In their second event of the season, the Portland Paddlers are facing off at home against three teams in the country’s first professional table tennis league. Portland Paddlers team member, Hampus ...

There’s a moment of silence before the ball and paddle collide. The athletes lean over the table, hold the ball in their palm and assume a form of pure concentration. Friday night’s ping pong ...

EVERETT — What is the difference between table tennis and ping pong? Technically, they’re the same game: played on a 9×5-foot wooden table with a 6-inch net spanning the middle; players using ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Major League Table Tennis competition will be making a stop in Portland at the Oregon Convention Center from October 3-5. This competition will give fans a first look at the ...

“It’s got all the excitement of any sport,” he said. “It’s fast. There’s athleticism. There’s excitement. People love watching it.” Choi is an avid ping-pong player. He hopes having a major league ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games head to our latest updates. PARIS — It was the kind of encounter that can only happen at the Olympics: An NBA star ...