WAB Featured Club: NYITTC

Posted on November 15, 2019

WAB Featured Club: NYITTC (by Steve Hopkins) The New York International Table Tennis Center (NYITTC) is a table tennis training center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Borough of Queens in New York City. The club is a 5000 square foot facility with a wooden floor and eight Butterfly tables.  They also have a lounge, […]

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Austrian Open Update: Through to the Quarterfinals in Linz

Posted on November 15, 2019

Austrian Open Update: Through to the Quarterfinals in Linz (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) With 14 of the top 16 players in the World on the Men’s side and 15 of the top 20 players in the World on the Women’s side, the 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum bet-at-home.com Austrian Open is truly an elite […]

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Dignics 64 and Dignics 80: A Non-Pro Review

Posted on November 15, 2019

Dignics 64 and Dignics 80: A Non-Pro Review (by Steve Hopkins) I recently had opportunity to try Dignics 64 and Dignics 80.  I have now had the rubber on my paddle for three weeks and I’m ready to share my observations. I have been playing with Dignics 05 since early April, so this wasn’t my first […]

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Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth No. 292

Posted on November 14, 2019

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth #292 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Please help me choose between the butterfly Timo bill spirit and viscaria. I know that Timo bill spirit has a thinner handle ,has the same composition and thickness as the viscaria. Please compare the flex,spin , control and speed of these two […]

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Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 291

Posted on November 13, 2019

Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 291 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I would like to change my backhand rubber, and is thinking of getting the tenergy 05fx. Is it a good move from Nittaku s1 to tenergy 05fx as i have problems in returning spinny serves. What can u say please. Or […]

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Coaching Tip of the Week: Three Spots or Two?

Posted on November 11, 2019

Coaching Tip of the Week: Three Spots or Two? (By Larry Hodges) When a coach refers to “playing the three spots,” he’s referring to playing both wide angles, and the middle. (The middle is not the middle of the table; it’s the mid-point between the opponent’s forehand and backhand, usually around his playing elbow.) In […]

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Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open: Cadet Girls Score Three Medals

Posted on November 11, 2019

Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open: Cadet Girls Score Three Medals (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The 2019 ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open was held this week in Szombathely, Hungary, a city in the Western county of Vas near the Austrian border.  As a Premium event, this event included many of the […]

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WAB Club Feature: Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club

Posted on November 11, 2019

WAB Club Feature: Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club (by Steve Hopkins) Located in the San Fernando Valley, North of Santa Monica and Malibu in the greater Los Angeles area is Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club.  The club began in 2012 as the passion of a successful, retiring businessman.   The club features group […]

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Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open: Americans Making Waves in Vas

Posted on November 9, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins, photo courtesy of ITTF) The 2019 ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open was held this week in Szombathely, Hungary, a city in the Western county of Vas near the Austrian border.  As a Premium event, this event included many of the best juniors in the world.  Nikhil Kumar was […]

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Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung No. 290

Posted on November 8, 2019

Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung No. 290 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am an attacking player mainly using topspin on forehand. I want to keep my killerspin blade but change my rubbers. I am looking at dignics 05 or tenergy 05 or both. Any suggestions. I am an u15 intermediate player. […]

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