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Kanak Jha Overcomes Challenges to Join US Team at Final Hurdle

Kanak Jha Overcomes Challenges to Join US Team at Final Hurdle By Matt Hetherington Kanak Jha Overcomes Challenges to Join US Team at Final Hurdle The final day presented a big pressure situation for a handful of players who had started out with high seedings on day 1 but remained in the draw on day […]

2017 USATT National Team Trials: Articles, Photos, Results & Live Stream

2017 USATT National Team Trials: Articles, Photos, Results & Live Stream 2017 USATT National Team Trials: Articles, Photos, Results & Live Stream March 23 – 26 Triangle Table Tennis Center Morrisville, NC Articles: Chodri Beats the Pressure to Close Out US National Team Spot Zhang To Compete in Her 8th World Championships Appearance Olympians Head Proceedings […]

Olympians Head Proceedings for 2017 US National Team Trial

Olympians Head Proceedings for 2017 US National Team Trial (By USATT) Olympians Head Proceedings for 2017 US National Team Trial The 2017 US National Team Trials are coming up at the end of this month, March 23-26, and will feature a tightly packed contest between some closely matched and high level contenders. Featuring 3 Rio Olympians […]

2017 Swedish Junior & Cadet Open

2017 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 […]

One Match at a Time Kanak Jha Hopes for Success at 2016 US Open

One Match at a Time Kanak Jha Hopes for Success at 2016 US Open BY MATT HETHERINGTON / USATT After his stellar performance at the World Junior Championships in Cape Town, South Africa, where he won 10 out of his 12 matches, Kanak Jha is back on his home turf. This week he will compete […]

2016 World Junior Championships US Team Announced

2016 World Junior Championships US Team Announced 2016 World Junior Championships US Team Announced Courtesy of USATT Colorado Springs, CO — (November 7, 2016) — USA Table Tennis’ High Performance Director Cory Eider has selected with consultation of the High Performance Committee Chair, Athlete Advisory Committee, and National Team Coaches members of Team USA for the Sun […]

Yijun Feng set to make Men’s World Cup debut

Yijun Feng set to make Men’s World Cup debut Courtesy of ITTF / By: Simon Danish There are just five days to go until the Liebherr 2016 Men’s World Cup gets underway in Saarbrücken, and one debutante will be carrying the hopes of North America on his shoulders at the competition: Yijun Feng. USA’s Yijun Feng […]

USATT Announces Full Youth National Teams for 2016-2017

USATT Announces Full Youth National Teams for 2016-2017 Courtesy of USATT USATT would like to congratulate the entire 2016-2017 National Youth Teams in accordance with the team selection procedures. Mini Cadet Boys: Aditya Godhwani (Fremont, CA) Nikhil Kumar (San Jose,CA) Matthew Lu (Highland Park, NJ) Sid Naresh (Lisle, IL) Daniel Ng (Duluth, GA) Sahil Puri […]

NBC Nightly News features Kanak Jha: 16-Year-Old Table Tennis Star…

NBC Nightly News features Kanak Jha: 16-Year-Old Table Tennis Star Is Youngest U.S. Olympic Athlete at Rio “Since table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988, the U.S. has never brought home a medal. But in Rio, 16-year-old Kanak Jha just might be Team USA’s best shot.” Watch the NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt video […]

Ping-Pong? Child’s Game. Table Tennis? That’s a 16-Year-Old’s Ticket to Rio

Ping-Pong? Child’s Game. Table Tennis? That’s a 16-Year-Old’s Ticket to Rio. The New York Times features an article on Kanak Jha: “Ping-Pong? Child’s Game. Table Tennis? That’s a 16-Year-Old’s Ticket to Rio.” by Sam Borden July 15, 2017 HALMSTAD, Sweden — Kanak Jha is not sure when he made the change. He thinks it was […]

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