Table of Contents

FEATURES
2008 Summer Olympics Coverage 12
Table Tennis Schedule 14
Event Format 15
Team USA: Road to Qualification by Doru Gheorghe 15
Team USA Bios by Cecil Bleiker 17
Table Tennis in Today’s China by Christian Lilleroos 26
Table Tennis Olympic Memories by Richard McAfee 28
A Bittersweet Journey by Jacqueline Lee 30
Spotlight Junior: Yahao Zhang by Richard McAfee 32
A Day in the Life of Marty Reisman by Robert Palgon 44
Tim Boggan In His Own Words: Sean O’Neill 72

TOURNAMENTS
2008 Eastern Open on the JOOLA NA Tour by Alan Williams 38
44th RoboPong St. Joseph Valley Open by Dan Seemiller 42
San Diego Open on the JOOLA NA Tour by Alan Williams 46
2008 College Table Tennis Championships 47
USA Regional Tournament Write-ups & Results 50-52

COACHING
Tips of the Month by Carl Danner 36
Where Have All the Youngsters Gone? by Greg Letts 44
Receiving Long Serves by Wei Wang, photos by Diego Schaaf 76

USATT AND OTHER NEWS
Editors’ Report 9
CEO Report 10
Director’s Chair: Best Format Never Used by Tom Wintrich 36
An Introduction to the New USATT Board of Directors 56
Senior Corner by Olga & Stan Kahan 68
USATT National Rankings 58
USATT Ratings 60
USATT Tournament Schedule 65
Official’s View: Ray of Hope by Azmy Ibrahim 36