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Singapore Smash Update: Americans Bow Out After Successes

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(by Steve Hopkins) Americans had a strong showing at the Singapore Smash, with runs to the Final 16 in both Men’s and Women’s Singles.  Kanak Jha secured a great win over Sweden’s Truls Moregard (World No. 7) to reach the Round of 16, but fell to Germany’s Dang Qiu (World No. 10) on Thursday.  On […]

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Kanak Jha Upsets Moregard to Reach Final 16

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Kanak Jha had one of the best matches of his career today as defeated World No. 7 Truls Moregard to reach the Round of 16 at the Singapore Smash.  Moregard had a strong start in the match, with an 11-6 win in the opening game.  The two then played three […]

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Lily Wins Again in Singapore

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(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Lily Zhang defeated Lee Eunhye of Korea this morning 3-0.  That’s two consecutive 3-0 wins for Zhang as she reached the Round of 16 at the Singapore Smash.  In her 6 games, opponents have only reached 7 two times (and in the other four games, opponents scored 5 or fewer points). […]

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Tactical Observations for the Subconscious

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(by Larry Hodges) If you make a habit of closely watching opponents to pick up on little cues that let you know where their next shot will go, your subconscious will get the message and start reacting to it. The subconscious learns by repetition – but only if you actually observe the opponent so that […]

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