(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Cup Finals has advanced to the Final 4 in Xinxiang, China. In the Cup Finals, the World’s Top 16 are invited, so every match-up is between the world’s best. The headline of Day 2 was Dimitrij Ovtcharov eliminating World No. 1 Fan Zhendong. The Final Four will be Dimitrij Ovtcharov […]
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WTT Cup Finals: Boll Logs Early Upset Win
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Xinxiang China is the host to this year’s WTT Cup Finals. In the Cup Finals, the World’s Top 16 are invited. For the Men, a late scratch left a Bye in the draw – but 15 of the World’s Top 16 are playing. For the Women, No. 6 and No. 11 have […]
PingPod: How Far They’ve Come
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) When PingPod first opened its doors at its first location in 2020, the leadership had big plans. There was already talk of expanding to other locations in the City, of attracting the best players, of creating a community. Soon thereafter, COVID hit and some players discovered that the concept of autonomous table […]
WTT Champions Macao: Wang Chuqin’s Historic Run Highlight of the Event
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The highlights on Friday at the WTT Champions Macao event featured upsets by Szocs in Women’s Singles and Lebrun in Men’s Singles. Both upsets were over top Chinese players – and China’s other wins were tight. But as we moved further into the weekend, and through the Semifinals and Finals, […]
WTT Champions Macao: Final 8 (Szocs and Lebrun Log Upsets)
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) In Friday action at the WTT Champions Macao event China was pushed, Sweden advanced two men, and Szocs and Lebrun shook things up with big upsets. In the first match of the day, France’s Alexis Lebrun advanced by providing the biggest upset of the tournament. World No. 30, Alexis Lebrun […]
WTT Champions Macao: Alexis Lebrun Shock Upset
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) In the first match of the day, France’s Alexis Lebrun advanced by providing the biggest upset of the tournament. World No. 30, Alexis Lebrun has defeated World No. 3 Liang Jingkun 3-2. Lebrun won the first game, but then quickly lost the next two. After finding himself down 1-2, he […]
2022 Butterfly Fall Cary Cup: Ojo Onaolapo Takes Top Honors
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Cary Cup continues its long history of bringing together players not just from up and down the East Coast. The event began in Cary NC in 2001, but expanded in 2014 when it moved to the Triangle Table Tennis facility in neighboring Morrisville. This rendition of the event included over 100 […]
WTT Champions Macao Final 16: China, Germany, Sweden, and USA Too
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) We are through to the Final 16 in Macao at the $800,000 WTT Champions Macao event. Four strong Chinese players have advanced (Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, and Fan Zhendong), three Germans have advanced (Dang Qiu, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and Patrick Franziska), and three Swedes have advanced (Truls Moregard, Anton Kallberg, and […]
WTT Champions Macao: Kanak Jha Among Early Winners in Macao
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) All of the World’s Top 10 ranked men (and 8 of the Women’s Top 10) headline a massive $800,000 prize money event this week in Macao. Thirty two men and 32 women qualified to compete in the singles competitions. The first round is underway, and Kanak Jha is one of the early […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: PingPod
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) PingPod is billed as the Future of Ping Pong – autonomous table tennis pods in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Players use an app to view times and book tables (or to buy drinks or snacks or save videos of your practice sessions). PingPod was born as a pop up on […]
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