2022 Domoishi Classic Hardbat World Championship Invitational – $10,000

64 players / 10 Nations

Houston is a large metropolis in Texas, extending to Galveston Bay. It’s closely linked with the Space Center Houston, the coastal visitor center at NASA’s astronaut training and flight control complex. The city’s relatively compact Downtown includes the Theater District, home to the renowned Houston Grand Opera, and the Historic District, with 19th-century architecture and upscale restaurants. ALL Players were treated to a Houston Astros Space Cowboy baseball game, FREE food all weekend, and a Player Gala with Open Bar. The Hardbat Championships FINALLY brought together four legends of the game. First was Vlad Farcas – boy wonder from Romania who crashed the London party in 2016 making the Round of 16 as a 14 year-old. Next – Adam Vitasek – the Czech Champion who would become Student 22- World Champion in 2024 in Mexico City! Next – Alexander the Great ‘Flash’ Flemming – the 2021 World Sandpaper Champion from Germany. And 2021 Hardbat World Champion Jimmy Butler from the USA. Flash barely made the finals defeating US #2 AJ Carney in a CLOSE semi-final. Butler marched through both Farcas AND Alexandru Cazacu from Romania on the other side of the draw. Remarkably, Butler was riding a 22-year USA UNBEATEN STREAK which includes defeating Classic legend Marty Reisman in a winner take all. In the end… Flash was simply too fast for Jimmy! Flemming took the Belt and became undisputed, undefeated Classic Table Tennis World Champion in 2022!