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News & Happenings in the World of Table Tennis

2018 Oregon State Championships

Article and Photos Courtesy of Tom Lackaff, Table Tennis Info After setting the record for 90-degree days here in Portland, summer is at long...
Sep 13 2018
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Choosing Your First Table Tennis Racket

USA Table Tennis Hall of Famer Judy Hoarfrost provides an easy to understand tutorial from the Paddle Palace archive on the most important considerations...
Feb 06 2018
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Paddle Palace Club & USATT's SafeSport Program

Starting on January 1st, all USA Table Tennis (USTTA) sanctioned club are required to have their staff and coaches compliant in the USATT SafeSport...
Jan 08 2018
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Paddle Palace Moves Headquarters

World leader in table tennis moves headquarters to Tigard (original article posted on Nov 9, 2015 in "The Times" a Pamplin Media Group publication,...
Nov 23 2015
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How Oregon's 15-year-old table-tennis star Judy Bochenski thawed the Cold War in 1971

How Oregon's 15-year-old table-tennis star Judy Bochenski thawed the Cold War in 1971(Original article from the Oregonian) By Douglas Perry , The Oregonian/OregonLive "The...
May 09 2015
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Chinese Garden Ping-Pong Demonstration

The Lan Su Chinese Garden in Downtown Portland will be hosting a table tennis exhibition on February 14th from 12:00 - 1:00pm featuring Ping-Pong...
Jan 29 2014
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Remembering Zhuang Zedong and Ping Pong Diplomacy with Judy Hoarfrost

Remembering Zhuang Zedong and Ping Pong Diplomacy with Judy Hoarfrost by Wen Liu It was sad that on Feb. 10, the Chinese New Year's...
Mar 02 2013
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Los Angeles Times article: Ping Pong Diplomacy July 8, 2011

When 'the little ball moved the big ball' four decades ago It has been 40 years since pingpong diplomacy helped pave the way for...
Jul 14 2011
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