(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) As 2024 is coming to a close, here’s a quick review of the ITTF Boys’ Singles and Girls’ Singles youth rankings by category. The top players in U19 Boys should be familiar to all table tennis fans as China’s Lin Shidong and France’s Felix Lebrun are first and second among […]
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) The Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club is located in Milpitas, just North of San Jose on the Southern edge of San Francisco Bay. From this spot in Silicon Valley, they have easy access to Oakland (35 miles) and San Francisco (50 miles) finding themselves accessible to one of the largest hot beds […]
WTT Releases 2024 Earnings List
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Its certainly not at the levels of Basketball, Football, or Baseball, but when WTT released their 2024 Prize Money Leaderboard, they showed 6 figure earnings across the top 13 men. As you’d expect, World No. 1 Wang Chuqin led the way with over $261,000 in prize money. Lin Shidong was […]
Off-Speed Blocks
(by Larry Hodges) Why do so many players continue to pound the ball out at an opponent who is a step off the table, ready and waiting for that shot? They are not only ready for a hard-hit ball, but it lowers your own consistency as you continue to hit the ball hard against an […]
Nearly 1500 Players Set to Compete at US Open in Las Vegas
(by Steve Hopkins) The 2024 edition of the US Open Championships will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center in Las Vegas. Play will begin on December 16th, about a week from today. There are 115 events including the premiere Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s & Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles, age-tiered […]
Chuqin, Shidong, Harimoto Finish Year at Top of Rankings
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Wang Chuqin has ended 2024 in the same position where he started – atop the ITTF Rankings. Chuqin’s 8300 points is a sizeable lead that will give him a big advantage well into the Spring of 2025. Lin Shidong has finished his incredible year, climbing from outside of the Top […]
Mixed Team World Cup: China Wins, TeamUSA Finishes 8th
by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) TeamUSA had a tough fight to get through the Group Stage of the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup in Chengdu. With China in their group, there was no question as to which team would finish first, and only two teams would advance. TeamUSA was one of the remaining three teams […]
TeamUSA Advances at Mixed Team World Cup
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) TeamUSA needed some help on the final day of group action at the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup in Chengdu, and that help arrived when India defeated Australia. China swept the group, losing only one game in three matches (that one lost point was USA’s Sid Naresh who won the […]
Where to Serve From
(by Larry Hodges) As is often the case, the real reason many players have trouble looping against a heavy backspin is they simply aren’t used to doing so. They are used to less backspin, and so the stroke and racket angle used for that is ingrained into them. When facing heavy backspin, it’s a strain […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520 just over Lake Washington from North side of Seattle. The club is 9600 square feet with 18-foot ceilings, 16 Butterfly Centerfold tables, red Gerflor flooring, and two-toned walls to assist in visibility. The goal of SPTTC is […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Bob Chen – Forehand Loop around the net
May 13, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Bob Chen is demonstrating how to do the Forehand Loop… Read More
Racket Angle More Open Against Backspin
May 12, 2025
Backhand topspin against long backspin to Forehand -> Forehand topspin against top spin from Forehand Fethomania Session 2… Read More
Warm Up Your Serves
May 12, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) At tournaments, players warm their shots up – forehands, backhands, looping, blocking, and so on.… Read More
New York Slice and Koki Niwa on Path to Challenge in MLTT
May 12, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Retired Japanese star Koki Niwa has officially joined the New York Slice. The… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: American International Table Tennis School
May 11, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) American International Table Tennis School was founded in 2023 by a group of passionate table… Read More
Tomokazu Harimoto Signs with Okayama Rivets
May 11, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) Japanese T-League fans let out a collective sigh of relief as the league’s… Read More
Coton and Hursey: Youth Take Top Prizes at U21 Euros
May 11, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) Europe’s rising stars competed this week at the 2025 European U21 Championships in… Read More
Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – Karolayn Maldonaldo WTT Youth Contender Cuenca Highlights
May 11, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournaments Highlights, Karolayn Maldonado in action at the WTT Youth Contender… Read More
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