(by Steve Hopkins) With an official proclamation this week in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, the state has made April 23rd, 2026 “Rhode Island Table Tennis Day” as a part of the ITTF’s World Table Tennis Day celebrations. The Resolution (see video below) that was adopted last week included an overview of the popularity […]

(by Steve Hopkins) After months of recovery and rebuilding, Jenson Ven Emburgh is heading back to the international stage. From April 23rd to 26th, Jenson will be competing in the ITTF World Para Challenger Sao Paulo in Brazil. This is the first major international competition for USA’s top-ranked wheelchair para table tennis athlete since undergoing […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520 just over Lake Washington from North side of Seattle.  The club is 9600 square feet with 18-foot ceilings, 16 Butterfly Centerfold tables, red Gerflor flooring, and two-toned walls to assist in visibility. The goal of SPTTC is […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Puerto Rico swept the Men’s and Women’s Team events at this week’s Central American & Caribbean Championships in Santo Domingo. Puerto Rico’s men had an opening round win over Saint Lucia (De Andre Calderano was Sant Lucia’s sole win, while Angel Naranjo logged a pair of wins for Puerto Rico […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Japan’s talented Satsuki Odo will continue her climb in the World Rankings as the 21 year old captured her third tour win at this week’s WTT Contender Series event.  The event was in Taiyuan, China and Odo was the only non-Chinese player to win an event. Odo entered the event […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) China’s newest star, Wen Ruibo was eligible to play in three events this week, he left Taiyuan victorious in two of the three.  In Men’s Singles, Ruibo was the second seed and he had a path to the Final almost as scripted, winning his first two matches (over Josh Chua […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The San Antonio Table Tennis Club is located on Lookout Run, just Northeast of downtown San Antonio off of I-35.  The club has twelve tables in an 8,000 square foot facility with a locker room area and players lounge.  Club activities include a ladder for competitive play among beginners, a monthly beginner’s […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 ITTF Americas Central American & Caribbean Championships gets underway Thursday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  The region’s top players converge on the Table Tennis Pavilion at Parque del Este which is ready to entertain 1,300 spectators with high quality table tennis action for a full week from April 9–15 with […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The world’s best converged on Macao for the ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup, and going into Sunday’s Semifinals and Finals, the biggest stories were the upsets and surprises.  On Sunday, the script turned back to the “norm” as a pair of World No. 1’s finished strong to reaffirm their […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The world’s best converged on Macao for the ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup, and going into Sunday, on the Top Four remain.  In the top half of the draw, World No. 1 Wang Chuqin will face World No. 3 Hugo Calderano in a rematch of last year’s Semifinals at […]