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Maida @Maida - over 3 years ago

2021 US NATIONAL TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

June 9, 2021 (By Mark Thompson)2021 US National Table Tennis ChampionshipsPreliminary Rounds to Play Round Robin FormatSlight Schedule Adjustments Allow Preliminary Rounds for All Events at Nationals to Now Play Round Robins –Facials Coverings Will Be Voluntary Onl...continued

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Juliet @Juliet - over 2 years ago

Burgos & Kumahara Campeones Suramericanos (Español)

July 30, 2022 (By: Estefania Ramirios)Felicidades a Nicolas Burgos y Caroline Kumahara – Campeones Individuales del Evento Suramericano Pereira, Colombia 2022.Con la participación de 63 jugadores de 8 países de la región, el Campeonato Suramericano fue todo un éxit...continued

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Delia @Delia - about 3 years ago

First 2021 US Junior Pan American Games Team

October 12, 2021 (By Joanna Sung)When I first learned that I claimed a spot to represent USA at the Junior Pan American games, I knew that I had to cherish such a great opportunity. I spent afternoons training to polish my skills and prepare for the upcoming tourna...continued

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Giles @Giles - almost 3 years ago

WTTC Interviews: Suthasini Sawettabut

January 20, 2022 1. You were playing very well against Mima Ito and really close to win. Ito commented you had no problem with her pimples rubbers. What do you think of the match when you look back.It was a good match for me even I cannot win. Actually, I had an op...continued

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Jaydon @Jaydon - over 2 years ago

2022 FREMONT BUTTERFLY MARCH OPEN TOURNAMENT Results

March 21, 2022 The 2022 Fremont Butterfly March Open tournament took place this past weekend at Fremont Table Tennis Academy featuring about 70 players battling in 14 events for trophies and medals. The next tournament is tentatively scheduled to take place on May ...continued

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Webster @Webster - about 2 years ago

Butterfly Ask The Experts No. 430 - Subject: Equipment Suggestion

November 6, 2022 (By: Bowmar Sports Team)Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion: Hi, my name is Emanuel and I have some questions for you.I consider myself an amateur intermediate player, that doesn’t practice too much (yet). I am playing on a local lea...continued

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Dayton @Dayton - over 2 years ago

PingPod Futuristic Table-Tennis Coming To Fort Lee

August 8, 2022 (By: New Jersey Business Magazine)The Shops at Hudson Lights to Welcome NYC-based Ultramodern 24/7 Table-Tennis-On-Demand ConceptBuilding on the success of its five popular New York City locations, PingPod, the 24/7 futuristic table-tennis-on-demand ...continued

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Joe @Joe - over 3 years ago

North Carolina Table Tennis Hall of Fame

July 29, 2021 The North Carolina Table Tennis Hall of Fame will be inducting its first class on Saturday, Aug.7 in Raleigh, NC.We want to invite all table tennis fans who want to honor our inductees to join us at a banquet at Seasons 52 Restaurant at 5PM to celebra...continued

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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 3 years ago

Ask The Experts: Yangyang Jia, No. 388 Butterfly Table Tennis

April 14, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:Hi, I have been using Mizutani Super ZLC for 5 years. My game is offensive close to the table and medium distance. My star shot is a forehand shakehand. I block little, because I usually look for the...continued

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Elian @Elian - almost 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: The Most Important Technique in Table Tennis

February 14, 2022 (By Larry Hodges) It isn’t a stroke, a serve, a receive, or footwork; it’s the ability to learn and improve. Most players play “in the moment” – they mostly play matches where they play to win now. They avoid their weaknesses, thereby not improvin...continued

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Hulda @Hulda - over 4 years ago

ITTF COVID-19 Donations: #TableTennisUnited Campaign

June 23, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) With the table tennis community suffering across the whole world, the ITTF Foundation has launched an initiative they are calling the Table Tennis United Donation Campaign. The goal is to support athletes, coaches, umpires, associa...continued

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Liliane @Liliane - about 2 years ago

Butterfly Favorite: PingPod Featured in Men's Health Article

October 16, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Earlier this year, Men’s Health posted an article (and video) featuring PingPod and Adam Bobrow. This Butterfly Favorite is a reprint of the article from May.The article was by Jeff Tomko – and featured a video with MH fitness d...continued

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Pablo @Pablo - over 3 years ago

WTT Middle East Hub 2 - Final 8 - Butterfly Table Tennis

March 10, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)Three of the four Semifinalists from the last Middle East Hub event have now made it through to the Quarterfinal of the WTT Middle East Hub Star Contender Event in Doha, Qatar. Top seeded Tomokazu Harimoto has topped his first two ...continued

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Minnie @Minnie - over 2 years ago

Kids Camps in Manhattan and Brooklyn!

March 11, 2022 Kids Summer Camps Open for Registration!Kids Summer Camps now Open for Early Bird Registration in both Williamsburg and West 37th PodsWelcome to PingPod’s summer camps for 6 to 14-year-olds!The programs are designed to promote sportsmanship and teamw...continued

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Minnie @Minnie - over 2 years ago

Viscaria Blade Review By: Darryl Tsao

July 12, 2022 (By: Darryl Tsao)The Viscaria blade has become a staple in modern table tennis. Almost every other person you see uses a Viscaria blade.I have been using the Viscaria blade for a year and a half, and it has been my go to blade. Why is it so popular yo...continued

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Hank @Hank - over 2 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Practice Matches vs. Tournaments

May 31, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)Practice matches are exactly that – practice. That means you should play them so as to maximize how much practice you get from them – meaning maximizing your improvement from them. This means several things.Play practice matches as har...continued

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Delia @Delia - over 3 years ago

WAB Club Feature: Ly Table Tennis Academy. Located in the LaSalle

March 21, 2021 WAB Club Feature: Ly Table Tennis Academy(by Steve Hopkins)Located in the LaSalle borough of Montreal, in the south-west portion of the Island of Montreal along the Saint Lawrence river, is the Ly Table Tennis Academy. LYTTA has 8 quality tables and...continued

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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 2 years ago

Kanak Jha Upsets No.4 Harimoto

March 12, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)With nine of the World’s top 10 ranked men, this week’s Singapore Smash is the featured event in the first Quarter of 2022. After this morning’s opening round, three of those top seeds are out.USA’s Kanak Jha lost the first game to...continued

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Alexander @Alexander - over 3 years ago

Ask The Experts: Di Yu, No. 394

June 18, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:I used to have 0.5 mm sponge on my LP and my blade was at 180 g.Playing up close I went back to ox but the loss of weight seemed to change my short pip forehand and make hits and blocks slower. With o...continued

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Minnie @Minnie - over 2 years ago

Missouri Show - Me State Games Open

June 8, 2022 (By: Bowmar Sports Team)Congratulations to Rachid El Boubou for winning the 2022 Missouri Show – Me State Games Open.He defeated Liedy Handoko, from Cordova, Tennessee.Giant Round RobinGroup A1st: Rachid El Boubou, Raleigh NC2nd: Liedy Handoko, Cordova...continued

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Patrick @Patrick - over 3 years ago

Ovtcharov and Gazprom' Championship Pipeline - Butterfly Table Tennis

May 21, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)With the German League still 2 weeks away from starting their final (between Dusseldorf and Saarbrucken), the only European league action is in Russia where Dimitrij Ovtcharov’s Fakel Gazprom team continues to dominate the competition...continued

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Webster @Webster - over 3 years ago

WTT Middle East Hub - Contender Event Qualifiers - Butterfly Table Tennis

March 1, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The first ITTF event of 2021 is officially underway in Doha, Qatar. The “Middle East Hub” is a series of four events that begin with the WTT Contender Event this week, then the WTT Star Contender Event on March 5, then the World Sin...continued

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George @George - almost 3 years ago

ITTF World Youth Championships: Solid Results for TeamUSA

December 12, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins, Photo WTT)When the world’s best juniors came together in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, eight event titles were up for grabs. The top two seeds in the U19 Boys Singles event were Germany’s Kay Stumper and Romania’s Darius Movile...continued

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George @George - over 2 years ago

Coaching Tips of the Week: 1% Hesitation = 100% Miss

June 20, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)In practice, it often seems easy. There’s no pressure, no worries, just you hitting the ball over and over. It’s easy to get into a consistent rhythm. Then you play in a tournament, and while you are perhaps a little nervous, you don’...continued

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Meggie @Meggie - over 2 years ago

Fethomania Session #8 - Promo Video

June 9, 2022 [embedded content]Fethomania is a special educational and training opportunity for Butterfly Amicus Prime owners to learn more about training on their robots and to get any questions answered they may have about their robots. Presented by Bowmar Sports...continued

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