Table Tennis Clubs Where I Have Played

by Will Shortz

Below is a list of 273 U.S. table tennis clubs, in all 50 states plus D.C., where I have played as of Oct. 22, 2023, along with 126 more clubs in 43 foreign countries.

Alabama

  • North East Alabama Table Tennis (Anniston) — Sept. 14, 2010

Alaska

  • Anchorage Table Tennis Club — June 6, 2013
  • Eagle River Table Tennis Club — June 9, 2013
  • Fairbanks Interior Table Tennis Club — June 10 and 11, 2013
  • Homer Table Tennis Club — June 7, 2013
  • Juneau Table Tennis Club — June 5, 2013
  • Soldotna Table Tennis Club — June 8, 2013

Arizona

  • Phoenix Table Tennis Club — Aug. 29, 2011

Arkansas

  • Arkansas Independent Table Tennis Association (Sherwood) — May 30, 2007

California

  • Alameda Table Tennis Club — July 31, 2010
  • Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club (Canoga Park) — July 1, 2016
  • California Table Tennis Club (Rosemead) — Jan. 13, 2018
  • e4Hats Table Tennis and Pool Billiards Club (Fullerton) — May 4, 2019
  • 888 Table Tennis Center (Burlingame) — Sept. 3, 2023
  • Gao Jun Table Tennis Club (El Monte) — Dec. 12, 2012
  • Gilbert Table Tennis Center (Los Angeles) — July 11, 2005
  • Golden State Ping Pong (Milpitas) — Sept. 2, 2023
  • Grace Lin Table Tennis Club (El Monte) — Dec. 12, 2012
  • ICC Table Tennis Center (Milpitas) — May 6, 2019; Sept. 2, 2023
  • Joseph Bae Table Tennis Club (Santa Ana) — July 2, 2016
  • Jung's Table Tennis Club (Los Angeles) — Jan. 14, 2018
  • Kou Lei Table Tennis Club (Mountain View) — Spet. 2, 2023
  • Lagunitas Table Tennis Club — May 5, 2019
  • Long Beach Table Tennis Club (Los Alamitos) — July 2, 2016
  • Los Angeles Table Tennis Association — March 12, 2010
  • Orange County Table Tennis Academy (Fountain Valley) — July 2, 2016
  • Palo Alto Table Tennis Club — Aug. 8, 2009
  • Peninsula Table Tennis Club (Burlingame) — Aug. 7, 2009; Sept. 3, 2023
  • PongPlanet Table Tennis Club (San Carlos) — May 5, 2019; Sept. 3, 2023
  • Pro Table Tennis Club (Los Angeles) — May 4, 2019
  • San Diego Table Tennis Association — Aug. 27, 2011
  • San Francisco Chinatown Table Tennis Club — Aug. 7, 2009
  • San Gabriel Valley Badminton and Table Tennis Club (El Monte) — Dec. 12, 2012
  • Santa Monica College Table Tennis Club — Dec. 18, 2022
  • South Bay Table Tennis (Torrance) — Dec. 9, 2017
  • SPiN LA (Los Angeles) — Dec. 11, 2012
  • SPiN San Francisco — May 7, 2019
  • Super Spin Table Tennis Club (Milpitas) — Sept. 2, 2023
  • Table Tennis America (Fremont) — Sept. 1, 2023
  • Vietnam Table Tennis Center (Garden Grove) — July 3, 2016
  • Westminster Table Tennis Club — May 4, 2019
  • Westside Table Tennis Center (Los Angeles) — July 10, 2007, and May 3, 2019

Colorado

  • Sky High Table Tennis Club (formerly Aurora Table Tennis Club) — July 13, 2008, and July 14, 2019
  • Denver TT Alliance — July 10, 2019
  • Top Spin Table Tennis Center (Littleton) — July 28, 2012

Connecticut

  • Bridgeport Table Tennis Club — Feb. 10, 2023
  • Crush Table Tennis (Greenwich) — Several times starting Nov. 6, 2020
  • Fairfield Table Tennis Club — Sept. 29, 2007 and Feb. 6, 2010
  • Greater Hartford Table Tennis Club — May 17, 2008, Jan. 9, 2010, and Dec. 21, 2013
  • Lower Naugatuck Valley Table Tennis Center (Shelton) — June 5, 2008
  • Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Table Tennis Club (East Hartford) — July 20, 2014
  • Stratford Table Tennis Club — Feb. 22, 2011

Delaware

  • Newark Table Tennis Club — July 12, 2009

District of Columbia

  • Washington D.C. Table Tennis Center — Nov. 25, 2016, July 2-3, 2021, and Oct. 11, 2022

Florida

  • Broward Table Tennis Club (Dania Beach) — April 7, 2011
  • Palm Beach Table Tennis (Boca Raton) — April 6, 2011

Georgia

  • Atlanta Georgia Table Tennis Association — March 28, 2004
  • Atlanta Jewish Community Center Table Tennis (Dunwoody) — March 27, 2010
  • Georgia Tech Table Tennis Association (Atlanta) — March 26, 2010

Hawaii

  • Aloha Table Tennis Association (Honolulu) — June 12, 16 and 17, 2016
  • Hawaii Table Tennis Club (Honolulu) — June 12, 2016
  • Kona Table Tennis Club (Kailua-Kona) — June 13, 2016
  • North Kahola Table Tennis Club (Hawi) — June 14, 2016
  • Waimea Table Tennis Club — June 15, 2016

Idaho

  • Boise Table Tennis Club — June 30, 2010

Illinois

  • Champaign County Table Tennis Club — July 23, 2014
  • Chicago Slam Tennis Tennis Club — Aug. 29, 2009, and April 2, 2017
  • Chicago Table Tennis Club (Glenview) — Aug. 29, 2009
  • Experior Table Tennis Club (Addison) — Nov. 4, 2017
  • Killerspin Table Tennis Club (Chicago) — Aug. 2, 2003
  • Sangamon Table Tennis Club (Springfield) — Sept. 1, 2011
  • Schaumburg Table Tennis Club — Aug. 30, 2009
  • SPiN Chicago — July 13, 2018
  • Xilin Table Tennis Club (Naperville) — Aug. 30, 2009

Indiana

  • Indiana University Table Tennis Club (Bloomington) — May 2, 2008, Oct. 18, 2014, and Nov. 4 & 5, 2015
  • IndyPong Table Tennis Center (Indianapolis) — Aug. 5, 2022
  • Kokomo Table Tennis Club — Dec. 26, 2007
  • Lawrence United Methodist Church Table Tennis Club (Indianapolis) — April 17, 2022
  • Monon Center Table Tennis Club (Carmel) — many times beginning Aug. 31, 2009, most recently on Aug. 20, 2016
  • Purdue University Table Tennis Club (West Lafayette) — Sept. 2, 2009, Dec. 19, 2010, and Jan. 4, 2013
  • Smash Social (Indianapolis) — May 5, 2018
  • South Bend Table Tennis Club — Sept. 4, 2009
  • Southern Indiana Table Tennis Association (New Albany) — Sept. 24, 2008, and July 24, 2022
  • SpinBlock Table Tennis Center (Indianapolis) — many times beginning May 3, 2018, last time on Sept. 14, 2019
  • Table Tennis Club of Indianapolis — many times beginning Dec. 27, 2001, last time on May 6, 2018
  • Three Rivers Table Tennis Center (Fort Wayne) — Dec. 27, 2005

Iowa

  • Quad-City Table Tennis Club (Davenport) — Sept. 11, 2013
  • Sergeant Bluff Table Tennis Club — Oct. 13, 2014
  • University of Iowa Table Tennis Club (Iowa City) — Sept. 11, 2013

Kansas

  • Abilene Table Tennis Club — Aug. 31, 2011

Kentucky

  • Lexington Table Tennis Club — Sept. 11, 2010
  • Table Tennis Club of Louisville — Sept. 11, 2010

Louisiana

  • New Orleans Table Tennis Club — April 14, 2015
  • Shreveport Table Tennis Club — Sept. 13, 2010

Maine

  • Bangor Table Tennis Club — Jan. 3, 2012
  • Maine Table Tennis League (Lewiston) — Jan. 2, 2012

Maryland

  • Baltimore Table Tennis Club (Randallstown) — May 18, 2006
  • Club Joola (Rockville) — Aug. 15, 2008 and Aug. 10, 2012
  • Howard County Table Tennis Center (Columbia) — June 13, 2014; Sept. 9, 2018
  • Maryland Table Tennis Center (Gaithersburg) — April 1, 2008; July 1, 2021
  • Potomac County Table Tennis Club (Cabin John) — June 10, 2005
  • Washington Table Tennis Center (Gaithersburg) — June 15, 2014
  • Western Maryland Table Tennis Club (Cumberland) — June 27, 2009

Massachusetts

  • Academy of Table Tennis (Newton) — April 27, 2007
  • Bay State Table Tennis Club (Springfield) — Aug. 12, 2008, Sept. 18, 2012, Apr. 25, 2013, and May 7, 2013
  • Blazing Paddles (Boston) — July 8, 2017
  • Boston Table Tennis Academy (Watertown) — April 24, 2011
  • Boston Table Tennis Center (Medford) — many times starting on April 28, 2007, most recently on July 7, 2017
  • Harvard Table Tennis Club (Cambridge) — April 11, 2010
  • Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club (Waltham) — Dec. 21, 2013
  • Mastiff Table Tennis Club (Dedham) — July 9, 2017
  • MIT Table Tennis Club (Cambridge) — April 10, 2010
  • Northeastern University Table Tennis Club (Boston) — April 4, 2009
  • Tufts Table Tennis Club (Medford) — April 5, 2009
  • Waltham Table Tennis Club — March 15, 2009
  • Zing! Table Tennis Club — Oct. 1, 2016; Dec. 11, 2022; and Sept. 8, 2023

Michigan

  • Farmington Hills Table Tennis Club — Dec. 22, 2011
  • Michigan Table Tennis Academy (Novi) — May 1, 2022

Minnesota

  • Northwest Table Tennis Club (Brooklyn Park) — April 18, 2018
  • Table Tennis Minnesota (South St. Paul) — Sept. 12, 2013

Mississippi

  • Mississippi College Table Tennis Club (Clinton) — April 15, 2015

Missouri

  • Ozarks Table Tennis Club (Springfield) — Sept. 12, 2010

Montana

  • University of Montana Table Tennis Club (Missoula) — June 29, 2010

Nebraska

  • Omaha Metro Table Tennis Club — Oct. 12, 2014

Nevada

  • Las Vegas Table Tennis Club — Aug. 28, 2011
  • Olympic Table Tennis Club (Las Vegas) — Aug. 28, 2011
  • Reno Sparks Table Tennis Club (Reno) — July 3, 2023

New Hampshire

  • Nashua Table Tennis Club — March 14, 2009
  • New Hampshire Table Tennis Club (Manchester) — Jan. 1, 2012

New Jersey

  • Cranford Table Tennis Club — June 15, 2009
  • Dumont Table Tennis Club — Nov. 26, 2011
  • Fair Lawn Table Tennis Club — July 12, 2009 and Oct. 31, 2010
  • Han-In Table Tennis Club (Palisades Park) — Oct. 28, 2012
  • Hoboken Table Tennis Club — Sept. 22, 2007
  • Hot Shots Table Tennis (Jersey City) — Mar. 4, 2019
  • International Table Tennis Academy/New Jersey — Oct. 26, 2015
  • Lily Yip Table Tennis Center — many times starting Jan. 15, 2011, most recently on Sept. 13, 2014
  • Madison YMCA Table Tennis Club — Oct. 23, 2009 and June 6, 2010
  • MatchPoint Table Tennis Club — Dec. 27, 2021
  • Monroe Table Tennis Club (Monroe Township) — June 8, 2009
  • New Jersey Everbright Table Tennis Club (Edison) — June 26, 2010
  • New Jersey Table Tennis Club (Westfield and Springfield) — many times since the early 1980s, most recently on Aug. 16, 2022
  • Passaic Table Tennis Club — Feb. 6 and Mar. 6, 2009
  • Princeton Pong (Princeton Junction) — several times starting July 30, 2014, most recently on Dec. 27, 2021
  • Princeton University Table Tennis Club (Princeton) — July 16, 2008 and July 17, 2009
  • South Jersey Indoor Sports Center (West Berlin) — July 19, 2022
  • TopSpin Table Tennis Club (Bridgewater) — Dec. 29, 2012
  • Topspin Table Tennis Center (Somerset) — Nov. 27 and Dec. 12, 2010
  • West Jersey Table Tennis Club (Pennsauken) — Oct. 13, 2011

New Mexico

  • Santa Fe Table Tennis Club — Sept. 30, 2011

New York

  • All+ Table Tennis (Alany) — July 6, 2023
  • Asociacion New York Tenis de Mesa (Manhattan) — Nov. 19, 2013
  • Big Apple Table Tennis Club (Astoria, Queens) — Nov. 17, 2007
  • Binghamton Table Tennis Club — June 11, 2010
  • Binghamton University Table Tennis Club (Binghamton) — April 26, 2008
  • Bohemia Table Tennis Club — May 29, 2009
  • Brooklyn Nison’s Table Tennis School — Sept. 5, 2008
  • Brownsville Strikers (Brooklyn) — Mar. 10, 2015
  • Burke Table Tennis Club (White Plains) — alternative home club from July 23, 2001 to Dec. 2009
  • Chinese Community Center of Flushing — Dec. 20, 2011 and Jan. 24, 2013
  • Dynamo Table Tennis Club (Brooklyn) — May 21, 2009
  • East Northport Table Tennis — May 2 and Sept. 19, 2009
  • Fairport Table Tennis Club — Mar. 27, 2013
  • Fashion Institute of Technology Table Tennis Club (New York City) — Nov. 19, 2006
  • Fat Cat (New York City) — Apr. 12, 2014
  • Friendship Table Tennis Club (Flushing, Queens) — several times beginning Aug. 23, 2008
  • Genesee Valley Table Tennis Club (Rochester) — Feb. 26, 2011, Sept. 7, 2013, and July 7, 2023
  • Greater Buffalo Table Tennis Club (Tonawanda) — Dec. 11, 2008
  • Hampton Table Tennis Club (Watermill) — July 17, 2010
  • Hempstead Table Tennis Club — Oct. 22, 2009
  • King Pong in Soho (New York City) — many times beginning Mar. 30, 2012, most recently on June 26, 2013
  • Li Loeber Table Tennis Club (Flushing) — April 9, 2018
  • Lost Battalion Hall Table Tennis Club (Rego Park, Queens) — home club during the mid-1980s beginning April 24, 1985
  • Manhattan Table Tennis Club (New York City) — several times beginning Oct. 29, 2003
  • MatchPoint Table Tennis Club (North Tonawanda) — July 9, 2018
  • Mid Hudson Valley Table Tennis Club (Kingston) — May 14, 2009
  • New York City Table Tennis Academy (Manhattan) — Jan. 22, 2017
  • New York Indoor Sports Club (College Point, Queens) — Oct. 15, 2012 and Aug. 27, 2013
  • New York International Table Tennis Club (Flushing, Queens) — many times beginning June 18, 2007
  • New York Table Tennis Club (Flushing, Queens) — many times beginning Nov. 9, 2006
  • New York Table Tennis Federation [Chinatown] (New York City) — Sept. 17, 2007
  • New York Table Tennis Inc. (Flushing, Queens) — several times beginning May 8, 2008
  • Niskayuna Table Tennis Club — April 25, 2011
  • Ossining Table Tennis Club — Mar. 22, 2008
  • PingPod (New York City) — June 1, 2021
  • Ping Table Tennis Club (Wappingers Falls) — April 1, 2013
  • PiPs (Brooklyn) — April 16, 2012, Mar. 9, 2013, and Oct. 20, 2018
  • Port Washington Table Tennis Club — Feb. 4, 2010
  • Rivertowns Table Tennis Club (Hastings, Ardsley, and Tarrytown) — home club from May 1, 2001, to May 4, 2011
  • Roosevelt Table Tennis Club (Roosevelt Island, New York City) — Mar. 30, 2012
  • Roslyn Table Tennis League — Dec. 31, 2016
  • RPI Table Tennis Club (Troy) — Feb. 12, 2011, and April 21, 2012
  • St. Lawrence Valley Table Tennis Club (Potsdam) — Sept. 8, 2012
  • SMC Table Tennis (Woodbury) — Jan. 7, 2014
  • SPiN New York (New York City) — many times beginning June 29, 2009
  • Syracuse Table Tennis Club — September 8, 2013
  • Utica Table Tennis Club — Jan. 28, 2012
  • Vassar Table Tennis Club (Poughkeepsie) — Dec. 13, 2011
  • Wang Chen’s Table Tennis Club (New York City) — several times beginning June 20, 2005
  • Westchester Table Tennis Center (Pleasantville) — home club beginning May 6, 2011
  • West Side Table Tennis Club [Marty Reisman’s] (New York City) — many times circa late 1970s/early 1980s

North Carolina

  • Asheville Table Tennis Club — Sept. 8, 2018
  • Charlotte Table Tennis Club — Sept. 16, 2010
  • Triangle Table Tennis Center (Morrisville) — June 14, 2014, Sept. 7, 2018

North Dakota

  • Fargo-Moorhead Table Tennis Association (Fargo) — Oct. 14, 2014

Ohio

  • Canton Table Tennis Club — Aug. 28, 2009
  • Cleveland Table Tennis Association — Sept. 27, 2007
  • Columbus Table Tennis Club — Dec. 23, 2007, Sept. 10, 2010, and Sept. 2, 2011
  • EJFLC Table Tennis Club (Akron) — Aug. 17, 2004
  • Mansfield Table Tennis Club — Nov. 14, 2019
  • Newark Table Tennis Club (Heath) — Dec. 16, 2010
  • Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy (Akron) — Nov. 14, 2019
  • Spin & Smash (Columbus) — June 11, 2017, and July 17, 2018
  • Strongsville Table Tennis Club — Dec. 22, 2009
  • Tri-County Table Tennis Club (Lyndhurst) — Dec. 26, 2009
  • Twinsburg Table Tennis Club — June 10, 2017

Oklahoma

  • Oklahoma City Table Tennis Club — July 31, 2006 and April 17, 2015
  • Tulsa Table Tennis Club — April 16, 2015

Oregon

  • Blitz Club (Portland) — July 14, 2012
  • Portland State University Table Tennis Club — Oct. 10, 2009
  • Portland Table Tennis Club — Oct. 9, 2009; and July 12, 13, and 15, 2012

Pennsylvania

  • Allentown/Lehigh Valley Table Tennis Club (Allentown) — Dec. 28, 2001, Dec. 21, 2004, June 5, 2008, and June 6, 2014
  • Carlisle Area Table Tennis Club (Carlisle) — June 26, 2009, and June 9, 2017
  • Chicken House Table Tennis Club (Gordonville) — Oct. 11, 2008
  • Danville Table Tennis Club — Mar. 4, 2016
  • Erie Table Tennis Club — June 7, 2014
  • Flick! Table Tennis Performance Center (Philadelphia) — Jan. 12, 2014
  • Lancaster Table Tennis Club — July 18, 2009
  • Manor Table Tennis Club (Lancaster) — Oct. 10, 2008
  • Millersville Bible Church Table Tennis Club (Lancaster) — Dec. 23, 2018
  • Nanticoke Table Tennis, Inc. — July 15, 2008
  • Newtown Table Tennis Club — April 10, 2006
  • Overbrook Cobbs Creek Table Tennis Club (Philadelphia) — Sept. 30, 2009
  • Pittsburgh Oakland Table Tennis Club — June 10, 2017
  • Pottsgrove Table Tennis Club (Pottstown) — Oct. 18, 2007
  • State College Table Tennis Club — June 7, 2014
  • The Table Tennis Centre (Mercersburg) — Sept. 3, 2011
  • Trolley Car Table Tennis Club (Philadelphia) — April 28, 2010, Jan. 24, 2012, and Jan. 12, 2014

Rhode Island

  • Brown Table Tennis Club (Providence) — April 24, 2011
  • Rhode Island Table Tennis Association (Manville) — May 18, 2008

South Carolina

  • Aiken Table Tennis Association — Sept, 15, 2010

South Dakota

  • Sioux Falls Table Tennis Association — Oct. 13, 2014

Tennessee

  • Knoxville Table Tennis Club — July 20, 2022
  • Smash n'Go Table Tennis (Goodlettsville) — July 21-23, 2022
  • Newgy Table Tennis Club (Gallatin) — Oct. 14, 2009

Texas

  • Austin Table Tennis Association — July 12-14, 2013; Aug. 12, 2021
  • Dallas Fort Worth Table Tennis (Richardson) — Aug. 15, 2021
  • Dallas Table Tennis Club (Carrollton) — Aug. 14, 2021
  • Grapevine Ping Pong Club — Aug. 15, 2021
  • Houston International Table Tennis Academy — Aug. 10 & 17, 2021
  • Korean Table Tennis Club (Houston) — Aug. 16, 2021
  • North Texas Table Tennis Club (Plano) — Aug. 15, 2021
  • San Antonio Table Tennis Club — Aug. 11, 2021
  • South Austin Pong Club — Aug. 12, 2021
  • Texas Table Tennis Center (Houston) — Aug. 10, 2021
  • TopSpin Table Tennis Club (Amarillo) — Aug. 14, 2021
  • Waco Table Tennis Club — Aug. 13, 2021

Utah

  • Table Tennis Training and Event Center (West Valley City) — Jan. 12, 2015; July 7-10, 2016
  • Utah Valley Table Tennis Club (Provo) — Jan. 12, 2015
  • Wasatch Front Table Tennis Club (Salt Lake City) — Aug. 5, 2005

Vermont

  • Champlain Valley Table Tennis Club (Burlington) — Aug. 13, 2008
  • Green Mountain Table Tennis Club (Rutland) — Jan. 4, 2012
  • Windsor Table Tennis Club — July 16, 2014

Virginia

  • Charlottesville Table Tennis Club — May 22, 2016
  • Northern Virginia Table Tennis Center (Chantilly) — Sept. 17, 2010; Aug. 11 and 12, 2012
  • Northern Virginia Table Tennis Club (Arlington) — Aug. 9, 2012, and May 21, 2016
  • Smash Table Tennis (Herndon) — May 20, 2016
  • University of Virginia Table Tennis Club (Charlottesville) — April 2, 2008

Washington

  • Washington Table Tennis Center (Bellevue) — July 2 and 4, 2010

West Virginia

  • Charleston Table Tennis Club — Dec. 20, 2010
  • Clarksburg Table Tennis Club — Dec. 26, 2011

Wisconsin

  • Evolution (Milwaukee) — July 10 & 12, 2018
  • Madison Table Tennis Club — Oct. 15, 2014
  • Milwaukee Table Tennis Club (Shorewood) — July 11, 2018

Wyoming

  • Casper Table Tennis Club — Jan. 14, 2015

 

CANADA

British Columbia

  • Canada International Table Tennis Institute (Richmond) — July 12, 2015
  • Greater Vancouver Table Tennis Association (Burnaby) — July 9, 2015
  • North Shore Table Tennis Club (North Vancouver) — July 10, 2015
  • Vancouver Table Tennis Club — July 11, 2015

Ontario

  • Canadian Chinese Table Tennis Association (Markham) — Dec. 14 and 16, 2008; Oct. 19, 2023
  • Centrum Table Tennis Club (Mississauga) — Dec. 15, 2008
  • Grace Table Tennis Center (Scarborough) — Oct. 16, 17 and 20, 2023
  • Kanata Table Tennis Club (Ottawa) — Sept. 9, 2012
  • Matty Eckler Community Center Table Tennis Club (Toronto) — Dec. 14, 2008
  • My Table Tennis Club (Markham) — Dec. 13, 2008; Oct. 15, 2023
  • Ottawa National Training Centre Table Tennis Club — Aug. 8, 2015
  • Pickering Table Tennis Club — Dec. 16, 2008
  • Play for Fun and Fitness Table Tennis Club (Toronto) — Dec. 12, 2008
  • Progress Table Tennis Club (Toronto) — Dec. 17, 2008
  • Spin Bin (Ottawa) — Aug. 7, 2015
  • SPiN Toronto — Sept. 4, 2018; Oct. 17 and 21, 2023
  • Sunny International Table Tennis Club — Oct. 18, 2023
  • Top Spin Table Tennis Club (Vaughan) — Dec. 16, 2008
  • Toronto Table Tennis Club — Dec. 13, 2008

Québec

  • Akbar Bahmani Table Tennis Club (Montréal) — July 15, 2023
  • Club Intersport (Drummondville) — Sept. 10, 2012
  • Club Prestige (Montréal) — Sept, 11, 2012
  • Club Réflexe (Laval) — Sept. 11, 2012
  • Ly Table Tennis Academy (Montréal) — July 13 and 14, 2023
  • Ping-O-Max (Trois-Rivières) — Sept. 10, 2012

 

OTHER COUNTRIES

Antigua and Barbuda

  • Antigua Table Tennis Association (St. John's) — May 11, 2014

Aruba

  • Club Estrella (Santa Cruz) — Aug. 12-14, 2022

Austria

  • Tischtenniscenter (Vienna) — Oct. 17, 2016
  • Werner Schlager Academy (Schwechat) — Oct. 16, 2016

Belarus

  • Klub Nastol’nogo Tennisa Atlant (Minsk) — Oct. 28-30, 2008

Belgium

  • Tafeltennisclub Hasselt — Nov. 1, 2018

Brazil

  • Olaria Atlético Clube (Rio de Janeiro) — Oct. 8, 2007

Bulgaria

  • Diana Table Tennis Club (Sofia) — Oct. 15 and 16, 2015
  • Nadejda Table Tennis Club (Sofia) — Oct. 13, 2015
  • Pipong (Sofia) — Oct. 13, 2015
  • Profisport/Sky TT (Sofia) — Oct. 14, 2015
  • Sportna Sofia — Oct. 14, 2015
  • Yoto Dryanovski Table Tennis Club/National Sports Academy (Sofia) — Oct. 12, 2015

China

  • Beijing Chaoyang Stadium Table Tennis Club — Oct. 18, 2013
  • Beijing Huading Fengsheng Table Tennis Club — May 19, 2012
  • Beijing No. 66 Middle School Table Tennis Training Center — May 15, 2012
  • Beijing Railway Workers' Table Tennis and Badminton Club — Oct. 19, 2013
  • Beijing Stadium Table Tennis Club — May 18, 2012, and Oct. 12, 2013
  • Beijing Table Tennis Fitness Foundation — May 23, 2011
  • Cai Qiao Table Tennis Club — Oct. 14, 2013
  • Dongdan Sports Center Table Tennis Club (Beijing) — May 19, 2011, and May 16, 2012
  • Haidian Sports Training School Table Tennis Club (Beijing) — May 14, 2012
  • Minlong Table Tennis Club (Beijing) — Aug. 12, 2018
  • Nangong Sports Club Table Tennis (Fengtai district, Beijing) — May 21, 2012
  • Shichahai Sports School Table Tennis Training Center (Beijing) — May 16, 2012
  • Tien Heng Table Tennis Club (Beijing) — Aug. 12, 2018
  • Tien Xiao Table Tennis Club (Beijing) — Oct. 17 2013
  • Wang Feng Table Tennis Club (Beijing) — Aug. 9, 2018
  • Xi Yue [New Happy] Table Tennis Club (Beijing) — Oct. 13, 2013
  • Youth Sunshine Table Tennis Club (Beijing) — Oct. 13, 2013

Croatia

  • Arena Sport Cafe (Precko, Zagreb) — Oct. 2, 2012
  • Stolnoteniski Klub Koprivnica (Koprivnica) — Sept. 24, 1997
  • Stolnoteniski Klub Opatija (Opatija) — Oct. 13-15, 2004
  • Stolnoteniski Sportski Klub "Srdoci" (Rijeka) — Oct. 4-6, 2012

Czech Republic

  • SF SKK El Niño (Prague) — Nov. 5-8, 2018
  • Sportovní Klub Stolního Tenisu Brno (Brno) — Oct. 9, 2001

Denmark

  • Brønshøj Bordtennis Klub (Copenhagen) — Oct. 12, 2016

Estonia

  • Tallinn MTÜ Lauatennis Kristiine Sport (Tallinn) — Oct. 20 and 21, 2010

France

  • Club de Tennis de Table d’Epernay — June 14, 2003
  • Club de Tennis de Table d’Is-sur-Tille — May 21 and 22, 2005

Germany

  • Tischtennis Club Lax Bad Hersfeld (Bad Hersfeld) — Oct. 1, 2019
  • Tischtennis-Schule Zugbrücke (Grenzau) — Nov. 3 and 4, 2018; Oct. 2, 2019

Ghana

  • Emefs Table Tennis Club (Tema) — June 8 and 11, 2018
  • Kings Royal Table Tennis Club (Accra) — June 10, 2018
  • West Hills Mall Table Tennis (Ga West) —June 10, 2018

Greece

  • A.S. (=Athletic Club) Pera (Thessaloniki) — Oct. 9, 2015
  • Χ.Α.Ν.Θ. (=YMCA) (Thessaloniki) — Oct. 10, 2015

Grenada

  • Power Workers' Union Table Tennis Club (St. George's) — May 7, 2014

Guatemala

  • Casa Ping Pong (Guatemala City) — Aug. 9 and 10, 2022

Hungary

  • Egriasztalitenisz (Eger) — Oct. 11 and 12, 2005, and Nov. 8 and 9, 2011

India

  • Goa Table Tennis Association (Panaji) — April 15, 2008
  • Match Point Table Tennis Academy (Bangalore) — Oct. 17, 2017
  • Mudaliar Seva Sangam Table Tennis Academy (Bangalore) — Oct. 20, 2017
  • Rail Club (Bangalore) — Oct. 18, 2017
  • Stag Table Tennis Academy (Bangalore) — Oct. 16, 2017

Italy

  • Lucca Tennis da Tavolo (Lucca) — March 10, 2006

Jamaica

  • Kingston YMCA Table Tennis Club — Jan. 3 and 4, 2008

Japan

  • Famitaku (Tokyo) — Aug. 5, 2013
  • ITS [International Table Tennis Stage] Table Tennis Club (Mitaka, Tokyo) — Aug. 5, 2013
  • Narita Elementary School Table Tennis Club (Narita) — Aug. 2 and 4, 2013
  • Narita Table Tennis Association — Aug. 1 and 3, 2013

Latvia

  • Sporta Kluba “Universitates Sports” Galda Tenisa Sekcija (Riga) — Oct. 22, 2010

Lithuania

  • Tennisis (Vilnius) — Oct. 23, 2010

Luxembourg

  • Dësch-Tennis Hueschtert-Fulscht (Folschette) — Nov. 2, 2018

Macedonia

  • Kumanovo Table Tennis Club — Oct. 11, 2015
  • Vardar Table Tennis Club (Skopje) — Oct. 11, 2015

Morocco

  • F.U.S. (Fath Union Sport) Tennis de Table (Rabat) — Aug. 27 and 28, 2019
  • W.A.C. (Wydad Athletico Club) Tennis de Table (Casablanca) — Aug. 30 and 31, 2019

Netherlands

  • Tafeltennis Centrum Amsterdam Keizersgracht 209 (Amsterdam) — Oct. 13, 1996
  • Universitaire Sportvereniging Tafeltennis (Amsterdam) — Oct. 13, 2003; Oct. 31, 2018

Panama

  • Club Friendship Tenis de Mesa (Panama City) — Aug. 11, 2022
  • TTTC [Table Tennis Training Center] Panama (Panama City) — Aug. 11, 2022

Poland

  • Krakowski Okręgowy Zwiazek Tenisa Stołowego (Krakow) — Oct. 21, 2022
  • Sochaczewski Klub Tenisa Stolowego (Sochaczew) — Oct. 27, 2010
  • Tenisa Stołowego Klubu Sportowego Podwawelski (Krakow) — Oct. 17, 2022
  • Warsaw [club name not known] — Sept. 28, 1985

Puerto Rico

  • Club Tenis de Mesa — San Juan — May 12, 2014

St. Lucia

  • Castries Table Tennis Centre — May 9 and 10, 2014

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines Table Tennis Association (Belair) — May 8, 2014

Slovakia

  • Klub Stolného tenisu Viktória Trnava (Trnava) — Oct. 18, 2016
  • ŠKST Centrum Žilina (Žilina) — April 25, 2009
  • Športovo-relaxačné Centrum Vernost' (Bratislava) — Oct. 17, 2016
  • Stolnotenisový Klub Senec (Senec) — Oct. 18, 20 and 21, 2016

Sweden

  • Falkenbergs Bordennisklubb (Falkenberg) — Oct. 14, 2016
  • Halmstads Bordtennisklubb (Halmstad) — Oct. 13, 2016
  • Laholms Bordtennisklubb (Laholm) — Oct. 15, 2016

Togo

  • Fédération Togolaise de Tennis de Table (Lomé) — June 6, 7 and 12, 2018

Trinidad and Tobago

  • Arima Table Tennis Association — May 5, 2014
  • Carenage Blasters (Port-of-Spain) — May 6, 2014
  • D'Abadie Youths Table Tennis Club — May 5, 2014

Turkey

  • Antalyaspor Masa Tenisi Subesi (Antalya) — Nov. 4 and 5, 2009
  • Fenerbahçe Veteran Masa Tenisçiler Spor Kulübü (Göztepe, Istanbul) — Nov. 8, 2009

Ukraine

  • Uzhgorod Nastilnyj Tenis (Uzhgorod) — Nov. 4, 2011

United Arab Emirates

  • Al Wasl Table Tennis Academy (Dubai) — Oct. 13-15, 2017
  • Deep Sports Table Tennis Academy (Dubai) — Oct. 14, 2017
  • Dubai Table Tennis Academy — Oct. 13, 2017

United Kingdom

  • Ballards Table Tennis Club (Croydon) — Aug. 11, 2014
  • BOUNCE (London) — Aug. 15, 2014
  • Eldon PHAB Table Tennis Club (South Croydon) — Aug. 14 and 17, 2014
  • Fusion Table Tennis Club (London) — Aug. 17, 2014
  • Graham Spicer Table Tennis Club (New Malden) — Aug. 10, 2014
  • Sanderstead Table Tennis Club (South Croydon) — Aug. 13, 2014
  • South Croydon Table Tennis Club (Croydon) — Aug. 12, 2014

 

SUMMARY

U.S. clubs 273
Foreign clubs 128
Total clubs 401
U.S. states 50
Countries 44

RULES

My rules as to what constitutes a club that may be counted:

  1. It must be a club that has a name, whose members play regularly, and that is open to the public. Playing informally at a school, church, recreation center, company, or private home doesn’t count.
  2. A tournament sponsored by a club counts only if the event is held at the club’s usual place of play.
  3. If a club has multiple locations, it counts only once.
  4. If a club moves or changes its name, it counts only once. However, if a club both moves and changes its name, the new place is considered a new club.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 2024 Open

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
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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.