(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
Posted on(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
Posted on(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
Posted on(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
Posted on(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
Posted on(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
Posted on(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
Posted on(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
Posted on(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
Posted on(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 […]
Don’t Start Below the Table
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Robot plays backspin to short middle, half long in middle or long in middle randomly. The player needs… Read More
Jessica Reyes Lai – WTT Singapore Highlights, pt 2
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights,, Jessica Reyes Lai is in action in more WTT… Read More
Push with Purpose and Placement
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame So often players push just to keep… Read More
Simeon Martin – 1 Forehand Loop, 1 Backhand Loop
April 20, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Simeon Martin is executing a numbered based Forehand and Backhand… Read More
Great News: Texas Table Tennis Upcoming Head Coach Koji Itagaki
April 20, 2026
(By Texas Table Tennis Club) Koji Itagaki coached TSV Bad Königshofen of Table Tennis Bundesliga since 2016. Under… Read More
Portland Paddlers Win MLTT Season 3
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Why is there a Golden Game? For Moments Like These. With the entire season hanging… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520… Read More
Angel Naranjo is Central American & Caribbean Champion
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) After anchoring Team Puerto Rico to a win earlier in the week, Angel… Read More
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