I love table tennis. It can be played at any age and level and it’s fun with many benefits to health through cardio exercise combined with complex tactical thinking. Described by a friend as like playing chess whilst skiing down hill. Despite its accessibility, I believe it’s the hardest most interesting sport to get really good at as there are so many both physical and mental skills involved (my bias of course).
I play in the south Devon league for Torbay Table Tennis Academy (alarmingly competitive) and have also managed to combine it with travel by attending training camps in the UK, Hungary and Denmark. I have played in World Masters table tennis tournaments in Italy (Rome), South Korea (Gangneung). On the Korean trip I practiced extensively in Busan and Seoul where I received coaching from a former national team player. I also practiced and trained in the table tennis club in Chiang Mai whilst there. It’s the same game everywhere but the cultural differences in how people go about coaching, training and playing are a source of fascination to me.
Blogs on Table Tennis:
Table Tennis Training Camp in Hungary.
The biggest Table Tennis Competition in the World (Ever) . World Masters Championships Rome 2024.
