United States Smash 2025, Las Vegas, 7/3-13

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Lilian Bardet confirms what I have always felt from the eye test - his forehand is special.

your eye is perfect
I was next to him witnessing his forehand in training

 

[NextLevel]

Now the US will learn what it gets for not knowing how to rig the draw in the time of Trump... hoping for the best but not sure... they could have given him Ady Sareen and he got Lee Sang Su...

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

OMG... a nail biter for Hina. She had to dig deep 3-2,11-9 over Mo Zhang.

 

[dingyibvs]

High altitude and LJK can't say consistent - he is a steak and he is done...

Is it just me or is he using a new blade? His shots seem to have less arc than usual.

 

[Nakira]

God. Jianan just beat Bernie. Lilian just beat LJK. And it was the middle of the night, I couldn't watch that in live. How frustrating!

 

[igorponger]

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[zeio]

MS R64
LSS 3-2 Jha (8, 10, -5, -9, 4)

Bay Area table tennis star representing US at global tournament in Las Vegas
https://abc7news.com/post/united-st...ting-us-global-tournament-las-vegas/16856407/

As for Jha, his aspirations go far beyond just Las Vegas. That's why he says he'll keep on training all day, every day to continue to reach his goals.

"Definitely Los Angeles 2028, that's a really big one. I think in many ways, it's kind of perfect timing. I'll be 28 years old, which is peak age in the sport of table tennis. I'll be in my home state in Los Angeles, so that's really what my eyes are set on," Jha said.

The United States Smash in Las Vegas is set to begin on July 3.

 

[backspacer]

Same here. It might be an inconsistent setting on the channel because I am not sure I see future tables past today and when I click on it now, I don't see the channels anymore so they might stop streaming if I refresh lol.

I did see future streams and people asked in chat why there were no livestreams. This has never happened before. Someone in the German forum said Dyn has the rights for all tables, but that would be news to me. Very strange issue that hopefully doesn't happen again.

MS R64
LSS 3-2 Jha (8, 10, -5, -9, 4)

Bay Area table tennis star representing US at global tournament in Las Vegas
https://abc7news.com/post/united-st...ting-us-global-tournament-las-vegas/16856407/

Did Jimmy throw shade again at Jha for his serves? lol

 

[GAOdp]

United States Smash-2025 - is the second table tennis tournament of the series WTT Grand Smashes in 2025 and the first, inaugural tournament of this level held in the United States. United States Smash 2025 held WTT US Smash Inc. under patronage of World Table Tennis (WTT) from July 3 to July 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, USA. The prize money for the medalists in the tournament was $1,550,000.

The tournament will be held in five categories: men's and women's singles and doubles, as well as mixed doubles.

Participants

Selection Principles:

• In Men’s and Women’s Singles, the main draw will feature 64 players each, including the Top 50 based on the World Ranking (50 by World Ranking + 8 from Qualification + 4 Wild Cards + 2 WTT Nominees);
• In Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed Doubles, each draw will feature 24 pairs, including the Top 20 based on the World Ranking (20 by World Ranking + 4 Wild Cards).

The qualifying rounds also promise to be intense and competitive:

• Men’s Singles Qualification: 64 players — 58 by World Ranking and 6 Host Wild Cards.
• Women’s Singles Qualification: 64 players — 58 by World Ranking and 6 Host Wild Cards.

Playing Format

All Singles events in the main draw (Round of 64, Round of 32, and Round of 16) and all qualification matches will be played in a Best-of-Five (5) games format. All other Singles matches (Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals) will be played in a Best-of-Seven (7) games format. All Doubles and Mixed Doubles matches will be played in a Best-of-Five (5) games format.

All matches across all events will follow a knockout system.

United States Smash Para Showcase-2025

From July 7 to 9, attention will also be focused on the American tournament United States Smash Para Showcase, celebrating excellence and inclusivity at the highest level of sport.
The event United States Smash Para Showcase will debut as part of the United States Smash-2025, marking an expansion of table tennis programming for fans and athletes in the USA.
The Para Showcase, held during United States Smash-2025, will include competitions in Men’s Singles Class 6 and Women’s Singles Class 9. Athletes will compete for a share of the prize fund of (TBC) USD. The opportunity to play at a WTT Grand Smash event attracts the biggest stars in Paralympic table tennis.
The group stage will begin first, as players start their journey toward the playoff rounds. In total, eight athletes will participate in Men’s Singles Class 6 and another eight in Women’s Singles Class 9 in 2025. The competition will be fierce, as only the best will advance to the final match and claim the title of United States Smash Para Showcase Champion.

Useful links

Link to the tournament on the WTT website: United States Smash 2025
Link to the tournament's own website: United States Smash
Link to the tournament on the USA Table Tennis (usatt.org) website: United States Smash 2025
Tournament prospectus: UNITED STATES SMASH 2025(USA | 03 July - 13 July 2025) - Prospectus
Tournament playlist on the World Table Tennis Youtube channel: US Smash 2025

 

[Janard]

High altitude and LJK can't say consistent - he is a steak and he is done...

"High altitude played too. LJK who is slightly overweight might struggle more with less oxygen at high altitude."


This comment on reddit

 

[piligrim]

Is it just me or is he using a new blade? His shots seem to have less arc than usual.

Maybe new Loki blade )))

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

$6000 for R32 at US Smash 2025.

Looks like they prize money is becoming more top heavy. Europe Smash will have the same prize breakdown.

 

[d3nium]

Just watched Liam's magnificent victory over Chen Yuanyu. Not bad for a washed up old has-been!

 

[RefereeNumber2]

Is it just me or is he using a new blade? His shots seem to have less arc than usual.

High altitude affects the arc. Thinner air means weaker magnus effect.

 

[Angerer]

Is it just me or the video quality is ass?
Even the 1st table has low framerate and slightly fuzzy video quality. The other tables are even more laggy.
Did they buy cameras at a 11.11 AliExpress discount?

 

[Matt Hetherington]

US Mixed doubles champions btw....

Moyland and Nikhil won nationals

 

[NextLevel]

God. Jianan just beat Bernie. Lilian just beat LJK. And it was the middle of the night, I couldn't watch that in live. How frustrating!

Now you know what it feels like following Asian (and sometimes European early morning) tournaments in the USA lol.

 

[NextLevel]

Moyland and Nikhil won nationals

Ah, Nikhil. My bad...

 

[NextLevel]

High altitude affects the arc. Thinner air means weaker magnus effect.

That's the point I was actually getting at, LJK wants to spin more under pressure but it wasn't enough because of the altitude. His opponent did play some amazing shots to be honest.

 

[jammmail]

Ricardo posted his first VLOG. I thought the tent was a joke, but they actually set up a giant tent on a parking lot to play in. How did Vegas become the host when they can't offer a proper venue? Is this a replacement because some other plan fell through short notice?

Yeah - why are they playing in a tent? Sorry if I've missed why?