[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 May Open tournament
Shashin Shodhan
May 21, 2026
The second tournament of 2026 hosted by Fremont Table Tennis Academy, at the Siliman Center, took place this past weekend. The 2026 Fremont TTA Butterfly May Open featured around 100 players battling for top honors in the usual rating, age, or open events. There were many multiple event winners this time around led by Ruoxi Wang who won 1st place in the Under 1000, Under 1300, and Under 1600, 2nd place in Open Doubles, and 3rd place in Juniors 18 Years and Under. The other multiple event winners were Anchit Nayak…
