(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) USA’s Sally Moyland continued her consistent play this week at the WTT Youth Contender series event in Mississauga, Canada. Moyland, who recently jumped up to World No. 62 on the strength of her performance at the World Team Championships, entered the U19 event this week as the top seed. The […]
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Develop an Overpowering Strength
Posted on(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame At the beginning/intermediate levels, most matches are won by whoever is more consistent. Great strengths haven’t yet developed, and so while players do have strengths, the matches are mostly won by whoever makes the least mistakes. As you advance, this changes. At the intermediate/advanced […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: South Bend Table Tennis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) For 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 emphasis, […]
Latest Rankings: Moregard 2, Coton 20, Jha 27, Moyland 62
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) Wang Chuqin, Truls Moregard, Tomokazu Harimoto, Felix Lebrun, and Lin Shidong are the top five this week. Hugo Calderano has slid down to No. 6, followed by Lin Yun-Ju, Sora Matsushima, Jang Woojin, and Dan Qiu. Flavien Coton continues to move up the rankings, with the Frenchman jumping up to […]
Saarbrucken Wins ETTU Champions League
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) The final result of the HYLO ETTU Champions League Men’s Final was very much as expected, the path to victory was a surprise. Four kicked off on Saturday with four of Europe’s elite clubs competing for the continent’s ultimate title. FC Saarbrucken TT made quick work of Polish squad KS […]
ETTU Champions Final Four: Saarbrucken and Montpellier Advance
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) The HYLO ETTU Champions League Men’s Final Four kicked off on Saturday with four of Europe’s elite clubs competing for the continent’s ultimate title. By the end of the day, the field was cut in half as a pair of dominant performances launched the top two teams into Sunday’s Final. […]
What To Do With Problem Serves
Posted on(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Everybody has at least one serve that always gives them trouble. It might be a certain sidespin, or a deep serve, a short serve, a no-spin serve, an angled serve, etc. (For example, you can almost divide players into two groups – those who […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Song Jeho Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Song Jeho Table Tennis Club (“SJHTTC”) is centrally located in Los Angeles. The club is located in Korea Town near the intersection of S Grand View St. and W 11th St. with easy access to the Santa Monica Freeway and the 110. The club’s namesake is “Jay” Song Jeho, a strong player […]
China Sweeps Team Table Tennis Championships
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) On Sunday, both Chinese teams issued strong performances with each winning their Final. Japan’s men and women teams each reached their respective Final, but both had to settle for runner up. Liang Jingkun struck the first blow for China with a tight 3-2 win over Tomokazu Harimoto that included coming […]
Team Championship Finals: China and Japan (and China and Japan)
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) On the penultimate day of competition at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London, China and Japan each won their Semifinal and advanced. This script was repeated in both the Men’s and Women’s events. There was drama in the Men’s draw this year – and as an […]
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Geovanny Coello, National Grand Prix Champion In The Adult Category
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(by Butterfly Americas) Butterfly-sponsored coach and player Geovanny Coello was crowned champion of the National Table Tennis Grand Prix – Adult… Read More
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(by Butterfly Americas) Meet Amicus Prime, the table tennis robot built to keep you improving every day. Control… Read More
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