| Abbreviation | TTCAN |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1929 |
| Type | NPO |
| Purpose | Sport governing body |
| Headquarters | Ottawa,Ontario,Canada |
Region served | Canada |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
| Website | TTCAN.ca |
Table Tennis Canada (French:Tennis de Table Canada), colloquially known asTTCAN, is thenon-profitgoverning body fortable tennis inCanada and is responsible for cataloging and sanctioning tournaments within Canada. It was founded in 1929 as theCanadian Table Tennis Association. In addition to processing tournaments, TTCAN maintains a national rating and ranking system. It also oversees the Canadian National Teams. In total, TTCAN has over 9,000 members.[1] The headquarters of Canada Table Tennis is located inOttawa,Ontario,Canada, which is also home to the Canadian Olympic Training Center.
The Canadian Table Tennis Association was formed in 1929, with Québec as the founding provincial member and Ontario joining 5 years later. A long association with the Canadian National Exhibition began in 1936, when the first Canadian Table Tennis Championships were staged there. The CTTA operates a computerized rating system that allows any competitive player to be ranked, both provincially and nationallyCanada's table-tennis stars of the 1930s were Paul Chapdelaine and J.J. Desjardins of Montréal.
In the 1970s, Violette Nesukaitis, of Toronto, emerged as a strong international player. Winner of 4North American open championships, she travelled to China in 1971 on a Canadian team, the first table-tennis team to be invited to that country. In 1973 she was ranked 3rd amongCommonwealth women players. She retired in 1976.
In the 1990s. 2 world class players,Geng Lijuan andWenguan Johnny Huang, dominated Canadian table tennis. Both achieved top-10 world rankings and represented Canada at the Olympic Games in1996 and2000. Their best results were recorded in 1996 at Atlanta; Huang defeated the number one seed and defending Olympic champion to finish fifth overall in the men's singles; Lijuan attained a ninth-place finish. She also won 4World Championships titles.[2]
The rosters for the Canada Table Tennis National Teams are as follows:[3]