2016 US Open Table Tennis Championships Over 820 players are competing in over 90 events at the 2016 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Schedule / Event List | Player’s List | Results Day 6 Live Stream Table 1: Saturday, December 17 Table 2: Saturday, December 17 […]
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The role of a coach and the impact on the athlete
Posted onThe role of a coach and the impact on the athlete By Francisco Mendez On this day I want to speak about how important a player’s emotional area is as a fundamental part in the player’s development and how to develop the player’s motivation. Every great Coach must be a great motivator. One of the greatest […]
International Pros Top Picks for 2016 US Open Table Tennis Main Event
Posted onInternational Pros Top Picks for 2016 US Open Table Tennis Main Event BY MATT HETHERINGTON LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Dec 12-17: Japan’s Kenji Matsudaira and Slovakia’s Thomas Keinath head the seedings in the Men’s Singles at the 2016 US Open Table Tennis Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, which will put a display of world class table […]
Japan dominant at Finlandia Open, Benedek Olah recovering from surgery
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publication Editor) Japan dominant at Finlandia Open, Benedek Olah recovering from surgery Present in force at the recent Sun International 2016 World Junior Championships in Cape Town and at the current Seamaster Qatar 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, players from Japan are also present in numbers at the current Finlandia […]
Day one review: Glamorous night at the ITTF Star Awards; World Tour Grand Finals kicks off
Posted on(by Neha Aggarwal) Glamorous night at the ITTF Star Awards; World Tour Grand Finals Day one at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals concluded with some thrilling round of 16 matches in the men’s and women’s section during the day. The highlight of the day was the ITTF Star Awards where the most accomplished table […]
Records broken: Boys’ Singles success means Tomokazu Harimoto youngest ever champion
Posted on(by Simon Daish/Photo: Rémy Gros) Boys’ Singles success Tomokazu Harimoto youngest ever champion Tomokazu Harimoto continues to take the table tennis world by storm after the Japanese teenager became the youngest ever winner at a World Junior Championships competition with a 4-3 victory over Korea Republic’s Cho Seungmin in the Boys’ Singles final (7-11, 9-11, […]
Lily Yip determined to turn New Jersey’s Pillar College into ping pong powerhouse
Posted on(By Kristian Dyer,Metro) Lily Yip turn NJ’s Pillar College into ping pong powerhouse Lily Yip is the next coach in New Jersey tasked with building a top-tier athletics program at the collegiate level. Unlike high-profile hires such as Rutgers football’s head coach Chris Ash, Yip’s program is far from the bright lights of the gridiron […]
Kunal Chodri Interview
Posted onBY RAHUL ACHARYA Kunal Chodri Interview 17 year old Kunal Chodri is a well-known player in the USA Table Tennis community. His near-impossible comebacks and impeccable touch make him one of West Coast’s top talents. At just 11 years of age, Kunal won the U13 title at the 2011 U.S. Open, thus marking the beginning […]
US Run at World Junior Champs Comes to an End
Posted onBY MATT HETHERINGTON, USATT US Run at World Junior Champs Comes to an End Crystal Wang was the last player standing at the ITTF World Junior Championships in Cape Town from the USA contingent. She reached the last 16 of the Junior Girls Singles after a brilliant and convincing Round of 32 4-0 win over […]
The Importance of Fingers and Wrist in Table Tennis
Posted onThe Importance of Fingers and Wrist in Table Tennis The Importance of Fingers and Wrist in Table Tennis By: Jinxin Wang Once, I heard an experienced coach advise: “The student who uses the arm to play is an elementary student; the one who uses the elbow is a middle school student; the one who uses […]
Cellulose Nanofiber: Carbon Speed With An All-Wood Feel
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(by Coach Di Yu) Apex, North Carolina. Carolina International Table Tennis Academy hosted the 2026 Butterfly CITTA Fall… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In the Butterfly Training Tips, Hong Lin is executing a Backhand Loop from underspin, followed… Read More
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(by Logan Rietz) Super ZLC blades are known for being fast and crisp, but their biggest claim to… Read More
Shashin Shodhan Amicus Training Series – Falkenberg
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Amicus Training Series, Shashin Shodhan is demonstrating the Falkenberg Drill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvWoZKfBdlI Stay “In The… Read More
Importance of Serve Variety
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame) Many players develop a small but effective… Read More
MLTT Week 4 Preview: The Pros Head to Houston
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) Major League Table Tennis moves to the ULH Event Center in Houston, Texas,… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins) The Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre (“the Centre” or “Elite”) is a table tennis club… Read More
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