(by Steve Hopkins) We are only 5 days away from the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals.  Durban, South Africa is the host this year.  All ten of the ITTF Top 10 list will be present for the Men’s Singles competition making this the toughest competition of the year.  There will be five events […]

(by Steve Hopkins) For Dusseldorf, who has lead the TTBL standings all year – making the Final is not a surprise.  And while Neu-Ulm’s potential all-star roster may have given some pause in the first half of the season, its been clear for several months that Saarbrucken would be favored to make the Final as […]

(by Steve Hopkins) When they faced each other for the first time, Dusseldorf was able to top Muhlhausen 3-0.  In fact, Dusseldorf didn’t even need their three top ranked players as Anton Kallberg, Dang Qiu, and Kay Stumper were able to dominate with scores of 3-0, 3-1, and 3-1. In the second meeting of the […]

(by Steve Hopkins) In their opening match, Saarbrucken big two dominated with Franziska logging two wins and Jorgic securing the other win for an easy 3-1 victory.  But the second match, Ochsenhausen flipped the script.  On Friday, Simon Gauzy started things off well for Ochsenhausen with a 3-0 win over Darko Jorgic.  Franziska then evened […]

(by Steve Hopkins) If you are looking for a quality table tennis environment in the Toronto area, My Table Tennis Club (MyTTC) has you covered.  They have campus locations in is Markham (just North of the City), in Mississauga (to the Southwest), and in Kitchener (a Suburb to the West).  The Markham headquarters is 9,000 square […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The 2023 version of this event was such a success, that tournament operators have already announced the dates for the 2024 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams.  This 4-star USATT sanctioned, 3-day, international event will be held next year from April 12-14.  Mark your calendars – or visit the tournament information page and sign […]