October 28-29, 2017, Tournament Results & Photos
Open
F: Jian Li def. Jeremy Hazin (8, 7, 7)
SF: Jeremy Hazin def. Gal Alguetti (10, 11, -8, 9); Jian Li def. Kai Zhang (8, -4, -10, 8, 10)
QF: Gal Alguetti def. Yijun Feng (9, 7, -6, 5); Jeremy Hazin def. Sharon Alguetti (2, -4, 5, -7, 8); Jian Li def. Yanjun Gao (9, 7-2, 6); Kai Zhang def. Ojo Onaolapo (-8, 2, 5, 5)
Round of 16: Yijun Feng, bye; Gal Alguetti def. Wenhao She (8, 6, 8); Jeremy Hazin, bye; Sharon Alguetti, bye; Jian Li, bye; Yanjun Gao, bye; Ojo Onaolapo def. Cédric Oba (9, -9, 7, 9); Kai Zhang, bye
Under 2500
F: Cédric Oba def. Eliel Sosis (6, 10, 4)
SF: Cédric Oba def. Rohan Acharya (6, -11, 4, 11); Eliel Sosis def. Kaixin Jiang (5, 7, 6)
QF: Cédric Oba, bye; Rohan Acharya def. Stephen Chu (7, -6, 6, 8); Kaixin Jiang def. Prasiddha Parthsarthy (5, -5, 8, 12); Eliel Sosis, bye
Under 2300
F: Yuxiang Li def. Eliel Sosis (10, -9, -10, 8, 6)
SF: Yuxiang Li def. Adam Sahar (4, 5, -5, -8, 7); Eliel Sosis def. Desmond Preston (-9, 11, 4, 3)
Under 2200
F: Rich DeWitt def. Bogdan Dekic (4, -7, -9, 6, 8)
SF: Rich DeWitt def. Alex Averin (-9, 10, 8, 4); Bogdan Dekic def. Tian Zhang (8, 10, 9)
QF: Alex Averin def. Mitchell Shinder (4, -9, 9, 5); Rich DeWitt def. Benjamin Zhang (4, -9, 7, 6); Tian Zhang def. Jay Basnet (-8, 6, 7, 4); Bogdan Dekic def. Desmond Preston (-6, 9, 9, 7)
Under 2050
F: Bogdan Dekic def. Stephen Yatvitskiy (5, 4, 7)
SF: Stephen Yatvitskiy def. Larry Bavly (9, 8, 8); Bogdan Dekic def. Robert Sun (9, 8, 11)
QF: Stephen Yatvitskiy def. Jay Basnet (8, 8, 6); Larry Bavly def. Marcelo Alava (5, -10, 11, -14, 7); Robert Sun def. Raymond Yen (-7, 6, 7, 6); Bogdan Dekic def. Steven Kasha (7, 6, 4)
Under 2000
F: Ainish Dassarma def. Stefan Henriques (6, -5, 6, 11)
SF: Ainish Dassarma def. Xianzhong Chen (-8, 9, 9, 3); Stefan Henriques def. Changxin Wang (7, 7, 7)
QF: Xianzhong Chen def. Darius Fahimi (9, 9, 9); Ainish Dassarma def. Peter Gaidarev (-4, 4, 8, 6); Changxin Wang def. Amir Khan (-9, 14, -9, 6, 6); Stefan Henriques def. Bradley Robbins (6, 6, 9)
Under 1900
F: Mukaila Rabiu def. Rosine Dongo (-7, 9, -8, 7, 10)
SF: Rosine Dongo def. Adeel Rajput (-9, 6, -8, 7, 8); Mukaila Rabiu def. Amir Khan (4, 13, 9)
QF: Darius Fahimi def. Adeel Rajput (11, 7, 8); Rosine Dongo def. Peter Gaidarev (9, -12, -10, 11, 9); Mukaila Rabiu def. Doytcho Doytchev (7, 11, 9); Amir Khan def. Anna Kozlowska (-9, 5, 7, 9)
Under 1750
F: Farhad Dalvi def. Mukaila Rabiu (8, 6, 2)
SF: Mukaila Rabiu def. Stefan Henriques (7, 11, -6, 9); Farhad Dalvi def. Peter Gaidarev (7, 7, -12, 10)
QF: Stefan Henriques def. Henry Li (10, -9, 8, 7); Mukaila Rabiu def. Daniel Garcia (3, 5, 5); Peter Gaidarev def. Matthew Ioffe (9, -4, -7, 2, 9); Farhad Dalvi def. Marvin Yu (9, 6, 8)
Under 1600
F: Xiangru Feng def. Sky Shatz (-1, 5, 5, 6)
SF: Sky Shatz def. Noel Furness (10, -5, -7, 9, 5); Xiangru Feng def. Darius Fahimi (7, 6, -5, 7)
QF: Noel Furness def. Josh Bedell (6, 9, -8, -5, 9); Sky Shatz def. Minsoo Park (4, 3, 8); Xiangru Feng def. Ali Malik (10, -5, -9, 12, 6); Darius Fahimi def. Lin Zhou (-9, 5, 9, 11)
Under 1450
F: Lanfei Chen def. Victor Chen (9, -7, 11, 5)
SF: Victor Chen def. Ali Malik (-9, 5, 18, 6); Lanfei Chen def. Debraj Chakraborty (5, 4, 7)
QF: Ali Malik def. Noel Furness (12, 3, 8); Victor Chen def. Sam Schamberg (4, 3, 7); Debraj Chakraborty def. Lin Zhou (-9, 12, 5, -9, 8); Lanfei Chen def. Ryan Park (10, -7, 8, -10, 6)
Under 1300
F: Weston White def. Kenneth Teape (9, 9, 9)
SF: Kenneth Teape def. Miguel Ballesteros (-8, 6, 8, 4); Weston White def. Bennett Sherr (5, 6, 7)
QF: Kenneth Teape, bye: Miguel Ballesteros def. Ryan Chen (9, 8, 5); Bennett Sherr def. Jose Herrell (-7, 5, 5, 8); Weston White, bye
Under 1150
F: Weston White def. Michael Heise (9, 5, 7)
SF: Weston White def. Aishi Dassarma (6, 4, 6); Michael Heise def. Sandro Tosi (4, 10, 10)
QF: Aishi Dassarma, bye; Weston White def. Vivaan Chhabra (6, -7, 2, -7, 10); Michael Heise def. Daria Fahimi (7, 1, 5); Sandro Tosi, bye
Under 1000
F: Miguel Ballesteros def. James King (-10, 10, 7, 10)
SF: Miguel Ballesteros def. Vivaan Chhabra (9, -8, 5, 6); James King def. Antal Viczian (10, 15, -11, -11, 7)
Under 850
1. Aishi Dassarma (3-0)
2. Daria Fahimi (2-1)
3. Christine Cha (1-2)
12 Years & Under
1. Weston White (4-0)
2. Vivaan Chhabra (3-1)
3. Daria Fahimi (2-2)
Over 40 & U-2000
F: Xianzhong Chen def. Chingxin Wang (9, 9, 8)
SF: Xianzhong Chen def. Adrian Fan (9, 4, -4, 3); Chingxin Wang def. Henry Li (7, 8, 4)
QF: Xianzhong Chen def. Daniel Gastel (12, 5, 6); Adrian Fan def. Steven Kasha (8, 2, -5, 8); Henry Li def. Amir Khan 8, -8, 10, 9; Chingxin Wang def. Ming-Hong Chang (5, 3, 4)
Handicap
F: Cédric Oba (7-point handicap) def. Sky Shatz (7, 9, -7, -9, 10)
SF: Cédric Oba (6-point handicap) def. Ainish Dassarma (-9, 8, 9, 7); Sky Shatz def. Daniel Gastel (1-point handicap) (7, -9, 4, 3)
QF: Cédric Oba (5-point handicap) def. Laszlo Sramko (10, 12, 9); Ainish Dassarma def. Felipe Osorio (9, 10, 3); Sky Shatz def. Glen Randmer (-8, -11, 4, 7, 5); Daniel Gastel (1-point handicap) def. Don Feltenberger (-9, -9, 9, 8, 7)
Hi-Lo Doubles
F: Cédric Oba/Christine Cha def. Kokou Fanny/Connor Kravit (-6, 9, 8, 6)
SF: Kokou Fanny/Connor Kravit def. Viren Bhatia/Steve Burka (8, 3, 10); Cédric Oba/Christine Cha def. Felipe Osorio/Bennett Sherr (9, 7, 6)
QF: Viren Bhatia/Steve Burka, bye; Kokou Fanny/Connor Kravit def. Laszlo Sramko/Jose Herrell (9, 11, 7); Felipe Osorio/Bennett Sherr def. Matthew Needle/Erik Jacobsen (-9, -6, 9, 9, 7); Cédric Oba/Christine Cha def. Marvin Yu/Donald Feltenberger (9, 12, 5)
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MLTT at Westchester October 2026
Six teams from Major League Table Tennis battled at Westchester on October 9-11. Illustrated report on the New York vs. Texas matchup in MetroSports magazine. Photo gallery from Warren Rosenberg
September Open
215 players. In the final, Kou Lei (USATT-rated 2752) defeated Kai Zhang (2647) (7,-14,3,8). Livestream. The final starts at . • Sunday action shots from Warren Rosenberg and Rich London.
August Open
271 players. In the final, Korea's Seungmin Cho (WR #160, USATT-rated 2592) defeated France's Enzo Angles (2784) (7,13,-9,3). Livestream. The final starts at 7:41. • Sunday action shotsot from Rich London and Glen Randmer
USATT New York State Championships
44 players. In the men's final, Kokou Fanny (USATT-rated 2479) defeated Winston Wang (2113) (7,1,7). In the women's final, 17-year-old Amoolya Menon (2134) defeated Amy Ferreira (1870) (7,3,1). Results and winners' photos at PortalPong. Action photos by Warren Rosenberg. • Article with photos in MetroSports magazine
July Open
213 players. In the final, Sharon Alguetti (USATT-rated 2685) defeated Brazilian newcomer Humberto Manhani Jr. (2503) (-8,8,9,-8,7). Livestream. The final starts at 7:19. • Sunday action shots from Rich London
June Open
271 players. In the final, Robert Gardos (WR #166, former #18, USATT-rated 2712) defeated Koyo Kanamitsu (2748) (6,6,-6,10). Livestream. Highlights: Johan Hagberg vs. Mathieu De Saintilan starting at 7:43; Kanamitsu vs. Isaac Vila, 8:25; Gardos vs. Ved Sheth, 9:17; Hagberg vs. Kanamitsu, 9:24; Gardos vs. Jian Li, 9:47; Gardos vs. Kanamitsu (final), 10:25 • Sunday action shots from Rich London
May Open
230 players. In the final, Aditya Sareen (USATT-rated 2686) defeated newcomer Johan Hagberg of Socal Table Tennis (2637) (7,10,-7,12). Livestream. The final starts at 8:34 • Excellent semifinals, too, with Kai Zhang and Adar Alguetti • Sunday action shots from Rich London
April Open
258 players. In the final, Sharon Alguetti (USATT-rated 2687) defeated Aryan Jha (2465) (10,3,2) for his 10th win at Westchester. Livestream. Jian Li/Aryan Jha semifinal starts at 5:01. Final starts at 6:01 • Sunday action shots from Rich London
March Open
282 players, including eight rated 2500+. In the final, Koyo Kanamitsu (USATT-rated 2737) defeated Yiran Wu (2657) (8,7,-11,-5,7)). Livestream. Some highlights: Egypt's Mohamed Shouman vs. Yiran Wu (5:58); Koyo Kanamitsu vs. Kai Zhang (6:44); Yiran Wu vs. Adi Sareen (7:05); Final (7:48) Rich London's action shots.
PingPongParkinson N.Y. Open
43 Parkinson's players, including ones from as far away as Scotland and Germany, competed in the 1st PingPongParkinson New York Open. Margie Alley of the Westchester TTC won the singles championship. Photos by Warren Rosenberg. Article and photos from MetroSports Magazine.
February Open
193 players. In the final, Taehyun Kim of the Bay Area Blasters (USATT-rated 2786) defeated Koyo Kanamitsu of the Princeton Revolution (2737) (6,-10,-9,8,7)). Video to come.
January 2026 Open
141 players, with low attendance on Sunday due to a giant snowstorm. In the final, Kou Lei (USATT-rated 2797) defeated Jian Li (2606) (7,-7,-12,9,5)). Video to come. Full livestream here (final starts at 4:36).
PingPong Parkinson Anniversary
PingPong Parkinson celebrated its ninth anniversary — and its 400th meeting — on January 7. More than 40 pongers attended.
December Open
176 players, with seven rated over 2600. In the final, Korea's Taehyun Kim (ITTF-ranked #95; USATT-rated 2774) beat Team USA's Nandan Naresh (2723) (3,-11,-9,6,8). Results and video to come
November Open
183 players. In the final, Koyo Kanamitsu (USATT-rated 2721), of MLTT's Princeton Revolution, beat Kaden Xu (2681) (19,9,6). Video of the final here. Action shots from Rich London
Major League Table Tennis
Westchester hosted Major League Table Tennis on Nov. 7-9. Some of the international stars competing were Koki Niwa (Japan), Benedek Olah (Finland), Amir Hodaei (Iran), Lubomir Pištej (Slovakia), and Joao Monteiro Portugal). Report and photos from MetroSports Magagzine. • Action shots from Rich London.
October Open
242 players. In the final, France's Romain Lorentz (USATT-rated 2624) beat Kai Zhang (2682) (4,-9,7,2). Results and photos to come. Sunday highlights (19:54) Video of the final (16:38).
Table Tennis Posters
Scans of 40+ posters of international table tennis tournaments, 1937-93 -- 24 of them on display at the club -- can be viewed here.
Robert Roberts' Departure
Robert Roberts is no longer associated with the Westchester Table Tennis Center.
September Open
225 players. In the final, Kaden Xu (USATT-rated 2671) beat Jian Li (2599) (9,6,10). Results to come • Video of the final (19:41) • Photos by Rich London
August Open
181 players. In the final, Kaden Xu (USATT-rated 2650) beat Jian Li (2600) (-9,2,5,-9,3). Results to come • Video of the final (19:41) • Photos by Rich London
July Open
217 players. In the final, Kai Zhang (USATT-rated 2713) beat Kaden Xu (2640) (9.-7,10,-8,6). Results to come • Video of the final (29:24) • Photos by Rich London
June Open
256 players, with perhaps the most competitive open event ever — eight players rated over 2650. In the final, Korea's Taehyun Kim (WR #135) beat Finland's Benedek Oláh (WR #166) (4,8,9). Results to come • Video of the final (11:33)
World Table Tennis Youth Contender
More than 100 players 19 and under from around the world competed in the WTT Youth Contender at Westchester on June 24-27. Writeup/photos in MetroSports. Report in The Examiner. Channel 12 story (:49). Results. Photos by Rich London
May Open
202 players, a relatively light number, but with eight rated over 2600. In the final, Kai Zhang (USATT-rated 2682) beat Koyo Kanamitsu (2719) (7,4,-4,11). Results to come • Video of the final (19:24)
Northeast Regionals
188 players from 14 states competed in the 2025 USATT Northeast Regional Championships on May 10-11. In the final of Men's Singles, Kai Zhang defeated Yiran Wu (-8,9,-6,5,7). In the final of Women's Singles, Idalys Lovet defeated Yasiris Ortiz (6,7,-8,9). Action shots by Rich London
April Open
250 players. In the final, Koyo Kanamitsu (USATT-rated 2705) beat Taehyun Kim (2775) (5,6,-7,6). Results and video coming shortly • Saturday photos from Warren Rosenberg • Sunday photos from Jay Chelur, Rich London • Slow-motion video of services (2:42) • Video of the final (12:06)
March Open
A record 312 players, with 11 of these rated over 2500. In the final, Aditya Sareen (USATT-rated 2690) beat Romain Lorentz (2643) (7,-6,5,10). Results coming shortly • Sunday photos by Rich London • Video of the final (21:53)
PingPongParkinson New York Open
58 players from around the tristate area took part in the 1st PingPongParkinson New York Open at the Westchester TTC on March 1. The event celebrated the 8th anniversary of the founding of PingPongParkinson at the WTTC. Photos by Warren Rosenberg • MetroSports magzaine feature
February Open
245 players. The competition was so fierce that Robert Gardos, world-ranked #194, was seeded only fifth. In the final, Gardos (USATT-rated 2661) beat Kaden Xu (2675) (3,7,3). Results and photos to come.• Sunday action shots from Rich London • Video of the final (12:47)
USATT Youth Ranking
The Westchester TTC hosted a USATT National Youth Ranking Tournament on February 17-21. Altogether 230 leading players ages 17 and under from across the country took part. Warren Rosenberg's photos and report in MetroSports Magazine
January 2025 Open
266 players. In the final, Enzo Angles (USATT-rated 2796) beat Aditya Sareen (2684) (9,9,9). Results, photos, and video coming shortly.• Sunday action shots from Rich London • Video highlights (12:52) • Video of the final (13:55)
Table Tennis Posters
The club now has an exhibit of 24 framed antique table tennis posters from World Championships, European Championships, and other international events from the 1930s to the 1990s.
December Open
263 players. In the final, Aditya Sareen (USATT-rated 2671) beat Yiran Wu (2717) (7,6,-5,7). Results and winners' photos. Video of the final (19:42).
November Open
252 players. In the final, Yiran Wu (USATT-rated 2725) beat Kai Zhang (2625) (8,-8,-9,7,10). Results. Winners' photos to come. Video of the final (25:35) • Sunday action shots by Rich London
October Open
234 players. In a nail-biting final, Yiran Wu (USATT-rated 2713) upset France's Enzo Angles (2814) (7,-5,8,-10,10). Results, winners' photos to come. Video highlights (32:29) • Sunday action shots by Warren Rosenberg • Rich London
September Open
259 players. In the final, the WTTC's Jian Li (USATT-rated 2587) upset Yiran Wu (2743) (8,8,8). Results. Winners' photos and videos to come. Sunday action shots by Rich London
August Open
219 players, with six rated over 2650. In the final, Yiran Wu (USATT-rated 2704) defeated Koyo Kanamitsu (2666) (9,-9,7,1). Top results. Photos to come • Video of the final (16:39) • Video highlights (35:24) • Action shots from Rich London
July Open
219 players, with eight rated over 2600. In the final, Austria's Robert Gardos (WR #115, USATT-rated 2651) defeated Japan's Koyo Kanamitsu (-7,9,8,6). Results, Photos coming shortly • Video of the final (21:30) • Sunday highlights (19:59) • Action shots from Rich London.
June Open
262 players. In the final, Yiran Wu (USATT-rated 2673) defeated Taehyun Kim (2798) (9,8,-8,-6,9). Top results • Video of the final (33;27) * Video highlights (38:22)• Action photos by Rich London.
WTT Youth Contender
120 players 19 years and under, from 14 countries, competed in the World Table Tennis Contender event at Westchester on June 25-29. The WTTC's Amoolya Menon won the U17 Girls event. Full results appear on the ITTF website. Photos by Rich London.
May Open
232 players. In the final, Enzo Angles (USATT-rated 2830) defeated Yiran Wu (2705) (13,3,-7,5). Top results • Video of the final (23:59) • Action shots by Rich London
April Open
238 players. In the final, China's Yiran Wu (USATT-rated 2693) defeated Daniel Gorak (2705) (-7,1,8,5). Results. Wnners' photos to come • Video of the final(19:56) • Action shots by Rich London.
March Open
240 players. In another all-rench final, Enzo Angles (USATT-rated 2810) defeated Damien Provost (2704) (9,6,8). Top results. Winners' photos to come • Video of the final (16:55) • Action shots by Rich London.
February Open
256 players. In theall-French final, Enzo Angles (USATT-rated 2789) defeated Esteban Dorr (2669) (9,5,8). Results. Winners' photos to come • Video of the final (17:53) • Action shots by Rich London.
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 Rosenberg, Rich London.
May Open
220 players. In the open final, Lei Kou (USATT-rated 2817) defeated Romain Lorentz (2638) (7,2,7). Results and winners' photos. Video 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 final • Highlights, 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
Note ... For tournament summaries from before 2023, see here.
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.
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).
World Table Tennis at Westchester
A World Table Tennis "feeder" tournament was held at Westchester, May 11-15, 2022. MetroSports magazine feature • News 12 story (1:54). Photos by Warren Rosenberg (Wed.) • Jay Chelur (Sun.) • Rich London (all days).
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, 2022, to mark the fifth anniversary of Ping Pong Parkinson. Also attending was U.S. women's champion Amy Wang. Article and photos from MetroSports Magazine.
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.
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).
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.
10th Anniversary
On May 6, 2011, the Westchester Table Tennis Center marked 10 years since opening.
Westchester TTC on Univision
Westchester's Ping Pong Parkinson program, led by Nenad Bach, was featured on Univision on April 6 (3:49).
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. 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.
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.
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.
Report on Derek Abrefa's Visit
Derek Abrefa, 12-time national champion of Ghana, who won the U2500 event in January 2020, trained at Westchester for seven weeks in January and February. He left this report.
World Parkinson's Championship
(Photo by Warren Rosenberg)
Westchester hosted the 1st ITTF World Parkinson's Table Tennis Championships on Oct. 11-13, 2019. Players and officials came from more than 20 countries. ITTF article #1, #2 • Journal News article • MetroSports Magazine • KTVZ news feature • USATT article • Margie Alley article + link to film • Full results • Action shots from Glen Randmer • Jay Chelur • Leon Libin.
Will's 2,500-Day Streak
On August 8, 2019, Will Shortz celebrated 2,500 consecutive days of playing table tennis. Channel 12 News story • Video of the party • Photos by 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.
1st Parkinson's Table Tennis Championship
The world's first Parkinson's Table Tennis Championship was held at the club on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. 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).
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 Hoffman. Video 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.
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 Rosenberg / Glen Randmer / Joel Hoffman / Laurel Gollo.
July Open
213 players. In the final, Sharon Alguetti (USATT-rated 2685) defeated Brazilian newcomer Humberto Manhani Jr. (2503) (-8,8,9,-8,7). Livestream. The final starts at 7:19. • Sunday action shots from Rich London