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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Broward Table Tennis Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Broward Table Tennis Club offers regular tournaments, camps, and coaching opportunities.  They have been a host of an  ITTF World Veterans Tour event and just a few months ago hosted a WTT Feeder Event. There are regular clinics on Tuesdays and Saturdays, courses for kids on Friday and Sunday, and a […]

MLTT Featured Team: Los Angeles Spinners

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Los Angeles Spinners hope to roll through the upcoming Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) season.  The Spinners have been in the playoff conversation in each of the previous MLTT seasons. The team is led by coach Romain Lorentz, whose experience includes playing at a high level in international competition. […]

Early Action Underway at the US Nationals

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(by Steve Hopkins) Action started Saturday in Ontario, California in the 2025 rendition of the US National table Tennis Championships.  Kanak Jha, will be the top seed in Men’s Singles – he has a bye into the Round of 32.  The other players with Main Draw byes in Men’s Singles include Nishant Lebaka, Xiang Jing […]

Japan Takes 3 of 5 Titles in Zagreb

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(by Steve Hopkins) Tomokazu Harimoto took Men’s Singles and Satsuki Odo took Women’s Singles, as Japan was dominant at the WTT Contender Series event in Zagreb this week.  Japan also won the Women’s Doubles event with Satsuki Odo teaming with Miwa Harimoto to win. Tomokazu Harimoto worked through a tough draw.  The first test was […]

Harimoto Through to Finals in Zagreb

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(by Steve Hopkins) Tomokazu Harimoto is the highest seed at the WTT Contender Series event in Zagreb this week, but with 18 players in the World’s Top 50 competing, there was no easy path through this draw.  And for a top seed, Harimoto had a tougher draw than expected.  The first test was China’s Xu […]

MLTT Featured Team: Portland Paddlers

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Portland Paddlers are navigating the current of the West Division of the Major League Table Tennis (MLTT), having finished in third, in the middle of the pack in both of the previous two seasons. In the most recent season, they finished 6-12 with 171 points. At the helm is […]

WTT Star Contender Ljubijana: Calderano Wins Again

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Hugo Calderano has done it again – winning the WTT Star Contender Series event in Ljubijana, Slovenia.  Calderano met still competition early, defeating France’s Flavien Cotton 3-1 and fighting back from behind twice against Taipei’s Kao Cheng-Jui in the Round of 16.  However, he was firing on all cylinders by […]

Calderano, Jorgic, and both Lebruns reach Semis in Slovenia

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(by Steve Hopkins) Top seeded Hugo Calderano met stiff competition at the WTT Star Contender Series event in Ljubijana, Slovenia this week.  Two of his three wins (in his 3-1 victory) over France’s Flavien Cotton were by the minimum 2 points in the Round of 32.  Calderano then fought back from behind twice against Taipei’s […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Bridgeport Sports Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) At over 14,000 square feet, the Bridgeport Sports Club one of the largest table tennis clubs in all of North America. The club is completely supplied with Butterfly table tennis equipment and supplies with a fully stocked pro shop. The flooring is a classic maple wood gym floor.  The facility also includes […]

MLTT Featured Team: Texas Smash

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Texas Smash are a powerhouse in Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) looking to smack down their competition in the West Division. In the inaugural season, the Smash finished second place in the regular season but won the playoff.  And in the most recent season, they finished with the top […]

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