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About Will Shortz

Will Shortz has been the crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993 and the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday since 1987. He founded the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 1978 and the World Puzzle Championship in 1992, and he earned a one-of-a-kind degree in enigmatology — the study of puzzles — from Indiana University.

A lifelong table tennis player, Will opened the Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville in May 2011. Starting in 2012 he played table tennis every day for more than ten years in a row, and he has played at clubs in all 50 states and more than 40 countries — the full list is below.

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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 June 15, 2026, along with 129 more clubs in 43 foreign countries.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

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

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

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

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

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

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

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

Aruba

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

China

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

France

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Hungary

India

Italy

Jamaica

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

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Morocco

Netherlands

Panama

Poland

Puerto Rico

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Slovakia

Sweden

Togo

Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

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 129
Total clubs 402
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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UPCOMING EVENTS

October Open (4-star)
Sat./Sun., Oct. 24-25

$10,000 in prizes • $3,000 for first

November Open (4-star)
Sat./Sun., Nov. 21-22

$10,000 in prizes, $3,000 for first

December Open (4-star)
Sun./Mon.. Dec. 26-27

$10,000 in prizes • $3,000 for first

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

PPP

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

T2 Season 2 Finals - Westchester Table Tennis CenterThe 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

10th Anniversary - Westchester Table Tennis Center

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

World Parkinson's Championship - Westchester Table Tennis Center
(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

Will's 2,500-Day Streak - Westchester Table Tennis Center

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

Rob Bernstein Book Launch Party
(Click on image to enlarge)
 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