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WAB Club Feature: Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club

WAB Club Feature: Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club (by Steve Hopkins) Located in the San Fernando Valley, North of Santa Monica and Malibu in the greater Los Angeles area is Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club.  The club began in 2012 as the passion of a successful, retiring businessman.   The club features group […]

Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open: Americans Making Waves in Vas

(by Steve Hopkins, photo courtesy of ITTF) The 2019 ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open was held this week in Szombathely, Hungary, a city in the Western county of Vas near the Austrian border.  As a Premium event, this event included many of the best juniors in the world.  Nikhil Kumar was […]

New York International Table Tennis Center Nov. 3, 2019 Open Results

(By NYITTC) Under 1800  1st Molin Gavish, 2nd Mark Berg Under 1500  1st Julian Morris, 2nd Alex Del Vento Under 1200  1st Julian Morris, 2nd Ethan Leung   纽约国际乒乓球中心11月3日2019年比赛结果 Under 1800  冠军 Molin Gavish, 亚军 Mark Berg Under 1500  冠军 Julian Morris, 亚军 Alex Del Vento Under 1200  冠军 Julian Morris, 亚军 Ethan Leung

New York Indoor Sport Club (NYISC) November 2019 Open

New York Indoor Sport Club (NYISC) November 2019 Open (2-star) USATT-sanctioned Table Tennis Tournament Sunday, November 10th, 2019 ENTRY DEADLINE: November 6th, 2019 VENUE: New York Indoor Sports Club (NYISC), 15-35 126th Street, 2nd Floor, College Point, NY 11356 718-358-8860 (Yu Shao) EQUIPMENT: Only ITTF/USATTapproved equipment will be used. Tables: Butterfly Centerfold and Europa; Nets: […]

2019 South Shore Championships & Junior Championships video

2019 South Shore Butterfly Open  $10,000 in Prize Money! November 16-17, 2019 Highland, IN (Chicago Area) Hi Table Tennis Players,  The South Shore/Butterfly and Wasserman Championships are scheduled on a new date this year. November 16/17 in Highland, Indiana.  The Marriott Courtyard and Fairfield hotels have a tournament rate of $92.99. Fairfield includes breakfast. The […]

ITTF November Rankings: Fan is First of Four Chinese at Top

ITTF November Rankings: Fan is First of Four Chinese at Top (by Steve Hopkins) The Top 10 players from October have all stayed in the Top 10 in November – but the order has shifted for six of the world’s best men. Fan Zhendong has moved up to overtake Xu Xin for the top spot […]

Team World Cup Preview

Team World Cup Preview (by Steve Hopkins) The ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup starts this Wednesday in Tokyo.  Twelve teams (12 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams) will battle for the World Cup title with qualification based upon a combination of World Ranking and regional qualification.  The TeamUSA Men’s team includes Kanak Jha, Kai […]

Dan Seemiller’s 2020 Olympic Preparation Update

(Courtesy of Scott Czarnecki and Dan Seemiller Jr) Hello Friends, Thank you so much for your generous donations to support my training. It is inspiring to see that so many believe in me and hope to follow me on my journey. Currently I am working out daily at the fitness center. Swimming and biking are […]

Dignics 80 review from 2015 US Open Champion – Jinxin Wang

Dignics 80 review from 2015 US Open Champion – Jinxin Wang I put Dignics 80 on my backhand side and after 10 hours of playing, I’m impressed with the result. I like this rubber. I have been playing with Tenergy 05 on my backhand side for some time. Compared with Tenergy 05, Dignics 80 feels […]

Women’s World Cup: Historic Results for USA

(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTF Remy Gros) There’s an American in the Semifinal of an ITTF major event. Its been a lot of years, since that’s been true. The Uncle Pop 2019 ITTF Women’s World Cup in Chengdu China has progressed to its final day — standing among the remaining final four players is […]

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