Posted on September 8, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT)

Teams events bring a special comradery and a particular kind of pressure.  Its not just about your own performance – its also a matter of juggling your teammates’ hopes and expectations.  This week, a hundred teams converged on Myrtle Beach for the US Open Teams Championships and it was the Texas Rockets who closed out the Division 1 playoff with a 3-0 sweep in the Final.

The final four squads were the Texas Rockets led by Ma Jinbao, Jialiang Liu, and Sheng Xi, the Romanian TTC led by Alexandru Cazacu, Mohamed Shouman, and Carlos Hernandez, OCTTA led by Seungmin Cho, Koyo Kanamitsu, and... Full Article