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USATT Release Tentative Event Schedule for 2017 US Open Championships

(By USATT) USATT Release Tentative Schedule for 2017 US Open Championships December 13-16 2017: US Para Open (ITTF Factor 40) December 17 2017: 2018 Youth Olympic Games North American Qualification Tournament December 17-22: 2017 US Open Championships (ITTF Approved Event) Please click here to see the tentative schedule

US Team Reflect on Cartagena – 5 Medals and a Wealth of Experience

(BY MATT HETHERINGTON) US Team Reflect on Cartagena – 5 Medals – Wealth of Experience A long week of competition at the 2017 ITTF Pan American Table Tennis Championships drew to a close and there were more highlights and successes as well as learning experiences and tough losses for Team USA. The 7 day long […]

Presper Financial Architects Open – Results, Photos, Videos!

(BY SAMSON DUBINA) Presper Financial Architects Open – Results, Photos, Videos! Jishan Liang rated 2712 was heavily favored to win the event (according to an online pole). However, the competition was fierce… comprised of Dan Liu from ICC rated 2628, former African Junior Champion Mahmoud Ahmad 2600-level, Bowen Chen, Yahao Zhang, Bruno Ventura, and Robert […]

World table tennis wrap-up

(by Wade Townsend) World table tennis wrap-up It’s been a huge week of table tennis, with continental kings and queens being crowned. Checkout the world table tennis wrap-up to find out what went down on the courts around the globe Good things come to those who wait Romania upset top seeds Germany in the Women’s […]

Butterfly Presents: Footwork Drills, Stefan Feth, Drill No. 9

Butterfly Presents: Footwork Drills, Stefan Feth, Drill No. 9 Butterfly Presents: Footwork Drills, Stefan Feth, Drill No. 9 (Video by Stefan Feth / Bowmar Sports) Table Tennis Footwork Drills by Stefan Feth, Drill No. 9: A favorite of Coach Stefan Feth, Alternating block to the backhand to increase ball judgement.

Trophy belongs to Germany, four year wait finally over

(by Simon Daish) Trophy belongs to Germany, four year wait finally over After five days of exciting table tennis action at the d’Coque Arena in Luxembourg the Liebherr 2017 ITTF-European Championships has drawn to a close, and on the evening of Sunday 17th September Germany’s long wait to lift the Men’s Championship Division trophy finally […]

Hugo Calderano and Adriana Diaz crowned Pan American champions

(By by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Hugo Calderano and Adriana Diaz crowned Pan American champions Success for Brazil one of the biggest land masses in the continent, success for Puerto Rico, one of the smallest; on Sunday 17th September, Hugo Calderano and Adriana Diaz won the respective Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles titles at […]

Tip of the week: Always Think of a Loop as a Set-up Shot

(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Always Think of a Loop as a Set-up Shot Many players, when they get a chance to loop hard, think of it as a put-away shot. And often it is. However, this can cause problems since sometimes they do come back, especially when you face stronger players. There’s […]

Immense Battle – Silver for Wu, Top Honors for Adriana Diaz at 2017 PanAm Champs

(BY MATT HETHERINGTON) 2017 PanAm Champs Top Honors Adriana Diaz An unbelievable battle of two fantastic players was put on show in Cartagena, Colombia in the final of the Women’s Singles Event at the 2017 ITTF Pan American Table Tennis Championships. The match would be between two powerhouses of Pan American table tennis – 2015 […]

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