2007
Archived News and Updates.
Links
to outside resources are valid as of the date of updates
12/30/2007
New
website feature - This Link lets you quickly search for
tournaments in which their registration dates are open. As of 01.01.2008, five
tournaments are open for you to register... And of course
Happy New Year and my best wishes for all visitors of this
site.
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12/27/2007 The
Table Tennis Collector is the official journal of the
international Table Tennis Collectors' Society edited and published by the ITTF
Museum. Each issue contains many interesting color photographs, articles about
Table Tennis history and collectibles, and auction trends. Stay tuned for more
exciting
news!
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12/27/2007 Best
AZ performers at the Nationals: Jane Magras - Gold
(Veteran Women's RR 70+), Thelma Sommer - Silver
(Veterans Chips Women's 80-84), John Harrington - SF (U1800 Hardbat). Quarterfinalists: Derrick Cone - (U1900), Logan
Gernet (U1700), David Snodgrass (U1200), Trevor
Traylor (U1000), Mark DeWitt/Chung-Fu Chang (U3200 Dbls), and Jay Turberville/Eyen
Haq (U-3200 Dbls).
Congratulations! Results
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12/27/2007
Valley of the Sun Pictures
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12/15/2007
New USATT ratings have been posted to
those played in Valley of the Sun Open. Three players have achieved their
career high rating: Adam Block - 1864 (+51), Rocky Dotzler 1457 (+23), Lynette Smith 903 (+32). The toughtest match - Adam Block vs
Jayant Geete 11,11,-11,-7,-10,11,-12. Rocky Dotzler with his perfect win/loss records (19-1; 0.95%Wins),
has a chance to be included in USATT TOP 10 Players with the Best Win
Percentage. Congratulations!!! Take a look at your new
rating.
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12/11/2007
Valley of the Sun Open results are now available on the PTTC
website.
Top achievers are: Rocky Dotzler (U1450 Singles - gold), Morris
Leichter (U3700 Doubles - gold w/Bernard Savitz), Simon Potaychuk
(Open Singles - silver), and Adam Block (U2000 - silver).
Congratulations!!! In 2007, Southern AZ players have won 30 Singles titles.
Watch our TOP-10 players in
action.
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12/7/2007
New USATT ratings have been posted to
those played in SOAR Open (November 17-18, 2007). Eight players have
achieved their career high rating: Adam Block - 1864 (+51), Morris Leichter 1863 (+229)!!!, Menachem Turchick 1793 (+181)!!,
Cyril Mikula 1549 (+45), James Petrie 1537
(+223)!!!, Quoc Pham 1495 (+100)!, Larry Smith -
1317 (+85), and John Banot 1266 (+27). Two players
have received their first USATT rating: Kenneth Akuoko
- 1685 (#16) and Kevin Nguyen - 900 (#69). Congratulations to all of
you!!!
Take a look at your new
rating
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11/26/2007 Champions page has been updated and now
includes all 33 So.AZ USATT singles event winners including recent 2007 SOAR
Open TTT champions. New inductees are: Kenneth Akuoko,
Quoc Pham, and Larry Smith. Alex Chernobelskiy has earned his 4th USATT Singles title this
year. Congratulations!!!
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11/25/2007; SOAR
Open official Results
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11/25/2007 Results of all SOAR Open 157 matches
have been posted to the STIGA World
Rating.
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11/18/2007
SOAR Open Results. Day Two:
U-1600 Diamond RR (class
A):
1st place - Quoc
Pham (Tucson); 2nd - Dave Wesley (Tucson)
U-1600
Platinum RR (class B):
1st place - Larry Smith (Besbee); 2nd - Jeremiah Sbarra (Green Valley)
Congratulation to Winners
and
Finalists!!!
Photos
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Players
entered - 12, matches played - 60, average matches per player -10, new USATT
members -
2.
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11/17/2007
SOAR Open Results. Day One:
Championship RR (class
A):
1st place - Panno Dok (Phoenix); 2nd - Jerzy Poniedzialek (Goodyear)
Diamond RR (class B):
1st place - Alex
Chernobelskiy (Tucson); 2nd - Menachem Turchick
(Tucson)
Platinum RR (class C):
1st place - Kenneth Akuoko (Tucson); 2nd - Dave Wesley
(Tucson)
Congratulation to Winners and
Finalists!!!
Photos (taken by Barbara Burnison)
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Players
entered - 19, average matches per player -10, new USATT members - 3.
Notable
wins (200+ rating point difference): A. Block (1813) vs P. Dok (2059) - 3:2;
M. Leichter (1634) vs R. Bryant (1874) - 3:1; M. Turchick (1612) vs Greg Redman
(1851) - 3:1; J. Petrie (1314) vs B. Balmer (1723) -
3:0.
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11/16/2007 SOAR Open Entries and
Seedings
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11/10/2007 Today
is the SOAR Open Entry deadline (postmarked Nov. 10 or received by Tuesday, Nov.
13). Entry
received
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11/10/2007 Just
to remind you that both, Armory and Udall Centers closed on Monday, November 12
and Thursday, November 22nd in observance of Veterans Day and Thanksgiving.
Schedule
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11/10/2007 The
Table Tennis Fashion Contest held during the 2007 Volkswagen Womens World Cup.
View
photos
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11/5/2007 The
24th Annual Tucson Senior Olympic Festival will be held January 18-27, 2008.
Table tennis competition: Thursday, January
24th. at 1:00pm - Singles and Friday, January 25th.
at 1:00pm - Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Registration
Information
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11/4/2007 "...In
my opinion the USATT greatly lacked true leadership, one that could unite the
individuals rather than be a part of the daily squabble...Along with an outdated
system for governance, the USATT was unable to perform well as an
organization...
US Olympic Committee (USOC) cut the entire general funding to
the USATT for 2007...
In early 2007 USOC further stressed the need for our
organization to completely dissolve..."
Ashu Jain, Director USATT, Rep.
on USOC Athlete Advisory Council
Read
more
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11/2/2007 "Eat-Sleep-Table
Tennis", "King/Queen Pong", "A Bad Day Playing Table Tennis Beats a Good Day at
Work", "My Game, My Table, Your Loss", "I Live for Table Tennis", "Beer Pong
Champ","No Paddle No Battle" and 350+ custom table
tennis apparel sale
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10/27/2007 Due
to the schedule conflict, tomorrow, Sunday Oct. 28, tt
practice at the Armory Center will be rescheduled from 10am - 1:30 pm to 10am -
11am. Alternative practice will be available on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Tucson
Chinese Cultural Center from 9 am to noon. See schedule for
details
10/17/2007 SOAR Open safe and secure Online Registration is now available.
Active.com transaction fee will vary from
$3.00 (1 event registration) to $4.12 (2 events). Visa, Mastercard, and American Express
accepted.
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10/17/2007 Due
to the limited number of spots available (only 25 players per event), a hard
copy of the SOAR Open entry form will be sent to those who have ever played in
SATTA tournaments and do not have access to email address, or the email address
is invalid. Please contact us and we will be happy to mail you
a hard copy of the entry form per your
request.
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10/11/2007
New USATT ratings have been posted to
those played in 2007 Arizona Sizzler Open (October 7-8). Two So. AZ players have achieved their career high rating:
Patrick Connolly - 1473 (+66) and Victoria Franks 1406 (+28).
Congratulations!!!
Take a look at your new
rating.
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10/8/2007
Arizona Sizzler Open Results and Photos.
Top achievers are: Roger
Baldner (Over 70 - gold), Alex Chernobelskiy (U-1900 - gold), Victoria Franks
(U-1450 - gold), Adam Block (U-2000 - silver), and Patrick Connolly (Over
60 Singles and U-3200 Doubles w/Alvato Roberts -
silver). Congratulations!!!
In 2007 seventeen Southern Arizona players have
won so far 25 Singles titles.
Leaders are: Alex
Chernobelskiy, Cyril Mikula
and Greg Redman (three titles
each).
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10/4/2007 2007
AZ Sizzler Open Draw (courtesy of
PTTC).
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10/3/2007 The
SOAR Open (Nov. 17-18, 2007) Entry Form is now available for players to
download. Feel free to request a hard copy of the entry form to be
mailed to
you.
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9/26/2007 ...Some
wooden rackets have parchment or vellum glued on the surface; others have emery
paper or sandpaper, or glass paper. There are also rackets on the market covered
with cloth; and there is one make covered with an India-rubber pad, very similar
to those one sees on many cash desks to allow money to be picked up more easily
than it can be off the smooth counter... Ping-Pong. The Game and How to
Play It by Arnold Parker, G.P. Putnams Sons, 1902.
Download (.pdf
file, 1.28MB) and enjoy reading the book that has been printed 105 years
ago.
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9/22/2007 USATT
sanctioned 2007 SOAR Open is coming. SOuthern ARizona TTT will be held November 17-18, 2007
in Tucson at the Armory Park Senior Center. Just like last year's tourney, there
will be the Championship Giant RR Event on Saturday, Nov.17 and few other events
on Sunday that we will be talking about. Everyone interested in discussing
second day events is welcome to participate in SATTA meeting on Sunday,
September 30, at 1:30 pm (Armory Senior Center). Please email us at
sattaonline@gmail.com if you have any suggestions or concerns. Check out last
year's results and photos.
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9/13/2007 Calories
burned for table tennis and other activities. Enter your weight, number of
minutes and click calculate. Calories Burned
Estimator.
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9/13/2007
Timo Boll (Worlds #4) Training
Video. Forehand
Counter (.mpg 3.4 Mb file). Read more about table tennis
styles
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9/1/2007 With the new feature we've introduced on the site, visitors
will have the ability to join USATT or renew their membership online. Before you
renew your membership, check out its expiration date using your membership #
(Search by Member ID) or Last Name and State (Search by Other Criteria). This
feature is available to all US players. You will receive 24-hour confirmation of
your membership request and will be notified of your new status within 10
business days. Just hit the button above or follow this link. Please contact us at
sattaonline@gmail.com if you have any
questions.
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9/1/2007 We
are happy to inform you that last month our website has generated the highest
number of webpage requests - 15.996. Our special thanks to all of you. Read more about web traffic and check out
our monthly statistics from August 2006 to
August 2007.
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8/31/2007
New USATT ratings have been posted to
those played in Best of the West Open (August 18-19). Two So. AZ players have achieved their career high rating:
Rocky Dotzler - 1434 (+46) and Barner Tiefenbrunn 1211 (+28).
Congratulations!!! Take a look at your new
rating
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8/31/2007
Schedule Updates. In observance of
Memorial Day, Udall and Armory Park Senior Centers will be closed Monday,
September 3rd. Armory Park will be closed Thursday, September 6th for cleaning.
The Tucson Chinese Cultural Center facility usage fee will be increased from
$1/day to $5/day as of September 1st, 2007. See full schedule
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8/27/2007 Balls
of Fury is now in Tucson. Thank you Ray and Killerspin for presentation and wonderful souvenirs.
Photos
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8/23/2007 Killerspin, an exclusive table tennis
equipment provider, presents Balls of Fury in theatres
Labor Day weekend. Ray Sola, president and founder of the Tucson based promotion
company is promoting the movie Balls of Fury and has a bunch of Killerspin posters, balls and other stuff to dropp off. He will be our guest at the Sunday's August 26th
practice & Armory Park Senior Center.
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8/20/2007
Best of the West Open results and photos are now available on the
PTTC website. Top achievers are: Rocky Dotzler(U-1450 -
gold),Cyril Mikula (Over 70 - gold), and Lev
Vays (Over 60 - silver).
Congratulations!!! In 2007, Southern AZ players have won 22 Singles titles, more than any previous
year. Leaders are Cyril Mikula and Greg Redman.
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8/19/2007 2007
JOOLA North American Teams Championship - the biggest tournament in the world!
Over 140 tables, $16,000 in prize money, more than 1,000 players from all over
the world! November 23-25, Baltimore, Maryland. Invitation from NATT's President Mr.
Lee. Website (registration and team
finder).
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8/18/2007 Sierra
Vista USATT League ratings have been updated as of August
14,2007. As for now, Sierra Vista TT League (Director:
John Banot) is the only one USATT league in Arizona.
USATT league membership is free to all USATT members. Start a
League.
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8/17/2007 For
the first time ever, tomorrow, Saturday, August 18th, there will table tennis
practice at the Udall Senior Center from 11:30 to 2pm. Everyone is welcome. Please refer to the 8/6/2007
Announcement for more info and note that Center will be closed for cleaning Aug.
19-25, 2007.
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8/17/2007
The draws for the Best of the West Tournament have been posted on the PTTC's
Documents page.
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8/17/2007
The Tri-City Table Tennis Club of Arizona is
based out of the area. However, players come from all over the tri-city area
including Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey, Humboldt, Sedona and
Paulden. Do not miss August 22nd - Prescott Olympic
Senior Games deadline.
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8/14/2007
Link-Exchange: Our Tribute to Bill Gilbert who have been widely
recognized as Arizona Senior Olympics Table Tennis Games
Commissioner for 12 straight
years.
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8/14/2007
On Wednesday, August 15th, table tennis practice at the Armory Park Senior
Center has been cancelled due to scheduling
conflicts.
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8/13/2007 Champions page has been updated and now
includes all 30 So.AZ USATT singles event winners including recent 2007 Tucson
Open
TTT.
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8/12/2007 A
Huge Comedy With Tiny Balls. In the unsanctioned, underground and unhinged world
of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Now,
Rogue Pictures outrageous new comedy Balls of
Fury serves up this secret world for the first time on-screen.
Release date - August 29th. Link contributed by John
Fung
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8/10/2007
New USATT ratings have been posted to
those played in Tucson Open (July 28-29). Eleven players have achieved
their career high rating: Jiwu Duan - 1896 (+6), Alex Chernobelskiy 1820 (+6), Chanwook Park 1658 (+12), Menachem
Turchick 1612 (+12), Lev Vays 1447 (+124)!!!, Cyril Mikula 1520 (+285)!!!, Rocky Dotzler - 1388 (+8), Victoria Franks 1378 (+19), John
Banot 1239 (+3), Linda Jones 1018 (+225)!!!, and
Lynette Smith - 871 (+48). Top other achievers are Greg Redman (+222) and
Patrick Connolly (+36). Three players have received their first USATT rating:
Ernest Georgewill - 1709 (#12), Kirk Sims - 997 (#64),
and Michael Mazanec - 871 (#73). Congratulations to
all of you!!!
Take a look at your new rating and photos
Day 1 and Day
2
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8/8/2007
Link-Exchange: Tucson Chinese Association - a
nonprofit corporation that promotes, sponsors, and educates the community
relating to the Chinese culture and heritage via activities and the Tucson
Chinese School throughout the year. We thank you, Susan Chan and
Victor Wong and your team once again for your invaluable support. Tucson
Chinese Cultural Center was and is one of our favorite places to play table tennis.
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8/8/2007 Eight
players have joined USATT or renewed their USATT membership 10 days ago at the
Tucson Open Tournament. Please check out your new status online as USATT
has received and processed all your applications (click: "Search by other
criteria" option).
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8/7/2007
Results of all 136 matches have been
posted to the STIGA World Rating.
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8/6/2007
Announcement. Tucson Table Tennis Club (David Wesley) and SATTA
(Misha Chernobelskiy)
recently negotiated new playing time for drop-in table tennis practice at
the Udall Senior Center multipurpose room on
Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. There will be a total of five blue Stiga tables. Practice is free for persons 50+; Adult Pass -
$1.25; Youth (17 and under) - $1.00. This agreement will be in effect for one
year, starting August 18th. Lets show appreciation to the Udall Center
Supervisor A.J. Rico by using this facility to its maximum at the times shown
above during this
year.
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8/4/2007 See
yourself and others in action. Tucson Open Photos: Day 1 (615 images) Day 2 (599 images)
Zhanna deserves a very special thanks for contributing
photos to our website.
The photos online are low-resolution, contact us if
you need high-resolution
photos.
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8/2/2007 Tucson
Open. All matches, scores, standings, membership applications,
and results being sent yesterday to the USATT Headquarters for membership and
North American Table Tennis for rating processing. Full Results:
Open Singles , U-1900 , U-1750 , U-1600 , U-1450 , U-1300 , U-1150,
Over 60 , Freestyle , Open Doubles , U-3000 Doubles , and Recreational.
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7/31/2007 Having
learned the basics of the game, the next level of learning involves improving
consistency on table tennis basics, learning advanced strokes and game
strategies. Learning these skills will allow the player to reach tournament
level play.Pima College non-credit
Classes
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7/31/2007 Tucson Open first photos: Winners and FREESTYLE Players. More photos coming soon.
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7/30/2007 Tucson Open Results. Day Two:
U-1600: 1st place - Menachem Turchick; 2nd - Greg Hlushko
U-1450: 1st place - Patrick Connolly; 2nd - Lev Vays
U-1300: 1st place - Cyril Mikula; 2nd - Marshall Carman
U-1150: 1st place - Linda Jones; 2nd - John Fung
U-3000 Doubles: 1st place - Rocky Dotzler / Patrick Connolly;
2nd - Ernest Georgewill / Lynette Smith
First four FREESTYLE (a new USATT format) matches have been played:
1. Brad Balmer (1753) - Dave Wesley (1604) 2:3 (8,-8,-4,9,-11)
2. Grant Gibson (1438) - Ernest Georgewill (0) 1:3 (-7,-5,9,-9)
3. Dave Wesley (1604) - Ernest Georgewill (0) 1:3 (-3,7,-6,-6)
4. Alex Chernobelskiy (1884) - Ernest Georgewill (0) 3:2 (-6,6,-9,11,11)
Congratulation to all Winners and Finalists!!!
We received a great amount of positive feedback from many of the participants
on these two days. Thanks so much for all the great efforts and work that Players, Tournament Committee, and Armory Center staff put into making the Tucson Open
a successful and enjoyable tourney for all. I hope to see all of you again in November.
Misha Chernobelskiy, SATTA president
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7/28/2007 Tucson Open Results. Day One:
Open Singles: 1st place - Panno Dok; 2nd - Simon Potaychuk
U-1900: 1st place - Greg Redman; 2nd - Alex Chernobelskiy
U-1750: 1st place - Greg Redman; 2nd - Chanwook Park
Over 60: 1st place - Volf Vaksengisser; 2nd - Cyril Mikula
Open Doubles:1st -Panno Dok/Alex Chernobelskiy; 2nd - Yu Moy/Jiwu Duan
Recreational: 1st place - Dylan Jones; 2nd - Michael Mazanec
Congratulation to Winners and Finalists!!!
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7/26/2007 During the discussion of the recent US Open Championships on About.com TT forum, mention was made about the practice of sandbagging occurring at the Open. But what exactly is sandbagging? Why do ping-pong players sandbag? Is it really a problem? And if it is, what can be done to stop sandbagging? Read more
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7/26/2007 On Wednesday, August 1st, table tennis practice at the Armory Park Senior Center has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.
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7/25/2007 Tucson Open Drawsheets (.pdf) and USATT Rating List for participating players.
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7/22/2007 Online only Registration for Tucson Open TTT has been extended until July 23. Please email (sattaonline@gmail.com) or call 520-829-3369 Tournament Director before you register to reserve a spot on event of your choice (except Open Singles RR and Recreational Singles RR). Late fee $5 will be waived.
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7/21/2007 New USATT ratings and standings have been posted to those played in US Open (July 4-7) in Las-Vegas. Top achievers are Ray Brongo (+11), Miguel Noguera (+10), and Greg Redman (U1600RR Semifinalist and U3200 Doubles Finalist, w/Daniel Bryan (Glendale, AZ). Congratulations!!!
Take a look at your new rating. US Open Finals. All Results.
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7/21/2007 Tucson Open Entries Received as of July 23, 2007 (updated)
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7/17/2007 Tomorrow, July 18 - the last day to mail your Tucson Open Entry Form. Last day to Register Online - July 20. Draws will be posted to the Web by Wednesday, July 25th.
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7/17/2007 Official Tucson Open Hotel La Quinta Downtown. I-10 Exit 259 Starr Pass Blvd. Just 1.7 miles away from the tournament venue. Book online and mention Corporate Code USTBLE (only capital letters) to get a special rate of $54.00 (One King Bed or Two Queen ----Beds) plus all applicable taxes and fees (compare with regular nightly rate of $72). Complimentary continental breakfast included.
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7/13/2007 Link-Exchange: Butterfly - the World Leader in Table Tennis Technology.
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7/9/2007 Please note that there will be no practice at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center this Saturday, July 14. Check out our Schedule for details.
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7/8/2007 Tucson Open Online Registration is now available. Visa, Mastercard, and American Express accepted. You may also request a hard copy of the Tucson Open Entry Form to be mailed to your home/business address.
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7/5/2007 AZ Rating List has been updated and now includes all USATT tournaments through June 24th. Next update in two weeks.
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7/5/2007 Let's cheer for 30+ AZ players at the US Open in Las-Vegas (July 4-7)including: Ray Brongo; Patrick Connolly; Kyle and Victoria Franks; Morris Leichter; Miguel, Alex, and Michael Noguera; and Greg Redman. Good Luck to all of You!
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7/1/2007 Brand new USATT sanctioned event, "Freestyle", has been added to the Tucson Open Entry form. Play rating match with a partner of your choice if agreed. If entered at least one rating event and based on table availability. Sign-up at the tournament only. Entry fee - -$5 per match or $2.5 per player.
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6/30/2007 Champions Gallery has been updated and now includes all Southern Arizona players who won at least one USATT sancioned Singles event (2003 - 2007).
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6/26/2007 Link-Exchange: Newgy Industries is the world leader in table tennis (ping pong) robots. Their smartly engineered Robo-Pong robots fit all standard ping pong tables, are simple and easy to set up, use, take down, and store; yet they have all the features that champions demand.
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6/26/2007 Tucson Open Entry form is now available. Entry Deadline - July 18.
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6/22/2007 Tucson Open Table Tennis Tournament (USATT sanctioned event) is set for July 28-29. The Entry Form along with other items will be discussed at the SATTA meeting on Monday, June 25 (2:00 PM) at the Ward 6 Council Office (community room). If you plan to attend this meeting, need more info, or have suggestions/comments, please notify me at sattaonline@gmail.com. Misha Chernobelskiy Map and driving directions.
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6/22/2007 New USATT ratings have been posted to those played in Grand Canyon Summer Games (June 16) in Phoenix. Alex Chernobelskiy has achieved his career high rating 1814 (+17). Congratulations!!! Take a look at your new rating and Results & photos
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6/21/2007 Hi, I am coach Yang (Top 15 in US, 12th World University Championship men's team Champion and Mixed Dbls. Silver). We will have Junior training camp on 15th to 25th July in Newgy training center in TN. Entry deadline June 30th. Entry form and info (.pdf file) Yang Shigang (current rating 2549)
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6/20/2007 To our fellow table tennis players. We will like to welcome everyone to our table tennis club located at: 3060 S. Highland Dr. Las Vegas, Nevada. We have 9 brand new table tennis tables. We are open daily (Sunday to Saturday) from 9 am to 10 pm. The Las Vegas table tennis club is only 1.75 miles away from the Las Vegas Stratosphere Hotel and Casino. Hope to see you at the US Open here at Vegas! Tony Gumataotao
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6/17/2007 Grand Canyon Summer Games (June 16) results and photos are now available. Top achiever - Alex Chernobelskiy (Juniors - gold 5th year in a row, U-1800 runner-up, U-3700 Doubles runner-up with Adam Block). Wally Barber, former Tucson resident, has received APS Power Player Award. Congratulations!!!
Thanks to Len Winkler for his on-the-fly updates.
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6/15/2007 New USATT ratings have been posted to those played in Southwest Open (May 26) in Tucson. Nine players have achieved their career high rating: Alex Chernobelskiy 1797 (+21), Chanwook Park 1646 (+20), Menachem Turchick 1576 (+32), Raphael Lizama 1544 (+461)!!!, Rocky Dotzler 1380 (+47), Trung Le 1325 (+25), Delphine Perrodin 1256 (+23), John Banot 1236 (+138), and Al Douglas 1070 (+29). Top other achievers are Cyril Mikula (+66), Greg Redman (+47), and Linda Jones (+40). Congratulations!!!
Take a look at your new rating and Photos
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6/14/2007 Gates and Buffett get paddled. Eleven-year-old table tennis phenom takes Buffett and Gates to school. Months ago, Buffett, an avid pingpong player, thought it would be fun if he invited Ariel Hsing - America's No.1 under-16 female table tennis player - to his 75th birthday party in San Francisco for a friendly match against him and Bill Gates. Photos. Source: www.siliconvalley.com
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6/12/2007 Due to unforeseen circumstances, Tucson Open has been postponed. The new date for the tournament along with other items will be discussed at the SATTA meeting on Thursday, June 14 (10:00 AM) at the Ward 6 Council Office (meeting room "West"). Map and driving directions.
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6/12/2007 Len Winkler, Grand Canyon Summer Games Tournament Director (Saturday, June 16) will take your entries through this Thursday at noon. However, you MUST phone him for entry confirmation after noon on Wednesday to be sure he can put you in the event you want to play in. Don't miss your last chance and call Len at 602-678-1234, email: len@tabletennisandmore.com.
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6/10/2007 The City of Prescott Parks and Recreation Department and the Prescott Senior Olympic Games Steering Committee are pleased to present the 2007 Prescott Senior Olympic Summer Games on Aug. 24, 2007. The Registration Booklet is now available online (pdf, 1615.7 kb).
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6/10/2007 Timo Boll (Worlds #4) Training Video. Backhand Topspin (.mpg 5.1 Mb file) Topspin is produced by hitting the ball with an upward motion.
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6/05/2007 Timo Boll (Worlds #4) Training Video. Forehand Topspin (.mpg 3.1 Mb file)
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6/03/2007 Recent UA graduate and top Arizona player Srini Venkataramani invites you to visit his Olympic Table Tennis Club in Las Vegas. The club has over 100 active members at all levels - from beginner to former US National Champions.
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6/01/2007 Just to remind those playing on Saturdays at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center and prospective students. On June 2nd and 9th Pima classes will be from 9:00am to 12:00pm and regular practice hours - from 12:00pm to 3:30 pm.
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5/30/2007 See yourself and others in action. 818 Southwest Open Photos available for you to enjoy. Special thanks to Zhanna.
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5/30/2007 Results of all 123 matches have been posted to the STIGA World Rating. Check it out and email us at info@sattaonline.org if any correction needed. Tournament report has been sent to USATT for rating processing.
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5/28/2007 Southwest Open Champions. Congratulations!!!
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5/26/2007 Final Southwest Open Draws and Trophy
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5/25/2007 Hexapong $30 challenge is scheduled at Armory Park Senior Center this Sunday @ 10:30 am. Please contact Guy Allen for details
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5/24/2007 Enrique Iglesias plays a match of ping pong on TRL against MTV VJ Damien Fahey on Monday. He also premiered the new Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song) Music Video from his forthcoming album Insomniac, which is set to debut on June 15th
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5/23/2007 Southwest Open Draws and info (.pdf file). If you have any problems viewing this file please email us at info@sattaonline.org
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5/21/2007 World Table Tennis Championships. Live Scoring
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5/19/2007 Southwest Open Entries Late entries will be accepted if RECEIVED by mail or through online registration by noon on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007(add $5 late fee)
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5/19/2007 Beginning of May 20,2007 table tennis practice on Sundays at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center has been cancelled during the summer. Welcome to play at the Armory Park Senior Center on Sundays from 10:00am to 1:30pm. Free.
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5/19/2007 Upcoming World Table Tennis Championships Zagreb, Croatia, May 21-27. Follow the Action Live!
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5/16/2007 Today is the last day to mail your Southwest Open Entry Form. Last day to Register Online - May 18. Next update of "Entries Received" listing - May 19. Draws will be posted to the Web by Wednesday, May 23
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5/15/2007 DHS America has become the proud equipment sponsor of SATTA table tennis programs where a novice can learn from professionals, where sport and fun come hand by hand. Thank you DHS America for supporting SATTA and promoting the sport of table tennis across the nation!
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5/15/2007 New table tennis movie "Evil Gets Served" (link contributed by Casey Pham)
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5/14/2007 Southwest Open Online Registration is now available. Active.com transaction fee will vary from $3.00 (1 event registration) to $4.12 (4 events registration)
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5/14/2007 Official Southwest Open Tournament Hotel La Quinta Downtown. I-10 Exit 259 Starr Pass Blvd. Just 1.7 miles away from the tournament venue. Book online and mention Corporate Code USTBLE (only capital letters) to get a special rate of $54.00 (One King Bed or Two Queen Beds) plus all applicable taxes and fees (compare with regular nightly rate of $72)
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5/14/2007 Southwest Open Entry Forms are now available at the Udall Park Rec. Center/Senior Addition. Grab an Entry Form from the front desk flyer box
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5/10/2007 Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Your First Table Tennis Tournament
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5/10/2007 Timo Boll (Worlds #3) Training Video. Backhand Flip (.mpg 4.5 Mb file) Flip - an aggressive topspin return of a ball that lands near the net (a short ball)
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5/09/2007 Southwest Open Entries received. Seven days left until the deadline 3/16/07
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5/09/2007 Timo Boll (Worlds #3) Training Video. Forehand Flip (.mpg 3.5 Mb file)
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5/06/2007 Cinco de Mayo event at the John B. Wright Elementary School 5/04/2007
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5/06/2007 Five AZ players featured in Top 15 National Lists are: "Under 22 Men" #6 - Juan Pedro Lujan (2420); "Under 12 Girls" #8 - Daphne Dok (1037); "Over 70 Women" #6 - Dorothy Irving (1262), #9 Tybie Sommer (1106) 1948 World Mixed Doubles Champion, and #10 - Jane Magras (1082). Congratulations!!! Source: USA Table Tennis Magazine, May/June 2007, page 47
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5/04/2007 Just to remind those playing on Saturdays at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center and prospective students. On May 5th and 12th Pima classes will be from 9:00am to 12:00pm and regular practice hours - from 12:00pm to 2:00 pm.
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5/04/2007 SportZone event at the Ventana Vista Elementary School
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5/04/2007 The first Celebrity Grand Slam Paddle Jam 5/10/2007
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5/02/2007 Table Tennis Exhibition at the Salpointe High School
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5/02/2007 Second "Hexapong" testing session is scheduled by Guy Allen for today at the Armory Park Senior Center during our regular practice hours from 5 to 8:30pm. Everyone is welcome!
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4/30/2007 President's Annual Report for the Year 2006
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4/29/2007 Hexapong Testing
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4/29/2007 Table Tennis Practice @ the Armory Park
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3/24/2007 The Southern Arizona Table Tennis Association announced the 2006 Player of the Year Award at the annual meeting on Saturday, March 24.
Lev Vays was recognized for his sense of fair play, courtesy, and striving spirit. He had an incredible season in 2006, playing all 7 Arizona USATT tournaments and claiming two singles titles. Full standings.
