Manas Reddy Anugu - photo ©2009 Rick Merced
Manas Reddy Anugu is a recent newcomer to Atlanta. He competed in India as a junior and won several tournaments before he made his way to America. While he was living in San Jose, California he coached and competed in several university tournaments in the area. Due to school he now lives in Atlanta. As a coach, Manas specializes in proper stroke production, multi-ball training, services, footwork,proper technique, and even exercise drills to strengthen your core muscles.
After taking a few months off from playing table tennis this past Summer, I somehow decided that it was good idea to get right back into my weekly table tennis routine by going to league night at Lucky Shoals. I had gotten some coaching earlier in the year, and I was pretty confident I that I had ingrained those lessons into my game.
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Vladimir Samsonov wins Liebherr World Men's Cup
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 onto crush Chen Qi in five games. Video of both games are after the jump.
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AGTTA Summer 2009 League Winners (clockwise from the top): David Wang, Joe Ryan, Edmond Sysomboun, Alex Lehocky, Michael Levene, and John Mar
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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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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Sooyeon Lee plays at Spin NYC (photo courtesy of SpinNYC.com)
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 smallest cocktail dress every time you show up.
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Didi deSouza - photo ©2009 Rick Merced
This is the start of a new section on Atlanta Table Tennis. I will feature and provide contact information for any and all active Atlanta area table tennis coaches. If you are a coach and would like your information up here, please contact me. Obviously, if you give me a lesson you get a really cool picture taken of you for free.
Kwaovi “Didi” deSouza is one of Atlanta’s top players and has coached several of Atlanta elite and up and coming players over the past years. He specializes in multi-ball drills, footwork training, serve and service receive drills, and proper stroke mechanics. Read the rest of this entry »
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