(by Steve Hopkins) Forty two is just a number – Or at least that is the message being delivered by Germany aging star.  Timo Boll has won the Final, turning back the clock, at the WTT Contender Series event in Doha this week.   Boll defeated Tomokazu Harimoto in a thrilling 4-3 Final (-8, 9, 6, […]

(by Steve Hopkins) One star is turning back the clock and another is righting the ship at the WTT Contender Series event in Doha this week.  Tomokazu Harimoto has squeezed past two consecutive tight rounds with 3-2 wins over Simon Gauzy in the Quarters and Shunsuke Togami in the Semis.  Harimoto had an inconsistent time […]

Sponsored by Mecano Sports, presented by Caliente.mx, sanctioned by ICTTF (by Larry Hodges, photo by Larry Hodges: “Under 23 Sandpaper Champion Ethan Walsh”) Complete Results of the 2024 Ping Pong World Cup  How old are you, where are you from, and what club or league do you play at?  My name is Ethan Walsh and […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Located in the San Fernando Valley, North of Santa Monica and Malibu in the greater Los Angeles area is Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club. The facility is ideal for all levels of play (whether you’re a beginner or a professional).  There are 8 Butterfly Centerfold tables and ITTF red rubber flooring.   […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Four players are left in the star-studded draw at the WTT Star Contender Series event in Doha, Qatar – but not all of the top seeds made it to the Semifinals.  Fan Zhendong entered as the top seed, but he had some struggles in each round – winning 3-1 over […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Men’s Finals featured World No. 1 and World No. 2, a fitting climax to a year of WTT tour events at the WTT Finals Men Doha.  Fan Zhendong had dominated Lin Gaoyuan 4-0 in the Semifinals just two hours earlier, and Wang Chuqin had equaled that feat with a 4-0 win […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Three10 Table Tennis Club is one of Canada’s National High Performance Training Centres. A club with a strong focus on coaching and development. As their mission statement says, their mission is to “Develop table tennis players to their highest potential in a positive environment while encouraging discipline, commitment, and integrity”. Three10 is […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Each of the World’s Top Four advanced into the Quarterfinals at the WTT Finals, but only two reached the Semis. World No. 3 Ma Long and World No. 4 Liang Jingkun both fell in their Thursday Quarterfinal matches. Liang Jingkun had a fast start in today’s second match – an 11-2 absolute […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Each of the World’s Top Four advanced into the Quarterfinals on Wednesday at the WTT Finals Men Doha.  Fan Zhendong dropped the first game to Darko Jorgic and then had to fight back wo win 3-2 (in a match that included a 19-17 fourth game).  Second seeded Wang Chuqin toped Felix Lebrun […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Final Four are now set for Europe’s Champions League.  Three of those teams are not unexpected – Borussia Dusseldorf has Top 20 players Dang Qiu and Anton Kallberg, and Neu-Ulm has their pair of top players in Ovtcharov and Moregard, and Saarbrucken’s top pair of Franziska and Jorgic account for why these […]