(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Dimitrij Ovtcharov entered the event as the top seed, and he dominated from start to finish. Ovtcharov’s game scores were 3-0, 3-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1 (topping Kim, Kang, Ning, Poret, and Walther). In fact, the only time that Ovtcharov was behind in a match was in the Semifinal, when he […]
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The Surprise Test
(by Larry Hodges) When you miss a shot, how do you react? If your first reaction is anger or disgust, you are going about it all wrong. Yes, some top players do show anger or disgust when they miss a shot, but that’s usually a secondary reaction, one that hits them only after their first and […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Gold Coast Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) With their location on Main Street in Port Washington, the Gold Coast Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to Long Island, Queens, and the Bronx in New York. The club is just a block from the Port Washington LIRR rail station, and easily accessible by other public transportation. The club is 3500 […]
Kanak Jha Video Interview: Join Us as We Catch Up with Kanak
(by Steve Hopkins) In this edition, we have a second interview with Kanak Jha. Kanak has recently qualified for the Olympics, won the WTT Series Event in Dusseldorf, has started with a new professional team in Germany, and is just a few weeks away from competing in Alabama at the 2024 US Nationals. Its been […]
Calderano Dominates in Slovenia
(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 […]
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 […]
Keep the Swing as Compact as Possible
July 16, 2025
Robot will play RANDOM top spin balls to 2/3 of the table (Backhand, only Forehand topspin from this… Read More
Reviewing Bugller with Logan Rietz
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(by: Logan Rietz) I love pips. I like chopping with them, hitting with them, anything I can do… Read More
Keep Your Elbow Closer to Your Body
July 14, 2025
WAIT FUNCTION: Serve long serve to elbow and Robot plays topspin to Forehand, Forehand spin block or counter… Read More
#3 High toss serve that disrupts the opponent’s rhythm and leads to a quick attack
July 14, 2025
[Feature] [Special feature] America’s star! Jha’s strong points #3 High toss serve that disrupts the opponent’s rhythm and… Read More
Ten Tips for Faster Footwork
July 14, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) Tie your shoes tight so there’s less give when you move. Grippy shoes on non-grippy… Read More
Rogelio Castro – Third Ball Attack
July 14, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rogelio Castro is executing the “Third Ball Attack” using his… Read More
MLTT Featured Team: Chicago Wind
July 14, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Chicago Wind plan to blow over competition in the upcoming Major League… Read More
Wang Chuqin and Zhu Yuling
July 13, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Wang Chuqin made quick work of Tomokazu Harimoto in the Men’s Singles Final of the… Read More
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