(By Larry Hodges) Many players practice for many months, not playing in any tournaments until they feel they are completely ready. Then they enter a tournament . . . and flop. They don’t understand it, so they go right back to practicing for many months, avoiding tournaments again. When they again feel ready, they enter […]
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Fakel Gazprom 2021 Russian League Champions
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Russian Premier League Final was held this weekend – a best of 3 series between UMMC Jekaterinburg (with a top 3 of Tomislav Pucar, Jonathan Groth, and Liam Pitchford) and Fakel Gazprom Orenburg (lead by Ovtcharov, Freitas and Shibaev). Gazprom dominated the semifinal round winning 3-0 and 3-0 in their semifinal […]
Swedish Championships: Moregardh and Kallberg Headline
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Swedish Championships finished today and familiar names were in the Finals. Truls Möregårdh won the Men’s Singles title with a 4-2 win over Anton Källberg. This is the same Final as last year except a year ago, Anton won 4-3. Mattias Falck is the top ranked Swede, but an injury kept […]
WAB Club Feature: Central Florida Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With its location near the junction of 423 and 441 just a few miles Northwest of the city center, the Central Florida Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to the greater Orlando area. The club’s facility is 27,000 square feet with 18 ITTF approved tables, Olympic standard vinyl flooring, 30-foot ceiling, air-conditioning, […]
PongNow: Ian Seidenfeld
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow Interview Series – talking table tennis to some of the best players and personalities in the sport. The guest this week is Ian Seidenfeld, one of Team USA’s three table tennis Paralympians getting ready for Tokyo. Ian is one of the best Class 6 players in the World, with titles that […]
Ovtcharov’s Gazprom Team Advances to Russian League Final
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) A week after Dusseldorf won the German League Final, the other dominant team in Europe is on the cusp of their league’s Final. Fakel Gazprom Orenburg, the Russian team anchored by Ovtcharov, Freitas and Shibaev has advanced to the Finals of the Russian Premier League. Gazprom dominated the semifinal round winning 3-0 […]
USATT’s T2 Season 2 Finals
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Twenty of the best players from USATT’s T2 Season 2 competed in the Season Finals this week. After fighting through the group stage, there were four undefeated players: Jishan Liang, Xin Zhou, Jimmy Butler, and Kai Zhang. Those top four players matched up against the next four highest qualifiers (each of whom […]
2021 FREMONT BUTTERFLY JULY OPEN
Posted on2-STAR TOURNAMENT SANCTIONED BY USA TABLE TENNIS JULY 16-17-18, 2021 FREMONT TABLE TENNIS ACADEMY 47998 WARM SPRINGS BLVD, FREMONT, CA 94539 Register and pay by June 20 and receive 3 free Butterfly 3-star balls! Tournament Director: Shashin Shodhan Tournament Referee: Yelena Karshtedt For Tournament Participants: Balls will be Butterfly R40+ white plastic balls. Floor will […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: What to Do in the “Big Points”
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Some players have reputation as being “winners” because they seem to be able to pull out close matches. There are two aspects to this. One is mental – nervous players don’t do well in close matches. The other aspect is tactical – you need to learn what to do tactically in a […]
Borussia Dusseldorf Dominant Again
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The final weekend of the TTBL German League ended today and the result was as expected – with Borussia Dusseldorf winning 3-1. The win is basically a Triple Crown for the stacked Dusseldorf squad. The team won the mid-year title, won the regular season and won the final. That isn’t all, they […]
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