Major League Table Tennis 2024-2025 Season Kicks‌ Off

The second ⁢season of⁤ Major League Table Tennis, the first professional table tennis league⁤ in the‍ United States, has begun. ‍Eight teams, four from⁤ the East and four from⁣ the West, ​will participate ⁢in⁢ the 2024-2025 season. The East and West teams will compete against each other during the regular season, a change from ⁢last‌ season.

Opening Match Results

September 13, 2024:

• [East] Florida 13-8 Princeton ⁣ [East]
• [West] Portland 17-4 Bay Area [West]

September 14, 2024:

• [East] Florida 14-7 Bay Area [West]
• [East] Princeton 12-9 Portland ⁢ [West]

September 15, 2024:

• [West] Bay Area 16-5 Princeton [East]
• [West] Portland 14-7 Florida [East]

League Standings

Eastern League Standings⁢ (as of September 15, 2024)

• Florida Crocs [34 points]
• Princeton Revolution [25 points]
• Carolina Gold Rush [0 points]
• Chicago Wind [0 points]

Western League Standings (as of September 15, 2024)

• Portland‍ Paddlers⁣ [Points: 40]
• Bay Area Blasters [Points: 27]
• Seattle Spinners ‍ [0 points]
• Texas Smash [0 points]

Notable Players

Hiromitsu Kasahara, a member of the ‍first winning team last season, will continue to play ⁢for Texas Smash this season. Ayami Menda of the⁢ Portland Paddlers has joined the team. Pitchford (England) has joined the​ Florida Crocs.

Game Format

Each team match is set at 21 points. The format includes:

• Singles A:‍ 3 points
• Singles B: 3 ⁣points
• Doubles: 3 points
• Singles C: 3 points
• Singles D: 3 points
• Golden Game: 6 points

The Golden Game is a special 21-point single match. Each team has 5 players, who take turns playing​ 4 points (2 serves/2 receives). ⁣The Golden Game does not start with a love-all, ⁣but with the ‌team‍ that was leading in singles (A, B, C, ⁤D) and doubles starting with a maximum of 5 points ahead depending on how many points they were leading.

Unique Rule

Each team must have at least one female player.

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