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TTBL: Ochsenhausen Wins Its Fourth

(by Steve Hopkins) Ochsenhausen took on a tough Werder Bremen squad today, and did so without Simon Gauzy.  Kanak Jha anchored the Ochsenhausen team with Kulczycki and Kubik playing the 2 and 3 positions and they lined up against  Mattias Falck (World Top 10), Gerassimenko (World Top 50), and Szocs (World 122). In the opening […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Fremont Table Tennis Academy

(by Steve Hopkins) From their location  on the Southeastern side of San Francisco Bay, the Fremont Table Tennis Academy (FTTA) is easily accessible to San Jose as well as the other major cities that surround the Bay.  They are located on Warm Springs Blvd., sandwiched between the 680 and 880.  The facility is a USATT […]

TTBL Update: Three Teams Undefeated Entering German League’s 4th Weekend

(Steve Hopkins) After the third round of matches in the Tischtennis Bundesliga (TTBL), three teams have remained undefeated: Borussia Dusseldorf (with Boll, Karlsson, and Kallberg), Neu Ulm (with Apolonia, Russian champion Sidorenko, and German youngster Kay Stumper), and Ochsenhausen (with Simon Gauzy, USA’s Kanak Jha, and Polish champion Samuel Kulczycki). In last week’s matches, all […]

Benedikt Duda Wins German Championship

(by Steve Hopkins) Sunday Benedikt Duda won his first German championship with a 4-2 win over Bastian Stegar.  Duda was the only player from the Germany Silver Medal-winning German squad to compete (Boll and Ovtcharov did not enter).  However, Duda and Stegar and semifinalists Fan Bo Meng and Ruwen Filas made for a very talented pool […]

Czech Open Results

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) India’s Sathiyan Gnanasekaran breezed through 5 matches without losing a game to claim the 2021 ITTF Czech International Open title.  His 4-0 wins included a Semifinal trouncing of Truls Moregard (the winner in Budapest last week).  The win this week is a total turn-around for Gnanasekaran as a week ago, he […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Pleasanton Table Tennis Center

(by Steve Hopkins) Pleasanton Table Tennis Center is located at the center of Pleasanton, California to the East of San Francisco Bay with quick access to I-580 and I-680 (and each of the major cities in the area). Pleasanton Table Tennis Center was the first table tennis club in tri-valley to open every day. The club is currently […]

BUTTERFLY FAVORITE: Seidenfeld PongNow Interview

(by Steve Hopkins) Ian Seidenfeld won three tight games in a row to top Denmark’s Peter Rosenmeier 3-0 in the Final of the Paralympic Class 6 Singles.  A Gold Medal for Ian is a hightlight of TeamUSA’s performance this week in Tokyo.  Below you will find an interview conducted with Ian in June as he was […]

TeamUSA Para: Gold for Seidenfeld, Bronze for Van Emburgh

(by Steve Hopkins, photos from USATT) Ian Seidenfeld won three tight games in a row to top Denmark’s Peter Rosenmeier 3-0 in the Final of the Paralympic Class 6 Singles.  Seidenfeld’s Gold and Van Emburgh’s Bronze are highlights of TeamUSA’s performance this week.  These accomplishments are also very promising for TeamUSA’s Para Future as Seidenfeld is […]

A Great Start for Jha/Ochsenhausen

(by Steve Hopkins) It has been uncertain how losing Hugo Calderano (World No. 8 and last year’s top ranked TTBL player) would affect the TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen team.  Thus far, the Ochsenhausen squad is undefeated (2-0) and in a four way tie atop the Bundesliga.  The other undefeated teams are Borussia Dusseldorf, New Ulm, and Grenzau. […]

Jenson Van Emburgh Interview

(by Steve Hopkins) One of America’s up and coming Paralympic stars is Jenson Van Emburgh.  Jenson will start his quest for a medal this week in Tokyo. Jenson will be competing in Class 3, one of the top wheelchair athletes in the Division and a legitimate medal contender for TeamUSA. We caught up with Jenson, […]

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