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Kanak Jha Upsets Moregard to Reach Final 16

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Kanak Jha had one of the best matches of his career today as defeated World No. 7 Truls Moregard to reach the Round of 16 at the Singapore Smash.  Moregard had a strong start in the match, with an 11-6 win in the opening game.  The two then played three […]

Lily Wins Again in Singapore

(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Lily Zhang defeated Lee Eunhye of Korea this morning 3-0.  That’s two consecutive 3-0 wins for Zhang as she reached the Round of 16 at the Singapore Smash.  In her 6 games, opponents have only reached 7 two times (and in the other four games, opponents scored 5 or fewer points). […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis Minnesota

(by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis Minnesota has three locations in the greater Minneapolis-St.Paul area.  The Training Center location is on Concord Street in South St. Paul, the Jewish Center location is on Cedar Lake Road in Minneapolis, and the Bloomington Armory location is in Bloomington.  Normally, the Training Center is open Monday-Thursday and Sunday and […]

2025 US Adult National Ranking Tournament Series Update

(by Steve Hopkins) The first of the adult national team rankings events was played last week in Burlingame, California.  The 2025 National Teams are adjusted throughout the year with a second national ranking tournament, the US Nationals, the US Open, and the ITTF World Rankings. In the National Teams Ranking Tournament in Burlingame, it was […]

Lily Zhang Logs First Round Win in Singapore

(by Steve Hopkins) In early action at the Singapore Smash, three Americans played today.  Lily Zhang logged a 3-0 win over Ser Lin Qian of Singapore to advance.  She’ll next face Taipei’s Lee Eunhye in the Round of 32. The other TeamUSA ladies were less fortunate.  Amy Wang fell to Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz 3-0, […]

Singapore Smash Update: Mix of Youth and Experience Fight through Qualifiers

(by Steve Hopkins) Action opens in the main draw of the Singapore Smash on Sunday, but eight players have already fought through qualifiers, with each placed in a grouping of 8, and needing to win three matches to reach the draw. The qualifiers are a mix of future stars and aging players (all pressing to […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis America

(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Fremont, California, Table Tennis America is great position to serve the large table tennis community in the Southern San Francisco Bay area.  The group’s founder, Hailong Shen, was a Chinese-trained professional who has been coaching in the bay area for 15 years.  Table Tennis America has been the […]

Euro Champions League Update

(by Steve Hopkins) The final 8 teams have all played the first of their 2-match series in this years European Champions League.  Three Polish teams made it to the Final 8 – KS Global Pharma Orlicz 1924, KS Dekorglass Dzialdowo, and KS Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki.  A pair of German teams (FC Saarbrucken and Borussia […]

New ITTF Racket Compliance Rules

(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF has announced an enhanced racket control process for 2025.  The main change is the addition of a post-match inspection phase. ITTF has had a pre-match control phase for a number of years.  This layer of checks included a review of flatness, thickness of the covering, and VOC levels.  Players who […]

Moregardh Wins Jerring Award

(by Steve Hopkins) Truls Moregardh has won the 2024 Jerring Award.  The prize is a long-standing sports award in Sweden that is awarded to the best athlete as judged by the radio audience of Radiosporten.  Table tennis has long been one of the most post popular sports in Sweden, but this is the first time […]

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