(by Steve Hopkins) Part 1 of the 2023 Junior US National Team Trials took place last week in Charlotte, North Carolina.  There were 10 events – U19 Boys & Girls, U17 Boys & Girls, U15 Boys & Girls, U13 Boys & Girls, and U11 Boys & Girls. In Part 1, for most of these events […]

(by Steve Hopkins) In an event full of upsets, it was World No. 7 Liang Jingkun that came out on top.  When festivities kicked off at the WTT Contender event in Goa, there were 10 players in the current ITTF Top 20, and that included World No. 1 Fan Zhendong, World No. 4 Harimoto, World […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Harimoto fell in the Semifinals, Moregard fell in the Round of 16, and Fan Zhendong lost his opening match – as three of the top players in the World were victims of upsets in the WTT Contender event in Goa this week. Fan was given a bye in the opening round, but […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Seriously, New England (and the upper Midwest, and the Pacific Northwest, and all of freeeeezing Canada) – Its 85 degrees in Puerto Rico right now.   The deadline for registration into the 2023 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open is Wednesday, March 1.  Visit the registration site and get your team signed up. $17,000 in […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The 2023 Junior US National Team Trials are underway in Charlotte, North Carolina.  There are 10 events – U19, U17, U15, U13, and U11 age categories for boys and girls.  Four of the events have now finished – with many continuing on Monday. In U19 Boys Singles, first place went to Nandan […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Located in Rosemead, California, in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley outside of Los Angeles, is a unique, full-time table tennis facility.  California Table Tennis offers 16 Butterfly tables, professional rubber flooring, and some of the best playing conditions available in the United States.  The club has 200 active members of […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Semifinals and Finals of the China Construction Bank Europe Top 16 Cup were played in Montreux, Switzerland on Sunday.  In the Semifinals, it was Dang Qiu over Pitchford, and Jorgic over Ovtcharov. The script of both matches was similar with tight individual games, but a dominant result for the winner. Ovtcharov […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The China Construction Bank Europe Top 16 Cup is taking place in Montreux, Switzerland this week.  The Final 8 were  Moregardh, Pitchford, Karlsson, Qiu, Ovtcharov, Gacina, Gauzy, and Jorgic.  The biggest upset of Saturday was England’s Liam Pitchford over top seed Truls Moregardh.  Their match was a true seesaw battle, with a tight […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) Neu Ulm’s loaded team of Harimoto, Moregardh, and Ovtcharov narrowly escaped their home match against Borussia Dusseldorf today 3-2 earlier in the week.  The result flipped on Sunday as Kallberg defeated Ovtcharov 3-2 and Qui defeated Harimoto 3-2 to give Dusseldorf a commanding lead.  Neu Ulm then fought back with […]