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South Shore Sports & Butterfly Championships 2017 Results

(Courtesy of Dan Seemiller) South Shore Sports & Butterfly Championships 2017 Results The 14th South Shore/ Butterfly Open was held October 28/29. 200 competitors competed on the 30 Butterfly tables in this northwest Indiana town just 30 miles from Chicago. Yichi Zhang won the Open $1,000. prize over surprise finalist Jingxu Yang. Miss Yang down […]

Life on the knife edge but Marko Medjugorac survives to book surprise third round place

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Marko Medjugorac survives to book surprise third round place Canada’s Marko Medjugorac and Frenchman Rémi Menand were the surprise names to book third round places in the Under 21 Men’s Singles event at the 2017 ITTF Challenge Belgium Open in De Haan on Thursday 2nd November. Conversely, the biggest […]

Zhu Yuling, new name at top of world order

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Zhu Yuling, new name at top of world order Winner in Markham, Toronto at the recent Uncle Pop 2017 ITTF Women’s World Cup presented by Polar Naturals, China’s Zhu Yuling is the world’s no.1 ranked female player. She climbs one position to occupy the prestigious top spot on the […]

Back to earth for Kanak Jha, a different atmosphere

(Courtesy of Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Back to earth for Kanak Jha, a different atmosphere Only 17 years old but Kanak Jha of the United States, despite his tender years, is a seasoned competitor; on duty at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and when he competed recently in the Liège, he was again in […]

Arsenal keeper Petr Cech’s unique table tennis training workout

(Courtesy of ESPNFC) Arsenal keeper Petr Cech unique table tennis training workout After more than 400 appearances in the Premier League and another 124 with Czech Republic, one would think that Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech’s hand-eye coordination is second to none. Yet the 35-year-old remains as dedicated to his craft as ever, judging by a […]

ITTF Decides on Sanctions for Chinese Trio for China Open Forfeits

(Courtesy of ITTF) ITTF Decides on Sanctions for Chinese Trio for China Open Forfeits During the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum China Open held in Chengdu, China in June 2017, the top three table tennis players in the world: MA Long, FAN Zhendong and XU Xin, did not turn up for their round of […]

2017 World Cadet Challenge Final Update

(By Bruce Liu) 2017 World Cadet Challenge Final Update Asian cadets won all the gold medals except one, well half – the Mixed Doubles by the BRA and KOR pair. For US Players, one silver medal and two bronze medals. Not a bad effort. Here is the summary: – Cadet Boys Team, Michael Tran and […]

Ask The Experts: Jeffrey Zeng, No. 166, Butterfly Question & Answer

Ask The Experts: Jeffrey Zeng, No. 166 Butterfly Question & Answer Blade: Viscaria Forehand: Tenergy 05 Blade: Tenergy 80 Question: Hi Coach, I have been wondering which Tenergy to use on backhand. I play lot banana flicks and play close to the table most of the time with loops and sometimes block. Tenergy 05 is perfect on forehand […]

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