2026 Fremont TTA Butterfly August Open tournament
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….
2026 US Nationals in San Jose: 7 Medals for Fremont TTA!
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!…
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…
2026 Fremont TTA Butterfly March Open tournament
The first tournament of 2026 hosted by Fremont Table Tennis Academy, the 2026 Fremont TTA Butterfly March Open, took place this past weekend featuring over 100 players battling it out in various age, rating, and open events. It took place at the usual nearby venue, the Siliman Center. The players to win multiple events were Ayaan Mohan (4 1st!) and Praful Bhaidasna (2 1st and 1 2nd). The next 3 singles tournament will take place on May 16, August 15, and October 17 followed by a Thanksgiving team tournament…
2025 US Open: Sid Medals, 7 5th Place Finishes or Better
Fremont Table Tennis Academy advanced students went to the 2025 US Open in Las Vegas, Nevada which featured 1300 of the best players in North America and some other top international players. The serious advanced students train year-round to try to perform well in these tournaments. Students to go were Mihika, Raghav, Anchit, Hasini, Isha, Smayan, Kavi, Siddanth, and Kethan. Raghav, Anchit, Hasini, Isha, Kavi, Siddanth, and me all reached the quarters or better in a rating category highlighted by Siddanth’s bronze medal in the Under 1000 rating event….
2025 Butterfly Thanksgiving Teams
The 2025 Newark Butterfly West Coast Teams tournament took place this past weekend with a chance to burn off the Thanksgiving calories. Each player played more matches than a normal tournament with singles and doubles both in play. Team tournaments are usually more fun than singles tournaments. More players went home with trophies than not. Teams were divided into 3 divisions with the winning teams being Alex Tre for Division 1, Titans (Vipin, Isha) for Division 2, and Team Champions (Arnav, Dylan) for Division 3….
2025 Fremont TTA Butterfly October Open
The 2025 Fremont TTA Butterfly October Open took place this past Saturday, October 18 featuring close to 100 players. It will be the final singles tournament hosted by Fremont TTA of 2025 but there will be a 2-person team event, the 2025 Newark Butterfly West Coast Teams, on Thanksgiving weekend (Sat, Nov 29). Players battled all day for trophies, medals, rating points, and bragging rights! Players tor each multiple finals were Ruhaan Pukala (1st-U1600, 1st-U1300, 2nd-U1900), Dewei (Frank) Sun (1st-Seniors 50+, 2nd-Open Doubles), Arkaprabho Ghosh (2nd-U1600, 2nd-Open Doubles), and Ethan Alex (2nd-U50, 2nd-U25). Congrats to all champions, finalists, and medalists!….
2025 Europe Smash: Hometown Hero Truls wins Unbelievable Match!
Sweden’s Truls Moregard, World #7 and double 2024 Olympics Silver Medalist, was voted Sweden’s most popular athlete last year by 50,000 votes to the nearest athlete. He has created a table-tennis boom in Sweden where all clubs have large waiting lists and the clubs can not accommodate the demand. He faced off in the final of a major tournament, the Europe Smash this past weekend in his hometown of Malmo, Sweden against World #1 Lin Shidong, someone he had never beaten…
2025 Fremont TTA Butterfly August Open tournament
The third tournament of 2025 hosted by Fremont Table Tennis Academy took place at our usual nearby venue, the Siliman Center in Newark, located 10 minutes from our main Fremont academy location. It featured the usual slate of events from Open Singles, rating events for all levels, and age events for juniors and seniors. Players to reach multiple finals were Jasmeet Bagga (1st-U700, 1st-U400), his son Samar (1st-U50, 2nd-U25), Sacramento’s James Therriault (1st-U2200, 2nd-Open Singles), and Viraaj Gaikwad (1st-Juniors 8 Years & Under, 2nd-U50)….
2025 US Nationals: Mathew Medals, Students Excel
Some of the Fremont Table Tennis Academy advanced students went to the 2025 US Nationals this past week in Ontario, California. Students to go were Michael, Saatwik, Yash, Anchit, Mathew, Hasini, Isha, Siddanth. Everyone except Saatwik and Anchit were playing their first US Nationals. Anchit and Saatwik were playing their second Nationals. Anchit won gold at last year’s Nationals in Alabama and Saatwik won 5th place. Overall, this tournament was a great experience for all warming up together, cheering the other teammates, and of course, facing off against the best players with everyone match presenting a new challenge….
