Paralympics Hopeful Credits Table Tennis for Helping With Parkinson’s Visit NBCWashington.com to watch the video on Navin Kumar. Navin Kumar overcame the challenge of a partially mechanical heart to become one of the top table tennis players in the world. The Paralympics hopeful faces another challenge. Melissa Mollet reports.
Doubles Win Sparks Celebrations, First Ever Medal for Puerto Rico
Posted onDoubles Win Sparks Celebrations, First Ever Medal for Puerto Rico 2015 Pan American Games Courtesy of ITTF July 20, 2015 – Success for Carelyn Cordero and Melanie Diaz, against Argentina’s Camila Arguelles and Agustina Iwasa, on the early evening of Monday July 20th in the Atos Arena in Markham, Toronto signaled unbridled celebrations for Puerto […]
Kanak Jha Rises to Challenge Proves No Achilles Heel for United States
Posted onKanak Jha Rises to Challenge Proves No Achilles Heel for United States 2015 Pan American Games Courtesy of ITTF July 20, 2015 – Only 15 years old, remaining cool, calm and collected, Kanak Jha emerged as the guiding hand that steered the United States to the quarter-final stage of the Men’s Team event at the 2015 […]
2015 Butterfly Canadian Championships
Posted on2015 Butterfly Canadian Championships Courtesy of Table Tennis Canada Deadline to enter is today, July 20th! The 2015 Butterfly Canadian Championships will be staged from Tuesday August 25th till Sunday August 30th 2015 in Trois-Riviéres, Quebec. The University of Québec in Trois-Rivières will crown the male and female Canadian Champion in several categories with the most […]
Enjoying the Pressure, Brian Afanador Warms Up, Canada Feels the Heat
Posted onEnjoying the Pressure, Brian Afanador Warms Up, Canada Feels the Heat Courtesy of ITTF Crowned Latin American Junior champion some three weeks earlier on home soil in Aguada; Brian Afanador emerged as the hero of the hour, as play concluded on the first day of action, Sunday July 19th, in the table tennis events at […]
Maple Leaf Flies High, Canadians Stave off Brave Guatemalan Fightback
Posted onMaple Leaf Flies High, Canadians Stave off Brave Guatemalan Fightback Courtesy of ITTF They stood to a man, woman and child in the packed Atos Markham Arena in Toronto. No medals were won, no titles decided, quite simply in the opening fixture in the group phase of Women’s Team event at the 2015 Pan American […]
The Toronto 2015 Games are here
Posted onThe Toronto 2015 Games are Here Courtesy of Table Tennis Canada The Pan American Games are finally here in Toronto. After a few month of hard practice, the Canadian Table Tennis Team is now ready for it to start. Follow all the live action via Toronto 2015, read reports on the ITTF website and more […]
Control vs. Leverage
Posted onControl vs. Leverage by Han Xiao A lot of times coaches cannot mold every last detail of our strokes, since different people move differently, have different body types, have vastly different playing styles, etc. Furthermore, many of us do not receive consistent coaching and are left to our own devices. Therefore, when it comes to […]
Maryland Players Win 23 Medals at US Open Table Tennis Championships
Posted onMaryland Players Win 23 Medals at US Open Table Tennis Championships Las Vegas, NV – Maryland players won 23 medals, including 9 gold and 7 silver, at the 2015 U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships, held July 6-11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with the major finals played at Caesars Palace. Unlike the USA Nationals, […]
Ask The Experts
Posted onAsk The Experts Blade: Timo Boll All-Round Forehand: Tenergy 05-FX 1.9mm Backhand: Tenergy 05-FX 1.9mm Question: Hi, I am currently looking to purchase a good table tennis blade for myself which goes well with the Tenergy 05-FX. I was wondering if you could let me know if my combination is good or if I need to change […]
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