Pongcast TV Episode 02 - 2011 Swedish Open

It's the 2nd episode of Pongcast TV!  We cover the Swedish Open, as well as some news on celebrities who are avid table tennis players and extravagant tables just in time for the holidays!  I'm still experimenting with the format.  Hopefully the audio overall is a little better this time around, but it ran a lot longer than I would have liked.  Enjoy the show and please let me know your thoughts!

Show Notes:


I used all Swedish artists' music in honor of the Swedish Open, here's the tracklisting in case you're interested:

Koop - Summer Sun

Peter, Bjorn, & John - Young Folks

The Hives - Told You So

Eric Prydz - Call On me (Eric Prydz vs Retarded Funk Mix)

Swedish House Mafia - One (Netsky Remix)

Listed below are links to all the videos used in the show, where you can watch them in their entirety.  You can also watch the show on the original YouTube page where you can expand it to full screen, 
leave a comment, and more at Pongcast TV Episode 2 on YouTube.

Tom Burr's $45k table @ Neiman Marcus
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/sitelets/christmasbook/fantasy.jhtml?cid=CBF12_O5108&rparams=xpage%3D65

Seven Year old Chinese Table Tennis Prodigy Xin-Xue Feng on Ellen (22-11-09)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WexWgPqoNF0

The Big Bang Theory - Sheldon Trains Penny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_mIEnnlF4

Kaley Cuoco on Pix II playing ping-pong with John Muller.avi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU-wvXnfk8U

Entourage Season 7 - Ping Pong Training w Kevin Dillon John Stamos (HBO)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxmkE9Fuosk

Frank TV promos - Frank Caliendos TV show - Starts Nov 20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XfQeDjjZR4

2011 US Open - Table Tennis - Milwaukee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKs5Nkfa2KQ

Comedian Frank Caliendo plays Table Tennis Ping Pong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzpciNibOBo

Judah Friedlander

The Egos Ping Pong Tournament at SPiN NYC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zae-sCeHWH8

30 Rock - Gay For Jamie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLxEYP-A7q0

Rick Carlisle playing Table Tennis with Brian Pace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IAZL1WRsIs

http://www.celebritiesplayingtabletennis.com/

Xi Enting - Kjell Johansson, Part 1 1973

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbsn-FtpPUc

http://www.youtube.com/user/pingpongstadiums8

Xi Enting - Kjell Johansson, Part 2 1973

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EohEiaI45dw

http://www.youtube.com/user/pingpongstadiums8

Xi Enting - Kjell Johansson, Part 3 1973

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eglcQyOqd1E

http://www.youtube.com/user/pingpongstadiums8

SOC 2011 Jörgen Persson.m2t

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9egM0JP_yE

http://www.youtube.com/user/altgro1

Simon Gauzy vs Jung Hwa Seo[Swedish Open 2011]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjH04lnDpsM

http://www.youtube.com/user/GecaPhoenix

Wang Liqin vs Kenji Matsudaira[Swedish Open 2011]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m41xinnvAw

http://www.youtube.com/user/GecaPhoenix

Kirill Skachkov vs Simon Gauzy[Swedish Open 2011]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYommV_ufSQ

http://www.youtube.com/user/GecaPhoenix

Swedish Open 2011 Wang Hao-Yan An

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6qozIZyCQw

http://www.youtube.com/user/ttprovider

Wang Hao vs Jun Mizutani[Swedish Open 2011]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnu2raXpqAI

http://www.youtube.com/user/GecaPhoenix

Ma Long vs Seiya Kishikawa[Swedish Open 2011]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2eBT9_8C5s

http://www.youtube.com/user/GecaPhoenix

Wang Liqin-Wang Hao [Sweden 2011]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSdRr-SLHyI

http://www.youtube.com/user/ttCrawsaive

Swedish Open 2011 Ma Long-Wang Hao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hym6JzYnBaI

http://www.youtube.com/user/ttprovider

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Pongcast TV Episode 01 - 2011 European Championships

So here it is!  The first episode of Pongcast TV!  I discuss some table tennis related news and cover the men's team event at the 2011 European Championships.  Due to time constraints I couldn't cover the women's side, but hopefully as I get the hang of doing these shows I can manage the show time better.  I hope you enjoy it and please let me know what you think!

Pongcast TV Episode 01

Listed below are links to all the videos used in the show, where you can watch them in their entirety.  You can also watch the show on the original YouTube page where you can expand it to full screen, 
leave a comment, and more at Pongcast TV Episode 01 on YouTube.


Show Notes:

News & Notables

Spin Toronto grand opening

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D-08SoaFYU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRnjCMo4vwI

William Henzell match analysis by ttEdge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_X0fq8yLLY

Fastest serve ever Japanese wonderkid Asuka Sakai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfDVXPrLVkg

Robot plays table tennis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_qN3dgYGqE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SesgRYHLv34

European Table Tennis Championships

round robin groups

Liam Pitchford vs Vladimir Samsonov

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JztG8wj0GfY

Werner Schlager vs Adrian Crisan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KZ8FO2hnHY

Kalinikos Kreanga vs Adrien Mattenet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOqK1UjZmxk

QF Greece vs Germany

Panagiotis Gionis vs Bastian Steger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BADFZPmcIkY

Timo Boll vs Kalinikos Kreanga

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcwpUcaQ3FE

Kalinikos Kreanga vs Dimitrij Ovtcharov

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YYqbE7Q5rU

QF Sweden vs Russia

Jorgen Persson vs Alexander Shibaev

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb-bxmAM158

SF Germany vs Portugal

Tiago Apolonia vs Bastian Steger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJB6zRrU6Ss

Timo Boll vs Joao Monteiro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV1oBLJ3LpY

Timo Boll vs Tiago Apolonia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol1D10jQbQ8

SF Austria vs Sweden

European Championships Robert Gardos-Jorgen Persson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugfSwlPFDxQ

European Championships Par Gerell-Werner Schlager

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTFxcuWP5t8

European Championships Jorgen Persson-Werner Schlager

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3JWh9A-0GE

Finals Germany vs Sweden

Timo Boll vs Jorgen Persson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LTJROWSJU4

Dimitrij Ovtcharov vs Par Gerell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vkV3NoT_zQ

Patrick Baum vs Jens Lundqvist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4V00OpsKSI

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Table Tennis News & Discussion Podcast

Finally!?!?  Sorry for the delay, but here's another episode I did with Jackson Meyn at PrimeTimePingPong.com covering table tennis news & discussion.  We talked about the Austrian Open, European Champions League, and lots of other topics!  I haven't had time to edit or format at it, so I'll refer you to his great website where you can listen to it!

PrimeTimePingPong.com

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An interview with Dora Kurimay. She is a former Hungarian national team member who ventured into sports psychology. Besides consulting, she now plays and coaches in the U.S.

We discuss her background and experiences in Hungary, to moving to the U.S., and her views on the differences between the respective table tennis scenes. She also offers a lot of great advice on improving the mental aspect of playing table tennis and what you can work on to improve it.


Download here.

Show notes:
Dora Kurimay's website
Dora Kurimay on Twitter
Harmony China Open men's finals

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Sean O'Neill Teaching the Fundamentals

Here's a nice YouTube video, reviewing some fundamental tips by Sean O'Neill. I think there is some great advice even for experienced players who may sometimes slip back into bad habits from time to time. I'll be checking to make sure I've been following these techniques when I play tonight!

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An interview with Sean O'Neill, USATT Hall of Famer, former top US player, and coach.

We discuss his training as a junior to becoming one of the top players in the US and his experiences at the elite level. We also talk about his transition to coaching as well as his other responsibilities he holds, ranging from TV commentator to webmaster. With his great experience and knowledge in table tennis he shares insight on the state of the sport from when he started, up until today, and what he sees for the future.


Download here.

Show notes:
The official USATT website
USA Table Tennis website, in collaboration with the US Olympic committee
Ratings Central, an alternative rating system widely used around the world
Tabletennista.com, a resource for TT news around the world
The Ping! tour in England promoting table tennis
Australian tournament held in a shopping mall, won by William Henzell

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Table Tennis Points

Another great compilation video on YouTube by Calcutta75.

Aside from a great selection of points, I like how the camera angles are all from the corner, instead of the typical overhead, straight forward angles. It's a much better way to see how fast the shots are and how difficult they are to pull off. ITTF TV, I hope you're taking notes!

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