(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Texas Smash remain one of the most formidable franchises in Major League Table Tennis (MLTT), consistently contending in the competitive West Division.  In the inaugural MLTT, they finished second in the West before winning the Cup in the tournament.  In the 2024-25 year, they finished second overall, falling the […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Three10 Table Tennis Club is one of Canada’s National High Performance Training Centres. A club with a strong focus on coaching and development. As their mission statement says, their mission is to “Develop table tennis players to their highest potential in a positive environment while encouraging discipline, commitment, and integrity”. Three10 is […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The first day of action in the Round of 64 is underway at the United States Smash, the WTT Smash Series tour event being held at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles.  Top seed Wang Chuqin won his opening match 3-0 over Zhou Qihao.  Other opening day winners included Hugo Calderano, […]

(by Steve Hopkins) On Saturday, June 27, the Rhode Island Table Tennis Association ran the second annual Mission Boots to Briefcases veteran ping pong fundraiser.  This year’s event pitted recognizable teams representing local politicians, policeman, fire department, high schools, and local businesses. The event was held in Warwick, Rhode Island, and the opening match was […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Qualifiers have finished sending eight more players into the opening round of the United States Smash, the WTT Smash Series tour event being held at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles. Sweden’s Elisa Ranefur defeated Lim Jonghoon to claim the first spot on Saturday evening.  Chan Baldwin, the dangerous (but […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Training Center (“TTT”) has about 50-60 regular members, as well as a number of premium memberships for business people.  One emphasis of the club is on professional coaching for elite players and juniors in the greater Houston area. The club has 12 Butterfly tables on red rubber flooring in […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Ljubijana was the host of this week’s tour stop, as the WTT Star Contender series reached Slovenia.  The top seeds this week were Felix Lebrun, Lin Shidong, and Hugo Calderano.  Felix Lebrun reached the Round of 16, but fell to Hiroto Shinozuka 1-3.  Lin Shidong fell a round earlier, also upset by […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis Minnesota has three locations in the greater Minneapolis-St.Paul area.  The Training Center location is on Concord Street in South St. Paul, the Jewish Center location is on Cedar Lake Road in Minneapolis, and the Bloomington Armory location is in Bloomington.  Normally, the Training Center is open Monday-Thursday and Sunday and […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The top of the ITTF Rankings were stable this week with Chuqin, Harimoto, Moregard, Lebrun, and Shidong all safely in the top five slots.  Darko Jorgic slid up two spots to No. 13 on the strength of his tour win in Skopje last weekend – and second place finisher, USA’s Kanak Jha […]