February 21, 2025

(by: Major League Table Tennis)

Miami NICE 😎

We knew it could get wild in Florida. But not THIS wild.

Our Week 9 event at Broward Table Tennis Club delivered a rollercoaster of jaw-dropping moments, unexpected upsets, and gravity-defying points like the one below between Bay Area’s Eric Jouti and Florida’s Marc Duran.

Here’s another thing Florida delivered: More MLTT sellout crowds. Our advice? Tap the big red button below right now if you want to see America’s first professional table tennis league in Charlotte, NC or Katy, TX — otherwise it might be too late.

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There’s plenty to cover in this edition of the MLTT Weekly Roundup powered by Butterfly. Let’s get after it!

Big Broward Battles 🌴

We did the tough work of weeding out Broward’s absolute best moments. And we feel confident enough to say this might be one of MLTT’s most outstanding weeks… OF ALL TIME

The Bay Area Blasters were Broward’s biggest winners, riding another Lily Zhang appearance to a 3-0 weekend record. Take a peek at MLTT’s updated standings with three regular-season events to go. It’s going to be a mad dash.

For all the Week 9 happenings — plus replays of the entire event — check out the full team and individual player results below:

FINAL: Bay Area 12, Texas 9 | REPLAY

• T. Kim def. H. Kasahara (9, -7, 5)
• A. Abusev def. E. Jouti (8, -4, 7)
• D. McBeath & H. Kasahara def. W. Tao & E. Jouti (-8, 8, 5)
• A. Wang def. L. Zhang (-10, 9, 10)
• A. Hodaei def. J. Ma (8, 2, -7)
• Blasters def. Smash in Golden Game, 21-14

FINAL: Florida 14, Chicago 7 | REPLAY

• M. Duran def. D. Provost (9, -8, 10)
• M. Zhang def. M. Ekholm (8, 8, 3)
• D. Gorak & A. Pereira def. E. Lebesson & S. Zhang (3, 5, -10)
• D. Gorak def. A. Cazacu (10, -5, 7)
• L. Pitchford def. E. Lebesson (8, 10, -8)
• Crocs def. Wind in Golden Game, 21-14

FINAL: Bay Area 14, Chicago 7 | REPLAY

• J. Ma def. D. Provost (7, -10, 7)
• S. Zhang def. E. Lashin (7, 8, 10)
• W. Tao & E. Jouti def. E. Lebesson & A. Cazacu (7, 9, -9)
• L. Zhang def. M. Zhang (-9, 6, 7)
• T. Kim def. E. Lebesson (-9, 6, 10)
• Blasters def. Wind in Golden Game, 21-17

FINAL: Texas 12, Florida 9 | REPLAY

• L. Pitchford def. H. Kasahara (-10, 8, 7)
• M. Ekholm def. A. Wang (4, 7, 7)
• D. McBeath & H. Kasahara def. D. Gorak & A. Pereira (10, 10, -7)
• D. Gorak def. N. Naresh (6, -10, 10)
• A. Hodaei def. M. Duran (8, -9, 2)
• Smash def. Crocs in Golden Game, 21-17

FINAL: Chicago 16, Texas 5  | REPLAY

• E. Lebesson def. H. Kasahara (4, 10, 3)
• M. Zhang def. A. Wang (7, 5, -9)
• D. McBeath & H. Kasahara def. E. Lebesson & T. Feng (9, 6, -8)
• A. Cazacu def. A. Abusev (8, 9, -9)
• D. Provost def. A. Hodaei (-8, 3, 8)
• Wind def. Smash in Golden Game, 21-14

FINAL: Bay Area 12, Florida 9  | REPLAY

• L. Pitchford def. T. Kim (6, -5, 10)
• M. Ekholm def. L. Zhang (8, 3, -8)
• W. Tao & E. Jouti def. L. Pitchford & Y. Wu (10, -9, 10)
• M. Duran def. E. Jouti (5, -9, 10)
• D. Gorak def. J. Ma (-10, 9, 7)
• Blasters def. Crocs in Golden Game, 21-19

Rep Your Team! 👕

 

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City of Brotherly Pong 🔔

We ordered up our final weekend, wiz wit.

We’re bringing MLTT Championship Weekend to the campus of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pa. Be there from April 12 to 13 as we crown our second-ever champions and award $50,000 in prize money.

🎟 GET CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND TIX! 🎟

Think You’re Good? 😤

Think you’re good enough to compete on the highest level? Then prove it. 

Register for MLTT’s bigger-than-ever third season by entering the 2025 MLTT Draft at this link. Registration closes on March 9; here are other important dates to know for all you future MLTTers out there:

• March 9: Draft Registration Closes
• April 1: Lottery Day to determine draft order selection
• April 21: Expansion Draft for two new teams from existing teams
• April 28: MLTT Draft including all 10 teams

Click here to learn more about entering MLTT’s 2025 Draft. And while you’re at it, tell everyone you know to follow MLTT’s newsletter. It’s the easiest way a table tennis super fan can get their news, notes, and highlights!

Get Your SPINDEX ID Now! 💫

The MLTT SPINDEX rating system, used to rank major leaguers, is now available to everyone—totally free!

This new rating system will be used initially by Minor Leagues that are rolling out throughout the country. Click here to reserve your SPINDEX ID today and take your game to the next level!

MLTT Volunteer Spotlight 🔦

So many of you have volunteered your time to help MLTT and expand the appeal of table tennis in the United States. Today, we wanted to thank a special helper: KoKo, a New York-based table tennis YouTube creator committed to expanding the sport and our league.

Here’s what KoKo had to say about his experience as an MLTT Ambassador:

We’re grateful for volunteers like KoKo. And we need more ambassadors, ushers, ticket takers, and general helpers for our upcoming events in Carolina, Texas, and New York.

Click this link to volunteer your time and help us all grow MLTT!

Following Us Yet? 📲

Our celebration game? TOO STRONG. 💪

America’s first professional table tennis league just had its best weekend of player victory celebrations, and the MLTT Social team was all over it, including this gem from Texas Smash top rookie Amir Hodaei.

There were plenty more — but you’d know that if you followed MLTT on all your favorite social media platforms, like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. You’ll never miss out on the best content in professional pong again.

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