(by Steve Hopkins) Jenson Van Emburgh continued his international campaign with a pair of strong results at ITTF World Para Challenger events in São Paulo, Brazil and Laško, Slovenia. Both events featured world-class competitors, and Van Emburgh finished with a tournament victory, a runner-up finish, and some hard-fought quarterfinal appearances. The trip began in Brazil […]
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Dang Qiu Wins Third German National Championship
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Dang Qiu won his third German National Championship – dominating at the LOTTO Thuringen TT-Finals in Erfurt, Germany. Qiu beat Kay Stumper in the Quarterfinals and Benedikt Duda in the Semifinals. Today, Qiu topped Patrick Franziska 4-1, dropping only the second game. Perhaps the turning point of the match came early as […]
Jorgic Wins, Jha Second in Skopje
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) When the dust finally settled at the WTT Contender event in Skopje, Macedonia, it was Darko Jorgic on top. Jorgic won the event from the second position, defeating Nuytinck, Park, Rassenfosse, and Kallberg on the way to the Final. The other Finalist was USA’s Kanak Jha who started the week […]
Jha and Jorgic Reach Final in Skopje
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) USA’s Kanak Jha doubled up on Saturday, winning early against Simon Gauzy (World No. 20), and winning Saturday evening against Hiroto Shinozuka (World No. 32). By reaching the Final, Jha has already added 280 points – enough to jump seven or eight spots in the World rankings. But Jha is […]
Kanak Kicking in Skopje
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Kanak Jha is quietly having a great tournament in Macedonia this week, as the WTT Contender series event in Skopje has reached the Semifinals. While four of the top five seeds have fallen, Jha has logged wins over Deni Kozul, Marcos Freitas, and Simon Gauzy. The most recent of those […]
A Forehand Stance While Blocking
Posted on(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Many players go into a backhand stance when blocking. This is fine for the backhand, but it weakens the forehand side. Even worse, it makes smashing or counterlooping on the forehand much more difficult. You may find that you can block backhands almost as […]
Does Watching High-Level Players Help Amateur Players Improve? By Coach Bob Chen
Posted on(By Coach Bob Chen) Many amateur players enjoy watching high-level matches. They watch world-class rallies. They study professional looping technique. They observe serve and receive patterns. But here’s an important question: Does watching elite players actually help you improve? The answer is: It can but it doesn’t automatically. It depends on how you watch. 1. […]
US Nationals Preview: Two Weeks Until the June 16 Entry Deadline
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, graphic USATT) Action is set to start on July 3rd in San Jose for this rendition of the US Nationals. Kanak Jha, Nikhil Kumar, Jishan Liang, Nandan Naresh and Sid Naresh are currently the top five seeds in Men’s Singles, and Amy Wang, Sally Moyland, Angela Guan, Jessica Reyes-Lai, and Lilian Ma […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis & More
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis & More (TT&M) was founded by Len Winkler in 1996. Over the years, the club has had many shapes and forms. At one point, the club downsized to a garage – but Len kept it going. Years later, Len moved to Hawaii and started a new TT&M. At that point, […]
Triple Crown for Saarbrucken – TTBL Champion
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo TTBL via BeLa Sportfoto) FC Saarbrucken TT won the Final Four, securing the German team title. There were 5600 fans in attendance at the event in Frankfurt which featured the top four teams of the league season: Saarbrucken, Dusseldorf, Bergneustadt, and Bremen. In the Semifinals on Saturday, Borussia Dusseldorf needed all […]
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