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2018 World Team Championships Preview

(By Steve Hopkins) 2018 World Team Championships Preview We are now 10 days away from the kickoff of the Liebherr 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships.  The Championships will be held from Sunday April 29 to Sunday May 6 in Halmstad, Sweden.  The Men’s event is known as the Swaythling Cup and has been held […]

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Denver Table Tennis Alliance’s 3rd MENSUAL Tourney

(By Angelo Gandullia) Denver Table Tennis Alliance’s 3rd MENSUAL Tourney Hello Table Tennis players and friends! On Saturday, April 14th, Denver Table Tennis Alliance hosted our 3rd MENSUAL Tourney of 2018!  DTTA hosted again a full tournament with exciting matches, big upsets, and lots of fun in all 3 divisions! Denver Table Tennis Alliance congratulates, in particular: C […]

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4 Quick Picks: Table Tennis Flicks

Table tennis is an amazingly engaging sport played by millions worldwide. In 2016, there were roughly 16.57 million ping pong player over the age of six. With such an international presence, table tennis has staked its own niche claim in pop culture with several thoroughly engaging films. If you’re a table tennis enthusiast, the following […]

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WIE LOVE PING PONG: Michelle Wie Raises Money for Hawaii Junior Golf

(By Steve Hopkins) Michelle Wie Raises Money for Hawaii Junior Golf Last weekend was the 4th table tennis fundraiser featuring Michelle Wie.  The “Wie Love Ping Pong” event is coordinated by the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association and raises funds for HSJGA College Scholarships.  The event was a great success – raising over $40,000. The […]

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Table Tennis Supplies the Pros Take Seriously

Table tennis is one of the most enjoyable basement games ever created. Except now it is way more than some simple game high school kids play to pass the time. No, ping pong is huge. It even rose to such levels of popularity that the Soviet Union actually banned it between 1930 and 1950. This […]

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Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Finals

(By Steve Hopkins) Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Finals Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna defeated India’s Sharath Achanta in one Semifinal and Singapore’s Ning Gao defeated England’s Sam Walker in the other.  Neither of the Semifinal matches were ever in doubt, with the winners advancing 4-0 on both sides of the draw. In the Final, Gao jumped […]

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Practice Style Options For Pro Ping Pong Players

In order to properly practice for your upcoming ping pong tournament, you will need some ping pong (or table tennis) equipment. Everything from ping pong tables to balls must all be regulation size for most tournaments. Modern ping pong tables measure 2.74 meters (nine feet) long, 1.5 meters (five feet) wide, and 76 centimeters (2.5 […]

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Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Update

(By Steve Hopkins) Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Update MEN’S EVENTS A lot of big names were present in the Round of 16 yesterday at the Commonwealth Games being held in Australia this year.   The winners were England’s Liam Pitchford and Sam Walker, Canada’s Eugene Wang, Singapore’s Gao Ning, Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, and all three […]

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2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Interview Featuring Al Herr & Jishan Liang

2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Interview Featuring Al Herr & Jishan Liang 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Interview Featuring Al Herr & Jishan Liang Video by Bowmar Sports / Butterfly North America March 29-April 1 Morrisville, NC Triangle Table Tennis Center  For articles, photos, results, and full live stream archive videos, check it out right here!

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2018 Asian Cup Recap: An Early Knockdown Doesn’t Deter the Champ

(By Steve Hopkins) 2018 Asian Cup Recap: An Early Knockdown Doesn’t Deter the Champ The first day of the 2018 Asian Cup included a real shake-up of the top seeds as rising 14 year old Japanese star Tomakazu Harimoto upset World No.1 Fan Zhendong 3-1 in the round robins and Korea’s Sangsu Lee defeating China’s Gaoyuan […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Austin Table Tennis Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Austin Table Tennis Club is located at 8956 Research Blvd in Austin.  They are just… Read More

Is Hugo Calderano the Best Player in the World Right Now?

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Jenson Van Emburgh Wins a Pair of Golds in Lasko and Rises to World No. 1

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(by Steve Hopkins, photos Manca Meglic) USA’s Jenson Van Emburgh traveled to Slovenia to play in a pair… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Lin Shidong easily overcame the efforts of Anton Kallberg as World No. 1… Read More

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(by: Bowmar Sports) Product Validation, Brian Pace explains the pip alignment of Tenergy 19, which creates the most… Read More

2025 Canadian PanAm Selection Tournament.

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(by Coach Raymond (Zhaowei) Zhang ) Three10 Table Tennis Club Shines at Canadian Selection Tournament The 2025 Canadian Selection… Read More
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