Author Archives: Paddle Palace

Racket Testing Video from International Table Tennis Federation

ITTFThis video from ITTF International Table Tennis Federation shows an ITTF official performing and explaining step-by-step a real-life racket testing for an international competition. He checks for ITTF rubber approval then does the four tests for Flatness, Thickness, VOC gas, and Gloss.

U.S. Nationwide Table Tennis League Nationwide Club Team Competition

USNTTL

The USNTTL is running a nationwide club competition starting September, 2012. There will be $100,000 in prize money and lots of matches. Table tennis is growiing in USA. Get on board now to join the fun with this exciting new league. Enter your club now!

NITTAKU Selected Again as Official Ball of USA Table Tennis

NITTAKU, PADDLE PALACE, and USATT are pleased to announce the selection of the NITTAKU 3-Star Premium Ball as the official ball of USA Table Tennis for 2012-2015. NITTAKU is the exclusive ball for the U.S. Open and the U.S. National Championships. NITTAKU 3-Star Premium ball has long been recognized by top players around the world as the highest quality ball. NITTAKU is the official ball for the 2012 Olympics in London.

40th Anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy: Zhejiang University in Hangzhou

Ping Pong Diplomacy in HangzhouThis video is a CNC television report from Hangzhou about an event at Zhejiang University celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy. Judy Hoarfrost of Paddle Palace, an original Ping Pong Diplomacy Team member, traveled with the delegation.

Blake Griffin, professional ping pong player?

Blake GriffinBlake Griffin, pro basketball player, tries his hand at table tennis. His opponent: Soo Yeon Lee, pro ping pong player and professional model. While the players were away from the court, many of them had to find new ways to fill their time. Blake Griffin was no exception to this. Fortunately for Griffin, the lockout is over.

Wang Liqin Multiball video in Rotterdam, May 2011

Wang Liqin’s 30 second multiball training video from Rotterdam, May 2011.

Table Tennis Moves to the Urban Outdoors

 Here in New York City there’s a park which is on a growing list of public outdoor spaces in the US that has a permanent outdoor table tennis table. The location of the table is dead center in the 10 acre Tompkins Square Park, right next to the fifth most popular dog run in the country, and at the crossroads of people’s routes to and from stores, home, school, work.

USA Table Tennis 2011 Nationals: Dec. 13-17 in Virginia Beach

USA Table TennisThe 2011 US National Championships are taking place December 13-17 in Virginia Beach, VA. The entry form is available when you click on this article. The U.S. Nationals is the premier event held by USA Table Tennis, annually drawing hundreds of competitors from around the country…

STIGA YouTube, “The Classics”– 3 Classic Blades

STIGA Classic BladesThree of the most sold STIGA table tennis blades through the years, Allround Classic, Offensive Classic and Clipper Wood, are world famous for the perfect balance between speed, weight and feel. All STIGA blades are made in Sweden.

Los Angeles Times article: Ping Pong Diplomacy July 8, 2011

Front page of Los Angeles Times Sports Section July 8, 2011: It has been 40 years since Ping Pong Diplomacy helped pave the way for China to enter the world’s community and Tim Boggan is growing tired of the diplomacy involved in celebrating Ping Pong Diplomacy. In 1971, the table tennis historian was one of the first Americans to enter China since 1949. But he says the speeches commemorating the 40-year anniversary are full of “niceties” and “politeness” to the point that nobody listens. So when Boggan rises to talk about his unlikely trip to China he delivers an original oration every time…