(by Steve Hopkins) Truls Moregardh solidified his position as Sweden’s best by winning his third straight National title this week in Sweden.  Moregardh is currently No. 5 in the World, ten spots ahead of the next highest Swedes (Kristian Karlsson and Anton Kallberg).  The biggest surprise of the week was Finalist Viktor Brodd (outside World […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Fullerton Table Tennis Academy  focuses on the skills necessary for table tennis as well as the spirit of table tennis in general.  The club offers professional coaching and facilities with an eye towards creating a community space for healthy leisure.  There are programs for young people which can help develop skills from beginners all […]

The following is from the announcement released by Truong’s family: TU MANH TRUONG (Nov 24, 1984 – May 28, 2022) Like a Sunflower Heading Towards the Sun Born in 1984, after 38 years of living in the light of love and compassion from family, friends, and colleagues, Truong has followed the light of Buddha. Services […]

(by Steve Hopkins) With its location near the junction of 423 and 441 just a few miles Northwest of the city center, the Central Florida Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to the greater Orlando area.  The club’s facility is 27,000 square feet with 18 ITTF approved tables, Olympic standard vinyl flooring, 30-foot ceiling, air-conditioning, […]

WAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy (by Steve Hopkins) The Orange County Table Tennis Academy (OCTTA) is located in Fountain Valley just off of the 405 in the center of Orange Country (with Santa Ana and Irvine to the East, and Huntington Beach to the South, and Anaheim to the North).  OCTTA describe […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Lillieroos International Table Tennis (USATT Hall of Fame Member Christian Lillieroos) is inviting everyone to a free Live, interactive, Peak Performance Strategy Workshop via Zoom.  The event will include Tony Robbins’ top certified trainer, Scott Gass. The event will be Sunday 5/22/2022 at noon Eastern. ______________ Discover your next level with Tony […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Maciej Kubik, Oh Junsung, Nicole Arlia, Miwa Harimoto, and Amelie Jia were just some of the top ranked players to compete in their events in Germany this week at the WTT Youth Contender Berlin. Events included U19, U17, U15, U13, and U11. In the U19 Boys event, Maciej Kubik was the top […]

(by Steve Hopkins) In Men’s Singles it was No. 25 Chuang Chih-Yuan of Taipei over No. 33 Benedikt Duda, and in Women’s Singles it was Japan’s Haruna Ojio over USA’s Lily Zhang. At No. 33, Duda is Germany’s sixth highest ranked player so he does not have as many opportunities to play internationally as he […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Club (“TTT”) has about 50-60 regular members, as well as a number of premium memberships for business people.  One emphasis of the club is on professional coaching for elite players and juniors in the greater Houston area.  In 2016, the Texas Table Tennis was awarded a Certificate of Special Congressional […]

by Steve Hopkins) Top seeded Borussia Dusseldorf dominated TTC Fulda 3-0 to advance to the Finals.  Saarbrucken mirrored the result, dominating Muhlhausen 3-0 to advance. For Fulda, a solid season with Quadri Aruna (Africa’s top ranked player) playing consistently all season, and France’s Alexandre Cassin maturing into one of the best players in the TTBL […]