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World Championships Update: Jarvis Powers Through to Round of 32

(by Steve Hopkins) A few surprises in the early rounds of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Doha as England’s Tom Jarvis pulled off a major update and Taipei’s Lin Yen-Chun advanced as Alexis Lebrun withdrew.   Top seeds Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin have each breezed through their first two rounds – both […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy

(by Steve Hopkins) With their location just North of Atlanta in Suwanee, Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy has a strong presence in the largest metropolitan area in the Southeast.  AITTA is the result of a 2014 merger between Yang’s Table Tennis Academy and Atlanta Table Tennis Academy.  They have full-time coaches across and have been […]

MLTT Team Feature: East Division Expansion Team the Atlanta Blazers

(by Steve Hopkins) Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) continues to grow, and the Atlanta Blazers are one of the newest expansion teams.  From the Hawks to the Falcons to the Braves – Atlanta is a great sports town.  And now the ATL is on path to become a contender in professional table tennis. The Blazers […]

Early Action Underway in Doha

(by Steve Hopkins) Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin had 4-0 wins as all of the top seeds advanced in the first round of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Doha, Qatar.   Hugo Calderano and Tomokazu Harimoto each advanced with 4-1 wins.  And running through the rest of the World Top 10, Jingkun, Moregard, […]

World Championships: Team USA Round 1 Results

(by Steve Hopkins) Kanak Jha needed all seven games to advance 4-3 in his first round win over Guilherme Teodoro at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Doha, Qatar.   Jha has moved in to the Round of 64 where he will face Eduard Ionescu on Monday.  Jha was one of four US men […]

New York Slice and Koki Niwa on Path to Challenge in MLTT

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Retired Japanese star Koki Niwa has officially joined the New York Slice.  The New York Slice are an expansion team in Major League Table Tennis (MLTT), and they will first see action in the 2025-2026 season. Niwa was an elite player on the world tour for over 15 years, winning […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: American International Table Tennis School

(by Steve Hopkins) American International Table Tennis School was founded in 2023 by a group of passionate table tennis players that wanted to establish an organization to help our youth build character and grow as people through this sport.   The American International Table Tennis School was started by 3 avid lifelong table tennis practitioners, who […]

Tomokazu Harimoto Signs with Okayama Rivets

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) Japanese T-League fans let out a collective sigh of relief as the league’s top player announced he will be staying in Japan for the near future.  Harimoto was the anchor of the Ryukyu Asteeda club and he won 18 of his 20 league matches this year, but this year Ryukyu […]

Coton and Hursey: Youth Take Top Prizes at U21 Euros

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) Europe’s rising stars competed this week at the 2025 European U21 Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, and two of the youngest competitors left with singles titles in hand. In U21 Men’s Singles, Spain’s Miguel Pantoja did some heavy lifting early topping the highest seed, Eduard Ionescu, in group play.  Pantoja was […]

European Under 21 Championships: Final Four

(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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