[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Here is the match analysis of the women’s singles final between Chinese teammates Ding Ning and Zhu Yuling.
The forehand topspin was the most common shot used by both women as expected. The second most common shot used by Ding Ning was the backhand topspin as compared to the backhand block for Zhu Yuling. Normally world-class table-tennis matches have an average rally length of 4-5 shots where as this match had an average of 7.6 shots per rally which is very high for high-level table-tennis! Another interesting thing to note is that Ding Ning, who is the only top female player to use the tomahawk serve, won a higher percentage of points when she used that serve as compared to her regular forehand serve. Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany is one of the only top men to use the tomahawk serve (Kenta Matsudaira of Japan also uses it). [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
2026 Fremont TTA Butterfly August Open tournament
Shashin Shodhan
August 21, 2026
The 2026 Fremont TTA Butterfly August Open closed out the summer with an exciting day of play with trophies, medals, and rating points up for grabs. It took place at the usual tournament venue, the Siliman Center. The next tournament will take place at Fremont Table Tennis Academy tentatively on October 16-18 with the tournament calendar year closed with a 2-person Thanksgiving team tournament again at the Siliman Center. The big winner of this tournament was again Ayaan Mohan who won three 1st places and two 2nd places. Special thanks to everyone who helped with the tournament and especially Chintan, Michael, and Aaron….
