Adam Bobrow and Alex Figueroa of LATTF taught LatiNation TV host Humberto Guida a little something about table tennis at USC’s Ping Pong Posse. Check it out:

The Spring 2015 Season of the LA ping pong league kicks-off Saturday, March 28 and will run through June 30.

It’s shaping up to be a great season with a whole bunch of new and returning players. Plus, we have several new teams in the youth and corporate divisions and after the regular season, we will have the first ever youth division playoffs!

While I’m sure everyone’s excited to get out there and play some table tennis, a few tips to help the league run smoothly:

1. Rules: Know the rules (no, there won’t be a quiz, but it’s still important)
2. Schedule: Check the schedule for your division. Show up 30 min. before the scheduled match time to warm-up (you want to play your best, right?)
3. Uniforms: Wear your team uniform (that way you’ll look all snazzy in your team photo for each match, plus it’s required, see #1).
4. Home team: Print out a blank team contest scoresheet and bring it to the match. Instructions for how to play the team contest are at the bottom (now how to win on the other hand, is up to you).
5. Home team captain: submit the results of the team contest within 24 hours (yes, even if your team loses). Be sure to take some action photos during the match in addition to the team photo.
6. Everyone: Play hard and have FUN!!! (this one is mandatory).

Division 1

• Champion: LATTA !st Team (LATTA) – Zihao (Justin) Huang, Koffee Lu, Kiet Law
• Runner-Up: OC Magic Spin (OC Magic Spin TTC) – Zaman Molla, Tung Pham, Tuan Dai Le, Sherwin Afshar, Vic Truong

Division 2

• Champion: KillaHurtz (LADWP) – Miguel Munoz, Anthony Law, Tom Nguyen, Xia Yi, Arman Ak
• Runner-Up: The Invincibles (Jung TTC) – Charles Kim, Ronald Morgan, Warren Lee, Alex Marquez, Stephen Bunker

Division 3

• Champion: Walnut EFC (SGVBC 2) – Denwun Lin, Scott Hsu, Ling-Ling Lin, Peter Su, Simon Simpri
• Runner-Up: Taenergy (USC’s Ping Pong Posse) – Tae Kim, Gloria Deng, Franz Zhao, Jong Hak “Hawk” Choi

Corporate Division

• Champion: X-love (Gilbert TTC) – Johnny Quach, Mike Jeon, Yong Ji, Eric Seok, Kevin Ibanez
• Runner-Up: ALN eSMASHERS (USA Valley TTC) – Chris Olsen, Erez Bustan, Suresh Naganathan, Wallace Ng, Ofri Shalom

Youth Division

• Champion: K.A.D. Team (Newport Beach TTC) – Angelica Arellano, Keyla Arellano, Danial Asaria
• Runner-Up: LATTA Silver Bullet (LATTA) – Arianna Zhou, Audrey Zhou, Angelina Zhou

There’s a ton of table tennis happening in the LA area in November, with a tournament or event just about every weekend. Be sure to register online to participate or check out these fun events as a spectator:

LATTA November Open

November 8th, 2014

Hosted by: LA Table Tennis Association (LATTA)
Location: 10180 Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731
Entry Deadline: Friday, Nov. 7
Entry Form: Online or Paper

LBTTC 81st Anniversary Tournament

November 15th, 2014

Hosted by: Long Beach Table Tennis Club
Location: 10911 Oak Street, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Entry Deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 11
Entry Form: Online or Paper

Northwest LA Open

November 16th, 2014

Hosted by: Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club
Location: 21915 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA 91303
Entry Deadline: Friday, Nov. 14
Entry Form: Online or Paper

Tacteo Giant Round Robin

November 22th, 2014

Hosted by: South Bay Table Tennis
Location: 540 Maple Ave., Torrance, CA 90503
Entry Deadline: Friday, Nov. 14 (early) or Wednesday, Nov. 19 (late registration)
Entry Form: Online or Paper
Flyer:

We’ve got 3 great table tennis tournaments happening in the LA area the first two weeks in October. Be sure to register online to participate or check out these fun events as a spectator:

California Table Tennis Butterfly Tournament

October 4th-5th, 2014

Hosted by: California Table Tennis
Location: 2727 Stingle Ave. Unit #11, Rosemead CA 91770
Entry Deadline: Thursday, Oct. 2
Entry Form: Online or Paper

LATTA October Open

October 11th, 2014

Hosted by: LA Table Tennis Association (LATTA)
Location: 10180 Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731
Entry Deadline: Thursday, Oct. 9
Entry Form: Online or Paper

Glendale Friendship Games

October 12th, 2014

Hosted by: Ararat Table Tennis
Location: 10180 Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731
Entry Deadline: Friday, Oct. 10
Entry Form: Online or Paper
Flyer:

The Fall 2014 Season of the LA ping pong league kicks-off Saturday, September 20 and will run through December 15.

It’s shaping up to be a great season with a whole bunch of new and returning players. Plus, we have several new teams in the youth and corporate divisions and after the regular season, we will have the first ever corporate division playoffs!

While I’m sure everyone’s excited to get out there and play some table tennis, a few tips to help the league run smoothly:

1. Rules: Know the rules (no, there won’t be a quiz, but it’s still important)
2. Schedule: Check the schedule for your division. Show up 30 min. before the scheduled match time to warm-up (you want to play your best, right?)
3. Uniforms: Wear your team uniform (that way you’ll look all snazzy in your team photo for each match, plus it’s required, see #1).
4. Home team: Print out a blank team contest scoresheet and bring it to the match. Instructions for how to play the team contest are at the bottom (now how to win on the other hand, is up to you).
5. Home team captain: submit the results of the team contest within 24 hours (yes, even if your team loses). Be sure to take some action photos during the match in addition to the team photo.
6. Everyone: Play hard and have FUN!!! (this one is mandatory).

We had a lot of fun at the Awards Banquet for the Spring 2014 Season and it was great to see all the division winners get their trophies and medals. Special thanks to Ararat Table Tennis in Glendale, CA for hosting the event.

Check out the photos from the event below and congratulations to all of the winners!

Division 1

• Champion: LATTA !st Team (LATTA) – Zihao (Justin) Huang, Koffee Lu, Tuan Dai Le
• Runner-Up: 3 Black Men (SPiN Standard) – Adam Bobrow, Subal Mehta, Kevin Li, Sandesh Awale

Division 2

• Champion: The Invincibles (Gilbert TTC) – Charles Kim, Kee Lee, Warren Lee, James (Alex) Marquez, Han Choi
• Runner-Up: Hitmen (Westside TTC) – Michael Baggott, Kenneth Seiple, Sasanka Budhavarapu, Josh Bornstein, Simone Cecchini

Division 3

• Champion: MTAG Sr. (SGVBC 2) – Tim Chen, Aashish Thakker, Kelvin Lee, Joe Qiao, Ben Cheng
• Runner-Up: Frozen Paddles (Gilbert TTC) – Kevin Li Te Sun, Xia Yi, Aman Ak, Ashay Burungale, Jimmy Liu

Division 4

• Champion: Golden Ninjas (Anaheim Community Center) – Warren Hoo, Midori Pesyna, Steven Noh, Fred Liao, Minh Lu
• Runner-Up: Walnut EFC (SGVBC 2) – Denwun Lin, Scott Hsu, Ling-Ling Lin, Peter Su

Corporate Division

• Champion: Team Zest (Gilbert TTC) – Marick Sinay, Rohan D’Souza, Alexander Tamoykin, Ian Hall, Van Morgan
• Runner-Up: Blackline Table Tennis 1 (USA Valley TTC) – James Kim, Russell Mullin, Tyler Weitz, Illya Lavrik

Youth Division

• Champion: LATTA 1 (LATTA) – Derek Hong, Tiffany Cai, Timothy Cai
• Runner-Up: LATTA 2 (LATTA) – David Lin, Ryan Lov, Matthew Leung, Wesley Yuen

Registration is now open for the Fall 2014 Season of the LA Ping Pong League (season runs from September to early December):

• $200 per team
• August 15 registration deadline
• Register online (or if you prefer, you could mail a printed entry form instead)

Registration is usually handled by the team captain after getting approval from your home club owner (for more guidance on putting together a team see how to participate).

New to the league? See how the league works for all the details.

Need a team? If you want to play, but need a team, get help finding some teammates.

Spread the word: Share this downloadable league flyer with your friends, co-workers, and any other ping pong enthusiasts you meet.

Team Roster Rules:

• Team rosters must have a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 players.
• All players must have a tournament or league rating as of 8/15/2014 (highest of the two used for players with both).
• Maximum rating difference between players on team cannot exceed 300 points (500 points for teams with rating average above 2200 or below 1000).
• Youth division players must be 14 or younger, high school division players must be 18 or younger as of 1/1/2014.

Questions?

Contact us and we’ll be happy to help.

Checkout this great slideshow and writeup from the recent Ararat Open in Glendale …

Slideshow

Glendale Armenian Organization hosts International Table Tennis Tournament

It’s not everyday that an Armenian organization in Glendale, California, can host a nationally sanctioned Table Tennis tournament that draws international champions from around the world. Yet, on June 14th & 15th, Homenetmen Glendale Ararat Chapter held a competition that rivaled official regional and national tournaments.

100 top rated athletes travelled to Glendale specifically to attend the tournament at Ararat, while international and local national players represented China, Germany, Jamaica, India, Korea, Iran, and Vietnam.

Newly elected Glendale City Councilmember Paula Devine attending Sunday’s all-star competitions: “It’s so wonderful to see the different countries represented and also playing together, enjoying each other, and meeting one another. It’s a fabulous tournament and a great venue. I’m so happy to be here and see this wonderful venue.”

The tournament also including former Iranian team member Zaman Molla and current German team member Lenart Wehking, both of whom had travelled to the states for the table tennis tournaments.

Lenart Wehking, a 2800 (out of 3000 possible) level German table tennis star stated: “after I finished the season in Germany, I decided to travel for a longer period, like three months, and decided to look for which tournaments are successful. I played in Australia, in an open invitational tournament, then decided to come to LA and check out this tournament here and I was really glad. The guys organizing it have been really helpful, I emailed them and I got immediate response, so I thought it would be a chance to not only play table tennis but also meet people. I’ll be playing in Santa Monica next weekend, and then one more tournament in Canada.”

While most attendees expressed their desire to play the tournament, meet new players and enjoy the game, a team of Chinese national players had other intentions. Bob Chen, rated 2749 out of a possible 3000, and Zhang Wen Tao, have been playing for 20 years and 14 years respectively. Traveling from China specifically to attend the tournament at Ararat, when asked what their intention was for the tournament, Chen responded “we want to put a spectacular show.” Tao later took home first place in the open singles category.

Ararat Table Tennis Executive Director Victor Shahbazian mentioned: “I was very pleased to see so many great players come out to our tournament during Father’s day weekend… I am so honored to see my friends and the Glendale community business owners sponsoring our tournament.. We could not have done this major event without their support.” Glendale business sponsors included: Raffi’s Place Restaurant, The Habit Burger & Grill, Glendale Car Wash, Americana Pacific Theaters, Sarkis Bakery, Pizza Man, Starbucks, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Panera Bread, Porto’s Bakery and Cafe, Jersey Mike’s, Office Depot, Staples, Home Depot, Best Buy, and Cheese Cake Factory, Homenetmen Ararat has been a registered with the United States Association of Table Tennis (USATT) since 2007. Now sponsored by Butterfly, the program now boasts quarterly tournaments that draw participants in the hundreds, and offer private and group table tennis lessons taught by local club champions Eric Shanhazari and Robert Shahnazari.

Registration is now open for the LATTF Spring 2014 Season (season runs from March to June):

• $200 per team
• March 15 registration deadline
• Register online (or if you prefer, you could mail a printed entry form instead)

Registration is usually handled by the team captain after getting approval from your home club owner (for more guidance on putting together a team see how to participate).

New to the league? See how the league works for all the details.

Need a team? If you want to play, but need a team, get help finding some teammates.

Team Roster Rules:

• Team rosters must have a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 players.
• All players must have a tournament or league rating as of 3/15/2014 (highest of the two used for players with both).
• Maximum rating difference between players on team cannot exceed 300 points (500 points for teams with rating average above 2200 or below 1000).
• Youth division players must be 14 or younger, high school division players must be 18 or younger as of 1/1/2014.

Questions?

Contact us and we’ll be happy to help.