Tournaments

The Westchester Table Tennis Center hosts monthly 4-star tournaments — the highest-prize monthly table tennis tournaments in the U.S. — along with occasional other events. Summaries from 2017 and earlier:

  • December 2017 Open  152 players, including 10 rated over 2500. In the final, Croatia's Tomislav Pucar (2820; world-ranked #84 by the ITTF) defeated the WTTC's Kai Zhang (2606) (7,9,4). The tournament's highlight was Pucar's narrow semifinal win over chopper/smasher Jian Li (6,8,-5,-10,5). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final. Action shots from Jay Chelur (day 1) (day 2), Glen Randmer.
  • National Over 40 Tour Championship (Dec. 2017)  50 players from as far away as Seattle, Austin, San Antonio, and Minneapolis took part in the championship of the National Over-40 Table Tennis Tour. In the final, New York's Yanjun Gao (2619) beat Yu Shao (2528) (11,7,-8,8,12) to take home $3,000. Four-time U.S. men's singles champion Jimmy Butler finished third. Almost $12,000 was awarded altogether. The event was the culmination of 14 over-40 tournaments (the "Tour") held across the U.S. in 2016-17, as a prelude to the World Veterans Championship coming to Las Vegas in June 2018. Results and winners' photosMetroSports magazine writeup. Action shots from Warren RosenbergJay ChelurGlen Randmer.
  • November 2017 Open  137 players, including visitors from Indonesia, New Zealand, the U.K., Nigeria, Canada, and China. Five players were rated over 2600. In the final, China's Wei Wang (2754) defeated Jian Li (2671) (5,5,-12,9). Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Jay ChelurGlen RandmerTJ Braley. Video of the final.
  • NCTTA Divisional Championship (Nov. 2017)  More than 60 athletes from eight NYC-area colleges competed at the Westchester TTC on Saturday, Nov. 4, for their NCTTA divisional championship. The top finishers were NYU and Yale. Warren Rosenberg's photos and wrapup.
  • October 2017 Open  132 players, including seven rated over 2600. In the final, Jian Li (2682) beat Canada's Jeremy Hazin (2531) (8,7,7). Results and winners' photos. Glen Randmer's action shots. Video of the final.
  • September 2017 Open  158 players, including six rated over 2600. In the final, Slovenia's Bojan Tokic, world-ranked #62 by the ITTF, beat Jishan Liang (2686) (3,-5,4,1). In the final of Puzzle Pong, in which players answered brainteasers and trivia questions for points while playing, Rahul Acharya beat brother Rohan 21-19. Results and winners' photos. Sunday action and personality shots from Glen Randmer • Jayadas Chelur • Henry Lee • Joel Hoffman. Video of the finals.
  • 2nd Over 40 Open (Sept. 2017)  65 players from as far away as Ecuador, Alaska, and Montreal. In the final of the open event, Yanjun Gao (2632) defeated Yu Shao (2530) (3,7,8). Former World Veterans champion Yuxiang Li swept three age events — 50+, 55+, and 60+ — without losing a game. Results and winners' photos. Glen Randmer's action shots from 9/10.
  • August 2017 Open  134 players, including seven rated over 2600. In the final, Junhan Wu beat Jishan Liang (-2,8,-8,7,4). Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Glen RandmerSemifinal #1: Wu vs. Yanjun Gao. Semifinal #2: Liang vs. Jian Li. Final: Wu vs. Liang.
  • July 2017 Open  157 players, including visitors from Canada, France, Spain, Pakistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, and Dominican Republic. In the final, Junhan Wu (2777) defeated Jian Li (2650) (8,-8,7,9). Table tennis legend Zhiwen He, four-time Olympian, 2016 world champion for 50+, once ranked 10th in the world, lost in a semifinal match to Wu. Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Warren RosenbergGlen RandmerJoel HoffmanMetroSportsmagazine writeup and photos. Video of the final. Semifinal video #1 He vs. Wu. Semifinal #2 Gao vs. Li.
  • June 2017 Open  140 players, including 12 rated over 2500. In the final, Junhan Wu (2754) defeated Kaden Xu (2690) (3,5,9). Nigeria's Makanjuola Kazeem, formerly world-ranked #346, lost in a quarterfinal match to Kaden. In the final of Puzzle Pong, an experimental event in which players answered word, logic, and trivia teasers while playing, Tom Lackaff (1606) defeated Rahul Acharya (2365) 21-18. Results and winners' photos. Glen Randmer's action shotsVideo of the finals • Semifinal.
  • May 2017 Open  127 players, including 10 rated over 2500. In an all-WTTC final, Kai Zhang (2641) defeated Sharon Alguetti (2621) (7,5,4). The real action was in the semfinals. In a stunning upset Sharon defeated China's Junhan Wu (2787) (-7,9,11,-4,9), and Kai edged past Sharon's brother Adar (2640) (15,14,-6,11). Results and winners' photosVideo of the final. Action shots from Joel HoffmanGlen Randmer.
  • April 2017 Open  122 players. The open final featured two recent arrivals from China -- Junhan Wu defeating Deng Pan (-9,6,-8,8,9). Results and winners' photos. Writeup and photos from MetroSports magazine. Action shots from Warren RosenbergGlen Randmer, and Joel Hoffman. Video of the finalSemifinal between Nigeria's Azeez Jamiu and Junhan Wu.
  • March 2017 Open  115 players. In the open final, Jishan Liang (USATT-rated 2669) defeated Kaden Xu (2700). Results and winners' photos. Sunday action shots from Glen RandmerHenry LeeVideo of the final.
  • February 2017 Open  153 players, including visitors from Russia, Nigeria, California, and Quebec. In the open final, Russia's Sergey Bratchenko defeated Zirui Zhao (2618) (-7,2,4,7). Results and winners' photos. Action shots by Henry Lee and Glen RandmerVideo of the final.
  • January 2017 Open  A record 170 players, with 11 rated over 2500. In the open final, the WTTC's Kai Zhang (2659) overcame a severe leg cramp to defeat Sharon Alguetti (2631) (8,8,-11,9). In the semis, Sharon defeated the tournament's #1 seed, Jian Li (2661), and Kai sneaked past Nigeria's Azeez Jamiu (ITTF world-ranked #370). Results and winners' photosVideo of the final. Sunday action shots from Henry LeeGlen Randmer.
  • December 2016 Open  116 players. In the open final, Junhan Wu, from China (2758), defeated the WTTC's Kai Zhang (2688) (2,-10,9,5). Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Glen RandmerVideo of the final.
  • November 2016 Open  117 players, including 14 rated over 2500. In the open final, Junhan Wu, newly arrived from China (estimated 2800), defeated Bohan Zhang (2728) (4,-9,6,8). In the semis, Bohan defeated Wei Wang (2815), and Junhan defeated Sharon Alguetti (2619) in hard-fought matches. Results and winners' photosAction shots from Glen Randmer. Video of the final.
  • October2016 Open  134 players, including 13 rated over 2500. In the open final, Kaden Xu (2649) defeated Jishan Liang (2660) (6,1,10). Results and winners' photosVideo of the finalSaturday action shots from Warren Rosenberg; Sunday shots from Glen Randmer.
  • September 2016 Open  115 players. In the open final, Croatia's Andrej Gacina, ITTF-ranked #20 in the world, defeated the WTTC's Kai Zhang (2648) (8,-9,1,-11,5). Results and winners' photos. Semifinal video Andrej Gacina vs. Ye TianJian Li vs. Kai Zhang. Final Andrej Gacina vs. Kai Zhang. Action shots from Glen RandmerJoel Hoffman/Eldin Medunjanin.
  • 2016 Over 40 Open  50 players over two days. In the final of the giant snake ladder event, Westchester TTC's Robert Roberts (2520) defeated Anthony Valerio (2372) 12-10 in the fifth. Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Glen RandmerWarren Rosenberg. Writeup and photos in MetroSports Magazine. Women players shown above.
  • August 2016 Open  128 players, including 10 rated over 2500. In the open final, chopper/ smasher Jian Li (2661) defeated Nigeria's Olajide Omotayo (2566) (4,-9,6,9). Results and winners' photos. Ben Nisbet's video of the final. Action shots from Glen RandmerJoel Hoffman/Eldin Medunjanin.
  • July 2016 Open  138 players, including ones from 10 foreign countries. In the open final, Ruichao Chen (2689) defeated Yutian Wang (2541) (-8,3,8,2). Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Glen RandmerVideo of the final.
  • June 2016 Open  131 players, including Yadira Silva, the #1 female player in Mexico, and Olajide Omotayo, from Nigeria, ITTF-ranked #635 in the world. In the open final, Zi Rui Zhao (2643) defeated Kaden Xu (2659) (9,-6,-11,4,2). Results and winners' photosVideo of the finalsAction shots from Glen Randmer.
  • May 2016 Open  149 players, including five rated over 2600. In the open final, Jian Li (2630) defeated Kai Zhang (2629) (9,8,7). ESPN filmed Kai for a "SportsCenter" feature to air in June. Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Joel HoffmanHenry LeeGlen Randmer. Video of semifinal Kai Zhang vs. Julian Mohr. Final Jian Li vs. Kai Zhang.
  • 2016 New York State Championships  86 players. The WTTC's Kai Zhang won both the Men's Open and 18 & Under. Results and winner's photos. Photos from Warren RosenbergJoel HoffmanGlen RandmerVideo of the finalMetroSports magazine about the event.
  • April 2016 Open  136 players, including 14 rated over 2500. In the open final, Bohan Zhang (2714) outlasted Zi Rui Zhao (2681) (7,-8,9.-9,7). Cédric Oba of Côte d'Ivoire won the U2500. Table Tennis Hall-of-Famer Dell Sweeris won the U2050, U2000, and 60 & Over. Results and winner's photosVideo of the final. Sunday action shots from Glen RandmerHenry Lee.
  • March 2016 Open  123 players. In the open final, Zi Rui Zhao (2580) beat a jet-lagged and sick Bohan Zhang (2710) (9,6,12), in what was still a fine match. Results and winners' photosSunday action shotsfrom Glen Randmer. Video of the finals.
  • February 2016 Open  116 players. In the open final, Zi Rui Zhao (2617) beat Jian Li (2637) (6,9,9). Results and winners' photosVideo of the finals. Action shots from Glen Randmer (Sunday), Warren Rosenberg(Saturday).
  • January 2016 Open  93 players — 12 rated over 2500 — in a rescheduled tournament from the snowed-out previous weekend. In a razor-tight final in the open playoffs, Kaden Xu (2699) beat Zi Rui Zhao (2587) (10,-9,6,-7,11). Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Henry LeeGlen RandmerVideo of the final by Ben Nisbet.
  • December 2015 Open  124 players — 11 rated over 2500. In the open playoffs, Jianho Sun (2545) dispatched Zi Rui Zhao (2668) in a quarterfinal, Kai Zhang (2692) in a semi, and Hao Li (2607) in the final (-14,9,9,5). In the U2500, Rajat Hubli defeated Togo champion Kokou Fanny and U.S. Nationals semifinalist Allen Wang to take first prize. Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Warren RosenbergGlen RandmerRichard Getler. Video of the final.
  • November 2015 Open  142 players, in the strongest Westchester field ever — 16 players rated over 2500, including five over 2700. In the final of the open event, Chinese chopper/smasher Wei Wang (2810) defeated Korea's Ojin Kwon (9,3,10). Complete round robin scoresplayoffs, and summary compiled by Tej Singh. Winners' photos. Action shots from Henry LeeGlen Randmer. Semifinal video Ruichao Chen vs. Wei Wang. Final Wang vs. Kwon.
  • October 2015 Open  108 players, with 14 rated over 2500. In the final of the open, Kai Zhang defeated Jishan Liang (8,9,-8,6) to win the $2,500 first prize. The nail-biter of the weekend was Kai's stunning comeback in a quarterfinal over newcomer Hao Li, a player in China's elite Second League (11,-6,-11,13,8). Results and winners' photos. Henry Lee's action shotsVideo of the finalArticle, partly about the tournament, in The New Yorker.
  • September 2015 Open  A record 164 players — 14 rated over 2500. New players included Ange-Cédric Oba, table tennis champion of Côte d'Ivoire; Neha Aggarwal, 2012 table tennis Olympian from India; and Timothy Wang, 2015 North American Champion. In the final of the open event, Kai Zhang (rated 2707) defeated Zi Rui Zhao (2590) (-9,9,8,8). Results and winners' photos. Photos from Henry LeeGlen RandmerVideo of the finals with Ben Nisbet.
  • North American Championships (2015)  The NA Championships were held at the WTTC on Sept. 5-7 -- men's and women's singles and teams, and the same for boys and girls. The U.S. took gold in every event. In the women's singles' final, the U.S.'s Lily Zhang came back from a 0-3 game deficit against Canada's Mo Zhang to win 4-3. Congratulations to men's singles champion Timothy Wang, who defeated Canada's Pierre-Luc Theriault 4-1 in the final. Results and videosHighlights. Photos from Warren Rosenberg (click "Sports Events," then event name), Joel HoffmanGlen RandmerHenry Lee.
  • August 2015 Open  155 players — 10 rated over 2500. The final of the open event was a rematch of July's final between Kai Zhang (rated 2682) and Ruichao Chen (2676) This time Ruichao won (4,11,-7,9). Results and winners' photosVideo of the finals.
  • July 2015 Open  159 players. Players came from Bosnia, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, and across the U.S. In the final of the open event, Kai Zhang (rated 2661) defeated Ruichao Chen (2664) (4,4,6). Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Henry Lee / Glen RandmerVideo of the finals with Ben Nisbet.
  • June 2015 Open  134 players, including 12 rated over 2500. In the final of the open event, the WTTC's Kai Zhang (rated 2689) defeated Poland's Filip Szymanski (2700) (-11,9,4,10). Besides Poland, players came from Idaho, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and all over the Northeast. Results and winners' photosAction photos from Joel Hoffman ... and Glen RandmerVideo of the finals by Ben Nisbet.
  • May 2015 Open  142 players, including 12 rated over 2500. In the final of the open event, chopper/smasher Qing Feng Guang (rated 2689) defeated Jishan Liang (2665) (8,-10,8,6). Newcomer Rajat Hubli from France won the U-2500. Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Henry LeeJoel HoffmanVideo of the finals from Ben Nisbet.
  • April 2015 Open  139 players, including nine rated over 2500, four rated over 2700. In the final of the open event, 2014 NA Cup champion Eugene Wang (rated 2816) defeated Jishan Liang (2645) (5,4,3). Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Glen RandmerHenry LeeVideo of the finals from Ben Nisbet.
  • March 2015 Open  132 players. In the final of the open, Kai Zhang (rated 2706) defeated Bochao Li (2666) (6,10,4). In a semifinal, Kai defeated his longtime rival Jishan Liang, after being down 2 games to 1. Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Glen RandmerHenry LeeVideo of the final.
  • February 2015 Open  125 players, including four rated over 2600. In the final of the open, Jishan Liang (rated 2646) was defeated by his friend and nemesis Kai Zhang (2664) (10,9,-8,10). In the U2500 final, Nigeria's Yinka Olasoji defeated Kun Yang (2479) (7,9,-8,8). Results and winners' photosAction shots from Glen RandmerHenry LeeVideo of the final.
  • North American Tour Final (2015)  In the final, Canada's Eugene Wang (rated 2799) defeated California's Bob Chen (2730) in a sensational seven-game match (8,-5,7,-9,9,-4,3). Tournament wrap-upVideos. Slide shows by Warren RosenbergGlen RandmerSerge MigdalWang/Chen slow-mo pointJournal News articlePre-tournament press release.
  • January 2015 Open  113 players. In a thrilling open final, the WTTC's Kai Zhang (rated 2664) defeated Gaoxiang Zhao (2679) (9,-10,7,-5,11). Results and winners' photosFantastic slo-mo point from the final (1:40) courtesy of Bob Mankoff. Full videoSunday action shots from Glen Randmer.
  • 2015 Winter Kids' Tournament  About 25 kids competed in four age categories. Results and photos.
  • December 2014 Open  141 players. In the final of the open, Ruichao Chen (rated 2606) defeated former U.S. Nationals champion Michael Landers (2512) (7,9,7). Results and winners' photosVideo of the finals. Action shots from Warren Rosenberg (under "Sports Events") Henry Lee, and Glen Randmer.
  • November 2014 Open  127 players, with six of the top eight coming from China. Seven players rated 2600+. In the final of the open, Wei Wang defeated Jie Te Zhang 5, 7, -11, 7. Results and winners' photosHenry Lee's action shots. Glen Randmer's. Video of the Inclusion event. Video of the semifinal Jie Te Zhang vs Qing Feng Guang. Also Wei Wang vs. Jin Ze Cao. Final Wei Wang vs. Jie Te Zhang.
  • October 2014 Open  138 players, including five rated 2600+. In the final of the open, chopper Qing Feng Guang beat Kai Zhang 8, -10, 4, 9. Results and winners' photosQuarterfinal video (Damien Provost vs. Bochao Li), semifinal (Provost vs. Qing Feng Guang), final (Guang vs. Kai Zhang). Saturday action shots from Warren Rosenberg. Sunday action shots from Henry Lee.
  • September 2014 Open  129 players, including eight rated 2500+, In the final of the open event, teenaged Zi Rui Zhao, new from China, defeated Jishan Liang 10, 3, 8. Defending champion Qing Feng Guang lost to Jishan in a thrilling semifinal 10, 3, -10, -10, 8. Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Warren Rosenberg / Henry LeeVideo of the finals / semifinal.
  • August 2014 Open  112 players, including the #1 player in the country, Qing Feng Guang (rated 2776). In the finals of the open, Guang beat the WTTC's Kai Zhang (2666) 1, 4, -7, 8. Results and winners' photosVideo of the finalWarren Rosenberg's action shots from Sunday (click "Sports Events").
  • July 2014 Open  142 players. In the finals of the open, China's Qing Feng Guang (rated 2770) defeated four-time WTTC champion Damien Provost (2622) 9, 12, 9. Results and winners' photosVideo of the finalAnother video, with different angles and slow-motion replays. Warren Rosenberg's action shots from Saturday (click "Sports Events").
  • June 2014 Open  115 players (12 rated over 2500; seven foreign countries represented). In the final of the open, Slovenia's Bojan Tokic (ranked #46 in the world) beat Chinese chopper Qing Feng Guang -9, 5, 2, 6. Results and winners' photosWarren Rosenberg's action shots (click "Sports Events"). Video of the finals.
  • May 2014 Open  123 players. In the final of the open, the WTTC's Kai Zhang (2699) beat longtime rival Jishan Liang (2581) 3, -10, 5, 7. Results and photosVideo of the finals.
  • April 2014 Open  149 players (six 2550+). In the final of the open, China's Bob Chen (2735) beat Kai Zhang (2704) 4, 8, -8, 4, to win $2,500 and $1,000, respectively. Results and PhotosVideo of the finals.
  • Spring Kids' Tournament  22 players. Winners: Johannes Kantorczyk (10 & Under), Henry Nicklin (11 & 12) and Noah Landgarten (13 & 14). More results, winners' photos.
  • March 2014 Open  122 players. In the final of the open event, the WTTC's Kai Zhang (2685) upset China's Bob Chen (2740) 5, 9, -9, -8, 6. Bob had beaten Kai in straight games only the week before at F.I.T. Results and photosVideo of the finals.
  • February 2014 Open  142 players, 12 rated 2475+. Eugene Wang (2815), reigning U.S. Open champion, defeated Kai Zhang (2670) -11, 10, 3, 8 in the final. Results and photos. Also: Video of the finals.
  • January 2014 Open  118 players. The WTTC's own Kai Zhang (2670, ranked #5 in the country) defeated XinXu Zhao (2535) -13, 5, 7, 9 -- for his 8th win at a WTTC Open. Results and photosVideo.
  • Winter Kids' Tournament  Winners: 10 & Under -- Shaye Kirman, 11-12 -- Abe Gold; 13-14 -- Amel Medunjanin. Photos.
  • December 2013 Open  55 players -- low turnout due to a snowstorm. In the finals of the open, the WTTC's Kai Zhang (ranked 10th in the country) upset Damien Provost (ranked 6th) and Kewei Li (ranked 2nd) to capture the $1,500 grand prize. Warren Rosenberg's action shotsResults and winners' photos.
  • November 2013 Open  109 players, including 10 rated over 2500. In the final of the open event, Atlanta's Kewei Li (rated 2686) won for the second month in a row, defeating Wen Guo of China (3,15,12). Photos and results. Video of the final.
  • October 2013 Open  143 players. Five of the country's top 11 players competed. In the final of the open event, chopper Kewei Li (rated 2662) defeated Kai Zhang (2661) (3,9,6). Results + winners' photos. Warren Rosenberg's action shots. Video of the finals. Best semifinal.
  • September 2013 Open  108 players. In the final of the open event, the WTTC's Kai Zhang (rated 2648) defeated France's Damien Provost (2670). Photos and results.
  • August 2013 Open  109 players. The WTTC's Kai Zhang (rated 2644) defeated his onetime training partner Jing Yi Zhao (2461) in the final of the open event. Results and photos here.
  • July 2013 Open  103 players. In the final of the open event, China's Bochao Li (2617) defeated Max Wang (2527) (7,8,9). Results and photos. Warren Rosenberg's photos from Sunday. Video of the finals. 
  • June 2013 Open  118 players. In the final of the open event, Eugene Wang (2810) defeated the WTTC's Kai Zhang (2659) (8,-7,-8,10,3). Video of the final. Results and photos.
  • May 2013 Open  113 players. In the final of the open event, Kai Zhang (2639) defeated Damien Provost (2686) (9,5,7). Best match of the weekend was a ferocious semifinal between Kai and Michael Landers (2567). Kai won (-9,8,-8,9,9). Results and photos.
  • April 2013 Open  Florida Group April 2013

    123 players -- 11 rated 2500+. In the final of the open event, Canada's Eugene Wang (2806) rallied from a two-game deficit to beat France's Damien Provost in a nail-biting deuce-in-the-fifth set (-10,-12,10,5,11). A big contingent from Florida's Broward TTC (above) took part. Results and photos.

  • North America Cup  Canada's Andre Ho upset the U.S.'s Timothy Wang in the men's final of the 2013 ITTF North America Cup, held April 20-21 at the WTTC. Lily Zhang beat fellow American Ariel Hsing in the women's final. Videos of the top matches can be found on the ITTF YouTube channel. Still shots can be found on Warren Rosenberg's site. The Journal News has an article and a slide show. Also: Newsday slide show. Newsday video. ITTF stories. Bruce Liu photos.
  • March 2013 Open  115 players. In the final of the open, France's Damien Provost (2667) upset Taiwan's Chia-sheng Lee (ITTF-ranked #194 in the world) in straight games (9,10,5). Results and photos.
  • February 2013 Open  108 players -- seven of them over 2400, four over 2500. In the open event, Kai Zhang (2603) upset Damien Provost (2670) (1,11,-9,-10,6). The Costa Rican national table tennis team captured seven prizes over the weekend. Mexico's Yadira Silva made it to the quarters of the open and the semis of the U2500. The Handicap event drew a record 29 players. Results and winners' photos are here. Warren Rosenberg's action shots here.
  • January 2013 Open  111 players, five rated over 2500. In the open event Kai Zhang (2583) defeated YanJun Gao (2574) (13,10,14). Results and photos.
  • Beer Pong  23 players competed in our Beer Pong tournament on Jan. 19, 2013. Results and photos are here. Newsday pre-story and photo here and slide show of the event here. Journal News photos of the event (not looking our best!) here.
  • Winter Kids' Tournament (Jan. 2013)  14 competed. Results and photos.
  • December 2012 Open  79 players. France's Damien Provost defeated Brooklyn's Mishel Levinski (6,6,-10,4) in the final. Results and photos. Warren Rosenberg's action shots here.
  • November 2012 Open  80 players. 15-year-old Kai Zhang defeated Max Wang in the final of our November Open, which was part of New York Table Tennis Weekend. Results and photos.
  • October 2012 Open  104 players. Eugene Wang (USATT-rated 2783) of the Canadian national table tennis team defeated 15-year-old Chinese phenom Kai Zhang (2557) in straight games to win $2,500 in the finals of the WTTC's October Open. Results and photos.
  • September 2012 Open  123 players, including six rated over 2500. Two recent arrivals from China battled it out in the finals. Kewei Li (USATT-rated 2418) upset Kai Zhang (2560) (7,-9,6,10). Results and photos.
  • August 2012 Open  136 players. France's Damien Provost (USATT-rated 2695) defeated chopper Qing Liang Wang (2641) (10,7,6) in the final. Results and winners' photos. • Action shots from Warren Rosenberg.
  • July 2012 Open  123 players. Kevin Wang (USATT-rated 2476) dispatched Max Wang (2556) 3-0 in the finals of the WTTC's July Open. It was the semifinal matches -- Kevin beating YanJun Gao and Max beating Peng Yin -- that were nail-biters. Each went to five games. Photos and Results
  • June 2012 Open  87 players. For the first time at one of our Opens, YanJun Gao wasn't the champion or runner-up. France's Damien Provost (rated 2651) beat Peng Yin (2544) in a hard-fought, four-game match. Photos and results
  • May 2012 Doubles Tournament  36 teams competed in five events for $2,500 in prizes. Adnan Medunjanin and Rawle Alleyne won the open event. Photos and results.
  • April 2012 Open  138 players. The event featured seven 2500+ players, including four 2600+. The club introduced new 70" electronic scoreboards. Seattle's Jishan Liang beat New York's YanJun Gao 3-1 in the final. Results and photos. Action shots from Clark Thompson.
  • March 2012 Open  141 players. YanJun Gao defeated Juan Liu in the final. Results and pictures
  • February 2012 Open  139 players, including six players rated over 2500. YanJun Gao (2618) defeated Hiroka Ooka (2488) 3-0 in the final of the open event. Results and pictures
  • January 2012 Open  118 players. Down 2-0 and 10-7 in the third, facing three match points, Adam Hugh (rated 2559) came back to defeat YanJun Gao (2678) in the final. Results and Photos
  • October 2011 Open  162 players in the club's first major tournament. In the final of the open event, Ting Sun (rated 2708) defeated YanJun Gao (2629) 3-1. Results • Action Shots • Winners and Trophies

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258 players. In the final, China's Yiran Wu (USATT-rated 2691) defeated Romain Lorentz (2663) (4,6,9). Results and winners' photos.• Video of the final (18:24). Action shots from Warren Rosenberg • Rich London.

December Open

209 players, with seven rated over 2500. In the final, Aditya Sareen (USATT-rated 2653) defeated Nigeria's Olajide Omotayo (2643) (4,-6,-6,8,2). Results and winners' photos. • Article in MetroSports magazine • Video of the final (23:04) • Video highlights • Action shots by Warren Rosenberg • Rich London.

November Open

198 players, with a French vs. French final in the open event. Enzo Angles (USATT-rated 2748) defeated Romain Lorentz (2673) (-10,-8,7,5,7). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final • Sunday action shots by Rich London.

October Open

225 players. In the open final, Mishel Levinski (USATT-rated 2494) defeated Cuba's Carlos Hernandez (2572) (2,-9,8,7). Senegal's Ibrahima Diaw, world-ranked #99 by the ITTF, lost to Jiangshan Guo in a quarterfinal. The tournament used new scoring software by Christine Cha, in which the players entered their own scores on tablets, speeding along the process. Results and winners' photos. Video of the final • Action shots from Rich London.

September Open

217 players. In the open final, Jishan Liang (USATT-rated 2704) defeated Ojo Onaolapo (2597) (2,11,-8,4). Results and winners' photos. Highlights (21:22) • Action shots from Rich London.

August Open

214 players, including four rated 2600+. In the open final, Jishan Liang (USATT-rated 2670) defeated France's Damien Provost (2663) (6,6,-10,-5,8). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final (29:08) • Action shots by Rich London (Sunday); Warren Rosenberg (Saturday).

July Open

255 players. In the open final, France's Romain Lorentz (USATT-rated 2595) defeated Jian Li (2538) (4,7,2). In a semifinal, Jian upset Austria's Robert Gardos (ITTF-ranked #71) (4,-3,12,7). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final • Action shots by Rich London.

June Open

269 players. In the open final, Germany's Bastian Steger (formerly world-ranked #18) defeated France's Damien Provost (USATT-rated 2688) (-11,4,6,6). Results and winners' photos. • Video of the final • Final condensed (5:18) • Tournament highlights (22:36) • Sunday action shots by Warren RosenbergRich London.

May Open

220 players. In the open final, Lei Kou (USATT-rated 2817) defeated Romain Lorentz (2638) (7,2,7). Results and winners' photosVideo of the final (16:33). • Video highlights (18:16) •  Sunday action shots by Rich London.

USATT Northeast Regional Championships

63 players took part in the individual competition, and seven teams in the team competition, on May 20-21. $3,500 in prizes were awarded. Results and winners' photos.

April Open

261 players. In the open final, Daniel Gorak (USATT-rated 2670) defeated Romain Lorentz (2634) (11,-6,-9,7,6). The four semifinalists were born in four different countries — Poland, France, Iran, and China. Results and winners' photos. Video of the finalHighlights, including the final compressed • Action shots by Rich London • Jay Chelur • Glen Randmer.

New York State Championships

57 players. The four semifinalists in the Men's Open came originally from China, Israel, Luxembourg, and Togo. Results and winners' photos. Photos by Jay Chelur.

March Open

270 players. In the open final, Ojo Onaolapo (USATT-rated 2622) defeated Carlos Hernandez (2523) (8,6,7). Results and winners' photos. Video of the Onaolapo/Lorentz semfinal (condensed, 6:47) • Final • Action shots from Warren Rosenberg • Jay Chelur • Rich London.

February Open

179 players. In the open final, Aditya Sareen (USATT-rated 2599) defeated Jishan Liang (2682) (-9,8,8,7), to become the youngest champion in Westchester Open history (14 years 9 months). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final • Final compressed (6:39) • Romain Lorentz/Aditya Sareen semifnal (4:45) • Sunday highlights (15:11)

January 2023 Open

A record 280 players, with nine rated over 2500. In the open final, Lei Kou, of California's Kou Lei TTC (USATT-rated 2850) defeated Jian Li, of New Jersey's Topspin TTC (2577) (-9,4,8,7). Prizes starting this month were increased to $8,000, with $2,500 for first. Results and winners' photos. • Video highlights (16:48) • Final • Action shots from Rich London

December Open

220 players. In the open final, Nigeria's Olajide Omotayo (world-ranked #92; USATT-rated 2598) defeated fellow Nigerian Ojo Onaolapo (2599) to become the first African-born champion of the Westchester Open. Results and winners' photos • Action shots from Rich London • Video of the final.

November Open

214 players. In the final of the open event, Romain Lorentz (USATT-rated 2678) defeated N.Y.U.'s Junxiao Wang (2502) (6,10,-8,9). Results and winners' photos. • Semifinal #1 (6:38) • Semifinal #2 (7:47) • Final (29:51).

Ryu Seung Min/Kim Taek Soo

Korean table tennis legends Ryu Seung Min and Kim Taek Soo visited the Westchester Table Tennis Center on Nov. 5-6. Photos by Jay Chelur.

October Open

209 players. In the final of the open event, France's Romain Lorentz (USATT-rated 2668) defeated Aditya Sareen (2599) (-4,7,10,7). Sareen, at 14 years 6 months, is the youngest finalist in the tournament's history. Results and winners' photos. • Semifinal #1 (7:47) • Final • Action shots from Jay Chelur • Rich London.

September Open

187 players, including five rated 2600+. In the final of the open, Jinbao Ma of California's 888 Table Tennis Center (USATT-rated 2706) defeated Nigeria's Olajide Omotayo (2644) (5,-6,4,10). Results and winners' photos. • Semifinal #1 • #2 • Final • Highlights (10:57) • Sunday action shots by Rich London.

August Open

205 players, with five rated over 2600. In the final of the open, France's Enzo Angles (world-ranked #82) defeated England's Andrew Baggaley (four-time world Ping-Pong champion) (5,10,8). Semifinalists were Poland's Filip Szymanski and Brazil's Cazuo Matsumoto. Results and winners' photosVideo of the final • Matsumoto/Angles semi •  Video highlights • Action shots by Rich London.

Retrospective of the 1st Westchester Open, 2011

Leon Libin, an umpire at the first Westchester Table Tennis Open in October 2011, recently put together this photographic slide show of the event (10:55).

July Open

230 players — an all-time high, with most of the 18 events at or near their limit. In the final of the open, Romain Lorentz, former member of the French national team (USATT-rated 2650), defeated Jishan Liang (2703) (6,6,-8,9). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final. Action shots by Rich London.

June Open

163 players. In the final of the open, France's Damien Provost (USATT-rated 2676) defeated Nigeria's Olajide Omotayo (2636) (5,1,10). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final. Sunday action shots from Glen Randmer • Rich London.

Matthias Landfried Clinic

On June 20, Germany's Matthias Landfried (seen on the far left) conducted a giant two-hour training clinic at the club, attended by 46 members and guests. Photos by Jay Chelur.

May Open

174 players. In the final of the open, Sharon Alguetti (USATT-rated 2659) defeated Jishan Liang (2711) (6,-7,6,7). The semifinals featured matches with Nigeria's Ahmed Adeleye and Poland's Daniel Gorak. Results and winners' photos. Highlights reel • Video of the final • Sunday action shots from Rich London • Glen Randmer.

World Table Tennis at Westchester

A World Table Tennis "feeder" tournament was held at Westchester, May 11-15. MetroSports magazine feature • News 12 story (1:54). Photos by Warren Rosenberg (Wed.) • Jay Chelur (Sun.) • Rich London (all days).

April Open

200 players, a new record. In the final of the open, Jishan Liang (USATT-rated 2703) defeated France's Damien Provost (2671) (11,-5,9,-8,8). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final (34:06) • Final condensed (11:05) • Video highlights • Action shots from Jay ChelurRich London • Glen Randmer.

New York State Championships

Congratulations to Jacobo Vahnish and Kelly Liang for winning the Men's Singles and Women's Singles events, respectively, at the New York State Table Tennis Championships on April 10. Top results.

March Open

198 players, an all-time record. In the final of the open, Jishan Liang (2692) defeated Nigeria's Ojo Onaolapo (2595) (-6,5,9,10). Results and winners' photos. • Highlights • Video of the final with Ben Nisbet • Action shots from Jay Chelur • Glen Randmer • Rich London.

Omotayo Master Class

For three Wednesdays (Feb. 23 - Mar. 9), Nigeria's Olajide Omotayo, #84 in the world, conducted a master class at the WTTC on footwork, spin, and tournament strategy. Photos from Jay Chelur.

NCTTA Northeast Championships

Twelve schools -- Boston College, Boston University, Brown, Columbia, Harvard, MIT, NYU, Princeton, Rutgers, SUNY Stony Brook, UMass Amherst, and Yale -- competed in the NCTTA Northeast Regional Championships on March 5-6. Photos from Warren Rosenberg • MetroSports magazine writeup • Numerous videos are available on YouTube (search on "2022 NCTTA Northeast Regionals").

February Open

191 players, with eight rated over 2500. In the final of the open, Jishan Liang (2676) defeated Nigeria's Olajide Omotayo (2634) (-6,5,12,8). Results and winners' photos. • Video of the finalSemifinal #1 Olajide Omotayo vs. Romain Lorentz • Sunday action shots from Rich London • Glen Randmer.

Jordanian Princess at the Club

Her Royal Highness, Princess Zeina Rashid of Jordan, a two-time Olympian in table tennis, performed exhibition matches at the WTTC on Feb. 6 to mrk the fifth anniversary of Ping Pong Parkinson. Also attending was U.S. women's champion Amy Wang. Article and photos from MetroSports Magazine.

January 2022 Open

76 hardy players, who braved a weekend snowstorm. The level of play was still high. Seven players were rated over 2500. In the final of the open, former Canadian men's champion Jeremy Hazin (2589) defeated Nigeria's Ojo Onaolapo (2588) (-8,5,9,7). Results and winners' photos. • Sunday action shots by Rich London • Videos: Semifinal #1 • Semifinal #2 • Final • Sunday highlights by Alhasan Mohamed (13:10).

December Open

119 players, including three rated over 2600. In the final of the open, Jian Li (2630) defeated Nigeria's Olajide Omotayo (2709, and world-ranked #92 by the ITTF) (-7,-10,9,10,4). Results and winners' photos. • Action shots from Warren Rosenberg •  Video of the final.

El-Sayed Lashin Visit

Egypt's El-Sayed Lashin — three-time Olympian, three-time champion of the African Cup, formerly #76 in the world — led a training clinic and put on a table tennis exhibition at the club on Dec. 5. Jay Chelur's photos.

Robert Gardos Visit

Austria's Robert Gardos — two-time Olympian, world-ranked #27 by the ITTF — led a training clinic and put on an exhibition at the club on Dec. 1.

November Open

134 players. In the final of the open, Finland's Benedek Oláh, world-ranked #78 by the ITTF, defeated Jishan Liang (2709) (7,8,9). Results and winners' photos.  • Action shots from Jay Chelur • Rich London.

October Open

10 years

182 players. In the final of the open, Jishan Liang (2704) defeated Zongqi Zhong (2503) (12,10,9) — for a record-setting fourth consecutive win. Results and winners' photos. Video of the final. Action shots from Warren Rosenberg • Glen Randmer • Rich London • Jay Chelur • Julian Archer.

September Open

173 players. In an exciting open final, Jishan Liang (2693) defeated Jian Li (2618) (-8,6,8,-8,4), notching his third consecutive win. Results and winners' photos • Video of the final • Action shots from Rich London • Jay Chelur • Julian Archer.

Two-Persons Teams Championships

56 teams competed in the 1st Westchester Two-Persons Teams Championships on Sept. 4-6. $14,000 in prizes. Match results • Winners' photos • Action shots from Rich London • Julian Archer.

August Open

163 players. In the final of the open, Jishan Liang (2675) defeated Jayden Zhou (2544) (8,5,5). Results and winners' photos. • Video of the final • Action shots from Glen RandmerJay Chelur • Rich London.

July Open

158 players, including six rated over 2500. In the final of the open, Jishan Liang (2659) defeated Kai Zhang (2649) (5,6,-4,9). Results and winners' photos • Video of the final • Action shots from Glen Randmer • Rich London.

Margie Alley on News 12

The WTTC's Margie Alley, a regular at the club's Ping Pong Parkinson group, is shown on News 12 Westchester (1:52).

Kokou Fanny on News 12

The WTTC's Kokou Fanny, on his way to the Olympics, is interviewed on News 12 Westchester (2:00).

World Record Set

On July 11, Eric Finkelstein, of Manhattan, set a Guinness world record for the longest table tennis serve -- 15.57 meters (51 feet 1 inch), achieved at the Westchester TTC. The previous record was 14.88 meters. News 12 Westchester story (1:53).

June Open

152 players. Return to 18 events. In the final of the open, Sharon Alguetti (USATT-rated 2719) defeated Kai Zhang (2676) (9,10,-7,9). Results and winners' photos  • Video of the final • Action shots by Rich London • Glen Randmer.

Michael J. Fox Foundation Rep at the WTTC

Fayga Brisman, associate director at the Michael J. Fox Foundation, spoke to the Ping Pong Parkinsons on June 9.

T2 Season 2 Finals

The Westchester TTC hosted the finals of the U.S.'s T2 Season 2 on June 8 and 9, featuring 16 of the country's top players. Matches from the quarterfinals on were filmed for later broadcast. Jay Chelur's photos.

WTTC on News Channel 12

The Westchester TTC was part of a News Channel 12 piece "Road Trip Close to Home" on June 3. (1:57)

Neurologist Speaks to Parkinson's Group

Dr. Leon Meytin, a neurologist with Hartford HealthCare, spoke at the June 2 Parkinson's meeting about new medication options for Parkinson's patients.

May Open

134 players. Eight events. In the final of the open, U.S. Olympian Juan Liu (USATT-rated 2597) came back from two games down to beat Canadian men's champion Jeremy Hazin (2651) (-5,-11,9,12,8). Results and winners' photos • Video of the finalJay Chelur's photos.

10th Anniversary

On May 6 the Westchester Table Tennis Center marked 10 years since opening.

April Little Open

93 players. Covid-19 restrictions still in effect. In the final of the open, Mishel Levinski (USATT-rated 2561) defeated Texas' Jimmy Butler (2542) (7,-7,4,6). Results and winners' photos. Video of the finals • Saturday action shots from Jay Chelur.

Westchester TTC on Univision

Westchester's Ping Pong Parkinson program, led by Nenad Bach, was featured on Univision on April 6 (3:49).

March 2021 Little Open

91 players. The club's first tournament in five months. Covid-19 restrictions still in effect. In the final of the open, Gal Alguetti (USATT-rated 2618) defeated his twin brother Sharon (2639) (-5,6,7,8). Results and winners' photos. • Video of the final • Jay Chelur's photos Day 1, Day 2.

T2 Regional Playoffs

On Feb. 21 Westchester hosted five regional matches in season two of the U.S. T2 Challenge. The filmed matches will be shown starting in March. Left to right: Jian Li, Sharon Alguetti, Kokou Fanny, Mishel Levinski, Matilda Ekholm, Juan Liu, Adar Alguetti, Jon Ebuen. (Not pictured: Massao Kohatsu.) Photos by Warren Rosenberg, Jay Chelur.

3,000 Days of Table Tennis

On Dec. 20, Will Shortz completed his 3,000th consecutive day of playing table tennis. Photos by Jay Chelur. Article about the streak for USA Table Tennis.

T2 Challenge (Second Season)

Westchester's candidates for the new USATT T2 Challenge, starting Feb. 2021, are Juan Liu (2662), Sharon Alguetti (2604), Matilda Ekholm (2590), Adar Alguetti (2574), Mishel Levinski (2570), Jian Li (2564), Jon Ebuen (2558), and Kokou Fanny (2482). Mishel won his spot by defeating Gal Alguetti (video here). Kokou Fanny advanced by defeating Felix Lartey (here).

George Braithwaite (1934-2020)

Westchester mourns the loss of our friend George Braithwaite, USATT Hall of Famer and one of the giants in table tennis history. Film appreciation by Jules Apatini (3:01) • ITTF announcementHall of Fame profile • Bio.

October Little Open

92 players, with all four events being full or close to full. Covid-19 restrictions in effect. In the final of the open event, Ernesto Ebuen (USATT-rated 2529) defeated Adar Alguetti (2577) (-5,7,-7,7,9). Results and winners' photos. • Video of the final • Photos by Jay Chelur.

September Little Open

The WTTC's 100th Open. 88 players, including six rated over 2500. Covid-19 rules and protocols. In the final of the open event, Sharon Alguetti (USATT-rated 2631) defeated Mishel Levinski (2552) (8,11,5). Results and winners' photos. • Video of the finals • Photos by Jay Chelur + Warren Rosenberg • MetroSports magazine writeup.

News 12 Feature

News 12 in Westchester included the WTTC in its Sept. 4 show "We're Open." See 5:02-6:58.

August Little Open

82 players, with attendance limited on account of pandemic rules. In the final of the open event, Adar Alguetti (USATT-rated 2581) defeated Kokou Fanny (2444) (7,9,3). Results and winners' photos • Video of the finals • Saturday action shots from Jay Chelur.

Thursday Night Live T2 Challenges

The WTTC hosted four live T2 Challenges — kicking off a national run — on July 30 (Tom Feng vs. Kai Zhang), Aug. 6 (Juan Liu vs. Sharon Alguetti), Aug. 13 (Amy Wang vs. Adar Alguetti), and Aug. 20 (Jennifer Wu vs. Tahl Liebovitz). Click links for reports and photos from MetroSports magazine.

Nenad Bach Short Film

The WTTC's Nenad Bach is the subject of a 5-1/2 minute film "Nenad Who Plays Ping-Pong," which is a 2020 Cannes Young Director Award Shortlist Selection. You can watch it here.

ITTF Magazine Article

The April 2020 Swaythling magazine, published by the ITTF, has articles about the Westchester TTC (pp. 24-25) and Ping Pong Parkinson's (pp. 18-23).

TT Parkinson's Film Released

The ITTF released this film (2:46) about the 1st Parkinson's World Table Tennis Championships, held at Westchester in October 2019.

NCTTA Northeast Championships

Twelve schools -- Boston University, Brooklyn College, Brown, Columbia, Harvard, NJIT, Northeastern, NYU, St. John's, Stony Brook, Tufts, and UMass Amherst -- competed in the NCTTA Northeast Regional Championships on Feb. 29-Mar. 1. • Video of Day 1, Day 2 • Highlight reel • ResultsPhotos by Jay Chelur, Nancy Zhou.

February Open

192 players, tying the club record. In the final of the open event, two-time Canadian champion Jeremy Hazin (USATT-rated 2614) defeated Sharon Alguetti (2658) (9,-3,-4,7,7). Results and winners' photos • Video of the finalHighlights + interview with Jeremy • Action shots from Jay Chelur, Glen Randmer, Rich London • Spectator's program.

Report on Derek Abrefa's Visit

Derek Abrefa, 12-time national champion of Ghana, who won the U2500 event in January, trained at Westchester for seven weeks in January and February. He left this report.

January 2020 Open

153 players. In the final of the open event, Chinese Super League player Sheng Xi (USATT-rated 2780) defeated Kai Zhang (2630) (9,-14,3,11). Results and winners' photos • Video of the final • Action shots from Jay Chelur (Day 1, Day 2), Glen RandmerRich London • Articles about Ghana's Derek Abrefa here, here and here • Spectator's program.

December Open

184 players, with an "All-guetti" final — Sharon Alguetti (2652) beat his twin brother Gal (2625) (-9,4,10,7). The third Alguetti brother, Adar, lost in a semi to Sharon. Results and winners' photos. • Video of the final • Saturday/Sunday action shots from Rich London • Sunday from Glen Randmer • Spectator's program.

China/U.S. Friendship Cup

The WTTC hosted the 1st China/U.S. Table Tennis Friendship Cup on Dec. 21. Fifteen teams competed. Glen Randmer's photos.

November Open

154 players, including five rated over 2600. In the final of the open, Sharon Alguetti (2638) beat Kai Zhang (2677) (9,4,7). Results and winners' photos. • Video of the final • Action shots from Glen RandmerRich London • Spectator's program.

Kai Zhang Triumph

The WTTC's Kai Zhang helped the USA men reach the quarterfinal of the Team World Cup in Tokyo on Nov. 6-10. Leon Libin article (with photos) in MetroSports Magazine.

October Open

175 players, including a two-time Canadian champion, two leading players from Quebec, and a Nigerian (once ITTF-ranked #214) who now plays for a club in Portugal. In the final of the open, 42-year-old Yanjun Gao (rated 2502) beat Jiang Niu (2467) (13,8,3) to become the second-oldest Westchester Open champion ever. Results and winners' photosVideo of the final • Action shots from Glen Randmer • Jay ChelurRich London • Spectator's program.

World Parkinson's Championship


(Photo by Warren Rosenberg)
Westchester hosted the 1st ITTF World Parkinson's Table Tennis Championships on Oct. 11-13. Players and officials came from more than 20 countries. ITTF article #1#2 • Journal News articleMetroSports Magazine • KTVZ news feature • USATT article • Margie Alley article + link to film • Full results • Action shots from Glen Randmer • Jay Chelur • Leon Libin.

U.S. Youth National Ranking Tournament

Westchester hosted a USATT National Ranking Tournament for players 18 and under on Oct. 3-6. Almost 100 participated. Results. Photos by Jay Chelur.

September Open

155 players. In the final of the open event, Juan Liu beat Yijun Feng (6,9,-6,9) for her third win in a row. Results and winners' photos. Video of the final • Action shots from Warren RosenbergGlen Randmer • Rich London • Spectator's program.

National Ranking Tournament

The WTTC hosted a National Ranking Tournament for adults on Aug. 30-Sept. 1. Among the men the players with the best records were Xin Zhou (7-0), Yijun Feng (5-2), and Nikhil Kumar (5-2). The best records among the women were by Juan Liu (6-0), Amy Wang (4-2), and Lily Zhang (4-2). Saturday action shots from Glen Randmer • Sunday shots from Jay Chelur • Friday-Sunday shots by Rich London • USATT photos and videos.

August Open

177 players, including five rated over 2600. In the final, Juan Liu (USATT-rated 2654) came from behind and repeated her July win by beating Poland's Daniel Gorak (2619; former ITTF world-ranked #52) in five games (9,-3,-10,9,11). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final (Liu vs. Gorak) • Semifinal #1 Liu vs. Jiwei Xu) • #2 Gorak vs. Yijun Feng • Action shots by Glen Randmer • Rich London • Spectator's program (featuring Jian Li).

Will's 2,500-Day Streak

On August 8 Will Shortz celebrated 2,500 consecutive days of playing table tennis. Channel 12 News storyVideo of the party • Photos by Glen Randmer.

July Open

A record 192 players, including six rated over 2600. All of Sunday's events were full. The total of prize money awarded at the Westchester Open since 2011 passed half a million dollars. The tournament had its first female champion — Juan Liu (rated 2617), who defeated Jiwei Xu (2701) (5,-7,7,7). Results and winners' photos • Video of the final • Semi #1Semi #2 • Action shots from Warren Rosenberg • Glen RandmerRich London • Spectator's program • MetroSports article • USATT article.

Andreas Levenko Visit

Austrian table tennis phenom Andreas Levenko — world #1 under 21 years (second from left in photo) — visited the WTTC (with friends) on July 15 for a party and friendly play.

 

June Open

129 players, with many regulars away for the U.S. Nationals. In a nail-biting final of the open, the WTTC's Kai Zhang (USATT-rated 2644) upset China's Jiwei Xu (2716) in five games (11,-10,-4,6,10). Results and winners' photos • Video of the finalZhang vs. Bochao Li semifinal • Action shots from Rich London • Spectator's program.

Antoine Hachard Clinic

Hachard Clinic

France's Antoine Hachard (far right) (world-ranked #153 by the ITTF) and Valeria Petrova (second from right) (Estonia #1 female) conducted two 90-minute training sessions at Westchester on June 12.

Interclub Competition

The Westchester TTC welcomed the Hot Shots Table Tennis club from Jersey City, N.J., on Friday, May 31, for a friendly competition and party. Results.

Hotshots group

May Open

168 players. In the final of the open, reigning U.S. Open champion Eugene Wang (USATT-rated 2758) defeated Nigeria's Makanjuola Kazeem (2662) (9,5,3). Great five-game semifinal between Kazeem and Jian Li (2603). Results and winners' photos • Video of the final • Semifinal Kazeem vs. Li • Wang vs. Levinski • Behind-the-back Levinski shot (starting at 10:12) • Action shots from Jay ChelurGlen RandmerRich London • Spectator's program.

Interclub Competition

The Westchester TTC welcomed the Madison (N.J.) 'Y' TTC on Saturday, May 18, for a friendly competition and party.

Madison

April Open

153 players. In the final of the open, Kaden Xu (USATT-rated 2722) defeated Sharon Alguetti (2629) (6,-10,6,7). Results and winners' photos. Action shots by Glen Randmer • Jay Chelur, Day 1Day 2Rich London • Video of the final by Ben Nisbet • Interview with Kaden (2:27) • Spectator's program.

Kai Zhang Interview

The WTTC's Kai Zhang was interviewed in April about his life and table tennis goals on Sinovision TV (in Chinese; 10:23).

March Open

149 players. In the final of the open, Kaden Xu (USATT-rated 2713) defeated Kai Zhang (2654) (2,6,5). Results and winners' photos. Video of semifinal Qin vs. ZhangLi vs. Xu • Final Xu vs. Zhang • Action shots from Rich London • Glen RandmerJay Chelur • Ashoke Tewari Day 1, Day 2.

NCTTA Northeast Regional Championships

The NCTTA Northeast Regional Championships were held at the WTTC on March 9-10. More than a dozen schools took part in singles and team competition. Results • Report with photos in MetroSports Magazine • Action shots from Glen Randmer • Warren Rosenberg • Nancy Zhou.

February Open

167 players in an extraordinarily strong field — 15 rated over 2500. In an all-foreign final, Austria's Robert Gardos (ranked #52 by the ITTF) beat Korea's Tae Hoon Kim (USATT-rated 2666) (9,6,6). In the semifinals, Gardos beat Kai Zhang (2654) in five games; Kim beat Kaden Xu (2722) in four. Results and winners' photos. Video of the finalGardos/Zhang semifinalKim/Xu semifinal • Audio interview (4:07) with Gardos. • Program • Action shots from Rich London • Jay Chelur Day 1, Day 2 • Glen Randmer.

Hopes Camp and Tournament

More than 30 players 12 and under took part in the USATT Hopes Training Camp and Tournament on Feb. 8-10, under the direction of national coach Pieke Franssen, Judy Hugh, and the WTTC's Rawle Alleyne and Kokou Fanny. In the final of the Boys event, the MDTTC's Stanley Hsu (USATT-rated 2144) defeated Aryan Jha (1926) (4,8,6). In the Girls event, the best records were compiled by Ava Sun (1848) and Amoolya Menon (1325). Photos from Warren Rosenberg • Glen Randmer • Jay Chelur.

Benji, 1952-2019

Missing our dear friend and table tennis companion, Lloyd (Benji) Benjamin.

January 2019 Open

180 players, including nine rated over 2500. In the final, Kaden Xu (USATT-rated 2696) upset the reigning U.S. Open champion Eugene Wang (2806) (9,5,6). Results and winners' photos • Videos of the Xu/Hazin semifinal • Wang/Alguetti semifinal  • Wang/Xu final  • Audio interview with Kaden (3:22) • Another (1:06) • Program • Action shots from Jay Chelur • Glen Randmer • Rich London.

December Open

186 players, one less than the record. Players came from Finland, Germany, Spain, South Africa, Guyana, Hong Kong, Canada, and coast to coast in the U.S. In the final, Kaden Xu (USATT-rated 2691) defeated Zhiwen He (2671) (14,10,-11,7). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final. • Action shots from Glen Randmer • Rich London.

2018 Holiday Camp a Success

HolidayClinic 2018
(Click on image to enlarge)

Almost 70 players -- young and old, of all skill levels -- took part in the WTTC's annual Holiday Camp Dec. 27-28.

November Open

142 players, including a nine-member team from South Korea. In an all-Westchester final, Kai Zhang (USATT-rated 2633) defeated Sharon Alguetti (2590) (7,-6,7,9). Results and winners' photosVideo of the final. • Ben Nisbet's interview with Kai (2:55) • Photos by Jay Chelur • Glen Randmer • Henry Lee • Rich London.

October Open

149 players, including nine rated over 2500. In the final, two-time Canadian champion Jeremy Hazin (2571) defeated Jian Li (2564) (10,8,-7,-15,12). Results and winners' photos. • Program • Video of the final • Jay Chelur's photos Day 1Day 2 • Photos from Glen Randmer • Rich London • Henry Lee

Egyptian Table Tennis Stars

El-Sayed Lashin, former #76 in the world, and Ibrahim Hamato, who learned to play table tennis without his arms after a train accident at age 10, visited the club on Oct. 21 and played exhbiition matches. • MetroSports report and photos • Photos by Jay Chelur.

September Open

139 players. In the final, Jishan Liang (USATT-rated 2626) beat Kai Zhang (2642) (13,9,-4,-7,4). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final. Interview with Jishan (:50). Action pics from Warren Rosenberg • Jay Chelur • Glen Randmer.

August Open

179 players, including 10 rated over 2500. In the final, the WTTC's Sharon Alguetti (2681) beat Japan's Akifumi Hamakawa (2683) (11,-7,10,-8,9). Results and winners' photos. • Video of the final. • Game 5 of the final only (edited) • Interview with Sharon Alguetti (1:23) • Tournament program. • USATT report • Glen Randmer's action shots.

July Open

187 players, a new WTTC record. In the final, the WTTC's Sharon Alguetti (rated 2648) beat Jishan Liang (also 2648) (-6,7,7,9). First prize was newly raised to $2,000. Taipei's De-Yang Chih won U2500; Slovakia's Peter Turcek won U2350, Ghana's Courage Nanevie won U2200, and Jamaica's Curtis Dehaney was on a winning doubles team. Results and winners' photos. • Video of the final. • Semifinal #1 Sharon vs. Akifumi Hamakawa • Semifinal #2 Jishan vs. Gal Alguetti • Ben Nisbet's interview with Sharon (1:54). • USATT article. • Sunday action shots from Glen Randmer.

Stefan Kanfer, 1933-2018

Co-founder of the Rivertowns Table Tennis Club, the predecessor of the Westchester TTC, Stefan Kanfer was a longtime writer/editor for Time magazine and the author of best-selling biographies of Marlon Brando, Lucille Ball, Groucho Marx, and other celebrities. A wit, a raconteur, a good friend, and member #1 of the Westchester TTC. We miss him.

June Open

138 players, including 12 rated over 2500. In the final, Poland's Lucjan Blaszczyk (2758; former ITTF top 20 in the world) defeated Jishan Liang (2634) (7,5,-5,11). In a semifinal match, chopper/smasher Jian Li (2640) forced Lucjan to five games. Results and winners' photos. Video of the final • Blaszczyk/Li semfinal. Action shots from Jay Chelur • Henry Lee • Joel Hoffman • Glen Randmer.

May Open

A record 174 players, including four rated over 2600. In the final, Kaden Xu (2686) defeated Jishan Liang (2650) (7,5,6). The most spectacular match was the five-game semifinal Xu vs. Jian Li. Results and winners' photos. Video of the final • semifinal #1 (Xu vs. Jian Li). Jay Chelur's photos Day 1Day 2. Glen Randmer's Day 2 photos.

April Open

140 players. In the final, Marco Navas (2478) of the Venezuelan table tennis team fell to Sharon Alguetti (2639), defaulting while down 4-0 in the fourth game. In the semis, Marco beat Jian Li (2638) (-11,10,10,7), and Sharon beat Kai Zhang (2646) (11,7,11). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final. Glen Randmer's photos • Jay Chelur's photos Day 1Day 2.

March Open

147 players. In the final, Jian Li (2624) defaulted to Kai Zhang (2610) with a leg cramp, after being down (-10,10,4, and 4-2 in fourth). Results and winners' photos. Action shots from Jay Chelur (Day 1, Day 2), Glen RandmerVideo of the final.

NCTTA Regional Championship

Twelve schools — Brandeis, Brooklyn, Brown, Columbia, FIT, MIT, Northeastern, NYU, Rutgers, SUNY Stonybrook, Tufts, and Yale — competed in the Northeast NCTTA Championship on March 10-11. As a team, NYU took first place. NYU's Adar Alguetti won men's singles. Erica Wu won women's singles. Photos from Glen Randmer. MetroSports Magazine writeup.

Interclub Competition

On Sunday, March 4, eight members of the Madison (NJ) 'Y' TTC came to Westchester for a friendly interclub competition. All players were rated 1700-2050. Each player played everyone on the opposing team -- 64 matches in all. Westchester won 33-31. Pizza, snacks, and soft drinks were served. Photos and More photos by Joe Wu.

February Open

169 players, including 10 rated over 2500. In the final, Junhan Wu (2698) defeated Jian Li (2614) (2,5,6). Nigeria's Hammed Adeyinka (world-ranked #577 by the ITTF) reached the quarterfinals. Results and winners' photos. Sunday action shots from Warren Rosenberg, Glen Randmer. Video of the final.

1st Parkinson's Table Tennis Championship

The world's first Parkinson's Table Tennis Championship was held at the club on Saturday, Feb. 17. The players included one from Denmark and six from the WTTC. Photo-essay by Bruce Ballard. Glen Randmer's photos. Channel 12 news piece (:53).

January 2018 Open

163 players. In the final, the WTTC's Sharon Alguetti (2615) defeated China's Nuo Xu (2533) (-8,4,10,3). Sharon is only the second U.S.-trained player to win the tournament, and Nuo is only the third female player to reach the final. Results and winners' photos. Glen Randmer's action shotsVideo of the final.

Club Featured on Voice of America

More publicity for the WTTC's Ping Pong for Parkinson's program ran on the Mandarin channel of Voice of America (3 minutes 26 seconds). Video.

Club Featured on CBS News

The WTTC's innovative Ping Pong for Parkinson's program was featured on the CBS Evening News on Dec. 30. Video.

Book Launch Party

Rob Bernstein Book Launch Party
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Around 20 people attended a party for the launch of Rob Bernstein's new book, "Uniquely Normal" In Dec. 2017. Rob discussed several of the book's 27 case studies on treating autism.

Will Shortz's Five-Year Streak

On October 3, 2017, Will celebrated five years -- 1,826 days -- of playing table tennis every day. More than 75 players attended. Jay Chelur's photos.

Zoran Primorac Clinic & Party

Seven-time table tennis Olympian Zoran Primorac, from Croatia, led two 90-minute training clinics at the club on Sunday, June 18, 2017. Altogether 37 players took part, with many additional guests for a party. Croatian rock star and club member Nenad Bach arranged the visit. Report by Leon Libin. Photos from Glen Randmer, Joel HoffmanVideo highlights.

ChipandGus

The Westchester TTC hosted the ping-pong play "ChipandGus," written and performed by John Ahlin and Christopher Patrick Mullen, on Friday, April 28, 2017, to rave reviews. 75 people attended.

Parkinson's Night Launched

The Westchester TTC launched Parkinson's Night, for people with Parkinson's disease, on March 1, 2017. Channel 12 News covered it here.

"American Pong Challenge"

On April 25, 2016, the WTTC was the site of filming for a prospective weekly TV series in which people settle disputes and rivalries over a ping-pong table. Photos of the evening from Glen Randmer, Joel Hoffman.NCTTA NE Championships

Congratulations to the winners of the NCTTA's Northeast regional championship, held at the WTTC on Feb. 27-28: Coed team — 1st Baruch, 2nd NYU, 3rd Columbia. Women's team — NYU. Men's singles — Mishel Levinski, Baruch. Women's singles — Mandy Liu, NYU. Results. Round-by-round scores (click on Northeast Regional Championships "Results"). Photos and video. MetroSports magazine all about the tournament.

1,000 Consecutive Days of Table Tennis

Will Shortz celebrated playing table tennis for his 1,000th consecutive day on June 30, 2015. The filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman ("Catfish," "Paranormal Activity 3" and "4") presented a video on Will. Journal News article + video on the party. Vulture article + interview. MetroSports Magazine article (pp. 22-26). Photos from Warren RosenbergGlen Randmer / Joel Hoffman / Laurel Gollo.

Aid for Trevor Salmon

Trevor Salmon
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Thank you to Westchester TTC members for donating $6,395 to help Trevor Salmon (above center) after his stroke. Robert and Will delivered a check on May 10.

Note ... For tournament summaries from before 2016, see here.