The Bay Area Blasters opened their 2026–27 Major League Table Tennis season with three wins Sept. 25–27 in Willowbrook, Illinois. They defeated the Chicago Wind, Portland Paddlers and New York Slice by identical 16–5 scores.
The results and schedule details
Lily Zhang won seven of nine singles games during the weekend. Jinbao Ma added six singles wins, and Taehyun Kim contributed five singles wins and six doubles wins.
The Blasters finished the weekend with 48 points and a 3–0 record. They secured the final match against New York through the Ultimate Golden Point.
CSB Take
Bay Area paired consistent overall results with a successful close against New York. The sweep established an early contrast with the club’s last-place West Division finish in the previous season.
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