(by Steve Hopkins, photo (2016) by ITTFworld) Chinese Dominance has become a common storyline in major table tennis events, and if one just looks at the medal count – the Olympics follows the same pattern.  There were seven Chinese opportunities to win a medal at the Olympics, and all seven attempts resulted in medals.  In […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTF World) Among the biggest moments of the 2020 Olympics was Japan’s upset of China to win the Mixed Doubles event.  The top two seeds advanced to the Final in Mixed Doubles, but the Chinese pair of Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen were highly favored over Japan’s Mima Ito and […]

(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Palisades Park, New Jersey, Han-In table Tennis is centrally located in the largest population center in North America.  They are just off of I-95, near the New Jersey Turnpike and the George Washington Bridge – and just across the Hudson River from Upper Manhattan. Han-In offers a table […]

(by Steve Hopkins)   The Table Tennis events have come to a close in Tokyo and TeamUSA has returned home.  No medals this year, but that was not an unexpected result.  The goal for our young American players was to continue to improve, and there were some promising highlights worth revisiting:   Liu Juan and […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Mixed Doubles ended first and the Singles (Men’s and Women’s) titles were awarded a few days ago.  So far, the medal count is 2 Gold Medals for China, 1 Gold for Japan, all three Silvers for China, and Bronze Medals for Germany (Men’s Singles), Japan (Women’s Singles), and Taipei (Mixed Doubles).  Total Medals: […]

(by Steve Hopkins) My Table Tennis Club (MyTTC) is headquartered near the town center of Markham, a suburb of Toronto in Ontario, Canada.  The Markham headquarters is 9,000 square feet with high ceilings, 18 tables, and 750 lux lighting that is ideal for table tennis.  They also have a Mississauga campus with 18,000 square feet […]

(by Steve Hopkins) With weekly leagues, open play, tournaments, and coaching opportunities, the Washington DC Table Tennis Center has something for everyone.  The 5,000 square foot dedicated table tennis facility has 10 professional Butterfly tables and 2 robots on wood flooring. There are group and private lessons, organized camps and leagues, sanctioned tournaments, after-school programs, […]

(by Steve Hopkins) With their club location in College Point, just off of the 678/Whitestone Expressway, the New York Indoor Sports Club is easily accessible from each of the Boroughs of New York City. They have a large facility that features 17 tables, a pro shop, high ceilings, great lighting, and professional flooring.  The NYISC has […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly-sponsored Kanak Jha is heading to Tokyo as the highest ranked of all the US table tennis players.  At the last Olympics, he was the youngest of all of the US participants.  This year, he enters as a seasoned international player who has been focused almost exclusively on table tennis, who has […]