Killerspin, LLC is an American company that focuses on the

table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ...

market. Killerspin manufactures tables, rackets, and balls. It is a part of sponsoring and hosting several competitions, as well as table tennis related special events. Killerspin equipment and products are distributed in fourteen countries on five separate continents.

Events

The company has hosted the largest table tennis events ever held in the United States, including the: *Extreme Table Tennis Championship *Spinvitational Table Tennis Championship *Arnold Classic Table Tennis Challenge *Mohegan Sun Table Tennis Championship. These competitions are often aired nationally on

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Killerspin Krew

Killerspin boasts an impressive team of endorsed players from across the globe. The ‘Killerspin Krew’ has dominated American table tennis, achieving numerous titles including winning every spot on the US Men's Table Tennis Team. Current team members include: * Biba Golić *

Aleksandar Karakašević Aleksandar Karakašević ( sr-cyr, Александар Каракашевић; born 9 December 1975) is a Serbian table tennis player. His powerful backhand has helped him win against some of the top players in the world. He won a bronze medal a ...

* Chen Qi * Saša Drinić *

Ilija Lupulesku Ilija Lupulesku ( sr-cyr, Илија Лупулеску; ; born October 30, 1967) is a former Yugoslavian and later American table tennis player who competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He became a naturalized U.S. cit ...

Mark Hazinski Mark "Haz" Hazinski (born April 20, 1985, in South Bend, Indiana) is an American professional table tennis Sportsperson, athlete. He started playing table tennis at the age of 9 and by the age of 15 had become the youngest player in the history ...

Andrei Filimon Andrei, Andrey or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй, Андрей or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk (–1399), Lithuanian nobleman *Andr ...

* Eric Owens * Georgina Pota *

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* Barney Reed

Affiliates

On October 13, 2008, The

National Collegiate Table Tennis Association The National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to promote competitive table tennis at the collegiate level in the United States and Canada. As of 2012, 155 universities competed in 28 geographic ...

announced its exclusive Table Tennis Equipment Partnership with Killerspin for the duration of three years. Killerspin will provide balls and barriers to 17 NCTTA Divisions throughout the country. With this agreement Killerspin became the official equipment supplier for College Table Tennis.

Marketing

Killerspin has been involved with televised table tennis competitions that have been broadcast on

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and ESPN worldwide. Killerspin also produces both instructional and event-based table tennis DVDs for consumers. Killerspin products have been featured in television programs including MTV's Real World,

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, and

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. Additionally, Killerspin gear and sponsored players were highlighted in the Hollywood feature film,

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, and the independent film

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