(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, […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]