(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup is underway in Haikou, the Capitol of China’s Hainan Island province.  Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong were the top two seeds in the event with Tomokazu Harimoto and Xiang Peng among the many stars in action. Wang Chuqin reached the Semifinals with relative ease logging a 3-0 win […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Pleasanton Table Tennis Center is located at the center of Pleasanton, California to the East of San Francisco Bay with quick access to I-580 and I-680 (and each of the major cities in the area).  Pleasanton Table Tennis Center was the first table tennis club in tri-valley to open every day. The club is […]

(By Steve Hopkins) During the holidays, USATT announced that the US Open Teams Table Tennis Championships is slated to return to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina next September.  As you mark your calendar and begin to plan your schedule of table tennis events, be sure to include that huge 5-star competition that will run over Labor day […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) The top four seeds reached the Semifinals of Men’s Singles at the ITTF-Americas Cup in San Francisco and wins by the top two seeds set up a Final between World No. 3 Hugo Calderano and World No. 21 Kanak Jha. Jha had a solid tournament, dropping only three games while […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The top four seeds reached the Semifinals of Women’s Singles at the ITTF-Americas Cup in San Francisco.  To that point, things proceeded as expected with top seeded Bruna Takahashi of Brazil advancing without losing a game, and second seeded Lily Zhang almost mirroring that success winning 8 games and only […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The last two WTT events saw the rise of Wen Ruibo, a talented 19-year old who finished second and then first in successive WTT events.  This week, Ruibo (now World No. 24) was the top seed at the WTT Feeder series event in Doha.  Unfortunately, he did not perform well […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The ITTF-Americas Cup is underway in San Francisco.  Action has now advanced to the Quarterfinals where 3 American Men have joined the other top seeds in the Final 8, and 3 American Women have also advanced to the Quarters of the Women’s Singles event. In Men’s Singles, top seeds Hugo […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) A week ago, Wen Ruibo fell just short – an amazing run all the way to the Final, where he lost to Qihao.  This week, Ruibo took an additional step forward – a dominating performance through four matches and an epic Finals win. Like last week, all three of the […]

(by Steve Hopkins) When Marty Supreme (2025) was released in December, it quickly turned heads.  Timothee Chalamet’s portrayal of Marty Mauser, a table tennis star loosely based on American great Marty Reisman, has helped bring this movie into the conversation for numerous accolades and awards.  The movie has nine Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Origin Table Tennis Academy is in Little Neck, NY (a neighborhood in  the borough of Queens in New York City). The coaching staff is led by Coach Yutian Wang.  Origin TTA is dedicated to the growth and development of every student. As a physical activity, table tennis has extraordinary benefits to the training […]