(By Isabella Xu) In past National Youth Ranking Tournaments, I usually placed at around second-to-last every single time. After each tournament, I would just accept this with an “Okay, well, I’ll just try to do better next time,” and not actually work harder to improve. At the next competition, I would end up still being […]
Trianlgle Table Tennis: April 2017 News and Happenings
Posted onMarch was non-stop action at Triangle Table Tennis, including two major tournaments: March 23 – 26: USATT National Team Trials March 30 – April 2: 2017 Butterfly Cary Cup Championship (USATT 4-Star with $18,000 in total cash & prizes, including $5,000 in cash & prizes for the A Division Champion This month’s newsletter covers all this news as well […]
Nick Tio and Crystal Wang Round off 2017 US National Teams
Posted onNick Tio and Crystal Wang Round off 2017 US National Teams Nick Tio and Crystal Wang Round off 2017 US National Teams By Matt Heatherington At the end of a very long three days for two players the ordeal was not yet over. A 7 set duel had just come to a close and Kanak […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Pleasanton Table Tennis Center
February 1, 2026
(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
February 1, 2026
(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
February 1, 2026
(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
February 1, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The last two WTT events saw the rise of Wen Ruibo, a talented… Read More
Marcos Madrid – One or Two Forehands, One or Two Backhands
February 1, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Marcos Madrid is executing One or Two Forehand Loops, and… Read More
ITTF-Americas Cup: Top Americans Reach Quarters in San Francisco
January 31, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The ITTF-Americas Cup is underway in San Francisco. Action has now advanced to… Read More
Elbow A Little Higher When Swiping
January 31, 2026
Robot plays topspin ball to long Backhand, Logan Backhand chop block (HACK) close to the table off the… Read More
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