Sponsored by Mecano Sports, presented by Caliente.mx, sanctioned by ICTTF (by Larry Hodges, PHOTO ABOVE Miky Huidobro on right – with beard – discussing TT issues with Director Steve Claflin in front of the Big Board, as Mike Babuin puts up results on left. Photos by Larry Hodges.) How did Micky “Miky” Huidobro – a […]
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Mike Babuin and the US Classic Association
Posted onSponsored by Mecano Sports, presented by Caliente.mx, sanctioned by ICTTF (by Larry Hodges) Mike loves playing sandpaper table tennis. In fact, he’s off to the Philippines in two weeks to play in a “Liha” sandpaper tournament, just for fun. But it’s as an administrator that he would have a world-class rating. He was on the […]
WTT Finals: A Pair of Day 2 Upsets
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Each of the World’s Top Four advanced into the Quarterfinals at the WTT Finals, but only two reached the Semis. World No. 3 Ma Long and World No. 4 Liang Jingkun both fell in their Thursday Quarterfinal matches. Liang Jingkun had a fast start in today’s second match – an 11-2 absolute […]
WTT Finals: Top Four Advance in Early Action
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Each of the World’s Top Four advanced into the Quarterfinals on Wednesday at the WTT Finals Men Doha. Fan Zhendong dropped the first game to Darko Jorgic and then had to fight back wo win 3-2 (in a match that included a 19-17 fourth game). Second seeded Wang Chuqin toped Felix Lebrun […]
Europe’s Champions League: Wiener Neustadt is Surprise Finalist
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Final Four are now set for Europe’s Champions League. Three of those teams are not unexpected – Borussia Dusseldorf has Top 20 players Dang Qiu and Anton Kallberg, and Neu-Ulm has their pair of top players in Ovtcharov and Moregard, and Saarbrucken’s top pair of Franziska and Jorgic account for why these […]
WTT Finals Men Doha 2023: Preview
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Men’s Finals is set to start in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday. At the end of 2022, there were a series of major championships that fully wrapped up that tour season before the start of 2023. The schedule is a little different this year with the WTT Finals starting on January 3rd […]
Comparing the First and Last ITTF Rankings of 2023
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) As we entered 2023, China held the top three spots in the ITTF Rankings with Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, and Wang Chuqin leading the way. A year later, China holds the top four spots – with the same three at the top. Fan Zhendong will enter 2024 in first, with Wang Chuqin […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Alameda Ping Pong Gym
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Alameda Ping Pong Gym is a club in the Bay Area. With its location on Lincoln Avenue, the Alameda Ping Pong Gym is conveniently located for players on the East side of San Francisco Bay. Alameda is a city on Alameda Island just one mile South of downtown Oakland. Lincoln Avenue has […]
$36,000 Mecano Sports Ping Pong World Cup – PREVIEW
Posted on(by Larry Hodges) Hardbat and Sandpaper and Wood, Oh My! That’s what’s coming up in Mexico City, Jan. 4-6, 2024 – the $36,000 Ping Pong World Cup. That’s no typo – $36,000 in American dollars, over 600,000 pesos. (That’s a lot of money for the game of ping pong!) Here is the entry form, with […]
2023 US Open: By The Numbers
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The two signature table tennis events in the US (the Open and the Nationals) are unique to our sport. Our sport is among the most inclusive of all sports reaching players of all ages and abilities, our sport has evolved from a simple game into demanding high speed / high endurance test, […]
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