(by Simon Daish) Timo Boll promising start while Chinese trio take the plaudits The start of the Men’s Singles event signalled the final action of the opening day at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Astana, Kazakhstan as four Round of 16 encounters took place on the afternoon of Thursday 14th December. […]
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Table Tennis Tidbits #13 By Robert Ho
Posted on(BY ROBERT HO) ’16 World Team Championships: Retroactive Telepathy Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was the site of this gigantic international competition: 87 men’s and 80 women’s teams. Each nation may field a maximum of 5 men and 5 women each. 3 players are selected for each 2 nation competition—best 3 out of 5. Because of the large number of teams, […]
DTTA’s USATT Sanctioned 10th M Tourney
Posted on(By Angelo Gandullia) DTTA’s USATT Sanctioned 10th M Tourney Hello Table Tennis players and friends! DTTA wants to thank all players for the participation in our USATT Sanctioned 10th MENSUAL Tourney this past weekend, Dec 9th & 10th. We had our biggest tournament ever! We had a great tournament on both Saturday and Sunday […]
Push-Button Matches – Playing the Scary All-Out Attacker
Posted on(by: Larry Hodges) Push-Button Matches – Playing the Scary All-Out Attacker Ever have one of those matches where you felt like the opponent completely dominated with their attack and controlled everything, and yet you won? I call those “push-button” matches. In matches like that, the opponent basically attacks everything, no matter what you do. If […]
12 years on can Timo Boll reclaim title glory?
Posted on(by Simon Daish) 12 years on can Timo Boll reclaim title glory? There was an air of joy across Europe 12 years ago as Timo Boll emerged victorious at the final hurdle of what was formerly known as the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals to become only the second player from the continent to lift […]
Adjusting Tactics in Tournament Play
Posted on(By Brian Pace) Adjusting Tactics in Tournament Play In competition players go for the shots they are the most comfortable with, the shots that we have mastered, as well as the shots that expose your opponent. Tactical conflict is created when the players doesn’t acknowledge that the shot they are playing is not being effective. […]
Fine start for German stars at T2APAC Grand Finals
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Fine start for German stars at T2APAC Grand Finals Singapore’s Feng Tianwei and Romania’s Bernadette Szocs, alongside Germany’s Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov emerged successful as the T2 Asia-Pacific League (T2APAC) Grand Finals commenced in Johor, Malaysia on Thursday 7th December. They were the winners in the Men’s Singles […]
Ever present, just not the same without him
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Ever present, just not the same without him The very last place available, taking into account that there was one reserved for the host nation in the guise of Kirill Gerassimenko, the name to complete the invitation list for the Men’s Singles event at the forthcoming Seamaster 2017 ITTF […]
2018 World Junior Table Tennis Championships logo revealed
Posted on(ITTF-Oceania Press Release) 2018 World Junior Table Tennis Championships logo revealed The official logo for the 2018 ITTF World Junior Championships has been unveiled today as tournament hosts ITTF-Oceania begin to rollout their vision for the international event. The vibrant and dynamic emblem is based on the movement of the table tennis ball and looks […]
What Helps Table Tennis Skills Off the Table?
Posted on(Courtesy of Matt Hetherington) Improve table tennis off-table skills It’s been a little while since I had any questions but this was asked by a friend of mine, what can help improve table tennis skills off the table? Not many players outside the international stage take as much time to develop off the table as they […]
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