(By Xianyao He) Having been to a few US Nationals in the past, I’m not new to Las Vegas. It was 2019 when I came here the last time. Despite being just two years ago, it seems to be an eternity to me. The world is different with COVID, which affected billions of people. There […]
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Coaching Tip of the Week: Practice Service Spin … on a Rug!
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) It’s often difficult to judge how much spin you are putting on the ball when you practice serves. Without this feedback, it’s not easy to improve your serves. So try this – find a large, carpeted room, and practice serving there. Spin the ball as if you were serving and try to […]
TeamUSA in Action in Men’s and Women’s Teams
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The US Men’s Team began their match against Sweden with a difficult Doubles Match-up. Nikhil Kumar and Zhou Xin were underdogs in their match against Kristian Karlsson and Anton Kallberg. They fell 3-0. The Karlsson/Kallberg team has played in numerous competitions, and they are also teammates on the top European Team, Borussia Dusseldorf […]
Upcoming Action This Week in Tokyo
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Mixed Doubles ended first and the Singles (Men’s and Women’s) titles were awarded a few days ago. So far, the medal count is 2 Gold Medals for China, 1 Gold for Japan, all three Silvers for China, and Bronze Medals for Germany (Men’s Singles), Japan (Women’s Singles), and Taipei (Mixed Doubles). Total Medals: […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: My Table Tennis Club Markham
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) My Table Tennis Club (MyTTC) is headquartered near the town center of Markham, a suburb of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. The Markham headquarters is 9,000 square feet with high ceilings, 18 tables, and 750 lux lighting that is ideal for table tennis. They also have a Mississauga campus with 18,000 square feet […]
North Carolina Table Tennis Hall of Fame
Posted onThe North Carolina Table Tennis Hall of Fame will be inducting its first class on Saturday, Aug.7 in Raleigh, NC. We want to invite all table tennis fans who want to honor our inductees to join us at a banquet at Seasons 52 Restaurant at 5PM to celebrate the accomplishments of Norm Kilpatrick, Bowie Martin, […]
Westchester July Open Results and Photos
Posted on(Courtesy of Westchester Table Tennis Center / Photo by Glen Randmer) 158 players, including six rated over 2500. Open F: Jishan Liang def. Kai Zhang (5,6,-4,9) SF: Jishan Liang def. Jian Li (3,8,5); Kai Zhang def. Felix Lartey (7,-9,5,6) QF: Jishan Liang def. Yanjun Gao (9,6,-6,12); Jian Li def. Aditya Sareen (6,3,-8,1); Felix Lartey def. […]
Triangle Butterfly July Open results and photos
Posted on(By Alec Carney) We had 5 new players compete in our July Tournament. Mark Maci made his name well-known has he went undefeated (6-0) in the U1200 coming out with an initial rating of 1140. Several players earned well over 100+ rating points in this tournament: Qi Fan +381, Akhila Chitti +251, Manny Castillo +130, […]
Pete May: Augusta native, passionate athlete, national table-tennis champion
Posted on(Courtesy of Miguel Legoas / Augusta Chronicle) Pete May sat on the porch of his Augusta home in his signature look: a black cowboy hat and aviator sunglasses. May has traveled across the world in this look, slowly becoming one of the top athletes in his age group. May won the men’s singles ages 75+ […]
It’s been a long time since my last Nationals
Posted on(By Sally Moyland) This time, the event wasn’t held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Instead, the tournament was held for the first time at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. There were around fifty tables, all with red non-slip matting. Along with the new location, there was a new sponsor providing tables and score-keeping equipment […]
Record-Breaking Success: 12th Boucherville Open – Butterfly & 2nd International Edition
April 29, 2026
(by Miguel Antonio Ruz Garrido) The 12th edition of the Boucherville Open – Butterfly and 2nd International Edition, held on… Read More
When Receiving, Emphasize Placement & Consistency
April 28, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame When receiving, many players are either overly… Read More
Anqi Luo – Backhand Over the table Loop
April 28, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anqi Lou is working with a student on the Backhand… Read More
How to Recover More Quickly
April 27, 2026
Robot plays backspin either short, half long or long all over the table randomly. The player needs to… Read More
Arantxa Cossio Aceves – WTT Singapore Highlights
April 27, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Arantxa Cossio Aceves Aceves is in action at the… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seoul Table Tennis Club
April 26, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Seoul Table Tennis Club is located in Coquitlam, BC on the East side of Vancouver,… Read More
German League Final Four Preview – May 30-31
April 26, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The finalists are set in the German leagues with the Liebherr TTBL Final4 set for… Read More
I’ll Be Back… at the Table: Sony’s “ACE” and the Dawn of Robotic Table Tennis
April 26, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The year is 2026. While the table tennis world’s attention is focused on London and… Read More
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