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World Champions Relinquish Top Spots

China’s Wang Hao and Zhang Yining, the winners of the 2009 World Championships and listed at no. 1 throughout the past year have relinquished their exalted positions. Ma Long, 21 years old, moves into the top spot on the men’s list, while 18 year old Liu Shiwen takes the no. 1 women's spot.   read more...

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of the ITTF

 

A recently launched ITTF program aims to bring table tennis to Colombian kids in empoverished neighborhoods. Known as "Ping Pong Paz", the program is a joint venture between Peace and Sports, ITTF, and Colombianitos with the support of Butterfly and the Colombian Table Tennis Federation.

Did You Know?

A modern table tennis match at the elite level lasts on the average about 30 minutes. Top players often smash the ball at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour.

 

Survey: Practice Makes Perfect

Thanks to all who answered our past Survey Question "Practice Makes Perfect". It's nice to see that the majority of you get to play more than 9 times per month! Here are the results:

0 - 2 times:	12%	(428)
3 - 5 times:	10%	(359)
6 - 8 times:	9%	(313)
9 or more:	70%	(2518)

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