(by Steve Hopkins) World No. 6, Hugo Calderano, had a relatively easy 4-0 win over World No. 5 Felix Lebrun to claim the 2024 WTT Star Contender Ljubjana title. For Calderano, he spread two lost games over his five match wins, defeating Anders Lind, An Jaehyun, Mattias Falck, Cho Daessong, and Lebrun. Felix Lebrun started […]
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Catching Up With Kanak
(by Steve Hopkins, photo Grant Bergmann) Last week, Bowmar Sports spent some time with Kanak Jha. Kanak has just qualified for the Olympics, has recently won a WTT event in Dusseldorf, has joined a new team in the German Bundesliga, and is preparing to take part at the US Nationals which will be held in […]
Hitting to the Same Spot Twice
(by Larry Hodges) It’s important to play to all three spots – wide forehand, wide backhand, and the middle (the mid-point between the opponent’s forehand and backhand, roughly their playing elbow). But often players inadvertently only play to two of them, and opponents, either consciously or (more often) subconsciously pick up on this and so […]
Alexis Lebrun Wins in Zagreb
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The two top seeds fell out in earlier rounds, and Alexis Lebrun took advantage as he fought through for 3-2 wins in both the Quarters and Semis before dominating 4-1 in the Final of the WTT Contender Series event that took place in Zagreb last week. The elder Lebrun brother […]
Down the Line Training
(by Larry Hodges) There are two reasons for practicing down-the-line shots. First, because in games you want to use the whole table so the opponent has to cover the whole table, and to do that you need to be able to play wide in both directions, crosscourt and down the line. Second, to quote USTT […]
Fan Zhendong Wins in Chongqing
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) That last two players to hold the World’s No. 1 ranking faced off in the Finals of the WTT Champions Chongqing – with Fan Zhendong topping Wang Chuqin for the $35,000 prize. Fan entered the event at No. 4, his lowest position in nine years (since June of 2015). Perhaps […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Genesee Valley Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) With their location just South of central Rochester along Hwy 390, the Genesee Valley Table Tennis Club is in a great location to serve the Greater Rochester Community of Northern New York. The roots of table tennis in Rochester go back to the 1930’s as not one but TWO clubs were founded in […]
Timo Boll Announces Retirement
(by Steve Hopkins) Last week, 43 year old German table tennis star Timo Boll announced his retirement. Boll will represent Germany this summer in Paris – his seventh Olympic Games. He has already pocketed four medals, and will have opportunity to earn a fifth as he takes part in the team competition. There has already […]
WTT Champions Chongqing: Chuqin and Fan Reach Final
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Just a few months ago, a Wang Chuqin versus Fan Zhendong final would have been a premiere match up of No. 1 and No. 2 – likely with the oddsmakers favoring Fan. But in the Spring, there was a shift atop the rankings, and most recently we’ve seen Fan fall […]
What to Do in the First Game
(by Larry Hodges) The simple answer to this question, for most people, is obvious: WIN!. But there are really four things you should be doing in that first game. First, you want to force your game on your opponent. This means both finding ways to set up your shots and getting those shots going. If […]
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(by Bowmar Sports) From April 25 to 27, 2025, Jessie Xu competed in the national selection tournament for… Read More
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Move Both Legs at the Same Time!
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