(By Steve Hopkins) Worlds Update: USA and Canada The knock-out stage at the Liebherr 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championships will come to a close this weekend. Team USA’s Women have advanced to the semifinals of the 13-24 knock-out rounds of the Championship Division (the bottom half of the Championship draw where the top finisher […]
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Worlds Update: Top Seeds Advance, Sweden Surprises, and Team Korea(S)
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) Top Seeds Advance, Sweden Surprises, and Team Korea(S) The knock out stage at the Liebherr 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championships will come to a close this weekend and the top two seeds remain unbeaten in both the Men’s and Women’s events. The women’s semifinals were played on Friday and […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Lily Yip Table Tennis Center
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) WAB CLUB FEATURE: Lily Yip Table Tennis Center The Lily Yip Table Tennis Center (“LYTTC”) is a state of the art, 15,000 square foot, full-time, dedicated table tennis facility with 24 tables on two floors. The “Center” is located in the heart of Dunellen, New Jersey. LYTTC offers summer camps, private lessons, group […]
2018 World Team Championships: Knock Out Rounds Underway
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) 2018 World Team Championships: Knock Out Rounds Underway The group stage is over at the Liebherr 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championships and now the knock-out rounds have begun. In the Men’s Championships Division, Germany and China have advanced unscathed and take their positions as numbers 1 and 2, respectively. […]
2018 World Team Championships : Team Canada Update
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by Bowmar Sports) 2018 World Team Championships : Team Canada Update The Team Canada Men’s team for the Liebherr 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championships is Antoine Bernadet, Bryan Ho, Matthew Lehmann, Marko Medjugorac, and Terence Yeung. This highest world ranking is Medjugorac at World No. 258. The average age of the […]
Worlds: USA Men/Women on to Next Stage
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins / Photo by Bowmar Sports) Worlds: USA Men/Women on to Next Stage Team USA’s Men won both of their final day matches to finish the group stage of the Liebherr 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championships with a strong 4-1 record. Team USA finished in second position in their group behind Iran […]
History in Halmstad: North and South Korea Petition to Unify Women’s Teams
Posted onHistory in Halmstad: North and South Korea Petition to Unify Women’s Teams (By Johnathan Humbles / Photo courtesy of ITTF) There was a surprising turn of events on Thursday morning at the Leibherr 2018 World Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad, Sweden. The women’s championship draw now features a unified Korean team in the Semifinals. After […]
Group Stage Concludes for USA Women
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) Group Stage Concludes for USA Women Team USA had an uphill climb in the group stages of the Liebherr 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championships. Our women’s team was the bottom seed in their group, so every other team was favored. In the end, they defeated Egypt (the group seeded immediately […]
USA Men: Home Stretch in Group Stage
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) USA Men: Home Stretch in Group Stage Team USA began the tournament with an upset of Spain in the group stages of the Liebherr 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championships. They have since defeated Puerto Rico and lost to Iran. This 2-1 record is shared by Spain, Iran, and Kazakhstan in the […]
2018 Hopes Regional Hopes Camp and Trials at MDTTC
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) 2018 Hopes Regional Hopes Camp and Trials at MDTTC The camp had 37 players, ages 7 to 14, including many of the best 12 and under players in the northeast and other regions – including the California invasion that snagged both golds. Most were here for the Regional Hopes Trials on Sunday, […]
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