I got to play Tokyo Olympics double-medalist Dimitrij Ovcharov at the 2013 LA Open after he had won two medals at the 2012 London Olympics. He is now the only player to have won 6 Olympic table-tennis medals. I was happy to have given him his toughest match at the LA Open losing 3-1. He narrowly lost to 5-time Olympic gold medalist Ma Long, arguably the GOAT, 11-9 in the deciding 7th game in Tokyo in the men’s singles semifinals.
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXBxyMK2OSo[/embedyt]

2026 Fremont TTA Butterfly October Open tournament
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)…..

