(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The two top seeds fell out in earlier rounds, and Alexis Lebrun took advantage as he fought through for 3-2 wins in both the Quarters and Semis before dominating 4-1 in the Final of the WTT Contender Series event that took place in Zagreb last week.  The elder Lebrun brother […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) That last two players to hold the World’s No. 1 ranking faced off in the Finals of the WTT Champions Chongqing – with Fan Zhendong topping Wang Chuqin for the $35,000 prize. Fan entered the event at No. 4, his lowest position in nine years (since June of 2015).  Perhaps […]

(by Steve Hopkins) With their location just South of central Rochester along Hwy 390, the Genesee Valley Table Tennis Club is in a great location to serve the Greater Rochester Community of Northern New York.   The roots of table tennis in Rochester go back to the 1930’s as not one but TWO clubs were founded in […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Last week, 43 year old German table tennis star Timo Boll announced his retirement.  Boll will represent Germany this summer in Paris – his seventh Olympic Games.  He has already pocketed four medals, and will have opportunity to earn a fifth as he takes part in the team competition. There has already […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Just a few months ago, a Wang Chuqin versus Fan Zhendong final would have been a premiere match up of No. 1 and No. 2 – likely with the oddsmakers favoring Fan.  But in the Spring, there was a shift atop the rankings, and most recently we’ve seen Fan fall […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Fullerton Table Tennis Academy is located off Imperial Highway in Fullerton, California.  The facility is near Bonita Pl and S Harbor Blvd/E Imperial Hwy in the neighborhoods of La Habra.  This positions the club just North of Anaheim with easy access to all of the greater Los Angeles area. Fullerton Table Tennis Academy […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The top half of the draw went about as expected, with the top two seeds in that half, Liang Jingkun and Zhou Qihao reaching the Semifinals.  Korea’s Cho Daessong had two wins before falling in the Quarters, and Chuang Chih-Yuan also scored two wins on his path to the Quarters […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Jenson Van Emburgh played two para events in Europe earlier this month.  He returned home with a pair of first place finishes. The first event was the 2024 Montenegro Para Championships which was held in Podgorica, Montenegro from May 1-4.  Jenson swept through the group stage of Men’s Class 3 Singles with […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Fremont Table Tennis Academy (FTTA) has locations in both Fremont and San Ramon. Regular tournaments, open play, and coaching options are all features of FTTA.  The club locations provide plenty of hours (morning, afternoon, and evening).  They have facilities open 6 days each week. Group and private table-tennis lessons are available for […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Without TeamUSA qualifying for the Men’s team event at the Olympics, our men were forced to compete in individual qualifiers.  After proceeding through the first round of qualification, both Nikhil Kumar and Kanak Jha were allowed to compete in the ITTF Americas Olympic Qualification event in Lima, Peru.  The men present were […]