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Fan Drops to No.2 Behind Chuqin

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) After 142 weeks atop the World Rankings, Fan Zhendong has fallen to second place.  Wang Chuqin is the new Number 1, but for how long?  Chuqin and Zhendong are separated by only 210 points and the are set to face off in the Final of the WTT Star Contender in […]

2023 US Nationals: Nikhil Kumar Repeats, Amy Wang On Top

(by Steve Hopkins) Last year’s Men’s Singles Champion entered the tournament as the second seed this year, but Nikhil Kumar’s epic run through the draw included winning 20 games while dropping only 1 as he nearly swept his way through one of the toughest tournaments in North America.   As an aside, that one dropped game […]

Consistent Rallying Pace

(by Larry Hodges) One of the toughest things is convincing developing and even advanced players to slow down for consistency. Too often they want to play at a rat-a-tat superspeed, believing that the way to develop fast rallying speed is to practice using full speed before they can control it, and that consistency will eventually […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Houston International Table Tennis Academy

(By Steve Hopkins) The Houston International Table Tennis Academy (HITTA) is located in one of the largest cities in the largest State, so its only natural that HITTA provides one of the largest professional table tennis training academies in the country.  The facility is 11000 square feet with 18 tables, quality lighting, and rubber flooring. […]

Gaoyuan over Fan in Zagreb WTT Event

(By Steve Hopkins) China dominated in Croatia this week at the WTT Contender Zagreb event.  Hugo Calderano fell in the opening round (to Japan’s Togami 3-2), leaving Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong, and Xiang Peng to fight it out for the title .  World No. 1 Fan Zhendong  beat Lin Shidong in one semifinal […]

European Games Krakow: Germany and Romania Claim Team Crowns

(By Steve Hopkins) Germany was expected to be atop the Men’s podiums from the start.  They had the top seed, Dang Qiu, and even without Timo Boll, their deep team included Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Patrick Franziska.  But after a singles competition that left Germany completely out of the Top 3, there was some unexpected intrigue […]

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