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The vital requisites for success, Puerto Rico sets the example

by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor Present at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Brian Afanador and Adriana Diaz are very much the star names of Puerto Rico but there is much more to table tennis in the small Caribbean island, where the two teenagers have become role models and national celebrities. Few countries can match […]

Analysis of Sun Tzu’s Art of War on Table Tennis

Brief Analysis of the Application of Sun Tzu’s Art of War on Table Tennis Brief Analysis of the Application of Sun Tzu’s Art of War on Table Tennis By Jinxin Wang / ICC Table Tennis Center The Art of War is the world’s earliest military work, and it has the reputation of being “the world’s […]

First names announced for million dollar T2 Asia-Pacific League

by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor An unprecedented prize find of US$ 1,500,000, the T2 Asia-Pacific Table Tennis League (T2 APAC) has officially announced an initial list of 13 players, who will compete in the ground breaking event to be launched in Hong Kong in the second half of 2017. Notably included is Vladimir Samsonov […]

2017 USATT Election

By USATT Notice to USA Table Tennis Members: The USATT membership will soon be voting to select one of its two representatives on the USATT Board of Directors. The representative will be new to the position. Mike Babuin has served two four-year terms in the position, and the Bylaw’s term limit provisions do not allow […]

President of the Puerto Rican TTF proud of 2016 campaign

by Simon Daish The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro provided many great sporting stories, but one of the standout achievements from the table tennis taking place in the Riocentro Pavilion 3 was the appearance of two Puerto Rican representatives, Brian Afanador and Adriana Díaz who made their Olympic debuts in Rio and the […]

ATHLETE REMINDER: 2017 WADA Prohibited List Now in Effect

By USADA USADA would like to remind all athletes that the 2017 WADA Prohibited List went into effect on January 1, 2017. Please note that the 2017 WADA Prohibited List does include changes from the previous year, so we strongly encourage athletes and their support personnel to take a moment to review the updated 2017 WADA […]

Starting where they left off, Tomakazu Harimoto and Fan Zhendong

Starting where they left off, Tomakazu Harimoto and Fan Zhendong Starting where they left off, Tomakazu Harimoto and Fan Zhendong by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor Winner of the Junior Boys’ Singles title at the Sun International 2016 World Junior Championships, Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto ended the year as player listed in top spot on the […]

Guimarães to host 2017 European Youth Championships

by Simon Daish Portugal has played host to some of Europe’s major tournaments over the past couple of years with the 2014 European Team Championships being hosted in Lisbon and the 2016 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup event having taken place in Gondomar and now the country will see the 2017 European Youth Championships head […]

Request for Proposals – 2017 USATT National Team Trials

(By USATT) Request for Proposals – 2017 USATT National Team Trials USA Table Tennis (USATT), the National Governing Body for the sport of table tennis in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), is soliciting proposals to host the 2017 USATT National Team Trials, which will be used to […]

Ask The Experts: Judy Hugh, No. 210

Ask The Experts: Judy Hugh, No. 210 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Timo Boll Spirit Forehand: Tenergy 05 Backhand: Tenergy 05 FX Question: Please compare the Timo boll ZLC with the Zhang Jike ZLC (not the SZLC) in terms of speed and softness. In other words, how much difference is there in the speed and how much difference […]

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