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Arvid @Arvid - over 2 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Boston Table Tennis Center
May 1, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)The Boston Table Tennis Center is in Medford, just North of Cambridge and Somerville and only four miles from Boston’s city center. The club is just off I-93 (Northern Expressway), and near the Orange and Blue Lines, providing easy a...continued
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Anderson @Anderson - about 3 years ago
Asian Championships: Sangsu Lee Wins
October 7, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)With many of the highest ranked players taking a break in this window between the Olympics (this Summer in Tokyo) and the World Team Championships (next month in Houston), the Asian Championships was missing a few big names. Like ...continued
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Alexie @Alexie - almost 4 years ago
OxNation: Ochsenhausen Takes Over Second - Butterfly Table Tennis
January 25, 2021(by Steve Hopkins)With the Bundesliga in full swing in Germany, Liebherr Ochsenhausen has regained sole possession of second place with their third win in a row. *It will take a much longer streak to catch Timo Boll’s Dusseldorf Team (which remains undefe...continued
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Casper @Casper - over 4 years ago
Ask The Experts: Di Yu, No. 345 Senior/Elite Coach in Morrisville, NC
June 1, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: what’s the difference between Timo Boll ALC and Timo Boll ZLC blades? Answer: Your Ask the Experts question was answered by Di Yu. He is a Senior/Elite Coach in Morrisville, NC. Hi Bi...continued
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Alexandro @Alexandro - almost 4 years ago
Is it time to Restock: Merry Butterfly Christmas - Butterfly Table Tennis
December 2, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) We’ve struggled through closures and lock downs – but now we have sports back on TV (including some ITTF events and USATT’s Thursday Night Live Challenge events) and it looks like most US clubs will be back in action in 2021. Ve...continued
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Leda @Leda - almost 2 years ago
Euro League: Surprise Win by Dusseldorf - through to Face Saarbrucken
February 20, 2023 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld)Neu Ulm’s loaded team of Harimoto, Moregardh, and Ovtcharov narrowly escaped their home match against Borussia Dusseldorf today 3-2 earlier in the week. The result flipped on Sunday as Kallberg defeated Ovtcharo...continued
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Jarod @Jarod - over 2 years ago
Euro Summer Series (II): Early Rounds Not Friendly to Last Week's Winners
July 20, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)The second event in the Euro Summer Series, The WTT Champions European Summer Series 2022, is underway in Hungary. The Finals of the first event finished on Saturday night, and players were back at it Monday morning. Both of last w...continued
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Alexander @Alexander - over 3 years ago
Olympic Spotlight: Chen Meng Eyes Gold
July 3, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld)Chen Meng is currently at the top of the ITTF rankings, and it isn’t close. China’s top player has 11850 points and the next closest player, Japan’s Mima Ito, is nearly 1400 points behind. Chen will be the top se...continued
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Nestor @Nestor - over 4 years ago
Unveiled Smashfest: NHL's Brad Marchand and Mitchell Marner Design Pong Tables
June 2, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) “Unveiled: Smashfest” debuts on Tuesday June 2nd at 6:30p (EDT) on NBCSN. This week, Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand and Toronto Maple L...continued
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Manley @Manley - almost 4 years ago
German League Updates: Dusseldorf and Ochsenhausen Both Win - Butterfly Table Tennis
January 17, 2021(by Steve Hopkins)In recent years, U.S. fans have followed Borussia Dusseldorf (with Timo Boll), and over the last year many have also been following Liebherr Ochsenhausen (who have added USA’s Kanak Jha to their talented roster). A few weeks ago these t...continued
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Grayce @Grayce - about 4 years ago
USATT'S THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE: Wang Makes It 4-1 for Team Butterfly - Butterfly Table Tennis
September 8, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) USA Table Tennis conducted its fifth Challenge Series event last week. The event matched US Women Olympic Team Member Huijing Wang versus one of USA’s top juniors, Michael Tran. Table tennis is one of the few sports where me...continued
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Sandrine @Sandrine - almost 5 years ago
WAB Club Feature: California Table Tennis located in Rosemead
November 25, 2019 WAB Club Feature: California Table Tennis (by Steve Hopkins) Located in Rosemead in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley and just outside of Los Angeles, is a unique, full-time table tennis facility. California Table Tennis offers 16 Butterfly tab...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - almost 2 years ago
US Open Update: Naranjo and Sung Win U21 Crowns
December 19, 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 top singles events (Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles) began on Sunday with preli...continued
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Ismael @Ismael - almost 3 years ago
TTBL Update: Dusseldorf then Saarbrucken then...
February 18, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)The top of the TTBL seems secure for the Borussia Dusseldorf in the top position and Saarbrucken as the second seed. Barring a complete meltdown, these two teams will host semifinal playoff matches in a few weeks when the season...continued
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Patrick @Patrick - almost 2 years ago
Another Week, Another Sweep: China Dominates WTT Feeder Amman
February 4, 2023 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld)A week ago, there was a Chinese sweep in Doha. This week, the venue has moved across the Arabian Peninsula to Amman – but leaderboard looks very much the same as a week ago. Young Chinese players again to logged ...continued
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Arvid @Arvid - over 3 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Han-In Table Tennis Club
August 8, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)With their location in Palisades Park, New Jersey, Han-In table Tennis is centrally located in the largest population center in North America. They are just off of I-95, near the New Jersey Turnpike and the George Washington Bridge...continued
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Felicita @Felicita - over 4 years ago
Table Tennis is Art. We'd like to thank everyone who submit
April 12, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) We’d like to thank everyone who provided a submission for the Table Tennis is Art (home game). We were impressed with your creativity and hope that these put a smile on readers’ faces in these tough times. As we noted in the origi...continued
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Nelson @Nelson - over 2 years ago
Ovtcharov Makes Quarters in Lima as Many Seeded Players Fall
June 17, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Dimitrij Ovtcharov had a tough opening match, scoring a tough 3-2 win over Joao Monteiro. Ovtcharov then downed Chen Chien-An 3-1 to advance to the Quarternfinals. Ovtcharov will face Simon Gauzy, who won both of his early matches ...continued
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Abbie @Abbie - over 2 years ago
Coaching Tips of the Week: Are You Really Serving Low?
August 11, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)Next time you are at the table tennis club or at a tournament, watch some matches from the side, so you are looking directly along the net. Watch how low the serves cross the net. Do this at multiple tables for players of various le...continued
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Iva @Iva - about 3 years ago
Ask The Experts: David Zhuang, No. 403
September 8, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:Hi, I would like to get Harimoto Chinese Penhold blade. Between Harimoto Innerforce ALC CS, Innerforce ZLC CS and Innerforce Super ZLC CS, which one are more easy to control? What is the pros and ...continued
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Pablo @Pablo - about 2 years ago
WTT Contender Muscat: Woojin Jang and Chen Xingtong Take Singles Titles, Zhang Medals
September 12, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)When the dust settled in Muscat, Oman, the Men’s Singles winner was Korea’s Jang Woojin and the Women’s Singles champion was Chen Xingtong. Woojin is currently World No. 28 and Chen Xingtong is World No. 33, so in an event wher...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 4 years ago
OPEN DOORS: Innovation at Wang Chen TTC - Home School Support - Butterfly Table Tennis
August 30, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) An innovative idea emerged last week from the Wang Chen Table Tennis Club. As shut-downs continue, many students will be home for some or all of the workweek. This affects parents who normally avoid daycare during the hours that...continued
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Cyril @Cyril - almost 2 years ago
Butterfly Top 10 Videos of 2022
January 2, 2023 by Steve HopkinsIn 2022, Butterfly worked hard to provide entertainment and information through videos, articles, reviews, and interviews. Below is a list of 10 of our favorite Bowmar Sports videos of 2022.Our most viewed video was a March edition ...continued
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Cameron @Cameron - over 2 years ago
Coaching Tips of the Week: "Losing Is Not My Enemy. Fear of Losing Is My Enemy."
June 14, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)This is my favorite quote from Rafael Nadal, who (as of this writing) has won more Grand Slams in tennis than anyone in history. But I think you’ll find that the other two players close to him on this – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovi...continued
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Jany @Jany - over 4 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Rhode Island Table Tennis Association
June 20, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) In past years, the Rhode Island Table Tennis Association has stated with pride, that our league has been in continuous operation since World War II. Obviously there were holidays, and snow storms, and a location change that has cau...continued
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