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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis

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(by Steve Hopkins) Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis has emerged from a transition as a multi-sports facility with a focus on both Badminton and Table Tennis. When full focused on table tennis, the facility is one of the largest in the country able to hold large events with nearly perfect conditions – as the facility was […]

$500,000 WTT Champions Frankfurt Early Action

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(by Steve Hopkins) Thirty-two men and thirty-two women have descended on Frankfurt for the latest WTT Champions Series event.  In Men’s Singles, eight of the World Top 10 are present including Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin (World No. 1 and No. 2).  In fact, there are enough points up for grabs that a quality performance […]

POP Opponents with the Power Of Placement

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(by Larry Hodges) Placement is often the unsung hero of many players. I often watch up-and-coming players compete, and it’s obvious which ones have been conditioned to focus on placement – it’s a huge difference. (As a coach, among the top juniors I have a pretty good idea of which do this well, which do […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis America

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(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Fremont, California, Table Tennis America is great position to serve the large table tennis community in the Southern San Francisco Bay area.  The group’s founder, Hailong Shen, was a Chinese-trained professional who has been coaching in the bay area for 15 years.  Table Tennis America has been the […]

Felix! – Lebrun’s Turkish Delight

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(by Steve Hopkins) At 17 years old, France’s young penholder, Felix Lebrun, continues to surprise.  In this latest edition, Felix maneuvered through a strong draw at the WTT Contender series event in Antalya, Turkey – including wins over World No. 4 Hugo Calderano and World No. 9 Dimitrij Ovtcharov. The win provides Felix with 600 […]

TeamUSA Wins 7 of 12 Events in Mosquera Youth Contender

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(by Steve Hopkins) Nandan Naresh won U19 Boys Singles, Isabella Xu won U17 Girls Singles, Mandy Yu won U15 Girls Singles, Andrew Huang won U11 Boys Singles,  and Abigail Yu won U11 Girls Singles as TeamUSA dominated Singles events at the WTT Youth Contender Series event in Mosquera, Colombia.  TeamUSA also won two doubles events […]

Ovtcharov and Felix Meet in Final in Antalya

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(by Steve Hopkins) At 17 years old, Felix Lebrun is at the start of his career as he continues to prove he belongs among the top tier of European players. And, on the other end of the spectrum, 35 year old Dimitrij Ovtcharov is jockeying for a strong seed as he positions himself for another […]

How to Get the Most Out of Your Session With a Coach

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(by Larry Hodges) Depending on the coach and the location, you may be paying anywhere from $30 to $100/hour for a professional coach. So you want to get the most out of it. Here are some things to consider. Don’t be shy about discussing with the coach what you want out of a session. Here […]

2023 Cary Cup: Makanjuola Takes Top Honors

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Cary Cup continues its long history of bringing together players not just from up and down the East Coast.  The event began in Cary NC in 2001, but expanded in 2014 when it moved to the Triangle Table Tennis facility in neighboring Morrisville.  This rendition of the event included over 79 […]

Calderano over Pitchford and Hayata over Diaz in Muscat

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(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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