Picture of Ning Cheng and Steve Claflin

By Willy Leparulo, Guest Writer

NCTTA President, Willy Leparulo reached out to fellow table tennis event owner, Steve Claflin, Chairman of WE R Table Tennis and architect and owner of AMIBO for assistance when coordinating help for the NCTTA Championships. Claflin, the director of the Classic Hardbat Championships, knows a little bit about who to connect with in Texas, so he linked NCTTA up with the amazing Ning Cheng.

According to Claflin, Ning is a regional umpire, great player and volunteer to ALL things table tennis related and a GREAT friend. Ning was a player back in the day representing the University of Houston in 1997 at the Collegiates. She has competed as a player in various tournaments and as an umpire in even more. Ning has a group of enthusiastic volunteers from the Houston area to turn to. NCTTA is very excited to meet everyone.

Ning states so eloquently, “This small 40+mm white ball connects many of us together and I would love to promote table tennis anywhere I go. Table tennis is the sport I love, this is the sport which brings happiness, health and friendship.”

Here’s to happiness, health and friendship for the 2023 NCTTA Championships!

About 2023 NCTTA College Table Tennis Championships

The championships are hosted by the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association and the Round Rock CVB. Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles, and Men’s/Coed Teams, Women’s Teams. The event is sponsored by Double Happiness, PongSpace, Major League Table Tennis.
Watch the event on live stream starting Friday April 14th on champs.nctta.org

About NCTTA

The National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) is a non-profit organization established exclusively for promoting the sport of table tennis at the college level. As the national governing body for college table tennis in the United States and Canada, NCTTA organizes elite intercollegiate competition throughout North America. www.nctta.org