What’s Fact and Fiction in Marty Supreme

The real and fictional Marty both develop their skills in a funky basement Ping-Pong club on Broadway in New York City, where ...

Is ‘Marty Supreme’ A Real Person? What To Know About The Champion And Hustler Who Inspired Film

Today, table tennis is a popular global sport played by amateurs and professionals alike — a game that can be a casual pastime or an intense, fast-paced exchange.

Timothée Chalamet's character Marty Mauser in 'Marty Supreme' is based on a real hustling ping-pong icon from the 1950s

In "Marty Supreme," Timothée Chalamet plays the charismatic ping-pong playing hustler Marty Mauser. He's based on a real ...
Iowa Public Radio

The real ping pong champion — and hustler — who inspired 'Marty Supreme'

The game was respected throughout Europe and Asia, turning ping pong stars into big names: In Marty Supreme, one who was imprisoned at Auschwitz tells the story of being spared by Nazi guards who ...
Inside The Games

Barry Hearn expects "big, boisterous crowds" for "World Championship of Ping-Pong" spectacle

January 4 - Sports promoter Barry Hearn, the man responsible for turning darts into one of the most passionately followed sports in the UK, has embarked on a new mission - to put table tennis on the ...
The Jewish Chronicle

Ping! How Jews turned the table on the game Howard Jacobson calls chess in shorts

Next week sees the the release of the film Marty Supreme inspired by a world-famous Jewish ping pong player. We look back on at the sport’s very Yiddishe history ...

Is ‘Marty Supreme' based on a real person? Here's the true story of ping pong champion Marty Reisman

This article contains spoilers for “Marty Supreme,” now in theaters. Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” is galvanized by an ...
China Daily

Ping-pong diplomacy opened up China-US relations

Guo said the influence of ping-pong diplomacy continues to resonate today. "The spark lit by a ping-pong ball more than 50 ...