Although it’s not much of a surprise, the men’s semi final is riddled with geographical rivals.

China will play Hong Kong China, and Korea will play Japan.

The Asian men take pride in making sure the Europeans stay out of the finals, and they’ve succeeded once again. With that out of the way, the saga continues as per the norm.

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The process of learning the intricacies of a high-skill sport like table tennis can be drawn out and frustrating at the best of times.

Fortunately, players learning from the ground up have no limit of resources at their disposal, and picking the right ones can make a remarkable improvement to your game.

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With the upcoming Olympics in Beijing, table tennis will draw larger crowds than usual. This is an exciting opportunity for all players, but especially for Wang Chen.

Chen was born in China and groomed to be a top-notch table tennis player.

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By design or default, an alarmingly high number of ping pong players go through their first few years (or more!) in the game using at least one, if not a lot more, improper rule or procedure in their play.

There are a few key starting points to consider, both in terms of the physical environment and the discourse of the game.

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Sure, you may have gotten this for Christmas and already have it up on running on your Wii. But did you know that it’s the first Xbox 360 game to use the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine or R.A.G.E.?

We are talking graphics extraordinaire, here, people. This is the pong of the future. It’s pong on steroids, and I mean the good kind that Barry Bonds used

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The fact of the matter is that there are loads of bursaries and funds to aid businesses, community centers, and organizations from supporting companies and the government.

The problem is that people are unaware of it, or do not think they can get one.

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I have inquired into health benefits of table tennis. I know personally that I came into much better shape when playing (and only playing) table tennis three times per week.

Of course, I do not mean basement ping pong with your paddle in one hand and a beer in the other; but table tennis training.

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Well what do you know? Someone else has taken over the spot as the top ranked women’s table tennis recently.

China looks like a powerhouse as they prepare for the Olympics. Many predict that they have the strongest team.

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While browsing the net today I came across a discussion at a popular table tennis forum. Several people were discussing our DVDs and whether they were any good and worth buying.

You can check it out here >>

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Do you take your nutrition seriously?

Let’s face it. We all know that eating potato chips and soda before you hit the court won’t have positive results.

You need to eat nutritous food that gives you energy for quick and explosive movements as well as the endurace to last a full match.

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