The new HARDBAT ratings are out!
For full results, visit WWW.HARDBAT.COM.

Included are the following events:

Apr 22 2006 - Sacramento Spring Open (Sacramento, CA)
Jul 05-08 2006 - US Open (-Open -U2000 -U1500 and -O40 events)
Oct 28 2006 - Erie, PA
Nov 04 2006 - Arkansas Open
Dec 13-16 2006 - US Nationals (-Open -U2000 -U1500 and -O40 events)
Feb 24 2007 - Rochester (NY)

Here are the current TOP-20 active hardbat players:

1 -- 2601 KY Brazzell, Donald
2 -- 2569 NJ Yip, Lily
3 -- 2553 TX Owens, Eric
4 -- 2462 NY Perez, Alexis
5 -- 2442 NY Leibovitz, Tahl
6 -- 2363 NY Berger, Steve
7 -- 2349 CA Ngo, Loc Bao
8 -- 2346 NY Mack, Ray
9 -- 2317 NJ Rabinovich, Boris
10 -- 2276 CA Chen, Diane
11 -- 2262 GA Hoff, Ty
12 -- 2256 CA Runyon, Trevor
13 -- 2240 CA Miranda, Rudy
14 -- 2237 NY Rosenzweig, David
15 -- 2190 NJ Jain, Ashu
16 -- 2189 CA Roberts, Courtney
17 -- 2172 TX Bennett, Hector
18 -- 2170 NJ Chui, Lim Ming
19 -- 2143 NY Reisman, Marty
20 -- 2140 MD Hodges, Larry

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The average USATT (sponge) ratings of "fulltime" hardbat players -
that is, players who use hardbat in their sponge events - has GONE UP
from 1645 to 1657. Hardbat players remain squarely above-average -
in SPONGE EVENTS!

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Promote Classic Table Tennis -- encourage your local director
to include a HARDBAT EVENT in his/her next tournament!

Scott