Carolina Gold Rush Defeat Texas Smash to Win 2025 MLTT Cup

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In front of a packed crowd at Saint Joseph’s University, the Carolina Gold Rush defeated defending champion Texas Smash, cementing their place in American table tennis history and winning the vaunted MLTT Cup.

Carolina’s victory was powered by two MVPs: team captain and 2024 men’s MVP Enzo Angles, and newly crowned 2025 men’s MVP Satoshi Aida. The duo combined for 15 team points during Sunday’s title bout in front of a raucous, sellout crowd.

“This is a special group,” said Flint Lane, MLTT Founder and Commissioner. “Carolina was consistent, focused, and relentless all season. They earned this moment, and it’s a testament to how high the level of play has risen across the league.”

Carolina entered the postseason as the top seed in the East Division, defeating the Bay Area Blasters in the semifinals. They then overcame a Texas squad with championship experience in a back-and-forth final full of momentum swings and strategic substitutions.

The championship caps a breakout year for Major League Table Tennis, which saw YouTube viewership increase by more than 500% over Season 1, record-setting attendance, and the launch of the league’s first national television partnership with CBS Sports.

 

AITTA HOST MLTT MINOR League

AITTA is proud to host MLTT Minor league tournaments – a team-based competition designed for amateur players to experience the excitement and competitive spirit of MLTT at partner clubs across North America. This new initiative aims to foster grassroots development and provide a pathway for table tennis athletes to experience the sport in a new way.

 

Our Student Jeremy Hazin Qualified 2024 Paris Olympic Game

Congratulate Jeremy Hazin qualified 2024 Paris Olympic Game

After many trials and tribulations, ups and downs, upsets and surprises, the men’s direct Olympic Qualification selection tournament came to an end.

The selection tournament held in St, Léonard, QC, on 29-30 May 2024, was staged to select just one player; the 3rd member of the Men’s Team to the Olympic Games in Paris. Many players aspired for this position and many players had the chance to get the final spot on the team.

After 3 stages of progressive Round-Robin groups, the final 4 emerged and filled the semi-finals slots:

– Jeremy Hazin vs Laurent Jutras–Vigneault
– Siméon Martin vs Zexuan (Aaron) Wang


Jeremy won his match against Laurent 3-0.

In the second semi-final, a very close match and hard battle was the order of the day with Aaron emerging victorious by the thinnest of margins (11-7, 7-11, 9-11, 11-7, 15-13). In contrast, the final match was an anti-climax with Jeremy easily winning against Aaron 3-0 and clinching the 3rd spot on the Canadian Olympic Team to Paris 2024.

Jeremy will join Eugene Wang and Edward Ly to complete the team.

Congrats Angela He at the Pan American Youth Table Tennis Championships

Wowza! 🎉🎉🎉 Angela He, an 11-year-old student from Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy, has made the United States proud by winning 1 gold medal and 2 silver medals at the Pan American Youth Table Tennis Championships in Colombia. That’s a lot of bling! 💍💍💍

We can only imagine how much hard work and dedication it took to achieve such an incredible feat. Angela, you are a true inspiration to us all! Keep up the great work and keep on smashing those ping pong balls! 🏓🏓🏓