Rick on February 26th, 2010

It certainly has been awhile since I’ve updated this site, but that’s not without good reason. I was recently elected as Secretary of the board of officers for the Atlanta Georgia Table Tennis Association. And yes, I’ve already heard my fill of snickers and male secretary jokes every time I mention that. Since then I’ve [...]

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Rick on November 3rd, 2009

Some nights, when I’m sitting at work all I can think about is heading home, grabbing my gear, and heading to the club to play a few games. But sometimes after a long day at work, sitting in Atlanta traffic, and nursing a lingering migraine, I want to do is sleep as soon as I [...]

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Vladimir Samsonov, the man from Belarus, won the 2009 World Cup in his eleventh appearance at the event. This is the 3rd time Samsonov has taken the title. He won his first and second World Cup title in 1999 and 2001.
Samsonov took out China’s favorite, Ma Long, in seven games during the semi-final then moved [...]

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Rick on October 18th, 2009

Congratulations to:
John Mar – Open Class Winner
Michael Levene – Class A Winner
Toan  Nguyen – Class B Winner
Alex Lehocky – Class C Winner
Edmond Sysomboun – Class D Winner
Joe Ryan – Class E Winner
Jeffrey Ma – Class F Winner
Liming Xu – Class G Winner
David Wang – Class H Winner
Photos from the night are after the jump.

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Rick on October 13th, 2009

Better late than never. Week 1 of the Summer Tournament series at Rhodes Jordan. Unfortunately I was only able make the first week. Photos are after the cut.

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Rick on September 24th, 2009

Spin New York is a Table Tennis club started by celebrity actors Susan Sarandon, Alan Cumming, and Judah Friedlander. This video was their opening night party that was hosted by Vanity Fair. So don’t expect model Sooyeon Lee (rated 2400+) to battle out a point with you in perfect makeup, stiletto heels, and the world’s [...]

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