My Story

Hi, I’m Arthur, and I’m a table tennis fanatic and entrepreneur.

I played casually as a younster but I really got serious in my university days at Ryerson when I did my co-op at the IBM Toronto Lab, where they had two ping pong tables and tons of players to play with at lunch time! I organized the office tournaments and started getting coaching and have since competed in tournaments across Canada and the US, including the US Open and Joola Teams Events.

My First Business

I started my first business (PPGEAR) during university selling ping pong t-shirts online, but I soon started selling rackets to the other students I’d meet at the one ping pong table at the Ryerson Athletic Centre. As a Computer Science student, I built my own online shop, and as business kept growing, my parents’ attic soon became storage for inventory!

I enjoyed growing the shop and learned so much about business, and it made me want to return to school to get my MBA at Queen’s University, so I sold my business as I couldn’t juggle both without compromising serving customers well.

The Birth of Revspin

In 2008, I was searching for equipment reviews and stats and couldn’t find a good source for them, so I built the Table Tennis Database (now rebranded as Revspin.net). It took hundreds–maybe thousands–of hours to design and build this platform on my own to collect reviews and aggregate ratings on the speed, spin, control, and various characteristics of blades, rubbers, and all types of equipment. But the labour was all worth it; now it reaches close to a million users each year and over 12-million page views.

Providing Equipment Once Again =)

In 2021, I decided to get back into providing equipment to players so I bought back my PPGEAR business, and rebranded it as Smash Table Tennis. I’m happy to be back helping customers find their perfect racket and striving for a world-class customer experience!

Support Revspin’s Development

When you purchase from Smash, you’re helping to grow my business so I can do further development of the Revspin platform. When I started Revspin and PPGEAR, I never thought they could be my full-time livelihood. However as Smash Table Tennis Shop and Revspin are growing, it’s becoming more and more of a reality. I’ve already scaled down my day job to 3 days a week, so I can devote 2 days a week to developing Revspin.

Some upcoming features on the backlog are:

  1. Better filters for finding your ideal equipment, with detailed control of each characteristic
  2. A more accurate algorithm for user ratings to put less weight on extreme ratings and boost higher quality ratings

Once I’m able to go full-time into Revspin, it will unlock a lot of potential for innovation and improvement so I can make the best platform for insights on table tennis equipment.

Connect with Me

Feel free to connect on Facebook and Instagram!

Why buy from Smash?
Excellent
Based on 21 reviews
Karen Preuten
Karen Preuten
2022-12-10
The products I ordered were exactly as I expected and were sent quickly. The materials I ordered were to replace the rubber on my paddle for the first time. I was very pleased with the result and feel I now have more control of my shots.I will definitely be ordering more products in the future from Smash Table Tennis.
Beata Arseneault
Beata Arseneault
2022-11-09
Dealing with Mash Table Tennis was a great experience. Finding what I needed online was a breeze, reasonable cost for the product and delivery was fast. Would deal with them again without hesitation.
udit pareek
udit pareek
2022-11-09
I think the inventory here is reasonably priced and Arthur is kind and prompt in responding to any queries you may have. He made a few accommodations to make sure I would receive my racket on time. I very strongly recommend people to have a look here for any of their Table tennis related needs.
Gino Marandola
Gino Marandola
2022-10-22
Arthur is very personable and knowledgeable
Gireesh Bala
Gireesh Bala
2022-10-19
Arthur is just amazing. Helped me every step of the way to have the best customer experience. Definitely recommend!
Yu Qin
Yu Qin
2022-10-03
the owner Arthur is super friendly and willing to go extre mile to help you.
Magued Wilson
Magued Wilson
2022-09-29
I am glad to receive my new paddle and ready to go to the next level 🙂 thanks for the awesome follow-up until the receipt of my package!
Akshat Gupta
Akshat Gupta
2022-09-28
Arthur was really helpful and prompt in his response. Has a good inventory of rubbers and other accessories, I was able to find the one I wanted. One of the few places I found for TT stuff..
james zhai
james zhai
2022-09-28
The ordering process is very smooth. Product delivery is fast, and they can répond to my inquiries in time.
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