Table of Contents

SPECIAL FEATURE:

2001 U.S. Open/ITTF Pro Tour ...........................................................................................................34-59

by Larry Hodges, Tim Boggan  and Alan Williams

FEATURES:

11 Point Games Are Here! by Larry Hodges ...................................................................................9

Interview with Joe Krzys of “AmericasTeams” by Larry Hodges..............................................22

First Time at the Worlds by USA Team Member Ashu Jain.........................................................72

Changing Table Dimensions by Tim Boggan..................................................................................80

Germany’s Olga Nemes by Tim Boggan..........................................................................................84

Book Review: ITTF 1926-2001: Table Tennis Legends Review by Tim Boggan......85

TOURNAMENTS:                 

Special Feature: Tournament Row!

•$20,000 St. Joseph Valley Open by Dan Seemiller.......................................................................60

  •Meiklejohn National Senior Open by Tim Boggan.....................................................................62

    •NATT Tour Stop #2: Matthew Murad Memorial Open by Alan Williams.............................64

      •NATT Tour Stop #3: Eastern Open by Alan Williams............................................................66

        •CancerQ Garden State Open by Larry Hodges......................................................................68

          •Coral Springs CCA U.S. Open Warm-up by Larry Hodges..............................................69

            •Dave Ramsey Memorial Open by Kamran Azimzadeh......................................................70

              •Golden State Open by Dennis Lui.......................................................................................71

COACHING:

Heavyweight Table Tennis by Larry Bavly.......................................................................................80

The Beginner’s Series, Part IV: The Block by Larry Hodges.....................................................81

Zhang Yining: Time for Anticipation

                by Wei Wang, Photo Sequences by Diego Schaaf...........................................................82

USATT AND OTHER NEWS:

President’s Report by Sheri Pittman................................................................................................10

Executive Director’s Report by Dwight Johnson...........................................................................12

Netserve by Tim Titrud .......................................................................................................................12

They Said It! by Larry Hodges...........................................................................................................12

Letters (including letter from ITTF President Adham Sharara) ...............................................20

Officials’ View by Azmy Ibrahim.......................................................................................................24

Obituaries: Joe Blatt and Jack Loth................................................................................................24

Ye Holy Ratings by Fran Boardman........................................................................................72

Tournament Schedule.........................................................................................................................79

ON THE COVER:  Liu Guozheng ©2001 By John Oros