Ovtcharov Makes Quarters in Lima as Many Seeded Players Fall

June 17, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins) Dimitrij Ovtcharov had a tough opening match, scoring a tough 3-2 win over Joao Monteiro. Ovtcharov then downed Chen Chien-An 3-1 to advance to the Quarternfinals. Ovtcharov will face Simon Gauzy, who won both of his early matches handily. Top seeded Hugo Calderano fell to Kang Dongsoo in the Round of 16. […]

2022 WTT Feeder Westchester: Highlighting American Participants

June 16, 2022

(By: Bowmar Sports Team) The 2022 WTT Feeder Westchester event was held from May 11 to May 15 with more than 20 different National Teams competing. This was one of the largest truly international table tennis events held in the United States in recent years. A few results to highlight featuring American players and coaches: […]

Coaching Tips of the Week: “Losing Is Not My Enemy. Fear of Losing Is My Enemy.”

June 14, 2022

(By Larry Hodges) This is my favorite quote from Rafael Nadal, who (as of this writing) has won more Grand Slams in tennis than anyone in history. But I think you’ll find that the other two players close to him on this – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic – would say the same, as would […]

Borussia Dusseldorf Wins German TTBL Title

June 11, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins, photo courtesy of ITTF) Dusseldorf led the German League all season – jumping out to a great start, and then extending their lead. There was never any doubt that they’d make the Final Four, but they did split big matches with Saarbrucken earlier in the year, so there was some intrigue in the […]

Zeng Beixun Turns Heads in Havirov

June 10, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins, photo courtesy of ITTF) Despite top Romanian players (three in the World Youth Top 10), it was an 18 year old Chinese player who turned heads. Zeng Beixun, World No. 193, dominated the draw. In fact, outside of a tight 3-2 Quarterfinal, Zeng was 15-1 in games over his other five wins – […]

Angel Naranjo Takes Top Prize in Salta

June 10, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins) World Table Tennis visits Argentina this week with the WTT Youth Contender Salta 2022 in Salta, Argentina. The Boys Singles events have all concluded, and the top prize in the featured U19 Boys Singles event went to Puerto Rico’s Angel Naranjo. Angel Luis Naranjo Lopez has reached a new level in recent […]

Five Golds for TeamUSA at ITTF Copa Cristina Hoffman 2022 Para Open

June 9, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTF, Carlos Duarte photographer) Team USA won 5 of the 14 events held this week at the ITTF Copa Cristina Hoffman 2022 Para Open in Cancun, Mexico. Jenson Van Emburgh won Men’s Singles Class 2-3, Ahad Bakhshaei Sarand won Men’s Singles Class 5, Tahl Leibovitz won Men’s Singles Class 9, […]

Denver TT Alliance Has A New Home

June 7, 2022

(By: Bowmar Sports Team) Things went well at the Annunciation Catholic School demo we did last Friday. The kids loved it, and certainly want a TT program at their school, so the principal agreed to give DTTA a new home in the fall. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional […]

Coaching Tips of the Week: What Are Your Strongest and Weakest Links?

June 6, 2022

(By Larry Hodges) Amazingly, many players don’t really know how they win or lose most of their points. They have a general idea about it, but often the reality is a bit different than their gut feeling. And so, rather than focusing on how they win or lose most points, and how to maximize the […]

Truls Moregardh and Christina Kallberg Win Swedish National Titles

June 6, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins) Truls Moregardh solidified his position as Sweden’s best by winning his third straight National title this week in Sweden. Moregardh is currently No. 5 in the World, ten spots ahead of the next highest Swedes (Kristian Karlsson and Anton Kallberg). The biggest surprise of the week was Finalist Viktor Brodd (outside World […]