For those still looking for masks, the Joola company is making some here in the USA. Free shipping through 4/15. Nice to see a table tennis company making this happen.
RayPong
Club Closed Through April
No way to avoid the inevitable… we need to keep the keep closed, at least through April. Check back at the end of April for updates.
If you have ideas for a celebration when we do reopen, please send me a message. If you have any fun photos of practicing at home, please send them and I’ll post.
Club closed 3/31 & 4/2
Due to ongoing pandemic, club will remain closed.
Music of Table Tennis / Ping Pong
There may not be the number of songs inspired by table tennis that there are about soccer/football, but here’s a playlist I made on YouTube. In this case, some of the songs just have the sounds of table tennis, some of them just use it for the video, and some are just dumb. There are jazz songs going way back to the 1920s and 1930s which have yet to make an appearance on YouTube. I will keep adding to the playlist and if you have any suggestions that I missed, please send me a message or post a comment below. I can’t guarantee these are all safe for work, but most of us are home at the moment.
Hope everyone is staying safe. I know we’re all craving a return to normal life and playing at the club.
Top 10 Points | Qatar Open 2020
Club closed March 24 and 26
Due to shelter in place order, club will be closed next week. Please check calendar and here on the news page for updates.
Let me know if you have any videos to share – we all need some entertainment!
Stay safe everyone! Plenty of table tennis practice you can do at home, even without a table.
Top 10 Points | Hungarian Open 2020
Club is closed March 17 & 19
Sorry to say, you will need to find an alternate place for your TT on both March 17 and 19.
More health benefits of TT
Ball used in international competitions
With some help from another table tennis player, I’ve learned that because of sponsorship, most major national and international competitions (some of 2019 & most of 2020) used or are using DHS 3-star D40+. This includes the 2020 Olympics. Butterfly is the official table – https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5177/2020-world-championships/.