Here's a very beautiful video on Xu Xin, the rising super star of Table Tennis.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
Mizutani documentary
Table Tennis Player Jun Mizutani has just ascended to the 5th spot in the World Rankings, his best ever.
Here is a very interesting documentary full of comedy by a leading journalist.
Here is a very interesting documentary full of comedy by a leading journalist.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Mizutani shoots into Top five in World Table Tennis Rankings
Zhang Jike, Ma Long, Xu Xin, and Wang Hao continue to lead the rankings.
From India, Sharath Kamal is no 63 and Amalraj moved up to 155th. Poulomi Ghatak and Mouma Das are in the top 200 in the Women's section.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Table Tennis Clubs in Queensland
World Veterans Table Tennis Championships 2012 at Stockholm
There were 3333 official entries for the tournament, although some did not turn up. From India, there were 210 entries, but again some participants could not make it to Stockholm. The star players in the tournament were Sweden's former World Champion Mikael Appelgren and Phillipe Saive of Belgium. Appelgren and Waldner played a scintillating exhibition match during the opening ceremony.
The number of participants was massive in many categories. For example, in the Men's 50-59 category, there were 170 groups, with 4 players in each group for a total of around 680 players. The winner Mikael Appelgren had to win around 10 rounds in total to lay claim on the Title.
All the participants played enthusiastically. The best performance for India was the doubles pair of Suhasini Bakre and Mantu Murmu in the Women's 50-59 category. They reached the pre-quarterfinals of the main draw after many gruelling rounds. In the Men's doubles 40-49 age group, Kapil Kumar partnering a player from another country reached the round of 32.
In the singles, the best performance was from Shilpa Joshi in the Womens 40-49 age group. She reached the round of 32. Anil Rasam, Deepak Dudhane, and Vivek Alawani reached the round of 64 in their respective Men's age groups. They had to win several rounds to reach this far.
For those who were eliminated early in the group stages, the organizers conducted competitions in Consolation draws. Amarnath Bhargava of India won the 2nd place in the Consolation Men's 75-79 age group singles.
For more details of results of all age groups, please visit www.wvc2012.com
Editor, www.TableTennisBug.com
Friday, June 29, 2012
USA Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Junior Circuit 2012
The USA Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Junior Circuit Table Tennis tournament 2012 will be held at Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA from 30 Jun 2012 to 04 Jul 2012.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Table Tennis Ball and Racket details
| 2.03 | THE BALL |
| 2.03.01 | The ball shall be spherical, with a diameter of 40mm. |
| 2.03.02 | The ball shall weigh 2.7g. |
| 2.03.03 | The ball shall be made of celluloid or similar plastics material and shall be white or orange, and matt. |
| 2.04 | THE RACKET |
| 2.04.01 | The racket may be of any size, shape or weight but the blade shall be flat and rigid. |
| 2.04.02 | At least 85% of the blade by thickness shall be of natural wood; an adhesive layer within the blade may be reinforced with fibrous material such as carbon fibre, glass fibre or compressed paper, but shall not be thicker than 7.5% of the total thickness or 0.35mm, whichever is the smaller. |
| 2.04.03 | A side of the blade used for striking the ball shall be covered with either ordinary pimpled rubber, with pimples outwards having a total thickness including adhesive of not more than 2.0mm, or sandwich rubber, with pimples inwards or outwards, having a total thickness including adhesive of not more than 4.0mm. |
| 2.04.03.01 | Ordinary pimpled rubber is a single layer of non-cellular rubber, natural or synthetic, with pimples evenly distributed over its surface at a density of not less than 10 per cm2 and not more than 30 per cm2. |
| 2.04.03.02 | Sandwich rubber is a single layer of cellular rubber covered with a single outer layer of ordinary pimpled rubber, the thickness of the pimpled rubber not being more than 2.0mm. |
| 2.04.04 | The covering material shall extend up to but not beyond the limits of the blade, except that the part nearest the handle and gripped by the fingers may be left uncovered or covered with any material. |
| 2.04.05 | The blade, any layer within the blade and any layer of covering material or adhesive on a side used for striking the ball shall be continuous and of even thickness. |
| 2.04.06 | The surface of the covering material on a side of the blade, or of a side of the blade if it is left uncovered, shall be matt, bright red on one side and black on the other. |
| 2.04.07 | The racket covering shall be used without any physical, chemical or other treatment. |
| 2.04.07.01 | Slight deviations from continuity of surface or uniformity of colour due to accidental damage or wear may be allowed provided that they do not significantly change the characteristics of the surface. |
| 2.04.08 | Before the start of a match and whenever he or she changes his or her racket during a match a player shall show his or her opponent and the umpire the racket he or she is about to use and shall allow them to examine it. |
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An article explaining Table Tennis Table dimensions and Net Assembly.
| 2.01 | THE TABLE |
| 2.01.01 | The upper surface of the table, known as the playing surface, shall be rectangular, 2.74m long and 1.525m wide, and shall lie in a horizontal plane 76cm above the floor. |
| 2.01.02 | The playing surface shall not include the vertical sides of the tabletop. |
| 2.01.03 | The playing surface may be of any material and shall yield a uniform bounce of about 23cm when a standard ball is dropped on to it from a height of 30cm. |
| 2.01.04 | The playing surface shall be uniformly dark coloured and matt, but with a white side line, 2cm wide, along each 2.74m edge and a white end line, 2cm wide, along each 1.525m edge. |
| 2.01.05 | The playing surface shall be divided into 2 equal courts by a vertical net running parallel with the end lines, and shall be continuous over the whole area of each court. |
| 2.01.06 | For doubles, each court shall be divided into 2 equal half-courts by a white centre line, 3mm wide, running parallel with the side lines; the centre line shall be regarded as part of each right half-court. |
| 2.02 | THE NET ASSEMBLY |
| 2.02.01 | The net assembly shall consist of the net, its suspension and the supporting posts, including the clamps attaching them to the table. |
| 2.02.02 | The net shall be suspended by a cord attached at each end to an upright post 15.25cm high, the outside limits of the post being 15.25cm outside the side line. |
| 2.02.03 | The top of the net, along its whole length, shall be 15.25cm above the playing surface. |
| 2.02.04 | The bottom of the net, along its whole length, shall be as close as possible to the playing surface and the ends of the net shall be as close as possible to the supporting posts. |
Source: www.ITTF.com
US Open Table Tennis 2012 Top Rated Players
Keinath, Thomas 2817 Slovakia
Wang, Zhen (Eugene) 2757 Canada
Zhou, Xin 2726 CA
Liu, Jianxu 2720 CA
Xia, Jiwei 2663 CA
Tang, Li Ying 2662 WA
Chen, Hongtao 2639 Canada
Liang, Jishan 2634 NJ
Liu, Juan 2631 NY
Landers, Michael 2625 NY
Hinse, Pierre-Luc 2617 Canada
Zheng, Jiaqi 2616 CA
Liu, Dan 2601 CA
Wang, Timothy 2589 CA
Kashyap, Anal 2589 CA
Kim, Sang Soo 2582 South Korea
Zeng, Jeffrey Xun 2581 MD
Hugh, Adam 2580 NJ
Wu, Yue 2571 NJ
Wang, Qing Liang 2567 MD
Ho, Andre 2564 Canada
Wang, Huijing 2563 TX
Li, Peter 2555 MD
Liu, Nai Hui 2552 NJ
Hsing, Ariel 2548 CA
Wang, Yutian 2547 NJ
Yin, Peng 2544 NJ
Theriault, Pierre-Luc 2543 Canada
Xiao, Han 2536 MD
Therien, Xavier 2529 Canada
Wang, Max Qinmin 2528 NY
Ooka, Hiroka 2525 NY
Shao, Yu 2521 NY
Subonj, Viktorian 2512 TX
Zhang, Lily 2502 CA
Zhao, Jenny 2501 WA
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