(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) Wang Chuqin won his second event in as many weeks, as he dominated a strong field at the WTT Star Contender Lanzhou. Chuqin was tested in the Quarterfinals by Zhou Qihao – pulling away at the end for a 3-2 victory. Chuqin then dominated Lin Gaoyuan in the Semifinals and […]
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The Best You
(by Larry Hodges) To reach your maximum potential, don’t try to be someone else, or you’ll just be a shadow of that person. Instead, focus on being the best you. This includes learning from top players, of course, but that’s only part of it. Here are four things you should build on, roughly in order […]
Dima Drops a Dime – Invests in MLTT
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Dimitrij Ovtcharov is a part of the new ownership of the Princeton Revolution Major League Table Tennis franchise. The investment group for the Princeton squad now includes majority owner Roger Kang, Andre Liu, and Dima Ovtcharov. As Ovtcharolv noted in a social medial post, the project is “one of the most exciting […]
China Takes 6 of 7 Events at Asian Games: Chuqin Wins Men’s Singles
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Wang Chuqin upset Fan Zhendong in the Men’s Singles Final to close out the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Korea’s Jang Woojin, and Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting each claim a Bronze. The final day upset in Women’s Singles occurred a few hours earlier when Japan’s Hina Hayata defeated World […]
Four Short Serve Scenarios
(by Larry Hodges) Here are six scenarios when serving short. You should incorporate these into your own serving game and learn to follow them up with strong attacks. For these scenarios, I’m assuming your forehand loop is stronger than your backhand loop, and so you’d want to favor it when possible. If you prefer to […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) The Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club is located in Milpitas, just North of San Jose on the Southern edge of San Francisco Bay. From this spot in Silicon Valley, they have easy access to Oakland (35 miles) and San Francisco (50 miles) finding themselves accessible to one of the largest hot beds […]
Asian Games Update: Doubles Titles to China, China, and Korea
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) China continues to be is strongly favored in all events, but their sweep was broken on Monday as the Korean team of both Jeon/Shin won Women’s Doubles. Perhaps the headline is that China’s sweep is already busted – as this is the only event of the five played so far […]
Asian Games Update: Woojin Jang and Wong Chun Ting Join Fan and Chuqin in Semis
(by Steve Hopkins) China is strongly favored in both singles events as they bring World No. 1 and World No. 2 as the top two seeds (in both Men’s and Women’s Singles). For the Men’s event, both top seeds advanced as expected, with Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin each winning 4-0 in every round. The […]
Chinese Teams Win Asian Games Titles (As Expected)
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) China has dominated major team events for several decades (in both Men’s and Women’s team events), so it is not unexpected at all that Chinese squads sporting players who are World Nos. 1-3 won a team event played in Hangzhou, China against Asia’s best. China winning the 2023 Asian Games […]
Asian Games Update: China and Korea Face Off in Final
(by Steve Hopkins) The biggest story of the team event at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China was Iran’s upset win over Japan in the Quarterfinals. The underdog Iranian’s run, however, was short lived as they fell 0-3 to Korea today. China also took care of business with a 3-0 win (3-0, 3-0, 3-0) […]
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by Steve Hopkins, photos ETTU) Saarbrucken has won its third consecutive European Champions League Men’s title. After defeating… Read More
Bob Chen – Reaction Training
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Bob Chen is showing his reaction drill training to increase… Read More
Fan Zhendong is Heading to Saarbrucken
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(by Steve Hopkins) On the same day that they won a big Semifinal match to advance to the… Read More
ETTU Champions League Finalists: Saarbrucken and Dusseldorf (again)
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) For the fourth time in recent years, it will be Saarbrucken and Dusseldorf… Read More
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