7 years back against World #1 Dimitrij Ovtcharov

The 2026 Fremont TTA Butterfly October Open came home! After a long time of tournaments only at the nearby Siliman Center, this tournament took place at Fremont Table Tennis Academy over 3 days. The most entry-level events took place on Friday evening. Saturday featured the mid-tier events with the busiest day with 7 events. Sunday featured the higher-rated events and Juniors 8 Years and Under. The players to reach multiple event finals were Raza Mawjee (1st-Under 1600, 1st-Seniors 50+ Years), Aaron Yang (1st-Under 250, 1st-Under 200), Debbie Malkin (1st-Under 1900, 2nd-Seniors 50+ Years), and Vihaan Sanghavi (1st-Under 150, 2nd-Under 200)…..

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….

Fremont Table Tennis Academy students had its largest ever contingent attending a national tournament at the 2026 US Nationals nearby in San Jose. We had 20+ players for the first time attend the Nationals with some younger players aiming to win but also attending for gaining experience in their promising careers. This Nationals featured a record turnout of 1,150 players!…