles
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) When the Pan Am Youth events concluded, Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, West Virginia immediately transitioned to being host of the WTT Youth Contender series. Among the top stories of the tournament – USA’s Sally Moyland winning both U19 and U17 Singles events. Sally entered the U17 Girls Singles event as […]
WAB Club Feature: San Antonio Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) The San Antonio Table Tennis Club is located on Lookout Run, just Northeast of downtown San Antonio off of I-35. The club has twelve tables in an 8,000 square foot facility with a locker room area and players lounge. Club activities include a ladder for competitive play among beginners, a monthly beginner’s […]
Latest Rankings: China Has 7 of Top 20
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin are solidly ahead of the pack, but who else is in the top 20? In third position is Ma Long who maintains a moderate lead over Hugo Calderano. Tomokazu Harimoto is in fifth, only 125 points behind Calderano. Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan are sixth […]
WTT Contender Lima: Freitas and Kao Underdog Finalists
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) In a strong event with seven players in the World Top 25, and great competitors like World No. 4 Hugo Calderano, World No. 10 Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and World No. 13 Dang Qiu, it took a lot of upsets before the final could feature World No. 30 Marcos Freitas, and World […]
My Experience in ITTF Team Hopes
(by Arantxa Cossio Aceves) In 2015, I was the Central American U11 Champion, which gave me the chance to be in a training camp a week before the Latin American children’s championship in Havana, Cuba; that week there was a camp and a competition among the 12 top U 11 players in America, in which […]
Focus the First Ball Attack on Spin
September 29, 2025
(By Bowmar Sports) Jhon serves short backspin, robot plays long backspin to middle/pocket, Jhon plays Forehand topspin to… Read More
Tip of the Week – Deliberate Practice in Table Tennis
September 29, 2025
By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog If you are putting in hours and… Read More
China Smash: Day Two Completes Exciting First Round
September 29, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Like top-seeded Chuqin yesterday, second-seeded Lin Shidong had no trouble logging a 3-0 win to… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Fullerton Table Tennis Academy
September 28, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Fullerton Table Tennis Academy is located off Imperial Highway in Fullerton, California. The facility is near… Read More
German League Parity
September 28, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo TTBL) Four weeks in to the new season of the German Professional League (TTBL),… Read More
Pan Am Championships: Preview
September 28, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Two weeks from today, on October 12, action will being in Rock Hill,… Read More
China Smash: Early Action
September 28, 2025
(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
September 28, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Edmarie Leon is executing a transition play exercise. It consist… Read More
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