In a recent tournament, Shreyans Bafna and I were able to upset a very strong doubles team – Cheng Li (rated 2590) and Yi Chi Zhang (rated 2580). I’m writing this article, not to brag about our win, but to show you some of the problems that they encountered. You might encounter some of these exact same problems when playing a lower-rated opponent.
Read an article from the next issue of the USATT Magazine
The Newgy Akron Open set the record for the largest tournament in NE Ohio during the last 10 years. Leading the pack of 96 players was Wang Zhen (rated 2822) who just return from training in China and Germany. The 2-day event began on Friday with warm-up events and concluded Saturday with the Giant Round Robin events.
Any level player can earn CASH from participating in Ohio Circuit Tournaments!
2014 Ohio Table Tennis Circuit is for players from any state or country for four tournaments located in Ohio: (1) Arnold
Table Tennis Challenge; Columbus, OH, March 1-2; (2) Akron Open; Akron, OH, March 21-22; (3) Cincinnati Open; Cincinnati,
OH May 9-10; and (4) Newgy Open, Akron, OH, September 26-27. See Circuit Rules below.
Circuit Rules:
Division 1 is for USATT rating 2000 and above as of March 1
Division 2 is for USATT rating 1999 and below as of March 1
Division 3 is for 18 years old or younger as of January 1
During practice, most players focus 100% on themselves. They think in detail about their own footwork, their own strokes, and their own serves. They rarely consider the opponent. In tournaments, they are mistakenly focused on themselves wondering why they can’t win.
Before the start of each point, you should encourage yourself with 1-2 things such as…
“After my serve, I need to keep attacking first and rally mainly to his backhand or middle.”
“I need to keep my feet moving and stay close.”
“I need to move into position and loop his long serve, if he serves short, then I need to be ready to receive to his backhand.”
After the point, you should step away from the table, and give yourself a quick recap of what just happened, such as…
As Easter is just around the corner, you might be thinking about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For the Christian, it is very significant. The resurrection proved that Jesus claimed to be who he said he was, the resurrection proved that He had and has power over death, the resurrection gives the Christian confidence that we serve a risen Savior.
I was recently reading some thoughts about the resurrection and I thought that you might be interested in reading them as well.
1. Learn It
First, you need to have a clear understanding about your strengths and weaknesses. You must also learn new information about how to improve your technique, how to improve your footwork, how to improve your strategy, and other aspects of your game. The best way to learn it is to get professional coaching – in person or online.
Our September tournament filled so quickly that we decided to expand the event size and rent a larger gym.
We hope that you can attend our major event!
Sep 26-27
same events
same entry fees
same prize money
FREE lunch and Dinner
FREE Snacks and Drinks
Address and other info will be available within 1-2 weeks