Swansea Table Tennis is on the right path!

Swansea Table Tennis is on an upswing, thanks to a pilot scheme for promotion. Table Tennis sessions were first introduced at Penyrheol Comprehensive School and then rolled across the city after tremendous success. A 5x60 scheme was started, in which kids were encouraged to play at least for an hour (60 minutes) for 5 days in a week. Read more here:

http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=46496

Bollywood Table Tennis

Some Bollywood actors are avid Table Tennis players. Here are some celebrity pictures-

Amitabh Bacchhan

Amitabh on memsaab.com

Arjun Rampal

Chitrangada

Chitrangada photo on gobollywood.com

UK Olympic funding, Table Tennis loses

Table Tennis has lost a bit of support from UK sport as players prepare for the 2016 Olympic games at Rio de Janerio. Other sports that suffered are Basketball and Wrestling. The big gainers in percentage terms were Boxing, and Gymnastics. Rowing received the highest funding followed by Cycling, and Athletics.

Since UK Sport funds athletes who are likely to win medals and there was sharp focus on Table Tennis players' performance, it is not surprisingly that they took this decision. Here's hoping that the younger players prove their detractors wrong, work hard and get into medal contention at least for 2020.

Sunny Deol stays fit with Table Tennis

Sunny Deol, who is struggling recently with injuries, has found an innovative way to stay fit- by playing Table Tennis. Since he needs to avoid heavy weight lifting to avoid any danger to his back, he is indulging in bouts of Ping Pong after his regular gym workout. A special room kitted with all Table Tennis amenities has been set up for him.

It is rumoured that daddy Dharam ji is also a decent badminton and Table Tennis player too.

Here's Shahid Kapoor and Pankaj Kapur also playing Table Tennis. Many Bollywood stars, including Amitabh Bacchhan, Chitrangada Singh, Arjun Rampal, and others play Table Tennis.

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Table Tennis tournaments this month

Happy new year, US Table Tennis players!


Tournaments coming up in January next weekend.


LYTTC January Open    
Dunellen   
NJ   
1/12/2013 - 1/13/2013   

Butterfly East Gate Open Series    
Roanoke   
VA   
1/12/2013

4th Butterfly Cape Fear Open    
Fayetteville   
NC   
1/12/2013

2013 Austin Winter Open Table Tennis Tournament     
Austin   
TX   
1/12/2013

Robopong January 2013 Broward TTC Open     
Dania Beach   
FL   
1/12/2013 - 1/13/2013

Maryland Circuit     
Eldersburg   
MD   
1/12/2013

Ping Pong or Table Tennis tournaments in Illinois

Table Tennis tournament in Illinois

1/5/2013
Morton Grove Winter Open 1 Star
Morton Grove   
IL 
(Illinois, USA)

Table Tennis New Year Resolution?

Do you have any aims that will serve as Table Tennis aims for the coming year? Share with us!

First National Tournament of France on 5th January

The first National tournament of the season of France will be held at Chapelaine Table Tennis club, where many of the top 100 players of France are expected to participate. The tournament runs on January 5 and 6.

première édition du Tournoi national de tennis de table
la Chapelaine tennis de table organise
les 5 et 6 janvier

Happy New Year, Table Tennis party

Ping Pong is now a huge party occasion. The ambiance is awesome at many such theme clubs. Bounce London, SPiN New York, LA, Milwaukee and so on are some big locations where celebrities and other people will party.

Five possible ways Ping Pong more deadlier than guns

Ping Pong more dangerous than Guns says Texas State Representative (Kyle Kacal).

5 Possible reasons:

• The Ping Pong ball is bigger and travels at high speeds
• The ball is delivered at short distances, usually around 12-15 feet (9 ft is the length of the table)
• The trigger is a paddle, not just a small trigger found in guns
• The opponent is dumb, does not defend a shot fired from the paddle and the ball that is launched
• The Ping Pong ball very often hits vulnerable parts of the lower body area