(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The highlights on Friday at the WTT Champions Macao event featured upsets by Szocs in Women’s Singles and Lebrun in Men’s Singles. Both upsets were over top Chinese players – and China’s other wins were tight. But as we moved further into the weekend, and through the Semifinals and Finals, […]
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WTT Champions Macao: Final 8 (Szocs and Lebrun Log Upsets)
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) In Friday action at the WTT Champions Macao event China was pushed, Sweden advanced two men, and Szocs and Lebrun shook things up with big upsets. In the first match of the day, France’s Alexis Lebrun advanced by providing the biggest upset of the tournament. World No. 30, Alexis Lebrun […]
WTT Champions Macao: Alexis Lebrun Shock Upset
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) In the first match of the day, France’s Alexis Lebrun advanced by providing the biggest upset of the tournament. World No. 30, Alexis Lebrun has defeated World No. 3 Liang Jingkun 3-2. Lebrun won the first game, but then quickly lost the next two. After finding himself down 1-2, he […]
2022 Butterfly Fall Cary Cup: Ojo Onaolapo Takes Top Honors
(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 100 […]
WTT Champions Macao Final 16: China, Germany, Sweden, and USA Too
(by Steve Hopkins) We are through to the Final 16 in Macao at the $800,000 WTT Champions Macao event. Four strong Chinese players have advanced (Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, and Fan Zhendong), three Germans have advanced (Dang Qiu, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and Patrick Franziska), and three Swedes have advanced (Truls Moregard, Anton Kallberg, and […]
WTT Champions Macao: Kanak Jha Among Early Winners in Macao
(by Steve Hopkins) All of the World’s Top 10 ranked men (and 8 of the Women’s Top 10) headline a massive $800,000 prize money event this week in Macao. Thirty two men and 32 women qualified to compete in the singles competitions. The first round is underway, and Kanak Jha is one of the early […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: PingPod
(by Steve Hopkins) PingPod is billed as the Future of Ping Pong – autonomous table tennis pods in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Players use an app to view times and book tables (or to buy drinks or snacks or save videos of your practice sessions). PingPod was born as a pop up on […]
The Many “Looks” of Kanak Jha
(by Steve Hopkins) Fans of Kanak Jha have seen him wear a number of shirts. TeamUSA’s top ranked player often takes the court with a U.S. flag or “USA” emblazoned across the front. And as Butterfly’s top ranked male player in this hemisphere, most of his jerseys (including the TeamUSA uniforms) have the classic Butterfly […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis & More
(By Steve Hopkins and Estefania Ramirios) Table Tennis & More (TT&M) was founded by Len Winkler in 1996. Over the years, the club has had many shapes and forms. At one point, the club downsized to a garage – but Len kept it going. Years later, Len moved to Hawaii and started a new TT&M. […]
World Team Championships: Chinese Sweep
(by Steve Hopkins) As the dust has settled at the 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals in Chengdu, the host Chinese squads have claimed both titles. The Chinese women clinched on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Japan, and the Chinese men clinched on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Germany. The dominance of the […]
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