LATTA Open March 30, 2019

Posted on March 6, 2019

LOCATION:  Los Angeles Table Tennis Assn.–10180 Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731 TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR:   Tawny Banh – Call or text 626-927-8670 or email tawnybanh@yahoo.com TOURNAMENT REFEREE:  Joe Tran, RR/IU ENTRY DEADLINE:  All mail & online entry must be received by March 28.  No refunds after the deadline or on the day of tournament.                 ELIGIBILITY/RATING:  All participants […]

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2019 Robo-Pong St. Joseph Valley Open

Posted on March 6, 2019

When: March 16-17, 2019Venue: Student Activities Center at Indiana University South Bend 1700 Mishawaka Ave South Bend, IN 46634Ball: Butterfly A40+ balls Hello USATT Members, The 55th Robo-Pong St. Joe Valley Open is coming soon on March 16/17 in South Bend, IN. Registration is open at omnipong.com.  Many thanks to Newgy Corporation and to Roger […]

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NYITTC March 3, 2019 Open Championship Results

Posted on March 5, 2019

Under 24501st: Li, Yuxi; 2nd: Wang, Mendy Under 22501st: Wang, Mendy; 2nd: Kadzinski, Jean Philippe Under 20001st: Kadzinski, Jean Philippe; 2nd: Brown, Tom Under 18001st: Brown, Tom; 2nd: Wang, Arthur Under 12001st: Rakowski, John; 2nd: Davis, Akiva Under 8001st: Leung, Ethan; 2nd: Ye, Bruce Jr. Under 121st: Vee, Allen; 2nd: Yin, Mike

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Coaching tip of the week: Be an Olympian – in Your Mind

Posted on March 4, 2019

(By Larry Hodges) If you think of yourself as an Olympian when you play, you’ll play better than if you think of yourself as some scrub at a club. But how can you psychologically pretend to be an Olympian, and how does that help? Great question – and here’s The Twelve Core Psychological Characteristics of Olympiansfrom […]

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WAB FEATURED CLUB: Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club

Posted on March 4, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins) Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club (MATTBC) is located in Waltham, about 12 miles to the West of downtown Boston.  The club is just off of I-95 and with easy access via public transportation is centrally located for the greater Boston area. The club is the biggest professional table tennis-badminton club in […]

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Timo Boll signs off in style on dramatic weekend of National Championships action

Posted on March 4, 2019

by Simon Daish A standing ovation for Timo Boll, new heights for one of Sweden’s teenage stars, triple crown successes in Italy and Serbia and a number of first time champions. Catch up with the main headlines from National Championships weekend with our recap of the biggest talking points from across Europe. We start off […]

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Marvellous Twelve Review

Posted on March 4, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins/Photo: Zhao Chunsheng) China’s Marvelous 12 brings the top Chinese players together for an invitational where the first prize is an automatic invite to the World Championships. The first phase of the Marvellous 12 was the selection of the Final 6 which occurred two weeks ago. Six players were seeded based upon World […]

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Pan Am Games Team Trial Review

Posted on March 3, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by USATT) The 2019 Pan Am Games Team Trial and 1st Adult National Ranking Tournament concluded this weekend at Santa Monica College in California.  In-kind value prizes were given to the first three finishers ($1500 for first, $1,000 for second, and $750 for third).  The winner of each event (male/female) qualify to […]

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2019 Canadian Senior Championships

Posted on March 3, 2019

When: March 7 – March 10, 2019 Location: Pan Am Centre Markham 16 Main Street Markham, ON ON L3R 2E4 Canada + Google Map Schedule These are provisional start times with subsequent matches following: Wednesday, 3/6: Practice 16:00 – 20:00Thursday, 3/7: Men’s U-21 – 9:00, Women’s U-21 – 10:00, Women’s Veterans – 17:00, Men’s O-50 […]

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Harimoto Innerforce ALC video

Posted on February 27, 2019

Developed with and used by Tomokazu Harimoto Similar to Innerforce Layer ALC with moderate speed and the “feeling of grasping the ball”, the blade size was designed slightly larger. It is a racket that supports aggressive forehand and backhand play. More information about the blade can be found here

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