World Cup Day 1: Kanak Logs Early Upset (By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Liebherr 2018 Men’s World Cup is underway in Paris, France. This three day event begins Friday with group rounds and will advance to elimination rounds on Saturday and Sunday. Twenty of the best players in the world are present, with each […]
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China, Japan, USA: Top Three at the Youth Olympics Games
Posted onChina, Japan, USA: Top Three at the Youth Olympics Games (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ittfworld) The singles competition concluded on Wednesday in Buenos Aires at the 3rd Youth Olympic Games. The event mirrors the Summer Olympics covering a wide range of sports as well as cultural and educational events. The games will run from October […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: ICC Table Tennis
Posted onWAB CLUB FEATURE: ICC Table Tennis (By Steve Hopkins) HISTORY ICC Table Tennis has humble beginnings. They started in 2004 with two tables in the lobby of the Indian Community Center in Milpitas, California. Initially, the focus was recreational play, but they quickly attracted a number of enthusiastic players and by 2008, the group had […]
The Next Tango in Paris: ITTF Names Invitees to the 2018 World Cup
Posted onThe Next Tango in Paris: ITTF Names Invitees to the 2018 World Cup (by Steve Hopkins) Many sports refer to their most elite event or league as “THE BIG DANCE” (here in the U.S., the NCAA Basketball March Madness tournament is regularly referred to as the big dance, and for pro baseball players, moving from […]
Top three finish the goal, team events commence play in Santo Domingo
Posted onTop three finish the goal, team events commence play in Santo Domingo (by Ian Marshall, Editor) Places at stake in the forthcoming World Junior Championships to be staged later in the year in the Australian city of Bendigo; it is the Boys’ Team and Girls’ Team events which commence play at the forthcoming 2018 Pan […]
2018 US Nationals Men’s and Women’s Finals
Posted on2018 US Nationals Men’s and Women’s Finals (by Steve Hopkins) The 2018 US Nationals has brought 700 players to Las Vegas to compete in almost 100 events. The action began on Monday, July 2 and will conclude on Saturday, July 7. Friday evening featured the Men’s and Women’s Singles Finals. The Women’s Finals featured Angela […]
This is Kanak Jha, America’s table tennis phenom
Posted onThis is Kanak Jha, America’s table tennis phenom (By Aishwarya Kumar/ESPN.com) MILPITAS, Calif. — The graduation ceremony for Milpitas High School is underway in the school’s football stadium — a scene repeated thousands of times across America each year. Here, American table tennis prodigy and junior world No. 1 Kanak Jha is walking with 800 […]
BTY Player Profile: Kanak Jha
Posted onBTY Player Profile: Kanak Jha (Video by Brian Pace & Stefan Feth) The video shows Team USA player, Kanak Jha training with coach Stefan Feth at his home club, the World Champions Table Tennis Academy in Santa Clara, California. When did you start playing table tennis? I started playing table tennis when I was five years […]
2018 Pan America Cup Update
Posted on2018 Pan America Cup Update (by Steve Hopkins) The 2018 Pan America Cup has advanced to the final day. The event began on Friday in Asuncion, Paraguay and will conclude with the finals on Sunday. In the Men’s singles event, Team USA participants were Yijun Feng and Kanak Jha. Feng had a tough draw on […]
Worlds Recap: A China Sweep, Sweden and England Headline for the Men and Two Koreas Show the Power of Sports
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins/Photos by Bowmar Sports) A China Sweep, Sweden and England Headline for the Men and Two Koreas Show the Power of Sports A week ago, when the excitement came to a close in Halmstad, Sweden, the results were very much as expected. On the men’s side, Germany entered the Liebherr 2018 World Table […]
United States Smash: Hitomi Sato with Big Upset in LA
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The first top seed has fallen, as World No. 2 Wang Manyu fell… Read More
Kou Lei – Backhand Flip Serve Return
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United States Smash: Kanak Jha and Lily Zhang Advance
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(by Steve Hopkins) A pair of American upsets marked the second day of action in the Round of… Read More
Seven Placements and the Wide Angles
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame There are basically seven different directional placements… Read More
Arantxa Cossio Aceves – Forehand & Backhand Loop from underspin
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Arantxa Cossio Aceves is focusing on the Forehand and Backhand… Read More
MLTT Meet the Teams: Texas Smash
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Texas Smash remain one of the most formidable franchises in Major League… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Three10 Table Tennis Club
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(by Steve Hopkins) Three10 Table Tennis Club is one of Canada's National High Performance Training Centres. A club… Read More
United States Smash: Early Action
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(by Steve Hopkins) The first day of action in the Round of 64 is underway at the United… Read More
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