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SAN JOSE \u2014 With the World Cup\u2019s games in the Bay Area dried up, local sports fans now have another championship tournament to watch \u2014 the U.S. National Table Tennis Championships in San Jose.<\/p>\n

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Over 1,100 competitors daring to make it to the top of the country\u2019s largest seven-day table tennis tournament will compete through July 9 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.<\/p>\n

The tournament, which kicked off Friday, features youth, adult, senior and para-athletes who will challenge each other in 113 events for a chance to make the U.S. National Team.<\/p>\n

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan joined in the fun Friday, serving and smashing with a paddle in a San Jose Earthquakes jersey.<\/p>\n

\u201cTable tennis is a perfect fit for San Jose,\u201d Mahan said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s fast, precise, global, competitive, and accessible, a sport played by people of all ages and backgrounds. That sounds a lot like our city.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cTo every athlete competing this week, welcome to San Jose. We are so proud to host you. We hope you play your very best, enjoy our beautiful city and feel the hospitality of our community,\u201d Mahan said.<\/p>\n

USA Table Tennis CEO Virginia Sung said in a statement that she is proud that the tournament displays such a wide variety of athletes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom eight-year-olds to competitors in their 80s. From athletes with Parkinson\u2019s disease to para-athletes, from recreational ping-pong players to some of the very best athletes in the country,\u201d Sung said.<\/p>\n

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USA Table Tennis will stream each day\u2019s event through the tournament on its YouTube Channel. For more information on the tournament, visit usatt.org.<\/p>\n

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