FEATURES

Juniors of the Month: Lani and Oliver Lei

by Don Patch

14

Is It Time to Get Rid of a Joke? Enforce the Rules!

by Mark Wood

22

Review of Tim Boggan’s History of USA Table Tennis, Part II

by Dick Evans

24

USATT Pro Tour: Interview with Director Dan Seemiller

by Larry Hodges

26

The Men and Women Who Would Be King

by Guy McLean

27

Club of the Month - July: New Mexico TTC

by Tom Wintrich

28

Club of the Month - August: Weston TTC

by Dickie Fleisher

29

War Story

by John Pahl

29

Training in Sweden

by Whitney Ping

36

11 Things I Love About Table Tennis

by Robert Lendvai

60

Interview With the Leach Family: They’re Going to Sweden!

by Larry Hodges

84

TOURNAMENTS            

Cover Story: 2003 World Championships

by Dan Seemiller, Doru Gheorghe, Larry Hodges and ITTF

46-58

USA Tournament Write-ups and Results

30

European Championships

by Azmy Ibrahim

61

California Open on the Stiga North American Tour

by Larry Hodges

62

St. Joseph Valley Open

by Larry Hodges

74

North American Championships

by Kathy Chin

78

COACHING

Tip of the Month: Cutting Off the Angles

by Carl Danner

80

The Reverse Penhold Backhand Backhand of Wang Hao

by Wei Wang, Photo Sequence by Diego Schaaf

82

USATT AND OTHER NEWS

Ad Listing

9

Executive Director’s Report

by Doru Gheorghe

9

Short Stuff

9,18,22

President’s Report

by Sheri Pittman

16

Treasurer’s Report

by Tong Lee

17

Open Letter to Ping Pong’s Nostradamus

by Marty Reisman

20

Officials’ View

by Azmy Ibrahim

20

Obituary:

William B. Papier

27

Olympic Qualifiers

35

Cartoon

by Marek Zochowski

50

Rules Changes at the Worlds

by Azmy Ibrahim

58

USATT Board Motions and Votes

59

Ye Holy Ratings

by NATT

66

USATT Tournament Schedule

73