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 […]

Read More

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 […]

Read More

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 […]

Read More

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 […]

Read More

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 […]

Read More

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

Read More

AITTA 2019 Butterfly March Tournament

Posted on February 25, 2019

Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy4630 Valais Ct. Johns Creek GA 30022 Division 1: Qualification for Participation -Rating 1900+ Enter fee $20 (Max 12players)1stplace -Butterfly Tenergy Rubber ($80 worth)2ndplace-Butterfly G40+ 3 star Balls 1box ($30 worth)3rdplace-Butterfly Case ($20worth ) Division 2: Qualification for Participation –Rating1500-1899 Enter fee $15 (Max 12players)1st place -Butterfly Rozena Rubber ($40 worth)2nd […]

Read More

Swedish Junior & Cadet Open Recap

Posted on February 25, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) The 2019 ITTF Junior Circuit, Swedish Junior & Cadet Open concluded this weekend in Orebro.  The tournament features eight events:  Junior Boys, Junior Girls, Junior Boys Doubles, Junior Girls Doubles, Cadet Boys, Cadet Girls, Mini Cadet Boys, and Mini Cadet Girls.  Over 300 juniors participated, including 18 from […]

Read More

ICC Butterfly Winter Open Recap

Posted on February 25, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins/ Photo by BATTF) ICC’s annual 4-star event, the ICC Butterfly Winter Open concluded this weekend.  The three-day event is the largest in the Bay Area with over 200 entries.  The tournament awarded over $5,000 in cash prizes and offered 25 events for players of all levels.  The venue was the ICC Sports […]

Read More

Top Ten Ways to Turn a Match Around

Posted on February 25, 2019

By Larry Hodges The first four are psychological, the rest are tactical ideas. 1.      Remember the mentality and feel of a great match you’ve played, and get back into that mode. 2.      Take ten seconds to stare at something in the distance to clear your mind. 3.      With nothing to lose, relax, have fun, and just play. 4.      Ignore […]

Read More