(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Contender Series in Muscat Oman finished late Saturday. In much of the Middle East, Sunday is the start of the workweek, so the Finals are played one day earlier than much of the rest of the World (where Finals are commonly on Sunday evenings). Anton Kallberg fought his way through […]
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: South Bend Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) For nearly 90 years, South Bend has been one of the centers of the North American table tennis world. Many of the best players, have played or trained there – and newest rendition of the club in the Beacon Resource Center is continuing this great tradition. The club features tournaments, a strong juniors […]
Adriana Diaz and Anton Kallberg Headline on Friday in Muscat
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Contender Series in Muscat Oman is down to the Final Weekend. In much of the Middle East, Sunday is the start of the workweek, so the Finals will be on Saturday. Top seed, Tomokazu Harimoto continued his inconsistent Fall, with a Quarterfinal loss to Anton Kallberg 3-2. Harimoto has had […]
Chuqin Wins in Lanzhou – Retakes World No. 1
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) Wang Chuqin won his second event in as many weeks, as he dominated a strong field at the WTT Star Contender Lanzhou. Chuqin was tested in the Quarterfinals by Zhou Qihao – pulling away at the end for a 3-2 victory. Chuqin then dominated Lin Gaoyuan in the Semifinals and […]
The Best You
Posted on(by Larry Hodges) To reach your maximum potential, don’t try to be someone else, or you’ll just be a shadow of that person. Instead, focus on being the best you. This includes learning from top players, of course, but that’s only part of it. Here are four things you should build on, roughly in order […]
Dima Drops a Dime – Invests in MLTT
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Dimitrij Ovtcharov is a part of the new ownership of the Princeton Revolution Major League Table Tennis franchise. The investment group for the Princeton squad now includes majority owner Roger Kang, Andre Liu, and Dima Ovtcharov. As Ovtcharolv noted in a social medial post, the project is “one of the most exciting […]
China Takes 6 of 7 Events at Asian Games: Chuqin Wins Men’s Singles
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Wang Chuqin upset Fan Zhendong in the Men’s Singles Final to close out the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Korea’s Jang Woojin, and Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting each claim a Bronze. The final day upset in Women’s Singles occurred a few hours earlier when Japan’s Hina Hayata defeated World […]
Four Short Serve Scenarios
Posted on(by Larry Hodges) Here are six scenarios when serving short. You should incorporate these into your own serving game and learn to follow them up with strong attacks. For these scenarios, I’m assuming your forehand loop is stronger than your backhand loop, and so you’d want to favor it when possible. If you prefer to […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club
Posted on(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 […]
Asian Games Update: Doubles Titles to China, China, and Korea
Posted on(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 […]
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