(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) For the second year in a row, the top seed in the European Champions League was perennial powerhouse Borussia Dusseldorf and they deep team with Dang Qiu, Timo Boll, and Anton Kallberg.  And for the second year in a row, much of the hype in the Final Four went to […]

(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Apex, North Carolina, just to the Southwest of Raleigh, the Carolina International Table Tennis Academy is well positioned to serve the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.  Coaches/Owners Di Yu and JiangShan Guo are strong players and coaches and they lead a team of quality instructors. The club […]

(by Steve Hopkins) An exceptional regular season is almost expected with this deep Borussia Dusseldorf team.  They once again maneuvered through the Champions League as the top seed – and were ready to excel again in the Final Four.  They faced off against Solex Consult TTC Wiener Neustadt, Austria’s best team featuring Frane Kojic, Ivor […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Fan Zhendong has fallen ahead of schedule again – this time losing to Hugo Calderano in the Semifinal.  Calderano started off on fire, winning the first three games before Fan fought back to tighten the score.  But the early lead was too much to overcome, as Calderano advances to the […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) In a complete script flip from last week’s upset-filled Singapore Smash, 7 of the top 8 seeds advanced to the Quarterfinals at the WTT Champions Series Event in Incheon, Korea.  Newly crowned World No. 1 Wang Chuqin is out this week, but 8 of the World Top 10 are playing […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Jenson Van Emburgh, one of America’s top para athletes, visited Europe earlier this month to play in two para events.  He competed in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy in the 2024 ITTF Lignano Masters Para Open from March 6-9, and he competed in Platja d’Aro, Spain in the 2024 ITTF Costa Brava Spanish Para […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Different Olympic paths are in place for US Men and Women this year.  For the Women, they qualified for a full team – with Lily Zhang qualifying based upon World Ranking, and Amy Wang and Rachel Sung joining her on the squad through their efforts this weekend at the qualifier. […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Wang Chuqin has retaking the World No. 1 Ranking, surpassing Fan Zhendong on the heels of Chuqin’s victory at the Singapore Smash last weekend.  Chuqin now has a 2250 point lead (with 8020 ranking points) over Fan Zhendong (with 5788). Liang Junkun moved up three spots (to No. 3), hopping […]

(by Steve Hopkins)   Located in Rosemead, California, in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley outside of Los Angeles, is a unique, full-time table tennis facility.  California Table Tennis offers 16 Butterfly tables, professional rubber flooring, and some of the best playing conditions available in the United States.  The club has 200 active members […]