(by Steve Hopkins) The Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre (“the Centre” or “Elite”) is a table tennis club and training center in Mississauga, Ontario. Mississauga is just to the West of Toronto, about 30 kilometers from the city center. The facility is just off the Ontario 401 Express, easily accessible to the greater Toronto area. The […]
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Let’s Talk About Shoes
(by Larry Hodges) There are two main characteristics to consider in table tennis shoes. They are how well you can move in them, and how much support they give. (Durability is another issue, but I won’t go into that here.) Table tennis shoes are designed to maximize mobility for table tennis movements – and that […]
Kanak Jha, Nikhil Kumar head to Next Olympic Qualifier, Amy Wang and Rachel Sung Join Lily Zhang on USA Team
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Different Olympic paths are in place for US Men and Women this year. For the Women, they qualified for a full team – with Lily Zhang qualifying based upon World Ranking, and Amy Wang and Rachel Sung joining her on the squad through their efforts this weekend at the qualifier. […]
Chuqin Retakes World No. 1
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Wang Chuqin has retaking the World No. 1 Ranking, surpassing Fan Zhendong on the heels of Chuqin’s victory at the Singapore Smash last weekend. Chuqin now has a 2250 point lead (with 8020 ranking points) over Fan Zhendong (with 5788). Liang Junkun moved up three spots (to No. 3), hopping […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: California Table Tennis
(by Steve Hopkins) Located in Rosemead, California, in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley outside of Los Angeles, is a unique, full-time table tennis facility. California Table Tennis offers 16 Butterfly tables, professional rubber flooring, and some of the best playing conditions available in the United States. The club has 200 active members […]
Chuqin and Manyu Win in Singapore
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) If you only tuned in to the Singapore Smash for the two all-China Finals, you would have missed out on a weeks worth of drama – especially in the Men’s Draw. On the last day, it was a lot of familiar Chinese faces, with the Men’s Final going to World […]
Singapore Smash: Boll and Other Underdogs Give Way to Top Seeds
(by Steve Hopkins) As the Singapore Smash progresses, the biggest stories have revolved around underdogs advancing further than expected (and the big upsets that have occurred as a result). Timo Boll, Patrick Franziska, and Sharath Kamal Achanta each reached the Quarterfinals. Cho Daesseong, Omar Assar, Kristian Karlsson, and Ovidiu Ionescu all reached the Round of […]
Singapore Smash: More Surprises Reach Quarters
(by Steve Hopkins) Upsets have become the norm as even more surprise wins occur in the Round of 16 at the Singapore Smash. Six of the World’s Top 10 players have already fallen. Who are the Final 8? Timo Boll will face Liang Jingkun, Patrick Franziska will face Lin Yun-Ju, Felix Lebrun will face Sharath […]
Early Upsets at Singapore Smash
(by Steve Hopkins) Early action upsets are the main storyline at the Singapore Smash. As the second Day has come to a close, we are only halfway through the Round of 32, but already we have seen three of the World’s Top 4 players fall. World No. 4 Lin Gaoyuan was the first to fall, […]
The Four Types of Defense
(by Larry Hodges) If you want to be good at table tennis, then you must have an excellent defense. And there are really only four types. You should be able to do all four when needed, if for no other reason than by learning to do it, it not only is there when you occasionally […]
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