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2016 US Open Table Tennis Championships

2016 US Open Table Tennis Championships Over 820 players are competing in over 90 events at the 2016 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Schedule / Event List |  Player’s List  |  Results Day 6 Live Stream Table 1: Saturday, December 17 Table 2: Saturday, December 17             […]

The role of a coach and the impact on the athlete

The role of a coach and the impact on the athlete By Francisco Mendez On this day I want to speak about how important a player’s emotional area is as a fundamental part in the player’s development and how to develop the player’s motivation. Every great Coach must be a great motivator. One of the greatest […]

International Pros Top Picks for 2016 US Open Table Tennis Main Event

International Pros Top Picks for 2016 US Open Table Tennis Main Event BY MATT HETHERINGTON LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Dec 12-17: Japan’s Kenji Matsudaira and Slovakia’s Thomas Keinath head the seedings in the Men’s Singles at the 2016 US Open Table Tennis Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, which will put a display of world class table […]

Japan dominant at Finlandia Open, Benedek Olah recovering from surgery

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publication Editor) Japan dominant at Finlandia Open, Benedek Olah recovering from surgery Present in force at the recent Sun International 2016 World Junior Championships in Cape Town and at the current Seamaster Qatar 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, players from Japan are also present in numbers at the current Finlandia […]

Records broken: Boys’ Singles success means Tomokazu Harimoto youngest ever champion

(by Simon Daish/Photo: Rémy Gros) Boys’ Singles success Tomokazu Harimoto youngest ever champion Tomokazu Harimoto continues to take the table tennis world by storm after the Japanese teenager became the youngest ever winner at a World Junior Championships competition with a 4-3 victory over Korea Republic’s Cho Seungmin in the Boys’ Singles final (7-11, 9-11, […]

Lily Yip determined to turn New Jersey’s Pillar College into ping pong powerhouse

(By Kristian Dyer,Metro) Lily Yip turn NJ’s Pillar College into ping pong powerhouse Lily Yip is the next coach in New Jersey tasked with building a top-tier athletics program at the collegiate level. Unlike high-profile hires such as Rutgers football’s head coach Chris Ash, Yip’s program is far from the bright lights of the gridiron […]

Kunal Chodri Interview

BY RAHUL ACHARYA Kunal Chodri Interview 17 year old Kunal Chodri is a well-known player in the USA Table Tennis community. His near-impossible comebacks and impeccable touch make him one of West Coast’s top talents. At just 11 years of age, Kunal won the U13 title at the 2011 U.S. Open, thus marking the beginning […]

US Run at World Junior Champs Comes to an End

BY MATT HETHERINGTON, USATT US Run at World Junior Champs Comes to an End Crystal Wang was the last player standing at the ITTF World Junior Championships in Cape Town from the USA contingent. She reached the last 16 of the Junior Girls Singles after a brilliant and convincing  Round of 32 4-0 win over […]

The Importance of Fingers and Wrist in Table Tennis

The Importance of Fingers and Wrist in Table Tennis The Importance of Fingers and Wrist in Table Tennis By: Jinxin Wang Once, I heard an experienced coach advise: “The student who uses the arm to play is an elementary student; the one who uses the elbow is a middle school student; the one who uses […]

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