Free ping pong, free food and complimentary Tiger Beerall night long.
This event is part of the Tiger Pong League at PIPS in
Williamsburg Brooklyn which began in June. Sixteen teams have been battling it
out every week. Tonight the victorious teams will be crowned in the Tiger Pong
League Finale Party. The top two teams from each of the three divisions will
play each other resulting in three winners. Finalists of the
tournament will win Onitsuka Tiger Shoes and of course a cool trophy. Those who
attend could receive random door prizes and giveaways from Tiger Beer Clothing,
Onitsuka
Tiger Shoes & Clothing and Seamless.com. For more information, photos, and
stats, go to tigerpong.com or Pipsout.com. For videos, check out Pips on
YouTube.
Tonight is the night.
Join the party and get out there and play some ping pong!
In the video above,
Dr Michael Babuin, founder and president of the Cary Table Tennis
Association, goes through a historical overview of the items on
display at the Cary Table Tennis exhibition. Go to the Cary Table
Tennis Association Website to check out some photos of antique
Gossima, ping pong, Whiff Waff and table tennis sets. The collection
also features lots of table tennis memorabilia and books.
MA Lin celebrates victory over Timo Boll 2004 World Team Table Tennis Championships Photo
courtesy of the ITTF
Full name: Ma Lin (simplified Chinese: 马琳; traditional Chinese: 馬琳) Nationality: Chinese Grip: Pen hold Blade: Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive Pen hold Rubber (backhand): Butterfly Bryce/Bryce Speed Rubber (forehand): DHS Skyline 2 Playing Style: Offensive–consistent forehand loop; known for powerful third ball attacks. Ma Lin uses a reverse pen hold backhand, using the underside of the blade. While the reverse pen hold backhand is becoming more popular, the reverse backhand is somewhat unusual for a pen hold player.
For the remainder of Pong 3.0, it has moved from 371 Grand Street to 139 Norfolk. For more information on Pong 3.0 and the L.E.S. Cup 3, click here. Watch the action live on the Pong cam above.
ABC News filed this report on Lily Zhang, the number two ranked junior player in the United States and the India Community Center Table Tennis Club, the largest youth training program in the country. The number of kids playing table tennis in the U.S. is growing and ICCTTC is among 12 professional table tennis centers in the Bay Area that support them.
This is a short video from BBC on the history of table tennis in China. Matthew Syed, the former number 1 British table tennis player, narrates the video.
While at the Sony Ericsson WTA 2009 Tennis Championships in Doha, Serena Williams plays Britain's former number 1 table tennis player, Matthew Syed. Check out the video here.
The Thursday, December 24, edition of The New York Times, has an excellent article titled "Taking Hold in Silicon Valley, a Ping-Pong Boom" by Particia Leigh Brown. The article focuses on the India Community Center Table Tennis Club, which is the largest youth training program in the country, and the growing number of table tennis players and clubs in the Silicon Valley area.
The article and accompanying video, "Beyond Ping Pong," on The New York Times Web site also focuses on Ariel Hsing, the number one ranked junior player in the United States. For the article and the video, click here.
