Fresh off their Olympic success in Tokyo, Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Silver Medal – Men’s Team | Bronze Medal – Men’s Singles) and Patrick Franziska (Silver Medal – Men’s Team) demonstrate what it takes to be a great table tennis player. To learn more about Dimitrij Ovtcharov click here To learn more about Patrick Franziska click […]
BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: How to Ghost Serve Like Patrick Franziska
Posted onThis instructional video appears with perfect timing, as Patrick Franziska has just lead his Bundesliga team to its first ever TTBL Championship. The video is titled “How to Ghost Serve Like Patrick Franziska”. In the video, Patrick explains his contact points, and body position and how he implements the serve in a match. Patrick is […]
Trophy belongs to Germany, four year wait finally over
Posted on(by Simon Daish) Trophy belongs to Germany, four year wait finally over After five days of exciting table tennis action at the d’Coque Arena in Luxembourg the Liebherr 2017 ITTF-European Championships has drawn to a close, and on the evening of Sunday 17th September Germany’s long wait to lift the Men’s Championship Division trophy finally […]
Timo Boll Wins Pre-Olympic Tournament in Hamm
Posted onTimo Boll Wins Pre-Olympic Tournament in Hamm Courtesy of ETTU German beat Vladimir SAMSONOV 3:0 (11:8, 11:3, 11:7) in the final game Two legend of European table tennis met in the final of pre-Olympic tournament in Germany’s city of Hamm, as Timo BOLL defeated Vladimir SAMSONOV in straight games 3:0 (11:8, 11:3, 11:7). Six times […]
Chop More Into the Ball
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Robot plays backspin to long BH and Logan plays BH swipe attack, robot plays topspin ball to long… Read More
Positioning Part 1 of 4: After Your Serve
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Where should you position yourself… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Highlights, Chirag Pradhan is action at the WTT Youth Contender in San… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Pleasanton Table Tennis Center
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(by Steve Hopkins) Pleasanton Table Tennis Center is located at the center of Pleasanton, California to the East of… Read More
US Open Teams Championships – Save The Date (Sept 5-7, 2026)
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(By Steve Hopkins) During the holidays, USATT announced that the US Open Teams Table Tennis Championships is slated to… Read More
Calderano over Jha in Americas Cup Final
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) The top four seeds reached the Semifinals of Men's Singles at the ITTF-Americas… Read More
Amy Wang On Fire in San Francisco
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The top four seeds reached the Semifinals of Women's Singles at the ITTF-Americas… Read More
Another Week, Another Promising Young Chinese Player
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The last two WTT events saw the rise of Wen Ruibo, a talented… Read More
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