Playing Against Penholders by Han Xiao Last week, we examined some basic strengths and weaknesses of players who play with unorthodox rubber and went over some of the common tactics used against these players. This week, we’re going to take a look at penhold players. Most people have some idea of the strengths and weaknesses […]
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Playing Against Pips/Anti
Posted onPlaying Against Pips/Anti by Han Xiao Many players have a lot of trouble playing against “junk rubber,” which usually includes short pips, long pips, and anti. At lower levels of play, using pips or anti is often seen as an advantage that can give a lot of free wins. As players improve, using these types […]
2015 AITTA Hope Camp and Tournament
Posted on2015 Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy Hope Camp and Tournament
JTTF Team Tournament
Posted onOn March 28th, the Junior Table Tennis Federation, JTTF, held the JTTF Team Tournament. First place went to the team consisting of David Wang, Greg Zhang and Sabrina Zhu. Second place was Team G2M2 with Teddy Zhang, Michael Fu, Daniel Ng and Ethan Ruan. Third place was tie between teams R.A.G. (Alex Yu, Randi Bai and […]
Don’t Make Changes For Sake of Change
Posted onDon’t Make Changes For Sake of Change by Han Xiao A lot of players have a lot of variety in their game. They can hit a lot of different shots, have different speeds and spins, and are consistent players. However, some of these players still lose to players with objectively worse technique and less variety […]
DTTA’s 7th QUINCENAL Tourney
Posted onHello Table Tennis players and friends! We have awesome news to share with you all! Not only did we have a great 7th QUINCENAL Tourney at DTTA last Saturday, April 4th…! But on Easter Sunday, April 5th, the Denver TT Alliance Team won -4 to 1- over the CU Boulder TT Team (CUTT) in a […]
Backhand Banana Flip
Posted onBackhand Banana Flip by Han Xiao In the last few years, the backhand banana flip has become a staple shot thanks to each new generation of players. Players such as Wang Hao and Dmitrij Ovtcharov were among the first players to use this shot as a primary method of returning serve in order to immediately […]
Open Ended Drills
Posted onOpen Ended Drills by Han Xiao Over the last ten years or so, I’ve noticed that the overall level of table tennis coaching in the United States has improved drastically. This is reflected in the playing styles and technique of our players, from intermediate levels all the way up to National Team members. However, one […]
2015 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships
Posted on2015 BUTTERFLY CARY CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS March 19th – 22nd Triangle Table Tennis 2900 Perimeter Park Dr., Suite 200 Morrisville, NC 27560 RESULTS: Open Doubles Open Doubles: Kai Zhang / Hanwei Wang vs Ruichao Chen / Nathan Hsu [masterslider id=”28″]
Playing Against Choppers
Posted onPlaying Against Choppers by Han Xiao In most professional table tennis teams around the world, especially in China, you can usually find at least one chopper on the team, even if this player does not usually participate in league matches. As a result, most professional players have the opportunity to practice against choppers and to […]
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