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Tip of the week: Tactical Thinking Between Points

(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Tactical Thinking Between Points Everyone has their own tactical thinking ritual . . . or doesn’t have one. If you don’t, you should. What is a tactical thinking ritual? It’s when you habitually think tactically about the next point. Different players have different rituals, but most are similar. […]

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NYITTC May 6, 2018 Open Championship Results and Pictures

(By NYITTC) NYITTC May 6, 2018 Open Championship Results and Pictures Under 2000 1st: Samuel Medina; 2nd: Alec Holst Under 1800 1st: Kevin Lewis; 2nd: Zhengrui Zhong Under 1200 1st: Yevgeniy Gekker; 2nd: Sam Schamberg Under 800 1st: Tenji Sherpa; 2nd: Justin Jao Junior Under 12 1st: Ryan Cordovez; 2nd: Akira Tadehara   纽约国际乒乓球中心2018年5月6日比赛结果  2000以下组 […]

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Tip of the week: Serve and Attack . . . Almost Always

(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Serve and Attack . . . Almost Always When serving, don’t look for a ball to attack. Unless the receiver does something to stop you from attacking, serve and attack over and over. If you aren’t confident in your attack, then this will make your attack much stronger and turn […]

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WAB Club Feature: Pleasanton TTC

(by Steve Hopkins) WAB Club Feature: Pleasanton TTC 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 […]

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Worlds Update: USA and Canada

(By Steve Hopkins) Worlds Update: USA and Canada The knock-out stage at the Liebherr 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championships will come to a close this weekend.  Team USA’s Women have advanced to the semifinals of the 13-24 knock-out rounds of the Championship Division (the bottom half of the Championship draw where the top finisher […]

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Worlds Update: Top Seeds Advance, Sweden Surprises, and Team Korea(S)

(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) Top Seeds Advance, Sweden Surprises, and Team Korea(S) The knock out stage at the Liebherr 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championships will come to a close this weekend and the top two seeds remain unbeaten in both the Men’s and Women’s events. The women’s semifinals were played on Friday and […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Lily Yip Table Tennis Center

(By Steve Hopkins) WAB CLUB FEATURE: Lily Yip Table Tennis Center The Lily Yip Table Tennis Center (“LYTTC”) is a state of the art, 15,000 square foot, full-time, dedicated table tennis facility with 24 tables on two floors. The “Center” is located in the heart of Dunellen, New Jersey.  LYTTC offers summer camps, private lessons, group […]

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2018 World Team Championships: Knock Out Rounds Underway

(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) 2018 World Team Championships: Knock Out Rounds Underway The group stage is over at the Liebherr 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championships and now the knock-out rounds have begun.   In the Men’s Championships Division, Germany and China have advanced unscathed and take their positions as numbers 1 and 2, respectively.  […]

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2018 World Team Championships : Team Canada Update

(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by Bowmar Sports) 2018 World Team Championships : Team Canada Update The Team Canada Men’s team for the Liebherr 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championships is Antoine Bernadet, Bryan Ho, Matthew Lehmann, Marko Medjugorac, and Terence Yeung.  This highest world ranking is Medjugorac at World No. 258.  The average age of the […]

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