(By Joanna Sung) When I first learned that I claimed a spot to represent USA at the Junior Pan American games, I knew that I had to cherish such a great opportunity. I spent afternoons training to polish my skills and prepare for the upcoming tournament. At night, I frantically tried to get ahead in […]
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Eleven Years and Counting
Posted on(By Joanna Sung) From the age of six, I spent my days picking up table tennis balls at local clubs, watching the best players compete through a television screen, and playing table tennis with my dad in the basement. Now, I am seventeen. Through eleven years of involvement in the table tennis world, the sport […]
Butterfly Training Tips: Multiball Drill With Rachel & Joanna Sung
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Butterfly Buzz: Junior Highlight – Rachel and Joanna Sung
Posted onButterfly Buzz: Junior Highlight – Rachel and Joanna Sung (by Steve Hopkins) The Sung Twins, sisters Rachel and Joanna, began playing when they were seven. Now fifteen, they have been making headlines in the sport for about five years. Rachel Sung has achieved a rating over 2400 and Joanna is not far behind with her […]
USA’s Sung Sisters in Italy: 2018 ITTF Premium Junior Circuit, Italy Junior & Cadet Open
Posted on2018 ITTF Premium Junior Circuit, Italy Junior & Cadet Open (By Bruce Liu / Award podium photo courtesy of ITTF) ITTF Official Tournament Link The Italy Junior & Cadet Open was held in Lignano Italy from March 21-25. American sisters, Joanna and Rachel Sung, represented the US in the event. In the Cadet Girls Team […]
Sung sisters play in main draw for Junior Girls Singles
Posted onSung sisters play in main draw for Junior Girls Singles Submitted by: Bruce Liu / BATTF Sung sisters play main draw Junior Girls Singles Only Joanna and Rachel Sung from the US are in the tournament. They both are still eligible for cadet (under 15) but also play in the Junior events (U18). Rachel is […]
2017 Italian Junior & Cadet Open: Gold for Rachel! Congratulations.
Posted on2017 Italian Junior & Cadet Open, ITTF Premium Junior Circuit (By Bruce Liu) Only two US players entered the ITTF Premium Junior Circuit. They are the twins Joanna and Rachel Sung of Bay Area. They also played the Swedish Junior & Cadet Open a couple of weeks ago and won Silver and Bronze medals at […]
2017 Swedish Junior & Cadet Open
Posted on2017 Swedish Junior & Cadet Open (Courtesy of Bruce Liu and ITTF) Congratulations to Rachel Sung (Silver) and Joanna Sung (Bronze) at 2017 Swedish Junior & Cadet Open USA’s team results: Junior Boys Singles: Kanak Jha (Round of 16)Junior Girls Singles: Rachel Sung (Round of 16)Cadet Girls Singles: Rachel Sung (Round of 16)Mini-Cadet Boys Singles: Aziz […]
Diane and Rosalind, Now Read Joanna and Rachel, the New Generation
Posted onDiane 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 […]
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