The Tables (15 min.)
A look at the powerful connection between a pair of outdoor ping pong tables in the heart of New York City and the unlikely group of people they’ve brought together.
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videos
Berlin Style Ping Pong (3 min.)
Expedia promotes Berlin pong culture and community.
Yokohama 2026 : Highlights : Semifinals/Final
The top points of the final day in Yokohama. Just watch.
Adam Bobrow
Watch Adam Bobrow play pong and make bad jokes with famous players.
PingSkills
Sign up is required, but there are dozens of free video lessons that are some of the best available. They cover all aspects of the game.
books
Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change
by Mike Lydon and Anthony Garcia
How to put a ping pong table almost anywhere.
Spin: Tips and Tactics to Win at Table Tennis
by Tom Lodziak
The best instruction on table tennis I could find.
Bounce: Balls, Walls, and Bodies in Games and Play
by Carlin Wing
Starting in ancient Mesoamerica, Professor Wing weaves philosophy, psychology, sociology, and politics into an engrossing history of bounce.Available for free from MIT Open Access!
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
by Priya Parker
You will throw a party after reading this book.
events
WTT Champions Montpellier 2026
October 27 – November 1, 2026 • Sud de France ARENA (Montpellier, France).
opinion
What Money Can't Buy
“Connection being unstructured, unmeasured, and unmonetized is the point.”
Global Resources
travelling outside the bay area?
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