Here you will find table-tennis blog updates and information about tournaments in the Bay Area and viewpoints and happenings of Fremont Table Tennis Academy, the US, and the world.
I got the chance to play 4-time Olympic Medalist, World Cup winner, and recent World #1 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 7 years back this weekend. I was happy to give him his toughest match at the 2013 LA Open losing 3-1….
Fremont Table Tennis Academy student Sumedh Seetharaman won silver and bronze at a local open this past weekend. He won silver in the Under 450 and bronze in the Under 150 rating events…..
Fremont TTA is starting its first kids group lessons since Covid began running on Sundays from 3:30-5 PM….
Champions in Training Program students get the most benefit with coaches as they put in the most table time. Currently all their sessions are in private lessons. They do 3-6 hours of private lessons weekly…
I am an avid fan of the NBA and ping-pong is a common hobby played by many NBA players. The NBA playoffs are going on right now….
Why do certain players, teams, and countries excel in sports?
Influence. Influence is one of the most important factors in an athlete’s success and maybe the most critical initial factor. In all sports, most upcoming athletes have had role models and great athletes they have looked up to before potentially becoming role models themselves. Greatness isn’t born and it’s first step is that it has to be grown through ignition or an influence. Then only do deliberate practice and master coaching become important….
Fremont Table Tennis Academy has reopened and some good upcoming kids have begun taking lessons again. Here is a video of kids 10 years and under who are showing promise to become really good players….
Get ready for sports without fans. Why does China love table-tennis when the US has little interest? Is it because Chinese people are born with different interests than Americans? Why is cricket almost a religion in India and many countries clueless to its existence?….
The 2020 Newark January Open featured a record number of entries for a 1-day tournament at the Siliman Center….
The 2019 US Open took place this past week in Fort Worth, Texas with over 700 players from all over the world. FTTA Owner Shashin Shodhan went with one student, Yajat Sharma, who played his first US Open. Yajat won bronze in the Under 1000 event, had a good tournament, and nearly had a really great tournament….
