Welcome to our blog! We are excited to share some interesting articles about the table tennis world as well as valuable table tennis training tips and much more! We will have a great selection of guest writers from top professional table tennis athletes to recreational ping-pong players, and other fans of the sport. If you would like to contribute an article or tip about table tennis or have a suggestion for something you want to know more about, leave a comment and we’ll be in touch. Thanks for stopping by ..read more

The 2017 U.S. National Table Tennis Team Trials take place March 24-26 at the Triangle Table Tennis Center in Morrisville, NC. Top table tennis athletes compete for seven fully-funded qualification spots to the 2017 ITTF Leibherr World Table Tennis Championships! This intense competition features three Rio Olympians – Kanak Jha, Lily Zhang and Wu Yue along with 2008 Beijing Olympian Wang Chen. The Men’s Trial Entries include: Adar Alguetti, Anil Godhwani, Chance Friend, Gal Alguetti, Gregg Robertshaw, Kanak Jha, Krishnateja Avvari, Kunal Chodri, Nathan Hsu, Nicholas Tio, Nikhil Kumar, Richard ..read more

Everyone wants to pull off the biggest upset of the tournament – that is everyone’s aspiration when entering a table tennis tournament.  In this article, I’m going to outline some of the major tactics that can turn your dream into a reality. Forget About It Forget about winning, just play your best.  You have about 4-7 seconds between points during the table tennis match.  Instead of spending those 4-7 seconds on calculating your new rating with the big rating adjustment you will get, focus your attention on your performance.  Are you moving well?  Are you spinning the ball? Are you adjusting ..read more

If your table tennis opponent’s primary shot is an extreme topspin attack, he is considered a looper. Loopers can play far from the ping pong table or close to the ping pong table; some loopers are penholders while others use the shakehands grip; some loop from both forehand and backhand and some just forehand.  In this article, I’m going to describe the table tennis opponent who loops with just his forehand. If you have a chance to watch your opponent prior to your table tennis match, that’s perfect because you can have somewhat of an idea what he is going to do and you can think to yourself ..read more

The 2017 Arnold Table Tennis Challenge is set for March 3-5 in Columbus, Ohio. The 14th annual event will feature over 60 ping pong tables on 70,000 square feet under world class lighting. The Newgy Robo-Pong table tennis robot will be on site to practice on and see it in action, as well as elite athlete exhibitions. $10,000 in prize money is up for grabs along with trophies and medals in 36 different table tennis events. This 4-star table tennis tournament will include USATT Round Robin and Giant Round Robin events (Open Singles, Junior, Over 50, Over 65, Under 800- Under 2500) and non-USATT ..read more

20 year-old Weihao Yan of China won the sixth annual World Championship of Ping Pong at the Alexandra Palace, London this past weekend, January 28-29, 2017!  Alexander Flemming of Germany is this year's runner-up. Yan stated that he has actually only been playing sandpaper ping pong for six months and hasn't received any professional table tennis training. More than 25 countries were represented with 64 table tennis players competing in this tournament. This event attracted a large, excited crowd of 1,200 fans. $100,000 total prize fund was up for grabs! For complete tournament results, visit ..read more

The $3000 Newgy Ohio Open Table Tennis Tournament is set for Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the Shaw Jewish Community Center (JCC) - 750 White Pond Drive, Akron, Ohio 44320. This 2-star USATT sanctioned event will include international competition, prize money and trophies, free lunch and dinner, free parking and discounted hotels. The format is Giant Round Robin with groups of seven table tennis players with four table tennis players advancing from each group. Competitors should expect to play 5-10 table tennis matches per event. Giant Round Robin (RR) Events include ..read more

The Robo-Pong Broward Open Table Tennis Team Tournament is set for Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Broward Table Tennis Club - 3371 N. University Drive, Davie, Florida 33024. This 4-Star USATT sanctioned team table tennis tournament includes the following event categories: U-4800 U-4300 U-3800 U-3300 U-2800 Tournament Director: Carlos Zeller Tournament Referee: Terese Terranova (NR/IU) Entry deadline is February 4, 2017. Click here to register ..read more

The table tennis tournament published the draws the night before the event.  You found out that you are going to play against Hou Yingchao in your opening table tennis match of men’s singles at 9:00 a.m.  You immediately take out your pen and paper and write down some notes of how to play against him.  You arrive to the gym at 7:45 am and train accordingly.    Just then…   Without warning…   You hear a tournament announcement for you to play your opening round against John Doe.  What?  You had mentally and physically prepared to play against Hou Yingchao.  Who is John Doe anyway?  What s ..read more

Just like any other table tennis skill, developing a tactical mindset takes discipline.  As I work through the various styles over the coming weeks and teach you how to play against various table tennis opponents, I want you to understand that you too can think of your own tactics.  I’m not very smart, I’m just an average guy.  However, I do spend quality time thinking.  You too can develop this same discipline. The best time to think of developing future tactics for your own table tennis game is at the conclusion of a club night or on the way home from a table tennis tournament.  Think about ..read more