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A Futuristic, 24/7 Ping Pong Spot On East 86th Street

(By:  Mike Mishkin) PingPod — which offers “table tennis on demand” — recently opened its doors at 515 East 86th Street, between York and East End avenues. This is a place where you can simply reserve a table, bring a pal and ping away — and you can do so 24/7, because there are no employees […]

PongPlanet 5th Anniversary Party and Tournament

(By Bruce Liu) PongPlanet 5th Anniversary Party and Tournament According to Bloomberg, 8 out of 10 new small businesses fail in the first 18 months. Not PongPlanet, they just celebrated their 5th Anniversary on Sunday, September the 10th. Things don’t always go peachy. However, the owner, James Guo, with his persistence and can-do attitude, makes […]

The Top Spin February 2016 Newsletter

The Top Spin February 2016 Newsletter The Top Spin table tennis club located in San Jose, California has released their February Newsletter. In this issue, they announce the TopSpin ladder coming March 1st, group coaching programs and information on hosting a TopSpin Fundraiser Night. Visit The Top Spin website for more information on this “We […]

2016 Resolution Tournament

2016 Resolution Tournament by Craig Morrison Hello, For our Public Service Announcement, we’d like to announce that on Feb 13th, for the 12 annual Resolution Tournament for Sudbury Smashers Table Tennis Club announces… The Winner in the A Division adults was Gary Li, Runner up Joe Biesiada. The Winner in the B Division was Roger […]

The road to Rio 2016 will go through Drummondville

The road to Rio 2016 will go through Drummondville Courtesy of Journal L’Express Final Canada Cup Table Tennis TABLE TENNIS. What was an open secret is now official. It’s in Drummondville that the first step in qualifying will take place to identify which table tennis players will represent the country at the Summer Olympics in Rio […]

Fill the Club

Fill the Club By USATT Hall of Famer Larry Hodges Want to fill your club and make it successful? But I repeat myself. Far too often I’ve seen clubs struggle and fail because they focused on having a really nice club that people would pay good money for, and figured they’d gradually build membership up. […]

Welcome to a New Chapter for The Top Spin

Welcome to a New Chapter for The Top Spin Courtesy of The Top Spin Today marks a new exciting chapter for The Top Spin as we transition to the new owner and management team.  It’s been a wonderful 8 years since we started.  As the first full-time table tennis center in the Bay Area, we […]

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