Greater Vancouver Table Tennis Club

Perfect light and table.

A very nice place to learn and sweat it out, GVTTC is a friendly, cozy place to play at and the players are friendly too also the owner-coach who offers training courses....

Nice place to play pingpong. You can go with the kids

This is not so much a review but a little preamble for anyone looking to play here for the first time.

Background on me, I have been playing here for the past 2 years and have trained with both coaches who work here, I've also participated in their tournaments and other events.

If you are a beginner, the following concerns you the most so please pay attention.

First things is the price, which is 7$ for non members. Even I would consider this a bit expensive, especially when it is a crowded afternoon when all the tables are occupied and you must wait and play at 20 min intervals. When you walk in, just go straight past the netting separating the coaches area and go towards the desk that is facing you a little bit back, that's were you pay and sign your name.

Next, make sure to have your own racket. I for one always had my own, but I've heard that it is quite costly for a rental.

If all the tables are full, don't just sit their and wait. Nobody will know that you are in queue. Get up and go the players playing at a table and ask them how long they will take, be polite and usually, they will be friendly, too.

If you are not a person of East-Asian ethnic background, unfortunately their will be people who are prejudiced enough that may ask you to relinquish you table or treat you sub-par. Honestly, they can go **** themselves. Make sure to defend your case and when asked to give your table to others, just point to the people at the back who've been playing for an hour straight. If the coaches that are teaching comes, have a conversation with them and try and talk things through. Coach Chen and Zhang are good people but can come off as a bit aggressive and dismissive.

Another thing are your shoes, make sure they don't leave marks and are suitable for indoor wear.

Hopefully this helped, don't be discouraged if the first couple times are not the best since building a rapport with the people there is one of the ways that make your experience better.

Great place for table tennis club. Very good tables. Amazing professional flooring. But not many good players. Its a good place for beginners and intermediate players