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World Junior Champion Fan Zhendong, one of China’s biggest hopes for the future has just signed a long term agreement with STIGA. Fan Zhendong (left) has two years left as a junior player and is now alongside superstar Xu Xin (left) as a very strong STIGA team for the future. The sixteen year...

Check it out! Fan Zhendong has signed a long term contract with Stiga. It is going to be exciting how that is going develop. http://stigatabletennis.com/en/2013/03/the-world-junior-champion-fan-zhendong-chn-signs-with-stiga/ From Stigatabletennis.com

Steffen Mengal managed to beat the odds at the 2013 German National Championships. The world ranked 157 player managed to defeat the world number 5 Timo Boll on his way to the throne. Mengal commented “I can’t believe I am the national champion, and even more that I was able to beat Timo Boll...

A sensational erupted in the 2013 Austrian Open ITTF World Tour as the number 1 seed Zhang Jike was defeated by Japan’s Taku Takakiwa on Saturday 26th January! The reigning Olympic and World Champion Zhang Jike lost to Taku Takaiwa in a full seven set thriller! Zhang Jike with coach Liu...

Timo Boll is the record holder for the European Championships having secured his sixth Men's Singles Title yesterday! The great champion from Germany showed his class as he overcome Croatia's Tan Ruiwu in the final by 4 sets to 1 with scores 11:2, 11:6, 11:7, 11:13, 11:9. Timo Boll - Photo...

Today on the 30th September 2012, China's Ma Long is crowned the Men's Singles World Cup Champion defeating Germany's Timo Boll in 4 straight sets with scores 11-4, 11-3, 11-8, 11-9 Photo by: etta A superb comeback from Ma Long was made in the World Cup as he lost in the group stages to...

On the 24th June 2012, Iran's Noshad Alamiyan was crowned Men's Singles under 21's champion; a day later Noshad claimed his second title winning the mens singles at the ITTF Euro-Africa 4th Hasan II Morocco Open in Rabat. Noshad Alamiyan was unbeaten throughout the whole tournament not losing a...

Last Sunday on the 27th May 2012 local hero Xu Xin won the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour China Open on home soil. Xu Xin from Shanghai defeated compatriot World number 1 Ma Long in an epic six games (6-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3, 11-6) to secure his second ITTF World Tour Title this year. Xu Xin...

Many upsets occurred during the Korean Open World Tour with Japan's Jun Mizutani losing in round 1 and the world number 1 Ma Long losing in round 2 to Korea's Lee Sang Su. Two players who shined throughout the whole tournament was China's reigning world champion Zhang Jike and compatriot Xu Xin...

Name: Chuang Chih Yuan Nationality: Chinese Taipei Date Of Birth: April 2, 1981 Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Weight 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st) Photo by: Manfred Schillings Current World Ranking: 7 (Since July 2013) July 2013 World Rankings found here Career Update: Chuang Chih Yuan is a right...

Chinese Taipei's Chuang Chih Yuan won the Spanish Open World Tour as he overcome Korea's Lee Jung Woo in the men's singles final by four games to two with scores 11-9, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9, 7-11, 12-10 on the 22nd April 2012. in the women's singles final Kim Kyung Ah defeated Yang Ha Eun (KOR)...

Name: Guo Yan Nationality: China Date Of Birth: June 24, 1982 Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Weight 62 kg (140 lb; 9.8 st) Guo Yan competing at the recent World Team Championships 2012 in Dortmund - Photo by: Xinhua/Ma Ning Current World Ranking: 4 (Since June 2012) June 2012 World...

Name: Ding Ning Nationality: China Date Of Birth: June 20, 1990 Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Weight 58 kg (130 lb; 9.1 st) Photo by: Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Ningshe Current World Ranking: 1 (Since May 2012) May 2012 World Rankings found here Career Update: Ding Ning and her fellow...

India may not have had the best of fortunes in the Men's team event at the Asian Championships 2012 as they finished 8th in the championships. India's star player Sharath Kamel Achanta lost three matches in the team event which included Noshad Alamiyan, Huang Sheng-Sheng and Chen Chien-An. Kamel...

Name: Dimitrij Ovtcharov Nationality: Germany Date Of Birth: September 2, 1988 Height 1.86 m (6.1 ft) Weight 74 kg (160 lb) Photo by: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Current World Ranking: 6 (Since July 2013) July 2013 World Rankings found here. Career Update: Dimitirj Ovtcharov is a right...

Happy Birthday to reigning Olympic Champion Ma Lin of China! Yesterday on the 19th February 2012 the World number 7 Ma Lin turned 32. Huge celebrations from Ma Lin's fellow Chinese friends on his Weibo account have congratulated him in their thousands! Chinese National Team head coach Liu...

Jun Mizutani crowned Mens Singles Champion at the Kuwait Open World Tour 2012 as he overcomes in form Ryu Seung Min by four games to one with scores 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 on the 18th February 2012. Photo by: Remy Gros Ryu Seung Min won the first set in superb fashion using his dynamic...

China's 22 year old repeats history as Xu Xin defends his Qatar Open title which he won in 2011. On the 11th February the World number 5 won the Qatar World Tour Open 2012 in dramatic style defeating compatriot Wang Hao in a full seven sets. Xu Xin, Photo by: english.people.com.cn As expected...

Yes you heard it here first! Another World celebrity plays table tennis! In this case, boxing champion Vitali Klitschoko plays Table Tennis on a daily basis to prepare himself for fights and in particular his fights against British boxing legends Dereck Chisora and David Haye. Next month Vitali...

Heres an awesome documentary I just found on youtube of European Champion Michael Maze. Im not to when this video was taken, but I have a feeling it an old one. If their are any translators who can translate this documentary that would be awesome! Around 35.30 the interview is about Michael...