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Don’t miss the 22nd FIT Newgy Open Table Tennis Championships, March 21-22, 2015 in New York City.

This 2-Star USATT sanctioned tournament, organized by Lily Yip Table Tennis Center, will consist of preliminary Round Robin groups of 3-4 players. The player with the best record in the group advances to a single elimination draw. All table tennis matches are 3 out of 5, 11 point games. All players must be USATT members or members of an ITTF affiliated association to compete in this event.

Tournament location:

Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)

Building A – 27^th Street between 7^th and 8^th Avenues

New York, New York 11001-5992

The entry deadline is March 17, 2015.

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Printable Entry Form – PDF

Online Entry Form

The Newgy Ohio Open Table Tennis Tournament is scheduled for March 20 & 21, 2015 in Uniontown, Ohio. This USATT Sanctioned 3-Star event features over $4000 in cash and prizes!

This tournament is set to be one of the largest Ohio events in table tennis history and will include:

• 40 ping pong tables
• Large playing courts
• A player lounge
• Scorekeepers and umpires
• Free lunch and dinner
• Free spectator admission
• Discounted hotels and flights
• Excellent playing condition – 900 Lux bright white lighting and rubberized Matiflex flooring

The format is Round Robin, groups of 8, with the Top 4 advancing from every group, including doubles.

Sign up to compete or stop by to watch some of the best table tennis action in the country from the #1 table tennis player from Lebanon, the #4 table tennis player from Egypt and the entire Lindenwood University Table Tennis Team!

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Congrats to all the winners of the Newgy Cincinnati Open 4-Star Table Tennis Tournament this past weekend!

Open Giant RR
1st Samson Dubina
2nd Tapabrada Dey
3rd Hesam Hamrahian
4th Danny Dulkin
5th-8th Ali Khatami, Alex Averin, Seth Pech, and John Allen

U2400 Giant RR
1st Danny Dulkin
2nd Seth Pech
3rd-4th Nick Snider and Tapabrada Dey

u2000 Giant RR
1st Harsh Khandelwal
2nd Kosal Tith
3rd-4th Willians Calipo and Greg Smith

U1600 Giant RR
1st Chad Ryan
2nd Kevin Swan
3rd-4th Joe Ciarrochi and Yi Yan Xue

U1200 Giant RR
1st Yueling Zhang
2nd Newell Millard
3rd-4th Matt Seeds and Lin Wang

U1000 Giant RR
1st Laura Paglin
2nd Aubrey Morris

The Newgy Cincinnati Open 4-Star USATT table tennis tournament is this weekend, May 9-10, 2014 at the College Hill Recreation Center – 5545 Belmont Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45224.

The format will be giant round robin groups of around eight players with the top four players from each group advancing to the single elimination stage. This tournament will feature awesome playing conditions with 16 professional ping-pong tables in a 17,000 square foot gym.

Admission is free for spectators!

Tournament sponsors: Newgy Robo-Pong, Martin & Associates, Wil-Cut and Wide-band

Tournament staff: Barry Carlin, Tom Leslie, Greg Thompson, Perry Wilson, Pierce Scott, Randy Burnett, Joyce Burnett, Sam Dubina, Nancy Dubina, Roger Liu, Karen Pon, Raymond Johnston, Orlando McEwan, and Seth Pech.

Click here to see the draw for this tournament.

Below is a list of helpful mental strategies to keep in mind while competing in a table tennis tournament, provided by Pro Table Tennis Player and Coach, Samson Dubina.

1. Watch your opponent in a prior match and study his or her style, serve, and serve return. Before beginning a match, also make sure to check his or her racket.

2. Be ready to work hard for your win. Earned – never given. Don’t expect your opponent to miss your trick-serve at 10-9. Be ready to work hard to earn each and every point!

3. Before beginning a match, don’t look at your opponent’s rating – it probably isn’t accurate anyway. Focus your attention on your strategy, not his or her rating.

4. Focus on having fun and applying your strategy. If you think too much about the benefits of winning or the consequences of losing, you will have unnecessary pressure.

5. Reflect between points and ask yourself questions. One mistake won’t hurt you, but if you continue to make the same mistake again and again, you will lose.

6. If you lose a match, admit that you lost. Making excuses will not help you to think clearly for your next match.

7. Be absolutely sure to go through your pre-point and post-point routine, every time.

8. Enjoy close games. Be excited when the game is close and be excited that you have the chance to perform.

Good luck to everyone playing this weekend!