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ITTF World Cup Macao: Group Play Starts Monday

(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup returns this month, bringing together the world’s best for an intense battle on the biggest of stages. From April 14 to 20, the Galaxy Arena in Macao, will play host to a lineup of elite talent vying for the Evans Cup (the name of the […]

Sora Matsushima Wins in Taiyuan

(by Steve Hopkins) This week’s WTT Contender Series event is in Taiyuan, China.  Contender events are a mix of top players (in this case, all outside of the World Top 20) and rising players.  As the event is in China, where many great players don’t have opportunity to play internationally, one would expect to see […]

Masters of Ping Pong: Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau

(by Steve Hopkins) Later today Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will battle in the final pairing of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Course.  McIlroy had an amazing round on Saturday and will enter the final day with a 2 stroke lead.  However, he faces extra pressure as this is the only major tournament that […]

World Rankings: Shidong on Top, Peng Rises

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Lin Shidong has kept the No. 1 spot in the rankings.  With this week’s World Cup starting up in Macao, there may be some shifts at the top of the rankings next week. The biggest mover was Xiang Peng who jumped from No. 23 to No. 13 on the strength […]

WTT Contender Taiyuan: Final Four

(by Steve Hopkins) This week’s WTT Contender Series event is in Taiyuan, China.  Contender events are a mix of top players (in this case, all outside of the World Top 20) and rising players.  As the event is in China, many of the rising players are Chinese regional players who have not had a chance […]

Jenson Van Emburgh’s Return to International Competitions

(by Steve Hopkins) ​After an eight-month hiatus following the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, American para table tennis athlete Jenson Van Emburgh is set to make his return to international competitions. Jenson will be competing in Sao Paulo, Brazil this month.  He will then compete in a pair of competitions in May. At the Paralympic Games […]

Calderano Announces Departure from TTBL

(by Steve Hopkins) Another big announcement could cause seismic shifts in the upcoming 2025-26 TTBL.  Hugo Calderano, the top ranked player in the German Bundesliga has announced he will not play in the league next year. The TTBL changes each year as player contracts cause movement from team to team, and various players retire or […]

Xiang Peng is King in Korea

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) There were lots of great matches this week at the WTT Champions Series event in Incheon, Korea.  And there was a great local story with Korean Lee Sang Su having a great run through four solid players (Felix Lebrun, Anders Lind, Lin Gaoyuan, and Lin Yun-Ju) just to reach the […]

WTT Champions Incheon: Two More Seeds Fall in Korea

(by Steve Hopkins) Patrick Franziska, the tournament’s fifth seed, was the highest seed to make the Quarterfinals at the WTT Champions Series event in Incheon Korea this week.  Franziska’s slight upset over Truls Moregard, was just one of a series of Saturday upsets in Incheon. The hero of the first day was Lee Sang Su, […]

WTT Incheon Update: Three Thursday Upsets, Tough Draws for the Americans

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The WTT Champions Series event in Incheon is picking up steam heading toward the weekend.  There are a lot of great players competing this week in Korea, but that has not lessened the surprises as many of the top seeds are already out.  Felix Lebrun was upset by Korea’s Lee […]

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