2012

Hey guys I was fortunate enough to interview Will Bayley. Will is a paralympic athlete for Great Britain in class 7 and is currently ranked no.1 in the world! Bayley has represented Great Britain in the Beijing Paralympics and also won numerous gold medals at International Open Pro Tours and...

Zhang Jike - Photo by: sina.com.cn

Heres the Official Video Game for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Table tennis gameplay below What do you think? Twitter user ADPP gave his review below. Be sure to follow After Dark Ping Pong here for more blogs and views about table tennis This is why I believe that they have majored on...

The Chinese National Team are currently training in Leeds in preparation for the London 2012 Olympics. Fred who you may have seen previously on TTD or on youtube is only 9 years of age and has been training since a young boy. He and fellow team mates and guests got the chance to play some...

The Asian Junior Championships 2012 is under way! Below are videos from the boys team final thanks to youtuber TTImpossible :) Yuto Muramatsu - Photo By: An Sung Ho 2012 Asian Junior Championships [July 17] Boys Team Final: CHINA Vs JAPAN Masaki Yoshida - Fan Shengpeng Yuto Muramatsu -...

FIFA World football player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo supports Chinese National team player Zhang Jike! During the World Team Championships 2012 Zhang Jike received a signed autographed t-shirt from Cristiano Ronaldo as seen in the photo below. Zhang Jike is wearing his beloved shirt...

Hey everyone! TableTennisDaily member CamyTT has done a very nice gesture for TableTennisDaily. Carmencita Alexandrescu is a player, an ITTF coach, an umpire and of course a mother of two daughters who both play too. A great role model for everyone of all areas of the sport! A fantastic women...

The Chinese National Table Tennis Olympic team landed in London last Tuesday on July 17th, 2012. The Olympic team including Zhang Jike, Wang Hao, Ma Long, Ding Ning, Li Xiaoxia, and Guo Yue with the rest of the team have finally landed in London to start their Olympic campaign in the UK. The...

Here's the first snap shot of the Olympic table inside the Excel Arena where the London 2012 Olympics will be for table tennis! It looks amazing! I found this gem on Kim Gilberts facebook page :) Peter Karlsson and the Olympic table! :)

The Chinese National Table Tennis Team have just set of to England for their Olympic Journey today! The Olympic team including Zhang Jike, Wang Hao, Ma Long, Ding Ning, Li Xiaoxia, and Guo Yue with the rest of the Olympic team boarded their flight to the UK. The strong line up will fly to Leeds...

The European Youth Championships are currently being played in the Werner Schlager Academy in Schwechat, Austria. Starting with the team event the youth players will play in the categories Cadet Boys, Junior Boys, Cadet Girls and Junior Girls. Last year France dominated the event, and in this...

We had to show you this shot from the recent Chinese Olympic Team Warm Up Match for the London 2012 Olympics between Ma Long and Yan An! Watch the video below. It shows the true athleticism of Ma Long and how quickly these players react! Ma Long - Photo by: sohu.com To catch up on all...

A short report about Timo Boll. The german player wants to win a medal in London after losing in the previous rounds in Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008). Athens 2004: Timo Boll (GER) vs. Jan Ove Waldner (SWE) 1-4 Mens Singles Quarterfinal Beijing 2008: Timo Boll (GER) vs. Oh Sang Eun (KOR) 1-4...

World update! Hey guys just to let you all know, Xu Xin will be joining the Chinese National Olympic team at this years London 2012 Olympics as announced by the Chinese Table Tennis Association last week. Xu Xin will be the holder of the P Card and join the formidable Olympic Team including...

London 2012 Olympic Games ,28 July 2012 - 08 August 2012, London, England The most anticipated tournament of the year is fast approaching and begins just under 3 weeks time! The London 2012 Olympics! Once again similar to that of Beijing Olympics in 2008, China occupy the top seeded places for...

The ITTF have just released the latest World rankings! The rankings were published by the International Table Tennis Federation on Wednesday 4th July 2012. --- Zhang Jike is still the World number 1 --- As the Chinese players are having a closed training for the upcoming London Olympics...

Heres the latest world of table tennis documentaries. This time round it's Japan's Jun Mizutani! Thanks to youtuber Janus770 for sharing this video for us! :) Jun Mizutani - photo by: Cristian Larrain

The German Olympic Committee and the German Table Tennis Federation are now in the final preparations for the London 2012 Olympics! Timo Boll and co were in Mainz last week to practice with the clothing and to test what they will wear in London. It is essential the team get everything right due...

In a recent interview with fellow Chinese stars, Ma Long, Zhang Jike, Xu Xin and other national team players, Spain received the highest vote for their favourite football team in the UEFA Euro 2012. Germany and Portugal came in second and third. Wang Liqin playing football According to...

Last Friday before the quarterfinal clash between France and Spain in the UEFA Euro 2012, Spanish players Cesc Fabregas and Gerard Pique took to the table tennis table to warm up. This video became viral on Weibo where Chinese table tennis professionals including Ma Long, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike...