Upcoming Events
Slovenia - Ping Pong Parkinson World Championship 2024The fifth edition of the Ping Pong Parkinson World Championship is taking place in Lasko, Slovenia from 14th to 19th October 2024. Our annual table tennis competition serves as a fundamental platform for bringing together patients with Parkinson’s diagnosis, encompassing various stages of the condition, diverse knowledge, and experiences.
PingPongParkinson is evolving into a community that connects patients from around the world and promotes regular therapeutic physical exercise through the game of ping pong. For the first time, we will have in the program non-competitive players. They will enjoy spatial PingPongParkinson therapeutic training. • Please visit: https://pppwc.org/ |
Brazil - Ping Pong Parkinson Brazil Open 2024The 4th edition of the Ping Pong Parkinson Brazil Open will be happening on September 21st 2024 from 9am. To register before the deadline of September 13th 2024 please contact +55 (11) 95849-1918. Registration is exclusive to people with Parkinson's.
The event is in association with the Brazil Parkinson Association.
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Switzerland - First Church Mountain Open 2024Register for the first PingPongParkinson tournament in Switzerland. The Church Mountain Open will take place on August 31st to September 1st 2024.
8 nations are already represented; Germany, Austria, Sweden, France, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and of course Switzerland. • Registration deadline is 20th August. • Please visit: https://church-mountain-open.ch/turnieranmeldung/ Venue: Sporthalle Grossmatt Kirchberg. |
CURE BY 2027 - A SPECIAL HEALTH SERIES
PingPongParkinson presents this new out-of-the box online series to challenge what has been impossible until now - finding a cure for parkinson disease.
The first of the series will be held on October 24th 2023 from 09:00 am New York time. Special guests, Prof. Perdita Barran, Director of the Michael Barber Centre for Collaborative Mass Spectrometry and Joy Milne, Honorary Lecturer Analytical Olfaction from the University of Manchester will be hosted by Nenad Bach. We warmly invite you to join our PingPongParkinson family as we discuss Parkinson research & cure. Did you know, Joy can smell Parkinson! Join via zoom link here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch more talks and videos. |
Westchester Table Tennis hosts First U.S. PingPongParkinson’s Championship
Westchester Table Tennis Center is presenting a USATT sponsored tournament on April 13-14 2024, There is an opening ceremony on April 12, 7-8pm .This will be a unique event where there will be multiple workshops and trainings , so that players at any level will benefit. Tournaments will take place in all formats: Men's and Women's Singles, Men's Doubles,Women's Double's,Mixed Double's and over 75 Singles. The event cost with registration prior to March 31 is $150 , and thereafter $175.
The venue: Westchester TTC,175 Tompkins Ave, Pleasantville, NY 10570.
For registration info: www.westchestertabletennis.com/pics/pdf/Parkinsons24.pdf
The venue: Westchester TTC,175 Tompkins Ave, Pleasantville, NY 10570.
For registration info: www.westchestertabletennis.com/pics/pdf/Parkinsons24.pdf
Parkinson Competition at USA Table Tennis July Nationals
Participation in the 2023 USA Table Tennis Nationals is now open. Beginning last year, PingPongParkinson successfully lobbied for the classification and inclusion of people with a Parkinson diagnosis, making it the first time in history for such an achievement.
We would like to thank USATT for their support towards this and encourage all Pongers to get their game on!
The prospectus can be downloaded here: PROSPECTUS.
Categories are as follows:
Location: Fort Worth, Texas.
Please visit the USATT website for further information via the link here.
We would like to thank USATT for their support towards this and encourage all Pongers to get their game on!
The prospectus can be downloaded here: PROSPECTUS.
Categories are as follows:
- Parkinson Open (Men/Women)
- Parkinson Novice (Men/Women)
- Parkinson Class 1 (Men/Women)
- Parkinson Class 2 (Men/Women)
- Parkinson U‐54 (Men/Women)
- Parkinson 55 & Over (Men/Women)
- Parkinson Open Doubles (Men/Women)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas.
Please visit the USATT website for further information via the link here.
PPPWC 2023
Dear friends,
The 2023 PingPongParkinson World Championship will be held from Monday, September 25th to Saturday, September 30th in the lovely city of Wels, Austria. The registration has begun and you can see the prospectus of the event and register online at http://pppwc.org/. After registration you will get a personal access code that will allow you to make changes in the classification section. The PD & ID documents for players who didn't attend PingPongParkinson World Championship 2022 in Pula, Croatia can be sent by mail to: [email protected] (Players who attended previous PPPWC tournaments -please don't send the documents again) The entry fees are specified in the prospectus. Please note the additional payment for the Players Party. If you haven’t paid the annual membership fee to PingPongParkinson International please add this sum to your payment. The address of the tournament is Messe Wels GmbH- Messeplatz, Wels Austria. You can look it up on Google Maps and select accommodations nearby. If you have any question, you can contact us by Email at [email protected] See you in Wels Austria! |
Croton 125th Anniversary EventCome make history with us for the first ever ping pong tournament in Croton on Hudson. The event marks the 125th anniversary and is organized by the Croton 125 committee together with USA Table Tennis, Westchester Table Tennis Centre & PingPongParkinson on May 6th 2023.
Please register to join our team to play at the tournament to be held at Holy Name of Mary Gymnasium. Registration is ongoing at www.croton125.org |
Power of Ping Pong over Parkinson’s
Play to Strengthen Motor Skills and Cognitive Health.
Saturday, April 15
Saturday, April 22
2.00 PM onwards
Location
Estero Recreation Center
9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero, FL 33928
Equipment provided!
FREE session for those with neurodegenerative diagnosis conditions and impairments.
[email protected]
Contact (239) 272-8941
Let’s Play Ping Pong!
Saturday, April 15
Saturday, April 22
2.00 PM onwards
Location
Estero Recreation Center
9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero, FL 33928
Equipment provided!
FREE session for those with neurodegenerative diagnosis conditions and impairments.
[email protected]
Contact (239) 272-8941
Let’s Play Ping Pong!
Join the PingPongParkinson Moving Day Team at Parkinson’s Moving Day Westchester County
We have registered our own PingPongParkinson team to Moving Day Westchester County on April 29th at 10 am.
Event Details
Location:
Manhattanville College | MAP | MORE DETAILS
Event Start:
10:00 AM
A special request to all the “Pongers” from NYC, Westchester, and NJ:
Click here to join the team and/or make 50% of your donation to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Click here to make 50% of your donation to PingPongParkinson.
Manhattanville College | MAP | MORE DETAILS
Event Start:
10:00 AM
A special request to all the “Pongers” from NYC, Westchester, and NJ:
Click here to join the team and/or make 50% of your donation to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Click here to make 50% of your donation to PingPongParkinson.
Join the PingPongParkinson Unity Walk Team in Central Park
We have registered our own PingPongParkinson team to walk together in Central Park on April 22nd at 8:30 am.
A special request to all the “Pongers” from NYC, Westchester, and NJ:
Click here to join the team and/or make 50% of your donation to the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Click here to make 50% of your donation to PingPongParkinson.
Let's come together to support Parkinson's reach and public policy, visit vendor booths and have fun. Don't miss it....you'll meet PingPongParkinson players from NYC, Westchester, and NJ!
A special request to all the “Pongers” from NYC, Westchester, and NJ:
Click here to join the team and/or make 50% of your donation to the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Click here to make 50% of your donation to PingPongParkinson.
Let's come together to support Parkinson's reach and public policy, visit vendor booths and have fun. Don't miss it....you'll meet PingPongParkinson players from NYC, Westchester, and NJ!
March 2022
Weekly New Jersey PingPongParkinson at RTGEvery Tuesday @ 6:30pm, starting March 15th
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February 2022
Weekly Ping Pong Parkinson at WTTCEvery Wednesday @ 7:30pm
175 Tompkins Avenue, Pleasantville - NY
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Past Events
Parkinson's Unity Walk - April 23, 2022Central Park
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September 2021
The September World ChampionshipsBerlin Table Tennis Center
Horst-Korber-Sport Centre, Berlin Germany |
April 2021
Parkinsons Virtual Reality Championship Comes To An EndParkinsons Virtual Reality Championship Final Match held on Eleven VR.
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