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Myles @Myles - almost 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week - Take the Weird Styles Pledge

January 11, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)How many times have you lost a match and complained about how “weird” your opponent played? It could be a different surface that you weren’t used to; a strange serve you weren’t familiar with; or a weird stroke that gave you fits. ...continued

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Allene @Allene - over 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Rachid El Boubou, No. 259

August 5, 2019 Ask The Experts: Rachid El Boubou, No. 259 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I want to change my racket for a Butterfly racket, but it has to be similar like my racket (Neottec Gamma Seven). What blades and what rubbers i sho...continued

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Maureen @Maureen - about 2 years ago

Coaching Tips of the Week: The Quick Chip Receive

September 26, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)Often an opponent serves short backspin or no-spin serves to the middle or backhand, and all you can do is push it back. If so, you should develop your flip. But there’s an alternative that’s often overlooked – a simple quick, de...continued

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Liliane @Liliane - about 2 years ago

World Team Championships: Chinese Sweep

October 10, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)As the dust has settled at the 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals in Chengdu, the host Chinese squads have claimed both titles. The Chinese women clinched on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Japan, and the Chinese men clinched...continued

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Kristina @Kristina - about 2 years ago

Andalucia World Para Championships: Jenson Van Emburgh Brings Silver Home

November 19, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT)TeamUSA has a long history of success in major para events, so they entered the Andalucia 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships with high expectations.The big story of the tournament for TeamUSA was Jenson Van E...continued

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Leda @Leda - over 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Learn Something New Each Time You Play

March 1, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)One of the interesting things one learns when talking to top players is that they say they are still learning. Some even make it a goal to learn something new each time they play. Do you learn something new each time you play?You can ...continued

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George @George - about 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Min Kim No. 365 Butterfly Table Tennis

November 10, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Rubber Recommendations Defensive player but likes to attack as well Relies on heavy spin via hard forehand use Wants more control Has a wooden butterfly shakehand blade; Unknown...continued

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Bobby @Bobby - over 2 years ago

Euro Summer Series: Moregard Tops World No.3 to Reach Final

July 16, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)After a pause of several months, one of the strongest fields of the year is battling in Budapest. The surprise of the day is Sweden’s Truls Moregard who defeated World No. 3 Liang Jingkun 4-2 this morning. Moregard finished the fi...continued

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Kari @Kari - over 3 years ago

Dusseldorf Masters 2021: Event Three a Real Stumper - Butterfly Table Tennis

April 26, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld)The third Dusseldorf Masters event was a real surprise. The participants are a mix of seasoned pros and young players, so all of the names are not recognizable ones – but the surprise this week was bigger than most...continued

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Maureen @Maureen - almost 3 years ago

WTT Feeder Event: Duda and Liu Win in Dusseldorf

December 13, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins, Photo WTT)The first of a series of World Table Tennis Feeder Events concluded last Friday in Dusseldorf, Germany. Two more are planned for January. Feeder events are not intended to be for top tier players, but with cash prize...continued

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Alan @Alan - over 3 years ago

TENERGY 19 Review Butterfly Table Tennis

June 2, 2021 (By Tawny Banh)Butterfly Tenergy 19 is the newest performance rubber from the Tenergy series, encompassing the “spring technology” and “high friction.” It comes in 3 sponge thicknesses: 1.7 mm, 1.9 mm, and 2.1 mm. The thicker sponge is the most popu...continued

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Ericka @Ericka - about 5 years ago

WAB Featured Club: NYITTC in neighborhood of the Borough of Queens

November 15, 2019 WAB Featured Club: NYITTC (by Steve Hopkins) The New York International Table Tennis Center (NYITTC) is a table tennis training center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Borough of Queens in New York City. The club is a 5000 square foot facility ...continued

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Bobby @Bobby - over 2 years ago

WAB Club Feature: Washington DC Table Tennis

July 10, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)With three league nights each week, open play, tournaments, camps for kids and adults and coaching opportunities, Washington DC Table Tennis Center something for everyone. The 5,000 square foot dedicated table tennis facility has 10...continued

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Pablo @Pablo - over 2 years ago

Table Tennis player Daniel González Ascends into the Top 100 World Ranking

May 12, 2022 The Central American and Pan American medalist fulfilled one of his goals for the seasonTable tennis player Daniel González woke up on Tuesday among the best 100 players in the world, after the most recent update of the World Table Tennis (WTT) world r...continued

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Gregoria @Gregoria - about 3 years ago

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 406

September 30, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion: I am looking to upgrade my racket setup to match my play style. I play with the Chinese or hold grip and do use the backhand to impart a backhand smash and an occasional flick. I use the front p...continued

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Dayton @Dayton - over 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Jinxin Wang No. 261

August 6, 2019 Ask The Experts: Jinxin Wang No. 261 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am a 2000 level player and 12 years old. I have not developed much power yet and is deciding to switch to Tenergy 05 on the forehand. Is that a smart idea? ...continued

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Hulda @Hulda - over 3 years ago

WAB Featured Club: Pong Planet

June 21, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)PongPlanet is a full-time table tennis club with a variety of programs for adults and juniors of all levels. The club is located in San Carlos, California, about half way between San Francisco and San Jose, just off the 101 on the We...continued

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Iva @Iva - over 4 years ago

AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Use Interval Training in Table Tennis with Richard Prause

April 1, 2020 This video series originally appeared in 2018. The content remains pertinent today – and the tips may assist many of you looking to use your social distancing time to improve your game. While the video series was designed for the AMICUS Robot, the t...continued

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Eleanora @Eleanora - almost 3 years ago

2021 US Open Update

December 20, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)While the Open Singles events, the premiere events of the US Open Table Tennis Championships are just getting to the Quarterfinals, other events have concluded.Canada’s Simeon Martin won the U-21 Men’s Singles event. Martin took...continued

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Kraig @Kraig - over 2 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week - Be Both a Machine and an Artist

March 7, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)It’s great to develop great mechanical proficiency like the top players, who often seem to play like machines. As noted in last week’s tip, “They make even difficult shots with such seeming ease and consistency that they make it look ...continued

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Josiah @Josiah - over 3 years ago

German League: Battle for the Final Playoff Spot - Butterfly Table Tennis

February 21, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)After a busy final regular season in Germany, the top three positions are locked up with Borussia Dusseldorf entering the 4-team playoff as the top seed, and Saarbrucken and Ochsenhausen matched up against each other as second an...continued

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Priscilla @Priscilla - over 3 years ago

German League 2021 Season Kickoff: Dusseldorf and Ochsenhausen Both Win

August 22, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The opening weekend of the 2021/22 German Bundesliga is underway, and most of the strongest teams are off to a solid start. Borussia Dusseldorf scored a 3-1 win over Muhlhausen (Muhlhausen’s Ionescu topped Kristian Karlsson for th...continued

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Arvid @Arvid - over 3 years ago

TeamUSA Olympic Hype: Get to Know Kanak Jha with this Collection of Links and Information

July 18, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)Butterfly-sponsored Kanak Jha is heading to Tokyo as the highest ranked of all the US table tennis players. At the last Olympics, he was the youngest of all of the US participants. This year, he enters as a seasoned international p...continued

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Alexandro @Alexandro - over 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Jun Gao No. 348. California Table Tennis

June 15, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I want to ask the most important question for me! It is: after the forehand topspin stroke, should you close the racket angle in front of your face??? My couch says that there are two steps o...continued

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Maida @Maida - almost 2 years ago

All Japan Championships: Togami Repeats as Japanese Champion

January 30, 2023 (by Steve Hopkins)The Japanese Championships concluded on Sunday – the event is called the All Japan Table Tennis Championships and this year it was held from January 23-29 in Osaka Japan.The top honors this year went to Togami Shunsuke. Togami al...continued

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