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Final Pairs Set in Tunis: Franziska v. Kallberg and Miwa v. Yubin

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(By Steve Hopkins) Despite the top four seeds falling early, two big names have reached the Final at the WTT Contender Tunis.  Anton Kallberg dominated Mattias Falck 3-1 to reach the Final.  Kallberg will face Patrick Franziska who topped Sun Wen 3-1.  This sets up a very interesting Final in that these two have faced […]

Top Seeds Tumble in Tunis

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(By Steve Hopkins) The top four seeds in the WTT Contender Tunis were ranked between No. 6 and No. 15.  Hugo Calderano lead the way, Lin Yun-Ju was seeded second, Lim Jonghoon was seeded third, and Lin Shidong was fourth.  The first round began on Thursday, and two of those top four fell on the […]

Catching Up with Jeremy Hazin

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(by Steve Hopkins) At the end of May, one of Canada’s best, Jeremy Hazin, visited WAB Club Rhode Island Table Tennis. Jeremy was with his friend, Nikhil Nanda Veeraghavan for some graduation festivitities in the area. Nikhil regularly plays in tournaments in Rhode Island. The visit gave us an opportunity to connect – and gave […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Los Angeles Table Tennis Association

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA) is located in El Monte, California, just to the east of Los Angeles.  The facility is just off of the 10 with easy access to the greater Los Angeles area.  One of the most unique advantages of LATT is the coaching staff, led by legendary female […]

Jenson Van Emburgh: Europe Tour and the upcoming US Para Open

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(By Steve Hopkins, photos Manca Meglic) This week’s Butterfly interview is with one of America’s most decorated active para players, Jenson Van Emburgh.  Jenson has already landed very important medals at major tour events – a Silver at the 2019 Parapan American Games, a Bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, and a Silver late last […]

WTT Contender: Qihao over Ovtcharov in Lagos

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(by Steve Hopkins) A new generation of Chinese players continue to push their way to the front of the tour.  Wang Chuqin is now firmly entrenched as World No. 2, Lin Shidong has moved all the way up to World No. 15, and in the event this week in Lagos, it was World No. 35 […]

WTT Contender Lagos: Ovtcharov and Zhou Reach Final

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(by Steve Hopkins) Ovtcharov headed to Africa as the third seed in the WTT Contender Lagos.  The event featured World No. 12 Jang Woojin and World No. 13 Darko Jorgic as the top two seeds, and all three players were hoping that a good showing here would help launch them back into the Top 10.  […]

WAB Club Feature: Helen Tao Table Tennis

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(by Steve Hopkins) Helen Tao Table Tennis (formerly Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club (MATTBC)) is located in Waltham, about 12 miles to the West of downtown Boston.  The club is just off of I-95 and with easy access via public transportation is centrally located for the greater Boston area. The club is one of the […]

US Juniors Gain Experience in Helsingborg at WTT Youth Contender

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The WTT Youth Contender Series event was held in Helsingborg, Sweden.  TeamUSA sent eight of our top juniors:  Isabella Xu, Hannah Song, Tashiya Piyadasa, Lucy Chen, Sally Moyland, Darryl Tsao, Sid Naresh, and Nandan Naresh.   Sally Moyland fell in the Semifinals of the U19 Girls Singles to eventual winner, France’s […]

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