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Young and Spirited US National Teams Push the Boundaries on the 2017 International Stage

(BY RICHARD FINN) International Stage: US National Teams Push Boundaries With apologies to Ol ‘Blue Eyes, it was a very good year for United States table tennis fortunes in major international play in 2017. Whatever table you watched, wherever you were in the globe and regardless of what level of play, age division or category you […]

Four steps to the perfect CHO!

(by Wade Townsend) Four steps to the perfect CHO! Want to be winning the CHO-downs in your next match? Follow this guide and you could be rivalling Harimoto in no time at all. A good CHO is your fastest way to get inside your opponent’s head. Literally. So don’t neglect your CHO, it needs a […]

2017 SuperMicro US Open Table Tennis Championship

2017 SuperMicro US Open Table Tennis Championship Over 830 players are competing in over 100 events at the 2017 SuperMicro US Open Table Tennis Championship this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Schedule / Event List |  Player’s List  |  Results ARTICLES: Top Seed Falls as Men’s Singles Draw Begins at 2017 US Open Table Tennis Championships 2017 US […]

Kanak Jha and Amy Wang book Buenos Aires places

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Kanak Jha and Amy Wang book Buenos Aires places The youngest United States athlete to participate in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Kanak Jha booked his place in the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games by emerging successful at the North American Continental Qualification Tournament staged in Las Vegas […]

2018 Youth Olympic Games North American Qualification Tournament

(By USATT) 2018 Youth Olympic Games North American Qualification Tournament December 17 2017 – Las Vegas, NV Athletes will have the opportunity to qualify for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games through three (3) Qualification Pathways. To be eligible to participate in the Youth Olympic Games, athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and […]

2018 Butterfly Canada Open#2

(Courtesy of BCTTA) 2018 Butterfly Canada Cup – 3 star tournament EVENT INFORMATION:  2018 Butterfly Canada Cup#2 PROSPECTUS Tournament Waiver Form(Tournament Waiver Form must be signed to be accepted and send to: tournament@bctta.ca) Canadian Ranking *Players are not eligible to enter M/S or W/S event if they are not in the Canadian/US/North America rating system. […]

Dimitrij Ovtcharov books final place, for Lin Gaoyuan questions remain unanswered

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Dimitrij Ovtcharov books final place, for Lin Gaoyuan questions remain unanswered Two full distance contests en route to the semi-final stage of the Men’s Singles event at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Astana, Kazakhstan; for Dimitrij Ovtcharov it was exactly the same in the penultimate […]

More success notable names leave Las Vegas with individual and team titles

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Notable names leave Las Vegas with individual and team titles Sweden’s Anna-Carin Ahlquist alongside Israel’s Caroline Tahib emerged the most successful female players on duty when proceedings came to a conclusion at the 2017 United States Para Open In Lass Vegas on Friday 15th December. They won gold in […]

Review Day Two: Dramatic day for Dimitrij Ovtcharov while Japanese duo set record

(by Simon Daish) Dramatic day for Dimitrij Ovtcharov while Japanese duo set record Friday 15th December was very much a day to remember for Dimitrij Ovtcharov after the German player guaranteed his place at the top of the men’s world rankings list with an opening round win at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand […]

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