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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) Located in the San Fernando Valley, North of Santa Monica and Malibu in the greater Los Angeles area is Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club.  The club began seven years ago as the passion of a successful, retiring businessman.  Initially, the club provided four tables, but soon expanded.  Today, Allen & Sons […]

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WAB Featured Club: Han-In Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Palisades Park, New Jersey, Han-In table Tennis is centrally located in the largest population center in North America.  They are just off of I-95, near the New Jersey Turnpike and the George Washington Bridge – and just across the Hudson River from Upper Manhattan. Han-In offers a table […]

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Boston Bruins’ Pucks & Paddles Raises $119,000

(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Bruins held their annual PUCKS AND PADDLES ping pong tournament in Boston on Thursday.  The event began with an autograph session, then exhibition matches, then a doubles tournament, and closed with Bruins players in their own exhibition tournament.  The main event was a single elimination doubles tournament where one player […]

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Straighten the Belt, and the Rest Falls into Place

By Larry Hodges Imagine when playing that your body is a belt. If your feet are in the wrong position, or if your grip is off, then it affects everything in between. If your foot positioning and grip are both correct, then like a belt that’s been straightened, everything in between falls into place. Isn’t […]

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Pan American Cup Recap

(by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico was host to the Universal 2019 ITTF Pan America Cup.  Sixteen participants were invited and seeded based upon World Ranking.  Four players were seeded into the semifinals, and then the rest of the field are placed in 3-person round robins with the winner advancing to […]

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EURO 16 Recap: Ovtcharov is Back

(by Steve Hopkins) Montreax, Switzerland was host to the 2019 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup.  This annual invitational brings the top 16 men and women in Europe together for a two-day tournament.  Timo Boll, Mattias Falck, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and Liam Pitchford were the top four seeds for the men, but only two escaped their opening […]

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Pan American Cup Day 2: Top Seeds Shine

(by Steve Hopkins) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico is host to the Universal 2019 ITTF Pan America Cup.  Sixteen participants were invited and seeded based upon World Ranking.  Four players were seeded into the semifinals, and then the rest of the field are placed in 3-person round robins with the winner advancing to the knock-out rounds.  The […]

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EURO 16 Update Day 1: Boll/Ovtcharov Advance, Other Top Seeds Fall

(by Steve Hopkins) Montreax, Switzerland is host to the 2019 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup.  This invitational brings the top 16 men and women in Europe together for a two-day tournament.  Timo Boll, Mattias Falck, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and Liam Pitchford were the top four seeds for the men, but only two escaped their opening match.  […]

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EURO 16 Preview

(by Steve Hopkins) Montreax, Switzerland is host to the 2019 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup.  This invitational brings the top 16 men and women in Europe together for a two-day tournament.  Timo Boll, Mattias Falck, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and Liam Pitchford are the top four seeds for the men.  Sofia Polcanova, Bernadetter Szocs, Elizabeta Samara and […]

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Pan Am Cup Day 1: Upsets by USA and Canada

(by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico is host to the Universal 2019 ITTF Pan America Cup.  Sixteen participants were invited and seeded based upon World Ranking.  Four players were seeded into the semifinals, and then the rest of the field are placed in 3-person round robins with the winner advancing to […]

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How to Serve to Passive and Aggressive Receivers

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Table Tennis Club is in Medford, just North of Cambridge and Somerville and only… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Who’s the top ranked player in Germany?  After winning the WTT Contender Skopje… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo TTBL) A sold-out arena with 5,000 fans showed up in Frankfurt to watch Borussia… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) In the final match of India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) is was U… Read More

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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anagha Kasichainula is focusing on Forehand and Backhand Blocking, while… Read More
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