{"id":25,"date":"2026-04-29T05:29:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ileong.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wordpress_2026\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:15:31","slug":"tournaments-and-international-table-tennis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ileong.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wordpress_2026\/index.php\/tournaments-and-international-table-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Tournaments, International and Para Table Tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tournaments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Olympic Games held every 4 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Table Tennis Championships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Cup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ITTF World Tour \/ WTT series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Cultures <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>China is the leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japan, South Korea, Germany and Sweden are strong competitors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Para Table Tennis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paralympics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal &#8211; played and volunteered with a paralympian <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fo0DKBDntOw?si=cZzRR7blMW3cr3tz\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fo0DKBDntOw?si=cZzRR7blMW3cr3tz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"185\" data-id=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ileong.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wordpress_2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SemiFinalistSouthBend_Mar21_2026.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ileong.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wordpress_2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SemiFinalistSouthBend_Mar21_2026.png 378w, https:\/\/ileong.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wordpress_2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SemiFinalistSouthBend_Mar21_2026-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">St Joseph Open 2026 in Indiana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1908\" height=\"1298\" data-id=\"41\" src=\"https:\/\/ileong.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wordpress_2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260321-WA0000.jpg\" alt=\"Semi-Finalist Trophy\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ileong.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wordpress_2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260321-WA0000.jpg 1908w, https:\/\/ileong.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wordpress_2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260321-WA0000-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ileong.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wordpress_2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260321-WA0000-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ileong.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wordpress_2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260321-WA0000-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ileong.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wordpress_2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260321-WA0000-1536x1045.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1908px) 100vw, 1908px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Semi-Finalist Trophy  U1000 St. Joseph Open 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Jensen and Colin #1 and #8 Table Tennis Players in the World - 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