NBC Nightly News features Kanak Jha: 16-Year-Old Table Tennis Star Is Youngest U.S. Olympic Athlete at Rio “Since table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988, the U.S. has never brought home a medal. But in Rio, 16-year-old Kanak Jha just might be Team USA’s best shot.” Watch the NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt video […]
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Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 135
Posted onAsk The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 135 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Butterfly Schlager Aramid Carbon OFF Forehand: Sriver Backhand: Sriver FX Question: Dear Sir / Madam, Recently I have got myself a Butterfly Schlager Aramid Carbon OFF blade. I am intermediate level player. My forehand is stronger and I like playing offensive with […]
NYISC August 14th Tournament
Posted onNYISC August 14th Tournament NY Indoor Sport Club, NYISC, August 14th 2016 Tournament. Come join the Fun! Come visit NYC and play our friendly tournament. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. NYISC FUN FACT: Did you know when you serve you must throw the ball in a near vertical direction […]
2016 USA Masters Games Results & Photos
Posted on2016 USA Masters Games Results & Photos 2016 USA Masters Games July 29-31, 2016 Greensboro, NC Players List [masterslider id=”135″] Event – Click for full results First Place Second Place Third Place Fourth Place 2 Person Team RR Ladislav Sranko / Lubomir Valek Jonathan Lamp / Ryan Robinson Tyrone Petty / Jeremy Rabuck Yiqing (Linda) […]
DTTA at the 2016 Rocky Mountain State Games
Posted onDTTA at the 2016 Rocky Mountain State Games by Angelo Gandullia Hello Table Tennis players and friends! The 2016 Rocky Mountain State Games table tennis events finished last Sunday, July 24th, and we would like to congratulate our club member and coach, Ana Maria Garcia Betancur, who, representing DTTA, reached the finals in the Elite Singles Open and received the […]
Usher Plays Ping Pong – Shuts Down 6th Ave NYC
Posted onUsher Plays Ping Pong – Shuts Down 6th Ave NYC Usher Plays Ping Pong with Mr. Flawless on 6th Ave in New York City. Photo courtesy of Twitter @Usher Photo courtesy of Instagram @MrFlawless1
Ask The Experts: Jishan Liang, No. 134
Posted onAsk The Experts: Jishan Liang, No. 134 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Chinese Forehand: Yasaka Pryde Backhand: Sriver G3 Question: I usually prefer playing defensive style game and prefer lobbing and chops usually far from the table. So which rubber and blade is suitable for me? I also like a bit of topsins and smashes and spinny […]
Who Will Win Women’s Singles Gold in Rio?
Posted onWho Will Win Women’s Singles Gold in Rio? History Provides the Answer Courtesy of ITTF Who Will Win Women’s Singles Gold in Rio? The question is posed as to who will win the Women’s Singles gold medal at the forthcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games; play commencing in Riocentro Pavilion 3 on Saturday August 6th. If […]
Celebration and Fundraising Festivities for Yijun Feng
Posted onCelebration and Fundraising Festivities for Yijun Feng Courtesy of USA Table Tennis / by Jie Chang The first one, and the only such celebration and fundraising festivities for our local Olympic table tennis athlete Yijun (Tom) Feng in US was held in Atlanta on July 16, 2016 at Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy. Over a […]
TableTennisDaily: Interview with Thomas Weikert, ITTF President
Posted onTableTennisDaily: Interview with Thomas Weikert, ITTF President Courtesy of ITTF Recently Thomas Weikert, ITTF President, appeared on the TableTennisDaily Podcast hosted by Daniel Ives and Thomas Jeffcott. The podcast itself features the world’s best table tennis players, coaches and experts. So far it has featured exclusive and extensive, interviews with likes of Jan-Ove Waldner, Jörgen […]
Why You MUST Attack the Deep Serve
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(by Steve Hopkins) The top of the ITTF Rankings were stable this week with Chuqin, Harimoto, Moregard, Lebrun,… Read More
Lim Jonghoon and Miwa Harimoto Each Win Twice in Zagreb
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(by Steve Hopkins) Zagreb was host to this week's tour stop as the WTT Contender series visited Croatia. … Read More
Coach Shashin Shodhan Claims U2200 Title at the Meiklejohn North American Seniors Open
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(by Bowmar Sports) Congratulations to Shashin Shodhan from Fremont Table Tennis Academy for an outstanding performance at the… Read More
The ITTF Pan American Para Championships: Pressure, Planning, and a Breakthrough Performance By Jeff Yamada
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(By Coach Jeff Yamada) Just two days after the ITTF World Para Elite concluded, we returned to the… Read More
The Messy Middle: Harnessing Mid-Year Reflection by Dr. Alan Chu
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(by Alan Chu, Ph.D., CMPC, ISSP-R) 2026 Mental Training Tip It's that time of year again. The excitement… Read More
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