Major League Table Tennis (MLTT)

[Janet's Ex]

Week 2 of the Eastern Division summary:

Week 2 Eastern Division Action in Myrtle Beach: A Madcap Recap — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

Seriously, MLTT? Are we supposed to get used to having multiple coronary events every weekend of play? It’s been over 24 hours since the conclusion of competition from the 2nd week of Eastern Division play in Myrtle Beach, but the emotions have yet to fade

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[Janet's Ex]

ROSTERS REVEALED FOR WESTERN DIVISION WEEK 2 TEXAS SHOWDOWN — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

With less than a week before Major League Table Tennis’ Western Division takes the stage in the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas (Oct 27-29, get your tickets here), the rosters have been set by the coaches and we almost cannot believe what we’re seeing….

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[Janet's Ex]

Fantasy league for MLTT!

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[lightspin]

New update on the MLTT blog:

A Farewell to Texas and to ~10 Years of our Expected Lifespan — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

Two days, four matches and multiple panic attacks later, we are now quite worried that we’re not going to survive this season. The amount of drama, especially in the two Sunday matches, was almost too much to bear...and if you were wondering when MLTT was going to get its signature moment, well look

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[Janet's Ex]

https://www.majorponghead.com/blog/chicago-rosters-revealedpower-rankings-revisited

 

[Janet's Ex]

A wrap-up on this past weekend's dominant performance by Carolina Gold Rush:

PONG WITH THE WIND: Chicago Wrap-up (Carolina on our Minds) — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

The sprawling Wintrust Sports Complex in the Chicagoland area was the site for this past weekend’s MLTT Eastern Division 3rd tour stop. In front of the largest crowds of fans to date, the Carolina Gold Rush staked their claim to top honors with a spectacular 3-0 performance…

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[Dominikk85]

Firstly....Kudos and "hats off" to anyone who is willing to put their money and time on the line in order to promote table tennis in the USA or in any other country.

I am trying to figure out how this league is going to make it financially....unless the backers are willing to continue to put a lot of $ into this league for a very long time. By international standards, the player level is not super high. How many current men's world top 100 players are playing? Any at all? The number 1 draft pick is a good player...currently ranked about 262 in the world and about #40 in the French leagues (according to the FFTT). A really good player...but nobody is going to get him confused with Timo Boll or Dima.

I hope they can succeed in selling a lot of tickets...It would be awesome if there was a packed house of paying customers. At the WTT Feeder event last year in Florida, there were very few paying spectators. From what I understand, of the approximately 100 spectators at the final of that WTT event, the vast majority were players and coaches that participated in the event and volunteers. I think the organizers actually sold a few dozen tickets....and you had a ITTF world top 50 player (and formerly a top 10 player) playing !!!

It would be even better if they got HUGE sponsors and TV contracts...I hope they do...I just dont see how that is going to happen.

I want to see this thing succeed in a big way. I am happy to see that some high level individuals are involved in organizing the league. Can someone please explain the path to success? Ticket sales? Pay-per view? National TV contracts? Other?

Even the German bundesliga really doesn't have a huge amount of spectators or viewers.

20 years ago the bundesliga could be seen in free TV but now it is only streaming and there aren't a ton of viewers (maybe like 10k per stream or so). Live audience is generally a few hundred people. They do have some good presence in social media but overall I don't understand how the bundesliga works financially. It seems to be mostly private sponsors who love table tennis and are willing to lose money.

 

[lightspin]

Some exciting information on who is playing during this weekend's matches:

That’s No Moon…That’s a Fully Armed and Operational Death Star! Western Division Roster Reveal — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

When Majorponghead’s inside source at MLTT provided us with the rosters for this weekend’s Pleasanton, CA Western Division event, our jaws hit the floor. We felt like a young Luke Skywalker when Obi-Wan told Han Solo to turn the Millennium Falcon around, after seeing the Death Star for the first tim

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[Janet's Ex]

Entertaining wrap-up article for recent Western Division event, with some pretty cool pics of the players and a new nickname for Amy Wang:

Packed Crowds Jam the Arena as Western Division Teams Clash; Bay Area Soars then Succumbs to MLTT Hometown Curse while Dark Horse Seattle Dominates — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

For a brief, shining moment it was pure joy for the hometown Blasters, as they beat the MLTT hometown curse, pulled out a stunning Golden Game victory on Friday night against Portland in front of a packed house of cheering, adoring Bay Area fans…

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[Janet's Ex]

Rosters for the Cross-Division Event will be very different than expected:

CROSSOVER WEEK PREVIEW! — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

The very thought of this weekend’s historic Cross Division clash between the East and West Division teams has us in a near-constant state of excitement, rendering us wholly unable to focus on our day jobs. In the evenings, when Majorponghead staffers congregate by the office water cooler prior to ou

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[Janet's Ex]

Things got a little spicy!

CROSSOVER WEEK REVIEW Part 1 of 2: Carolina Shines, Florida Chomps, Bay Area Blasts, and Chicago Winds (Up Happy) — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

The Rock Hill Sports Center was the incredible venue for the MLTT’s first ever Cross Division Event featuring all 8 teams from Eastern and Western Divisions…and Majorponghead was THERE in person to witness all the action as MLTT returned to the site of its origin story, when a select team of then-un

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[Janet's Ex]

Oh say can you see....

CROSSOVER WEEK Part 2 of 2: Princeton Revs, Texas Smashes, Seattle Spins its Wheels…Portland Up a Creek without a Paddle — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

The remaining four teams not covered in part 1 of this 2-part series were, by and large, teams coming into the Cross Division Event with rosters that ranged from “missing key player(s)” to “duct tape and paper clips” and therefore the expectations and realistic goals were different

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[Janet's Ex]

MLTT Athletes Dominate 2023 US Open — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

Bay Area’s Ma Jinbao capped off a brilliant showing by MLTT athletes at the 2023 US Open, as players from five teams (Bay Area, Portland, Princeton, Seattle and Texas) took home massive trophies

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[Janet's Ex]

THE THRILL OF VICTORY…AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT: BROWARD EVENT IN REVIEW — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

In the 1970’s, the now-iconic opening sequence of ABC’s Wide World of Sports would immediately get viewers’ hearts racing with the dramatic score and Jim McKay’s epic voice declaring “Spanning the globe, to bring you the constant variety of sport. The thrill of victory…and the agony of defeat…the hu

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[lightspin]

New developments in MLTT:

BREAKING NEWS: Crocs’ Matilda Ekholm Signed by Florida Marlins as Fireballing Relief Pitching Prospect — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

Exclusive breaking news! Majorponghead has learned of a major breaking news story regarding the Florida Crocs’ stellar Swedish star Matilda Ekholm, a development that is sure to send seismic shockwaves throughout not only MLTT but also the entire pro sports world at large.

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[pongfugrasshopper]

New developments in MLTT:

BREAKING NEWS: Crocs’ Matilda Ekholm Signed by Florida Marlins as Fireballing Relief Pitching Prospect — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

Exclusive breaking news! Majorponghead has learned of a major breaking news story regarding the Florida Crocs’ stellar Swedish star Matilda Ekholm, a development that is sure to send seismic shockwaves throughout not only MLTT but also the entire pro sports world at large.

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Is this real? Pretty amazing if it is. Also, I didn't know Ekholm was such a comedian:

Ekholm herself summed it up best during the press conference: “I can’t really say this is a dream of mine because frankly, after the Golden Game against Princeton, my immediate dream was to hunt down Angela Guan, put her into a headlock and choke her out. Baseball isn’t exactly a big sport in Sweden and to be honest I don’t know anything about it…but I’ve always been driven by new challenges and so I look forward to scoring lots of points for the Marlins and helping them reach the Super Bowl.

 

[NextLevel]

Is this real? Pretty amazing if it is. Also, I didn't know Ekholm was such a comedian:

Ekholm herself summed it up best during the press conference: “I can’t really say this is a dream of mine because frankly, after the Golden Game against Princeton, my immediate dream was to hunt down Angela Guan, put her into a headlock and choke her out. Baseball isn’t exactly a big sport in Sweden and to be honest I don’t know anything about it…but I’ve always been driven by new challenges and so I look forward to scoring lots of points for the Marlins and helping them reach the Super Bowl.

Not something to be taken seriously.

 

[Janet's Ex]

Western Division teams get back into action next weekend.

THE WEST DIVISION HEADS INTO THE HOME STRETCH: PORTLAND PREVIEW — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

With only 7 short days before the West Division renews hostilities (January 26-28 at the dazzling venue of the Portland Expo Center, get your tickets HERE), we here at Majorponghead have been Croc-chompin’ at the proverbial bit to see the Paddlers, Blasters, Smash and Spinners face off again at full

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[Janet's Ex]

A review of this past weekend's play in Portland:

Portland, OR Postgame Report: Rip City Was LIT — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

The recently concluded Portland event will now forever be known (surpassing both Pleasanton, CA and Broward Country, FL) as the high point of spectator engagement and home town excitement. Portland Paddler fans absolutely jammed the stands for their matches and created a standing room only, electri

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[Janet's Ex]

2023-2024 MLTT All-Star Team has just been announced:

Majorponghead 2024 ALL-STAR TEAM Selection Announcement — MajorPonghead - THE Major League Table Tennis Blog

With all the recent hoopla (pun intended) surrounding the NBA’s announcement of its All-Star selections, we here at Majorponghead decided that while MLTT doesn’t officially award an All-Star team, why should that stop us from selecting our own 2023-2024 MLTT All-Star Team?

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