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Why is Boll Strong? #2

Why is Boll Strong? #2 (Courtesy of BUTTERFLY/TAKUREPO.com) Special Program Q: Why is Boll strong? A: Services difficult to receive short Reverse sidespin short service Timo Boll (GER) ascended to the World no. 1 spot in March 2018. Young players have distinguished themselves one after another recently. Table tennis has continuously experienced various rule changes […]

Sixth seed departs, Adriana Diaz causes early upset

Sixth seed departs, Adriana Diaz causes early upset (by Ian Marshall, Editor/Photo: Jan Brychta) Winner earlier in the year at the Pan American Junior Championships and then more recently a clean sweep of titles at the Central American and Caribbean Games; Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz was the player to cause the biggest upset, as play […]

Triangle Table Tennis Division 1 Super League

Triangle Table Tennis Division 1 Super League (By Triangle Table tennis) Congratulations to all winner: Match Percentage                                                           Stephanie Sun – 1stplace in Match Percentage = $275 Bill […]

Tomokazu Harimoto talks about TENERGY #4

Tomokazu Harimoto talks about TENERGY #4 (Courtesy of Table Tennis World) Reasoned equipment choice: Transition of equipment is a sign of his development Selecting equipment, rackets cannot be ignored, just the same as rubbers. Yu says “The concept is the same for both rackets and rubbers. I want him to have an easy-to-use racket because […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: PowerStroke Table Tennis Club

WAB CLUB FEATURE: PowerStroke Table Tennis Club (By Steve Hopkins) PowerStroke Table Tennis Club is located in Saint Augustine, Florida.  The club is just off of I-95 on the Northwest side of the city, about 30 miles South of Jacksonville. The club has six professional tables in their air-conditioned facility.  Flooring and lighting are ideal for […]

Tomokazu Harimoto talks about TENERGY #3

Tomokazu Harimoto talks about TENERGY #3 (Courtesy of Table Tennis World) TENERGY 05 is easy-to-use rubber when power is gained Tomokazu changed the forehand rubber to TENERGY 05 in September 2016. He believed the nature of the rubber he had been unable to use one and a half years earlier was dramatically different; he felt […]

Tomokazu Harimoto talks about TENERGY #2

Tomokazu Harimoto talks about TENERGY #2 (Courtesy of Table Tennis World) Why was his first rubber not TENERGY 05? TENERGY 05, popular among many of the world’s top players with its high arched curve and the strong rotation to be imparted; Yu did not let his son use the top rubber. Of course, it does […]

Tomokazu Harimoto talks about TENERGY #1

Tomokazu Harimoto talks about TENERGY #1 (Courtesy of Table Tennis World) Prodigy with a promising future; father, Yu, selects equipment Roars of success, his trademark, respond throughout the hall. Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto responded vocally to every point won in Cape Town in 2016 to become the youngest ever World Junior champion. At that time he […]

Denver Table Tennis Alliance’s USATT Sanctioned MENSUAL Tourney

Denver Table Tennis Alliance’s USATT Sanctioned MENSUAL Tourney (Angelo Gandullia) Hello Table Tennis players and friends! Last Saturday and Sunday, August 11th & 12th, DTTA hosted our 1st USATT MENSUAL Tourney of 2018! We are happy to announce that we had a good tournament. Players of all levels enjoyed a weekend of camaraderie, fun and […]

2018 Butterfly MDTTC August Open

2018 Butterfly MDTTC August Open USATT 3-Star Sanctioned Tournaments Over $2750 in cash prizes Dates: August 18-19, 2018 Venue: Maryland Table Tennis Center Location: Gaithersburg, MD Contact: MDTTC, 301-519-8580 To Register :  In Person at MDTTC: drop off the completed Entry Form(pdf) with payment to MDTTC. Online with credit card: via Paypal at Omnipong By Mail: […]

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