(by Steve Hopkins) A lot of familiar names are at the top of the leaderboard as the 2021 US National Table Tennis Championships comes to a close in Las Vegas. Olympian Zhou Xin won Men’s Singles, topping 2021 US Team member Sharon Alguetti 4-1 in the Final. Zhou entered the event as the top seed […]
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Ovtcharov’s Gluing Technique
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) In a video posted in June (on a channel hosted by TT Smash City), Dimitrij Ovtcharov demonstrated his gluing technique. Watch the video below as he outlines how many layers of glue he uses and how he attaches the rubber to the blade. Included are a few pro tips: (1) pull the […]
Butterfly Favorites: Kanak Jha Interview with NBC Bay Area
Posted onEarlier this year when Kanak was back in Northern California beginning his Olympic preparations, he paused for an interview with the local NBC affiliate. Check out the full article and accompanying video here. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/bay-area-table-tennis-player-gets-ready-for-tokyo-olympic-games/2519102/
EIGHT: Video Highlights of Timo Boll’s Key Matches at the Euro Championships
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Despite a draw that required Timo Boll to tackle German teammate Benedikt Duda early (winning 4-3 in the Round of 16), and Dusseldorf teammate Anton Kallberg in the quarterfinals, and top seed Mattias Falck in the semifinals, it was Boll that cruised most of the way. When Boll faced Dimitrij Ovtcharov in […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Changing the Pace
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) A major weakness of many players is an inability to change the pace, and thereby throw their opponent’s timing off. Not doing so is a quick way of helping your opponent’s timing. Many players try to change the pace, but do so unsuccessfully – either because they don’t know how to do […]
WAB Club Feature: MK Georgia Table Tennis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) MK Georgia Table Tennis is in Duluth, Georgia just off of I-85 to the Northeast of Atlanta. Duluth is in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area, and is a suburb with a strong Asian influence which includes about 10% of the population being of Korean descent. The club itself is located off Peachtree Industrial […]
Timo Boll Behind the Scenes at the Euro Championships
Posted onAs Timo Boll worked to earn his eighth European title, he continued to take behind-the-scenes videos which have now been edited to include highlights from his matches. Watch below to see Timo’s VLOG entries from the European Championships in Warsaw. Check out all of Timo’s VLOG entries on his YouTube Channel.
Olympic Spotlight: Chen Meng Eyes Gold
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld) Chen Meng is currently at the top of the ITTF rankings, and it isn’t close. China’s top player has 11850 points and the next closest player, Japan’s Mima Ito, is nearly 1400 points behind. Chen will be the top seed at the Olympics and she’ll be a solid favorite. […]
A Look at the ITTF Rankings as the Olympics Approach
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF Rankings take on more meaning as we are now 23 away from Preliminary Singles rounds at the Olympics (and one month away from the first Team matches). In the most recent ITTF Weekly Rankings there was some shuffling near the bottom of the Top 10. Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Timo Boll […]
Eleven Years and Counting
Posted on(By Joanna Sung) From the age of six, I spent my days picking up table tennis balls at local clubs, watching the best players compete through a television screen, and playing table tennis with my dad in the basement. Now, I am seventeen. Through eleven years of involvement in the table tennis world, the sport […]
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Don’t Start Below the Table
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Push with Purpose and Placement
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame So often players push just to keep… Read More
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Great News: Texas Table Tennis Upcoming Head Coach Koji Itagaki
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(By Texas Table Tennis Club) Koji Itagaki coached TSV Bad Königshofen of Table Tennis Bundesliga since 2016. Under… Read More
Portland Paddlers Win MLTT Season 3
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(by Steve Hopkins) Why is there a Golden Game? For Moments Like These. With the entire season hanging… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club
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(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520… Read More
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