(by Steve Hopkins) ITTF posted updated rankings yesterday. The only real movement om the top 20 was Dan Qiu jumping four spots to reach No. 9, and Kristian Karlsson moving up two spots to No. 17. Both of these changes were do to great performances at the European Championships (where Qiu won, and Karlsson unexpectedly […]
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Coaching Tips of the Week: Developing Your Game at Different Ages
(By Larry Hodges) Suppose an 8-year-old, a 30-year-old, and a 60-year-old walk into your club, all beginners, and sign up for lessons. Suppose you were their coach. You’d likely start them off similarly, teaching the fundamentals. But something happens after a time – how you teach them begins to change quite a bit. You, the reader, […]
Moyland GoFundMe Set Up to Help Sally Represent USA in Chengdu
(by Steve Hopkins) This year, 15 year old phenom Sally Moyland will be joining the US National Team to play in the Team Championships in Chengdu, China – but in order to participate, she must self-fund her trip. Last week, Dan Reynolds established a GoFundMe page to benefit Sally in hopes of helping fund her […]
Wang and Moyland Impressive at WTT Youth Contender in Ecuador
(by Steve Hopkins) Cuenca, Ecuador is hosting the WTT Youth Contender Series. The events began on August 19th and will continue through August 31. The Girls Singles events concluded today – with USA’s Rachel Wang and Sally Moyland each logging impressive runs. In the U15 Girls Singles event, Rachel Wang entered without a listed seed. […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Fremont Table Tennis Academy
(by Steve Hopkins) Fremont Table Tennis Academy (FTTA) is located in Fremont and San Ramon. Its a premier location to play our sport and is easily accessible to San Jose in the Southern part of San Francisco Bay as well as the other major cities that surround the Bay. The Fremont location is on Warm […]
European Championships: Dang Qiu Wins in Munich
(by Steve Hopkins) Germany’s Dang Qiu has won the European Championship in Munich. His path to the final includes a very tight opening round win over Ibrahim Gunduz 4-3, a 4-0 win over Sgouropoulos, a 4-1 win over tough German veteran Benedikt Duda, a 4-0 statement win over Timo Boll in the Quarterfinals, a 4-1 […]
European Championships: Qiu and Jorgic reach the Final
(by Steve Hopkins) Munich is host to the European Championships this week, and only the Finals remain to be played. Top seed Truls Moregard fell to Mattias Falck leaving Darko Jorgic as the top ranked player remaining. Jorgic will face Dang Qiu, Germany’s 25 year old penholder – who is quickly rising in the rankings. […]
Euro Championships: 3 Germans and 3 Swedes In Final 8 in Munich
(by Steve Hopkins) Munich is host to the European Championships this week, and the top two seeds have both advanced to the Final 8. Top seed Truls Moregard will face countryman Mattias Falck in one Quarterfinal tomorrow. Second seed Darko Jorgic will face Tiago Apolonia. Timo Boll will face Dan Qiu in an all-German Quarterfinal, […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: Don’t Be a Predictable Receiver
(By Larry Hodges) When you receive a serve, you really have three options. You can return the serve passively, so that you rarely miss the serve, but give the opponent the attack. This often means either pushing long or a soft topspin return. You can return the serve in a neutral fashion, where you take away […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Pleasanton Table Tennis Center
(by Steve Hopkins) Pleasanton Table Tennis Center is located at the center of Pleasanton, California to the East of San Francisco Bay with quick access to I-580 and I-680 (and each of the major cities in the area). Pleasanton Table Tennis Center was the first table tennis club in tri-valley to open every day. The club is […]
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Consistency and Good Form Lead to Speed and Power
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Geovanny Coello – Gameplay Sequencing
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Central Florida Table Tennis Club
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(by Steve Hopkins) With its location near the junction of Highway 423 and 441, just northwest of downtown… Read More
Calderano Wins in Buenos Aires
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The WTT Contender Series visited Buenos Aires this week, and this Hemisphere’s best… Read More
US Open Teams Entry Deadline is August 10
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(by Steve Hopkins) The deadline for registration into the 2025 Butterfly US Open Team Championships in Myrtle Beach… Read More
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