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2 golds, 0 losses in the women’s final, and a 3-2 escape for the men. India beat Malaysia twice at home in New Delhi to sweep the Commonwealth table tennis team titles.

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Not a rebuild. Korea’s mixed doubles duo already beat China’s best 3-2, won Paris bronze, and now chases a gold Korea hasn’t won in 68 years. Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon aren’t hoping to contend. They’re hunting the title.

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8 days in Ljubljana will decide Europe’s next table tennis crowns: ETTU has released the prospectus for the 2026 European Individual Championships, set for 11-18 October at Sport Hall Stožice. Entries, eligibility, and deadlines are now in play.

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A semifinal was supposed to decide a spot in China’s youth pipeline. Instead, 14-year-old Cao Yankai punched and kicked his opponent after losing. He got a 1-year suspension, and his results were erased.

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At the Auckland Table Tennis Association, New Zealand collected the gold medals and the pressure. The hosts swept to double gold at Hopes Week & Challenge Oceania 2026, winning most of the medals and signaling a youth pipeline that is starting to fire. #TableTennis

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Under the lights at Vale Sul Shopping in Brazil, Tom Jarvis played his way to the last 16 and into the world top 50. The result pushed the Englishman to a career-best No. 41, a ranking jump built on every round won.

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Not just a constitution vote. ITTF has turned its May 3 reform into a 24-month rollout, with a new webpage to track rule changes, nominations and member updates as the overhaul moves from approval to execution.

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Elite table tennis depends on officials like Isabelle Beumier, and her death at 54 leaves a gap in the sport’s credibility. The former ETTU officiating chair was honored with a moment of silence at #ITTFAYC2026.

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Under the lights at Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi, Canada’s men and women walked off with the same result: sixth place. Both teams finished second in their groups, then fell one win short of the Commonwealth table tennis medal rounds.

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$500,000 is on the line in Yokohama. ZEN-NOH has signed on as an Official Event Partner for WTT Champions Yokohama, giving the Aug. 4-9 stop Japanese food-sector backing before the world’s best singles players hit Yokohama BUNTAI.

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Wang Chuqin is out, and the title race at WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 just opened up. No world No. 1 means a cleaner path for everyone else. Tomokazu Harimoto now defends home turf as the man to beat.

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Table tennis was treated like a niche add-on. Seoul 1988 made it a full Olympic medal sport overnight: 4 events, 129 athletes, 41 nations, and the first Olympic champions. That debut still shapes today’s quota battles and China-Europe rivalry.

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Table tennis looks like a power sport now. Its true standard is still a player who won with touch, timing and nerve. Jan-Ove Waldner, the “Mozart” of the sport, won Olympic gold in 1992 and two world titles.

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In Asunción, Huang Yu-Jie faced teammate Tsai Yun-En across the table and won in five games for her first WTT title. Taiwan got an all-Taiwan final, and Huang got her breakthrough.

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Li Yu-Jhun won her first international title at WTT Feeder Istanbul, beating Park Gahyeon 12-10, 9-11, 11-9, 11-2 in the women’s singles final.

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5 years. Ma Long and Xu Xin hadn’t teamed up since Tokyo 2020, then swept the men’s doubles final 3-0 in Changsha to reclaim their crown. The old guard is still elite.

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One Thai city became a ranking pressure cooker: Nakhon Ratchasima hosted a Future event, then an Elite event 6 days later. Same venue, same rhythm, huge points at stake. In para table tennis, July was about seeding, not just medals.

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Accra just became Africa’s table tennis nursery: 40 Under-12 players from 15 associations trained and competed at ITTF Africa Hopes Week. Ghana earned 3 slots, then hosts the Youth Championships right after. The next stars are already on court.

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Delhi just unveiled Mayur, a peacock mascot for the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship. More than 35 countries are expected at Thyagaraj Stadium, turning a week of rallies into one of the sport’s biggest international fields.

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Prishtina paid off fast: Week 23 rankings delivered career highs for multiple players after the USD 30,000 feeder stop. In table tennis, that is not just bragging rights, it means better seedings, softer draws, and easier paths to main draws.