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Shock Defeat for Top Seed and Defending Champion, New Name to Note

Shock Defeat for Top Seed and Defending Champion, New Name to Note Courtesy of ITTF May 13, 2014 – Zhang Kai, very much a newcomer to the international scene and playing in his first ITTF Junior Circuit Tournament, caused the biggest upset on the third day of action, Wednesday May 13th, at the Butterfly Canadian […]

Felix Gao and Rachel Sung Upset Seeding, Good Heads on Young Shoulders

Felix Gao and Rachel Sung Upset Seeding, Good Heads on Young Shoulders Courtesy of ITTF May 13, 2014 – Both from the United States, Felix Gao and Rachel Sung were the players to cause the most significant upsets in the respective Cadet Boys’ Singles and Cadet Girls’ Singles events at the Butterfly 2015 Canadian Junior […]

2015 Butterfly Canadian Junior and Cadet Open Day 3

2015 Butterfly Canadian Junior and Cadet Open May 11 – 14, 2015 Markham, Canada Players List Results Singles (Groups): Junior Boys, Junior Girls, Cadet Boys, Cadet Girls Day 3 – Wednesday, May 13th   Different Partner, Same Outcome for Kanak Jha, Partners Jack Wang to Gold May 12, 2015 – The winner one year ago […]

Different Partner, Same Outcome for Kanak Jha, Partners Jack Wang to Gold

Different Partner, Same Outcome for Kanak Jha, Partners Jack Wang to Gold Courtesy of ITTF The winner one year ago in partnership with colleague Kunal Chodri, one year later in the Junior Boys’ Team event at the Butterfly 2015 Canadian Junior and Cadet Open in Markham it was success in harness with a different compatriot. […]

2015 Butterfly Canadian Junior and Cadet Open Day 2

2015 Canadian Junior and Cadet Open May 11 – 14, 2015 Markham, Canada Players List Results Singles (Groups): Junior Boys, Junior Girls, Cadet Boys, Cadet Girls Teams (Main Draw): Junior Boys, Junior Girls, Cadet Boys, Cadet Girls Day 2 – Wednesday, May 12th Photos – May 11th First Day of Butterfly Booth at CJO Markham […]

Alexander Moran Guides Canada to Second Stage, Successful Day for Leading Teams

Alexander Moran Guides Canada to Second Stage, Successful Day for Leading Teams Courtesy of ITTF May 11, 2014 – First place, as predicted, was the outcome for the leading outfits in the initial stage of the Junior Boys’ Team event on the first day of play, Monday May 11th, at the Butterfly 2015 Canadian Junior […]

Diane and Rosalind, Now Read Joanna and Rachel, the New Generation

Diane and Rosalind, Now Read Joanna and Rachel, the New Generation Courtesy of ITTF May 11, 2014 – Four World Championships in succession; in Vienna in 1951 and London in 1954 they were the Women’s Doubles winners, in Bombay in 1952 and one year later in Bucharest they were the runners up. Now, England’s twin […]

2015 Butterfly Canadian Junior and Cadet Open: Medal Contenders in Markham

2015 Butterfly Canadian Junior and Cadet Open: Medal Contenders in Markham Courtesy of ITTF Defeat by the narrowest of margins on the first morning of play at the QOROS 2015 World Championships in the Chinese city of Suzhou but Angela Guan and Amy Wang of the United States were much the focus of attention. They […]

Blocking

Blocking by Han Xiao Blocking is a very underrated and undervalued skill in table tennis. One of my biggest regrets is not having more practice partners as a young player and not practicing blocking more. As a result, I had a poor understanding of blocking technique that took a long time to correct. It’s important […]

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