This week, we are changing from the online shopping cart software we have used for the past two years and moving to another package, Interprise Suite.  This will give you, our customers, a much better shopping experience, but comes at the cost of Kelly and I spending the next week moving data over.  

You will likely see weird things as your order this week, but we are commited to not having this interrupt any orders.  If you are having any issues, please feel free to call the store!

Watch the cool ITTF promotional video below. Enjoy! Thanks to Arcot Naresh for passing this along.

We have the new Xiom Sigma I Pro and Xiom Sigma I Europe rubbers in stock!

Watch the really cool promotional video below.

Xiom also recently opened a U.S. office, which should mean we get new stock in faster. It also means they now have published retail prices, which are a small increase over our current prices, which we will be adjusting very soon. The great part is some Xiom rubbers will now qualify for free U.S. shipping with only rubber ordered! As always, let us know if you have any questions at sales@ttxonline.com.

TTX sponsored the recent Fox Valley Open in Aurora.  As usual, this tournament was run very well.  Kudos to Swavek Lorenc and his kids.  I am always surprised at the number of kids that show up at these tournaments.  Many of these kids (and parents) talked to me about places to play and coaching in particular.   There are several clubs in the Chicago area, but not many places where a beginner can learn the basics the right way.  I have personally started coaching kids recently and plan to start a group session on weekends.  Do contact me @ 312-361-0303 if you are a beginner or intermediate player that wants to learn the proper techniques and take your (or your kids) game to the next level.  A full report of the tournament is here.

As some of you may have noticed, we are now carrying Stiga products. We have some of the most popular preassembled paddles and paddle sets, blades, rubbers, glue, cases, and so on. You can view all the Stiga products here.

Let us know if you have any questions at sales@ttxonline.com.

Marty Reisman, the hustler, teaching how to play hardbat @ SPIN NY

Just heard that killerspin is bringing a new robot to market!   It is actually available for purchase on their website for $999.  Wireless remote is sweet.  The portable concept is good.  The ball-picker upper is awesome, and based on MyPingPongBuddy (Killerspin bought the rights). The retractable handle is a nice addition.

Naperville had its annual table tennis tournament last month. It is a fun tournament and had a good turnout this year and is usually good grounds for some TTX PR work.  The unique thing about the tournament is that it has a mix of club players and basement players.  For some of the basement players, this is an eye-opening experience to see what real table tennis (as in sport) is.  I managed to place 2nd in the Mens Open. The final was a tough one again Xiao, Yueming. He is an excellent blocker and plays well close to the table, and I had trouble dealing with the long-pips on his one side that he would often flip to. I lost 3-0, but every game was close. The semi-final against Wisniewski, Jacek was a good one too, and I won 3-1. Another local club player and TTX customer, Soltwisch, David, won the Masters Open. My son, Sid, won the under-11 and my wife won the Womens Open.  It was quite a sweep for the family. Naperville TV has some video footage of the tournament - skip to 2:16 to see the action and my attempt at a technical explanation of long-pips, which I still have not figured out how to play against.

Yueming Xiao vs Arcot Naresh in the Naperville Open Final

Sid Naresh and Taher Dohadwala Naperville U-11 Boys

Men's Masters Winner Dave Soltwisch

Sol Schiff, two time world champion, passed away on Sunday at the age of 95. Read more about his contributions to the sport and his life here.

Xiom Zetro Quad Flared and Straight, Xiom Axelo Flared and Straight, and Xiom Strato Flared are back in stock.

We are offering the Yasaka Clicky Press for the first time. We'll see how it sells and decide whether to continue selling it. So please give us your feedback on it by sending us an email at sales@ttxonline.com. We use the Yasaka Clicky Press as part of our assembly process to get a good bond and now you can use one in your own assembly process.

Let us know if you have any questions.