Pippa Middleton responds to Boris Johson Table Tennis challenge

Pippa Middleton challenged Mayor Boris Johnson to a game of what he calls "whiff-waff" (a traditional name for Table Tennis in Britain).

One of Johnson's intentions is to show Pippa the 22 million pound Sports Legacy Fund and its activities. Pippa has been an under 13 champion in Table Tennis.

Los Angeles Table Tennis league

The LATTF league spring matches is underway and will run from March to June 2013.

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Early starts at Ping Pong in China

Ma Long's first Table Tennis encounter? Is this how early they start Ping Pong in China?
 
Not so far from the truth perhaps! It's never too early to start Table Tennis in China.

Donic Bluefire M2, a Table Tennis rubber with great spin and speed

Bluefire M2 giving Tenergy great competition! Now available with us at lowest price (rate)!
Waldner, Ovtcharov, Persson, and Baum have played with Donic equipment. Now here is a great rubber with more qualities!

The blue miracle. The new DONIC Bluefire is a completely new rubber development offering top speed and spin as a result of the perfect combination of the large pored blue sponge with an extremely spinny top surface rubber. Bluefire M2 has a medium hard sponge which results in excellent balance between speed, catapult effect and feeling. Recommended for offensive players that like to play with a slightly softer rubber with a lot of spin and still fast. 

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A great Table Tennis practice session

Feels good after completing a strenuous workout!

Pennsylvania State Table Tennis Championship April 20 to 21

After 19 long years, the Pennsylvania State Table Tennis tournament makes its comeback. The venue will be the Trolley Car Table Tennis club in East Falls. USATT has sanctioned the event.

The tournament boasts of 16 different competitions that include five state championship categories. It is open to all state residents. Philadelphia will attract hundreds of participants for the tournament.

Bruce Crawley will be the tournament director.

Asia wins 7-3 against European Table Tennis stars at Qingdao

Even though the biggest star in the event World and Olympic Champ Zhang Jike was beaten by Vladimir Samsonov on the first day and Asia trailed 2-3, the Asians came back strongly to win all 5 matches on the next day to clinch the tie 7-3. Zhang Jike showed his true class against Ovtcharov and posted a 3-0 victory.

Brazil are favorites at the Latin American Table Tennis Championships at San Salvador

Brazil tops the seedings list in both the men's and women's team events at the Latin American championships.

In the Men's section, their team boasts of the famous trio of Thiago Monteiro, Cazuo Matsumoto, and Gustavo Tsuboi. Argentina represented by Rodrigo Gilabert, Diego Temperley, Pablo Tabachnik, and Gaston Alto, who finished runner up last time, will aim at upsetting the more established Brazlians.

In the Women's events, Caroline Kumahara, Ligia Silva, and Jessica Yamada will work at retaining the title.

San Ei will be the official Table Tennis table provider for the Rio Olympic games

The ITTF has confirmed that San Ei, one of the leading Table Tennis table manufacturer, will be the official Table provider at the Rio de Janerio Olympic and Paralympic games of 2016.

ITTF President Adham Sharara stated that San Ei's bid was the most competitive and hence it was selected.

San Ei is a leading Table Tennis table manufacturer having started business in 1962. It provides equipment and services in the field of Sporting Goods, Play Equipments and Park Furniture, Fitness Equipments and Maintenance service for all these Equipments. The company has supported Table Tennis in the World Table Tennis Championships and Olympic Games several times.

Oxfordshire Older Chinese People Center to get Batty!

Photo courtesy oxfordmail.co.uk

Senior members of the Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) will play Table Tennis to keep fit in the winter and also make new friends. OCF is making special efforts to obtain Table Tennis sets.