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Congratulations to the three bay area amigos

Congratulations to the three bay area amigos Courtesy of Bruce Liu Congratulations to the three bay area amigos (And others not in the photos/slideshow) that made to the 2016 US Mini-Cadet (Under 13) Team. Aditya and Nikhil also made to the Cadet (Under 15) Team. All three were born in the same year. Here are […]

USATT Announces Full Youth National Teams for 2016-2017

USATT Announces Full Youth National Teams for 2016-2017 Courtesy of USATT USATT would like to congratulate the entire 2016-2017 National Youth Teams in accordance with the team selection procedures. Mini Cadet Boys: Aditya Godhwani (Fremont, CA) Nikhil Kumar (San Jose,CA) Matthew Lu (Highland Park, NJ) Sid Naresh (Lisle, IL) Daniel Ng (Duluth, GA) Sahil Puri […]

Ask The Experts: Xin Zhou, No. 147

Ask The Experts: Xin Zhou, No. 147 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Joola Falcon Medium Forehand: NDonic Bluefire JP01 Backhand: Donic Coppa Jo Gold Question: I am planning to buy Viscaria. Will Tenergy 05 on forehand and tenergy 64 work well with Viscaria and will this be a correct upgrade from my current setup.I hope […]

Ask The Experts: Jun Gao, No. 146

  Ask The Experts: Jun Gao, No. 146 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Viscaria Forehand: Nittaku Fast Arc C-1 Backhand: Tenergy 64 Question:  Can you please explain the difference between a hard, medium and soft sponge on the table tennis rubbers. can you please tell me the pros and cons. Look forward to hearing your advice. Answer: Hi […]

Revelations of a Table Tennis Champion, autobiography of Danny Seemiller

Revelations of a Table Tennis Champion, autobiography of Danny Seemiller Courtesy of ITTF The text on the back cover reads: If you are in the Olympic sport of table tennis, then you know Danny Seemiller, USA’s greatest modern champion. In “Revelations of a Table Tennis Champion,” the five-time U.S. Men’s Singles Champion takes you through […]

US Youth Team Find Success in Croatia

US Youth Team Find Success in Croatia Courtesy of USA Table Tennis By: Matt Hetherington US Youth Team Find Success in Croatia A small contingent from the US Youth Teams traveled to play in the 2016 ITTF Croatia Junior and Cadet Open and shared some fantastic results with a number of impressive podium finishes in […]

2016 Butterfly Badger Open: Lindenwood Causes Big Upset in Open Doubles

2016 Butterfly Badger Open: Lindenwood Causes Big Upset in Open Doubles by Barbara Wei The upset of the tournament occurred in the Open Doubles event on the second day of play at the 2016 Butterfly Badger Open. In the semi-final stage, the Lindenwood University team of Danny Dulkin and Santiago Sevilla faced heavy favorites and […]

Congratulations Team USA, 2016 North American Team Championships

Congratulations Team USA, 2016 North American Team Championships Team USA captured the Men’s and Women’s North American Team Championships Titles! Men’s photos  –  Women’s photos 2017 US Women’s World Cup Team: Lily Zhang, Crystal Wang, Zhou Xin, and Chen Wang 2017 US Men’s World Cup Team: Kunal Chodri, Kanak Jha, Stefan Feth and Yijun Feng USA […]

Zhang Mo impresses but USA crowned champions of North America

Zhang Mo impresses but USA crowned champions of North America Courtesy of ITTF / by Neha Aggarwal USA women clinched the title at the North American Team Championship defeating Canada in a nail-biting full distance encounter. The doubles proved to be the crucial one as both Zhang Mo and Lily Zhang won their singles games. […]

USA Men win North American Team Championship; Canada fights hard.

USA Men win North American Team Championship; Canada fights hard Courtesy of ITTF / By Neha Aggarwal USA men team won 2016 North American Team Championship as they beat Canada by three games to one. Although the Canadians lost, they put up a brave fight against much higher ranked opponents from USA. All three players from […]

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