2016 Table Tennis Season in Review
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Courtesy of ITTF)
2016 was an amazing year of table tennis, with many champions being made. Take a look back at all the best action by watching the 2016 yearly review.
Relive the excitement of:
- 2016 World Championships
- World Table Tennis Day 2016
- 2016 Rio Olympic Games & Qualifications Celebrations
- 2016 World Cups in Saarbrücken & Philadelphia
- ITTF Pro Tour Stops & Finals
- ITTF Stars behind the scenes....Watch Video
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A Comprehensive Education, Jinxin Wang Provides food for thought
(Courtesy of Ian Marshall, ITTF) Born in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province in east central China, now 25 years old, Jinxin Wang moved to live in the United States of America in September 2014. A right handed shake-hands grip attacking top spin player, he started playing table tennis when only six years old and eventually became a member of the Henan provincial team as well as the Xi'an Jiaotong University Team.Notably at the 9th China University Games in 2012, he finished in third place in the Men's Singles event. Resident on Milpitas he combines playing with coaching in Northern California. Enjoying running, reading and watching movies, in addition he spends time writing about table tennis. Recently he has written three thought provoking articles on technical aspects regarding table tennis; read the works of the man with a sound education..
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This 15-year-old Orthodox girl is a pingpong champion
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Courtesy of Ben Sales, JTA)
She's beaten a table tennis Hall of Famer. She's beaten Jewish philanthropists in suits and high heels. She's beaten tennis champion Rafael Nadal.
And she's only 15.
Like many Orthodox Jewish teens, Estee Ackerman was raised around a basement pingpong table, a traditional gathering spot for Sabbath-observant kids on long Saturday afternoons.
But unlike her peers, she took her avid interest in the game to professional clubs, coaches and, eventually, tournament championships. Earlier this month, the Long Islander won five medals - including two golds - at the U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships in Las Vegas....
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Bay State Table Tennis Club players build on history, love of the game
(Courtesy of Carolyn Robbins)
On a recent Thursday night, a house painter, a vascular surgeon, and a retired public accountant were among folks getting together at a synagogue's social hall for a meeting of the minds - specifically the strategies and skills it takes to be a top-notch table tennis player.
The trio are among scores of passionate players and students of the sport who belong to the Bay State Table Tennis Club, an organization whose roots date back more than half a century. They meet regularly at B'nai Torah to play the game, schedule league tournaments and pass on their skills to a new generation of competitors.
Bruce Moore, an East Longmeadow painter and supervisor of the club, said there are more than 100 members who range in age from 11 to 90 and hail from across the Pioneer Valley....Read more
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The Expert Table Tennis Podcast #39 - Samson Dubina: Enhance Your Game with TT-Flex
(Courtesy of Ben Larcombe)
Samson Dubina was last a guest on the show roughly 18 months ago. In that episode, we discussed his training and preparation for the Team USA Rio 2016 selections. Today, we'll focus on TT-Flex!
The main bulk of this interview was focused around Samson new and innovative table tennis training product, TT-Flex. It's a full-body training tool that has been designed to strengthen the primary muscles used in the sport of table tennis. Samson has been working on this for a while - and keeping it under his hat - but the product is now on sale via his website.
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My 10 Best Stories from 2016
(Courtesy of Neha Aggarwal, ITTF) In the last four months I have written over 100 articles for the ITTF, but there are a few stories that are very close to my heart, just because they are about our amazing athletes and their incredible journeys! Here's a list of my best 10 so far.
- Why is social media so important for table tennis?
- Zhang Jike's stardom explained: persistence, commitment and flamboyance
- Lily Zhang reflects on meeting President Barack Obama at the White House
- Meet Si Wasserman: 94-year old table tennis player from the US
- Adriana Díaz: Latin America's new sporting sensation...Read all 10
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History of USATT - Volume XVIII - Chapter 15
(Courtesy of Tim Boggan) 1991: Potpourri/E.C. Elections
In 1976 during the first annual U.S. Closed Jim Butler was just a 5-year-old tyke growing up in Iowa City and learning to hit a table tennis by a string - which his father would tape to the ball and then let swing from the ceiling. What a difference a decade-and-a-half makes! Jim still calls Iowa City his home, but in practice sessions, he no longer utilizes "the string technique." He's graduated to more sophisticated drills now, and on December 23, 1990, at the 1th National Championships in San Diego, he became the 7th player to capture the U.S. Men's Singles title.
In January we contacted Jim in Colorado Springs (where he's based at the U.S. Olympic Training Center through mid June) for a post-Nationals victory interview. Here's what he had to say about his finals comeback against Johnny Onifade, training in Sweden with Stellan Bengtsson, his rivalry with Sean O'Neill, his admiration for Eric Boggan, and more
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