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The ITTF has published the new world rankings! These were released on August, 2017 The event results included in this ranking are from the recent European Youths and Australian Open World Tour. 14 year old sensation Tomokazu Harimoto breaks world top 20 barrier! Harimoto, World #20 in...

Here's the story of the current world number 1 table tennis player Ma Long from the age of 5 to 28! The journey so far... 5 years old Ma Long started at the mere age of 5, his parents introduced him to the sport as they felt an injury-free non contact sport was good for his health. Ma Long...

With lots of rumours floating around on what is happening with the Chinese national team since their boycott of the China open, we thought we would put a video together with the series of events that occurred and lead up to this huge controversy. We've included all the confirmed facts of what we...

It's been a crazy few days in the world of table tennis with Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin pulling out of last weeks China Open. This left the worlds media to spectacular what exactly was going on. Even the whereabouts of the players has been unknown. A fan boarding a flight from Chengdu to...

You have all heard the news by now in CHINA. Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin all withdrew from the China Open yesterday in support of their beloved coach Liu Guoliang. This news has made National Headlines in CHINA and across the world. This evening the Chinese Table Tennis Association released...

If you haven't already heard the news spiraling around the table tennis world this will amaze you! Yesterday players including Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin withdrew themselves from the on going China Open in support of their beloved coach Liu Guoliang! Timeline of event: Tuesday 20th...

Crazy news has shocked the table tennis world today! The Chinese National Team have boycotted the on going CHINA OPEN to support their beloved coach Liu Guoliang. Ma Long was the first player to withdraw from the men's singles round of 16 match today against Yuya Oshima! Today on the 23rd...

NOW LIVE: Men's Singles Final! Timo Boll vs Dimitrij Ovtcharov! Live streaming here: https://tv.ittf.com/livestream/china-open-table-1/784105 What a great few weeks of table tennis we have had with the recent World Championships and Japan Open. The table tennis world now moves onto the China...

I'm not sure whether anyone on this forum would be able to answer this question; to my knowledge there is a reasonable number of Viscaria's as well as a large number of players also adapting Ma Long's style of play and thus using a W968 or on a Hurricane Long 5. I was hoping there might be...

Just when you thought everything would calm down after World Championships, the Japan Open is here and you'll be shocked at who's playing! The line up is huge! The Japan Open will take place in the city of Tokyo and begins on the 14nd June and concludes on the 18th June. Total number of...

Who's says being a professional sportsman doesn't give you time to study? Last week Ma Long won the 2017 World Championships, this week Ma Long just graduated at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a degree in Economics and Management! Ma Long graduating! Degrees usually take 4 years but...

Ma Long retained the World Champion of men's singles on June 5th, 2017 in Düsseldorf. Before WTTC, he experienced a hard time: old and new injuries after the Marvellous 12 Trials in March, an unexpected loss to a non-Chinese player in the Asian Championships in April, being sensitive to the new...

This year the World Championships was bigger and better than ever before! From May 29th to June 5th, we were treated to an incredible show by the DTTB German hosts Düsseldorf in west Germany. A total of 606 players headed to the Messe Düsseldorf arena for the biggest event of the year...

Ma Long has just won his 2nd World Championship title. Alongside his Olympic gold and 2 world cups this makes him level with Zhang Jike and Jan Ove Waldner. Ma Long has won a lot more World Tour's and won multiple Asian and Chinese Championships which are more difficult to win than the rest of...

This match deserves it's own topic! What an absolutely outstanding match between Ma Long and Fan Zhendong today at the 2017 World Championships. This match will go down as one of the best in history! Watch the highlights below in superb HD! What did you think of the final?

2017 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Men’s singles: The Story so far up to day 6! What an incredible start to the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships! We’ve already had some electrifying matches, huge upsets, and records broken. Perhaps the biggest shock coming in the form of 13 year...

Today the opening ceremony and draw took place in Dusseldorf at the World Championships and kicked off this huge, global competition. The players, officials and ITTF representatives were all present and excited to start off preceding's. Ovtcharov and Apolonia awaiting draw results Written by...

With the World Championships soon upon us, the TableTennisDaily team have been discussing the players who are heading to Düsseldorf at the end of this month, and deciding who we think will be the players to look out for during the tournament… Defending World Champion Ma Long enters as the...

<font color="#00ff00"><strong>NOW LIVE:</strong></font> Ma Long vs Fan Zhendong FINAL! Live streaming <a href="https://tv.ittf.com/livestream/ittf-world-championships-table-1/783974" target="_blank">here.</a> World Table Tennis Championships, 29 May 2017 - 05 June 2017, Dusseldorf, Germany...

Nice to be here tt folks, my first post. Was just thinking today whilst I was watching a Conor McGregor (UFC fighter) interview. That there's no real characters anymore in table tennis. The whole Chinese national team couldn't have less boring public personas if they tried. Just look at the...