Ask The Experts: Dan Seemiller, No. 61 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Dear Sir, I need a 7-ply blade for offensive game as well as total spin control. I need some help in choosing a good blade which can last long and can even be passed on… without any difficulty. My location is […]
DTTA’s 4th USATT Sanctioned Q Tourney
Posted onDTTA’s 4th USATT Sanctioned Q Tourney by Angelo Gandullia / DTTA Hello Table Tennis players and friends! On Saturday and Sunday, October 10th and 11th, Denver Table Tennis Alliance held our 4th USATT Sanctioned Q Tourney (20th Q Tourney of 2015), and we want to congratulate in particular: In B Division: Winner, Tracy Hancock Runner […]
Filip Ilijevski & Amy Nichols Claim Canada Cup #1 Titles
Posted onFilip Ilijevski & Amy Nichols Claim Canada Cup #1 Titles This weekend at My Table Tennis Club in Mississauga, Ontario, Filip Ilijevski & Amy Nichols won the Canada Cup #1 Men’s and Women’s Divisions respectively. The qualifier tournament leads to the Canada Cup Finals on January 8-9, 2016. The Canada Cup Final will serve as […]
2015 Canadian Para Championships Results
Posted on2015 Canadian Para Championships Results The 2015 Canadian Para Championships were held this weekend at My Table Tennis Club in Mississauga, Ontario. Para players from Class 2 to Class 11 participated in the Championships. Visit Table Tennis Canada’s website for more information and Flickr for photos. Results – singles event Standing 7, 8 Standing 9-11 Wheelchair 2, 3 […]
2015 Men’s World Cup: I Came, I Saw, I Conquered; Swift Victory for Ma Long in Halmstad
Posted on2015 Men’s World Cup: I Came, I Saw, I Conquered; Swift Victory for Ma Long in Halmstad Courtesy of ITTF “Veni, Vidi, Vici”, like Julius Caesar after victory in 46 BC at the Battle of Zela; for Ma Long at the Liebherr 2015 Men’s World Cup in the Swedish town of Halmstad, it was “I […]
2015 Men’s World Cup: Successful One Day Earlier, End of Road One Day Later
Posted on2015 Men’s World Cup: Successful One Day Earlier, End of Road One Day Later Courtesy of ITTF A successful opening day for Austria’s Robert Gardos and Panagiotis Gionis of Greece, both having completed their first phase group matches unbeaten but on the second day of play, as matters commenced in the first round of proceedings […]
Brief Tactical Analysis of Fegerl vs Ovtcharov
Posted onBrief Tactical Analysis of Fegerl vs Ovtcharov Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Han Xiao Recently, one of the more exciting matches I’ve seen is a match in the European Championship men’s team finals between Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany and Stefan Fegerl of Austria. There were a number of excellent rallies in this match leading to […]
2015 Men’s World Cup: Points Decision, Technical Knock-Out for Leading Name
Posted on2015 Men’s World Cup: Points Decision, Technical Knock-Out for Leading Name Courtesy of ITTF Drama filled the air as matters concluded on the opening day of play, Friday October 16th, at the Liebherr 2015 Men’s World Cup in Halmstad, Sweden. Egypt’s Omar Assar beat Brazil’s Gustavo Tsuboi in a full distance seven games duel (11-13, […]
The road to Rio 2016 will go through Drummondville
Posted onThe road to Rio 2016 will go through Drummondville Courtesy of Journal L’Express Final Canada Cup Table Tennis TABLE TENNIS. What was an open secret is now official. It’s in Drummondville that the first step in qualifying will take place to identify which table tennis players will represent the country at the Summer Olympics in Rio […]
Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 60
Posted onAsk The Experts: Nan Li, No. 60 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Innerforce Layer ZLC CS Question: Hi there, I was wondering if you could give me rubber recommendations for my Innerforce ZLC CS blade. I love to play a semi modern-defender type game, where I like to try to defend a little to setup […]
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