Table Tennis

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Zetta @Zetta - over 5 years ago

Euro Games Update

June 28, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) With seven days of competitive matches across singles, doubles, and team events, a lot of action has already concluded at the 2019 European Games in Minsk. Men’s and Women’s Singles concluded on Wednesday, and Mi...continued

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Allene @Allene - over 4 years ago

Table Tennis IS Art (the home game) - Butterfly Online

April 2, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) Recently the Getty Museum in Los Angeles issued a challenge to art fans “to recreate a work of art with objects (and people) in your home. Some of the submissions can be found here in this article (the article contains many sampl...continued

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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 5 years ago

NYISC August 18th Sunday 2019 Tournament with $500 Open Event

August 10, 2019 New York Indoor Sport Club (NYISC) August 2019 Open (2-star) USATT-sanctioned Table Tennis Tournament Sunday, August 18th, 2019 ENTRY DEADLINE: August 14th, 2019 VENUE: New York Indoor Sports Club (NYISC), 15-35 126th Street, 2nd Floor, College ...continued

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Jaydon @Jaydon - about 4 years ago

PongNow: Shigang Yang - Butterfly Table Tennis

October 2, 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 Shigang Yang, one of the most decorated Butterfly coaches. Shigang Yang is the Head Coach at A...continued

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Rose @Rose - over 4 years ago

PongNow: Dell Sweeris, Connie Sweeris, David Sakai, Donna Sakai (and Steve Hopkins) - Butterfly...

June 5, 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, Dell Sweeris, Connie Sweeris, David Sakai, and Donna Sakai discussing their overlapping histor...continued

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Arvid @Arvid - over 4 years ago

Sally Moyland’s Taiwan Under 18 Junior trip

February 25, 2020 Sally Moyland’s Taiwan Under 18 Junior trip (By Sally Moyland) The format for the Taiwan team trials is arranged in rounds. For the U18 there were three rounds, and four people make the junior team each round. Because of the coronavirus, there wer...continued

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Elian @Elian - about 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 280. at the SVTTC in San Jose, CA.

October 28, 2019 Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 260 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I’ve been playing with viscaria blade for about 2 years, now i want to change a new butterfly blade, i feel that in the age of the new plastic ball, th...continued

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Zetta @Zetta - about 4 years ago

PongNow: Michael Landers - Butterfly Table Tennis

October 9, 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 Michael Landers -a top U.S. junior who eventually won the US National Championship, and was a ...continued

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Jaydon @Jaydon - about 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth No. 285.at the World Champions TTA

October 25, 2019 Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth #285 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Dear Coach Stefan Feth, My name is Denethi Wijegunawardana and currently my rating is 2209. I have met you a couple of times when you were coaching Kanak...continued

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Zetta @Zetta - over 5 years ago

Training Video #2: Coach Li of New York International Table Tennis Center

August 10, 2019 (Written By Yuxiang Li and Edited by Steve Hopkins) To execute a loop with proper technique, the player should back up a little and should lower the paddle hand. When the ball clears the table, lift the paddle to create spin with the touch being ...continued

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Grayce @Grayce - over 4 years ago

There Will Be Fireworks Next Year - Butterfly Table Tennis

July 4, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) Most years, Fourth of July fireworks are a part of America’s table tennis culture. The venue changes, and the schedule changes, and the city changes, and recently the big Summer event has been the US Nationals instead of the US Open...continued

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Patrick @Patrick - over 5 years ago

NYITTC July 14, 2019 Open Results

July 18, 2019 (By NYITTC) Under 2450 1st Menday Wang, 2nd Yin (Xidu) Wang Under 2250 1st Yin (Xidu) Wang, 2nd Mendy Wang Under 1800 1st Adeel Rajput, 2nd Arthur Wang Under 1500 1st Ming Lu, 2nd Richard Dantsits Under 1200 1st Fred Becker, 2nd Mike Yin Under 10...continued

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Elian @Elian - about 5 years ago

Buzz: US Junior Highlight – Sally Moyland

September 9, 2019 Buzz: US Junior Highlight – Sally Moyland (by Steve Hopkins) Sally Moyland is a rising star from Freemont, California. At just 12 years old, her USATT rating has already crossed 2200 (currently 2227). At the US Nationals this summer, Sally won 2...continued

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Elody @Elody - about 5 years ago

WAB Featured Club: Jung Table Tennis Club

September 2, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins) The Jung Table Tennis Club in Los Angeles is named for its founder and head coach, Sung-Soo Jung. Jung is a certified National Coach whose distinguished playing career includes a long list of singles and doubles championships i...continued

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Alan @Alan - over 4 years ago

Top Table Tennis Players in the United States to Compete in Fayetteville June 5-7

February 17, 2020 (Courtesy of The Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau) Fayetteville, NC – The 7th best table tennis player in the United States, Jishan Liang, is confirmed to be among the competitors at the 2020 Butterfly Primerica Sandhills Open, h...continued

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Americo @Americo - over 5 years ago

Training Video: Coach Li of New York International Table Tennis Center

June 19, 2019 [embedded content] Coach Li conducts multi-ball as he trains the student in proper forehand and backhand technique and the accompanying footwork. The first drill alternates forehand placement locations directing footwork within the forehand ha...continued

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Jarod @Jarod - about 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth No. 363 Butterfly Table Tennis

November 7, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Dear sirs, My son, who is 17, has been playing very intensely for a year with a Killerspin RTG diamond CQ. He has improved dramatically, but now I want to upgrade his paddle and rubbers. ...continued

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Erik @Erik - almost 4 years ago

WAB Club Feature: Salt Lake City Table Tennis

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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Giovanni @Giovanni - about 3 years ago

Team China's New Faces: Ma Long and Xu Xin Left Off Worlds Roster

October 25, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)China currently holds the top three spots in the ITTF World Rankings, so heading into a 3-person team format at the World Team Championships next month, they would be heavy favorites. That dominant position may have changed today...continued

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Alexandro @Alexandro - about 4 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: A Trick to Beat a Tricky Pusher

September 14, 2020 (By Larry Hodges) Some players have very accurate pushes, and will push very wide to your backhand over and over – unless they see you stepping around, or even hedging that way. That’s when they push to your wide forehand and catch you off guard...continued

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Dayton @Dayton - about 5 years ago

New York City Table Tennis Academy Grand Re-Opening

August 29, 2019 We are very excited to re-open our doors to you all table tennis lovers. Please pay attention to couple of things: I. Open hours Monday to Friday – 6 to 10pm (pack-up time 9:45pm) Saturday – 12 to 4pm II. Rate or Fee to play $20 day-pass available...continued

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Americo @Americo - over 5 years ago

Pan Am Juniors: USA Teams Sweep

June 28, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The 2019 ITTF Pan American Junior Championships are underway in Cancun, Mexico. The team events have concluded with the weekend reserved for the singles and doubles events. Both the US Boys Team and the US Girls ...continued

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Madalyn @Madalyn - over 4 years ago

PongNOW: Adoni Maropis - Butterfly Table Tennis

May 10, 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, Adoni Maropis shares stories about his acting career, about his struggle with diabetes, and about how ...continued

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Webster @Webster - about 5 years ago

US Junior Highlight: Ted Li

September 2, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins) Ted Li has had a busy 2019. The San Diego native has played in five USATT tournaments (gaining points in 4 of 5). The 14-year-old has achieved a personal best rating of 2509. At the Nationals this year, Ted’s record was 21-4....continued

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Jimmy @Jimmy - about 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 280. SVTTC in San Jose.

October 9, 2019 Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 280 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am an old, enthusiastic beginner- I take 1 or 2 lessons per week, and have a robot at home. I just made a big mistake- I bought a Viscaria with Tener...continued

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