Ding Ning from great to legend to immortality, moment of history awaits in Markham?

Posted on September 27, 2017

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Ding Ning from great to legend to immortality Victory in 2011 asserted the name of Ding Ning amongst the great names of the sport, earlier in the year she had been crowned World champion in Rotterdam, success in 2014 served as a sharp reminder that she merited such an […]

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SafeSport Letter to USATT Community

Posted on September 27, 2017

(By USATT) USATT Community SafeSport Letter To our USATT members and other key stakeholders, It has been since last February when we last communicated about the SafeSport initiative and updated compliance procedures (here is a link to the letter I sent, which is also on our USATT SafeSport page – http://www.teamusa.org/usa-table-tennis/usatt/safesport). Since then, Dennis and I, […]

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2017 ITTF Men’s World Cup: Marcos Freitas receives wildcard

Posted on September 26, 2017

(by Wade Townsend) 2017 ITTF Men’s World Cup: Marcos Freitas receives wildcard We are under a month out from the Liebherr 2017 Men’s World Cup, and the final player list has been confirmed, with Portugal’s Marcos Freitas receiving the wildcard slot for the event. Freitas was fourth seed going in to the ITTF Europe Top […]

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Living legend marks 21 years in South Bend

Posted on September 26, 2017

(By Kathy Borlik South Bend Tribune) Dan Seemiller: Living legend marks 21 years in South Bend Danny Seemiller is a legend. Danny is a prominent name in table tennis and he is coaching right here in South Bend. He lives in the garden spot of the county, in New Carlisle. He coaches and mentors at […]

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Tip of the week: Assume You Have to Move

Posted on September 25, 2017

(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Assume You Have to Move Many players go through this series of events as the opponent is hitting the ball toward them: Opponent begins forward swing. I wait to see where the ball is going. Opponent hits ball. The ball is coming toward me. Do I have to […]

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2017 Slovenia Junior and Cadet Open updates

Posted on September 25, 2017

(Courtesy of Zhou Xin/Bruce Liu) 2017 Slovenia Junior and Cadet Open updates The tournament in Slovenia is over. Victor and Nikhil won a Bronze in the Junior Doubles in addition to the two medals in the Teams. However, we did not do as well as we expected in the Singles events. Although all four players […]

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2017 ITTF Pan American Championships – Women’s Singles Quarter Finals Video

Posted on September 24, 2017

2017 ITTF PanAm Championships – Women’s Singles Quarter Finals Adriana Diaz (PUR) vs Yadira Silva (MEX) (Video Courtesy of ITTF)

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Zhou Xin: Slovenia Junior & Cadet Open News and Updates

Posted on September 23, 2017

(By Zhou Xin) Zhou Xin: Slovenia Junior & Cadet Open News and Updates My second trip to Europe this year as a coach. This time for the Slovenia Junior & Cadet Open. Amy Wang, Victor Liu, Nikhil Kumar, and Adi Godhwani came with me. Today is the fourth day. The tournament will end tomorrow. The […]

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2017 ITTF Pan American Championships – Women’s Singles Semi-Final Video

Posted on September 23, 2017

2017 ITTF Pan American Championships – Women’s Singles Semi-Final Crystal Wang vs Adriana Diaz (Video Courtesy of ITTF)

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Bowen Chen: Running Toward His Goals

Posted on September 22, 2017

Bowen Chen Maryland Table Tennis Center: Running Toward His Goals (By Larry Hodges) Bap—Bap—Bap—Bap—Bap—Bap—Bap—Bap—Bap—Bap. That’s the sound of Bowen running, feet pounding the pavement, eating up the miles. There’s also bap-bap, bap-bap, bap-bap, bap-bap, POW!!!, the sound of him drilling. He does both, day after day, as part of his training. He’s running to get […]

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