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Jha’s Next TTBL Chapter to be in Dusseldorf

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(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Kanak Jha is moving to Borussia Dusseldorf in 2025.  With Timo Boll transitioning out of his leadership role for perennial contender Borussia Dusseldorf, the team has announced the addition of Kanak Jha in the next season – which will begin in 2025 and conclude in 2026.  Currently Dusseldorf’s two leading players […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: San Antonio Table Tennis Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) The San Antonio Table Tennis Club is located on Lookout Run, just Northeast of downtown San Antonio off of I-35.  The club has twelve tables in an 8,000 square foot facility with a locker room area and players lounge.  Club activities include a ladder for competitive play among beginners, a monthly beginner’s […]

Boston Bruins Use Ping Pong to Raise $110,000 for Charity

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Bruins annual Pucks and Paddles event was held last Wednesday at the House of Blues in Boston.  The Pucks and Paddles event began with autograph sessions and exhibition matches.  The main event was a doubles tournament that matched Bruins team members with fans who had been the highest bidder in […]

WTT Finals: Chuqin and Manyu Win

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Wang Chuqin won the Men’s Singles Title, and Wang Manyu won the Women’s Singles Title, as each won the final matches on Sunday at the WTT Finals in Kitakyusha, Japan. The event marks the final major tour of the 2024 year, and each will enjoy a $40,000 prize at 1500 […]

Final Four in Fukuoka Finale

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(by Steve Hopkins) After starting with sixteen of the best players in the world, the field was narrowed to just the Final Four by Saturday at the WTT Finals in Kitakyusha – the 2024 tour finale.  Forty thousand dollars and 1,500 ranking points are waiting for the first place finisher.  Added pressure as Wang Chuqin topped […]

WAB Club Feature: Salt Lake City Table Tennis

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(By Steve Hopkins) Salt Lake City Table Tennis has a decade of experience as Northern Utah’s premiere, full-time table tennis club.  The club can be open at all hours  for its members.  The club offers eight Butterfly Centrefold 25 tables in a well-lit, 6500 sq ft facility. There is a VIP lounge and a locker […]

WTT Finals Fukuoka: Preview

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Forty thousand dollars and 1,500 ranking points are waiting for the first place finisher at this year’s WTT Finals in Kitakyusha, Japan.  Action begins on Wednesday and will finish next Sunday. Those ranking points could make a huge difference at the top of the ITTF Rankings as fast-rising second ranked […]

Shidong Takes Top Prize in Frankfurt

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Shidong started Sunday’s Final strong, winning the first three games.  Kallberg was stronger as the match went on, falling just short in the third game, winning the fourth, and losing the last game at 8.  The WTT Champions Series event in Frankfurt featured two hot players in the Final, and […]

Wab Club Feature: Royal Badminton Academy

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(by Steve Hopkins) Royal Badminton Academy is located to the Northwest of Washington DC near Dulles International Airport.  Like many other locations across the US, Royal Badminton Academy will be blending their existing Badminton facility to also offer Table Tennis. (Royal Table Tennis)  The Sterling, Virginia location has offered a variety of badminton activities for […]

Shidong and Kallberg Face off in Frankfurt

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Sunday’s Final of the WTT Champions Series event in Frankfurt will match two of the world’s hottest players against each other.  Sweden’s Anton Kallberg will face World No. 2 Lin Shidong.  Kallberg defeated Truls Moregard 4-2  in their Semifinal match, and Lin Shidong blanked Lin Yun-Ju 4-0 in the other […]

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