2002 U.S. Open/ITTF Pro Tour

Main Coverage

by Larry Hodges

36

Senior Events

by Tim Boggan

54

Results

58

U.S. Open Staff & Sponsors

60

FEATURES

Player of the Month: Interview with Richard Hicks

by Larry Hodges

20

From 1952 to 2002: No Change At All

by Tim Boggan

28

Travels in Time: 1902

by Russ Walker

30

Fantasy Table Tennis in Piers Anthony’s
Robot Adept, Part I

62

Pan Am Junior Championships & Training Camp

by Doru Gheorghe

71

Club of the Month: Stiga World

by Tito Mijares

82

Junior of the Month: Veronika “Nika” Birioukova

by Pam Ramsey

82

Does USA Table Tennis Really Want to Grow?

by Carl Danner

83

Welcome to the Bay State Monday Night League 

by Gregory Edgar

83

TOURNAMENTS                  

Meiklejohn Senior Championships

by Tom Wintrich

34

Juic Seattle Open

by Tom Veatch

61

Golden State Open

by Dennis Lui

66

Stiga Open

by Alan Williams

80

USA & International Tournament Write-ups & Results

68

COACHING

Robot Mechanics

by Richard McAfee

32

Playing Choppers

by Larry Hodges

32

Stefan Feth’s Backhand Loop

by Wei Wang,
Photo Sequence
by Diego Schaaf

84

USATT AND OTHER NEWS

Ad Listing

9

Officials’ View: New Service Rule!

by Azmy Ibrahim

9

Short Stuff

9,16

President’s Report

by Sheri Pittman

10

Club Programs Report

by Larry Hodges

25

Letters

26

Grassroots Report

by Attila Malek

27

Obituaries: Chuck Burns, Saymek Sourinthone

33

Ye Holy Ratings

by Fran Boardman

72

USATT Tournament Schedule

79

Cartoon

by Marek Zochowski

82

ON THE COVER:      

Ma Lin of China, Photo

by Diego Schaaf ©2002