Former England Captain, David Beckham, has given his support to the players ready to compete at the 2013 Sainsbury’s School Games in his role as a Sainsbury’s Active Kids Ambassador. Beckham, 38, who also holds the record for the most outfield appearances for England, is helping to raise the profile of the Sainsbury’s School Games, which [...]...
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ll talk to more tournament directors to see if they are interested. I believe this Initiative will benefit all tournaments and the sport. There will be only one event - Open Singles. Maybe in the second year we can expand it to Junior events but it will be more complicated. For example, all tournaments have to have the same Junior events. Points: 1st place: 8 points 2nd place: 4 points Semifinalists:...
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s been fun writing about table tennis for About.com, but I'm finding myself with not enough hours to do the site justice, so it's time to hand over the reins to somebody with a fresh perspective. I...
Was my previous grip change an innovation or idiocy? The jury is still out on that one... Photo  2010 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. "Dare to be different" is a saying that gets thrown around a lot in conversations these days, as well as "Think outside the box". But is it really a good idea to try to do things differently in table tennis ? How can you be sure whether you are an innovator...
Who is going to teach the next generation of combination bat users? Photo  2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. One of the common questions which pops up from time to time in table tennis circles is the debate on whether juniors should use combination rackets , and if so, what is the appropriate time to start? I take a look at both sides of the debate before offering my own opinion on...
s all about the player (William Henzell), not him. Photo  2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Most table tennis players will be called on to give coaching advice to a fellow player (be it a friend or a team mate) during their career. With the breaks between games and during time-outs limited to a maxium of one minute only, it can be tough to know exactly what to focus on when attempting...
d kind of forgotten about it, but I found it buried underneath a heap of packing boxes when I started to repack the Newgy robots in preparation for donating them to worthy local causes (which was very classy of Newgy, in my opinion - I know they'll be put to good use!) Anyway, now that I've finished patting Newgy on the back, I'll take a look at one last piece of Newgy equipment - here...
Even ping-pong beginners have something to teach others! Photo by Stockbyte / Getty Images "Copy the pros" is a fairly common saying in table tennis circles, but what about the flip side - can you improve your ping-pong game by watching weaker players? ...
Matthew Syed - one of the truly deceptive defensive players. Photo by courtesy of www.ittf.com Adapt or die is a common saying that has more than a grain of truth in it. But for all you fellow defenders out there, I have a similar saying to keep in mind - Deceive or Die! ...
Poland's Natalia Partyka - who competes at both the Olympics and Paralympics! Photo: An Sung Ho, by courtesy www.ittf.com While just over half of the respondents to this quiz question picked the right answer, I have to admit that I would have been likely to choose one of the wrong ones until just recently, when I discovered that the ITTF had included a number of rules regarding wheelchair play directly...
s and Women's Team events, giving up only 2 games in both finals, against the South Korean team (Men's) and the Japanese team (Women's) . And while the usual arguments about whether Chinese dominance is hurting the sport are going on, I will just make the one comment - in what other sport can it be said that having a country take the sport to new levels is a bad thing? China have been on top of the...
s Natalia Partyka - who competes at both the Olympics and Paralympics! Photo: An Sung Ho, by courtesy www.ittf.com With table tennis leaving the court at the London 2012 Olympics, it won't be long before the Paralympians take to the tables instead. Here's wishing all the best to every Paralympian - especially the Australian table tennis competitors! And while I'm on the subject of Paralympians, here's...
Zhang Jike with the gold medal for the Men's Singles. The individuals are over - time for the Teams! Photo: An Sung Ho, by courtesy www.ittf.com The individual events are now over at the 2012 London Olympics, and as expected, China provided the winners of the gold and silver medals in both the Men's Singles and Women's Singles, although there were moments when the Chinese competitors were pushed hard...
(Jim Tebelskis, Jay Huang, Andrew Zeng, Jason Huang, Albert Pinto, Joseph Wong, Phong Tran) Dojo Thunderbolt lost to TriValley Momentum 2-3 Jay lost to Jason 1:3 (7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 5-11) Andrew over Joseph 3:0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-9) Andrew /Jim lost to Jason/Phong 1:3 (8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 9-11) Jay lost to Phong 0:3 (8-11, 9-11, 5-11) Jim over Vishwajit 3:2 (5-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5) ...
(Zhang Di, Ma Chao, Hailong Shen, Anal Kashyap, Zhou Xin, Maggie Tian, and coach Massimo Costantini ) More photos are here . Video will be available soon. Congratulations to both teams. Their fighting spirits were appreciated by all the spectators. ICC over CTTA 3-1 Zhou Xin over Ma Chao 3:1 (10-12, 11-5, 11-3, 11-9) Anal Kashyap lost to Zhang Di 2:3 (11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 12-14, 4-11) Zhou Xin/Maggie...
(Ryan Chen, Jason Chan, Scott Fong, Massimo Costantini, Benjamin Lam, Wee Jin Koh, Trinity Sung, Rohan Mannen, Aiden Meredith) More photos in the BATTF FaceBook page. ICC Cadet lost to Alameda Cadet 1-4 Rohan lost to Scott 0:3 Wee Jin over Ryan 3:2 Benjamin/Shreyas lost to Scott/Jason 2:3 Shreyas lost to Ryan 2:3 Aiden lost to Scott 2:3 ...
(Fernando Chang, Henry Kwong, Wei Chen, Mark Kent, Dave Chu, Michael Wong, Larry Yang, Anthony Chu, Aditi Chodri, Nathaniel Chu) WSATT Primo lost to WCTTA 2 1-3 Wei over Michael 3:1 (11-3, 11-4, 6-11, 13-11) Fernando lost to Larry 2:3 (11-8, 10-12, 8-11, 11-9, 10-12) Dave/Fernando lost to Larry/Nathaniel 1:3 (8-11, 11-2, 6-11, 4-11) Wei lost to Larry 1:3 (10-12, 4-11, 11-9, 9-11) ...
(Ryan Chen, Scott Fong, Kailyn Kong, Ivy Li, Jason Chan, Ray Yan, Anika Tse, Kendall Choy) Alameda Cadets A over Palo Alto Cadets 1 4-1 Scott over Ray 3:0 (11-2, 11-8, 11-5) Ryan over Anika 3:0 (12-10, 11-8, 11-7) Kailyn/Ivy over Anika/Kendall 3:1 (7-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-5) Jason lost to Kendall 2:3 (8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 7-11) Ryan over Ray 3:0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-4) ...