(by Stephanie Sun) Jessie Xu, the youngest player who competed in the 2023 Pan Am Selections in Canada, finished 2nd place, losing to Mo Zhang in the Final. This was held from June 2-4 in Mississauga, Ontario. Jessie was selected as one of the three female players to represent Team Canada for the prestigious Pan Am […]
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WAB CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS: US Nationals Training Camp at Princeton Pong
(by Stephanie Sun) Princeton Pong is hosting a summer training camp from 6/21 – 6/30, designed for players who want to prepare for the US Nationals tournament in July. The Camp is led by Head Coach Ying Peng and Coach Ojo Onaolapo. US National Team members will be attending as well! Morning (AM) Session: 10:00 am – […]
Random Drills Placement
(by Larry Hodges) In the standard random drill, one player (the “feeder”) plays backhand (or forehand) randomly anywhere while the other player (the “driller”) keeps it to his backhand (or forehand). There are really two things going on here, as both players are actually doing a drill. For the “driller,” he’s reacting to (“neuromuscular adaptation”), […]
Hardbat, Sandpaper, and Wood, Oh My! Three Huge All-Classic Tournaments Coming Soon
The Frontón México playing hall in Mexico City. Inset: Hardbat star AJ Carney (by Larry Hodges) Mark three dates on your calendar and make your plans for Austin, Westchester, and Mexico City . . . and leave the sponge behind! Yes, it’s the US Classic Nationals, US Hardbat and Sandpaper Championships, and the Classic World […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Hoboken Table Tennis
(by Steve Hopkins) Hoboken Table Tennis (HiTT) bills itself as a social ping pong club. They are located at 1012 Grand Street (3rd Floor) in Hoboken, New Jersey. What’s a Social Ping Pong club? HiTT is a BYOB table tennis facility with 8 tables, a robot, social leagues, handicap leagues, and open play. Players of all […]
Youth Contender: Moyland, TeamUSA, Shine in Havirov
(by Steve Hopkins) TeamUSA turned some heads this week in the Czech Republic – and Sally Moyland left with a pair of silver medals in her singles events. Havirov was host to the WTT Youth Contender event that ran through Sunday. Contender events generally feature players outside of the World Top 10 in their respective […]
One Month Until the US Nationals (Register through June 15)
(by Steve Hopkins) Fort Worth Convention Center will host The 2023 US National Table Tennis Championships. The event will run from July 3-7 and will include 112 events with a variety of age and rating tiered singles and doubles events, hardbat and sandpaper events, Parkinson events, and the featured Hsing Family Foundation Men’s Singles and […]
Solving Slow Starter Syndrome
(by Larry Hodges) A common problem for many players is starting slow. Often they have a bad loss or two before they get going, and from there on they play well – but it’s too late for that tournament. And this happens over and over. I struggled with it for many years as well – […]
No. 1 Active Player in the US – Kou Lei Joins Butterfly and Wins Westchester May Open 2023
(by Stephanie Sun) The No.1 active player in the US just joined Butterfly!! Kou Lei (USA Table Tennis Rating 2817) won the Westchester May Open after switching to Fan Zhendong ALC blade and Dignics 09C on both forehand and backhand, defeating #2 Seed Romain Lorentz (Rating 2638). For more information from this tournament, please visit here. […]
World Championships Durban: Fan and Sun Finish On Top
(by Steve Hopkins, image WTT) The best of the best battled in South Africa last week at the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championship Finals and the final match-ups were as exciting as expected. The biggest story of the Quarterfinals were two unexpected runs of Egypt’s Omar Assar and Denmark’s Anders Lind – but after […]
Accelerate More With Your Wrist and Forearm
November 12, 2025
Basic Exercise: Blocking and Attacking: Robot plays 1 spiny, fast & long topspin ball to Backhand, Jhon plays… Read More
Kou Lei – Multiball Training: Backhand Blocking
November 11, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working with a player by executing a… Read More
Apply More Pressure With Your Index Finger
November 10, 2025
Basic Exercise: Blocking and Attacking: Robot plays 1 spiny, fast & long topspin ball to Forehand, Jhon plays… Read More
The Chewing Gum Theory of Footwork
November 10, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) Stop what you are doing. Go to 7-11 or some other store that sells chewing… Read More
Jonathan Pino – Reaction Stroke Chemistry
November 10, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jonathan Pino is executing a Random drill focusing on Stroke… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: King Square Sports Centre
November 9, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The King Square Sports Centre is located just North of Toronto in Markham. The facility… Read More
MLTT Week 5 Recap: Slice and Surge are Headliners in New York
November 9, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) Week 5 of Major League Table Tennis delivered dreams and drama in Westchester,… Read More
Matsushima Wins in Frankfurt
November 9, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Six players in the World’s Top 10 competed this week in the WTT… Read More
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