(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) Worlds Day One: Men’s Championship Division Review We are underway at the 2018 World Team Championships in Halmstad, Sweden. There are three divisions in the Men’s event with the top seeds in the Championship Division being No.1 Germany, No.2 China, and No.3 Japan. The German Team includes World No. 2 […]
2018 World Team Championships Preview
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) 2018 World Team Championships Preview We are now 10 days away from the kickoff of the Liebherr 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships. The Championships will be held from Sunday April 29 to Sunday May 6 in Halmstad, Sweden. The Men’s event is known as the Swaythling Cup and has been held […]
USATT Nominates Players for 2018 World Team Championships
Posted on(By USATT) 2018 World Team Championships: USATT Nominates Players USATT High Performance Director Joerg Bitzigeio today announced the player nominations for contention of the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad, Sweden for TTTeamUSA. After observing the first US Senior National Ranking Tournament in Ohio to get a last impression of the current shape […]
Liebherr 2018 World Team Championships – Deadlines
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Liebherr 2018 World Team Championships – Deadlines Located on the west coast of Sweden, the port city of Halmstad will be the home for Liebherr 2018 World Team Championships; play commences on Sunday 29th April and concludes on Sunday 6th May. Entries, which must be returned on-line by using […]
A shot across the bows, pushing the boat out in Halmstad
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Home for the 2018 World Team Championships, more recently the west coast Swedish city of Halmstad was the starting point for the world’s largest international open ocean regatta, the Tall Ships Race. The ships arrived in Halmstad on Friday 30th June to undertake preparations for the race which began […]
Enterprising joint venture, Butterfly supports Ping Pong Power
Posted on(by Ian Marshall) Increasingly the health benefits of table tennis are being realised; in addition to being an excellent form of exercise, it´s acknowledged by many as an effective treatment against Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases. Destination Halmstad, host for the World Team Championships (WTTC 2018) to be staged in the Swedish city of Halmstad from […]
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Robot plays topspin ball to long Backhand, Logan Backhand chop block (HACK) close to the table off the… Read More
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