(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 […]
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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 […]
2021 U19 and U15 US National Teams
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The USATT completed the 2021 National U19 and U15 Team Trials today at the ICC Table Tennis Center in Milpitas, California. The top juniors from all over the country competed – with the largest event the U19 Boys event with 44 competitors. The U19 Boys winner was Sid Karesh. Sid was followed […]
WAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy
Posted onWAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy (by Steve Hopkins) The Orange County Table Tennis Academy (OCTTA) is located in Fountain Valley just off of the 405 in the center of Orange Country (with Santa Ana and Irvine to the East, and Huntington Beach to the South, and Anaheim to the North). OCTTA describe […]
Europe’s Best Converge on Ljubljana
October 11, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 European Championships are underway today at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Over the… Read More
China Smash: Matsushima’s Perfect Week
October 11, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Early in the week it was announced that Sora Matsushima was the new World No.… Read More
Carlos Hernandez – Miami Open Finals
October 11, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Carlos Hernandez is in action taking the victory at the… Read More
Sora Soars to World No. 1
October 10, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) There's a new name at the top of the World Rankings, and it is an… Read More
China Smash: Only Four Remain in Beijing
October 10, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The World No. 1 (Sora Matsushima) will face the sole remaining Chinese player (Zhou Qihao)… Read More
Kou Lei – Long Pips Blocking
October 10, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is looping to his chopper student while they… Read More
Rachid El Bou Bou – Backhand Loop Serve to middle
October 9, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is executing Backhand Looping the serve… Read More
Kou Lei – Banana Flip & Random Play
October 8, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working sequence play that starts with a… Read More
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