Announcements, cancellations, and other messages will be posted here.
Check here before heading out to play.

• 7/12 USATT PA Open Championships - mostly full-  ladies event registration is OPEN. 
• 7/12 - Tournament NO OPEN PLAY 
• 7/15, 7/16, 7/26 - Limited space (expect CODE RED rules).
• Coaching available, details here.

Make sure you are on our email list to get these announcements delivered straight to you!
Check the club  calendar for schedule changes and for local tournaments.

When the player count exceeds 29 we go to CODE RED : Matches are EXACTLY 3 games OR a timed practice of 10 minutes.
Below 29 we are CODE GREEN : Matches are best 3 out of 5 or a timed practice of 15 minutes.
Doubles matches will remain best 3 out of 5 during red and green.

The club meets at the Phoenixville Recreation Center, 501 Franklin Ave, Phoenixville PA 19460. Tuesday & Wednesday 6pm-9pm and Saturday mornings 9am-12noon  (subject to cancelations, check here first before visiting.) $5 to play.

Greetings table tennis fans! Time for another MONTHLY UPDATE!
Coming up:

• Limited Space Days 7/8, 7/15, 7/16, 7/26. 
• We are hosting the PA State Open Championships on Saturday July 12th. There will be NO OPEN PLAY that day. Doors open at 9am. The Over 40 and Juniors events start at 9:30am. The Women's event begins at 11am. The Men's singles begins at 1pm. There is one spot open for the Under 19 Juniors event and SEVERAL spots open for the Women's event. The Over 40 and the Men's singles have a waiting list to get in. Email me to get on the wait list. Ladies and Under 19 may signup at Omnipong.com, or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
• We will hold a friendly interclub tournament against Jimmy Sun's church on Saturday August 2nd. There are limited spots available, let me know if you are interested in participating. There WILL BE OPEN PLAY that day as well.
• There is NO GROUP COACHING MONDAY 6/30. You can find out details on our coaching on this form. It allows you to sign up as well.
• Battle of the Counties 2025 has begun and will continue through July 22nd. Anyone may participate. We pit residents of Chester County against Montgomery County with outside counties permitted to join a team. As of June 28th, Chester leads 106 to 88. Match photos and score sheets are kept here. A video explanation may be found here. We are using the Major League Table Tennis Spindex rating system during the BOTC. We ask that you sign up here first before participating. You can then track your Spindex rating here. Again, it is FREE.
• On the fourth Wednesday of the month Frank is going to hold a $1 tournament, winner takes all, during the open play session. Each s.e. tournament will feature a special twist of the rules that is revealed at the start. 
• The Greatest Ever Doubles Champions is changing. For the month of  July, the team, or teams, with the most wins that session will be the GEDC! We will see how this goes and decide what we will do in August.

June in review:

• James defeats Shata to win the King of Prussia District Annual outdoor table tennis tournament.
• Jimmy G gets second place in Princeton Pong's Under 1750 event. As well as winning Frank's "wheelchair" tournament.
• Ravi wins the Rubber Duck $2 handicap tournament.
• Shata takes second place in Middletown's Under 1600 and Under 1400 and second place doubles at Club 28 in DE.
• Jameson wins the Open Singles at Middletown and second place doubles as well as third place in the Under 2400 at Club 28 in DE.
• The Chester County Cheetah's win June 106-88! Now it is on the Montgomery County Monarchs to bring the heat. But like Chester Cheetah says. "We're flaming hot and your flaming not!" (video)

Each Spring we split the club up by county. 
The format may change from year to year, but at the end of each meeting the scores are tallied to determine the winner of that meeting. The team with the most overall points at the end of the season is champion.  There is no fee or other requirement to participate.

Please sign up for a free ratings account at Spindex.mltt.com before you compete.

Here is a video explaining Battle of the Counties. 

When: Tuesday & Wednesday nights 6pm-9pm and Saturday mornings 9am-12noon
Where: 501 Franklin Ave, Phoenixville PA 19460 (Phoenixville Recreation Center)
How much: $5 per night. Cash, Zelle or Venmo.

Playing at the Phoenixville Recreation Center since April 2022. Previously Phoenixville Table Tennis Club ran from 2009 to 2015 in Phoenixville and 2015-2020 as Rising Phoenix in KOP drawing players from Exton, Downingtown, Malvern, King of Prussia, Collegeville, Pottstown, and even Princeton, NJ.  On any night we would have between 15 and 40 players. Our friendly atmosphere, regulated playing format, and fair treatment of all playing levels helped us to succeed.

We currently have ten tables and supply training balls.

What we think makes us successful:

• We greeted everyone who visited and explained our system
• We used a waiting list system in which the player "on deck" gets to choose any opponent
• Play is managed. Table time is rotated fairly and continuously.
• We provided buckets filled with balls, you never have to stop play to retrieve yours, or anyone else's balls.
• We had a sitting area for players to converse while waiting
• Active internet presence
• A variety of periodically scheduled events such as coaching clinics, tournaments, and fun celebrations.

We keep members informed with our email list and Facebook Page and Group.
Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be placed on the email list, or fill out this form.
Find us at our Facebook Page or through our Facebook Group.

• When a player arrives, he adds himself to the bottom of the playing list.
• Each player waits his turn.
• When your name moves to the top of the list, it is your turn to play. You may choose to do one of the following:
  --ask another idle player to play a match,
  --ask three other players to play a doubles match,
  --ask another idle player if they want to practice.
  -- delay playing (if he's still tired, or wants to wait for someone who is already playing). 
  --If a player delays, it's the next player in line's turn.
• All players going to the table move their name tags from the "waiting side" to the "at the table side".
• A player who is asked for a match may decline the invitation.
• Players who chose to practice will start a 15 minute timer at the table. ***
• Matches are first to 3 wins, each game is to 11 points, and the service switches every 2 points.. ***
• When a match or practice is over, ALL players leave that table, return to the waiting area, and add their names to the BOTTOM of the waiting list.
• When there are a large number or people waiting, please pick someone else who has been waiting and who has not just come off the table.  Or consider asking three players for a doubles match.

***When the player count exceeds 26 we go to CODE RED :Matches are EXACTLY 3 games OR a timed practice of 10 minutes.
Below 26 we are CODE GREEN :Matches are best 3 out of 5 OR a timed practice of 15 minutes.
Doubles matches will remain best 3 out of 5 during red and green.

Phoenixville TTC Youtube playlists: Our videos and favorite TT videos.

• Podcast December 2023
• Podcast January 7, 2024 - Ping Pong World Cup & MLTT discussion, "Pips, what's the deal?", Handicap tournament, Group coaching info, Greatest of Ches-Mont.
• Podcast January 18, 2024 - Email list, snow days, coaching, MLTT partners program, Rubber Duck and Groundhog tournaments.
• Pongcast June 16, 2024 - Clinics, tournaments, Battle of the Counties. Video version too!
• Pongcast June 25, 2024 - Bad back, every point counts at a tournament, why we have events, save your money on rubber. Video Here.

More Local Clubs

• Google Maps Facility Locations
• Infinite Loop TTC - Trinity Lighthouse Church, 66 S. Limerick Rd, Royersford, PA 19468 (Mondays 7pm-10pm)
• Fit Life Fitness - Pottstown. (Mondays 6pm-9pm)
• Club 28 - Coatesville.
• Upper Darby TTC
• Newtown Table Tennis Club - Newtown Elementary School (Cafetorium room), 1 Wrights Road, Newtown, PA 18940
• Millersville Bible Church Table Tennis Club - 1940 New Danville Pike Lancaster, PA 17603
• Manor TTC - 530 Central Manor Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
• Trolley Car TTC - 1 Falls Center, 3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129
• Club 28 - 3559 Edgemont St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
• West Jersey Table Tennis Club - 3541 Pennsylvania Ave, Union and Orchard Ave, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
• Princeton Pong - 745 Alexander Road  Princeton, New Jersey 08540
• Ping Pod - 325 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 

The Rec Room (not a club)

• The Rec Room is a bar and grill restaurant at 230 Bridge Street in Phoenixville, they have several tables. 

• Phoenixville Recreation Department
• USATT (Team USA Table Tennis)
• ColesTT store $
• Gambler Table Tennis Store (formerly Zeropong) $$
• Paddle Palace Super Store $$$$
• Dynamic Table Tennis
• Ping Skills Coaching and Lessons

Know the "CHO!" policy before you go "CHO!", so know you can go "CHO!" without being told no. Thank you.

Yes, you can call it ping pong!

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