(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) Major League Table Tennis moves to the ULH Event Center in Houston, Texas, next weekend, October 30 – November 1.  This will be Week 4 of Season 4. The host Texas Smash will be joined by the Carolina Gold Rush, Chicago Wind, and Atlanta Blazers. Tickets are available now at […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre (“the Centre” or “Elite”) is a table tennis club and training center in Mississauga, Ontario. Mississauga is just to the West of Toronto, about 30 kilometers from the city center. The Centre has run for many years as its own facility but has recently changed to […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) After winning silver at the last World Championships and bronze in Paris despite a fractured knee, Jenson Van Emburgh is ready to take on the world’s best at the 2026 ITTF World Para Championships in Pattaya, Thailand. We caught up with him to chat about the competition ahead, his injury […]

(by Steve Hopkins) This weekend, Rhode Island Table Tennis hosted its first Ping Pong Parkinson’s session, bringing the rapidly growing program to the Ocean State. Ping Pong Parkinson (www.pingpongparkinson.org) now has more than 400 chapters in 31 countries, each offering sessions to people living with Parkinson’s disease in their communities. The organization’s premise is that […]

(by Steve Hopkins) TeamUSA’s Women dominated the Women’s Team event at the ITTF-Americas Championships in Lima.  Unfortunately, the first title of the event was the last for the Americans as parity across this hemisphere saw event titles spread amongst USA, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, and Chile. The American women spread one lost set over three team […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships concluded in Tashkent today with the battle between Asian superpowers starting early as China won the Men’s Teams and Japan won Women’s Teams.  Japan then won Mixed Doubles before China took both the Men’s and Women’s Doubles titles.  And then the week ended with China’s upset win in […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The ITTF-Americas Championships are underway in Lima, Peru, and if the first three days are any indication, we are in for one heck of a week. TeamUSA had solid results in the team events — and singles draws are about to get underway as we move towards those finals this […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Nestled in Rosemead, California, at the heart of the San Gabriel Valley near Los Angeles, is California Table Tennis – a premier, full-time training facility. The club features 10 Butterfly tables and professional-grade flooring, providing optimal playing conditions among the best in the country. They feature membership of over 200 players ranging […]

(by Steve Hopkins) In 2024, Alexis Lebrun won the last European Championship – this year it was younger brother Felix baking it back to back titles for the Lebrun family.  This year, the tournament was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The final was between Felix and Sweden’s Anton Kallberg.  The match went the distance, with Lebrun […]

(by Steve Hopkins) France is becoming a power in table tennis with the Lebrun brothers leading the way and a pair of even younger up-and-coming players (Poret and Coton), its easy to overlook some of the other French players.  This week, 29 year old Frenchman Leo De Nodrest (World No. 80) reminded the world that […]