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5 Olympians Headline, U.S. Olympic Trials

Five Olympians Headline Fields For U.S. Olympic Table Tennis Trials USA Table Tennis, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, January 26, 2016 – Five Olympians including 2012 team members Timothy Wang and Lily Zhang headline the men’s and women’s fields announced today by USA Table Tennis for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Table Tennis Trials at the Greensboro Coliseum […]

Title Secured in De Haan

Title Secured in De Haan, Down to Earth for Nima Alamian in Berlin 2016 ITTF German Open Courtesy of ITTF Just over four months ago in the city of De Haan, Iran’s Nima Alamian stood proudly on the top step of the podium when play concluded at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Belgium […]

San Juan Host City

San Juan Host City for 2016 Latin American Championships Courtesy of ITTF January 8, 2016 – Home for the ITTF Junior Circuit Finals and ITTF Cadet Challenge, the last occasion the two events were held at the same time, San Juan, the capital city of the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, is the home for […]

Backspin the Champions League Magazine

Backspin the Champions League Magazine Table Tennis Champions League Men (TTCLM), organized by the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU), is the most important international club competition in Europe. Video courtesy of LAOLA1tv on YouTube.

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 82

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 82 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Garaydia Revolver-R Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 80 Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 05 Question: Hi Mr. Ebuen, I am 66 years old and an average player (about 1550-1600 points). I am pretty fast with steps and should be considered as an aggressive player. Recently I bought a […]

Status Prevails, Chuang Chih-Yuan Wins First Ever All Chinese Taipei Final

Status Prevails, Chuang Chih-Yuan Wins First Ever All Chinese Taipei Final 2016 ITTF Hungarian Open Courtesy of ITTF Favorite for gold, Chuang Chih-Yuan won the Men’s Singles title at the 2016 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open in Budapest on the early evening of Sunday January 24th; thus he justified his top seeded position in the […]

A Happy Return to Hungary, Tie Yana Bridges the Gap

A Happy Return to Hungary, Tie Yana Bridges the Gap 2016 ITTF Hungarian Open Courtesy of ITTF Defeat in the opening round one year ago in Budapest when beaten by Spain’s Shen Yanfei; perhaps Hong Kong’s Tie Yana did not have the happiest memories of Budapest. Now one year later any negative thoughts of the […]

Prachi Jha Interview

Prachi Jha Interview Prachi Jha, 2016 U.S. National Team Member & 2016 U.S. World Team Member, was interviewed by Barbara Wei at the 2015 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships.

Crystal Wang Interview

Crystal Wang Interview Crystal Wang, 2016 U.S. Junior Girls Team Member & 2016 U.S. Cadet Girls Team Member, was interviewed by Barbara Wei at the 2015 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships.

Excelled in Group Stage, Form Maintained in Preliminary Round

Excelled in Group Stage, Form Maintained in Preliminary Round 2016 ITTF Hungarian Open Courtesy of ITTF First place in their respective groups against expectations in the initial stage of the Women’s Singles event at the 2016 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open in Budapest; players with no current World ranking, the Japanese trio of Natsumi Nakahata, […]

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