South Bay Stingrays (South Bay Table Tennis) lost to Ani (Ararat Table Tennis Center) 0-5

Max Lee lost to Andrew Grigor 0-3 (3, 6, 9)
Jake Lee lost to Anika Grigor 0-3 (8, 5, 3)
Alexander (Sasha) Kuzmenko/Sarayu Kocharlakota lost to Anika Grigor/Andrew Grigor 0-3 (3, 6, 1)
Sarayu Kocharlakota lost to Anika Grigor 1-3 (8, 10, -5, 6)
Alexander (Sasha) Kuzmenko lost to Andrew Grigor 0-3 (9, 6, 10)

Jake Lee, Max Lee, Alexander Kuzmenko, Sarayu Kocharlakota, Anika Grigor, Andrew Grigor

Alexander Kuzmenko & Sarayu Kocharlakota vs.Anika Grigor & Andrew Grigor

Alexander Kuzmenko & Sarayu Kocharlakota take on Anika Grigor & Andrew Grigor

South Bay Eagles (South Bay Table Tennis) lost to The A-Team (LATTA) 1-4

Lisa Joe lost to Colton Kellogg 0-3 (6, 7, 6)
Steve Sakurada lost to Jieqiong (Jane) Liu 1-3 (5, 3, -12, 5)
Lisa Joe/Scott Salisbury lost to Colton Kellogg/Jieqiong (Jane) Liu 0-3 (7, 9, 6)
Scott Salisbury defeated Jieqiong (Jane) Liu 3-0 (9, 9, 8)
Steve Sakurada lost to Colton Kellogg 1-3 (8, -8, 4, 7)

Steve, Lisa, Scott, Jane & Colton

Colton serves to Lisa

Doubles action: Colton and Jane versus Lisa and Scott

LATTA !st Team (LATTA) defeated SoCal College Team (Westside TTC) 4-1

Koffee Lu lost to Heng (David) Zeng 1-3 (8, 7, -10, 9)
Zihao Huang defeated Nathaniel Chu 3-1 (7, 5, -5, 7)
Zihao Huang/Koffee Lu defeated Johnny Yat Fung Cheung/Nathaniel Chu 3-2 (-9, -7, 2, 8, 7)
Koffee Lu defeated Yingzhao (Anthony) Chen 3-2 (5, 8, -6, -11, 8)
Zihao Huang defeated Johnny Yat Fung Cheung 3-0 (7, 7, 8)

Koffee Lu, Zihao Huang, Yingzhao (Anthony) Chen, Heng (David) Zeng, Nathaniel Chu, Johnny Yat Fung Cheung

Heng (David) Zeng vs Koffee Lu first game point by David

The LA screening of the Top Spin table tennis documentary will be happening on Sunday, April 26 as part of the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival.

The Top Spin table tennis movie follows US table tennis phenoms Ariel Hsing, Lily Zhang, and Michael Landers as they train and compete for a spot on the 2012 US Olympic team. It’s a rare behind-the-scenes feature length look at high-level table tennis in the US. You won’t want to miss it!

What: LA premiere of Top Spin table tennis movie (part of the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival)
When: Sunday, April 26 @ 1:00 PM
Where: Downtown Independent Theater (251 S. Main Street in Downtown LA)
Tickets: Buy online
More Info: Top Spin page at LAAPFF

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:

Taenergy (LATTA) defeated Song Je Ho (Song Jeho TTC) 3-2

Franz Zhao lost to Peter Wu 1-3 (8, 4, -18, 9)
Gloria Deng defeated Yong Ji 3-0 (5, 6, 5)
Tae Kim/Franz Zhao lost to Johnny Quach/Peter Wu 0-3 (9, 13, 9)
Tae Kim defeated Yuna So 3-2 (5, -9, 4, -8, 7)
Gloria Deng defeated Johnny Quach 3-1 (9, -11, 5, 6)

Peter, Yong, Johnny, Yuna, Tae, Gloria, Franz

Gloria and Johnny fighting for the win in the deciding team match!

Peter and Johnny vs Tae and Franz in the doubles showdown!

Taenergy (LATTA) defeated The A-Team (LATTA) 4-1

Franz Zhao lost to Colton Kellogg 2-3 (-7, 7, -13, 8, 5)
Gloria Deng defeated Jieqiong (Jane) Liu 3-0 (5, 6, 6)
Gloria Deng/Franz Zhao defeated Jieqiong (Jane) Liu/Chien-Yi Wang 3-2 (-8, 10, -5, 9, 9)
Tae Kim defeated Hsiang-Yu Hsieh 3-2 (-10, 8, -5, 9, 12)
Gloria Deng defeated Colton Kellogg 3-0 (10, 2, 3)

Tae Franz Gloria Jane Chien-Yi Yo-Yo Colton

Colton twisting his body to produce a twist on his service!

Jane goes in for the attack and catches everyone by surprise

Flip Side (Song Jeho TTC) defeated Killawatts (SPiN Standard) 3-1

Mike Tadiaman defeated Paul Sierra 3-1 (5, 1, -10, 6)  Match video
Ramil Golez defeated Paul Pau 3-0 (7, 8, 4)  Match video
Eric Trillo/John Eseo lost to Roger Boden/Miguel Munoz 2-3 (9, 12, -4, -8, 7)  Match video
Mike Tadiaman defeated Tom Nguyen 3-0 (3, 1, 5)  Match video

Videos

Photos

Paul Pau sets up for a forehand push

Eric Trillo serving with John Eseo in doubles

Flipside (Mike Tadiaman, John Eseo, Ramil Golez, and Eric Trillo) talk things over

Killawatts (Roger Boden, Tom Nguyen, Paul Sierra, and Paul Pau) watch the action from their team bench

Tom Nguyen sets up to flip a backhand winner

Flip Side (Song Jeho TTC) defeated Grace Lin TTC 2 (Grace Lin TTC) 3-0

Mike Tadiaman defeated Gerry Chua 3-1 (-8, 7, 5, 4)  Match video
Ramil Golez defeated June Lim 3-1 (-4, 5, 6, 6)  Match video
Mike Tadiaman/John Eseo defeated Gerry Chua/June Lim 3-0 (5, 13, 7)  Match video

Videos

Photos

Ramil Golez gets low for a killer serve

June Lim keeps his eyes on the ball when serving

Gerry Chua sets up to rip a forehand loop as doubles teammate June Lim watches in anticipation

Mike Tadiaman bites his lip in concentration for a forehand push

Bruins (Thousand Oaks TTC) lost to Killawatts (SPiN Standard) 0-3

Bowen Rao lost to Paul Sierra 2-3 (9, 8, -8, -6, 9)  Match video
Taiyu Guo lost to Paul Pau 1-3 (8, -10, 6, 8)  Match video
Bowen Rao/Taiyu Guo lost to Miguel Munoz/Roger Boden 2-3 (-8, 6, -10, 8, 17)  Match video

Videos

Photos

Paul Sierra focuses intently for a backhand push

Bowen Rao and Miguel Munoz shake hands as Paul Sierra looks on

Taiyu Guo and Bowen Rao in doubles action

Bowen Rao sets up for a forehand