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Erik @Erik - about 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung No. 278

October 8, 2019 Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung No. 278 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I would like more control for spin. Thank you very much. Answer: This Ask the Experts question was answered by Sung Soo Jung. Coach Jung is ...continued

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Arvid @Arvid - over 3 years ago

Tokyo 2020: Early Results

July 24, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The Olympic Games are just underway and most of the big named players won’t be in singles action for a few more days, but preliminary rounds are going on this weekend – as are early doubles rounds.Two TeamUSA players competed on the ...continued

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Dayton @Dayton - almost 3 years ago

World Championships Opening Day Update: Kanak Jha and Three US Women Advance

November 23, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The opening day in Houston saw Round of 128 action in both Men’s and Women’s Singles.In Men’s Singles, Kanak Jha was the lone US player to advance (Nikhil Kumar fell 3-4 to Monteiro, and Kai Zhang fell 0-4 to Alto). Jha topped ...continued

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Minnie @Minnie - almost 2 years ago

US Open Update: Early Action

December 18, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT)The US Open is in Ontario, California this year. Many events have already concluded – with lots of action over the next few days. The premiere events (Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles) begin today and will conclude...continued

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Assunta @Assunta - about 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Byung Jung An, No. 354 Butterfly Table Tennis

September 4, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I have a good backhand flip against short underspin balls. My backhand flip is fast and very effective. I am now contemplating, developing a forehand flip but I am not sure if it would b...continued

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Angus @Angus - over 3 years ago

Table Tennis Amidst the Pandemic

July 19, 2021 (By Angie Tan)In a time where a cough will attract hundreds of glares and a maskless face causes others to repel yards away from you, I managed to continue picking up my table tennis paddle and driving with all my might.Despite not being able to pract...continued

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Rowan @Rowan - almost 3 years ago

World Championships Update Day 1: Kanak Jha and Three US Women Advance

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Alexie @Alexie - over 2 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Develop an All-Around Game

July 25, 2022 (by Larry Hodges)Long ago, I used to coach developing players to return serves aggressively. But then I noticed something – players who did that often never learned to handle the opponent’s attack as well, while those who were more willing to push ser...continued

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Immanuel @Immanuel - about 3 years ago

WESTCHESTER AUGUST 2021 OPEN

August 30, 2021 Congratulations to JISHAN LIANG for winning WESTCHESTER AUGUST 2021 OPEN!OpenF: Jishan Liang def. Jayden Zhou (8,5,5)SF: Jishan Liang def. Yanjun Gao (5,5,6); Jayden Zhou def. Felix Lartey (-7,3,-9,7,3)QF: Jishan Liang def. Jeremy Hazin (-7,7,6,4); ...continued

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Bart @Bart - almost 5 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Washington DC Table Tennis Center

February 9, 2020 WAB CLUB FEATURE: Washington DC Table Tennis Center (by Steve Hopkins) With weekly leagues, open play, tournaments, and coaching opportunities, the Washington DC Table Tennis Center has something for everyone. The 5,000 square foot dedicated table...continued

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Alan @Alan - almost 4 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Fremont Table Tennis Academy - Butterfly Table Tennis

December 6, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) From their locations in Fremont and San Ramon on the Southeastern side of San Francisco Bay, the Fremont Table Tennis Academy (FTTA) is easily accessible to San Jose as well as the other major cities that surround the Bay. The ...continued

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Juliet @Juliet - over 3 years ago

Dusseldorf Masters 2021: Kallberg and Ovtcharov Win First Two Events - Butterfly Table Tennis

April 19, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The Dusseldorf Masters series is up and running again. Two events have already taken place with Sweden’s Anton Kallberg topping Egypt’s Omar Assar (both Butterfly Players) in last week’s final. This week, it was Dimitrij Ovtcharov...continued

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Alexandro @Alexandro - about 3 years ago

TTBL Update: Dusseldorf and Ochsenhausen 6-0

September 14, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)No one is surprised that defending champion Borrussia Dusseldorf is in first place atop the German League, though a 6-0 start is better than their start a year ago. Still, their strong roster will have them favored in every mat...continued

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Myles @Myles - over 2 years ago

2022 US National Team Trials

July 3, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Sharon Alguetti finished first in the 2022 US National Team Trials Men’s Singles event and Amy Wang won the Women’s Singles event. There is a changing of the guards occurring at the top of American table tennis with the next generati...continued

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Raoul @Raoul - over 2 years ago

ITTF Pan Am Youth U19: TeamUSA Girls Win Teams, Puerto Rico Boys Win

August 7, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Rosario, Argentina is host this week to the 2022 ITTF Pan American Youth Championships (U19). The tournament includes Boys and Girls Singles, Boys and Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Boys and Girls Teams. The singles and doubles ...continued

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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 2 years ago

10AM PIX11 with PINGPOD

April 29, 2022 (Courtesy of Vimeo)[embedded content]PingPod was born as a pop up on Canal St. When the team saw the joy that a ping pong table in a garage brought to so many people, they knew they needed to find a way to make table tennis more accessible to many mo...continued

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Manley @Manley - over 2 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: California Table Tennis

May 9, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Located in Rosemead, California, in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley outside of Los Angeles, is a unique, full-time table tennis facility. California Table Tennis offers 16 Butterfly tables, professional rubber flooring, and some of...continued

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Kraig @Kraig - over 3 years ago

Ask The Experts: Anqi Luo, No. 386 Butterfly Table Tennis

April 11, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion: I’m looking for advice on rubber and padding. I’m a heavy topspin, looping player. I’ve always loved butterfly products and looking for new rubber. Any advice would be appreciated. I’m an advanced ...continued

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Oren @Oren - almost 4 years ago

PongNow: Bowie and Melba Martin - Butterfly Table Tennis

December 4, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) _________________________ PongNOW Interview are powered by Butterfly. Comment on videos via twitter @PONGNOW. View ALL PongNow Videos Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news...continued

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Hannah @Hannah - over 3 years ago

Euro Championships: Boll Repeats - Timo's Eighth Euro Title

June 27, 2021 by Steve Hopkins)Despite a draw that required Timo Boll to tackle German teammate Benedikt Duda early (winning 4-3 in the Round of 16), and Dusseldorf teammate Anton Kallberg in the quarterfinals, and top seed Mattias Falck in the semifinals, it was B...continued

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Ryleigh @Ryleigh - about 4 years ago

Women's World Cup: Preview - Butterfly Table Tennis

November 7, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) After 8 months of waiting, the ITTF Tour is back this weekend. The Dishang 2020 ITTF Women’s World Cup, the first of the three ITTF RESTART events gets under way on Sunday. Twenty one of the world’s best women ...continued

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Jessika @Jessika - over 2 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Texas Table Tennis Training Center

May 15, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)The Texas Table Tennis Club (“TTT”) has about 50-60 regular members, as well as a number of premium memberships for business people. One emphasis of the club is on professional coaching for elite players and juniors in the greater Ho...continued

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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 3 years ago

China's Olympic "Trials": Qihao Tops Zhendong in Xingtong - Butterfly Table Tennis

May 7, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFworld)If this event were a true Olympic Trials, the table tennis world might have just been turned on its collective ears. As each of the Chinese Olympic Team members fell to much lower ranked opponents – and if the winne...continued

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Delia @Delia - about 5 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Three Spots or Two? wide angles,the middle.

November 11, 2019 Coaching Tip of the Week: Three Spots or Two? (By Larry Hodges) When a coach refers to “playing the three spots,” he’s referring to playing both wide angles, and the middle. (The middle is not the middle of the table; it’s the mid-point between th...continued

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Elliott @Elliott - about 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Xin Zhou, No. 366 Butterfly Table Tennis

November 11, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello.I needed a suggestion regarding my backhand rubber.I am an intermediate level table tennis player from Bangladesh. Usually i am a typical forehand based attacker. And little bit defensive ...continued

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