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Coaching Tip of the Week – Never Decide If You Have to Move

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(By Larry Hodges) There are so many snap decisions a player has to make while playing that it’s mind-boggling that players often increase the mind-load by adding unnecessary decisions. In table tennis, there is never a decision on whether you have to move; you always move – or more specifically, you always assume you have […]

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WTT Feeder Westchester: Ojio over Zhang and Chuang over Duda

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(by Steve Hopkins) In Men’s Singles it was No. 25 Chuang Chih-Yuan of Taipei over No. 33 Benedikt Duda, and in Women’s Singles it was Japan’s Haruna Ojio over USA’s Lily Zhang. At No. 33, Duda is Germany’s sixth highest ranked player so he does not have as many opportunities to play internationally as he […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Texas Table Tennis Training Center

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Club (“TTT”) has about 50-60 regular members, as well as a number of premium memberships for business people.  One emphasis of the club is on professional coaching for elite players and juniors in the greater Houston area.  In 2016, the Texas Table Tennis was awarded a Certificate of Special Congressional […]

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German League Rematch: Dusseldorf and Saarbrucken Advance to Final

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by Steve Hopkins) Top seeded Borussia Dusseldorf dominated TTC Fulda 3-0 to advance to the Finals.  Saarbrucken mirrored the result, dominating Muhlhausen 3-0 to advance. For Fulda, a solid season with Quadri Aruna (Africa’s top ranked player) playing consistently all season, and France’s Alexandre Cassin maturing into one of the best players in the TTBL […]

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WTT Feeder Westchester: Lily Zhang in Women’s Final Four

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(by Steve Hopkins) A pair of Japanese players made the Semifinals at the WTT Feeder Event Westchester, at the Westchester Table Tennis Club in New York.  Shunsuke Togami will face will face Chuang Chih-Yuan on Sunday in one Semifinal match and Benedikt Duda will face Yuta Tanaka in the other semifinal.  Chuang advanced past Sharon […]

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Ask The Experts: Brian Pace, No. 421

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I started playing again after a 30-year break. Techniques and equipment have evolved enormously. Of the 3 blades and combinations I try. My game is more of the mid-range Looper type, and solid on the counterattack. Here is my request: to progress in a coherent way I must […]

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How to Train a Good Serve

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(by Coach Jeffrey Zeng) There are many types of table tennis serves, each with its own characteristics. Let us look at the types of table tennis serves without considering the factors such as the soleplate, sponge, and rubber. According to the clap hands Shoot with left hand – For opponents who shoot with the left […]

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