In this month’s episode of Table Tennis Talk, we cover the All Japan 2021 tournament and Ryan’s first tournament in VR with Eleven Table Tennis VR. Then we profile notable Black US Table Tennis players including George Braithwaite, Norman Bass Jr, Jennifer Johnson, and Marcus Jackson.

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Podcast editing: Sherry Anne Luna

New York Times Article on Table Tennis Betting:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/sports/ping-pong-sports-betting.html

George “The Chief” Braithwaite:

USATT Hall of Fame Profile:

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/History/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/George-Braithwaite

Home page:

https://www.georgebraithwaite.com/

Norman Bass Jr.:

USATT Hall Of Fame Profile:

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/History/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Norman-Bass-Jr

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Bass

SFGate Article:

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/King-Pong-Bass-a-former-pro-baseball-and-2714234.php

Jennifer Johnson:

USATT Hall Of Fame Profile:

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/History/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Jennifer-Johnson

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Johnson_(table_tennis)

Marcus Jackson:

Onward State Article:

https://onwardstate.com/2014/05/02/meet-penn-states-own-marcus-pingpong-jackson/

Marcus Jackson vs. Eugene Wang (CA):

https://youtu.be/VdEox_lki0k

Butterfly Article:

https://butterflyonline.com/where-are-they-now-marcus-ping-pong-jackson/