Table Tennis is such a technical sports that you can learn something new everyday at any age. There are multiple youtube channels related to Table Tennis but some are pure GOLD. The best knowledge can be gained from youtube as nowadays you can get information from past or current ping pong players. Most of the top players such as Timo Boll, Dima are quite active with high level tutorials ranging from techniques to mental aspects.

Young Indian paddler “Vikash Manav Thakkar” recently announced that he will be joining FC Saarbrücken TT in German TTBL(TischTennis Bundesliga).

Recently I was wondering how does a table tennis ball differ based on the weight and size of balls from other racket sports. This is interesting because the size and shape of ball affect the physics of any game and how that particular sports racket is created. Table tennis racket is made of rubber(sometimes composite) but most other rackets mostly use different type of strings or paddles. Let’s take a look at size comparison of other racket sports such as tennis, ping pong, squash, pickleball, cricket etc.

For any table tennis player, it is important to know the quality of the ball. Table Tennis Manufacturers create various star balls depending on the quality. Every star balls is different from other and for various reason. Manufacturers such as Stiga, DHS, Joola, Donic etc create multiple star balls but usually from 1 star to 3 star balls. 4 star balls are not really created and even on ITTF website, you can see list of approved Table Tennis Balls. List of Balls approved by ITTF.

Pickleball is a new sport that is gaining popularity around the world. But this game naturally comes to a Ping Pong player for multiple reasons :-

China Table tennis Player Ma Long, WR #3 has said that he wants to play in Paris Olympics 2024. Ma Long visited China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) where 33 Year old Ma Long recently said in press conference that he will try to play for Paris Olympics 2024.

Recently I saw image related to four side table tennis and this concept really made me think about new possible format. 🤩 4 side table tennis concept, looks interesting. Usually in doubles, there are 4 players but in this format, it is 2 players vs 2 on other side. The team on each side fight to gain 11 points first to win a set. 👯‍♀️

Germany Table tennis Legend Timo Boll (40), WR #10 has tested positive for the coronavirus.