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Opposites, Leading Women’s Pairs Survive; Major Men’s Doubles Shock

Opposites, Leading Women’s Pairs Survive; Major Men’s Doubles Shock 2015 ITTF World Tour, Polish Open Courtesy of ITTF Eight seeded pairs; all survived the opening round of the Women’s Doubles event, as play commenced on Friday October 23rd at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Polish Open in Warsaw; in the Men’s Doubles competition, […]

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 64

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 64 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Timo Boll OFF- Forehand Rubber: Tackifire C Soft 2.1 Backhand Rubber: Tackifire C Soft 2.1 Question: Should I stick with this rubber as an intermediate player or should I switch rubbers? If I switch, what rubber should I get? Once again, I am a […]

2015 ITTF-World Cadet Challenge: Notable Names Lead Host Nation’s Challenge for Honors

Notable Names Lead Host Nation’s Challenge for Honors 2015 ITTF-World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF The venue is Sharm El-Shiekh, the country is Egypt and at the forthcoming 2015 ITTF-World Cadet Challenge, which starts on Friday October 23rd, the host nation is most certainly well represented; eyes being very much on Youssef Abdel-Aziz as well […]

Latin America Mourns Former President, Oswaldo “Papelón” Borges Passes Away

Latin America Mourns Former President, Oswaldo “Papelón” Borges Passes Away Courtesy of ITTF It is with great sadness that the death of Oswaldo “Papelón” Borges, former President of the Latin American Table Tennis Union, is announced; he was admitted to hospital in the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas on Friday October 16th  following kidney failure. […]

Ready for the Challenge, Hopes Team Concludes Preparation in Otocec

Ready for the Challenge, Hopes Team Concludes Preparation in Otocec 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF Selected at the ITTF World Hopes Week and Challenge held in Shanghai earlier this year from Monday June 29th to Sunday July 5th, the Hopes Team gathered recently in Otocec, Slovenia, prior to travelling to Sharm El-Sheikh […]

Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 63

Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 63 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  I used to play penhold table tennis racket, Japanese made, one side rubber and back was cork, as a middle school represent in competition in Korea. That was 55 years ago. As retired now, I would like to play again with […]

Canada Cup #1 & Canadian Para Championship Photos

Canada Cup #1 & Canadian Para Championship Photos On October 17th & 18th, My Table Tennis Club in Mississauga, Ontario hosted first Canada Cup event and the 2015 Canadian Para Championships. Canada Cup # 1 Results & Canadian Para Championship Results Photos by Karine Dumontier

2015 Polish Open: Leading Men On Duty, Warsaw to Provide Clear Guide to Lisbon List

Leading Men On Duty, Warsaw to Provide Clear Guide to Lisbon List 2015 ITTF World Tour, Polish Open Courtesy of ITTF Competition mounting for a place in the prestigious Grand Finals, the leading names on duty in the Men’s Singles event at the forthcoming GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Polish Open, which starts in […]

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