(by Steve Hopkins) At 17 years old, France’s young penholder, Felix Lebrun, continues to surprise.  In this latest edition, Felix maneuvered through a strong draw at the WTT Contender series event in Antalya, Turkey – including wins over World No. 4 Hugo Calderano and World No. 9 Dimitrij Ovtcharov. The win provides Felix with 600 […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Nandan Naresh won U19 Boys Singles, Isabella Xu won U17 Girls Singles, Mandy Yu won U15 Girls Singles, Andrew Huang won U11 Boys Singles,  and Abigail Yu won U11 Girls Singles as TeamUSA dominated Singles events at the WTT Youth Contender Series event in Mosquera, Colombia.  TeamUSA also won two doubles events […]

(by Steve Hopkins) At 17 years old, Felix Lebrun is at the start of his career as he continues to prove he belongs among the top tier of European players. And, on the other end of the spectrum, 35 year old Dimitrij Ovtcharov is jockeying for a strong seed as he positions himself for another […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Cary Cup continues its long history of bringing together players not just from up and down the East Coast.  The event began in Cary NC in 2001, but expanded in 2014 when it moved to the Triangle Table Tennis facility in neighboring Morrisville.  This rendition of the event included over 79 […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Contender Series in Muscat Oman finished late Saturday.  In much of the Middle East, Sunday is the start of the workweek, so the Finals are played one day earlier than much of the rest of the World (where Finals are commonly on Sunday evenings). Anton Kallberg fought his way through […]

(by Steve Hopkins) For nearly 90 years, South Bend has been one of the centers of the North American table tennis world. Many of the best players, have played or trained there – and newest rendition of the club in the Beacon Resource Center is continuing this great tradition. The club features tournaments, a strong juniors […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Contender Series in Muscat Oman is down to the Final Weekend.  In much of the Middle East, Sunday is the start of the workweek, so the Finals will be on Saturday. Top seed, Tomokazu Harimoto continued his inconsistent Fall, with a Quarterfinal loss to Anton Kallberg 3-2.  Harimoto has had […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) Wang Chuqin won his second event in as many weeks, as he dominated a strong field at the WTT Star Contender Lanzhou.  Chuqin was tested in the Quarterfinals by Zhou Qihao – pulling away at the end for a 3-2 victory.  Chuqin then dominated Lin Gaoyuan in the Semifinals and […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Dimitrij Ovtcharov is a part of the new ownership of the Princeton Revolution Major League Table Tennis franchise.  The investment group for the Princeton squad now includes majority owner Roger Kang, Andre Liu, and Dima Ovtcharov.  As Ovtcharolv noted in a social medial post, the project is “one of the most exciting […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Wang Chuqin upset Fan Zhendong in the Men’s Singles Final to close out the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.   Korea’s Jang Woojin, and Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting each claim a Bronze.  The final day upset in Women’s Singles occurred a few hours earlier when Japan’s Hina Hayata defeated World […]