(by Steve Hopkins, photo by WTT) The WTT Star Contender was the first event of 2025 on the WTT Tour calendar. Tomokazu Harimoto, Dang Qiu, and Patrick Franziska (World Nos. 3, 9, and 10, respectively) were the top three seeds, but Danish player Jonathan Groth (World No. 25) was the biggest surprise. For Harimoto’s part, […]
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Blocking is Just Reverse Dodgeball
(by Larry Hodges) In dodgeball, the goal is to avoid getting hit. When the ball is thrown at you, you use your footwork to get out of the way. Otherwise the ball will probably hit you in the torso, which is where a good dodgeball thrower aims as it’s the largest target. In table tennis, when […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Spin and Smash
(by Steve Hopkins) Central Ohio is home to Spin & Smash. Its a table tennis club that is part ping pong social club and part table tennis training center. The club is open every day – at least 12 hours every day except for Sunday (which is open with shorter hours). In addition to regular club events, […]
Ochsenhausen Starts 2025 with German Cup Win
(by Steve Hopkins) Eight teams atop the German League began battling in November, culminating in today’s Finals – with the winner claiming the German Cup. The favorites this year included the deep Borussia Dusseldorf, Saarbrucken with co-anchors Franziska and Jorgic, and Fulda with Ovtcharov leading the way. The surprises in the run to the finals […]
Chuqin and Jingkun Lead Shandong Weiqiao to Super League Title
(by Steve Hopkins) Shandong Weiqiao dominated this year’s China Super League Finals. After securing a 3-0 win over Shanghai in the Semifinal (Shanghai’s team includes both Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin), the squad went on to sweep Huangshi Base Huaxin 3-0 in the Final. At the start of 2025, the rankings of the Shandong top […]
Chuqin and Shidong Lead Teams China Super League Final
(by Steve Hopkins) At the end of the regular season, Fan Zhendong’s Shanghai squad faced off against powerhouse Shandong Weiqiao (with Chuqin). The the two team anchors faced off, it was Fan Zhendong that won the set – even as the Shandong team won the team match. These two teams met again today in one […]
Experiment and Learn
(by Larry Hodges) Once you have reached a certain level, it’s easy to rest on your laurels. That doesn’t mean you don’t work hard to improve your game. It means that you work hard only to improve the parts of your game that you have already developed. Instead, be a learning player. You should experiment […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: South Bend Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) For nearly 90 years, South Bend has been one of the centers of the North American table tennis world. Many of the best players, have played or trained there – and newest rendition of the club in the Beacon Resource Center is continuing this great tradition. The club features tournaments, a strong juniors […]
Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng Post Retirement Documents
(by Steve Hopkins) Shock, and then confusion as Olympic Champions Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng file forms with the ITTF and WTT announcing their retirements. Despite the forms being titled “retirement notification”, it has become clear that much of the move is due to fines being imposed by WTT for failure to participate. For these […]
Are You Maximizing Your Service Spin?
(by Larry Hodges) When you practice your spin serves – and you do, right? – after a few minutes, your arm and wrist are tired and you’re sweating right? No? Then you aren’t putting in full effort and therefore not getting full spin. When I say “tired” and “sweating,” there’s some literary license, but the […]
Get Closer to the Ball
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Forehand flip against short backspin in Forehand to Forehand or Forehand topspin against backspin that comes half long… Read More
How to Serve to Passive and Aggressive Receivers
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(By Larry Hodges) Part of how you serve to these types of receivers comes down to your own… Read More
Bob Chen – Self Ping Pong For Fun
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(by: Bowmar Sports) Bob Chen shows some creative ways to enjoy table tennis by yourself if your partner… Read More
MLTT Featured Team: Texas Smash
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Texas Smash are a powerhouse in Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) looking… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Boston Table Tennis Club
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(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Table Tennis Club is in Medford, just North of Cambridge and Somerville and only… Read More
Duda Wins in Skopje
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Who’s the top ranked player in Germany? After winning the WTT Contender Skopje… Read More
5,000 Fans Watch Ochsenhausen win TTBL Final
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo TTBL) A sold-out arena with 5,000 fans showed up in Frankfurt to watch Borussia… Read More
Mumba tops Jaipur in Indian League Final
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) In the final match of India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) is was U… Read More
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