USA Table Tennis

The United States Table Tennis Association was created in 1933. The phrase "Table Tennis" was created because the name "Ping Pong" had already been trademarked by Parker Brothers. Though the legal name of the USATT remains the "United States Table Tennis Association, Inc.", the non-profit corporation adopted "USA Table Tennis" as their d/b/a name effective 1994. ==Members==

Although about 19 million Americans play for recreation, USATT has only about 14,000 members, as of November 2024. There are two main membership types, Basic and Pro. Basic members can participate in USATT sanctioned events (0-4 star) and leagues with no additional rating fees while Pro members can also participate in 5 star events such as the National Championships and US Open. The pricing for a year for basic is $25 and a year for pro is $75. There are over 250 table tennis clubs affiliated with USATT. ==Major sanctioned tournaments==

U.S. Open Started in 1931, the annual U.S. Open is the oldest table tennis event in the United States. It attracts over 1400 athletes annually. The U.S. Open has been previously held in various locations, including Anaheim, California; Charlotte, North Carolina; ; Las Vegas, Nevada, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. The 2010 U.S. Open was held at the DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, MI, between and . The Men's Singles champion was Sharath Kamal of India and the Women's Singles champion was Georgina Pota of Hungary. The 2011 U.S. Open was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Men's Singles champion was Thomas Keinath of Slovakia. The Women's Singles Champion was Nai Hui Liu of New Jersey. U.S. Nationals The U.S. Nationals have been held since 1976. The tournament is closed to non-citizens of the United States. In addition, the U.S. Nationals along with two other national ranking tournaments determine the members selected USA Table Tennis Adult, Cadet, and Junior Teams. Over 750 athletes registered for the 2017 U.S. Nationals, which were held in . Past Men's Singles champions include Kanak Jha, Eric Owens and David Zhuang and past Women's Singles champions include Lily Zhang, Jasna Reed and Wang Chen. ==National Teams==

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