(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 […]

(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, both Nikhil Kumar and Kanak Jha are competing this week in the ITTF Americas Olympic Qualification event in Lima, Peru.  The men present were split into […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photos Pan Am Masters Games) The 2024 Pan Am Masters Games will be hosted in Cleveland this year, and Butterfly will be there.  Butterfly and Bowmar Sports will be the sponsors for this huge, Olympic-style event that will include twelve age categories (starting at age 30 and increasing up to 80+) across […]

(By Steve Hopkins) The Folsom Table Tennis Club has two locations in Folsom, California to the Northeast of Sacramento.  The Folsom Sports Complex location has ten tables and there are twelve more at the Rusch Park Community Center Gym location in Citrus Heights. Between the two locations, the Folsom Table Tennis Club serves about a […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The last major event before the Summer Olympics is in the books, and the World No. 1 has dominated in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the Saudi Smash.  Wang Chuqin entered the tournament as the World No. 1 so the only surprise is how easily he won his matches – over […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Patrick Franziska continues to roll at WTT’s Saudi Smash.  His tournament started with a 13-11 win in the fifth game for a 3-2 victory over Anders Lind.  Franziska then topped Alvaro Robles 3-0, beat World No. 2 Fan Zhendong 3-2, topped Germany’s Top Ranked player (and World No. 11) Dang […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photos Bowmar Sports) The East Division’s Carolina Gold Rush had the best regular season record, a comfortable three game lead over Princeton Revolution.  The West Division leaders were only a game apart, so it took until the final weekend to decide that the Bay Area Blasters would be in first position and […]