(by Steve Hopkins) This year’s rendition of the US Open Table Tennis Championships included nearly thirteen hundred players taking part in 115 events with the truly open title events at the top (Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles), age events from from U11 up to 85 and Over, rating events (both […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The top players in the world converged on Hong Kong this week with four emerging to play on the final day of the WTT Finals.  By that point, Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong, Tomokazu Harimoto, and Truls Moregard had emerged to reach the Semifinals and it looked as though the surprises of the […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The top players in the world converged on Hong Kong this week with four emerging to play on the final day of the WTT Finals.  World No. 1 Wang Chuqin had a strong showing against Alexis Lebrun, winning 4-1 to be the first to reach the Semifinals.  Truls Moregard came […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The top players in the world converged on Hong Kong this week for the WTT Finals.  The 16 players in the draw mirrors the World Top 16 except that Darko Jorgic was unable to attend (replaced by World No. 17 Simon Gauzy).  World No. 1 Wang Chuqin trailed 0-2 in […]

(by Steve Hopkins) MK Georgia Table Tennis is a fully air-conditioned facility that features 8 professional tables, professional quality red rubber flooring, high ceilings, a practice robot, customized high intensity lighting, and spectator seating.  The club is a great location for competition, fun, or training. The club name (“MK” Georgia Table Tennis) comes from the director […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Tomokazu Harimoto won the first game against Lin Shidong, but with Japan already down 0-6 the result was all but a foregone conclusion.  Shidong dominated the next two games and China claims Gold with an 8-1 score at this rendition of the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup.  The two 3-0 […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) The ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Chengdu 2025 has delivered a new twist on the sport.  It’s a race to 8 games played with your country’s top men and women rotating through three doubles and two singles matches.  The match is mixed doubles where three games are played, the second […]

(by Steve Hopkins) China’s championship event was expected to highlight the world’s top two ranked players, and China top-ranked league squad – but an unranked Fan Zhendong stole most of the headlines at the 2025 China National Games in Macao. Fan’s run in Men’s Singles was epic.  He won his early matches to reach the […]

(By Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Today was the final day of action at the ITTF World Youth Championships in Cluj Napoca, Romania.  China claims wins in six of the 14 events, with Japan winning three, Taipei and Germany winning a pair, and Thailand winning the remaining event. The U19 Boys Team event went to Japan.  Taipei […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Mega Pickle & Pong is a premier indoor pickleball and ping pong club located in Chanhassen, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis to the Southwest of the City Center. The club is available for open play, lessons, leagues, and clinics for pickleball and table tennis players. There is a lounge, complimentary coffee and […]