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Ericka @Ericka - about 4 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week short serve Butterfly Table Tennis

September 28, 2020 (By Larry Hodges) You should have different strategies for returning deeps serves and short serves. (Short serves are serves that, if given the chance, would bounce twice on the receiver’s side of the table). Against short serves, you can’t real...continued

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Devin @Devin - almost 3 years ago

Franziska Wins WTT Feeder Dusseldorf II

January 22, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Patrick Franziska and Omar Assar headlined a large field in Dusseldorf this week at the WTT Dusseldorf II Feeder event. Eight players advanced from Qualifying Rounds to slots in the Round of 64. Franziska advanced as expected, b...continued

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Anderson @Anderson - over 3 years ago

Backhand Block Technique by Ricardo Walther

July 4, 2021 (Intro and Loose Translation by Steve Hopkins)This video was originally posted last week by Deutscher Tischtennis-Bund on their YouTube channel. The featured player is Ricardo Walther and the video explains proper technique for a backhand block. As i...continued

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Giovanni @Giovanni - about 5 years ago

2019 South Shore Championships & Junior Championships

November 19, 2019 2019 South Shore Championships & Junior Championships (By Dan Seemiller) 18th South Shore/Butterfly Championships were held this weekend in Highland, In. Jeremy Hazin from Canada captured the Men’s Singles defeating Sharon Alguetti in the fina...continued

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Allene @Allene - almost 3 years ago

BUTTERFLY Top 10 Shakehands Blades of 2021

January 10, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)From the classic VISCARIA and PRIMORAC blades, to the ALC and ZLC blades made popular by players on the ITTF Tour, to the Cellulose NanoFiber (CNF) blades, here are are the TOP 10 blades of 2021 – from the top table tennis company...continued

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Cameron @Cameron - over 2 years ago

World Rankings: Fan then Ma and now Liang in Third

March 27, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)There was movement at the top of the World Rankings this week as Liang Jingkun moved from No.5 to No.3, Lin Yun-Ju moved up to No.6, and Xu Xin is up two spots to No.8. Fan Zhendong and Ma Long remain in the first and second spots...continued

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Monserrat @Monserrat - about 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Shahin Akhlaghpasand, No. 294 Austin Table Tennis Club

November 21, 2019 Ask The Experts: Shahin Akhlaghpasand, No. 294 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am a 63 y.o attacking player (1600 USATT) with a wide range of strokes – loop, drive, smash, flick and push. I am very mobile for my age and stea...continued

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Zackery @Zackery - about 5 years ago

Buzz: WAB Coach Highlight – Dan Seemiller. Great 2019 US Nationals.

September 28, 2019 Buzz: WAB Coach Highlight – Dan Seemiller(by Steve Hopkins) Dan Seemiller had a great 2019 US Nationals. At that tournament, he won the 50+ Mixed Doubles and 60+ Mixed Doubles events. He also finished second in 60+ Men’s Doubles and Hardbat Dou...continued

Revelations of a table tennis champion an autobiography of danny seemiller now available 2

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Zetta @Zetta - about 5 years ago

Buzz: WAB Coach Highlight – Dan Seemiller

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Allene @Allene - over 4 years ago

PongNow: Mal Anderson. The PongNow interview series discusses

August 8, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. In this edition we have, Mal Anderson, USATT Photographic Historian and Hall of Fame member. Get to know Mal and some...continued

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Alan @Alan - about 5 years ago

NYITTC Oct. 6, 2019 Open Championship Results and photos

October 10, 2019 Submitted By: NYITTC Below are the results and photos of the recently held NYITTC Open Championship at the New York Indoor Table Tennis Club. Under 1800 1st Zhengrui Zhong, 2nd Mark Berg Under 1500 1st Imtiaz Chowdhury, 2nd Richard Dantsits Under...continued

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Jessika @Jessika - almost 4 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Should You Experiment If You Have a Big Lead?

January 11, 2021(By Larry Hodges)With games to 11, few leads are really safe. It only takes a short series of careless shots, and what seemed like a big lead becomes a big loss. However, if you do have a big lead, and the match won’t be over if you win that game, consider...continued

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Marie @Marie - about 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Shigang Yang, No. 353 Butterfly Table Tennis

August 24, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: HELLO MASTER, Can i training with return board in my room at home?I think about (spin and speed ) pressure difference between my room and cluband about ( spin and pace ) behavior of return board...continued

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Zackery @Zackery - over 4 years ago

Dusseldorf VII: Video Highlights

July 23, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld) When Dang Qiu won the Seventh installment of the Dusseldorf Masters Series, he joined a strong list of winners including Timo Boll, Ovtcharov (twice), Duda, and Steger. This was the seventh event (6 were men’s e...continued

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Cameron @Cameron - over 4 years ago

Dusseldorf VII: Video Highlights - Butterfly Table Tennis

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Devin @Devin - about 3 years ago

15th Si and Patty Wasserman Junior/Open Tournament Results and Photos

November 9, 2021 (Photo by TableTennisChicago.com)190 competitors from California to North Carolina attended the $15,000 Tournament in Highland, Indiana. 30 tables, excellent lighting and plenty of junior play highlighted the weekend. The Parent/Child doubles was a...continued

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Jerrold @Jerrold - over 2 years ago

Five Golds for TeamUSA at ITTF Copa Cristina Hoffman 2022 Para Open

June 9, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTF, Carlos Duarte photographer)Team USA won 5 of the 14 events held this week at the ITTF Copa Cristina Hoffman 2022 Para Open in Cancun, Mexico. Jenson Van Emburgh won Men’s Singles Class 2-3, Ahad Bakhshaei Sarand won M...continued

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Allene @Allene - about 4 years ago

Against a Fast Attacker, Make At Least Two Strong Shots

September 21, 2020 (By Larry Hodges) It can be difficult playing someone with a fast attack or quick blocks, who rushes you and takes over the attack with his or her counter-attack. How do you beat someone like this? There are many ways, depending on your style. I...continued

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Gregoria @Gregoria - over 4 years ago

PongNow: Tim Wang Butterfly Table Tennis

August 22, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. This edition features Tim Wang, 3-time U.S. National Champion and 2-time U.S. Olympian. Tim shares stori...continued

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Cynthia @Cynthia - about 3 years ago

Euro Teams: Final Four

October 1, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)Europe’s top teams are battling this week in Warsaw. The top seeds have been impressive with Germany and Sweden looking strong in the Men’s event and Germany and Romania leading the way in the Women’s event. The biggest surprise ...continued

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Elody @Elody - over 4 years ago

AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Use Different Ball Frequencies

April 7, 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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Rose @Rose - over 2 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Sunny Culture and Sports Center

April 24, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Sunny Culture & Sports Center is located at Scarborough, Sheppard, and Brimley Street in Scarborough – a city within the greater Toronto Metropolitan area. The club is just off of the Ontario 401 Express, about 25 kilometers to...continued

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Kari @Kari - over 2 years ago

At Full Steam Training At The Mario Jiménez With The Participation Of Steven Moreno

July 1, 2022 Steven Moreno and the group of tennis players between the ages of 6 and 13 continue training, reinforcing basic skills and fundamentals.Among the participants are the multiple Pan American and world medalists Ángel Luis Naranjo, Steven Joel Moreno and ...continued

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Rex @Rex - about 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week - Forehand Position for Backhands

August 23, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)When playing close to the table, you have very little time to make a transition from forehand to backhand shots, and vice versa. If you are playing a relatively quick backhand or in a fast rally, there’s no need to go into a backhan...continued

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Hank @Hank - over 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Jörg Bitzigeio, No. 223

July 16, 2019 Ask The Experts: Jörg Bitzigeio, No. 223Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:Hi,I would like to change my rubbers for something slower, but with more control and spin. I am intermediate player, who prefers topspins and not very ag...continued

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