(BY MATT HETHERINGTON) 2017 US Open: International Experience Leads Names The 2017 US Open Table Tennis Championships begins in just 2 weeks, as the 97 event international competition heads to the Las Vegas Convention Center 17-22 December. The event is preceded by the US Para Open, a factor 40 para international event which runs from […]
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Timo Boll delighted with German progress
(by Simon Daish) Timo Boll delighted with German progress China has been at the forefront of table tennis for many a year now but a terrific 2017 campaign for German competitors has led to some fans questioning if the gap at the top of the sport is beginning to narrow? One German player who has […]
How to Mess Up Your Opponent When Forced to Make a Weak Shot
(By Larry Hodges) How to Mess Up Your Opponent When Forced to Make a Weak Shot No matter how much you train you will sometimes find yourself out of position and having to reach or lunge for a shot. It’s not something you want to do; it’s something you have to do in those hopefully not-too-often situations. Most players […]
TABLE TENNIS NORTH news and update
(By Thor Gohl) TABLE TENNIS NORTH news – update Things are going very well in the Northwest Territories. We have a lot going on! Now creating the infrastructure in all areas for the upcoming 2018 Arctic Winter Games in our region (March 2018). Exciting to see over 1,900 athletes coming to our Territory from all […]
2000 World Veteran Championships
(BY TIM BOGGAN) 2000 World Veteran Championships WELL, SOME U.S. PLAYERS WERE THERE By Tim Boggan (From July/August 2000 USA Table Tennis Magazine) The 10th World Veterans Championships, held in three venues at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, May 21-27, drew the second largest entry ever for these biennial Championships – 1867 players […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Chen Longcan Visiting MDTTC & other news
(By MDTTC) Olympic Gold Medalist Chen Longcan Visiting MDTTC & other news Archive of Past MDTTC Newsletters Welcome to the 67th issue of the MDTTC News! As usual, there’s lots of news to report and new and ongoing programs, and we hope to see you at some of them. As usual a special thanks to MDTTC […]
Tried and trusted trio, China supreme
(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Tried and trusted trio, China supreme The selection from start to finish and no change to the playing order, China won the Boys’ Team title at the 2017 ITTF World Junior Championships in Riva del Garda on the evening of Wednesday 29th November. Once again, Niu Guankai was resigned […]
Irvine Levine – A Witness to 70 Years of Rhode Island Table Tennis
(Steve Hopkins) Irvine Levine-Witness to 70 Years of Rhode Island Table Tennis We don’t know exactly when the Rhode Island Table Tennis Club started, but we do know there was an active league running when World War II broke out – and that club operations ceased temporarily. We also know that since 1947, when the […]
Fun, Exciting Matches All for a Good Cause at Pong for Harvey
(BY RICHARD FINN) Fun, Exciting Matches, Good Cause Hurricane Harvey Nearly three months after Hurricane Harvey slammed into Houston with flooding rains and destructive winds causing an estimated $200 billion in damages, the area’s table tennis community came together for Pong for Harvey on November 18-19th at the Houston International Table Tennis Academy (HITTA). More […]
Boll: We are closing gap with China’ s table tennis
(By Oliver Trust) Despite latest defeats and problems with the new ball used in international competition, China’s table tennis stars are still the world’s leading fraction, said German Timo Boll. “We managed to close the gap a little bit, but they still rule table tennis,” the German number two and former first of world rankings […]
Use a Soft Touch to Play Short
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: BAPPA Table Tennis
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by Steve Hopkins, photos ETTU) Saarbrucken has won its third consecutive European Champions League Men’s title. After defeating… Read More
Bob Chen – Reaction Training
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Fan Zhendong is Heading to Saarbrucken
May 31, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) On the same day that they won a big Semifinal match to advance to the… Read More
ETTU Champions League Finalists: Saarbrucken and Dusseldorf (again)
May 31, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) For the fourth time in recent years, it will be Saarbrucken and Dusseldorf… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) Product Validation, Brian Pace breaks down who Tenergy 05 Hard is suited for https://youtu.be/XHa_qpcDJRY … Read More
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