Table Tennis
Anything to do with Table Tennis
Eleanora
@Eleanora -
over 4 years ago
Challenger Attack: A Non-Pro Review - Butterfly Table Tennis
August 12, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) I recently had opportunity to try Challenger Attack, Butterfly’s pips out rubber designed for high tempo attacking with heavy spin possible. I’ve been playing with Butterfly Dignics 09C, so the change was a big one. I had never u...continued
3 minutes read
Giovanni
@Giovanni -
about 3 years ago
Celebration of the Life of George Braithwaite Event
October 30, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)Last weekend, a group of table tennis enthusiasts, colleagues and friends gathered in New York City for the official dedication of the George Braithwaite Table Tennis Courts. George Hugh Braithwaite, the Chief, passed away in Oc...continued
2 minutes read
Elvie
@Elvie -
almost 4 years ago
WTT Macau Recap: Raising the $ Bar for the Sport - Butterfly Table Tennis
November 30, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld) World Table Tennis is a new ITTF entity designed to create table tennis entertainment events – and their inaugural event concluded over the weekend in Macau. The official name of the event was WTT MACAO 2020...continued
3 minutes read
Liliane
@Liliane -
over 2 years ago
European Championships: Qiu and Jorgic reach the Final
August 20, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Munich is host to the European Championships this week, and only the Finals remain to be played. Top seed Truls Moregard fell to Mattias Falck leaving Darko Jorgic as the top ranked player remaining. Jorgic will face Dang Qiu, Ge...continued
3 minutes read
Geovany
@Geovany -
over 2 years ago
WTT Feeder Fremont: All Winners
May 8, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)The WTT Feeder Fremont ended with some excitement. Japan’s Hiroto Shinozuka and England’s Tom Jarvis treated fans to a 7 game slugfest with both players aggressively striking balls on both sides. Shinozuka was the more polished of the...continued
3 minutes read
Alvah
@Alvah -
over 4 years ago
Coaching Tip Of The WeeK: Tactics at the End of a Close Game
March 30, 2020 (By Larry Hodges) Many think that, at the end of a close game, they should change their tactics because of the score. I remember one player assuring me that, “When it’s close, everyone knows you should play safe.” When I asked him why that would be ...continued
4 minutes read
Alexandro
@Alexandro -
about 4 years ago
Men's World Cup Update 1: Main Draw Underway - Butterfly Table Tennis
November 14, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) The Knock-out Rounds of the Dishang 2020 ITTF Men’s World Cup are underway. Thirteen of the 21 elite players who qualified played a group stage and the top 8 advanced to face the top 8 seeds. The first two matches in the Main D...continued
3 minutes read
Jimmy
@Jimmy -
over 2 years ago
Dignics 09C Review By: Darryl Tsao
July 25, 2022 (By: Darryl Tsao)The Dignics 09c is quickly becoming one of the most popular rubbers in the market today. It has a couple of features that differentiate it from the other rubbers on the market, as well as the other Dignics series. It has a tacky top s...continued
3 minutes read
Hulda
@Hulda -
almost 3 years ago
WTTC Interviews: Lin Yun-Ju
February 1, 2022 Looking back at the 2021 WTTC Finals, how was the event for you?Although the result was not good, the main point was to make the best use of the experience as I became aware of various techniques to improve during the tournament.What is the reason ...continued
2 minutes read
Gregoria
@Gregoria -
almost 4 years ago
OxNation Update: Ochsenhausen Jumps to Second Position - Butterfly Table Tennis
December 9, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) With the German Budesliga (TTBL) season underway, many Americans have been following USA’s top player, Kanak Jha, who has joined one of that league’s top teams, TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen. Ochsenhausen has finished near the top i...continued
3 minutes read
Gregoria
@Gregoria -
over 5 years ago
Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung No. 257
August 2, 2019 Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung No. 257 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I have been playing with SPW for over a yr now and it’s a great blade for looping which is what I love to do and play defensive and smash with my backhand....continued
3 minutes read
Sandrine
@Sandrine -
over 3 years ago
Coaching Tip of the Week: Don't Play a Point Until You Have a Game Plan
June 21, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)In the movie “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” there’s a famous quote, “Don’t move until you see it.” It comes from a coach who is telling his chess-playing star not to move until he sees the line of moves he’s about to play. Similarly, ...continued
3 minutes read
Alan
@Alan -
over 3 years ago
2021 STATE GAMES OF NORTH CAROLINA
June 16, 2021 (Courtesy of AJ Carney)The 2021 BodyArmor State Games was a huge success in bringing over 260 athletes (195 Badminton / 71 Table Tennis) to Triangle Badminton & Table Tennis to compete for State Titles!Butterfly Coaches (Rachid El Boubou & AJ...continued
1 minute read
Nelson
@Nelson -
over 2 years ago
Coaching Tip of the Week - If You Get Caught Out of Position, Either You Made a Mistake or Your...
April 4, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)Invariably, when a player is caught out of position and so can’t get to a ball, they think they are slow. I know players who voice this regularly, constantly yelling, “I’m too slow!” Sometimes I correct them, but usually I just shake ...continued
3 minutes read
Bart
@Bart -
almost 3 years ago
Changing of the Guard?: Chuqin and Manyu Win In Macao
January 23, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld )With the whole Chinese Team on-hand, the WTT Macao event this week was the first ITTF event of 2022 with the World’s Top players competing. The top European players weren’t there, but the World’s top three ranke...continued
3 minutes read
Priscilla
@Priscilla -
over 3 years ago
German League Semifinals: Saarbrucken Joins Dusseldorf in Final - Butterfly Table Tennis
April 10, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)Saarbrucken finished its sweep of Ochsenhausen today to join Borussia Dusseldorf in the Tischtennis Bundesliga (TTBL) final.Both teams used the same team configuration as the first match-up with Saarbrucken’s lineup of Patrick Franz...continued
3 minutes read
Elian
@Elian -
over 2 years ago
Classic Hardbat World Championships: Alexander Flemming - Who Will Clash with "The Flash"?
August 6, 2022 By Larry HodgesAlexander “The Flash” Flemming was a top sponge player in Germany before he got into sandpaper. He once finished third at the German Nationals in Men’s Singles and won Men’s Doubles twice. But in 2012 he tried out one of those “oldfang...continued
3 minutes read
Bobby
@Bobby -
over 2 years ago
Euro Summer Series: Moregard to Face Chuqin in Final
July 16, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Saturday Evening Update:Another surprise in the late matches as Wang Chuqin finished strong against Ma Long. This is a big step for Chuqin, World No. 14, who has already won the Mixed Doubles event and will now face off against Trul...continued
3 minutes read
Colin
@Colin -
about 5 years ago
2019 World Cadet Challenge Recap featured singles and team events
November 16, 2019 2019 World Cadet Challenge Recap (by Steve Hopkins, photo courtesy of ittfworld) In the last few days of October, Wladyslawowo Poland was host to some of the best young players in the world. The 2019 World Cadet Challenge featured singles and tea...continued
3 minutes read
Alexandro
@Alexandro -
almost 5 years ago
Swedish Juniors Recap: North Americans Cause Waves in Scandanavia
February 23, 2020 Swedish Juniors Recap: North Americans Cause Waves in Scandinavia (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) Örebro, Sweden hosted the 2020 ITTF World Junior Circuit Swedish Junior & Cadet Open. Americans and Canadians performed well in this week’s Sw...continued
3 minutes read
Elody
@Elody -
about 5 years ago
Nenad Bach (Ping Pong Parkinson) part 1 Parkinson Disease Table Tennis
November 25, 2019 Interview with Nenad Bach (1): “Someone has to open the box” (Courtesy of BUTTERFLY/TAKUREPO.com/Sentence and photo by Ayako Kawai/In cooperation with Noriko Teramoto) “Parkinson Disease” and “Table Tennis” … There is a movement surrounding these ...continued
3 minutes read
Hulda
@Hulda -
almost 5 years ago
ITTF February Rankings: Xu Xin Back On Top for February.
February 9, 2020 ITTF February Rankings: Xu Xin Back On Top There were two changes in the Top 10 this week when the ITTF released their World Rankings List for February. The first is a change at the top, where Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong switched places yet again. ...continued
4 minutes read
George
@George -
almost 2 years ago
Messi or Mbappe: Who Wins One-On-One?
December 17, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Experts across the world are carefully analyzing the upcoming World Cup 2022 Final matchup between Argentina and France – and between the premiere players of each squad, Lionel Messi for Argentina and Kylian Mbappe for France. ...continued
3 minutes read
Alexzander
@Alexzander -
almost 2 years ago
New Chapter, New Experiences By: Joanna Sung
January 28, 2023 (by: Joanna Sung)As a first year college student, I find myself with significantly less time to practice table tenniscompared to my high school years.Weekly schedules composed primarily of studying, lectures, and club events left limited space for ...continued
3 minutes read
Juliet
@Juliet -
almost 3 years ago
TTBL Update: Ochsenhausen Wins, Saarbrucken Falls
February 12, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Ochsenhausen had a tough time with a young Bad Homburg squad, but Ochsenhausen won in the Doubles stage to secure a 3-2 win. Ochsenhausen played today with two young players, Sam Kulczycki and Can Akkuzu played singles along wit...continued
3 minutes read