Southern Arizona Table Tennis Association

               Southern Arizona DHS Table Tennis League (USATT sanctioned)
2008 Tucson Open Aug. 29th updates: Now with 800+ Photos and New Ratings
Players entered and played in the biggest So. AZ table tennis event this year - 45, including 14 visiting players from AZ, TX and NM. Singles USATT matches played - 140. Featured event - U3000 Doubles: 6 teams/ 18 matches (15 RR and 3 play off matches for 2nd place). Photo
               TUCSON OPEN WINNERS
Open Singles: 1st place - Simen Potaychuk 2nd - Alex Chernobelskiy
U1900: 1st place - Alex Chernobelskiy 2nd - Adam Block
U1750: 1st place - Dave Wesley 2nd - Wenxin Zheng
U1600: 1st place - Gustavo Portillo 2nd - Lev Vays
U1450: 1st place - Kamran Salek 2nd - Lev Vays
U1300: 1st place - John Banot 2nd - Tony Nguyen
U1150: 1st place - Tony Nguyen 2nd - Linda Jones
U1000: 1st place - Tony Nguyen 2nd - Kirk Sims
Over 60: 1st place - Amir Hormozi 2nd - Patrick Connolly
Women's: 1st place - Hui Fang 2nd - Lynette Smith
Open Doubles: 1st place - Amir Hormozi/Adam Block
                        2nd - David Elet/Alex Chernobelskiy
U3000 Doubles: 1st place - Patrick Connolly/Roger Baldner
                        2nd - Misha Chernobelskiy/Jon Redman
Recreational: 1st place - Xiaohui Zhang 2nd - Brandon Spalten
Gallery of Champions new inductees: John Banot, Michael Noguera, and Kamran Salek.
Congratulation to Winners and Finalists!!! Special thanks to the tournament committee: Dave Wesley and Barbara Burnison, and Lev Vays for their invaluable input.
Results     Winners     Final Roster    Trophies    800+ Photos

9/5/2008 �SATTA Ironman Award� updates and Current standings. The leaders are: Alex Chernobelskiy (62 matches), Michael Noguera (54), Lev Vays (47), Adam Block and Morris Leichter (42 tied). An Award will be presented to player who plays the most USATT tournament and Southern AZ DHS League singles matches for the calendar year.
8/29/2008 New ratings have been posted for Tucson Open players. Top So. AZ achievers are: Alex Chernobelskiy (+ 108), Patrick Connolly (+ 84), Morris Leichter (+ 77), Linda Jones (+ 58), Hugh Owen (+ 47), Adam Block (+ 38), and Michael Noguera (+ 29). Three of them, have received their career high ratings: Alex - 1970 (the second highest rating in So. AZ and Top 10 AZ), Michael - 1127, and Linda - 1125. Five players have established their first USATT tournament rating: Wenxin Zheng - 1614, Kamran Salek - 1364, Xiaoxui Zhang - 1123, Brandon Spalten - 803, and Barbara Reed - 402. Congratulations to all of you!!!
The Tucson Open is continue to be the biggest 0-stars table tennis event in the nation for more than 1 month (since July 27) New Ratings and Standings        AZ Ratings
8/28/2008 Tucson Open 800+ Photos
8/26/2008 Udall Center's schedule updates
An initial one-year agreement between Udall and SATTA/TTTC (see 8/6/2007 message below) for Saturdays Open play has been expired. New contract has been postponed due to the circumstances mentioned in email from AJ Rico, Center's supervisor. On Saturdays, August 30th and September 6th there will be Pima College table tennis classes from 11:30am to 2:30pm. Only one table will be available for open play during these days/times. No more open play scheduled at Udall after September 6th until further notice. During the same time frame of 11:30-2:00 only seniors can play after 9/6 if the room is available. Call 520-791-4121 to confirm room availability. Sorry for any inconvenience it may cause.
8/25/2008 Tucson Open tournament report has been submitted to the USATT a week ago. New ratings will be processed by the USATT with the next update hopefully later this week.
8/23/2008 Sierra Vista USATT League: Roster as of August 21, 2008
8/20/2008 Get to know SATTA Hall of Famer - Cyril Mikula. He featured in this month's Fitness Plus Magazine, Arizona's largest and oldest active lifestyle journal. "He has a firm grip on what makes him happy" by Marlena Goodsitt. Read more
8/20/2008 Watch Olympic table tennis live and recorded matches Online
8/20/2008 Due to the annual cleaning Udall Center will be closed August 18 - August 23. No Open play this Saturday
8/10/2008 Congratulation to all 25 players participated today in our fifth So. AZ DHS League meeting. Division winners are: Division 1 - Alex Chernobelskiy; Division 2 - Wenxing Zheng; Division 3 - Walter Schneider; Division 4 - Kirk Sims. Check out League Roster of 44 players and their today's Results. Join the league at our next play on September 14th.
8/8/2008 All sanctioned tournaments through July 27, 2008 have been processed by the USATT. 2008 Tucson Open seeding will be based on this list. Click the button above for AZ players ratings. Your Current Rating and standings.
8/7/2008 Coley Ward and his table tennis article in today's Arizona Daily Star
8/7/2008 Starting on September 2nd, table tennis players of all ages and genders from beginners to experts are invited to the new Washington Activity Center to enjoy table tennis each Tuesday (1-9pm) and Thursday (1-5pm)... The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department will furnish space for eight tables in a brand new gym...This will be the first time that players will be able to play in leagues or other organized competition on several tables at the same Phoenix parks location. Lovin' Life After 50, August 2008  Read more
8/4/2008 The USATT Board of Directors have published an Open Letter to the membership of USA table tennis on the USATT website. Peter D. Scudner, the Chair of the Board, introduces the new board structure and its members, gives a brief summary of the minutes of the Board's first meeting, and lists his email address for feedback from USATT members.
7/30/2008 Weekly Practice Schedule Updates. Tucson Chinese Cultural Center: Thanks to Victor Wong the following dates are available 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and subject to change: July 25 - Friday, July 26 - Saturday, Aug. 1 - Friday, Aug. 2 - Saturday, Aug. 22 - Friday, Aug. 23 - Saturday - after 1 p.m., Aug. 29 - Friday, Aug. 30 - Saturday, Sep. 5 - Friday, and Sep. 6 - Saturday.   Calendar.
7/29/2008 "Seniors stay in shape playing table tennis" by James S. Wood, AZ Daily Star ...Some would be surprised to learn that most of the seniors who play table tennis at the Udall Center are well over 50 years old. "Table tennis forces you to stay in shape," said Bert Lee, 81, who does sit-ups and push-ups every day. Lee, who was once ranked 19th in the country, has been playing since the early 1940s... Read more. 7/25/2008 New USATT ratings have been posted to the Best of the West Open (7/20/2008) players. Two players have achieved their career high rating: Alex Chernobelskiy - 1862 (+6) and Michael Noguera � 1098 (+17). Congratulations!!!
7/23/2008 New movie - Ping Pong Playa. Release Date: September 5th, 2008. Christopher "C-DUB" Wang is a young Chinese-American man who presents himself with a streetwise, ghetto swagger and dreams of a career as a basketball star. But soon he finds his real gift as a ping-pong player and coach, leading an odd squad of students to a local championship.  Website,   Watch a trailer
7/22/2008 An Official Tucson Open Hotel � La Quinta Downtown, just 1.7 miles away from the tournament venue. Book online and mention Corporate Code USTBLE (only capital letters) to get a special rate of $44.25 (Complimentary continental breakfast and high-speed internet included).    Address and Map    Eastside traffic: due to I-10 widening take Exit 254 (eastbound I-10 frontage road from Prince Road to Starr Pass Blvd). I-10 Project website.
7/21/2008 Best of the West Open results are now available.
Congratulations to John Fung, U-1150 Winner; Michael Noguera, U1300 and U1150 Runner-Up; and Simen Potaychuk, Open Doubles Runner-Up.
Check out our updated Gallery of Champions for all laureates.
7/19/2008 From now on, the Tucson Open Received Entry Forms link located immediately below the countdown timer.
7/17/2008 Train with a 1971 World Champion, Stellan Bengtsson! A Five Day Camp in Salem, Oregon, July 28 - August 1, 2008. More Info
7/15/2008 USATT sanctioned Sierra Vista Table Tennis Club has established a presence on the Web. Website features: playing schedule, maps and photos.
Thanks to Larry Smith, a SVTTC president for contributing this info. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
7/15/2008 Best of the West Draws
7/14/2008 Sierra Vista USATT League: Roster as of July 14, 2008
7/13/2008 Congratulation to all 21 players participated today in our forth So. AZ DHS League meeting. Division winners are: Division 1 - Alex Chernobelskiy; Division 2 - Patrick Connolly (5-player tie!!!); Division 3 - Trung Le; Division 4 - William Xiao. Check out League Roster of 39 players and their new Ratings. Join the league at our next meeting on August 10th.  Standings and Scoresheets,   All Winners

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7/12/2008 SATTA and UA Table Tennis Club sponsor a New Start New Champions table tennis tournament. New Start is a six-week summer bridge program designed to help first-year freshman succeed in the transition from high school to university life. The program assists 300+ students in the areas of academics, residence life, orientation and extracurricular activities to help prepare participants to become well-rounded university students. Tourney was held on July 12 at their Yavapai residence Hall.
The Winner - Marc Avalos. Congratulations!!!   Photos
7/11/2008 Schedule Updates: Tomorrow, July 12, our regular tt practice at Udall will be scheduled from 11:30am to 2pm as always. Everyone is welcome for open play.
Full Calendar
7/11/2008 New Start - New Champions Updates: Please follow this link for players entered, revised schedule, tournament format and more.
7/11/2008 Welcome everyone to our 4th DHS USATT League play this Sunday at Armory Park Center from 9am to 1:30pm. Warm-up starts at 9am, League play at 10:15am. The league is free and open to players of all levels. Check out our flyer for more info.
7/10/2008 Best of the West Updates: Among 82 players there will be 8 players from Tucson. Today, July 10th, is the last chance to enter this tourney in Phoenix. These are the only events still open as the following - Singles ( Open - 1 spot left, U-2000, U-1900, U-1450, U-1000, Over 60 & 70); Doubles: U-3200. If you want to sign up please contact Gia Leu at 602-620-7722 or gialeu@netscape.net before you send out your entry form (this way Gia can block and confirm your event/s). Entry Form   Entries Received.
7/7/2008 The City of Prescott has announced that it will hold 10th annual Prescott Senior Olympic Games beginning on August 8. Table tennis competition will be held on August 12 and entry deadline - August 8. Please check out our "Tournaments" page for registration booklet and details.
7/5/2008 US Open - 28 Nations, 700 players, 91 tables, 57 events, and 110 degrees...
Congratulations to AZ players: Hyeon Young Boo (Women's Over 40 Singles - 1st place) and Panno Dok (U2050 - 2nd place). Both played in Tucson: Hyeon (2008 Southwest Open) and Panno (2006 and 2007 SOAR Open, 2007 Southwest Open, and 2007 Tucson Open). Results.
7/4/2008 Practice Schedule changes: Due to July 5 and 12 Pima College tt classes at Udall, the regular practice at Senior addition has been cancelled. Sorry for inconvenience. However, you can sign-up for the class onsite. The cost is $65 for two 3-hour sessions (11:30am - 2:30pm) - a very inexpensive average pricing of $10.80/hour.   Flyer
7/4/2008 The Tucson Open Entry Form is now available. Entry deadline - August 9.
7/2/2008 Pima College non-credit Table Tennis Classes starts this Saturday, July 5 from 11:30AM to 2:30PM at Udall Park Rec. Center. Master your table tennis skills with the help of USATT Coach Alex Chernobelskiy. This highly informative class presents the techniques, training and playing strategies needed to become a champion. Check out Pima College Flyer for more details and call Alex 520-406-1473 if you wish to register.
7/1/2008 Treated Pimpled Rubber Banned: Alternative and Consequences. As a result of the ban of all "treated" pimpled rubbers which go in effect today, many players have started looking for alternative racket coverings. Author hopes to provide a few points of reference, which might be helpful for the decision making process of finding suitable material for your particular style of play. Read more
6/29/2008 The University of Arizona is starting a new public evening observing program that invites people to view the havens from telescopes on the summit of Mt. Lemmon. One of our top players, Adam Block, coordinates the SkyCenter's new program in which visitors will experience what it is like to see planets and galaxies through the telescope eyepiece. Flyer   Photos   For information and reservations call 520-626-8122 or email mlsc@as.arizona.edu.
6/27/2008 New USATT ratings have been posted to AZ State Games (June 21) players. Two players have achieved their career high rating: Alex Chernobelskiy - 1856 (+21) and Michael Noguera � 1081 (+5). Congratulations!!!
6/26/2008 National Association of Sports Commissions: 2008 Sports and Fitness Participation Report. It looks like Table Tennis is a third fastest growing olympic sport (+25.5%) in the nation after Running (30.8%) and Tennis (30.6%) based on 7-year Total Participant Trend (2000-2007). One third of 15.955.000 US players consider themselves frequent or regular participants. One out of 17 individuals aged 6 and above plays table tennis at least at the casual level. Great numbers and a huge potential to grow!!!
6/26/2008 USATT CEO monthly Report. Topics covered: New Board members names; Ping-Pong Diplomacy Rematch and its "Sports Illustrated" 8-page coverage; upcoming US Open, USATT Olympic Team and more
6/24/2008 Lane Crawford, the Hong Kong department store, is marking the Beijing Olympics with "The Collective: Synergy in Fashion." Crawford invited 12 designers to envision a one-of-a-kind garment for their favorite sport. After the Games, the outfits will be auctioned to benefit the UNICEF fund for children affected by the Sichuan earthquake. Phillip Lim's drawing of a table tennis outfit and more.
International Herald Tribune, June 22, 2008
6/22/2008 Grand Canyon Summer Games. Both Tucson's players bring home 2nd-place trophies: Roger Baldner (U-1450) and Alex Chernobelskiy (Junior's U21).
Alex (1835) also convincingly beat Derrick Cone (1899), eventual winner of the Open event, in their RR group match. Congratulations!!!    Results
6/20/2008 Sanctioned tournaments through June 15, 2008 have been processed by the USATT. Your Current Rating and standings.
6/17/2008 Per players' inquiry about the next USATT sanctioned Tournament in Tucson, I'd like to announce that today 2008 Tucson Open sanction has been received from the USATT. Tournament will be held in August 16-17 at the Armory Park Senior Center. There will be traditional rated Singles and Doubles, Open and Age events.
Freestyle event also be included. While an entry form is being developed all your comments are very welcome until the end of June at sattaonline@gmail.com.  M.C.
6/16/2008 Two days left until Grand Canyon Summer Games (June 21st) deadline. Submissions delayed past the submission deadline (June 17th) will not be accepted. Last minute entries from So. AZ players will be accepted by email sattaonline@gmail.com without $5 late fee. Click here to see a list of participants. Tournament info
6/14/2008 Ping-Pong Diplomacy Rematch: Cold War-era pingpong foes meet for some back-and-forth. Chinese champ Liang Geliang and U.S. pro George Braithwaite first faced each other in China in 1971. They met again Thursday at the Nixon library.
By Mike Anton, Los Angeles Times, June 13, 2008.  Full story  CBS Video Clip

6/14/2008 �SATTA Ironman Award� updates and Current standings. Leaders are: Alex Chernobelskiy (31 match), Adam Block (25), Morris Leichter (24), Michael Noguera (24), and Lev Vays (23). An Award will be presented to player who plays the most USATT tournament and So. AZ DHS League singles matches for the calendar year.
6/13/2008 New USATT ratings have been posted to Southwest Open players including U-1900 event. Top achievers are Rocky Dotzler, Michael Noguera (+202), Al Douglas (+110), and Raphael Lizama (+36). In addition to players above 3 more players have achieved their career high ratings: Sarah Lopez (1228), Linda Jones (1067), and Hui Fang (963) Congratulations!!!
6/12/2008 USATT-SATTA connections: UNAUTHORIZED RACKET COVERINGS Hello All, The attached Document contains the list of rubbers that�s been banned by the ITTF effective the first of July this year. Hence these rubbers will not be allowed at the 2008 US Open, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The attached list was based on the list which the ITTF published beginning of April this year. For the ITTF list of Approved TT Equipment please click on the following Link. Please help us disseminate the information to your club members. Should you have any questions please contact me at ratings@usatt.org. Thank you for your help and have a good day!
Felisa Huggins, USATT Tournament and Rating Coordinator
6/11/2008 Lev Vays offering seats in his car to go to Phoenix to play Grand Canyon Summer Games on Saturday, June 21. Just pay fuel money divided by quantity of people in the car. Call 747-3285 or cell 609-1270 or e-mail vayslev@hotmail.com. Singles events: 9:00AM - U-1800, U-1000; 10:00AM Women's Open, U-1450; 10:30AM Elite Open; 11:00AM - Juniors (under 21); 12:00PM - Recreational; 1:00PM - U-1600, 2:30PM - U-1200. Doubles events: 3:00PM - U-3700 and 3:30PM - U-2900. Entry fees - Adults - $13 per event, Elite - $20, Juniors - $10. Call 520-829-3369 or email at sattaonline@gmail.com if you need more info or would like to register. No late fees applied until June 17.
6/9/2008 Congratulation to all 15 players participated yesterday in our third So. AZ DHS League meeting. Division winners are: Division 1 - Misha Chernobelskiy Division 2 - Che Tse; Division 3 - Jeremiah Sbarra. No player went undefeated. Check out League Roster of 36 players and join the league at our next meeting on July 13. Results, Roster All Winners
6/6/2008 New USATT ratings have been posted to Southwest Open players. U-1900 event not yet processed so there will be changes to its players. Current standings page will be updated next week after the USATT recalculate all U1900 players. You can also hit the AZ ratings button above to get more details.
6/4/2008 Southwest Open Photos.
6/4/2008 Champions page has been updated and now includes all 35 So.AZ USATT singles event winners including recent 2008 Southwest Open champions. New inductees are: Gustavo Portillo and Willing Cheng. An Official Tournament Results
6/4/2007 Southwest Open. All matches, scores, standings, membership applications, and results being sent yesterday to the USATT Headquarters for membership and North American Table Tennis for rating processing. Full Results: Open Singles , U-1900 , U-1700 , U-1500 , U-1300 , U-1300Finals, U-1100, U1100Finals
6/1/2008 Southwest Open winners:
Open Singles: 1st place - Bhoo Hyeon Young 2nd - Simen Potaychuk
U-1900 RR: 1st place - Alex Chernobelskiy 2nd - Menachem Turchik
U-1700 RR: 1st place - Rocky Dotzler 2nd - Kenneth Akuoko
U-1500 RR: 1st place - Gustavo Portillo 2nd - Sarah Lopez
U-1300 RR: 1st place - Willing Cheng 2nd - Al Douglas
U-1100 RR: 1st place - Willing Cheng 2nd - Linda Jones
Congratulation to Winners and Finalists!!! Special thanks to the tournament committee: Dave Wesley and Barbara Burnison, and Lev Vays for their invaluable input. More to follow.
5/30/2008 Southwest Open Draws. Two players for U1500 8:00AM event and Open Singles (10:30AM) will be last accepted players on a first paid - first served basis without late fee.
5/29/2008 Southwest Open Roster. The tournament is full except one spot for Open Singles. The draw will be posted on Friday.
5/28/2008 Designer Diaz Kleefstra took 315 standard 40 mm table tennis balls and created a lamp, that has been named after the famous dutch table tennis player Bettine Vriesekoop.
5/26/2008 Today is a Southwest Open Entry deadline. Check out current List of Entries Received, Download an send an Entry form. USPS Post Offices closed on Memorial Day but Entry Forms postmarked May 27 will be accepted. Please confirm your participation and payment by email at sattaonline@gmail.com or just Register Online
5/22/2008 Sanctioned tournaments through May 18, 2008 have been processed by the USATT. Your Current Rating and standings.
5/20/2008 Watch online the best live TV-channels about table tennis, other sports and more for free. Watch now
5/15/2008 On behalf of the tournament board and myself I am thanking Nyeon Young Bhoo, Top 20 US Women and the highest ranked AZ player, for accepting our invitation to the 2008 Southwest Open. I extend my best wishes to all of the participants, hope you will enjoy the competition, and have fun. Entries received as of 5/14/2008
The Entry deadline is May 26th. No entries will be accepted at the tournament. MC
5/13/2008 Sierra Vista USATT League: Roster as of May 12, 2008

5/12/2008 �SATTA Ironman Award� will be presented to player who plays the most USATT tournament and So. AZ DHS League singles matches for the calendar year. Award will be presented at the SATTA annual meeting (March 2009). Leaders are: Adam Block (25 matches), Alex Chernobelskiy (23) and Morris Leichter (22). Current standings.
5/12/2008 Congratulation to all 23 players participated yesterday in our second So. AZ DHS League meeting. Division winners are: Division 1 - Yu Moy (3-player tie);
Division 2 - Rocky Dotzler; Division 3 - Pavol Uhrovsky; Division 4 - Kirk Sims; and
Division 5 - William Xiao. Check out League Roster of 29 players and join the league at our next meeting on June 8:   Results,   Roster   All Winners
5/10/2008 What: So. AZ DHS Table Tennis League. When: tomorrow, Sunday, May 11 from 9:00AM to 1:30PM. Where: Armory Park Senior Center. Flyer. More info.
5/10/2008 Today's Asian Pacific Heritage Festival celebrates the many and varied Asian Pacific cultures represented in Tucson. It features family-friendly activities and crafts, as well as demonstrations and information tables, art displays, dance and song performances, including the lion dance and Japanese ensemble drumming. There's also Chinese, Japanese and Korean foods and refreshments. When: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Where: Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Road. Price: free admission.
Info: 292-6900. Don't forget to stop by at SATTA table tennis booth!!!
5/10/2008 Chinese President Hu Jintao shows off his table tennis skills at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan on May 8, 2008. Reuters. Video.
5/10/2008 New USATT ratings have been posted to AZ Closed (May 4-7, 2008) players. Two players have achieved their career high rating: Jeff Duan - 1926 (+30) and Michael Noguera � 876 (+192)!!! Two players have received their first USATT rating: Yuxiang Lin - 1876 (#4) and Sarah Lopez - 1202 (#44).
Congratulations to all of you!!! Take a look at your new rating
5/9/2007 An Official Southwest Open Hotel � La Quinta Downtown, just 1.7 miles away from the tournament venue. Book online and mention Corporate Code USTBLE (only capital letters) to get a special rate of $51.75 (One King Bed or Two Queen Beds) plus all applicable taxes and fees (compare with regular nightly rate of $69). Complimentary continental breakfast included. Address and Map
Eastside traffic: due to I-10 widening take Exit 254 (eastbound I-10 frontage road from Prince Road to Starr Pass Blvd). I-10 Project website.
5/8/2008 "It's totally different from playing in your basement with a robot or a fun match at the club. If you're in the finals of a tournament, you have to know how to play. You have to know what you're going to serve, what you're going to return and that you're playing against many different styles," - Samson Dubina (2430), the United States' lone male entry in the Final World Olympic table tennis qualifier this week in Budapest, Hungary, hopes to earn a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics and gaining certification in the next few weeks to become a Canton firefighter. Read more. Tournament website
5/6/2008 From the Desk of the President. Important League updates and SATTA Ironman Award announced. �Ironman Award� will be presented to player who plays the most USATT tournament and So. AZ DHS League singles matches for the year. Current standings will be updated at around 15th of every month, right after the monthly league play.
5/4/2008 Congratulations to AZ Clozed Singles event medalists: Roger Baldner - Gold (Over 70), Simen Potaychuk - Silver (Open), and Michael Noguera - Silver (U-1150)!!!
5/2/2008 Grand Canyon Summer Games (June 21) registration is now open. Featured events: Women's, Junior (Under 21), and Recreational Singles. Early entry deadline - June 7th.   Register Online
5/2/2008 Ten So. AZ players will play in AZ Closed Tourney this weekend. They are: Roger Baldner, Adam Block, Robert Bryant Jr., Jiwu Duan, Morris Leichter, Yuxiang Lin, Sarah Lopez, Miguel and Michael Noguera, and Lev Vays. Good luck to all of you!!! Check out AZ Closed Draws before you go.
5/1/2008 AMERICAN/CHINESE PING PONG DIPLOMACY: THE REMATCH SET FOR NIXON LIBRARY JUNE 10, 11, and 12, 2008. Table tennis exhibition featuring American and Chinese champions will serve as a prologue to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.   Read more.
4/29/2008 Southwest Open Online Registration. If you need assistance contact us by phone at (520) 829-3369 or by email at registration@tucsontabletennis.com
4/28/2008 Green Valley Table Tennis Club. Online Calendar.
4/26/2008 Competitive table tennis in Albuquerque, which can be traced to 1960s, has been troubled not just by the inability to locate an unused table. Locally, the sport suffers from a long-smoldering feud...   "Feud Besets Table Tennis Scene," By Toby Smith, The Albuquerque Journal   Read more
4/24/2008 Calendar Updates. SATTA and Tucson Chinese Cultural Center/T3C
(Victor Wong, Executive Director) have negotiated a schedule for May - July table tennis practice at T3C. Tucson Area players can now play 7 days a week for more than 30 hours including 20+ hours of Open play at 3 major Northwest, Downtown and Eastside locations. Our special thanks to Victor Wong, Robin Landers, and AJ Rico for providing their nice facilities for the local, fast growing table tennis community.
Check out SATTA Calendar for more details.
4/23/2008 Bert Lee turned 81 on April 22. Happy Birthday Bert !!!. Here is his picture. In the background of picture is 85 year old Jake Siken. Both Bert and Jake are active players.
4/23/2008 "Ping-Pong as Mind Game (Although a Good Topspin Helps)," By Harry Hurt III, The New York Times, Published: April 5, 2008 Read more
4/20/2008 Be ready for the next USATT League May 11 session. Pima College Table Tennis Classes: May 3 and May 10 from 9 to 12pm. are coming soon.
Master your table tennis skills with the help of USATT Coach Alex Chernobelskiy.
This highly informative class presents the techniques, training and playing strategies needed to become a champion. Call Alex 520-406-1473 for more info. Pima College Flyer
4/19/2008 2008 SportZone at Ventana Vista Elementary School, April 18 Photos
4/19/2008 Southern AZ Table Tennis League, April 13 Photos
4/18/2008 Website new feature - Calendar. The schedule of play is now more user friendly and convenient. Week, month and agenda views, events descriptions, reminders, print option and more. Click "calendar" button above and checkout new addition to the website.
4/18/2008 New poll question: "Do you like website content and layout?". Your suggestions and ideas are always appreciated at sattaonline@gmail.com. Previous poll results: Question - "Do you think we need ID card for every player?". Answers: Yes-8, No-7, Not Sure-1.
4/17/2008 "The Battle of the Ages" follow up: "Hi Misha, I want to thank you and the club members for bringing back memories for me, it was especially nice to see old friends and former players who I had not seen in more than 25 years, this is of course the most important part of our sport, as it brings people together in a way that they can enjoy what they love to do together. Warm Regards and great work on networking the Tucson Table Tennis Club. I will keep in touch and work with you on the the history of the Tucson Table Tennis Club and activity," Scott Preiss
4/14/2008 New 4/13 USATT League Ratings have been posted to the USA Table Tennis League web site
4/13/2008 Congratulation to all 19 players played today in our first ever Southern Arizona USATT League meeting. Division winners are: Div. 1 - Alex Chernobelskiy;
Div. 2 - Rocky Dotzler; Div. 3 - Trung Le; Div. 4 - John Banot. Results and standings.
4/11/2008 We are pleased to announce that SATTA has been invited to participate
in 2008 Asian Pacific Heritage Festival which will take place May 10 at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center from 11AM to 7PM. Admission is free.
4/11/2008 I wanted to give you a heads up on our first USATT League play this Sunday from 10am to 1:30 pm. Tentative schedule: 10am - doors open, 10am-11am warm up, 10:45-11:00 registration and seeding, 11am -RR matches begin. When the players are done with their league matches, they can play open matches until 1:30. The League is free of charge and does not require USATT membership to participate. Players in the league are put into round robin groups appropriate to their level. This results in players competing against similarly advanced counterparts. Also, as the players improve, they have a chance to advance to a more challenging round robin group. Early registration as well as questions aren't required but appreciated at sattaonline@gmail.com. Misha C.
4/8/2008 AZ Senior Olympics : Congratulations to Gold medalists: Morris Leichter (Advanced 50-54, Singles) and Walter Schneider (Intermediate 75-79, Singles)!!! Results. Our special thanks to Mark DeWitt, Phoenix TTC President and a Tournament Commissioner, for his major contribution.
4/8/2008 Tomorrow, on April 9th - a USATT coach Alex Chernobelskiy will give his table tennis presentation with interaction with spectators at Forty Niner Country Club.
This event is limited to club members and their guests.
4/6/2008 USATT Rules/Officials Committee. USATT Referee Memo 3/28/2008:
Unrated Players in Round Robin Events
4/5/2008 USATT-SATTA connections: "...Be advised that we are close to finalizing an agreement with the Nixon Library to do a Ping Pong Diplomacy REMATCH the first week in June in Yorba Linda, California (at the Nixon Library grounds). The Chinese have committed and we are working out logistics! We hope to have the press release out within a week or so. Stand-by for that. I know it is a significant drive for you and your folks there but it might have some historic value as there will be participants from the �71 PPD involved as well as current athletes! Michael D. Cavanaugh, CEO of USATT"
4/5/2008 2008 Grand Canyon Winter Games ratings and scores.
4/4/2008 "Breakfast for Table Tennis Champions" by Madhosingh Chandra, University of British Columbia & Table Tennis Canada
4/4/2008 Sierra Vista USATT League: Standings as of April 1, 2008
4/3/2008 The Battle of the Ages 3-Player Teams Results:
1st place - Jeff Duan, Alex Chernobelskiy, and Morris Leichter;
2nd place - Scott Preiss, Austin Preiss, and Adam Preiss;
3rd place - Yu Moy, Robert Bryant, Kenneth Akuoko and Brad Balmer.
The Top Performer Trophy goes to Morris Leichter who went undefeated in 4 matches.
Congratulations to Winners and all participants.     Results
4/2/2008 SATTA Annual Meeting and Awards presentation. New 2007 Hall of Fame inductees:
Contributor-Armory Park Senior Center,Supervisor Robin Landers Certificate Photo
Player - Cyril Mikula  Certificate  Photo
Player - Alex Chernobelskiy  Certificate  Photo
USATT Certificate will be presented to Rocky Dotzler on Sunday, April 13, before the first USATT League matches starts.
4/1/2008 As of today our domain name will be changing to www.sattaonline.org. You will however be able to access the site through www.sattaonline.com (until April 11, 2008) and www.tucsontabletennis.com
3/31/2008 Grand Canyon State Winter Games results are now available.
Congratulations to Alex Chernobelskiy U-2000 Winner and U-21 Runner-Up.
Check out our updated Gallery of Champions for more info.
3/29/2008 Sierra Vista (March 22, coach Alex Chernobelskiy) and Saddlebrook (March 29, coach Robert Bryant) table tennis clinics follow-up:
�Hello Alex, I just wanted to thank you again for putting on this clinic. I had a great time and I learned so much. Now, I just have to put it into practice. I was thrilled to have the chance to have some formal training. Thanks for the tips and we look forward to seeing you again." Claudia McLean (Green Valley)   Photo
�Robert Bryant, Jr. runs a first-class clinic on the fun-damentals of table tennis. Having different paddles, explaining basics of rubber and sponge; demonstrating with you as opponent the different strokes and their effects, using the Robo-Pong for participants to try, and simply answering our many questions was a great help. I think the guy is a teacher as well as a coach. Thanks again." Warren Reinecke (La Cholla Hills). Photo
My very special thanks to Alex and Robert as well as clinic organizers John Banot and Greg Hlushko for promoting table tennis as a total of more than 30 (12+20) participants have enjoyed tt clinics in So.AZ last week.      Misha C.
3/28/2008 USATT Certificates of Award signed by CEO of USATT and Presidents of SATTA and TTTC will be presented to their owners at the SATTA annual meeting this Sunday at Armory Park @ 1:30 pm. This year laureates are: Alex Chernobelskiy, Rocky Dotzler, Cyril Mikula, and Administration and Staff of Armory Senior Center. Check out SATTA "Hall of Fame" and come to our annual meeting to celebrate their success.
3/27/2008 The Battle of the Ages Day 1 results: Tucson's Team 1 won their match as Yu Moy scored 3:1 playing with Austin and 3:2 with Scott. "Preiss and Sons" Team beats Team 2 in which Alex lost 2:3 to both Preiss' top players. Day 2 is coming. This Sunday, March 30, from 10 to 12 Team 1 (Yu Moy, Robert Bryant, and Kenneth Akuoko) play their final match with Team 2 (Jeff Duan, Alex Chernobelskiy, and Morris Leichter). My very special thanks to Scott, Austin, and Adam, Tucson players, and visitors (especially from Sierra Vista, Green Valley, and Vail) for making this event happen and wonderful and memorable friendly matches.     Photos
3/21/2008 "2007 Southern Arizona Player of the Year" - Alex Chernobelskiy.
It was a very successful year for Alex. He topped 3 out of 8 nomination categories as a player with most USATT singles matches played (72), matches won (53) and titles won (4). These four titles bring his records up to 13 champion titles won within the last 5 years, which is more than any other player in the Southern Arizona played in USATT sanctioned events. Last year he has received the �2007 Outstanding Teen Citizen Award� from Tucson�s Mayor, Bob Walkup, for his exemplary service within the community as the SATTA Director of Junior Programs development. Keep up a good work!!! Congratulations to TOP 6 players: #2 Adam Block, #3 Greg Redman, #4 Morris Leichter, #5 Cyril Mikula and #6 Menachem Turchik!!!    Final Standings
3/20/2008 THE BATTLE OF THE AGES, fantastic table tennis exhibition matches are coming to Tucson. "Preiss and Sons" vs 2 Tucson Teams. Armory Park Center, Wednesday, March 26th. from 5 to 8:30 pm. Three Teams RR matches (incl. Doubles).
Team 1: Scott "The Racket" Preiss of Manitou Springs, CO (2051) - US National Coach, Entertainer, and Tucson Table Tennis Club founder; Austin Preiss (2035) - a thirteen-year-old table tennis phenom who already has 4 National table tennis titles and is an Olympic Hopeful for the 2012 Olympic Games; and Adam Preiss, 15 (1443).
Teams 2 and 3. Tucson teams are forming: Roster. Please confirm your entry online or this Sunday at Armory. Friendly matches and interaction with Preiss' family will follow team competition. Scott would like to offer his remastered/authored Instructional DVDs to us for $10 each that is 50% off their regular price. This is a DO NOT MISS event!!!
3/18/2008 Green Valley Table Tennis Club has established a presence on the Web. Website features: up-to-date playing schedule, 2008 Green Valley Senior Games results and pictures, links of interest and more. As you may know access to facilities for regular play is restricted to members of Green Valley Recreation (GVR) and their guests. Thanks to Ken Holman for contributing this info.
3/16/2008 Table tennis workshops and demonstrations for recreational and USATT players are coming to Sierra Vista and Saddlebrook:
     In Sierra Vista on Saturday, March 22 from 10AM to 2:30PM Alex Chernobelskiy,
a USATT certified(C) coach, will cover forehand and backhand techniques including serves and pushes, footwork, and game strategy.
Call 406-1473 to reserve your spot (9 tables, 2 spots available).
     In Saddlebrook on Saturday, March 29 from 9:00 to 10:00AM Robert Bryant Jr.,
a USATT certified(R) coach, will cover general table tennis fundamentals including tips, techniques and basic pointers for recreational players.
Registration by invitation only (3 tables).
3/15/2008 Pre-Annual Meeting Outcomes: 1) We are moving forward and in just one month (April 13) we will start a USATT sanctioned Southern Arizona Table Tennis League (see left column for details); 2) Southwest Open (June 1) Entry Form will be posted to the web on Tuesday, March 18. There will be Open, U1900, U1700, U1500, U1300, and U1100 events; 3) SATTA annual meeting has been rescheduled from March 23 (Easter Sunday) to Sunday, March 30 at 1:30 pm.; 4) One more category "Players rating as of the end of the calendar year" will be added to the 2007 So. AZ Player of the Year calculations and future years. Misha C.
3/8/2008 2007 So. AZ Player of the Year preliminary Results and calculations. Tomorrow, Sunday, March 9th at the Armory I will be on hand to answer all your questions at the pre-annual meeting (1:30 pm). All corrections (if any) should be submitted no later than Saturday, March 15, 2008 in order to be considered. Misha C.
3/7/2008 Tucson Senior Olympic Festival Full Results. Our special thanks to Mike Davis (Tucson City Parks and Recreation) for his major contribution.
3/6/2008 Pre-Annual Meeting. I thought I might touch base with local players before the annual meeting to give you a quick update. When: Sunday, March 9 @ 1:30pm. Where: Armory Park Senior Center. Hope to see you all there. Misha C.
3/6/2008 The inaugural State Games of the West will be held July 24-27, 2008 in Colorado Springs, Colorado and will feature 31 sports including Table Tennis. This event will serve as a qualifier for the 2009 State Games of America.
3/5/2008 2008 So. AZ USATT sanctioned tournament schedule
2/28/2008 "...Two years ago, Pugh got some land off of Moson Road in Sierra Vista and $300,000 and counting later, he unveiled a ping pong emporium, with seven playing tables spaced comfortably, another table for practice with a pitching machine of sorts on one end, and another table designed for practicing serving, with nets and a ball return Pugh developed..." "Pugh hopes to leave a table tennis legacy for Sierra Vista" By Matt Hickman, The Herald/ Sierra Vista. Read more.   Sierra Vista USATT League Standings
2/27/2008 The International Table Tennis Federation is going to vote on Friday on a controversial scheme to limit the number of loyalty-switching players. Once it passes, Chinese players who want to extend their careers overseas will be hit hard. Read more
New link added 03/01/08   ITTF passes proposal to limit oversea paddlers
2/26/2008 Try to pick up today's Tucson Citizen newspaper (Tuesday, Feb. 26th) to read about new table tennis afterschool program at the John B. Wright Elementary School (Midtown). This program offered by joint efforts of SATTA, Midtown Neighborhood Association (David Kha), DHS America Sport (Official Supplier of 2008 Olympic Games) and TerraSystems Southwest, Inc. (Howard Ward).
Our Special Thanks to Howard Ward for his continuous contribution to the program and Alex Chernobelskiy (Pima College Instructor) who were making this exciting project happen. Please follow these links to read more and see the pictures:
Link to the Tucson Citizen, Article and 200+ Pictures (taken by Zhanna).
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments you may have through email - sattaonline@gmail.com or online Form.
2/25/2008 2008 World Team Table Tennis Championships, China , Feb. 24 - March 2. Cheer for your favorite team and catch the action LIVE on www.ittf.com including Live Scoring, Draws, Results, Schedule and even TV Matches.
2/23/2008 Schedule Updates: This is to inform players that due to scheduling conflict our regular table tennis practice at the Udall Center on Saturday, March 8th, has been cancelled. Udall Park staff apologize for the inconvenience. For any questions please feel free to call 791-4121.
2/22/2008 New USATT ratings have been posted to those played in AZ Open. Top rating change: Kyle Franks - 1517 (+31) and Lev Vays � 1383 (+24). Congratulations!!!   Take a look at your new rating.
2/22/2008 "Wang Chen is one of two American Table tennis players ranked high enough to automatically qualify for the Olympics this summer in Beijing.","In China I was just a player. In New York, I learned how to do everything. I think I grew up here. she said." "A Table Tennis Star in China Now Uses Her Paddle for the U.S." by Aimee Berg, The New York Times, pub. Feb. 22, 2008. Read more (info contributed by Bill Baker).
2/22/2008 SATTA meeting will be held on Sunday, February 24th at the Armory Senior Center (Blue Room) from 1:15 to 3:00pm. We will cover topics such as: 2007 So. AZ Player of the Year, Past tournaments review and 2008 Tournaments schedule, New tournament formats, Financial Report, Website improvement, and other. Everyone is welcome. If you are unable to make a meeting, please email us your questions or comments at info@sattaonline.org
2/18/2008 Arizona Open results are now available on the PTTC website.
Top achievers are: Roger Baldner (Over 70 Singles - gold) and Lev Vays (U-1450 Singles - gold). Congratulations!!! Check out our updated Gallery of Champions
2/13/2008 Students at John B. Wright Elementary School can have fun and learn from coach Alex Chernobelskiy to play table tennis at a new after-school program started Jan. 29th by the SATTA and the Midtown Neighborhood Association.
Slideshow (produced by Norma Jean Gargasz/Tucson Citizen).
2/13/2008 Arizona Open Draws
2/12/2008 Behalf of the Tucson Gem Extravaganza Tournament Committee (Misha Chernobelskiy, Dave Wesley, and Barbara Burnison), I'd like to thank all players and Armory Park staff Jerry, Karen, and Mark for contributing to the tournament success. Working together we all thrive. Just a few feedback emails from our players:
��Thank you for your considerable efforts to organize and host the Gem Extravaganza Tournament. As a relative newcomer to the sport of table tennis, albeit later in life, I found your information useful, your organization reassuring, your cordial help and hospitality most welcome, and encouragement to enter, seek out like-ability players and informal coaching very helpful. It was fun and inspiring to see younger (and some older) players defining what the sport is all about. Thanks again for a good day at my first of what I shall hope to be several future (senior) events.� Warren Reinecke (Oro Valley)
��Just a quick note to say thank you for an enjoyable and well run tournament. It was my first and a real eye opener in terms of the talented players in the Tucson area�I would like to make some of your daytime practice sessions which I'm told are Monday and Thursday mornings? Hopefully it will give me an opportunity to improve my game!...� Ken Holman (Green Valley). Our special thanks to Warren, Ken and other players for your support and appreciation of our work.
We hope you will enjoy these Photos.          Misha Chernobelskiy, SATTA president.
2/9/2008 Tucson Gem Extravaganza Results:
Open Singles: 1st place - Alex Chernobelskiy 2nd - Morris Leichter
U-1550 RR: 1st place - Rocky Dotzler 2nd - Patrick Connolly
Recreational Singles: 1st place - Tyrell Lewis 2nd - Warren Reinecke
Open Doubles:1st- Alex/Misha Chernobelskiy 2nd- Pat Connolly/Rocky Dotzler
Congratulation to Winners and Finalists!!!                  Full Results (.pdf file)
2/8/2008 Tucson Gem Extravaganza updates: As of early morning the following events are open for registration: U-1550 1 left (taken by Bob Trent as of 9:24 am), Open Doubles (walk-ins accepted), and Recreational Singles (walk-ins accepted). There will be no late fee applied to these entries. All recreational players are welcome as we moved this event to 10:30 am to let players to celebrate the New Lunar Year at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, our partner.
We would like to wish all table tennis players and our partners the best and very happy Lunar New Year!!!
For the first time ever free USATT membership for recreational event winner ($40 value, Adults) and for runner-up ($20 value, Junior/Collegiate level) are on stake. Junior/Collegiate membership should be upgraded to the adult level by adult player in order to activate it. These awards are not cash awards and can be used toward USATT membership only through the SATTA, a USATT affiliated organization.
Alex, USATT certified coach and Pima College instructor, will be on hand to answer all your questions and give practical and friendly advice to recreational players.
See Entry Form for details. Please forward all your comments to our email: sattaonline@gmail.com
2/5/2008 Received Entry Forms for Tucson Gem Extravaganza. Just to remind players that your Entry Form must be postmarked today or received by February 7th.
in order to avoid late fees. If you are going to mail your entry form out to us on Feb.6, please confirm by email to sattaonline@gmail.com. Absolutely no entries at the tournament will be accepted (doubles teams are excluded from this restriction).
2/1/2008 Schedule Updates: Udall Center general restriction have been implemented as of today: Players U-50 can play only Saturdays (Open Play session). During all scheduled times, players do not have access to the kitchen or other rooms in the facility. Once the scheduled table tennis�time is complete, Table Tennis practice ends, even if there is not another group coming in to the room. Feb. 5th - no practice (election day). See full schedule for more details
1/29/2008 SATTA Message Board: Dear SATTA group. I am a regular "senior" winter visitor to Tucson living in La Cholla Hills and would like to inquire if you have any members in the Oro Valley area who would be interested in practice and play. I use the Chinese Cultural Center on River Road and La Canada with a friend once or twice a week and would like to know of others in the area. Can you refer me to anyone? Thanks for any help here. Warren Reinecke, 219-9895
1/22/2008 Schedule Updates Armory Park Senior Center will be open on Thursday for table tennis practice from 10am to 12:30pm. The Senior Olympic Festival will immediately follow at 1pm.
1/20/2008 Schedule Updates Udall and Armory Park Senior Centers will be closed Monday, January 21st. in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. See full schedule
1/16/2008 TUCSON GEM EXTRAVAGANZA Entry Form
1/12/2008 TUCSON GEM EXTRAVAGANZA Table Tennis Tourney is coming!!!
Saturday, Feb. 9th, Armory Park Center, 9 am to 5pm. No sanction - no problem.
Come and play for fun. Forget your rating, let's just play and get ready for two spectacular Feb. events: Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (TM) and AZ Open (biggest tournament in Arizona).
Check out the Entry Form for all tournament details in these coming days.
1/10/2008 TOP 10 Lists of 2007
1/8/2008 A new tournament, Arizona Senior Olympics, has been added to the Tournaments page of our website. Registration is open to everyone age 50 & better.
1/6/2008 The SATTA would like to recognize the local USATT table tennis player based on his/her last year's achievements. The 2007 So. AZ Player of the Year Award will be presented to the winner at the annual SATTA meeting that will be held in March 2008. SATTA and the Tucson Table Tennis Club officers will be utilizing data from this Chart to determine players� final standings.
1/5/2008 New USATT ratings have been posted to those played in US Nationals. Four players have achieved their career high rating: Adam Block - 1869 (+5), Alex Chernobelskiy � 1836 (+16), Patrick Connolly � 1516 (+44), and Miguel Noguera - 1306 (+101!). Congratulations!!!
Take a look at your new rating.
12/30/2007 New website feature - This Link lets you quickly search for tournaments in which their registration dates are open. As of 01.01.2008, five tournaments are open for you to register... And of course Happy New Year and my best wishes for all visitors of this site.
12/27/2007 The Table Tennis Collector is the official journal of the international Table Tennis Collectors' Society edited and published by the ITTF Museum. Each issue contains many interesting color photographs, articles about Table Tennis history and collectibles, and auction trends. Stay tuned for more exciting news!
12/27/2007 Best AZ performers at the Nationals: Jane Magras - Gold (Veteran Women's RR 70+), Thelma Sommer - Silver (Veterans Championships Women's 80-84), John Harrington - SF (U1800 Hardbat). Quarterfinalists: Derrick Cone - (U1900), Logan Gernet (U1700), David Snodgrass (U1200), Trevor Traylor (U1000), Mark DeWitt/Chung-Fu Chang (U3200 Dbls), and Jay Turberville/Eyen Haq (U-3200 Dbls). Congratulations! Results
12/27/2007 Valley of the Sun Pictures
12/15/2007 New USATT ratings have been posted to those played in Valley of the Sun Open. Three players have achieved their career high rating: Adam Block - 1864 (+51), Rocky Dotzler � 1457 (+23), Lynette Smith � 903 (+32). The toughtest match - Adam Block vs Jayant Geete 11,11,-11,-7,-10,11,-12. Rocky Dotzler with his perfect win/loss records (19-1; 0.95%Wins), has a chance to be included in USATT TOP 10 Players with the Best Win Percentage. Congratulations!!! Take a look at your new rating.
12/11/2007 Valley of the Sun Open results are now available on the PTTC website.
Top achievers are: Rocky Dotzler (U1450 Singles - gold), Morris Leichter (U3700 Doubles - gold w/Bernard Savitz), Simon Potaychuk (Open Singles - silver), and Adam Block (U2000 - silver). Congratulations!!! In 2007, Southern AZ players have won 30 Singles titles.
Watch our TOP-10 players in action.
12/7/2007 New USATT ratings have been posted to those played in SOAR Open (November 17-18, 2007). Eight players have achieved their career high rating: Adam Block - 1864 (+51), Morris Leichter � 1863 (+229)!!!, Menachem Turchick � 1793 (+181)!!, Cyril Mikula 1549 (+45), James Petrie � 1537 (+223)!!!, Quoc Pham � 1495 (+100)!, Larry Smith - 1317 (+85), and John Banot � 1266 (+27). Two players have received their first USATT rating: Kenneth Akuoko - 1685 (#16) and Kevin Nguyen - 900 (#69). Congratulations to all of you!!!
Take a look at your new rating
11/26/2007 Champions page has been updated and now includes all 33 So.AZ USATT singles event winners including recent 2007 SOAR Open TTT champions. New inductees are: Kenneth Akuoko, Quoc Pham, and Larry Smith. Alex Chernobelskiy has earned his 4th USATT Singles title this year. Congratulations!!!
11/25/2007; SOAR Open official Results
11/25/2007 Results of all SOAR Open 157 matches have been posted to the STIGA World Rating.
11/18/2007 SOAR Open Results. Day Two:
U-1600 Diamond RR (class A):
1st place - Quoc Pham (Tucson); 2nd - Dave Wesley (Tucson)
U-1600 Platinum RR (class B):
1st place - Larry Smith (Besbee); 2nd - Jeremiah Sbarra (Green Valley)
Congratulation to Winners and Finalists!!!                  Photos
--------------------------------------------Statistics---------------------------------------------
Players entered - 12, matches played - 60, average matches per player -10, new USATT members - 2.
11/17/2007 SOAR Open Results. Day One:
Championship RR (class A):
1st place - Panno Dok (Phoenix); 2nd - Jerzy Poniedzialek (Goodyear)
Diamond RR (class B):
1st place - Alex Chernobelskiy (Tucson); 2nd - Menachem Turchick (Tucson)
Platinum RR (class C):
1st place - Kenneth Akuoko (Tucson); 2nd - Dave Wesley (Tucson)
Congratulation to Winners and Finalists!!!                  Photos (taken by Barbara Burnison)
--------------------------------------------Statistics---------------------------------------------
Players entered - 19, average matches per player -10, new USATT members - 3.
Notable wins (200+ rating point difference): A. Block (1813) vs P. Dok (2059) - 3:2;
M. Leichter (1634) vs R. Bryant (1874) - 3:1; M. Turchick (1612) vs Greg Redman (1851) - 3:1; J. Petrie (1314) vs B. Balmer (1723) - 3:0.
11/16/2007 SOAR Open Entries and Seedings
11/10/2007 Today is the SOAR Open Entry deadline (postmarked Nov. 10 or received by Tuesday, Nov. 13). Entry received
11/10/2007 Just to remind you that both, Armory and Udall Centers closed on Monday, November 12 and Thursday, November 22nd in observance of Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. Schedule
11/10/2007 The Table Tennis Fashion Contest held during the 2007 Volkswagen Women�s World Cup. View photos
11/5/2007 The 24th Annual Tucson Senior Olympic Festival will be held January 18-27, 2008. Table tennis competition: Thursday, January 24th. at 1:00pm - Singles and Friday, January 25th. at 1:00pm - Doubles and Mixed Doubles.  Registration Information
11/4/2007 "...In my opinion the USATT greatly lacked true leadership, one that could unite the individuals rather than be a part of the daily squabble...Along with an outdated system for governance, the USATT was unable to perform well as an organization...
US Olympic Committee (USOC) cut the entire general funding to the USATT for 2007...
In early 2007 USOC further stressed the need for our organization to completely dissolve..."
Ashu Jain, Director USATT, Rep. on USOC Athlete Advisory Council        Read more
11/2/2007 "Eat-Sleep-Table Tennis", "King/Queen Pong", "A Bad Day Playing Table Tennis Beats a Good Day at Work", "My Game, My Table, Your Loss", "I Live for Table Tennis", "Beer Pong Champ","No Paddle No Battle" and 350+ custom table tennis apparel sale

10/27/2007 Due to the schedule conflict, tomorrow, Sunday Oct. 28, tt practice at the Armory Center will be rescheduled from 10am - 1:30 pm to 10am - 11am. Alternative practice will be available on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center from
9 am to noon. See schedule for details
10/17/2007 SOAR Open safe and secure Online Registration is now available. Active.com transaction fee will vary from $3.00 (1 event registration) to $4.12 (2 events). Visa, Mastercard, and American Express accepted.
10/17/2007 Due to the limited number of spots available (only 25 players per event), a hard copy of the SOAR Open entry form will be sent to those who have ever played in SATTA tournaments and do not have access to email address, or the email address is invalid. Please contact us and we will be happy to mail you a hard copy of the entry form per your request.
10/11/2007 New USATT ratings have been posted to those played in 2007 Arizona Sizzler Open (October 7-8). Two So. AZ players have achieved their career high rating: Patrick Connolly - 1473 (+66) and Victoria Franks � 1406 (+28). Congratulations!!!
Take a look at your new rating.
10/8/2007 Arizona Sizzler Open Results and Photos.
Top achievers are: Roger Baldner (Over 70 - gold), Alex Chernobelskiy (U-1900 - gold), Victoria Franks (U-1450 - gold), Adam Block (U-2000 - silver), and Patrick Connolly (Over 60 Singles and U-3200 Doubles w/Alvato Roberts - silver). Congratulations!!!
In 2007 seventeen Southern Arizona players have won so far 25 Singles titles.
Leaders are: Alex Chernobelskiy, Cyril Mikula and Greg Redman (three titles each).
10/4/2007 2007 AZ Sizzler Open Draw (courtesy of PTTC).
10/3/2007 The SOAR Open (Nov. 17-18, 2007) Entry Form is now available for players to download. Feel free to request a hard copy of the entry form to be mailed to you.
9/26/2007 ...Some wooden rackets have parchment or vellum glued on the surface; others have emery paper or sandpaper, or glass paper. There are also rackets on the market covered with cloth; and there is one make covered with an India-rubber pad, very similar to those one sees on many cash desks to allow money to be picked up more easily than it can be off the smooth counter... �Ping-Pong. The Game and How to Play It� by Arnold Parker, G.P. Putnam�s Sons, 1902.
Download (.pdf file, 1.28MB) and enjoy reading the book that has been printed 105 years ago.
9/22/2007 USATT sanctioned 2007 SOAR Open is coming. SOuthern ARizona TTT will be held November 17-18, 2007 in Tucson at the Armory Park Senior Center. Just like last year's tourney, there will be the Championship Giant RR Event on Saturday, Nov.17 and few other events on Sunday that we will be talking about. Everyone interested in discussing second day events is welcome to participate in SATTA meeting on Sunday, September 30, at 1:30 pm (Armory Senior Center). Please email us at sattaonline@gmail.com if you have any suggestions or concerns.
Check out last year's results and photos.
9/13/2007 Calories burned for table tennis and other activities. Enter your weight, number of minutes and click calculate. Calories Burned Estimator.
9/13/2007 Timo Boll (Worlds #4) Training Video. Forehand Counter (.mpg 3.4 Mb file). Read more about table tennis styles
9/1/2007 With the new feature we've introduced on the site, visitors will have the ability to join USATT or renew their membership online. Before you renew your membership, check out its expiration date using your membership # (Search by Member ID) or Last Name and State (Search by Other Criteria). This feature is available to all US players. You will receive 24-hour confirmation of your membership request and will be notified of your new status within 10 business days. Just hit the button above or follow this link. Please contact us at sattaonline@gmail.com if you have any questions.
9/1/2007 We are happy to inform you that last month our website has generated the highest number of webpage requests - 15.996. Our special thanks to all of you. Read more about web traffic and check out our monthly statistics from August 2006 to August 2007.
8/31/2007 New USATT ratings have been posted to those played in Best of the West Open (August 18-19). Two So. AZ players have achieved their career high rating: Rocky Dotzler - 1434 (+46) and Barner Tiefenbrunn � 1211 (+28). Congratulations!!! Take a look at your new rating
8/31/2007 Schedule Updates. In observance of Memorial Day, Udall and Armory Park Senior Centers will be closed Monday, September 3rd. Armory Park will be closed Thursday, September 6th for cleaning. The Tucson Chinese Cultural Center facility usage fee will be increased from $1/day to $5/day as of September 1st, 2007. See full schedule
8/27/2007 Balls of Fury is now in Tucson. Thank you Ray and Killerspin for presentation and wonderful souvenirs. Photos
8/23/2007 Killerspin, an exclusive table tennis equipment provider, presents Balls of Fury in theatres Labor Day weekend. Ray Sola, president and founder of the Tucson based promotion company is promoting the movie Balls of Fury and has a bunch of Killerspin posters, balls and other stuff to dropp off. He will be our guest at the Sunday's August 26th practice & Armory Park Senior Center.
8/20/2007 Best of the West Open results and photos are now available on the PTTC website. Top achievers are: Rocky Dotzler(U-1450 - gold),Cyril Mikula (Over 70 - gold), and Lev Vays (Over 60 - silver). Congratulations!!! In 2007, Southern AZ players have won 22 Singles titles, more than any previous year. Leaders are Cyril Mikula and Greg Redman.
8/19/2007 2007 JOOLA North American Teams Championship - the biggest tournament
in the world! Over 140 tables, $16,000 in prize money, more than 1,000 players from all over the world! November 23-25, Baltimore, Maryland.
Invitation from NATT's President Mr. Lee.   Website (registration and team finder).
8/18/2007 Sierra Vista USATT League ratings have been updated as of August 14,2007. As for now, Sierra Vista TT League (Director: John Banot) is the only one USATT league in Arizona. USATT league membership is free to all USATT members. Start a League.
8/17/2007 For the first time ever, tomorrow, Saturday, August 18th, there will table tennis practice at the Udall Senior Center from 11:30 to 2pm. Everyone is welcome. Please refer to the 8/6/2007 Announcement for more info and note that Center will be closed for cleaning Aug. 19-25, 2007.
8/17/2007 The draws for the Best of the West Tournament have been posted on the PTTC's Documents page.
8/17/2007 The Tri-City Table Tennis Club of Arizona is based out of the area. However, players come from all over the tri-city area including Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey, Humboldt, Sedona and Paulden. Do not miss August 22nd - Prescott Olympic Senior Games deadline.
8/14/2007 Link-Exchange: Our Tribute to Bill Gilbert who have been widely recognized as Arizona Senior Olympics Table Tennis Games Commissioner for 12 straight years.
8/14/2007 On Wednesday, August 15th, table tennis practice at the Armory Park Senior Center has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.
8/13/2007 Champions page has been updated and now includes all 30 So.AZ USATT singles event winners including recent 2007 Tucson Open TTT.
8/12/2007 A Huge Comedy With Tiny Balls. In the unsanctioned, underground and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Now, Rogue Pictures� outrageous new comedy Balls of Fury serves up this secret world for the first time on-screen. Release date - August 29th. Link contributed by John Fung
8/10/2007 New USATT ratings have been posted to those played in Tucson Open (July 28-29). Eleven players have achieved their career high rating: Jiwu Duan - 1896 (+6), Alex Chernobelskiy � 1820 (+6), Chanwook Park 1658 (+12), Menachem Turchick � 1612 (+12), Lev Vays � 1447 (+124)!!!, Cyril Mikula � 1520 (+285)!!!, Rocky Dotzler - 1388 (+8), Victoria Franks � 1378 (+19), John Banot � 1239 (+3), Linda Jones � 1018 (+225)!!!, and Lynette Smith - 871 (+48). Top other achievers are Greg Redman (+222) and Patrick Connolly (+36). Three players have received their first USATT rating: Ernest Georgewill - 1709 (#12), Kirk Sims - 997 (#64), and Michael Mazanec - 871 (#73). Congratulations to all of you!!!
Take a look at your new rating and photos Day 1 and Day 2
8/8/2007 Link-Exchange: Tucson Chinese Association - a nonprofit corporation that promotes, sponsors, and educates the community relating to the Chinese culture and heritage via activities and the Tucson Chinese School throughout the year. We thank you, Susan Chan and Victor Wong and your team once again for your invaluable support. Tucson Chinese Cultural Center was and is one of our favorite places to play table tennis.
8/8/2007 Eight players have joined USATT or renewed their USATT membership 10 days ago at the Tucson Open Tournament. Please check out your new status online as USATT has received and processed all your applications (click: "Search by other criteria" option).
8/7/2007 Results of all 136 matches have been posted to the STIGA World Rating.
8/6/2007 Announcement. Tucson Table Tennis Club (David Wesley) and SATTA (Misha Chernobelskiy) recently negotiated new playing time for drop-in table tennis practice at the Udall Senior Center multipurpose room on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. � 2:00 p.m. There will be a total of five blue Stiga tables. Practice is free for persons 50+; Adult Pass - $1.25; Youth (17 and under) - $1.00. This agreement will be in effect for one year, starting August 18th. Let�s show appreciation to the Udall Center Supervisor A.J. Rico by using this facility to its maximum at the times shown above during this year.

8/4/2007 See yourself and others in action.                Tucson Open Photos:
    Day 1 (615 images)    Day 2 (599 images)
Zhanna deserves a very special thanks for contributing photos to our website.
The photos online are low-resolution, contact us if you need high-resolution photos.

8/2/2007 Tucson Open. All matches, scores, standings, membership applications, and results being sent yesterday to the USATT Headquarters for membership and North American Table Tennis for rating processing. Full Results:
Open Singles , U-1900 , U-1750 , U-1600 , U-1450 , U-1300 , U-1150,
Over 60 , Freestyle , Open Doubles , U-3000 Doubles , and Recreational.
7/31/2007 Having learned the basics of the game, the next level of learning involves improving consistency on table tennis basics, learning advanced strokes and game strategies. Learning these skills will allow the player to reach tournament level play.Pima College non-credit Classes just around the corner, on Saturdays, Aug. 4, 11, and 18. Bonus: Free coaching will be offered throughout the tournament (Aug. 19). Call 520-406-1473 for details.
7/31/2007 Tucson Open first photos: Winners and FREESTYLE Players. More photos coming soon.
7/30/2007 Tucson Open Results. Day Two:
U-1600: 1st place - Menachem Turchick; 2nd - Greg Hlushko
U-1450: 1st place - Patrick Connolly; 2nd - Lev Vays
U-1300: 1st place - Cyril Mikula; 2nd - Marshall Carman
U-1150: 1st place - Linda Jones; 2nd - John Fung
U-3000 Doubles: 1st place - Rocky Dotzler / Patrick Connolly;
                        2nd - Ernest Georgewill / Lynette Smith
First four FREESTYLE (a new USATT format) matches have been played:
1. Brad Balmer (1753) - Dave Wesley (1604) 2:3 (8,-8,-4,9,-11)
2. Grant Gibson (1438) - Ernest Georgewill (0) 1:3 (-7,-5,9,-9)
3. Dave Wesley (1604) - Ernest Georgewill (0) 1:3 (-3,7,-6,-6)
4. Alex Chernobelskiy (1884) - Ernest Georgewill (0) 3:2 (-6,6,-9,11,11)
Congratulation to all Winners and Finalists!!!
We received a great amount of positive feedback from many of the participants
on these two days. Thanks so much for all the great efforts and work that Players, Tournament Committee, and Armory Center staff put into making the Tucson Open
a succ