(by Steve Hopkins) At over 14,000 square feet, the Bridgeport Sports Club one of the largest table tennis clubs in all of North America. The club is located in Richmond, just South of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. They are located near Highway 99 and 9, with easy access to the greater Vancouver area. The […]
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World Team Championships: A Narrow China Sweep
(by Steve Hopkins) China won. Many articles about past team events could have been summed up with just those two words. In this 2024 rendition of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan, China won – but the margin of victory was not what we have come to expect. There were clear challenges […]
World Team Championships: Outside of the Finals
(by Steve Hopkins) China will face France today in the Final – and most of the press will focus on that result. However, the 2024 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships has encapsulated a lot of great story lines – here are a few: The best record by an individual player went to Kazakhstan’s Kirill […]
World Team Championships: Chinese Teams Pushed in Saturday Matches
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The Chinese men reached the Final today, and with their team comprised of World No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 there is very little surprise to report in that half of the draw. Perhaps, the biggest news from the top half of the draw was, in fact, that China […]
The Laziness of Simple Serves
(by Larry Hodges) When coaching or rooting for a player, why does is sometimes seem like every opponent has nasty serves that your player struggles to return, while your player just serves to keep the ball in play? It’s even worse if you are the player with simple serves, while the opponent is throwing all […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Boston Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Table Tennis Club is in Medford, just North of Cambridge and Somerville and only four miles from Boston’s city center. The club is just off I-93 (Northern Expressway), and near the Orange and Blue Lines, providing easy access to the greater Boston metropolitan area. The BTTC is a 3000 square foot […]
World Team Championships: USA Men Top England
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Nikhil Kumar logged wins over England’s top two players (Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall), and Jishan Liang added a win over Drinkhall to give TeamUSA their first win at the ITTF World Team Championships in Busan. Kumar (World No. 379) took out World No. 25) Pitchford 3-1 to give the […]
World Team Championships: Early Action in Busan
(by Steve Hopkins) Action is underway at the ITTF World Team Championships in Busan. In the Men’s Teams, top group seeds are all still undefeated: China (3-0), Germany (2-0), Korea (2-0), France (2-0), Japan (2-0), Sweden (2-0), Slovenia (2-0), and Portugal (2-0). TeamUSA has played only one match (falling to Germany), though they are scheduled […]
Learn From Your Easy Wins and Bad Losses
(by Larry Hodges) Players often learn from close matches, knowing that with just a little more, a close loss becomes a win, and a close win becomes a somewhat easier win. And this is good. However, many players don’t learn from blowout matches – but they should. You can learn from either end of a […]
Getting Schools Involved: RI Table Tennis’ School Invitationals
(by Steve Hopkins) Rhode Island Table Tennis is running three school-focused events this Winter. The organization sent out invitations to schools and school systems in our area, and tapped youth players that have participated in clinics and other club events over the last year. In February, they scheduled two “Invitationals” bringing schools together from Rhode […]
Racket Angle More Open Against Backspin
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Warm Up Your Serves
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
European Under 21 Championships: Final Four
May 10, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Europe’s rising stars are competing this week at the 2025 European U21 Championships… Read More
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