(By Larry Hodges) Part of how you serve to these types of receivers comes down to your own playing style. But if you want to be an advanced player, then you need to learn to follow up your serve with an attack. That’s relatively easy against a passive receiver – except that those players are […]
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MLTT Featured Team: Texas Smash
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Texas Smash are a powerhouse in Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) looking to smack down their competition in the West Division. In the inaugural season, the Smash finished second place in the regular season but won the playoff. And in the most recent season, they finished with the top […]
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 […]
Duda Wins in Skopje
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Who’s the top ranked player in Germany? After winning the WTT Contender Skopje in North Macedonia, Benedikt Duda is likely going to be the top ranked German player. As of today, the top German is Dang Qiu at 1780, and Duda trails in the Rankings by 260 points. However, Duda […]
5,000 Fans Watch Ochsenhausen win TTBL Final
(by Steve Hopkins, photo TTBL) A sold-out arena with 5,000 fans showed up in Frankfurt to watch Borussia Dusseldorf battle Liebherr Ochsenhausen in the German League (TTBL) Final – not just the final TTBL match of the season, but likely Timo Boll’s last professional match in Germany. While Boll’s retirement from table tennis is among […]
Mumba tops Jaipur in Indian League Final
(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) In the final match of India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) is was U Mumba TT defeating the Jaipur Patriots to take the league title. As in the Semifinal match, Benadette Szocs led the way for her Mumba team – this time having a part in 5 of her team’s 8 […]
Szocs Leads Mumba TT to India League Final
(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) Bernadette Szocs scored 4 of her team’s 8 points as U Mumba TT takes out Dempo Goa Challengers 8-7 to advance to the Final of India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league. U Mumba was the underdog in the matchup, as Dempo Goa were the second seeds in the Final as […]
Guess Who’s Back ??
(by Steve Hopkins) Having made headlines a few weeks ago with his tour through Germany which included an announcement that he would be joining the German League this Fall, an energized Fan Zhendong has started his 2025 China Super League schedule with seven straight wins. Fan Zhendong is playing for Shanghai Real Estate Group and […]
Jha, Akula, Lead the Patriots into India’s League Final
(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league is in its sixth season – with league matches played with a similar structure to USA’s Major League Table Tennis except that the coed Indian structure is with the first match between the two top men, then a match between the top women, then […]
Most Competitive Matches Are Won or Lost on Two Things
(By Larry Hodges) Between players of roughly equal levels, matches are almost always won or lost on one of two things: sports psychology and tactics. Why? How well you play is mostly set by your mentality. There’s no magic secret about this; if you played great in the past, then unless you are injured or […]
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(By Larry Hodges) Establish your game. For example, if you have a strong third-ball attack, such as short… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins) As Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) prepares to launch its third season this September, the league… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins) Despite some surprises at the United States Smash, the World Rankings saw very little changes… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Ostrava, Czech Republic is host to this year’s European Youth Championships. In the… Read More
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