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BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: Anton Kallberg’s 10 Best Bundesliga Points

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(by Steve Hopkins) This is a 2019 video posted by Tischtennis Bundesliga.  It is a Top 10 list of Anton Kallberg’s best points in the German Bundesliga.  Kallberg is World No. 57 and he plays for perennial power Borussia Dusseldorf along with Timo Boll, Sharath Kamal Achanta and Krystian Karlsson. Kallberg has great technique and […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: South Jersey Indoor Sports Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) South Jersey Indoor Sports Club (“SJISC”) is a multi-sport facility in Voorhees Township in Camden Country New Jersey about 15 miles to the east of Philadelphia.   The club offers table tennis and badminton, and also have indoor turf available for indoor cricket and baseball practices.  It is a 15,000 square foot facility […]

Dusseldorf Masters VIII: Kallberg Answers the Call

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(by Steve Hopkins, *full event coverage by tischtennis.de in German/photo by Fuhrmann) After the 7th men’s Masters event concluded today, the sixth different winner was crowned.  The winner today – Anton Kallberg of Sweden. The Dusseldorf Masters series have been held in June and July.  This is the eighth event overall (y were men’s events […]

PongNow: Derek May

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(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. In this edition we have, former US National Team Member, Derek May.    Derek May was a strong junior player in his home State of Georgia.  He attended Anderson College and Augusta College […]

OPEN DOORS: Hoboken Table Tennis

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(by Steve Hopkins) Hoboken Table Tennis, Hoboken’s first social ping pong club, has opened its doors in New Jersey.  The club has posted their COVID-19 Guidelines which include masks, a health questionnaire, limited gear (keep your bag with you), and reminders to follow all distancing and hygiene guidelines.  The facility is currently set up with […]

OPEN DOORS: Rhode Island Table Tennis to Reopen League

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(by Steve Hopkins) Rhode Island Table Tennis (RITTA) announced this week that they will reopen League play beginning August 3rd.  The club has been opened since June when the State allowed gyms and sports venues to reopen.  Since then, RITTA has been open on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays with tables available by appointment only.  This […]

ITTF Calendar: Japan Open Latest Covid Casualty

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(by Steve Hopkins/Photo Courtesy of ITTF) The 2020 ITTF Calendar continues to shrink as they deal with the COVID-19 Pandemic.  ITTF announced today that the Japan Open has been cancelled.  This event was scheduled at the end of April, and it had been postponed with the hopes of playing the event this Fall.  The announcement […]

BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: Chuang Chih Yuan – Backhand Flick

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(by Steve Hopkins) The first video of Chinese Taipei player Chuang Chih Yuan is from 2017.  It shows him developing his backhand flick in two common game situations – (1) for use against short serves to his forehand side, and (2) as an attacking shot following a short return of his serve.  In 2016 and […]

2021 Shaping Up to be a Big Year (Covid Postponements)

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(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF tournament calendar continues to look pretty bleak for 2020.  There will be no events in July, and five of six August events have been postponed.  Its that last word that is of note here, however – POSTPONED.  Many events that could not occur have been postponed instead of cancelled.  That […]

PongNow: Interview with Richard McAfee

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(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. In this edition we have USATT Hall of Fame Member Richard McAfee.  Richard had an impressive career as a player before becoming one of the best known coaches in the United States.  __________________________ […]

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