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.
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2026 Fremont TTA Butterfly May Open tournament
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…

