Friday, June 29, 2012

Table Tennis Movie As One

AS ONE is a movie on Korean Table Tennis. Two bitter rivals North Korea and South Korea play as one team.

"As One" shows behind-the-scenes stories regarding the unified Korean table tennis team that participated in the 1991 Chiba World Table Tennis Championships for 40 days. Ha Ji-won takes on the role of South Korean table tennis player Hyeon Jeong-hwa and Bae Doo-na takes on the role of her North Korean rival, Ri Boon-hee.

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

Table Tennis Ball dimensions and Bat 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. 
Source: www.ittf.com

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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


Top rated players at the US Open Table Tennis Tournament 2012

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

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Schedule of Australian Open Table Tennis Tournament 2012

Sunday 1 July
11.00 Manager’s Meeting
13.30 Opening Ceremony
15.00 Men’s Teams (R1)
U21 Men’s Teams (R1)
U21 Women’s Teams (R1)
19.00 Men’s Teams (R2)
Women’s Teams (R1)
U21 Women’s Teams (R1)

Monday 2 July
9.00 U21 Men’s Teams (R2)
Women’s Teams (R2)
12.30 Men’s Teams (R3)
U21 Women’s Teams (R2)
15.30 Women’s Teams (R3)
U21 Men’s Teams (R3)
19.00 U21 Women’s Teams (R3)
Men’s Teams (R4)

Tuesday 3 July
9.00 Men’s Teams (R5)
U21 Men’s Teams (R4)
12.00 Women’s Teams (R4)
U21 Women’s Teams (R4)
15.00 U21 Men’s Teams (R5)
Men’s Teams (R6)
19.00 Women’s Teams (R5)

Wednesday 4 July
9.00 Men’s Teams (R7)
U21 Men’s Teams (R6)
13.00 Women’s Teams (R6)
U21 Men’s Teams (R6)
U21 Women’s Teams (R5)
17.00 Women’s Teams (R7)
20.00 U21 Mixed Doubles (to QF)
Mixed Doubles (to QF)

Thursday 5 July
9.00 U21 Mixed Doubles (SF)
9.30 Mixed Doubles (SF)
10.00 U21 Mixed Doubles (F)
10.30 Mixed Doubles (F)
11.00 U21 Men’s Doubles (R1)
11.30 U21 Men’s Doubles (QF)
U21 Women’s Doubles (QF)
12.00 U21 Men’s Doubles (SF)
U21 Women’s Doubles (SF)
12.45 U21 Men’s Doubles (F)
U21 Women’s Doubles (F)
13.30 Men’s Doubles (R1)
14.00 Women’s Doubles (R1)
14.30 Men’s Doubles (R2)
15.00 Women’s Doubles (QF)
15.30 Men’s Doubles (QF)
16.00 Women’s Doubles (SF)
16.30 Men’s Doubles (SF)
17.15 Women’s Doubles (F)
18.00 Men’s Doubles (F)
19.00 U21 Men’s Singles (RR)

Friday 6 July
9.00 U21 Women’s Singles (RR)
Men’s Singles (RR)
10.00 U21 Women’s Singles (RR)
11.00 Men’s Singles (RR)
13.00 Women’s Singles (RR)
Men’s Singles (RR)
14.00 Women’s Singles (RR)
15.00 Women’s Singles (RR)
15.30 U21 Men’s Singles (R1)
16.15 U21 Men’s Singles (R2)
17.15 U21 Men’s Singles (QF)
18.15 U21 Men’s Singles (SF)
U21 Women’s Singles (R1)
19.00 Men’s Singles (R1)
19.40 Men’s Singles (R2)
U21 Women’s Singles (QF)
21.00 Women’s Singles (R1)
Men’s Singles (R3)
21.40 Women’s Singles (R2)

Saturday 7 July
9.30 U21 Women’s Singles (SF)
10.00 Men’s Singles (QF)
10.30 Women’s Singles (QF)
11.00 Men’s Singles (SF)
11.30 Women’s Singles (SF)
14.00 U21 Women’s Singles (F)
14.30 U21 Men’s Singles (F)
15.00 Women’s Singles (F)
15.45 Men’s Singles (F)
Presentations & Function

Key
(R#) Round Number
(RR) Round Robin Groups
(QF) Quarter Final
(SF) Semi Final
(F) Final

Seedings Australian Open Table Tennis Tournament

Men's Singles Seedings

1 Jin Kwon LEE (KOR)
2 William HENZELL (SA)
3 Dong Hoon KANG (KOR)
4 Justin HAN (NSW)
5 Wan Jin CHOI (KOR)
6 Seung Eyeok LEE (KOR)
7 Robert FRANK (VIC)
8 Bruno LEVIS SOTO (QLD)

Women's Singles Seedings
1 Jian Fang LAY (VIC)
2 Min Hee KIM (KOR)
3 Ziyu (Sally) ZHANG (NSW)
4 Hyun Ju LEE (KOR)
5 Miao MIAO (VIC)
6 Ji Na HWANG (KOR)
7 Vivian TAN (NSW)
8 Claire CAMPBELL-INNES (QLD)

U-21 Men's Seedings
1 Seung Eyeok LEE (KOR)
2 David POWELL (VIC)
3 Kane TOWNSEND (QLD)
4 Heming HU (VIC)
5 Dillon CATHCART (VIC)
6 Zhiyang CHENG (NZ)
7 Erny TSAO (NSW)
8 David FIELDING (QLD)

U-21 Women's Seedings
1 Min Hee KIM (KOR)
2 Hyun Ju LEE (KOR)
3 Ji Na HWANG (KOR)
4 Anna DU (VIC)

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Table Tennis in Grand Central, New York

The guys from Wall Street matched wits at Table Tennis and competed at the Grand Central station, New York.

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Matilda Ekholm will not be at London Olympics

Matilda Ekholm beat Dana Hadakova to win the Doha Olympic Qualification tournament. However, the Swedish Olympic Association denied her a ticket to the London Olympics, thus stirring controversy.

The Swedish Table Tennis Association, Vladimir Samsonov, and ITTF President Adham Sharara got involved and supported Matilda, but the SOA did not relent. So finally, Matilda will be out of the Olympics. What do you think about this case?