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Alexandro @Alexandro - over 3 years ago

Euro Championships: Final Four

June 26, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)Germany and Sweden were dominant through the Finals 16 in Men’s Singles, but as the field narrowed, there are few surprises in the final four. Top seed Mattias Falck, second seed Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and third seed Timo Boll are eac...continued

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Iva @Iva - about 2 years ago

PingPod: How Far They've Come

October 24, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)When PingPod first opened its doors at its first location in 2020, the leadership had big plans. There was already talk of expanding to other locations in the City, of attracting the best players, of creating a community. Soon t...continued

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Colin @Colin - over 4 years ago

ITTF Announces Updated Olympic Qualification Dates

July 22, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) ITTF has announced key amendments to the qualification system for the Tokyo Olympics. The changes mostly involve updating the calendar to push back deadlines and to use 2021 events and rankings to determine some categories of quali...continued

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Elian @Elian - over 4 years ago

ITTF Announces Updated Olympic Qualification Dates - Butterfly Table Tennis

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Kari @Kari - over 3 years ago

WAB Club Feature: MK Georgia Table Tennis

July 4, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)MK Georgia Table Tennis is in Duluth, Georgia just off of I-85 to the Northeast of Atlanta. Duluth is in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area, and is a suburb with a strong Asian influence which includes about 10% of the population ...continued

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George @George - over 2 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: MK Georgia Table Tennis

June 19, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Just off of I-85 to the Northeast of Atlanta is MK Georgia Table Tennis. The facility is in Duluth, a suburb in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area with a strong Asian influence which includes about 10% of the population being of ...continued

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Mariano @Mariano - about 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Jun Gao No. 269

August 26, 2019 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi I’m looking for suggestions on a Japanese penhold blade and rubber combination. I recently resumed playing about 3 times a week, after having stopped playing for many years. Currently u...continued

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Jarod @Jarod - over 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Larry Thoman No. 341 He is a Table Tennis Robot Guru

May 19, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: What do the different colors mean on the control panel LEDs for the Amicus Professional Robot? Answer: Larry Thoman This Ask the Experts question was answered by Larry Thoman. He i...continued

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Pablo @Pablo - over 2 years ago

Grand Opening of PingPod Astoria!

May 16, 2022 Our brand new Astoria location is now open to the general publicDetails:6 tables total: 2 Private Pods, 3 Tables in the Open Pod and 1 Robot TablePrivate Pod Front has separate entranceOpen Pod has 2 premium and 1 standard tables1 robot tableAddress: 3...continued

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Pablo @Pablo - about 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week - Relentlessly Reliable Receives with Systematic Practice

November 9, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)“If it weren’t for your serves, I’d have won.” How many times have you heard or said or thought that? Receive is seemingly everyone’s weakness. But it shouldn’t. The primary reason why so many people have weak receives is because t...continued

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Liliane @Liliane - about 4 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: MK Georgia Table Tennis - Butterfly Table Tennis

September 13, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) MK Georgia Table Tennis is in Duluth, Georgia just off of I-85 to the Northeast of Atlanta. Duluth is in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area, and is a suburb with a strong Asian influence which includes about 10% of the pop...continued

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Myles @Myles - over 2 years ago

PING-PONG DIPLOMACY CELEBRATION TOURNAMENT - AUGUST 13-14, 2022

July 21, 2022 Celebration Tournament Singles and Team Events. Over $2000 In Cash Prize.ENTRY DEADLINE: August 5th, 2022ENTRY FEES:FREE entry for OPEN TEAM event if a player entered in U2500, U2350, or U2200 event. All other players each pays $55 at check-in.$55/eve...continued

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Ezequiel @Ezequiel - over 3 years ago

COVID and European Championships: The Euro Bubble in Warsaw

June 20, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)At this point we are all pretty used to the bubble concept at sporting events – creating a protected cohort of players and staff that are separated from the general public in order to minimize the risk of travel and competition. But...continued

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Wilmer @Wilmer - almost 5 years ago

German Open Update. Sixteen of the worlds top 18 players

February 5, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The major tour events will all have an added level of pressure as players prepare for the Tokyo Olympics this year. Such was the case this week at the 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum German Open as sixteen of the top...continued

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Colin @Colin - about 5 years ago

WAB Featured Club: Rhode Island Table Tennis Association

September 28, 2019 WAB Featured Club: Rhode Island Table Tennis Association(by Steve Hopkins) The last weekend of November, the Rhode Island Table Tennis Association was the site of the table tennis event for the Rhode Island Senior Olympics. Last fall, the club h...continued

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Immanuel @Immanuel - over 2 years ago

WAB Club Feature: Ly Table Tennis Club

March 13, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Located in the LaSalle borough of Montreal, in the south-west portion of the Island of Montreal along the Saint Lawrence river, is the Ly Table Tennis Academy. LYTTA has 8 quality tables and is aimed at players of all levels. The ...continued

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Nestor @Nestor - over 2 years ago

WAB FEATURED CLUB - Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy

March 20, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)With their location just North of Atlanta in Suwanee, Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy has a strong presence in the largest metropolitan area in the Southeast. AITTA is the result of a 2014 merger between Yang’s Table Ten...continued

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Wilmer @Wilmer - over 4 years ago

USATT's Thursday Night Live Series Butterfly Table Tennis

August 13, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) USA Table Tennis conducted its third Challenge Series event on Thursday. This week, “America’s First Virtual Table Tennis Challenge” matched Adar Alguetti (2541) versus Amy Wang (2505). Table tennis is one of the few sports whe...continued

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Ariel @Ariel - over 5 years ago

Slovenia Open Challenge Series Review: Pota, Zhang, Afanador

May 12, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Series Slovenia Open concluded on Sunday. The group qualifiers ended on Thursday and the knock out stages began on Friday. As a part of the Challenge Series, the top players were not at the mo...continued

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Rex @Rex - over 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Forehand Attackers Should Serve & Backhand Attack

June 28, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)If you are primarily a forehand attacker, many of your opponents will get used to your relentless forehand attacks, often from the backhand corner, especially after your serve. Why not throw them off with a backhand loop? This is espe...continued

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Americo @Americo - almost 5 years ago

EURO TOP 16 Update: Boll and Three Underdogs Book Spots in Semis

February 9, 2020 EURO TOP 16 Update: Boll and Three Underdogs Book Spots in Semis (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) They are through to the Semifinals of the CCB 2020 Europe Top 16 Cup in Montreaux, Switzerland. The Euro Top 16 matches up the best players in Europ...continued

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Felicita @Felicita - about 3 years ago

Tunis Title Goes to Kallberg

October 30, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)At age 24, Sweden’s Anton Kallberg is still improving. He has been an important piece of the Borussia Dussledorf team (and their dominance in the German and European Leagues), he has been consistently reaching the top 32 in major...continued

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Jany @Jany - over 3 years ago

Lin Yun-Ju Super ZLC review by coach Truong Tu Butterfly Table Tennis

March 9, 2021 Recently, I have had a chance to try the Lin Yun-Ju Super ZLC with Tenergy 19 and Tenergy 05. I’ve played with this combination for about 5 hours – and these are my initial feelings.I have been using Lin Gaoyuan ALC with Dignics 09C and Dignics 05 fo...continued

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Josiah @Josiah - almost 2 years ago

Don’t Fix a Problem You’ve Already Fixed

January 31, 2023 (by Larry Hodges)You’ve spent a lot of time working on a shot, and it’s now somewhat ingrained. Suppose, in a match, you make this shot several times . . . and then miss an easy one!!! The shot didn’t feel right. A common response would be to try t...continued

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Giles @Giles - almost 4 years ago

Boll Perfect as Dusseldorf takes German Cup - Butterfly Table Tennis

January 9, 2021(by Steve Hopkins)Four teams competed today in the 2020/21 German Cup. Defending champion ASV Grunwettersbach fell in the semifinal to Borussia Dusseldorf 3-1, and Liebherr Ochsenhausen needed the doubles tie breaker to beat Schwalbe Bergneustadt 3-2.Borus...continued

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