Friday, July 07, 2006

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U.S. OPEN TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ping-Pong balls fly by

National event has international flare

DIANA NI
dni@charlotteobserver.com
Alex Yao, 10, serves while playing doubles with his brother Wednesday at the Charlotte Convention Center.
CHRISTOPHER A. RECORD - crecord@charlotteobserver.com
Alex Yao, 10, serves while playing doubles with his brother Wednesday at the Charlotte Convention Center.

More than 500 international athletes are smashing Ping-Pong balls at each other at the Charlotte Convention Center, where the 2006 U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships are being held Wednesday to Saturday.

The tournament draws table tennis enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds who travel from as far as Yugoslavia and Venezuela to Korea and China to compete for prize money and ratings in 59 events.

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