(by Wade Townsend) At the 2017 Australian Junior & Cadet Open the youngest athletes decided to follow their own script. Today at the Australian Junior & Cadet Open the cadets decided that seeding isn’t something to take too seriously. In the Cadet Girls’ Teams it was the the mixed team of Australia and USA that […]
Invitation to umpire in Argentina
(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) An invitation is extended by the Argentine Table Tennis Federation for 10 International Umpires to officiate at the forthcoming 2017 Argentina Junior Open and 2017 ITTF Pan American Junior Championships. Staged in Buenos Aires, the Argentina Junior Open will be held on Sunday 18th and Monday 19th June; the […]
USATT Announces Updates To League Ratings Processing
(By USATT) USATT League Participants and Directors: It has been roughly six months since we made the bold move of integrating the USATT League system into our Simply Compete membership platform. While this migration has yielded a number of tangible benefits, there have also been some lingering issues, most notably involving the calculation of initial […]
ATHLETE REMINDER: 2017 WADA Prohibited List Now in Effect
(By USADA) USADA would like to remind all athletes that the 2017 WADA Prohibited List went into effect on January 1, 2017. Please note that the 2017 WADA Prohibited List does include changes from the previous year, so we strongly encourage athletes and their support personnel to take a moment to review the updated 2017 […]
Denver Table Tennis Alliance’s 2nd MENSUAL Tourney
DTTA’s 2nd MENSUAL Tourney DTTA’s 2nd MENSUAL Tourney (By Angelo Gandullia) Hello Table Tennis players and friends! We want to share with you all that DTTA’s 2nd MENSUAL Tourney, played last Saturday, April 8th… went great again! We had a full tournament, and DTTA would like to congratulate in particular: C Division, Winner – Bobby Green […]
USATT Names Bitzigeio New High Performance Director
(By USATT) USA TABLE TENNIS NAMES JÖRG BITZIGEIO NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR Former German Women’s National Team Coach to Direct USATT’s Elite Athlete Programs April 7, 2017 (Colorado Springs, CO) – USA Table Tennis CEO Gordon Kaye announced today that Jörg Bitzigeio has been named the new High Performance Director. Bitzigeio will oversee all of […]
Youth Excel at NJTTC Hopes Regional Camp and Trial
(BY DEV DASSARMA/NJTTC) The New Jersey Regional Hopes Training Camp and Trial were held on weekend of March 25-26th at the NJTTC with twenty young players participating in the different events. They came from all over the Northeast with players from six states present namely New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and Maryland. The key observation was […]
Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 157 Question & Answer
Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 157 Question & Answer Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I need your kind advise on my new rubber-blade combination: 1. Rubber: Tenergy 80 which has overall 9.4 rating: speed 9.4, spin 9.4, and control 9.0. 2. Blade/racket: DHS Hurricane long 5 (V): overall 9.7 rating: speed 9.8, […]
Butterfly 2017 Cary Cup Press Release 4 for 4/2/2017
(By Barbara Wei) 2017 Butterfly Cary Cup: Kaden Xu Dominates Competition Kaden Xu (2700) came to the 2017 Butterfly Cary Cup seeking to improve upon his semi-final finish from 2016 where he bowed out to the Bohan Zhang, the eventual 2016 champion. A year later in 2017, he over delivered, cleanly sweeping the competition to […]
2017 US Hopes Camp at ICC
2017 US Hopes Camp at ICC (By Bruce Liu) 2017 US Hopes Camp at ICC This is the last of the five Hopes Camps in the US. A tournament will follow tomorrow. Top three girls and boys will join the other US kids to compete with their Canadian peers in April in New Jersey. 12 […]
Arantxa Cossio Aceves – WTT Malmo Highlights
November 29, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Highlights, Arantxa Cossio Aceves is in action at the WTT in… Read More
Swing Forward…Toward the Net
November 28, 2025
Basic exercises: Pushing and powerful first ball attack – Robot plays heavy backspin to long Backhand, Jhon plays… Read More
Jacob Kordus – Backhand Loop Transition Play
November 28, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jacob Kordus is focusing on Backhand Loop Transition from underspin… Read More
Thankful for Wins: Chicago Has Flawless Week 7
November 27, 2025
(by: Major League Table Tennis) Emmanuel Lebesson and Lily Zhang make history in Hollywood, FL 🐊 Chicago Wind (8-4)… Read More
Relax Your Shoulder
November 26, 2025
Basic exercises: Pushing and powerful first ball attack – Robot plays heavy backspin to long Forehand, Jhon plays… Read More
Yu Di – Backhand Loop from underspin
November 26, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Yu Di is focusing on the Backhand Loop from underspin… Read More
More Weight on the Right Leg
November 24, 2025
Basic exercises: Pushing and powerful first ball attack – Robot plays heavy backspin to long BH, Jhon plays… Read More
Do You Want to Be a Smart Table Tennis Player?
November 24, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) It’s a two-step process. Focus on both steps, and it’ll happen. First, think about the… Read More
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