Welcome!

The Maryland Table Tennis Association (MdTTA) is a non-profit organization striving to promote Table Tennis play. Since October 1, 1998, the MdTTA has been operating at Carrolltown Center, a shopping mall in Eldersburg, Carroll County Maryland (intersection of Liberty and Ridge Road). Both the Howard County Table Tennis Club and the Carroll County Table Tennis Club operate from the mall location.

All ages and levels of play are welcomed at the club. The club is well-lighted and has 8 excellent Joola tables. There is always someone to play, so don't worry about not being able to bring a partner. The club runs two tournaments every month. The Circuit tournament is usually held on the first weekend of the month, and the Giant Round Robin tournament is usually held two weeks later. The Maryland Closed Tournament is held once a year, scheduled for March 31 in 2012. MdTTA holds the most sanctioned USATT tournaments in the entire USA! See Tournament Info for details on upcoming events, dates, and times. We also offer professional coaching for various levels of play.

See Recent News to get caught up on general news of interest.

Current Announcements

Maryland Open on March 31

This popular annual tournament has events for all ages and levels of play. This USATT sanctioned event is open to residents of Maryland only. For more detail, see Maryland Closed Flyer .

Recent Circuit Changes

Starting in February 2012, the rating limit for the Circuit Doubles event increases from 3400 to 3500.

Circuit Prizes for 2012: 30th and Final Season of Circuit

This is the final year of the Circuit and prize money has been announced. The total year-end prizes in 2012 will more than TRIPLE the total awarded in 2011! There will be a substantial increase in cash prizes for the first three places in the Circuit this year, and substantial new cash prizes for three more places:

• 1st - $2000
  

• 2nd- $1000
  

• 3rd- $800

• 4th-$600

• 5th-$400

• 6th-$200

This is in addition to guaranteed prize money for 1st and 2nd place in the Open, U-2000, U-1800, and O-40 events. This will ensure strong participation and a lively Circuit race with many contenders throughout the year. For further details, see Tournament Info . The Circuit allows players of all levels to have a chance to win a year-end cash prize. Those who do best usually play in as many tournaments as possible and compete in as many eligible events as possible, with up to 3 singles events per Circuit tournament and up to two Giant Round Robins per month counting towards Circuit points.

We will track the circuit standings for 2012 as the year progresses. Final Circuit Standings for each of the last three years will be posted soon.

Circuit Race for 2011 Ends in a Thriller

The 2011 Circuit race went down to the wire, with 9-time winner Julian Waters falling just short of a record-extending 10th title. For more detail, see Recent News .

USATT League

In February 2011,we started a new league, the Eldersburg Friday Night League, which is held on Friday club nights. There is NO FEE for participating. Participants only need to pay the nightly club fee or have a current monthly membership. Players of all levels, including beginner, are welcome. By the end of 2011, we had 77 different people who had competed in the league, with league ratings ranging from 300 (beginner) to 2200 (elite player). League results can be reviewed at the USATT Existing Leagues web page.