Ask The Experts: Jishan Liang, No. 134

Posted on July 29, 2016

Ask The Experts: Jishan Liang, No. 134 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Chinese Forehand: Yasaka Pryde Backhand: Sriver G3 Question: I usually prefer playing defensive style game and prefer lobbing and chops usually far from the table. So which rubber and blade is suitable for me? I also like a bit of topsins and smashes and spinny […]

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Who Will Win Women’s Singles Gold in Rio?

Posted on July 28, 2016

Who Will Win Women’s Singles Gold in Rio? History Provides the Answer Courtesy of ITTF Who Will Win Women’s Singles Gold in Rio? The question is posed as to who will win the Women’s Singles gold medal at the forthcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games; play commencing in Riocentro Pavilion 3 on Saturday August  6th. If […]

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Celebration and Fundraising Festivities for Yijun Feng

Posted on July 28, 2016

Celebration and Fundraising Festivities for Yijun Feng Courtesy of USA Table Tennis / by Jie Chang The first one, and the only such celebration and fundraising festivities for our local Olympic table tennis athlete Yijun (Tom) Feng in US was held in Atlanta on July 16, 2016 at Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy. Over a […]

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TableTennisDaily: Interview with Thomas Weikert, ITTF President

Posted on July 28, 2016

TableTennisDaily: Interview with Thomas Weikert, ITTF President Courtesy of ITTF Recently Thomas Weikert, ITTF President, appeared on the TableTennisDaily Podcast hosted by Daniel Ives and Thomas Jeffcott. The podcast itself features the world’s best table tennis players, coaches and experts. So far it has featured exclusive and extensive, interviews with likes of Jan-Ove Waldner, Jörgen […]

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Ask The Experts: Jack Huang, No. 133

Posted on July 28, 2016

Ask The Experts: Jack Huang, No. 133 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Can you suggest? Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 80 Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 64 Question: What blade should I use for such a combination ideally? And what inexpensive options could be considered? Answer: Hello Pankaj, I would suggest Butterfly Mizutani Jun ZL Carbon. For less expansive one, Timo Boll […]

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Catching Up with USA Table Tennis Olympic Team on Facebook!

Posted on July 28, 2016

Catching Up with USA Table Tennis Olympic Team on Facebook! Olympic Team at Facebook Rapid Fire Challenge!! Courtesy of USA Table Tennis on Facebook Olympic Team Hosted at Grand Opening of HITTA – Houston, Texas Courtesy of USA Table Tennis on Facebook

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Gold medal for USA at China Open, ICC summer camps and Olympians

Posted on July 27, 2016

Gold medal for USA at China Open, ICC summer camps and Olympians All 2016 China Junior and Cadet Open – ITTF Golden series circuit Congratulations to ICC’s rising star Nikhil Kumar for winning Mini Cadet boys singles Championship. In the finals he crushed Xu Yue of Hong Kong 3-0. After winning his group Nikhil also reached to […]

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Ten Days to Go: The Mighty & Mild Start on Equal Footing

Posted on July 27, 2016

Ten Days to Go: The Mighty & Mild Start on Equal Footing 2016 Olympic Games Courtesy of ITTF Announced on Friday October 2, 2009 as the host nation for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, now on Wednesday July 27th, we are just ten days away from the first ball being struck in anger in the […]

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Successful in Sharm El-Sheikh, Yang Shuo Wins on Home Soil in Taicang

Posted on July 26, 2016

Successful in Sharm El-Sheikh, Yang Shuo Wins on Home Soil in Taicang 2016 China Junior and Cadet Open Courtesy of ITTF Winner of the Boys’ Singles event last October at the ITTF World Cadet Challenge, Yang Shuo added to his list of international titles by being crowned Junior Boys’ Singles champion at the 2016 China […]

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Ask The Experts: Jinxin Wang, No. 132

Posted on July 26, 2016

Ask The Experts: Jinxin Wang, No. 132 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Xiom Axelo Forehand: Yasaka Rakza 7 Backhand: Stiga Calibra Tour s Question: Hi! My name is Aldwin and I’m looking for a blade that is spin oriented and good for smashing the ball. The blade I’m using has a soft feel and awesome in both […]

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