Table Tennis

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Leda @Leda - about 4 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Backhand Chopping in an Emergency

November 2, 2020 (By Larry Hodges) You are stuck out of position away from the table on your forehand side of the table. Your opponent quick hits the ball to your wide backhand, and you can’t possibly get to it and make an effective backhand drive. What do you do? ...continued

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Torey @Torey - almost 2 years ago

Euro Champions League: Neu Ulm and Saarbrucken Win Opening Semifinal Matches

February 15, 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. Harimoto gave Neu Ulm the early lead with a 3-1 win over Dang Qiu. Anton Kall...continued

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Nelson @Nelson - about 3 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Austin Table Tennis Club

November 6, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The Austin Table Tennis Club is located at 8956 Research Blvd in Austin. They are just off of US Highway 183 on the North side of Austin.The club has been around for more than thirty years. They first started in the back of a ba...continued

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Priscilla @Priscilla - almost 2 years ago

Dusseldorf Stays One Up on Surging Saarbrucken in TTBL

February 5, 2023 (by Steve Hopkins)Borussia Dusseldorf is hanging on to the top spot in the German League. Their league best record is 13-3, but with two losses in as many weeks they are losing ground to FC Saarbrucken (who are now 12-4). Ochsenhausen has fallen ...continued

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Giovanni @Giovanni - almost 3 years ago

ITTF Rankings- Fan's Lead Grows

January 29, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)China continues to dominate the top of the ITTF Rankings holding the top three Men’s positions and the the top two Women’s positions. On the Men’s side, Fan Zhendong (14145) now has a lead of over 3600 points over second ranked M...continued

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Americo @Americo - over 4 years ago

Pong for One: Table Tennis Home Workouts. requests for home workout

March 29, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) As many of us continue to be trapped at home, I have been getting lots of requests for home workout regimes that could benefit our sport. For those of us with tables at home, there are options for limited practice. However, for m...continued

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Jaydon @Jaydon - almost 3 years ago

2022 ITTF Calendar

January 1, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)The ITTF Calendar is out and things are looking more normal. January has two WTT feeder events scheduled – both are in Dusseldorf, Germany. There are eight events currently scheduled for February including the Europe Top 16 Cup o...continued

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Dayton @Dayton - about 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Liu Juan, No. 357 Butterfly Table Tennis

October 6, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi, I have a Primorac carbon blade which was given to me by my uncle. He is a defensive player so he used anti power on his backhand. I would like to know what rubbers will be suitable for my bac...continued

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Raoul @Raoul - over 4 years ago

Open Doors: Central Florida Table Tennis Club in Orlando

May 18, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) The Central Florida Table Tennis Club (CFTTC) opened last week in Orlando. The State of Florida does have some restrictions in place, but most business there are now allowed to be open with specific occupancy limitations and with ce...continued

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Rowan @Rowan - over 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 251

July 8, 2019 Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 251Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi I am a retired person, now playing recreational table tennis. I used to play at school and college level when I was young and played intermittently through...continued

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Alexandro @Alexandro - over 4 years ago

WAB Club Feature: Pingpod - Butterfly Table Tennis

June 28, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) 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 more people in NYC an...continued

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Marlon @Marlon - over 3 years ago

China's Olympic "Trials": Surprises in Xingtong - Butterfly Table Tennis

May 7, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFworld)The teams are already set, so the 5-day event is more of a warm-up than a true Olympic Trial. That said, the goal of the Chinese was to have a competitive internal event that simulated the format of the Tokyo Olymp...continued

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Nestor @Nestor - over 3 years ago

WTT Middle East Hub - Main Draw is Set - Butterfly Table Tennis

March 2, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The first ITTF event of 2021 is officially underway in Doha, and the 8 qualifiers have been decided. Levenko, Sirucek, Bobocica, Morizono, Alamiyan, Habesohn, Cho, and Geraldo have advanced to join the top 16 seeds in the Main Draw....continued

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Alexie @Alexie - about 5 years ago

Broward Table Tennis Club promotion video - Butterfly Online

September 12, 2019 The Broward Table Tennis Club is at 3371 N. University Drive in Davie, Florida, just North of Miami in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Boca Raton metropolitan area of the Southeast coast of the State. The club is near to Florida’s Turnpike about 12 mi...continued

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Dayton @Dayton - over 3 years ago

Lezoline Unizes Shoes

August 13, 2021 Recommended For A Wide Range Of PlayersButterfly Lezoline Unizes table tennis shoes designed to support a wide range of players and developed specifically for table tennis movements and footwork.Lezoline Unizes offer a gripping outer sole, foot cush...continued

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Minnie @Minnie - almost 4 years ago

WAB Club: Salt Lake City Table Tennis - Butterfly Online

February 15, 2021 (By Steve Hopkins)With their location just off highway 215, about 8 miles Southwest of the City Center, Salt Lake City Table Tennis is easily reachable across this large metropolitan area. The club has been in operation in the West Valley City ne...continued

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Oren @Oren - almost 2 years ago

First Rankings of 2023: Fan, Ma, Wang are Top 3

January 4, 2023 (by Steve Hopkins)China holds the top three spots to start 2023 with Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, and Wang Chuqin holding those positions (in that order). Tomokazu Harimoto has dropped two placed to fourth and Truls Moregard has held the fifth position.T...continued

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Emmie @Emmie - about 3 years ago

Fakel Gazprom's Big 3: Calderano, Lin Yun-Ju, Ovtcharov

September 29, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)Dimitrij Ovtcharov has been the dominant player on the Russian team Fakel Gazprom Orenburg. Gazprom has been one of the best teams in Europe for years, not just winning the Russian League but also finishing in the top four in t...continued

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Delia @Delia - almost 5 years ago

Portugal Open Update: Americans Through to Main Draw

February 14, 2020 Portugal Open Update: Americans Through to Main Draw (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The preliminary rounds have concluded at the 2020 ITTF Challenge Plus Portugal Open and Team USA has logged solid results. Both Nikhil Kumar and Kai Zhang are t...continued

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Webster @Webster - almost 5 years ago

World Championships of Ping Pong. Butterfly is proud to sponsor

February 14, 2020 World Championships of Ping Pong (by Vlad R. Farcas) Butterfly is proud to sponsor Vlad Farcas and Mishel Levinski at the World Championships of Ping Pong. Vlad advanced from the group stage with two straight wins and reached the round of 32 where...continued

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Madalyn @Madalyn - almost 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Larry Thoman No. 371 Butterfly Table Tennis

January 8, 2021Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:I am a teacher trying to write a grant for the Amicus-prime robot. We are hopeful that this robot will be able to handle all of skill levels. Most of the videos showing this robot show how fast it can serve...continued

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Webster @Webster - over 2 years ago

WAB FEATURED CLUB: San Antonio Table Tennis Club

February 27, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)The San Antonio Table Tennis Club is located at 13107 Lookout Run, just Northeast of downtown San Antonio off of I-35. The club has twelve tables in an 8,000 square foot facility with a locker room area and players lounge.Club a...continued

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Juliet @Juliet - about 2 years ago

Brian Pace's Accident - And Road to Recovery

September 17, 2022 (by Bowmar Sports Team)Last week, Brian Pace was seriously injured in a biking accident. Brian is a coach and player who has been a part of the Bowmar/Butterfly family for most of his adult life. We all wish him a speedy recovery.A GoFundMe pag...continued

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Elody @Elody - almost 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Shahin Akhlaghpasand, No. 320. ITTF Level 1 coach

February 14, 2020 Ask The Experts: Shahin Akhlaghpasand, No. 320 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello. I need your help and advice on choosing Butterfly gear. I have been playing table tennis for 35 years. I’m 48 years old. I am still active a...continued

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Elody @Elody - about 2 years ago

TTA BUTTERFLY OCTOBER BAY AREA OPEN 22 & 23, 2022

September 7, 2022 (By: Bowmar Sports Team)EQUIPMENTBALLS: Butterfly R40+ 3-Star Ball, WhiteTABLES: Butterfly Centrrefold 25NETS: Butterfly Europa NetFLOORING: Rubberized floor on all courtsPlayer rackets are subject to random testing forvolatile organic compounds (...continued

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