# Newport Beach Table Tennis


## Posts

- [Fred Li got the Equal Challenge Title Last Wednesday](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-tittle/): &nbsp; Last Wednesday, Fred Li from Diamond Bar, CA, a table tennis player who is rated 2300, came to test his skills in the Equal Challenge Tournament. Every set had strong, fun and challenging competition.  This great group of table tennis players were all looking for one goal &#8211; &#8220;The Equal Challenge Title of the Week&#8221;. [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 6 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-serve-6-of-13/): &nbsp; Recovery Times It is vital to be aware that each individual serve has its own recovery time in some cases much longer than others have. With the axe service for example where it is necessary to bend the legs and serve from a low stance, it may be difficult to recover for the next ball [&hellip;]
- [2 times in a row Ron got the Equal Challenge title](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/2-times-in-the-road-ron-got-the-equal-challenge-tittle/): &nbsp; The Equal Challenge is the only tournament where any table tennis player can practice his skills and game tactic under pressure. Last Wednesday was so much FUN.  Our tournament challenged many people of different levels and always in a very friendly environment. If you have not participated yet, I would like to invite you [&hellip;]
- [Newport Beach Table tennis League Schedule | 1st Division](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-league-schedule/): &nbsp; Table tennis League Schedule Hi Everyone, as you know our city is participating in LATTF (Los Angeles Table Tennis Federation), to raise the level of our players and at the same time grow table tennis on our city. If you live around the area, we will like to invite your family members to our [&hellip;]
- [Ron won the Equal Challenge Championship this week](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-ron-champion-of-this-week/): &nbsp; One more week with ton of FUN, great table tennis atmosphere, and unquestionable competition. The 3 main ingredients of a unique table tennis tournament, the &#8220;Equal Challenge&#8221; Last Wednesday was crowd, different levels but all with equal opportunities. 3 new players came to the challenge this Wednesday night Xuan Liu Blake Hayden Benjamin Lightvoet Benjamin play with [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 5 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/improve-your-table-tennis-serve-part-5-of-13/): Pen-hold and Shake-hands Most players who have had the opportunity of competing against pen-hold grip opponents will tell you that they are able to achieve a high level of spin, especially side-spin  Try a little experiment yourself — hold a pencil or a ruler in the pen-hold grip and twist your wrist rapidly from side to side. You will find [&hellip;]
- [Backhand Fest from Tom Bazacas in the Equal Challenge Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/backhand-fest-from-tom-bazacas-in-the-equal-challenge-tournament/): &nbsp; The combination of forehand pips on forehand and an offensive rubber on backhand is not too usual. Tom Bazacas is the first table tennis player in Newport Beach who play with this combination. But, do you think playing against pips affect my game? The answer is YES! For my opinion the hardest part to [&hellip;]
- [A Equal Challenge Champion from Colombia](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-colombia-champion/): &nbsp; Nothing we can do about it! Wednesdays are made to play table tennis in Newport Beach Table Tennis Club and you are missing. The Equal Challenge Tournament host players from Seal Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, West Hollywood and Guangzhou (China). Wondering why they are visiting us? Well, our players find a fair [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 4 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/improve-your-table-tennis-serve-part-4-of-13/): Hard or soft If you throw a table tennis ball against a stone wall as hard as you can, it will bounce back fairly sharply – if you do the same against a pair of thick curtains, the ball will drop almost directly to the floor. This would seem to be fairly obvious to most [&hellip;]
- [Costa Mesa Table Tennis players are welcome to play the Equal Challenge Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/costa-mesa-table-tennis/): Costa Mesa Table Tennis If you live in Costa Mesa and you love to play table tennis, I have a great news for you! Now you can play the Equal Challenge Tournament in the City of Newport Beach! After all howCosta Mesa is not far from Newport Beach Where the Costa Mesa Table Tennis players can enjoy [&hellip;]
- [Equal Challenge Found Two South-American Warriors in the Final](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-found-two-south-american-warriors/): &nbsp; A tournament for all the ages and levels Last Wednesday on the Equal Challenge Tournament we got very interesting matches. It was fun to watch table tennis warriors fighting for 1 point. Ken Dewhirst play against Cesar Beraún in tight match, as you know when you are in a 9-9 anything can happen. An [&hellip;]
- [Irvine Table Tennis is welcome to play the Equal Challenge Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/irvine-table-tennis/): Irvine Table Tennis If you live in Irvine and you love to play table tennis, I have a great news for you! Now you can play the Equal Challenge Tournament in the City of Newport Beach! After all how Irvine is not far from Newport Beach Where the Irvine Table Tennis players can enjoy a [&hellip;]
- [Unbelievable table tennis battles, backhands and smacks in the Equal Challenge Tournament last Wednesday!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/unbelievable-table-tennis-battles-in-the-equal-challenge/): &nbsp; Last Wednesday on Newport Beach Table Tennis Club we got unbelievable battles among many players! If you do not come yet to the Equal Challenge Tournament, you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re missing&#8230;hard to describe by words all. Let the excuses aside come and play! We have got 5 starts comments regarding the Equal Challenge Tournament, [&hellip;]
- [Is the Equal Challenge a MUST PLAY Tournament?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-table-tennis-irvine/): &nbsp; It&#8217;s a MUST PLAY Tournament, but why? It&#8217;s fun, friendly, and every one has challenge! Not just the player with lower level. Let all those excuses aside! You have many reasons to play our Equal Challenge Tournament. With this tournament you can measure the progress of your table tennis lessons&#8230;are you learning properly? How [&hellip;]
- [Mahdi Hajiaghayi the unbeatable Equal Challenge table tennis champion last Wednesday!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/the-unbeatable-equal-challenge-table-tennis-champion/): &nbsp; Like every Wednesday night we run the Equal Challenge Tournament with the visit of a new player to challenge his abilities on the Newport Beach Table Tennis arena. As you know the Equal Challenge Tournament has a level of difficulty for every player. After a conversation of Madhi he understood the rules of the [&hellip;]
- [The Last Table Tennis Equal Challenge Champion was...](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-tournament-champion-last-wednesday/): &nbsp; Trying to challenge your skills in a tight game is complicated. But what happen if you play table tennis with a guy who is 500 points lower that you? I&#8217;m sure you know in a game of 0-0 who is going to win. An old friend told me one time &#8220;what about if we [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 3 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/improve-your-table-tennis-serve-part-3-of-13/): Ready Position On our last article we talk about &#8220;The laws &#8211; Very important to know&#8220;, today we&#8217;ll be talking about the ready position. Study your opponent and his ready position before deciding which serves to adopt. Many top players are masters of this technique. From any one service position you should be able to [&hellip;]
- [Jan Ove Waldner "The Mozart of table tennis"](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/jan-ove-waldner/): This a quick history of how Jan Ove Waldner become the Mozart of table tennis! Read and watch the video on the end. As you know China has powerful players until J.O Waldner won the final in China in front of 12,000 Chinese spectators. He is the only one in the world who won a final in [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 2 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/improv-your-table-tennis-serve-part-2-of-13/): &nbsp; The Laws — Very important to know! It is your responsibility to serve in such a way that you comply with the requirements of ‘a good service’. But also if you know the laws on service they will assist in protecting you. Is it legal for example for the opponent to start the serve [&hellip;]
- [Ken Okey likes the challenge and you?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ken-okey-likes-the-challenge-and-you/): &nbsp; Success came the way in the table tennis Equal Challenge event at the City of Newport Beach on Wednesday 6th March 2013 but it was a hard-fought success. Ken Okey with a great spirit of fight was proclaimed for second time Equal Challenge Table Tennis Champion last week. After having a hard match with Tim [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 1 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/maximize-your-table-tennis-serve-part-1-of-13/): &nbsp; A Mental Approach to the Service Area As you will know service is defined as striking the ball so that it first touches your side of the table and then passing over or round the net, bounces on the opponent’s side of the table. If you play the game to any standard however, you [&hellip;]
- [Who is Ryu Seung-Min?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ryu-seung-min/): &nbsp; Ryu Seung-Min (born August 5, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean table tennis player who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men&#8217;s singles competition. His opponent was Wang Hao, a top-seeded player from Chinese national team. Along the way, he defeated 1992 Olympic champion Jan-Ove Waldner with [&hellip;]
- [How to keep the score on table tennis?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/how-to-keep-the-score-on-table-tennis/): For maximum fun, you will want to learn the basic rules of the game. Games are NOW played to 11 points not 21! HERE&#8217;S HOW: 1. Preliminary matches are often the best of 5 games. CHAMPIONSHIP matches are often the best of 7 or 9 games. 2. After deciding the serve, each player will serve [&hellip;]
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis - Fall 2012 Division Champions](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-results/): &nbsp; Last Sunday, Newport Beach Table Tennis Team was invited to the Awards Banquet from Los Angeles Tabke Tennis Federation. And it was awesome!  Great food, friends and great table tennis atmosphere! We really encourage this kind events so our table tennis community can enjoy healthy and fun competition. LATTF Fall 2012 season has come to [&hellip;]
- [Ecuadorian got 2 times in a row the table tennis Equal Challenge tittle](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ecuadorian-got-2-times-in-the-road-the-table-tennis-equal-challenge/): &nbsp; Several matches with different results was what it happened last Wednesday, all our table tennis players found FUN and FAIR the Equal Challenge Tournament, it&#8217;s a real challenge for all kind of levels. Work hard and play hard that&#8217;s what people say, and if you do, so why cannot you be the champion? When [&hellip;]
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis Store is now alive!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-store/): Newport Beach Table Tennis Store We are happy to introduce you the Newport Beach Table Tennis Store! After some days of hard work, we finally have our table tennis store. The difference between a regular table tennis store and the Newport Beach Table Tennis Store is we have been trying every single product, and a [&hellip;]
- [A Table Tennis champion made in Ecuador!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-the-champion-made-in-ecuador/): &nbsp; It&#8217;s always great to play table tennis, and it&#8217;s even better when the games we play are so close, in that moment you really have to think in what are you going to do, it doesn&#8217;t matter if you serve or if you receive. You have to be ready for all, specially in a [&hellip;]
- [Regards from Timo Boll to Newport Beach Table Tennis](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/timo-boll-newport-beach-table-tennis/): &nbsp; Who doesn&#8217;t know Timo Boll and Newport Beach Table Tennis Club? Well, this is a video we would like to share with our players, they deserve it! In case you don&#8217;t know who is this table tennis player, check the following link Who is Timo Boll? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tJ0bID-Sg0
- [Equal Challenge was made for Ken Okey](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-ken-okey/): &nbsp; The Equal Challenge Tournament is designed for all table tennis players in the world and this time Ken Okey was the victor! An African player with a dangerous backhand attach and a lobbing style won the Equal Challenge Tournament in the City of Newport Beach. Keg got two great matches against Joe and Tim. Tim applied all his [&hellip;]
- [The Third-Ball Attack in Table Tennis](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/the-third-ball/): &nbsp; This week we got an opportunity we evaluate our students on competition, and we have to go step by step and sometimes we forgot to practice a basic drill which help us to understand more our spin, our game and even our position on the table. The famous&#8230;.third ball Table Tennis Third Ball It [&hellip;]
- [JOOLA Phenix Rubber MAX is here!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/joola-phenix-rubber-max-is-here/): &nbsp; Professional equipment is helpful to produce quality spin, Newport Beach Table Tennis Club bring to you table tennis equipment with latest technology directly from Japan, the Joola Phenix!  This rubber with built-in speed glue effect and medium-hard sponge. This rubber rewards strong aggressive play with full swings. It has a good linear response to all gears, with [&hellip;]
- [Who won last Wednesday the Equal Challenge Tournament?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-championship/): &nbsp; A real table tennis battle start last Wednesday on the Equal Challenge Tournament, all of them came early to warm up properly and take the championship of this week. 10 minutes before to start the Equal Challenge Tournament, show up the indomitable Tao Jiang a 2300 US Rating player from Florida, if you have been playing [&hellip;]
- [At Long Last, Table Tennis Group Lessons Are Here!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-group-lessons/): Table Tennis Group Lessons &#8211; Newport Beach, CA After many long days working with the Newport Beach Table Tennis team, we are ready to start our first table tennis group lessons, and you are cordially invited to be a part of this exciting event! If you are ready to take your table tennis skills to [&hellip;]
- [Tao Jiang, the only 2 times in the road Equal Challenge champion!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tao-jiang-and-the-equal-challenge-table-tennis-tournament/): &nbsp; Whaouuuu&#8230;just amazing what happen last Wednesday, nothing stop the Jiang avalanche from victory. As you know on Wednesday January-23, Tao became Newport Beach Table Tennis Champion and he is the only player to have won the tournament two times in a row. &#8220;This Tournament is a great way to proof your skills, I have [&hellip;]
- [Not even shorts pips stop Tao Jiang last Wednesday!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tao-jian-table-tennis-equal-challenge-champion/): Who was the Table Tennis Equal Challenge Champion this time? The Table Tennis Equal Challenge Tournament start with a very motivated group of table tennis players looking to beat our last champion Kuei Chen. It was a fantastic tournament with very intensive matches. Cesar Beraún with his fast game with short pips found a Ryan Louie, [&hellip;]
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis Club Team Finalist on LATTF](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-team-finalist-lattf/): &nbsp; LATTA takes won the golds on the League of table tennis teams, while Newport Beach Table Tennis Club also excited the crowds. LATTA took their first gold medal of the League event. Newport Beach Table Tennis would not give up without a fight. Our members play until the end! After Newport Beach Table Tennis [&hellip;]
- [Equal Challenge Tournament has a New Champion, Kuei Chen!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-has-a-new-champion/): Who was the Equal Challenge Champion last week? Step by step, the Equal Challenge Tournament is taking a place on the City of Newport Beach, this is not the typical table tennis tournament, this tournament is about real challenge between players with equal opportunities. Wondering how? Just come by and discover why your chances are shine [&hellip;]
- [Ryan Louie the unstoppable in Newport Beach!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ryan-louie-the-unstoppable-in-newport-beach/): &nbsp; Ryan it&#8217;s a player from Irvine with a great serve and powerful forehand loop attack, and the last Wednesday won all his matches, and we call it the unstoppable, soon as he start the first point  he focus on every single point until the end. &#8220;Keep the concentration since the start it&#8217;s very hard but it&#8217;s [&hellip;]
- [Who is Timo Boll?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/timo-boll/):   I&#8217;m sure that players who enjoy watching international competitions, world championships and Olympics know who is Timo Boll. Well this article probably sound to obvious, but believe me, new players are becoming part of  table tennis, and I&#8217;m sure they don&#8217;t too much about Timo Boll. Timo Boll (born March 8, 1981) is a German [&hellip;]
- [Cesar Beraún First Champion 2013 of the Equal Challenge Tournament!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/cesar-beraun-first-champion-2013-equal-challenge-tournament/): &nbsp; Play the Equal Challenge Tournament, not just will increase your level, it will increase the desire to win and get more focus since the start. We hear great comments about this Tournament and we hope we can count with you in a near future. The first Champion 2013 of our first Equal Challenge Tournament [&hellip;]
- [Ariel Hsing lost her crown at the table tennis US Nationals 2012 (VIDEOS)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-us-nationals-2012/): Ariel Hsing failed in her attempt of winning her third title in a row at the table tennis US Nationals 2012 held from 18th to 22th December in Las Vegas. She was defeated by her team mate Lily Zhang in a full distance match. Hsing wasn&#8217;t left empty-handed because she and Timothy Wang won the [&hellip;]
- [Good News for Newport Beach Table Tennis Community!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/good-news-for-newport-beach-table-tennis/): &nbsp; First of all I hope each of you got a wonderful time with your families on this Christmas, and if I did not see you to wish you Merry Christmas&#8230;well, never it&#8217;s too late&#8230;.so Merry Christmas! We are exited to announce for the city of Newport Beach than our 2012 Equal Challenge Tournament was [&hellip;]
- [Ralph Guillory New Champion In The Equal Challenge Tournament!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/surprises-in-the-equal-challenge-tournament/): The main draw of the singles event always will be hard for each of our players, we don&#8217;t have a easy match on the Equal Challenge Tournament, if you can handle a tight score each set, then you&#8217;ll see what is the real table tennis adrenaline. Ask our player who come every Wednesday for challenge themselves. [&hellip;]
- [Good Luck for California Table Tennis!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/california-table-tennis/): &nbsp; As Newport Beach Table Tennis Club, I would like to wish the very best of luck to California, this include parents, coaches, officials and all the competing athletes representing California Table Tennis in the US Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada this year. We are sure that the best effort has been made in the build-up to [&hellip;]
- [Ping Pong, Like Chess, Involves Strategy](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ping-pong-like-chess-involves-strategy/): Are you serious? Well, it&#8217;s not only about paddle and balls&#8230;ping pong or table tennis involve strategy. By anticipating an opponent&#8217;s shot, a player uses the prefrontal cortex for strategic planning. Lastly, the aerobic exercise from the physical activity of the game stimulates the hippocampus, the part of the brain that is responsible for allowing [&hellip;]
- [Best Equal Challenge Tournament Ever For Luis Crescitelli!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-tournament-wednesdays-night/): &nbsp; Luis Crescitelli was crowned champion of the Equal Challenge Tournament Event, last week in the City of Newport Beach. The Argentinean player remained unbeaten and he reach the biggest achievement of his career so far in this tournament. Luis Crescitelli emerged successfully in the Equal Challenge Tournament. The Argentinean player overcame Irvine&#8217;s Ryan Louie by 3:0 in group phase and Nicaraguan&#8217;s [&hellip;]
- [Table Tennis Fitness](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-fitness/): &nbsp; It may surprise many people to hear that table tennis can be a very demanding sport. Being fit for table tennis is more important at the higher levels of competition. At all levels skill and tactics are very important, while at the advanced playing level, being physically fit may give you an edge over [&hellip;]
- [Table Tennis and Alzheimer’s?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-and-alzheimers/): Table tennis and Alzheimer’s? These aren&#8217;t exactly two things you’d expect to see in the same sentence, but if you knew about the innovative Table Tennis Therapy Program used by the Sport and Art Educational Foundation in Los Angeles to benefit patients with early stage Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, you’d be less surprised. Thinking that any [&hellip;]
- [New Heights for Tung Phan after Successful Wednesday on Newport Beach Table Tennis](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-wednesdays/): Climbing Higher Vietnam’s Tung Phan, now appear in the list of champions of the Equal Challenge Tournament in Newport Beach. On the first round Tung got a tight match with Quoc Nguyen from Vietnam as well, both players understand about strategies and aggressive game with ball placement. Tung who was leading 2-0 change his strategy of placement [&hellip;]
- [Rudy Miranda's Backhand was on fire on Newport Beach Table Tennis Club!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/rudy-mirandas-backhand-was-on-fire-on-newport-beach-table-tennis-club/): &nbsp; Rudy Miranda emerged as the most successful Latin player at the Equal Challenge Table Tennis Tournament, on Wednesday 21st November 2012 in Newport Beach, California. It was the first time that 6 time World Team member Rudy Miranda and Ryan Louie had met in the Equal Challenge competition. Both are right handed with excellent table tennis services [&hellip;]
- [Table tennis Racket Regulations](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-raquet-regulation/): Like every sport, table tennis has specific rules to follow. We constantly hear about the importance of having a regulation racket when playing, so we have complied a list of all the requirements below: 1. The racket may be of any size, shape or weight but the blade shall be flat and rigid. 2. At [&hellip;]
- [Newport Beach's Man of the Moment, Ryan Louie!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-event/): Irvine’s Ryan Louie collected his first Equal Challenge title of the year in the city of Newport Beach on Friday November 9, 2012. In a round robin and impressive final start, Louie was up against Costa Mesa&#8217;s John Garlock, who wanted to beat the 18-year-old opponent in 3 sets. Alas, Garlock was defeated as Louie took [&hellip;]
- [What is the Equal Challenge Tournament?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/what-are-the-benefits-to-play-the-equal-challenge-tournament/): The Newport Beach Table Tennis Club equal challenge gives beginner players a unique advantage against their more experienced competitors. Our custom points system allows beginners to advance confidently in the sport of table tennis, while at the same time giving seasoned pros the opportunity to flex their skills. This is an excellent and unique method [&hellip;]
- [The Germany Open 2012—8 Minutes of Amazing Play (Video)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/8-min-of-awesome-table-tennis/): What forehands! What placement! Dimitrij Ovtcharov played Chuan Chih Yuan in the table tennis semifinal and it was a very interesting match, as they keep their position to loop each and every ball. If you want to learn how to play table tennis, the video below shows you why a good initial position is so [&hellip;]
- [Robot Learns to Play Table Tennis Like a Human](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-robot-learns-to-play-like-a-person/): Tuebingen, Germany—A robot that learns to play table tennis from humans and improves as it competes against them could be the best robotic table tennis challenger the world has seen. Katharina Muelling and colleagues at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany suspended a robotic arm from the ceiling and equipped it with a camera [&hellip;]
- [Fortune Favors the Brave: Roman Machutt Wins Equal Challenge Title in Dramatic Finale!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenger-tittle-dramatic-final/): In the most dramatic of circumstances, Poland&#8217;s 54-year-old Roman Machutt won the Equal Challenge Tournament title at the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club on Friday November 2, 2012. Machutt won against 18-year-old Ryan Louie by a narrow margin in a nail-biting fifth game. During the course of the finale, Louie did everything right, maintaining his composure [&hellip;]
- [Ivan Dueñas from Irvine Last Points - Newport Beach Table Tennis Match (Video)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-match/): Newport Beach Table Tennis Match—Last Set! This match was a decisive one for Ivan Dueñas and John Margaritis: 2-2 in sets and very tight 6-7. Both played their best in order to win, but it was not easy for either as the Equal Challenge is designed for level competition. Come join us on Fridays and discover [&hellip;]
- [Table Tennis Keeps Kids Moving the Fun Way!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-for-kids/): Table Tennis is a great activity for kids, as they love the challenge and will easily burn between 200-250 calories an hour, which is the equivalent to a fun and easy stroll! The sport is great for working up a sweat and getting your heart rate going. When played at the higher levels, it&#8217;s one [&hellip;]
- [5 Simple Steps to Improve Your Table Tennis Game](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/improve-your-table-tennis-skills/): Looking to improve your table tennis skills? You&#8217;re in luck! Table tennis is more than just a recreational room party game. It is a complex sport that requires constant training, repetition and practice for those who want to improve. Table tennis is also a good way to stay in shape. The consistent movement and arm [&hellip;]
- [Smiling Faces Print a Thousand Words, Ronald Yu Reserves a Place in Newport Beach Table Tennis History](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/smiling-faces-table-tennis-newport-beach/): Sports brings people together and create harmony. That is the clear message being received from the Equal Challenge Tournament. Smiling faces very much reflect the significance of the event, as players from different cities and ethnic background competed for two purposes: to play table tennis and to be the next Equal Challenge Champion! 15-year-old Ronald [&hellip;]
- [Top 10 Reasons to Play Table Tennis in Newport Beach](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/amazing-table-tennis/): Just about everyone has played table tennis at one time or another. It is one of the most popular sports in the world because you can play anywhere and anytime. But what are the reasons that table tennis is played by so many people in USA? And what exactly does table tennis have to offer [&hellip;]
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis Invited to a Charity Event!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-san-clemente/): &nbsp; We are happy to announce that the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club has been given the opportunity to participate in the grand re-0pening of Skullcandy and the Surfaid Fundraiser Party in the beautiful city of San Clemente, California. Thank you Skullcandy and Surfaid Fundraiser for letting us be a part of your event!
- [A Quick Guide for Buying a Ping Pong Table](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/family-ping-pong-table/): To buy a Ping pong table or table tennis table, you first need one with nice legs!  Make sure that the ping-pong table you buy has sturdy legs and support &#8211; it is probably going to take quite a beating over the next few years and you will need something that can stand up to [&hellip;]
- [Congratulations to Cesar Beraún, the Surprise Winner of the Equal Challenge Tournament in Newport Beach!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/surprise-winner-newport-beach-table-tennis/): Who was the last Newport Beach table tennis champion? Peru&#8217;s Cesar Beraún, was the surprise winner of the Equal Challenge tittle in Newport Beach California on Friday October 12th. The 40-year-old had a wonderful game with Ronald Yu before securing the tittle of champion. The score was 3-0, with all games tight (11-9, 12-10, 13-11). [&hellip;]
- [Why You Should Play in the Equal Challenge Table Tennis Tournament this Friday in Newport Beach!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/play-in-newport-beach-table-tennis/): &nbsp; Newport Beach has a huge range of players with different styles just waiting for you! You need not be a professional to win! At the Equal Challenge Tournament you&#8217;ll be playing like a pro as the chances to win are equal for everybody! Remember that a true table tennis player can take on all [&hellip;]
- [The Proper Way to Learn a Table Tennis Serve](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-serve/): &nbsp; Developing a great serve is key to putting a fantastic spin on the ball. To do this, keep the following two points in mind: You need a brushing action and and a fast swing Initially this is best done away from the table as the surface is quite small and can restrict the speed [&hellip;]
- [Ladies! Play Table Tennis Gangnam Style!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/heeeey-lady/): Women&#8217;s Gangnam Style Tee Let your tee do all the talking to men shouting &#8220;Heyyyyy, sexy lady!&#8221; Choose size: Small, Medium Cost: $20 Sizes Medium $20.00 USDLarge $20.00 USDX-Large $20.00 USD
- [Attila Malek Wins the Equal Challenge Tournament!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-table-tennis-news/): &nbsp; Newport Beach, CA &#8211; Mamma Mia! After hosting 11 people, the U.S. National Champion Attila Malek emerged victorious as the Equal Challenge table tennis winner in Newport Beach on October 12th, besting Ronald Yu by a narrow margin. The exhilarating finale in the decisive fifth game was determined by a minimal two point margin. [&hellip;]
- [Equal Challenge Tournament This Friday Night at Newport Beach Table Tennis Club](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-this-friday-night-at-newport-beach-table-tennis/): Newport Beach &#8211;  It’s time to sign up to play in the 2nd Equal Challenge Tournament this Friday at Newport Beach Table Tennis Club. The event begins at 6:30pm, with the first serve starting at 7:00pm. At last Friday&#8217;s tournament, Crispi Chang won. Can you beat him? Come out Friday to find out! Players from around [&hellip;]
- [Play Table Tennis GANGNAM STYLE!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/play-table-tennis-gangnam-style/): Male Play Gangnam Style Trust us. Wearing this shirt while playing table tennis is much cooler than shouting &#8220;Heyyyyy, sexy lady!&#8221; Choose size: Medium, Large, X-Large Cost: $20 Sizes Medium Large X-Large
- [The Importance of Stretching For Table Tennis](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/do-i-need-to-stretch-to-play-table-tennis/): &nbsp; It doesn&#8217;t matter your age or how good your are when it comes time to play table tennis. Maintaining good flexibility is important not only to reduce injuries, but to improve your movement and footwork. Therefore, finding the time to do a proper warm-up and cool-down while training is essential. All you need is [&hellip;]
- [The First Equal Challenge Table Tennis Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-table-tennis-successful-tournament/): &nbsp; NEWPORT BEACH -Wondering how the 1st Equal Challenge table tennis tournament went on Friday? The city of Newport Beach is the new home of victor Crispin Chang! In this city,  where the sport of table tennis is growing, Crispin Chang won first place on October 5th thanks to an amazing display of spin and [&hellip;]
- [The Equal Challenge Table Tennis Tournament is Here!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-table-tennis-tournament-is-here/): &nbsp; NEWPORT BEACH &#8211; The big day is almost here for the Equal Challenge Tournament, and we invite you to come and be part of this amazing experience. Today, we are happy to announce that we will be hosting our first Equal Challenge Table Tennis Tournament at Newport Beach Table Tennis Club. Our sports team has [&hellip;]
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis Player's Victory in Los Angeles](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-local-hero/): 33-year-old Columbian player Alex Figueroa, on duty from Newport Beach Table Tennis Club, emerged as the most successful player on the concluding day of action at the Los Angeles Table Tennis Federation League in California on Friday September 28th. 1. Subal Mehta  lost to Alex Figueroa  0-3 (2, 9, 8) 2. Adam Bobrow defeated Ronald [&hellip;]
- [The Best Players May Not Be the Best Coaches](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-coaches/): The boy in the blue shirt, shown at right, won the tournament! He must know a lot about table tennis. Maybe I&#8217;ll ask him if he can train with me. This is one of the more common thoughts that beginner players have, but the truth is that the best players may not be the best [&hellip;]
- [The Right Way to Serve a Ball in Table Tennis](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-service/): Serving a ball in table tennis may look challenging, but the reality is much less complex. Just take a look at the photo on the right to see how to get a grasp on your serve setup. The Rules of a Table Tennis Service 1. Table tennis service starts with the ball resting freely on the [&hellip;]
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis Equipment and Supplies](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-equipment/): Exciting news! Starting today, JOOLA is the official distributor for table tennis equipment and apparel for the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club. If you are looking for professional table tennis equipment, you are at the right place. You may be wondering &#8211; What is the JOOLA brand? Here is your answer&#8230; JOOLA is top of the line [&hellip;]
- [The Equal Challenge Tournament in Newport Beach Table Tennis Club](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/the-equal-challenge-tournament-in-newport-beach-table-tennis-club/): &nbsp; Newport Beach Table Tennis Club is happy to announce our Equal Challenge Tournament, which will be hosted in the beautiful city of Newport Beach starting on October 5th! This tournament is a great way to test your skills against a new player outside of the normal garage setting. Table tennis requires concentration, dedication, coordination  and motivation. [&hellip;]
- [Have an Unforgettable Family Time at Newport Beach Table Tennis Club!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-classes/): &nbsp; Hi Everyone! Thank you for stopping by! In this post we are happy to introduce Nancy and Brad. They came to Newport Beach Table Tennis Club wondering if they were really going to learn the sport of table tennis. Nancy came over from New Mexico to engage in two weeks of intense training geared [&hellip;]
- [Paralympic Table Tennis Player's Amazing Diving Shot (Video)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/paralympic-table-tennis-player-becomes-internet-hit-with-diving-shot/): LONDON –  With one diving cross-court winner at the London Paralympics, an inspirational British table tennis player has become an internet sensation. A clip of David Wetherill&#8217;s fantastic shot in his match against Thomasz Kusiak of Germany has garnered more than 3 million views on YouTube. &#8220;My biggest concern was that I looked like some [&hellip;]
- [Playing Offensive Table Tennis](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/offensive-table-tennis/): Often times, coaches tell us to &#8220;Bend your legs!&#8221; and &#8220;Keep the same level of your body when you move!&#8221; This advice is critical when it comes to playing offensive table tennis. In order to understand this technique a little further, we present you this video made by ttCountenance to explain why legs play such [&hellip;]
- [A Quick Guide to Table Tennis](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/an-instant-table-tennis-guide/): The UK&#8217;s top female table tennis player and Olympic medal winner, Joanna Parker, has a quick and easy to follow video guide when it comes to playing this sport. In the clip, shown below, Parker explains the rules of this Olympic sport, the format of the competition and the different playing styles between both the [&hellip;]
- [The Health Benefits of Table Tennis](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/health-benefits-table-tennis/): &nbsp; Given that table tennis balls can reach speeds of nearly 100 mph, keen reflexes are essential to the table tennis player since there is just a fraction of a second to react as the ball moves across the surface. These reflexes will be honed with every spirited match one plays. Quick and frequent movements [&hellip;]
- [Burn Calories Fast Playing Table Tennis!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/what-sport-make-me-burn-calories-fast/): At Newport Beach Table Tennis Club, we encourage&nbsp;proper technique and a disciplined approach when it comes to playing with a ball that weighs a mere 2.7 grams. If you think this sport borders on the dull side, think again. It is one of the few sports in the world that can give you a complete [&hellip;]
- [Newport Beach Adds Two Brand New Table Tennis Tables!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-tables/): Hi Everyone! We are thrilled to announce that we will be adding two brand new tables to our club so more of us can enjoy this beautiful sport on Newport Beach City! Here at Newport Beach Table Tennis, we put an emphasis on the proper table tennis technique. Playing table tennis helps you build stamina and [&hellip;]
- [Table Tennis Clinic from Slovenia's World Class Player, Bojan Tokic](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-clinic-from-bojan-tokic/): Tokic is world-ranked #69 by the ITTF. He was a bronze medalist in both singles and doubles at the 2011 European Championships and a competitor at the 2012 London Olympics. It&#8217;s rare that players of Tokic&#8217;s caliber compete in the U.S. Tokic will conduct two 180-minute training sessions at the club starting 5:00 pm. We&#8217;ll have a brake after 90 mins and we&#8217;ll continue. He will be assisted by his girlfriend, Monika Molnar from Servia who herself is ranked #201 in the world for women , his dad Miroslav Tokic, Biljana Todorovic #191 and Martina Safran-Pohar ranked #248. Also, everyone will get to play briefly [&hellip;]
- [Top 30 Excuses When You Lost A Ping-Pong Match - Part 2 of 3](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/top-30-excuses-when-you-lost-a-ping-pong-match-part-2-of-3/): When you are beaten by another player and your friends ask you what happened, just pull out our article. This is the second part of our Top 30 Excuses When You Lost A Ping-Pong Match and you will find it funny as the first. If you like it feel free to share it! Let say we find the perfect excuse from our Top 30 Excuses When You Lost A Ping-Pong Match Part 1 we are going to choose &#8220;the new plastic ball&#8221; this time. We have 29 more to choose from. I lost today because_the new plastic ball (from part 1)_______ and [&hellip;]
- [Top 30 Excuses When You Lost A Ping-Pong Match - Part 1 of 3](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/top-30-excuses-when-you-lost-a-ping-pong-match/): If you are a table tennis or ping-pong player, we always are going to find somebody of this kind! This is not even a joke! But I think I list most of them. I have been writing all I hear in a table tennis club. You will be laughing or maybe you will be using this excuses too. So here is how to use it: I lost today because_______________ It&#8217;s quick, easy and effective! Just choose a number and complete the sentence glare off tables glare off opponent&#8217;s bald spot altitude temperature (cold or hot, your choice&#8230;) excess cho-ing my [&hellip;]
- [Ping-Pong Footwork for Beginners – Part 2 of 2](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ping-pong-footwork-part-2-of-2/): Ping Pong Footwork &#8211; the Basic Ready Position Try to position yourself so that you are always just slightly to the left of the middle of all possible angles your opponent can hit, assuming you are a right hander. This will give you the best chance of being able to reach the ball no matter where he hits it. You stand a little to the left of the middle of all angles because you can reach further to the right (on your forehand) than on your backhand, and because your forehand is hit on the right hand side of your [&hellip;]
- [Ping-Pong Footwork for Beginners - Part 1 of 2](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ping-pong-footwork-for-beginners-part-1-of-2/): It is often difficult for beginners to learn to use the correct footwork. At the beginning, you can get away with poor footwork since it is not the most important part of the game. But as you get better having good footwork becomes more and more important, until it is an essential component of the game in advanced play. Rather than starting out the wrong way and picking up bad habits that are hard to get rid of later, I&#8217;ll give you some simple tips that will put you on the right track for the future. What is Good Footwork? [&hellip;]
- [The Must Common Mistakes for Beginners in Table Tennis](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-mistakes-for-beginners/): As a coach and player of many years, there are certain common errors that I see repeated many times by players new to the sport of ping-pong. On the basis that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, I&#8217;ve put together my list of the 10 most common mistakes made by new table tennis players. Read on and make sure that you are not falling victim to these ping-pong pitfalls. 1.  Getting a Grip Gripping the paddle incorrectly is one of the most common mistakes made by beginners. A poor grip can hinder your ability to play [&hellip;]
- [What is The Table Tennis Equal Challenge Tournament?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-equal-challenge-tournament/): The Equal Challenge Tournament gives beginner players a unique advantage against their more experienced competitors. Our custom points system allows beginners to advance confidently in the sport of table tennis, while at the same time giving seasoned pros the opportunity to flex their skills. This is an excellent and unique method for new students to gauge their aptitude, build confidence and focus on progress.  In order to maximize the playing experience, we have put in place a strict set of guidelines that must be adhered to by all player. Inquire with our team for details.  FAQs What do I need to play the [&hellip;]
- [Kuei Chen Recovery His Equal Challenge Tittle!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/kuei-chen-recovery-equal-challenge-tittle/): With 11 players warming up we start last night the Equal Challenge Tournament. All the levels are welcome and if you play with your friends in work bring them too. Come and challenge our players we love to play against new styles! We meet every Wednesday at 6:30 pm in Newport Beach Table Tennis Club, inside of Newport Beach Athletic Club With two groups of four players and one group of three players the night start Match of the night Vamsi Polisetty against Tim Stephens, great match to watch both player give their best! Keep working on your strokes! Final [&hellip;]
- [Hammed From Iran Won The Equal Challenge Tournament Last Wednesday Night](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/hammed-iran-won-equal-challenge-tournament-last-wednesday-night/): 12 table tennis players from our neighbors cities came to participate in our weekly table tennis tournament. This tournament is not made for the best player&#8230;is made for who give the best effort to win. If you like the challenge and push yourself to play at your best&#8230;this is for you! Match of the night Cole Sudeck against Ivan Dueñas A tight score of 3-2 with great effort for both players, congratulations guys! It was a great match We start the night, with three groups of 4 people, from each group will advance the best to play after a Final [&hellip;]
- [Doug Jackson Is The Winner Of The Equal Challenge Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/doug-jackson-winner-equal-challenge-tournament/): This night we got 11 table tennis players playing, all of them with the same desire to win the Equal Challenge Tournament We make two groups of 4 players and one group of 3 player, the best of each group will advance to the next round. A round Robbin between the best ones from each group Equal Challenge Final Tim Stephens defeated Ron Arellano 3-2 Ron Arellano defeated Doug Jackson 3-2 Doug Jackson defeated Tim Stephens 3-0 After make a sets summation and following the ITTF rule, the tonight champion is Doug Jackson. Congratulations! We are still offering the Equal [&hellip;]
- [Alex Benbrahim Won The Equal Challenge Tournament With A Particular Defensive Style](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/alex-benbrahim-won-the-equal-challenge-tournament/): Considering the style of game of our opponent is just one more step to improve our game. We have to understand that we cannot play the same style of game for all our opponents. Every game you must play different, so you don&#8217;t become the typical predictable player. An unpredictable player has better chances to win a match, it&#8217;s difficult to read what are you going to do. A night full of exciting table tennis matches last Wednesday on the Equal Challenge Tournament. Match of the night Beng Loh against Ron Arellano, it was a complete battle on table #3, [&hellip;]
- [Hammed and Tim Equal Challenge Finalists](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/hammed-tim-equal-challenge-finalists/): Motivate yourself is a good way to keep positive attitude in all the game, even if you miss a point. Remember every point is a brand new start. So it&#8217;s not healthy to give up so early. A match come interested when you use what you know and you try to place the ball on the weakness point of your opponent. Vamsi, you leave early and you forgot to play one more match. Hopefully you don&#8217;t forgot our golden rule of at least 3 matches by tournament. We want to welcome also the new players! Khaled Dehia Peter Lee This time [&hellip;]
- [Ron Arellano Our Brand New Equal Challenge Champion](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ron-arellano-brand-new-equal-challenge-champion/): The Equal Challenge Tournament reward the individual effort, so if you win this tournament is a great goal on your table tennis career, after all this is the only table tennis tournament made for all the levels. Seven table tennis players came to participate and challenge their skills last Wednesday, amazing matches on this group of people and we want to say thanks to all of them to be part of this weekly event! Kuei Chen Ron Arellano Alan Hovey Dillon Davis Hamed Ettehadi Doug Jackson Cliff Davis Equal Challenge Semi Finals Ron Arellano defeated Hamed Ettehadi 3-1 Kuei Chen [&hellip;]
- [Who is Bojan Tokič?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/bojan-tokic/): Bojan Tokič born 13 January 1981 in Jajce, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, (now) Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Slovenian table tennis player of Bosnian origin. Tokič&#8217;s first competition was in Montpellier, France where he won the ETTU Cup. Via Cagliari, Italy and Ljubljana, Slovenia he transferred to SV Plüderhausen, Germany in the 2000/2001 season. He then went back to Slovenia to work within a training group, with which he stayed for three years. In 2003, he returned to Germany to play for TTC Frickenhausen. In 2005/2006, he won the ETTU Cup, the DTTB Cup and the German League [&hellip;]
- [Hamed Is Back To Take The Table Tennis Equal Challenge Title](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/hammed-back-take-table-tennis-equal-challenge-title/): In Newport Beach Table Tennis Club no matter the number of people we have to make a tournament. We respect your time and effort to come and play. So as policy we never cancel our Equal Challenge Tournament. First of all we want to welcome the new players Mohamedali Mukadam Andrew Coberth This time we did just one round robin of six players Match of the night Mohamedali Mukadam against David Yashar, this match was intense both players give their best in each point. After the match was over both shake hands showing great sportsmanship . Congratulation guys, great match [&hellip;]
- [Roman, Miles and Doug in the Equal Challenge Final](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/roman-miles-and-doug-on-the-equal-challenge-final/): With a participation of 13 players and public present, the Equal Challenge Tournament started like every other Wednesday at 7:00 PM.  This time new visitors from Irvine participated, and we want to welcome them and let them know how much we appreciated their part in this table tennis event and hopefully we&#8217;ll see you again! Todd Sudeck Cliff Davis Christian Plasencia Miles Chang It was a pleasure to see you playing table tennis and showing us all your skills.  Just remember the Equal Challenge Tournament gives beginner players a unique advantage against their more experienced competitors.  Our custom points system [&hellip;]
- [LA Ping Pong League - Registration Open for Fall Season](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/la-ping-pong-league-registration/): Our table tennis community is growing year by year, and this a fantastic event for those who like to compete in Team Events. We encourage you to make your team and participate. After all who doesn&#8217;t love play table tennis? Registration is now open for the fall 2014 season of the LA Team Ping Pong League! http://www.lapingpong.com/2014/07/01/registration-open-for-fall-2014-season It figures to be another exciting season with plenty of new and returning players, here are all the details: Teams of 3-5 players Divisions based on skill level + corporate/company and youth divisions Weekend matches Season runs from September to early December $200/team registration [&hellip;]
- [Equal Challenge Tournament Managed 76 Table Tennis Matches in One Night](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-tournament-managed-76-table-tennis-matches-in-one-night/): Many of you probably wonder how your opponent produces spin in the serve.  There are two answers for that. The first one is a pro rubber and the second one is practice.  There is not a shortcut to improve your serve.  So our suggestion is that every time you play table tennis, practice your serve for around 15 min.  It will make you a better player But how do you know if you are serving correctly?   Take a look at the following post to answer this question:  The Right Way to Serve a Ball in Table Tennis The Equal [&hellip;]
- [Kuei Chen Is Back To The Equal Challenge Tournament!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/kuei-equal-challenge-tournament/): Are you tired in playing the same tournament over and over and on top of that you don&#8217;t have any chance in winning?  Well, here in Newport Beach Table Tennis Club we think differently, and we reward the effort, not the rating nor the level. This week 14 players decided to play the Equal Challenge Tournament and they found out how essential it is to understand technique and proper table tennis shots. We always encourage new visitors to come and try out at least three times to understand the system and discover why it is so fun to play the [&hellip;]
- [Tony Kovacs Won Two Times In A Row The Best Weekly Table Tennis Tournament in Town](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/best-weekly-table-tennis-tournament/): An impact night last Wednesday at the Newport Beach the Best Weekly Table Tennis Tournament. Consistently we have new players prepared to contend and take the test of playing table tennis. We need to welcome to Seth Christian, Bill Davis, Kathy Davis,  Jason Pitkin and Rochelle Luna to take an interest in our Weekly Table Tennis Tournament With a 13 players we made three groups, two of four player and one of five. Just the best of each group advanced to the next round robin final. Table Tennis Match of the night The session of the night was between Tim Stephens and [&hellip;]
- [Tony Kovacs A True Champion Last Week In Newport Beach Table Tennis Club](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tony-kovacs-newport-beach-table-tennis-club/): Nature, inviting individuals, and table tennis is some piece of our lives here in at Newport Beach Table Tennis Club. Before long as you come to partake you&#8217;ll recognize we have table tennis players with distinctive levels yet with the same objective… enhance, challenge their aptitudes and be a piece of the history turning into the following Equal Challenge Champion. As an amicable update our competition has a brilliant guideline, &#8220;each player will play at least 3 testing matches without bargain your level&#8221; No matter how many players we have, we make the Equal Challenge Tournament religiously every Wednesday night! [&hellip;]
- [Hamed Ettehadi from Iran Winner Of The Equal Challenge Tournament in Newport Beach](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/hamed-ettehadi-from-iran-winner-of-the-equal-challenge-tournament/): A table tennis match tournament at night for each player without speculation in the level of your rival, in the Equal Challenge Tournament you have an incredible risk likewise to contend in quarterfinals, elimination rounds and turn into the following Equal Challenge Champion. You have to bring the yearning to give your best exertion in every match. Remember that with our custom point framework, amateur players have a superior possibility of winning the more they participate in table tennis. On the off chance that this is your first time, then we urge you to throw away the score and disregard [&hellip;]
- [Wesley Snyder Is The New Equal Challenge Champion](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/wesley-snyder-new-equal-challenge-champion/): The choice to come, play and challenge your own skills is what makes the Equal Challenge Tournament a unique experience for you.  If this tournament was your first time, we encourage to come for a second time and why not a third time!  We are sure you will enjoy this tournament a lot! A group of 15 players attended this event with something in common&#8230;getting the Equal Challenge Title. Thanks to the cooperation of each player, we have become the largest table tennis tournament in Newport Beach.  Don&#8217;t miss it next Wednesday night!  It will be an awesome experience for you! [&hellip;]
- [Full House Last Wednesday In Newport Beach Table Tennis Club](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/full-house-last-wednesday-newport-beach-table-tennis-club/): If you miss this day, you miss a very fun event, the presents 20 players play a lot of matches with high intensity in every match. But don&#8217;t worry&#8230;luckily we run this tournament every Wednesday night, so you can come the following one or any other Wednesday night. Just make sure to arrive around 6:30 PM so you can warm up and reserve your spot. For now we can host a maximum of 20 players at after 7:00 PM we cannot accept more entries, if not we&#8217;ll not be respectful with players who come early, mark your calendar and make sure to arrive [&hellip;]
- [The Newport Beach Table Tennis Club Keep Rocking With The Equal Challenge Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-club-keep-rocking-equal-challenge-tournament/): Good environment, friendly people, and table tennis is part of our lives here in Newport Beach Table Tennis Club. Soon as you come to participate you&#8217;ll notice we have table tennis players with different levels but with the same goal&#8230; improve, challenge their skills and be part of the history becoming the next Equal Challenge Champion. As a friendly reminder our tournament has a golden rule, &#8220;every player will play a minimum of 3 challenging matches without compromise your level&#8221;  Last Wednesday night we got 14 players and we manage a total of 61 matches in 3 hours We also [&hellip;]
- [How to Focus In Your Table Tennis Match?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/focus-table-tennis-match/): High level performance occurs when you turn off conscious thought and have an external focus. Don’t think about what you are doing or how you are doing it, think outside yourself, fix your attention on the opponent or the outcome. Above all silence your self-critical thoughts and allow the automated process, the hundreds of hours of training which have built up in your brain and body to flow naturally. The body knows how to perform, give it the freedom to do this. Conscious thought interferes with automated reactions, the conscious is always slower than the subconscious and will limit what [&hellip;]
- [A Table Tennis Player From Laguna Beach Took The Equal Challenge Tittle Last Wednesday](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-player-laguna-beach-took-equal-challenge-tittle-last-wednesday/): A blast night last Wednesday at the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club with the weekly Equal Challenge Tournament. Every week we have new players ready to compete and take the challenge of playing table tennis. With 13 registered players the Equal Challenge Tournament started with three groups, and just the best of each group advanced to the final, which was a round robin of three players. We want to welcome to Jason Rudman and Hammed Ettehadi to participate in our Weekly Table Tennis Tournament Table Tennis Match of the night The game of the night was between Angelica Arellano and Tim [&hellip;]
- [Tim Stephens Winner Of Our Last Weekly Equal Challenge Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tim-stephens-winner-last-weekly-equal-challenge-tournament/): The Newport Beach Table Tennis Club is proud to hold the Equal Challenge Tournament every week and without you, this would not be possible.  Thanks for all your support, guys! During all this time, we have noticed a constant increase on our table tennis fellows, and that gives us great satisfaction.  The Newport Beach Table Tennis Club is very proud to be the first table tennis club who organized the Equal Challenge Tournament in the United States. With an assistance of thirteen table tennis players, the Equal Challenge Tournament started with two groups of four players and one group of five players. Only [&hellip;]
- [Amazing Table Tennis Tournament Last Wednesday in Newport Beach Table Tennis Club](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/amazing-tournament-last-wednesday-newport-beach-table-tennis-club/): With a participation of 15 players the tournament was a blast! Amazing rallies, unexpected results and always keeping the cool environment that just Newport Beach Table Tennis Club can offer. If you miss the last tournament this Wednesday is your chance to come over and challenge our champions. You&#8217;ll be not disappointed we are the largest table tennis tournament in Newport Beach. Don&#8217;t stay on the couch watching TV, come and make some exercise for your brain and your body, let&#8217;s keep our body healthy as possible. We start with three groups of five players, of each group will advance [&hellip;]
- [New Champions, New Finalists, That Is The Truly Equal Challenge Tournament!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-tournament-has-new-champions-every-week/): Great assistance last Wednesday night to play the Equal Challenge Tournament. The Equal Challenge Tournament is not just a regular tournament, it&#8217;s a table tennis tournament to challenge your skills without compromising your level of play.  The goal of this tournament is make all the players give their best so all get the benefit of it. Increase mental skills, learn how to play under pressure and learn how to keep the advantage when you are winning.  Come this Wednesday and meet table tennis players who can tell you more about the Equal Challenge Tournament. With a participation of twelve players [&hellip;]
- [Tony Kovacs Two Times In a Row Equal Challenge Champion](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tony-kovacs-2-times-row-equal-challenge-champion/): The Equal Challenge Tournament in Newport Beach keeps rocking every Wednesday night.  If you have not yet come, this week will be your chance.  Every player has a great experience without compromising your table tennis level. All levels are welcome and if you like the challenge, this is the place for you. With 15 participants the night was made to play table tennis.  Three groups of five people with the best two advancing in each group for the single elimination bracket.  The total number of games we played that night was 65 matches. We also want to welcome Malcolm Lewis [&hellip;]
- [Tony Recovered His Equal Challenge Title With Great Performance](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tony-recovery-equal-challenge-title-great-performance/): It was a great table tennis night last Wednesday in the Equal Challenge Tournament, and this Wednesday we&#8217;ll playing again at the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club.  Just make sure to arrive on time, for after 7 pm we cannot register any player. A participation of 12 players made this tournament one of the largest ones in the area, with different levels, different styles but with an equal opportunity for all those who love table tennis as much as we do. We also welcome Tony Yeh, Samir Rajput, Art Sandoval and Odeon DY. Thanks guys in your participation and to [&hellip;]
- [A New Equal Challenge Champion From The East Coast](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/new-equal-challenge-champion-east-coast/): Like every Wednesday night at 7:00 pm, the Equal Challenge Tournament was ready to start. With an assistance from 12 table tennis players with different skills, the night started with three groups of four people each. From each group just the best advanced to the final, a group of three. This night we received the visit of Kyle Legrand and his dad Gary Legrand.  We really appreciate your visit.  Newport Beach Table Tennis loves to have families playing in our tournament, as memories are made to be remembered. Matches of the night! A battle to remember, Gary with his experience [&hellip;]
- [The Equal Challenge Table Tennis Tournament is Rocking!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/the-equal-challenge-table-tennis-tournament-is-rocking/): It was an amazing Wednesday for our table tennis community with 16 players looking for the Equal Challenge Championship. Thanks to all of you for your cooperation and making this tournament one of the best in Newport Beach. The Newport Beach Table Tennis Club with the Equal Challenge Tournament gives beginning players a unique advantage against their more experienced competitors. Our custom points system allows beginners to advance confidently in the sport of table tennis, while at the same time giving seasoned pros the opportunity to flex their skills. This is an excellent and unique method for new students to [&hellip;]
- [Tim Stephens Looking for Challenge Found The Equal Challenge Championship](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tim-stephens-looking-challenge-found-equal-challenge-championship/): Thanks to all the participants, all the newbies and the umpires, without all your help it will very hard to approach a nice tournament like we do every Wednesday night! With a participation of 13 players the tournament start with 2 groups of 4 players and 1 group of 5 players This time the competition was very challenging for each group wondering why? Because from each group just advanced 1 player so each of them give their best to qualify to the next round &#8220;The final&#8221;. Match of the night Doug Jackson against Rudy Miranda Doug was down 2-0 in [&hellip;]
- [16 Players Last Wednesday on the Equal Challenge Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/16-players-last-wednesday-equal-challenge-tournament/): A table tennis night for every player without thinking in the level of your opponent, in the Equal Challenge Tournament you have a great chance also to compete in quarterfinals, semifinals and become the next Equal Challenge Champion. You need to bring the desire to give your best effort in every match. Keep in mind that with our custom point system, beginner players have a better chance of winning the more they engage in table tennis. If this is your first time, then we urge you to cast aside the score and forget about the level of the other players. [&hellip;]
- [Ecuador with Rodrigo Tapia Cause Upsets](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/rodrigo-tapia-cause-upsets/): Who got the opportunity to play against Rodrigo knows his potential as table tennis player. We would like to share this note with you. Congratulations to the Ecuadorian Team! Top seeds Brazil, duly finished in first place in their initial stage group in the Men’s Team event at the 2004 ITTF-Latin American Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Tuesday 2nd April. However, of the leading four names; they were alone. Argentina, Venezuela and Chile, the next three in the pecking order, all suffered defeats; Puerto Rico, Mexico and Ecuador caused the upsets, all three remained unbeaten, as against the [&hellip;]
- [The Best Sport For Our Brain is Table Tennis](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/the-best-sport-for-our-brain-is-table-tennis/): It is well-known that practicing sports helps to keep us fit and healthy and table tennis isn&#8217;t the exception. In United States there is a program that uses our sport as therapy for Alzheimer&#8217;s and dementia&#8217;s patients. Table Tennis is also recommended to elderly people. China led by Liu Guoliang wants to make table tennis a popular sport around the world. That&#8217;s why the Chinese team is making some changes to promote table tennis. One of them is the transnational pairs in international competitions. But there are also other ways to promote our sport, for example, as the best sport [&hellip;]
- [8 Year Old Girl Played The Equal Challenge Final Last Week](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/8-years-old-girl-playing-equal-challenge-final-last-week/): For a kid everything starts with a desire to learn how to hit the ball with their forehand to challenge the adults.  Table tennis is one of the sports that anyone at any age can play, so don&#8217;t be surprised if in your group you have to play with a girl 8 years old! The kids love to win!  They have fun, they do not over think and they are always ready to learn more tricks.  No matter how they do during the game, they always keep a clean and shiny smile and that was the case last week with [&hellip;]
- [Carmen Vajdi from Iran Got Her First Equal Challenge Title](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/carmen-vajdi-iran-got-first-equal-challenge-title/): A blast night last Wednesday at the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club with the weekly Equal Challenge Tournament.  Every week we have new players ready to compete and take the challenge of playing table tennis. We want to welcome  Carmen Vajdi, Barry Lieberman, Chris Sample and Patricia Baxted and hopefully we&#8217;ll see you this Wednesday for more table tennis. With 13 registered players the Equal Challenge Tournament started with three groups, and just the best of each group advanced to the final, which was a round robin of three players just like last week. The game of the night was [&hellip;]
- [An Equal Challenge Table Tennis Final with Adrenaline!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-table-tennis-final-adrenaline/): One night was full of surprises and challenging matches.  As a club, we were expecting our friend Tony Kovaks to win the Equal Challenge Progressive Jackpot.  In this year he is the only one that got three titles three times in a row.  In our opinion that is very impressive and it is a great record!  Well done Tony and keep up the good work. We also want to welcome our first time participant Kyle Legrand. With 13 participants, the Equal Challenge Tournament started with two groups of four players and one group of five players. From each group the player [&hellip;]
- [Tony Kovacs defended his Equal Challenge Title 3 times in a row!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tony-kovacs-defended-his-equal-challenge-title/): Amazing night!  With 15 players registered in the Equal Challenge, the night started with tight scores right after the first round began. The Equal Challenge goal is make you improve and play your best every single match, for we are always looking for more competition.  If you have not played the tournament lately you should.  Don&#8217;t lay down on the bed watching TV.  Instead make some exercise and have fun at the same time.  How we do this? Well, by playing table tennis. Thanks to all who collaborate one more time umpiring the matches to make this tournament one of [&hellip;]
- [Tony Kovacs close to the Equal Challenge Progressive Jackpot](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tony-kovacs-close-equal-challenge-progressive-jackpot/): What do you need to play the Equal Challenge Tournament at the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club? The desire to play and win! Keep in mind that with our custom point system, beginning players have a better chance of winning the more they engage in table tennis.  If this is your first time, then we urge you to cast aside the score and forget about the level of the other players.  Your chance to shine is on its way! The key will be the more times you participate, the more chances you have. What are the mental traits that the [&hellip;]
- [Tony Kovacs shows his table tennis skills in the Equal Challenge Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tony-kovacs-and-the-equal-challenge-tournament/): What a night last Wednesday was in the Equal Challenge Tournament. With a participation of 15 players we can say the tournament was a success.  Players from Huntington Beach, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Laguna Beach and even Fullerton came to play, enjoy and find new table tennis players to challenge.  If for any particular reason you did not have the time to come, then for the following Wednesday you are welcome to come. Just to let you know we run the Equal Challenge Tournament every Wednesday at 7:00 pm, and we always suggest you come at 6:30 pm [&hellip;]
- [Doug Jackson and Kia Kiani Equal Challenge Finalists last Wednesday](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/doug-jackson-and-kia-kiani-equal-challenge-finalists/): Finding a fun and weekly table tennis tournament in South Orange County is now a reality.  Newport Beach Table Tennis offer every Wednesday night a tournament where the best or the high rated player does not always win.  The Equal Challenge Tournament rewards the effort, and if you became a finalist, you must be proud of yourself. We want to welcome a new table tennis player Fedor Shorokhov and hopefully we&#8217;ll see you this Wednesday. What would a table tennis tournament be without emotions and tight games? Have you ever asked yourself this question?  Mmm&#8230;probably not but we believe that every [&hellip;]
- [Tim Stephens is the New Equal Challenge Champion](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tim-stephens-new-equal-challenge-champion/): With a participation of 16 players last Wednesday night the Equal Challenge Tournament keeps growing week by week. We really appreciate all the player&#8217;s collaboration to make this tournament one of the best in Orange County. If you are looking to improve your table tennis skills, get some exercise or just meet new table tennis players, Newport Beach Table Tennis Club and the weekly Equal Challenge Tournament has a lot to offer. Make sure to arrive around 6:30 PM to get registered and get the chance to warm up.  After your warm up, we really appreciate if you would share [&hellip;]
- [Raising his hand Roman Machutt is the Equal Challenge Champion of this week](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/raising-his-hand-we-have-a-new-equal-challenge-champion/): Seems like the weekly Equal Challenge Tournament keeps growing week after week, with an amazing presence of 17 players last Wednesday. First of all we have to say thanks to all of those who make this tournament one of the best in Orange County. We want you to give the best of your skills on each match so that in the near future you will improve. Next week be sure to arrive around 6:30 PM to get registered and get the chance to warm up.  After your warm up, we really appreciate if you would share with others your table [&hellip;]
- [Ivan Dueñas won his first Equal Challenge Championship](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ivan-duenas-new-equal-challenge-champion-newport-beach/): A night with a ton of challenging games and fun is what the Equal Challenge Tournament can offer you every Wednesday at 7:00 PM in the City of Newport Beach. With a total participation of 14 players, the Equal Challenge Tournament brings a lot of great memories and friendship moments. We encourage our players to keep participating in our weekly tournament.  If you just play once, come twice and why not a third time, and you&#8217;ll see how exciting  your table tennis matches will become. Thanks to all the participants that were a part of this event.  All of them [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 13 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/improve-your-table-tennis-serve/): THE FINAL ANALYSIS All the areas we have delved into will form a background store of theory which you can call upon in times of need and which will give you an edge in the service area. However in the final analysis when you are out there at the table, you have at this time really only the mental capacity to consider a few vital factors and to keep these in the forefront of your mind. A sound recovery position (after your serve) is vital. A quick recovery serve gives you more time. A ‘short’ contact to bounce serve is [&hellip;]
- [Tony Kovacs is the first 2014 Equal Challenge Champion](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tony-kovacs-first-2014-equal-challenge-champion/): Great night last Wednesday with fun for all.  15 players with different levels from different cities all around Orange County came to challenge their skills in our weekly table tennis tournament, held every Wednesday at 7:00 PM. We want to welcome all the new players and also we want to say thanks to each of you for making the Equal Challenge Tournament one of the best in Orange County. Wondering who came last Wednesday? Kia Kiani Trey Ho Doug Jackson Nathan Gershfeld Vamsi Polisetty Tim Stephens Jonathan Munsayac Tony Kovacs Ken Dewhirst Sachin Bajpai Fuat Boran Daniel Sub Gary Jamieson [&hellip;]
- [The Last 2013 Equal Challenge Champion was...](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/last-2013-equal-challenge-champion/): With the participation of 8 players the last Equal Challenge of 2013 was other great event hosted by Newport Beach Table Tennis Club We want to say thanks to all who made possible that day, we know that week most of the player traveled to Las Vegas to play the US National Tournament, and I hope they did very well and learn how great is this event. Andre Pasquarelli Michael Vaden Christy Sawyer Doug Jackson Stan Winter Ron Arellano Franco De Flaviis Shahyar Afifi Semifinal 1 Doug Jackson defeat 3-1 against Stan Winter Semifinal 2 Ron Arellano defeat 3-2 against [&hellip;]
- [Happy Holidays!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/happy-holidays/): Unwrap yourself into a joyful Christmas with darling delights, cozy nights, shimmering trim and gifts to treasure. May wondrous sights, radiant lights, glimmering greetings and a pleasurable season be yours at Christmas. Warm Regards, Your Newport Beach Table Tennis Club
- [Ray Retains His Equal Challenge Title For a Second Time In A Row](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ray-retain-equal-challenge-tittle/): &nbsp; In the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club, you are going to always find challenging matches, without thinking in ratings or levels. The mental strength improves when you as a player are under pressure.  This method will push you to always look for the right decision. There are moments where we don&#8217;t know how to play the next ball without thinking in possibilities.  We are aware of everything but to receive the ball, and not to place the ball. As your game skills increase, you have to make sure you mental strength increases as well, for if not, you become [&hellip;]
- [Ray Is Back To Newport Beach Table Tennis Club!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ray-is-back-to-newport-beach-table-tennis-club/): The Newport Beach Table Tennis Club has the largest tournament in town with a particular style where all the participants have the same chance to win first place. All this is possible thanks to the Equal Challenge Tournament. &#8220;Is one of the most effectives ways to encourage people to keep practicing, without even thinking in your opponent&#8217;s level.  No doubt this is the best weekly table tennis tournament in town!&#8221;  With a participation of 16 players, we made a fun tournament where you can meet and challenge new table tennis players. The youngest player is 11 years old and the [&hellip;]
- [Matt Derham is the Equal Challenge Champion Playing For First Time](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/matt-derham-equal-challenge-champion/): &nbsp; With great participation of 12 players, the Equal Challenge was once again a success in the City of Newport Beach. All of our players come with a wish of victory, and as you know all the players have the same chance to win. But how to win the Equal Challenge Tournament? The Equal Challenge Tournament does not reward the best player, but it rewards the real effort.  And if you became an Equal Challenge Champion, you should feel very proud of it. Matt Derham decided to pick up a random racket and challenge three opponents, obtaining first place in [&hellip;]
- [Tim Stephens Two Times In a Row Table Tennis Equal Challenge Champion](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tim-stephens-new-equal-challenge-table-tennis-ambassador/): Sport for life&#8230;that&#8217;s Table Tennis! Great moments last Wednesday on the Equal Challenge Table Tennis Tournament in Newport Beach.  With the participation of 12 players this tournament is growing week by week and we hope you can join us soon! There is no doubt that being a Equal Challenge Champion is not luck or coincidence; instead it is pure effort, dedication and training.  We love to congratulate our Table Tennis Champions! Thanks to all our participants who make this tournament one of the best in the city of Newport Beach! Quan Nguyen Kia Kianni Daniel Sub Vahid Ghassvarian Tim Stephens [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 12 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/improve-table-tennis-serve-part-12-13/): PLAY THE ODDS In these days of the highly technical game the second, third and fourth ball are of vital importance. It is often no longer just sufficient to get the service back, so committed is the server to third ball loop or kill. In addition the power, spin and angles are so extreme that the ‘safe’ areas of return have become fewer and fewer. Increasingly it becomes necessary to move away from accepted return techniques and to ‘play the odds’, to switch into what used to be high risk areas. Not only for example attacking the ‘impossible’ spin serve, [&hellip;]
- [There Is No Better Equal Challenge Final When Playing With Friends](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-final-between-friends/): &nbsp; Table Tennis is a sport made for friendship. Everywhere you go around the world and you decide to play table tennis, just take your racket and go to any club close to your location and we guarantee you&#8217;ll make new friends.  Those friends probably have more experience than you but all of them love table tennis as much as you. Next time you travel, pack your racket with your luggage and you&#8217;ll see what we are talking about. Wednesdays are made to play the Equal Challenge Tournament at the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club.  If you have a friend [&hellip;]
- [Nasser Alzakari, 2 times in a row Equal Challenge Champion!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/nasser-alzakari-2-times-row-equal-challenge-champion/): &nbsp; It was an awesome night last Wednesday with the participation of 12 table tennis players in the Equal Challenge Tournament. Challenging your skills is something beneficial for your game.  Sometimes we find players who play much better than us, and of course we have to find the way to gain some points.  But is it a reality that I can beat them playing 0-0? We know as a table tennis player we have to try our best, but what happens if we run out of resources? Or what happens if all the weapons we have are not enough? Probably [&hellip;]
- [Nasser Alzakari Is The New Champion for the Equal Challenge Table Tennis Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/nas-new-equal-challenge-champion/): &nbsp; “Do it again. Play it again. Sing it again. Read it again. Write it again. Sketch it again. Rehearse it again. Run it again. Try it again. Because again is practice, and practice is improvement, and improvement only leads to perfection.” By Richelle E. Goodrich The Equal Challenge Tournament was described by our participants as one of the most competitive in the area with an equal chance to win for everyone. Last Wednesday 11 players came to challenge their skills at the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club. Exciting matches and tight scores are just the preamble for the Equal Challenge Table Tennis Tournament. [&hellip;]
- [Table Tennis Etiquette, Share it!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-etiquette-share/): &nbsp; There is an established culture in table tennis and a set of rules that players should follow especially in tournaments. Following this table tennis etiquette will ensure your matches go over smoothly without conflict. Apologizing for Nets and Edges Excessive Cho&#8217;ing Obey the Rules Shaking Hands Be Honest Warming Up Properly Inspecting the Opponent&#8217;s Racket Apologizing for Nets and Edges It is customary to lift your index finger as an apology when you win a point due to an accidental net or edge shot. Since the point wasn&#8217;t won due to skill, but rather luck, this is a suggested [&hellip;]
- [Gary Jamieson Is The New Equal Challenge Champion in Newport Beach](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/gary-jamieson-new-equal-challenge-champion-newport-beach/): &nbsp; Great matches last Wednesday with 12 participants, all from different cities from Orange County, and all of them with one goal in common: &#8220;The Equal Challenge Title&#8221; Like them. you can also come and participate the following Wednesday at 7:00 pm. If you have a paddle and you can hit the ball you are ready to compete.  After all, how cool is it to make table tennis friends in a table tennis club? So if you play table tennis or ping pong, don&#8217;t wait&#8230;come and participate this Wednesday at 7:00 pm in the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club against [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 11 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-serve-part-11-13/): RECEIVING — AREAS OF DIFFICULTY There are one or two areas where we all tend to experience a little difficulty on the receive. That elusive ‘crossover’ point for example where we sometimes get caught between using forehand or backhand, especially if the ball swings into the hip area at the last second or if we are standing a little too close to the table. The short, heavy spin ball, which swings out and away from the forehand or backhand side. In fact this outswinging serve often opens up the table for the attacking 3rd ball or permits forehand domination. Even [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 10 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/improve-table-tennis-serve-part-10-13/): &nbsp; The detailed evaluation of how your table tennis serves are returned and from there how to take maximum advantage of the third ball, is something which should be a continuing process in your development and something which is under constant review. The importance of regularly bringing this into your practice sessions cannot be emphasized enough and you should encourage your sparring partners to try and find new ways and places to return your serve. In this way you are able to develop both the serve and the third ball and to raise them to higher levels. You should be [&hellip;]
- [Dan Zahn Achieved His First Equal Challenge Title](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/dan-zhan-achieved-first-equal-challenge-title/): &nbsp; Playing just for fun at the office or the garage with your friends doesn&#8217;t mean you have low level table tennis skills to play in our tournament. If you can hit the ball with a racket, that is all you need!  The Equal Challenge Tournament gives beginning players a unique advantage against their more experienced competitors.  Our custom point system allows beginners to advance confidently in the sport of table tennis, while at the same time giving seasoned pros the opportunity to flex their skills.  This is an excellent and unique method for new students to gauge their aptitude, build confidence and [&hellip;]
- [Just 27 seconds of table tennis loop against loop](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/best-table-tennis-training-point/): &nbsp; Dima OVTCHAROV and Patrick BAUM, practice partners make this amazing table tennis training point. Looping 27 seconds in a row means you have great performance, enjoy it! http://youtu.be/LmOcsBwGW9k
- [This Time Ron Took The Equal Challenge Title](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ron-arellano-and-the-equal-challenge/): &nbsp; Once again the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club has a new champion and you can be the next one! It&#8217;s very difficult to say who will be the champion when the scores are so close.  If you have not yet come to the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club, you are missing a lot of action and challenging table tennis. Keep in mind this is not the typical round robin, for the Equal Challenge Tournament has something very special compared with any other table tennis tournament in the USA. Congratulations to the table tennis warriors who came to challenge their [&hellip;]
- [A New Equal Challenge Champion Last Week!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/a-new-equal-challenge-champion-this-week/): &nbsp; As we have been promoting, the Equal Challenge Tournament has new champions week by week. Wondering how this happened?  Come, read the rules, play and be ready for table tennis matches with real challenges. Did you know also the Equal Challenge is the only tournament in the USA that has umpires from the first match, so you can focus 100% on your match. We know you&#8217;ll be able to advance if you focus on the first points. Last week came one new player from Los Angeles, two new players from Newport Beach and three new players from Irvine to [&hellip;]
- [Ken Dewhirst is the New Equal Challenge Champion](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ken-dewhirst-new-equal-challenge-champion/): &nbsp; On every Wednesday at 7:00 pm, the Equal Challenge Tournament is hosted by our club.  As you may know, our tournament never gets canceled without notice. If you come on Wednesday, you will play table tennis and participate in the Equal Challenge Tournament. A very excited new champion got the Equal Challenge Title.  If you play against Ken, you are going to find out why he became champion.  With many tricky serves and a good understanding of both short and long balls, you can be in a lot of trouble trying to figure out what will be the best [&hellip;]
- [Tim Stephens took the Table Tennis Equal Challenge Title Last Wednesday!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tim-stephens-took-now-table-tennis-equal-challenge-last-wednesday/): &nbsp; It&#8217;s nothing more satisfying than to see how players develop additional skills to understand the game. It&#8217;s not easy to start a game with 2, 4 or 6 points under, but it is very encouraging to know that we made it and win, or not? We know it&#8217;s a challenge for every match but at the end, when you win that match, we can see your smile, and you have to be proud of yourself because you challenged your skills and you did it! If you lose a table tennis match don&#8217;t blame the ball, the walls, the table, [&hellip;]
- [Tao Jiang Is Still Unbeatable in the Equal Challenge Tournament!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tao-jiang-still-unbeatable-equal-challenge-tournament/): &nbsp; Extreme concentration is just one of the positive benefits of what the Equal Challenge Tournament can make for you. Playing with your five senses is key to beating  your opponent. Last Wednesday we got the participation of 10 warriors with different skills levels and ages to improve their table tennis skills. Lucho Soto and Luis Ramirez found a very fun and competitive environment for their first time. &#8220;The tournament was very fair even if we did not advance past the first round.  The matches were very tight and when I was thinking it&#8217;s my set, it was not&#8230;next time [&hellip;]
- [What makes NBAC Café the best in Newport Beach?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/nbac-cafe/): &nbsp; Don&#8217;t be fooled by the clichés because Newport Beach residents love to relax with a good fruit smoothie, some fresh homemade food and great family atmosphere. Impeccable is the word that comes to mind while sitting in the NBAC Café in Newport Beach, California. There is a sense of perfect order among everything from the beautiful bar to the gorgeous patio. Fun, Fresh and Friendly is the slogan, and they are right! Renzo Machiavello, a friendly Peruvian chef, offers a perfect combination of ingredients to provide a unique taste for you.  His suggestions are well known at the NBAC Café. What [&hellip;]
- [Fafa Liao Achieves a Second Consecutive Win Defending his Equal Challenge Title](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/fafa-liao-achieves-second-consecutive-defending-equal-challenge-title/): &nbsp; The Equal Challenge Tournament keeps rocking with the participation of 16 players, so isn&#8217;t it time for you to come and challenge your skills?  Certainly, I think&#8230;it&#8217;s time! With a golden rule of a minimum of four matches,  your trip to the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club will work just fine. Also, if you decide to come early, you can enjoy a healthy dinner with a fresh home-made smoothie at the NBAC Café.  You have to try it and see why local residents choose this place.  Don&#8217;t take our word&#8230;come and then tell us what you think. Thanks to our [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 9 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/improve-your-table-tennis-serve-part-9-of-13/): LOW AND HIGH THROW The Low Throw Tends To Result In; A higher bounce on the opponent’s side of the table. The effort required to make the ball clear the net has an equal and opposite reaction on the other side of the table. The serve being easier to read. It requires a more pronounced differentiation in the service action to initiate differing spins and speeds from a ‘standing’ ball position. A High Throw Tends To Result In; A dipping or lower bouncing ball on the receiver’s side of the table. This is because little speed initiation is needed, there [&hellip;]
- [Fafa Liao Decided to Win the Equal Challenge Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/fafa-liao-decided-to-win-the-equal-challenge-tournament/): &nbsp; Newport Beach Table Tennis Club keeps rocking with the weekly Equal Challenge Tournament.  We had a very busy Wednesday night with the participation of 15 table tennis players. As you know, the Equal Challenge gives beginning players a unique advantage against their more experienced competitors. Our custom points system allows beginners to advance confidently in the sport of table tennis, while at the same time giving seasoned pros the opportunity to improve their skills. This is an excellent and unique method for new students to gauge their aptitude, build confidence and focus on progress. How hard it is for us to [&hellip;]
- [Table Tennis, Very Fun to Watch! (Video)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-very-fun-to-watch/): &nbsp; Who said we can not have fun with Table Tennis&#8230;Watch this! The late, great Andrzej Grubba vs 90s Giant Jean-Miche Saive in a match, in which serious points gave way to comedy when the lead was too great to overcome. This was played in 1996 an extremely fun event at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA Thanks to our friend Diego to record the video in this year!
- [Luis Crescitelli was a Difficult Opponent to Beat in the Equal Challenge Tournament!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/luis-crescitelli-in-the-equal-challenge-tournament/): &nbsp; Playing a match in the Equal Challenge Tournament is not just an ordinary match, but will be a real challenging match!  In all these months organizing this tournament, there is a notable increase in the number of participants.  The Equal Challenge Tournament helps you increase your mental game and requires the best of you in every match. With the participation of different players and styles, the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club is well known to host the largest table tennis tournament in the area.  If you live around Irvine, Costa Mesa, or Laguna Beach, come and try it.  After [&hellip;]
- [Kuei a Valiant Warrior Playing the Equal Challenge Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/kuie-a-valiant-warrior-in-the-equal-challenge-tournament/): &nbsp; Newport Beach, CA &#8211; Generate strategies to win a table tennis set in tight or intense situations is what teach us with the time how to receive, serve or execute a shot&#8230;but what about if we accelerate this in order to improve your thinking? Well that what the Equal Challenge Tournament is about it. Tony Su a new player from Irvine decide to come and challenge his skills, thanks to stop by and we hope we can see you this Wednesday. Table #1 we got an unbelievable match between Tim Stephens and Ken Dewhirst, both of them pull out [&hellip;]
- [Nirmala Jayasinghe from Sri Lanka Winner of the Equal Challenge This Week](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/go-sri-lanka-nirmala-jayasinghe-winner-of-the-equal-challenge-this-week/): Table Tennis is a universal language throughout the world.  If you go to Spain not knowing Spanish, it becomes an issue.  However, if you go to visit a club, you will make friends, learn spanish, including those words you say when you miss a highball.  In fact, those most likely will be the first ones you learn. The Equal Challenge Tournament is becoming the largest table tennis tournament in the city of Newport Beach.  If you have Facebook, Like Us, and if you have Twitter, Follow Us.  If you prefer to receive the news to your inbox, then subscribe to our blog. [&hellip;]
- [The New Equal Challenge Progressive Jackpot](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-progressive-jackpot/): &nbsp; The Equal Challenge Tournament is taking place every Wednesday at 7:00 pm and with your participation this tournament is becoming one of the largest in the City of Newport Beach. For this reason we wish to announce to our participants the New Equal Challenge Progressive Jackpot. The money prize will increase week by week, so keep an eye on it, as you know all the players have an equal chance to became champions Keep playing, training and participating&#8230;the more times you play more chances you have!
- [Is There Nothing Better Than To See a Kid Smiling and Playing Table Tennis?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/is-nothing-better-to-see-a-kid-smiling-and-playing-table-tennis/): &nbsp; Newport Beach, CA &#8211; Last Wednesday 15 players from Orange and LA County came to challenge their skills. The Equal Challenge Tournament is based upon your rating for your first time and then after that it&#8217;s all about your skills each week. If you ask any of our participants, they will tell you how much fun and how challenging it is.  After all,  isn&#8217;t this what we all are looking for? We are always trying to find ways to improve our game strategy.  Table tennis is mentally tough when we are playing tight games, and this tournament  requires  each [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 8 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/improve-your-table-tennis-serve-part-8-of-13/): &nbsp; TOPSPIN, CHOP AND FLOAT The long, fast serve should be in every player’s repertoire. It’s surprising how many cheap points you can often pick up at vital stages in the game, with a sudden fast float or topspin. Last second changes in the bat angle can change the serve from fast topspin to float or even chop in a fraction of a second. The fast float played with an upright racket straight through the ball on a horizontal plane can be a particularly useful serve at all stages in the game. It is also easy to conceal the direction [&hellip;]
- [Improve Your Table Tennis Serve (Part 7 of 13)](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/table-tennis-serve-part-7-of-13/): &nbsp; Bat Areas If we whirl a metal weight round on a length of string, then obviously the string nearer the weight moves much faster than that part nearest the hand. Exactly the same applies to the table tennis racket. The end of the racket farthest from the handle moves at a much faster rate when you swing the bat in an arc. With the identical service action you can achieve varying degrees of spin by contacting the ball on differing areas of the racket. Because neither the angle nor the speed of the blade alters, it is extremely difficult [&hellip;]
- [The Unstoppable Rodrigo Tapia in Newport Beach](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/rodrigo-tapia-the-unstoppable/): &nbsp; As you may know, Rodrigo was the Equal Challenge Champion for the last three Wednesdays, and last Wednesday he got his fourth title. The Equal Challenge Tournament promotes the improvement between players, and Rodrigo played his best in every single match. For his outstanding participation, Rodrigo received from our sponsors prize money of $100 plus what he won from the last four Wednesdays ($190). This is the first time a player obtained the Equal Challenge Title four times in a row. All of our participants know the challenge is hard for everyone, so the winner is a well~deserved champion, overcoming [&hellip;]
- [Rodrigo Tapia from Ecuador Shows Us His Skills Under Pressure](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/rodrigo-tapia-from-ecuador-show-us-his-skills-under-pressure/): &nbsp; The Equal Challenge Tournament once again was successful last Wednesday with 15 players, all having different skill levels from all around SoCal. The playing history between players is what makes the Equal Challenge Tournament a complete skills and tactic motivator.   I&#8217;m sure you are wondering &#8220;What is so special about it?&#8220;.  There are no secrets, for it is all about how each player plays each tournament.  The more you play, the more chances you have, and every match is hard for every player and yet the chances are always equal for each player. We have been developing this [&hellip;]
- [Rodrigo Tapia Got a Sweet Second Victory at Newport Beach](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/rodrigo-tapia-sweet-victory-newport-beach/): &nbsp; Is there anyone in Newport Beach or around the area who can stop Rodrigo Tapia this Wednesday? So far it looks like Rodrigo has become unstoppable, so come and play table tennis in Newport Beach this Wednesday and challenge our current Champion. Remember that it doesn&#8217;t matter your level for you always have a chance to advance. Wednesdays are made to play table tennis and that is what exactly happens at our club each week. Twelve players with different skills and levels came to participate with one goal in common, and that was to win the &#8220;Equal Challenge Title&#8221;. [&hellip;]
- [Rodrigo Tapia wins the Equal Challenge Tournament](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/rodrigo-tapia-equal-challenge-tournament/): &nbsp; With great performances throughout the evening, Rodrigo Tapia showed us his skills on the table.  He knew the tournament would not be easy, but Rodrigo knew it would be an excellent challenge to improve his mental and tactical skills. Last Wednesday was a very busy table tennis day.  Remember our golden rule that if you participate, you will get to play in at least four matches. In the first stage, Rodrigo advanced with confidence, but in the second stage with a group of three players, he found a player who almost beat him: Ron Arellano.  Rodrigo used his strategy [&hellip;]
- [LATTA 1st Team beat Newport Beach Table Tennis Team](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-team/): With the complete team we visit El Monte, CA to see if we can beat this time to the powerful team of LATTA, we got very closes matches but at the end LATTA got the points LATTA !st Team (LATTA) defeated Screwers (Newport Beach TTC) 4-1 Koffee Lu defeated Mohammed Baddar 3-1 (-11, 8, 9, 4) Zihao Huang lost to Rodrigo Tapia 2-3 (-9, -12, 12, 8, 9) Zihao Huang/Koffee Lu defeated Ronald Arellano/Rodrigo Tapia 3-0 (2, 8, 7) Koffee Lu defeated Rodrigo Tapia 3-1 (-9, 10, 6, 4) Zihao Huang defeated Ronald Arellano 3-0 (6, 5, 5)
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis Club won against Power Pong](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-club-won-against-power-pong/): Power Pong  lost toNewport Beach Table Tennis Club 1-4 Attila Malek lost to Rodrigo Tapia 2-3 (3, -12, 8, -9, 8) Amanda Malek lost to Rudy Miranda 0-3 (8, 7, 7) Attila Malek/Amanda Malek lost to Rodrigo Tapia/Ronald Arellano 1-3 (8, 7, -8, 8) Attila Malek defeated Rudy Miranda 3-1 (2, -4, 3, 5) Amanda Malek lost to Ronald Arellano 1-3 (7, -8, 7, 7)
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis Club won to USC last Saturday](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis/): &nbsp; Newport Beach Table Tennis Club defeated USC 3-2 Ronald Arellano lost to Subal Mehta 2-3 (4, -12, -5, 4, 8) Rodrigo Tapia defeated Kevin Li 3-0 (7, 7, 6) Ronald Arellano/Rodrigo Tapia defeated Subal Mehta/Kevin Li 3-0 (5, 8, 8) Ronald Arellano lost to Kevin Li 0-3 (10, 6, 3) Rodrigo Tapia defeated Subal Mehta 3-0 (4, 7, 3)
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis Club lost against GLTTC](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-club-lost-against-glttc/): &nbsp; Newport Beach Table Tennis Club lost to Grace Lin TTC 1-4 Rodrigo Tapia defeated Ethan Chua by default [uniform violation] Rudy Miranda lost to Teddy Tran 1-3 (-6, 8, 6, 8) Rodrigo Tapia/Ronald Arellano defeated Ethan Chua/Teddy Tran 2-3 by default [uniform violation] Rodrigo Tapia lost to Teddy Tran 1-3 (6, 9, -3, 8) Rudy Miranda defeated Ethan Chua by default [uniform violation] The doubles was the best match of this encounter, NBTTC with Rodrigo Tapia and Ron Arellano was leading 2-0 and GLTTC change something in the tactic which end the game with a result of 3-2. Next [&hellip;]
- [Well deserved Equal Challenge Title for Tim Stephens](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/equal-challenge-title-for-tim-stephens/): &nbsp; Coincidence and lucky are words which do not fit the Table Tennis Equal Challenge Tournament in Newport Beach.  Dedication, effort and training are what Tim Stephens has been doing for the last 4 months. In a group of 6, whoever wins the most matches is the winner, but what if we receive a visit from a National Table Tennis Player? To be a national player from anywhere means you have a lot of training, experience, and technique to conquest any and all titles.  And a national player keeps training hard until his or her goals are achieved. Tim Stephens and [&hellip;]
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis Summer Camp is here!](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-summer-camp/): Instilling an enjoyment of exercise in children is the key to ensuring a lifetime of good health. The main goal of our table tennis summer camp classes is to allow kids to discover, learn, and hopefully develop a passion for the sports of table tennis. It is also a great way to promote physical and mental well-being from an early age. Our professional training facility consists of 4 professional tournament tables. Newport Beach Table Tennis Summer Camp Session 1: 6/17, 6/18, 6/19, 6/20, 6/21 9:00am to 12:00pm &#8211; $275 Session 2: 6/24, 6/25, 6/26, 6/27, 6/28 9:00am to 12:00pm &#8211; $275 Session 3: 7/15, [&hellip;]
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis lost to LATTA](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-lost-to-latta/): &nbsp; Newport Beach Table Tennis  lost to LATTA 1st Team (LATTA) 2-3 The resulsts Rodrigo Tapia lost to Zihao Huang 0-3 (9, 9, 5) Rudy Miranda defeated Koffee Lu 3-2 (14, -6, 8, -8, 5) Rodrigo Tapia/Rudy Miranda lost to Koffee Lu/Zihao Huang 0-3 (4, 6, 3) Rodrigo Tapia defeated Koffee Lu 3-1 (-9, 11, 8, 9) Rudy Miranda lost to Zihao Huang 0-3 (3, 4, 4) Here some pictures of out team in action and our official umpire from Perú, Cesar Beraún When will be the next home match? Next match, we&#8217;ll be this Sunday 2:00 pm against GLTTC [&hellip;]
- [Ken Okey the Newport Beach Table Tennis Equal Challenge Champion](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ken-okey-equal-challenge-campion/)
- [Newport Beach Table Tennis Club versus USC](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/newport-beach-table-tennis-club-versus-usc/): &nbsp; Our table tennis team visit Spin Standard LA this week to play the LATTF League, as you know Newport Beach Table Tennis play on the first division, and this time we bring the first positive result from our visit. USC lost to Newport Beach TTC 2-3 Kevin Li defeated Mohammed Baddar 3-1 (7, 9, -10, 6) Adam Bobrow lost to Rodrigo Tapia 0-3 (9, 7, 1) Adam Bobrow/Kevin Li lost to Ronald Arellano/Rodrigo Tapia 0-3 (9, 9, 10) Kevin Li lost to Rodrigo Tapia 0-3 (4, 8, 7) Adam Bobrow defeated Mohammed Baddar 3-0 (11, 1, 9) Tuesday June [&hellip;]
- [Who is Rodrigo Tapia?](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/who-is-rodrigo-tapia/): &nbsp; Rodrigo Tapia, born on July 29, 1994 in Guayaquil, is an Ecuadorian table tennis player.  His original passion was soccer in which he trained for three years. At the age of 11 Rodrigo and his younger brother Julio started playing many hours of ping-pong in different places.  These places included the three cities they visited during their vacations, and in each city Rodrigo and his brother were always able to find a table to spend their vacation time playing ping-pong.  Is this a coincidence or is Rodrigo made for Table Tennis? His history does not end there.  His parents [&hellip;]
- [Tim Stephens dominated the Equal Challenge Last Week](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/tim-stephens-dominated-the-equal-challenge-last-week/): &nbsp; What a Wednesday last week!  There is no doubt that Newport Beach Table Tennis is well known for the Equal Challenge Tournament that takes place every Wednesday at 7:00pm. Starting with a incredible match between Kuei Chen and Ken Okey, it was just a prelude of the night with a final score of (3-2) for Kuie Chen. Luis Crescitelli versus Ron Arellano was also a very decent match with a final score of 3-1.  Luis almost beat Ron with scores of 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, and 11-9.  It was a difficult match and FUN to watch. We want to welcome Henry [&hellip;]
- [Ken Okey Recovers His Equal Challenge Title](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/ken-okey-equal-challenge/): &nbsp; To become the Equal Challenge Champion is not the only goal at the Newport Beach Table Tennis Club. Every player has a personal goal during the tournament to win the match that he lost last week.  In addition, this personal goal may also include working on a specific tactic or on a specific shot. The more times one plays, the more opportunities one has to reach his goal.  Keep in mind that every match has a level of difficulty.  It could be for the advantage you receive or for the advantage you give. We wish to say thanks to [&hellip;]
- [Zhang Jike 2013 Table Tennis World Champion](https://newportbeachtabletennis.com/blog/zhang-jike/): &nbsp; The most anticipated match in the 2013 World Championships, the Men&#8217;s Singles finals, took place today with familiar faces Zhang Jike and Wang Hao. Although they have encountered each other in three big occasions already, their battle in the French capital was still intense with both showing their brightest spots. After six sets, Zhang Jike overcame the mental stability of Wang Hao and successfully defended his title. ITTF. The 2013 World Championships ended with the most anticipated match in the whole competition, the Men&#8217;s Singles finals. For this year&#8217;s battle, familiar faces Zhang Jike and Wang Hao showed everyone [&hellip;]

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