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About 888 TTC

888 TTC is a new, 30,000 square foot facility created for table tennis players of all abilities and ages.
It was built to bring world-class training and playing conditions to the Bay Area, and for the broader community to access and enjoy the sport.
Players can experience the ITTF tournament standard playing conditions that have attracted olympic competitors, connect with coaches and trainers that have experience at every level, or join a competitive league or recreational group.
The facility can uniquely meet every player’s needs, and aims to create a community beyond the sport itself with programming that makes use of the center’s meeting space, classrooms and multi-purpose space.
888 TTC is setting a new standard for table tennis in North America.

Meet The Team

50

Tables

3

Olympic Athletes

12

International Coaches

Leadership

Huifen
Founder & President

Huifen Chan
Director of Coaching Program

Park Ji-Hyun
Angela
Director of Marketing & Events

Angela Batinovich
Director of Business & Community Development

Elaine Li
Director of Community Relations

Tao Wenzhang
Jörg Bitzigeio
Director of International Relations

Jörg Bitzigeio
Huifen

Founder & President

Huifen Chan

Huifen Chan is the founder and president of 888 Table Tennis. Under her leadership, 888 TTC has become a preeminent table tennis facility in the United States, a destination for national players competing at the highest levels.

With a vision beyond elite competition, Chan created the Burlingame facility to include a world class community center for young athletes and adults to learn the sport of table tennis and advance their education in math and science.

Chan has spent the last twenty years advocating for students, investing in programs like BUILD.org to propel students to success in the classroom and beyond.

When the unknowns of the pandemic led to the cancellation of many internships in 2020, Chan co-founded an innovation fellowship through Stanford University to create new opportunities for entrepreneurship.  It has since then flourished into an ongoing program that supports graduate students at Stanford to pursue entrepreneurship.

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Botha Chan Innovation Fellowship

As a company leader, Chan was previously the CEO at Perfect Bridal, one of the first companies to introduce customizable retail for the digital age. Prior to that, Chan led product teams for companies like eBay and Mark Logic.

Chan currently serves on the Board of Trustees at the Asian Art Museum, and was a former trustee on the board of the California Academy of Sciences for six years.

Chan holds an MBA from Stanford University and bachelor’s degrees in electrical and computer engineering, and math and computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.

Director of Coaching Program

Park Ji-Hyun

Coaching Accomplishments

2017~2022 / High Performance Director, Korea National Team (Women’s & Men’s)

2017~2022 / Head Coach, all U18 Korean National Players

Responsible for mini-cadet (U12), cadet (U15), junior (U18)

2012~2022 / XIOM Consultant & Advisor head coach
Hugo Calderano (World Rank #3)
Jeoung Young Sik (World Rank #18)
An Jaehyun (World Rank #45 / Semi-finalist world championship 2019)
Vitor Ishiy (World Rank #51)

2013-2016 / Head Coach, Korea Women’s National Team
2013 / World Championship > Mixed Doubles / Silver
2013 / Asian Championship > Mixed Doubles / Gold
2013 / Korean Open > Singles / Gold
2014 / Poland Open > Singles / Gold
2015 / World Championship (China) > Mixed Doubles / Gold
2015 Universaide (Korea) > Team / Bronze, Mixed Doubles / Gold

2003-2010 / Yemen National Team
2006 / Arab Table Tennis Championship
Junior Singles / Gold (First in Yemen history)
Cadet Singles / Gold & Silver (First in Yemen history)
2008 / Arab Games > Team / Bronze

 

Playing Accomplishments

1990 / Asian Games (Asian Olympics)
Gold Medal

1990 / Australia Open
Gold Medal

1986 / Asian Games (Asian Olympics)
Gold Medal

1985 / World Championship (Sweden)
Singles / 16th

Angela

Director of Marketing & Events

Angela Batinovich

Batinovich was the majority owner and managing partner of LumberJax, a franchise in the National Lacrosse League. This accomplishment at the age of 24 made her the youngest owner in major professional sports. She was also named NLL Executive of the Year in 2006. Under her leadership, the team reached the playoffs in three of the four seasons, including a trip to the championship game in 2008.

From 2011 to 2014, Angela served first as the COO, and then CEO, of the San Francisco Bulls professional hockey team, leading all business and marketing efforts of the team. Among her other professional accomplishments, Batinovich was the founder and owner of “Bat’s Daughter,” a line of women’s clothing.

Batinovich holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in Marketing and Business Law from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Director of Business & Community Development

Elaine Li

Elaine Li is a dynamic and accomplished executive with a passion for table tennis. With over 20 years of experience in high-tech marketing and a proven track record of driving global demand and innovation, Elaine brings a unique combination of intellectual rigor and competitive spirit to the sport.

As a child growing up in Beijing, Elaine fell in love with table tennis and honed her skills, developing a deep appreciation for the strategic and physical aspects of the game.

In addition to her table tennis pursuits, Elaine is a successful businesswoman and leader in the technology industry. She has worked for some of the biggest names in the business, including IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Nuance, and most recently served as the Director of Global Field Marketing Strategy & Top Initiatives at Salesforce.

Elaine holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Capital University of Economics and Business in Beijing, China, as well as a Master of Science degree in Integrated Marketing Communication from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She is also a graduate of the Stanford GSB Leadership Program.

Elaine is also deeply committed to giving back to her community. She has a strong passion for supporting local public schools, youth nonprofit organizations, and sports teams, and she frequently volunteers her time and resources to these causes. Education and athletics are essential to the development of young people, and Elaine believes that everyone has the power to make a difference. She believes in the power of community and is committed to using her skills, resources, and passion to create positive change in the world.

Elaine is proud to bring her expertise and passion to the table tennis community, sharing her love of the sport with others who share her commitment to excellence and fun.

Director of Community Relations

Tao Wenzhang

Jörg Bitzigeio

Director of International Relations

Jörg Bitzigeio

Jörg Bitzigeio, currently manager/coach of US’ top male player Kanak Jha and former USA Table Tennis High Performance Director, can look back on a long career in table tennis in various positions.

Having been an international pro player for Germany in his early twenties, Jörg got Master Degrees in Sports Science and Sports Business while also completing Germany’s high performance coaching education to become an A-coaching license holder.

At the age of 28, Jörg became the youngest National Team Head Coach and Olympic Team Coach when he took over the German Women Team for 7 years. He established and led Europe’s strongest international training group in female table tennis that resulted in a Bronze medal at the 2010 World Team Championships. the first medal at World Championships for Germany’s Women’s team since 1997. Later Jörg changed the position to become the Youth Head Coach for another 4 years. During this tenure he placed several German players at world class level by leading them to win several titles at European Championships and Europe Top 12 events in Adult, Junior and Cadet categories.

After leaving Germany in 2017, Jörg moved to the US for 2 years being hired by USA Table Tennis as their High Performance Director to build structures and managing the transition and establishment at USA Table Tennis from talented Hopes to successful adults on World level. This resulted in three players in Top 30 in Adult World Rankings and No.1 rankings in U18 World Ranking in both genders, additionally in a Gold medal of the US men’s team at the 2019 Pan Am Games, and a Bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, both medals have been the first ones ever for US male table tennis athletes in history.

Jörg has established a reputation as one of the most credentialed director, manager and coach in Europe and the Americas, providing leadership, sports management and high-level coaching. Being awarded USATT National Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2018 underlines his kudos.

However, even after returning to Germany in 2019, Jörg never stopped supporting and developing table tennis athletes from the US, and by mentoring and coaching Kanak Jha, US’ top male player, on a day to day basis since then, he showed his ongoing passion to continue what he started in the US some years ago.

Creating a promising project and leading an international center like 888 Table Tennis is a new challenge for Jörg and he is excited to continue working with players and coaches of all levels at 888 Table Tennis, at the same time he is welcoming all guests and partners joining this thrilling ride.

Advisory Board

Boetha
Chairman of the Board

Roelof Botha
Tony Bates
Board Member

Tony Bates
Ryu
Board Member

Ryu Seung-Min
Kogler
Board Member

Max Kogler
Boetha

Chairman of the Board

Roelof Botha

Botha leads Sequoia Capital for US and Europe. He serves on the boards of MongoDB, Eventbrite, Evernote, Bird, Ethos, Natera, Square, Unity and 23andMe. He led the funding for YouTube when it was just 3 people, and sat on the board until it was acquired by Google. Botha has been named on the Forbes Midas List 13 times.

Prior to Sequoia, Botha was the CFO at PayPal, taking the company public in 2002.

Botha earned a BSc in Actuarial Science, Economics, and Statistics from the University of Cape Town and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Botha is an enthusiastic table tennis player and can be spotted frequently in the halls of 888 Table Tennis Center playing league or taking lessons.

Tony Bates

Board Member

Tony Bates

Bates is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Genesys. He leads the company’s strategy, direction and operations in more than 100 countries and oversees a global team of more than 5,000 employees.

Bates has decades of experience steering business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies through major market transitions and rapid scaling. Career highlights include leading Cisco’s Service Provider business, growing its Enterprise and Commercial division to more than $20 billion in annual revenue and serving as CEO of Skype, where he was responsible for expanding the business to over 170 million connected users. Once Skype was acquired by Microsoft, Bates became president where he was responsible for unified communications before serving as executive vice president of business development and developers.

In addition to his role at Genesys, Bates continues to serve on the board of directors at both VMWare and eBay.

Bates is also a passionate table tennis player. He loves duking it out with Botha and won first place in his company table tennis tournament.

Ryu

Board Member

Ryu Seung-Min

One of the most well respected and beloved table tennis athletes of all-time, Ryu won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, beating top-seeded Wang Hao (China). Along the way, he defeated 1992 Olympic champion Jan-Ove Waldner. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics he was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze and silver medals respectively.

After from professional table tennis in 2016, Ryu became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he was a member and Chair of the Athletes’ Commission of the South Korean National Olympic Committee from 2016 to 2019, and currently serves as the IOC’s representative to the ITTF Executive Committee. Ryu was instrumental in Korea’s bid to secure the rights to the 2020 ITTF World Championships  in Busan.

Kogler

Board Member

Max Kogler

Kogler is the CEO of PINGPOD (https://pingpod.com), a New York-based start up whose mission is to activate neighborhoods by using technology and an easy, seamless and affordable customer experience. In doing so, the PINGPOD-network aims to elevate the sport of Table Tennis. From beginners to experts, the PINGPOD-network is designed to take people on the journey from Ping Pong to Table Tennis, helping them stay active by promoting a healthy and fun experience next door! As CEO, Kogler is responsible for overall Strategy and Execution.

Max is also the founder and CEO of Kognico, a management consultant firm and the former COO/CFO of Super Soccer Stars. He has a track record of successfully building and managing organizations in sports and media, education, finance and technology.

As COO/CFO of Super Soccer Stars Max oversaw an organization with close to 100,000 players and 800 employees world-wide. Max has a dual undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, a Masters of Advanced Studies from Cambridge University and an MBA from Stanford.

Kogler is a competitive table tennis player, playing in major tournaments around the United States.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I need to cancel?

No problem, cancelations are allowed for a full refund up to 24 hours prior to your booking. Please contact us if you need to reschedule at 650-648-4888.

Can I reserve a table to play with friends?

Absolutely! We can’t wait to see you! Call our front desk for more information (650) 648-4888.

Are spectators allowed at the tournaments?

They sure are! Each tournament participant is allowed one guest to stay and watch. Any added spectators can stay for the $10 tournament day pass. Contact our front desk for more information (650) 648-4888.

Do you have food and drinks at the center?

While we don’t have a bar or restaurant, we do have beverages and snacks for sale in our shop on site. We also frequently have member events with hosted food and beverage options.

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888 Hinckley Road
Burlingame, CA 94010

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650.648.4888

Mon – Fri: 12PM – 9:30PM
Sat – Sun: 10AM – 7PM