Calderon Levels Up In German Table Tennis

Saint Lucia’s top table tennis player, DeAndre Calderon will be part of a cosmopolitan crew at Bundesliga club TSV Neuried, as the Gros Islet native joins players from Germany, Switzerland, India, and Israel for his second professional go-round in Germany.  A graduate of Castries Comprehensive Secondary School, Calderon will take up a fourth stint at TopSpin Sport Performance TischTennis Academy GbR, a professional training centre in Bad Aibling, Germany. There, he will train with top emerging players from around the world. He will also join Neuried, promoted last year to the fifth tier of the Bavarian Table Tennis Association. Two years ago, Calderon registered a 13-3 record with DJK Altdorf eV in the Bayerischer TTV Men’s Association Upper League South. “My previous time in Germany I got off to a slow start,” said Calderon. “But I managed to find myself and play with full confidence after a few games. “One of my biggest takeaways as a player was learning the importance of adaptability. During a tournament, I always struggled against opponents with unorthodox styles and just different ways of playing. I found myself frustrated, but I realised the need to adjust my strategies midgame rather than sticking rigidly to my...