(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin are solidly ahead of the pack, but who else is in the top 20?  In third position is Ma Long who maintains a moderate lead over Hugo Calderano.  Tomokazu Harimoto is in fifth, only 125 points behind Calderano.  Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan are sixth […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) In a strong event with seven players in the World Top 25, and great competitors like World No. 4 Hugo Calderano, World No. 10 Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and World No. 13 Dang Qiu, it took a lot of upsets before the final could feature World No. 30 Marcos Freitas, and World […]

(by Steve Hopkins) We are exactly one year away from the Olympics in Paris – the Opening Ceremony is scheduled for July 26th, and table tennis will begin to be played on the 27th.  There’s a lot of table tennis to be played between now and next Summer, and we can expect many changes in […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) The 2023 ITTF Pan American Youth Championships (U15 and U19) concluded on Sunday in Charleston, West Virginia.  Puerto Rico’s Angel Naranjo won Gold in the U19 Boys Singles – defeating USA’s Darryl Tsao in the Semifinal 4-0 and then winning over USA’s Nandan Naresh 4-2 in the Final.  Nandan reached […]

(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 […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The team events have ended at the 2023 ITTF Pan American Youth Championships (U15 and U19) in Charleston, West Virginia, and Team USA made all four team event finals, claiming 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal.  Its a great start for the American squad as the tournament shifts to […]

(by Steve Hopkins) North Texas Table Tennis is a premier table tennis club operating three locations in Plano, Texas.  The club promotes excellence and sportsmanship in a safe and friendly environment. NTTTC also provides a wonderful facility for private and corporate functions and regularly hosts community-based tournaments, leagues, birthday parties, corporate events and charity events. […]

(by Steve Hopkins) For many weeks, Fan Zhendong’s points lead narrowed until Wang Chuqin stole first place.  But Chuqin was only able to hold that slender lead for a week before falling behind again.  Fan has accumulated 6855 points and Chuqin is in second with 6285.  Ma Long continues to hold third with 3735 which […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Canadian Junior National Championships took place last week in Drummondville, a suburb of Montreal in Quebec, Canada.   One hundred and thirty of Canada’s best juniors converged to play in six singles events: U13 Boys and Girls, U15 Boys and Girls, and Under 19 Boys and Girls.  The top prizes in the […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Fullerton Table Tennis Academy is located off Imperial Highway in Fullerton, California.  The facility is near Bonita Pl and S Harbor Blvd/E Imperial Hwy in the neighborhoods of La Habra.  This positions the club just North of Anaheim with easy access to all of the greater Los Angeles area. Fullerton Table Tennis Academy […]