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If I can’t have it, neither should you. That is the reason why our Lihadors had the hard time in US embassy last week. More than 2 years of preparation fully supported by USATT that end up in a pot of hot crab, Pete said that somebody grabbed them down.

Here are the documents from USATT that I planned to post last week.

1. Invitation letter from USATT addressed to TATAP
2. Letter about Liha exhibition and playing of our national anthem
3. Invitation letter from USATT addressed to TATAP, copy sent to US Embassy
4. Letter from Lihador addressed to Hon. Harry Angpin
5. Letter addressed to US Embassy last Friday

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This girl really rocks, Pierre Marie Cossid was a talented table tennis player who won the 2006 U.S. Open Under 3700 Doubles with her coach John Allen.

Click image to view her photo album...

Now she is preparing for another competition, this time in Pilipinas Got Talent. Good luck Jang!

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We’ve been sending players to US Open for more than two decades now, so far this is the highly publicized.

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Before everyone here goes nuts over the “liha” (sandpaper) event that is included at the US Open (wow, it sure didn’t take long!), please first take a minute to learn the REASON that it was added.

Read more… link will take you to www.about.com

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USA Table Tennis (USATT) as the national Olympic governing body of table tennis in the United States would like to extend an unique invitation to enhance cultural and diplomatic relations between the United States and the Philippines. Specifically, USA Table Tennis would be very honored to have a delegation of Filipino “Liha” athletes attend the US Open in late June 2010 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

For more updates, check Cary Table Tennis Association. BTW, don’t forget to read the Untold Story of Liha.

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The 2009 US Table Tennis Open Under 2600 event won by Germany’s Tanja Hain-Hofman (2477), she defeated Ting Ledesma (2405), 11-8, 11-8, 12-10.

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I almost forgot, US Open kicked off last July 1st. There are quite number of events, you can find the draws at the US Open draws and results page. Read the rest of this entry →

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TATAND’s secretary-general Rachel DL. Ramos, the first and only female ITTF international umpire of the Philippines, has just added another feather on her cap through qualifying recently to the elite group of Blue-Badge umpires of the ITTF.

Becoming a Blue-Badge umpire is no walk in the park as this ITTF Blue Badge certification is currently the highest distinction given to international umpires around the world for consistently showing a high level of umpiring performance. As of September 30, 2008, there are only 183 international umpires who attained that status since its inception in 2002.  Blue Badge-certified umpires have greater opportunities to be nominated by the ITTF Umpires and Referees Committee (URC) to represent their Associations in ITTF World Title events. ITTF IUs now number to thousands and thousands around the world. Read the rest of this entry →

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JOSEF T. RAMOS

PO3 Jose Ortalla Jr and Joseph Cruz of Philippine National Police Table Tennis Club (PNPTTC) placed at top 64 in men’s singles open in the conclusion of US Open table tennis championship at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas USA.

Ortalla, the vice-president of Table Tennis Association of the Philippines (TATAP), and Cruz had survived the 800 participants from various continents that competed in the popular week-long international tournament.

“It was really a great experience playing our first US Open because we met popular international players,” said Ortalla, who landed at top 32 after his rival, Chinese Shen Qiang was already default the match when he arrived 1 hour late. Read the rest of this entry →

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