Joola Fever, Joola Carbon, Joola Express One, Joola Express Two

Joola Fever blade, Joola Carbon blade, Joola Express One and Joola Express Two now available. More coming. Shoot an email to editor@tabletennisbug.com for best offers! SMS 09822091862

Gujarat State, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan State Ranking Table Tennis tournaments

Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis - at Anand, Gujarat from 20-23 June. 1st Major Ranking tournament.

Andhra Pradesh State Ranking Table Tennis - Darga Pentappa Memorial tournament from 21 to 23 June.

The 1st Rajasthan State Ranking Table Tennis tournament will be held at Indoor Stadium, Patel Maidan, Ajmer on 22nd and 23 June.

Last date for entries: 18 June 2013.

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Chinmay Datar and Amish Karamchandani in Pune District Ranking Table Tennis tournament finals

Tomorrow Final Table Tennis match between top seed Chinmay Datar and Amish Karamchandani at the spectacular Balewadi International stadium in Pune. The event is Men's finals. Chinmay survived a tough challenge from Advait Brahme, while Amish prevailed over Chandrashekhar Dev in the semi-finals.

Both competitors are very young and have faced each other quite a few times early in their career and have participated in the National Table Tennis championships. The interesting part is that both are just coming out of grueling study-exam schedules, got less time for practice and still made the finals with true grit! All the best! Finals are 4 PM onwards.

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Yasaka Mark V Table Tennis Rubber

A new generation blade, Butterfly ZLF with Donic Coppa Gold and Yasaka Rakza

Many Table Tennis players, especially those who are making a comeback after several years, try to search for Yasaka Mark V Table Tennis rubbers but face difficulty in finding them. The reasons are quite a few, important among which are the fact that Table Tennis has now evolved and the technology has changed to keep pace with the rules (bigger ball, shorter game).

As a result, the game has become faster and one needs to possess equipment which guarantees Speed and Spin. This is where Yasaka Mark V falters in our opinion. Although it is a rubber that stood the test of time and was one of the biggest selling rubbers ever, it is not capable of serving one in today's competitive environment.

This is where the new generation rubbers step in. Chief among the new gen rubbers were the first movers such as Donic Coppa Gold, Donic Sonex JP Gold, Donic JO Platin. There are also a whole host of rubbers alternatives from Tibhar and others. Yasaka company has worked on the rubber technology and come up with the Rakza series.

If you are planning to make a comeback or upgrade from the older generation rubbers to the new ones, do write a mail to editor@tabletennisbug.com or contact +919822749251

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Ping Pong tournaments in the US this weekend

2013 Butterfly San Francisco Open     San Francisco    CA    5/25/2013 - 5/26/2013
Houston Spring Open     Katy    TX    5/25/2013   
Westchester 2013 May Open     Pleasantville    NY    5/25/2013 - 5/26/2013
America's Team Championship     Rockford    IL    5/25/2013 - 5/26/2013
Ararat Open 2013     Glendale    CA    5/26/2013
QTTC May Open     Quincy    MA    5/26/2013

London Table Tennis Grand Prix

The London GP that runs on 25th and 26th May at the Redbridge Sports Centre, has attracted over 200 players from everywhere.

World Championships participants are among those who will fight for the titles. In the women's section, Joanna Parker, Karina Le Fevre, Angharad Phillips, Egle Adomelyte, and others lead the seedings while the Men's stars include Gavin Rumgay, Ryan Jenkins, Chris Doran and Paul McCreery.

Table Tennis fitness training

Contrary to popular belief, Table Tennis is a highly physical sport that requires absolute fitness at the World and country level.

World ranked players spend hours in the gym and on the ground.

Zhang Jike is the World Champion again!

World Champion!

Zhang Jike beat Wang Hao in the fourth major tournament (World Championships 2011, World Cup 2011, Olympics 2012, World Championships 2013). At Paris, the score yesterday was 4-2 (11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 14-12, 5-11, 11-7).

A few years back, he was sent back from the Chinese National Ping Pong team by Liu Guoliang and relegated to the provincial team. He almost thought of quitting. But backed by his fiercely determined dad, he came back to the National team and then did the impossible. Well, he still is, because he is just 25!

Ladies and Gentleman, please put your hands together for Mr. Zhang Jike, the man who thrives on pressure. The big stage brings out the best out of him.

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Soumyajit to play against Ma Long, six Indian Table Tennis players in the Main draw at World Championships

Soumyajit Ghosh plays a dream match against Ma Long in the 1st round of the Men's singles main draw at the Paris World Table Tennis Championships.

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Soumyajit Ghosh, Amalraj, and Sharath Kamal are in the main draw at the World Table Tennis Championships! Shamini, Madhurika, and Mouma also in the main draw!

Sharath Kamal plays Carlos Machado of Spain, while Amalraj plays young Koki Niwa of Japan. Carlos is an experienced player on the World Table Tennis circuit and has entered the main draw via the gruelling qualifying groups and rounds. Carlos plays a very consistent attacking game, although with slightly lesser power. He is ranked 106 in the world.

Sharath Kamal and Soumyajit Ghosh matches start at 5:15 PM Paris time. Amalraj plays at 3 PM. None of these matches are live on the Web.

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Indian Table Tennis stars advance to the Preliminary rounds

Good news! At the Paris World Table Tennis Championships, most Indian players topped the grueling qualifying group action, young guns Soumyajit Ghosh, Sanil Shetty, Harmeet Desai advanced. Also advancing to the Preliminary rounds were Shamini, Mouma, Neha, and Madhurika.

It takes a massive amount of effort to win through and even reach the main draw of 128 players. Best of seven group matches followed by best of seven preliminary rounds. So, a player who hopes to win the Championship via the qualifying route has to win much more than 10 rounds!!! This is the reason Jorg Rosskopf, the coach of the German team feels that the World Championships are tougher than the Olympic competition for Table Tennis.

India's Sharath Kamal is already directly seeded into the main draw, where he is expected to meet Timo Boll in the 2nd round.

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