One Match at a Time Kanak Jha Hopes for Success at 2016 US Open BY MATT HETHERINGTON / USATT After his stellar performance at the World Junior Championships in Cape Town, South Africa, where he won 10 out of his 12 matches, Kanak Jha is back on his home turf. This week he will compete […]
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2016 US Open Table Tennis Championships
Posted on2016 US Open Table Tennis Championships Over 820 players are competing in over 90 events at the 2016 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Schedule / Event List | Player’s List | Results Day 6 Live Stream Table 1: Saturday, December 17 Table 2: Saturday, December 17 […]
The role of a coach and the impact on the athlete
Posted onThe role of a coach and the impact on the athlete By Francisco Mendez On this day I want to speak about how important a player’s emotional area is as a fundamental part in the player’s development and how to develop the player’s motivation. Every great Coach must be a great motivator. One of the greatest […]
“LYTTC Elite” top seed for 2016 Butterfly Team Championships
Posted on“LYTTC Elite” Lead in Seedings for 2016 Butterfly Team Championships “LYTTC Elite” Lead in Seedings for 2016 Butterfly Team Championships By Barbara Wei Opening day of the 2016 Butterfly Teams Championships brought intense table tennis action to the Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center (6 miles from downtown Philadelphia) as 60 teams battled for top […]
DTTA hosted our 9th MENSUAL Tournament of 2016
Posted onDTTA hosted our 9th MENSUAL Tournament of 2016 DTTA hosted our 9th MENSUAL Tourney of 2016 Submitted by: Angelo Gandullia Hello Table Tennis players and friends! Last weekend, Saturday and Sunday, November 12th and 13th, DTTA hosted our 9th MENSUAL Tourney of 2016, which was also our 2nd USATT Sanctioned and last M Tourney of […]
Potential fulfilled, Kenta Matsudaira claims first Men’s Singles triumph
Posted onPotential fulfilled, Kenta Matsudaira claims first Men’s Singles triumph Potential fulfilled, Kenta Matsudaira claims first Men’s Singles triumph By Simon Daish / Photo: Helmut Ploberger Japan’s Kenta Matsudaira has picked up his first ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles title, as the former World Junior champion defeated Brazil’s Hugo Calderano (6-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10) in […]
USATT Nominating and Governance Committee Announces At Large Board Seat Election
Posted onUSATT Nominating and Governance Committee Announces At Large Board Seat Election USATT Nominating and Governance Committee Announces At Large Board Seat Election Courtesy of USATT USATT’s Nominating and Governance Committee announced today that it will conduct an election for the At Large Board seat for the term beginning in January, 2017. In accordance with the […]
The most successful Paralympic table tennis athlete of all time, and an Olympian
Posted onThe most successful Paralympic table tennis athlete of all time, and an Olympian Courtesy of Butterfly Mag Quick question: Who is the most successful Paralympic athlete in table tennis, who also played in the Olympics? The answer is… It is Natalia Partyka from Poland. She recently won the gold medal at the Paralympic games in […]
2016 World Cadet Challenge Photos & Results
Posted on2016 World Cadet Challenge Photos & Results 2016 World Cadet Challenge Photos & Results Courtesy of ITTF Congratulations to the North American Team on their recent achievements at the 2016 World Cadet Challenge in Shanghai, China! Cadet Boys Singles: ALGUETTI Sharon – Quarterfinal Cadet Girls Singles: WANG Amy – Quarterfinal Cadet Boys Doubles: LIU Victor / ALGUETTI Sharon […]
ITTF Announces 2016 Star Awards Male & Female Star Nominees
Posted onITTF Announces 2016 Star Awards Male & Female Star Nominees Courtesy of ITTF The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is excited to announce the nominees for the 2016 Male & Female Table Tennis Stars & Star Point, with the winners to be crowned at the 2016 ITTF Star Awards in Doha, Qatar on 8 December […]
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