(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Europe’s rising stars are competing this week at the 2025 European U21 Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Under 21 events are sometimes a mixed bag in regard to gauging future talent – as some number of the top players have already “graduated” to the senior circuit. So, for instance, Felix Lebrun […]
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Top Eleven Things About Top Table Tennis Players
(By Larry Hodges) They know that most of the game takes place in the head. They know how to focus. They can’t wait to get to practice. They are students of the game. They love to talk about table tennis. They have spinny serves, but their go-to serve is often a no-spin serve that looks […]
Bye Timo Series
(by Steve Hopkins, full series at www.TTBL.de) With Timo Boll entering his last TTBL series before retirement, the German Table Tennis League has been running a series called “Tschüss Timo” (or “Bye Timo”) which has posted Part 8 today. The original versions can be found at www.ttbl.de – in their original German or through auto […]
World Championships Preview: World’s Best Crowd the Stage in Doha
(by Steve Hopkins) The 2025 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships are set to take place in Doha, Qatar, from May 17–25, bringing 128 of the World’s best players to one of the sports’ largest stages. The Lusail Sports Arena will serve as the primary venue, an arena built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup with seating […]
Pair of Golds for Van Emburgh at ITTF World Challenger São Paulo
(by Steve Hopkins) American Para Table Tennis star Jenson Van Emburgh delivered a sensational performance at the ITTF World Para Challenger in São Paulo last week, capturing gold medals in both the Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles events. In the singles competition, Van Emburgh faced stiff challenges early. Van Emburgh nearly suffering a loss in […]
Backhand Receive Against a Short Serve to the Forehand
(By Larry Hodges) In my day, there were players who received short serves much better with their backhand than with their forehands. Every coach in the world would tell them to work on their forehand receive against short serves, especially flipping. But a few players would still stubbornly receive with their backhand, even against short […]
Boll / Dusseldorf Reach German League Final
(by Steve Hopkins) The TTBL Season is coming to a close as the final four German League teams have been battling for a seat in the Final. This weekend, Borussia Dusseldorf punched its ticket forward with its second win over TSV Bad Konigshofen. All wins are significant for professional teams, but this is a rare […]
Connecting Community and Club – An Example of Table Tennis Marketing
(by Steve Hopkins) Rhode Island Table Tennis has connected with a local Veterans support group to put on a charity ping pong tournament. On its face, you can’t go wrong supporting a good cause and the local support group, Mission Boots to Briefcases, is helping veterans transition from service to the work force. Anytime our […]
USATT Announces Team Roster for World Championships
(by Steve Hopkins) USA Table Tennis (USATT) has announced the names of the athletes set to represent TeamUSA at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals. The World Team Championships will be in Doha, Qatar this year from May 17-25. The men’s team will be anchored by Kanak Jha, fresh off Top 16 finishes at […]
Calderano, Gauzy, and Jha Among Movers in Latest Rankings
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin remain No. 1 and No. 2 this week, but on the strength of his World Cup victory, Hugo Calderano has jumped up to No. 3. Lin Gaoyuan has fallen out of the Top 10, dropping 8 spots to No. 17. The rest of the Top […]
Faster Wrist Snap
June 11, 2025
Forehand topspin against backspin that comes half long to Forehand (imagine 2nd ball bounce is slightly behind the… Read More
My First World Championship Experience In Doha – By Sally Moyland
June 10, 2025
(by Sally Moyland) Wow…so many flags. On every post we drove past there was a Qatari and an… Read More
Most Competitive Matches Are Won or Lost on Two Things
June 9, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) Between players of roughly equal levels, matches are almost always won or lost on one… Read More
Contact the Ball Closer to the Net
June 9, 2025
1 Backhand drop shot from short Backhand to short wide Backhand and 1 Forehand drop shot from short… Read More
MLTT Featured Team: Princeton Revolution
June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The Princeton Revolution are hoping to fire a shot that will be heard around the… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Bob Chen Table Tennis
June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Bob Chen Table Tennis was founded in 2017 by Bob Chen. The goal of the center… Read More
All Surprises in Kosovo at WTT Feeder Prishtina
June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Top seed Simon Gauzy was upset early in the WTT Feeder Series event… Read More
Kanak Jha Among Elite Players in India’s UTT League
June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league is in its sixth season. This year… Read More
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