(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by USATT) The Liebherr 2019 World Championships are set to being in just one week and most of the world’s best players are on their way to Budapest, Hungary to represent their country in one of the largest and most competitive events of the year. The tournament begins on April 21 and will […]
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Puerto Rico Claims Caribbean Crown
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Guyana was host to the 61st Caribbean Table Tennis Championship at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana. The event, which concluded on March 31, was a Pan American Games qualification event. The teams that competed included Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Barbados, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, St. Kitts & Nevis, […]
Brown University: Rhode Island Represented at Collegiate Championships
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) As the smallest State at just 37 miles wide and 48 miles long, Rhode Islanders take special pride in competing nationally. Table tennis is no different – and Rhode Island Table Tennis (the only club in our State) works very hard to make our presence felt throughout this region. This weekend Brown University […]
WAB Club Feature: Vancouver Table Tennis Club
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) With 5500 square feet and ten tables, the Vancouver Table Tennis Club (VTTC) is one of the largest clubs in one of the largest metropolitan areas in North America. The facility is located near Chinatown just off of Highway 1A. VTTC is open Monday to Friday from 11am -11pm and Saturdays from 11am-9pm, […]
April Rankings: In Like a Lion
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) Without much movement in the rankings thus far in 2019, events so far in April should cause some real movement in May. At this point, however, the rankings are holding with very little change. The top 5 players are unchanged. Sangsu Lee and Hugo Calderaono (now Nos. 6/7) swapped places from […]
Asian Cup 2019 Review
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The LION ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2019 concluded today in Yokohama, Japan. The competitive field included five of the world’s top 10 including Fan Zhendong (World No.1), Tomokazu Harimoto (World No. 4 and hometown favorite), and Ma Long (World No. 11, but recovered from his injuries and just a week since […]
WAB Featured Club: Los Angeles Table Tennis Association
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA) is located in El Monte, California, just to the east of Los Angeles. The location at 10180 Valley Blvd, is just off of the 10 with easy access to the greater Los Angeles area. LATTA is a non-profit organization established in 1998. The center is […]
2019 World Tour Qatar Open Recap
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) Doha, Qatar was host this week to the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open. The only player in the top 16 in the world that did not attend was Fan Zhendong (World No.1). Xu Xin (World No. 2) was the top seed of the tournament and […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Houston International Table Tennis Academy
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Located in Katy, Texas on the West side of Metropolitan Houston, is the Houston International Table Tennis Academy (HITTA). Consistent with being located in the largest city in the largest State, HITTA provides one of the largest professional table tennis training academies in the country. The facility is 11000 square feet with 18 […]
Oman Open Recap
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Oman Open concluded today in the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman. Oman did not attract the most elite players in the world, but it did bring a competitive field including 11 players ranked in the Top 50 in the current ITTF Rankings. […]
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