From hipster contests in Brooklyn to 50 Cent's pingpong-themed birthday party, the sport has been making waves within pop culture. ...
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But why should multimillionaire superstars hog all the glory? Couldn't some of our sports heroes look a little bit more like you and me?
But why should multimillionaire superstars hog all the glory? Couldn't some of our sports heroes look a little bit more like you and me?
[+] Enlarge@radical.mediaWayne Obertone, the biggest hit at the HardBat Classic.Enter: The HardBat Classic. You'll never look at pingpong the same way again.
That's right, pingpong. From hipster contests in Brooklyn to 50 Cent's pingpong-themed birthday party, the sport has been making waves within pop culture. So naturally, the next logical step was to organize the largest table tennis tournament in U.S. history, offer a $100,000 grand prize -- nearly 30 times more than the prize money at the biggest professional competitions -- and watch the drama unfold.