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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis Minnesota

Steve Hopkins — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:58:24 +0000

(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 […]

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Latest Rankings: Chuqin and Harimoto Top 2, Jha Jumps to 24

Steve Hopkins — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:34:04 +0000

(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 […]

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Lim Jonghoon and Miwa Harimoto Each Win Twice in Zagreb

Steve Hopkins — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:51:46 +0000

(by Steve Hopkins) Zagreb was host to this week’s tour stop as the WTT Contender series visited Croatia. Lin Shidong was the top men’s seed, but he didn’t make it past the second round – losing 2-3 to Chen Junsong. Dang Qiu, the second seed, reached the Semifinals where he fell to Lim Jonghoon. Only […]

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WAB Club Feature: Table Tennis America

Steve Hopkins — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:19:24 +0000

(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 […]

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Van Emburgh Builds Momentum in Brazil and Slovenia

Steve Hopkins — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:08:37 +0000

(by Steve Hopkins) Jenson Van Emburgh continued his international campaign with a pair of strong results at ITTF World Para Challenger events in São Paulo, Brazil and Laško, Slovenia. Both events featured world-class competitors, and Van Emburgh finished with a tournament victory, a runner-up finish, and some hard-fought quarterfinal appearances. The trip began in Brazil […]

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Dang Qiu Wins Third German National Championship

Steve Hopkins — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:45:39 +0000

(by Steve Hopkins) Dang Qiu won his third German National Championship – dominating at the LOTTO Thuringen TT-Finals in Erfurt, Germany. Qiu beat Kay Stumper in the Quarterfinals and Benedikt Duda in the Semifinals. Today, Qiu topped Patrick Franziska 4-1, dropping only the second game. Perhaps the turning point of the match came early as […]

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Jorgic Wins, Jha Second in Skopje

Steve Hopkins — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:10:33 +0000

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) When the dust finally settled at the WTT Contender event in Skopje, Macedonia, it was Darko Jorgic on top. Jorgic won the event from the second position, defeating Nuytinck, Park, Rassenfosse, and Kallberg on the way to the Final. The other Finalist was USA’s Kanak Jha who started the week […]

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Jha and Jorgic Reach Final in Skopje

Steve Hopkins — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:32:24 +0000

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) USA’s Kanak Jha doubled up on Saturday, winning early against Simon Gauzy (World No. 20), and winning Saturday evening against Hiroto Shinozuka (World No. 32). By reaching the Final, Jha has already added 280 points – enough to jump seven or eight spots in the World rankings. But Jha is […]

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Kanak Kicking in Skopje

Steve Hopkins — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:30:39 +0000

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Kanak Jha is quietly having a great tournament in Macedonia this week, as the WTT Contender series event in Skopje has reached the Semifinals. While four of the top five seeds have fallen, Jha has logged wins over Deni Kozul, Marcos Freitas, and Simon Gauzy. The most recent of those […]

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US Nationals Preview: Two Weeks Until the June 16 Entry Deadline

Steve Hopkins — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:25:48 +0000

(by Steve Hopkins, graphic USATT) Action is set to start on July 3rd in San Jose for this rendition of the US Nationals. Kanak Jha, Nikhil Kumar, Jishan Liang, Nandan Naresh and Sid Naresh are currently the top five seeds in Men’s Singles, and Amy Wang, Sally Moyland, Angela Guan, Jessica Reyes-Lai, and Lilian Ma […]

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