League of Spin

League of Spin started when I moved from Berlin to New York and wanted to find people and places to play table tennis. There was no good resource — just scattered Google Maps pins and dead forum posts.

So I built one. Today it’s the most comprehensive table tennis map in the world, with over 40,000 spots across 80+ countries. But the map is just the starting point — the real problem is finding players at your level. Table tennis is most fun when you’re matched with someone of similar skill, and at a casual level that’s surprisingly hard to solve.

The Problem

Finding where to play is easy to solve — it’s a data problem. Finding who to play with is the harder, more interesting challenge. Most casual players don’t belong to clubs. They don’t have ratings. They just want to show up and have competitive, fun games without getting destroyed or bored. League of Spin is building toward solving that — starting with the map, then layering in community and matchmaking tools.

What’s Next

Right now the focus is on making the core map experience as comprehensive and accurate as possible. From there, the vision is grassroots league tools — helping casual players find each other, organize matches, and run local leagues without the overhead of formal club structures.