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Giles @Giles - about 1 year ago

Butterfly Ask The Experts No. 436 - by: Jeffrey Zeng

February 23, 2023 (by: Bowmar Sports Team)Question:Im wondering on which rubbers I should pair with my new Viscaria blade, now I always used a nittaku acoustic. I first played with fxp in my backhand which I actually liked looking back at it cause it was nice soft ...continued

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Webster @Webster - about 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Reading Service Spin Butterfly Table Tennis

April 5, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)Returning serves is everyone’s biggest weakness – or at least it seems that way. To learn to read spin, try focusing just on the contact period – ignore the rest of the motion before and after contact. Imagine taking a mini-video of t...continued

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Myles @Myles - almost 3 years ago

WTT Youth Contender Vila Real: Romania Makes a Statement - Butterfly Table Tennis

May 14, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld)This week, many of world’s best juniors converged on Vila Real, Portugal for the WTT Youth Contender Vila Real. Events were players 18 and under with the boys events concluding today and the girls events running thro...continued

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Casper @Casper - over 2 years ago

Congratulations to Xiang Jing Zhang for winning the Asymchem Open Singles.

August 19, 2021 (Courtesy of Edges and Nets)Congratulations to Xiang Jing Zhang for winning the Asymchem Open Singles. Watch the Asymchem Open Finals here:[embedded content]More results are shown in the table below. Click the title of an event for more detailed res...continued

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Jany @Jany - about 3 years ago

Dusseldorf and Ochsenhausen Secure Playoff Spots in German League - Butterfly Table Tennis

February 20, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The final week of the Tischtennis Bundesliga is underway with the most teams entering Friday with 2 or 3 matches remaining. Borussia Dusseldorf secured the top playoff position on Friday with a 3-0 win over TTC Zugbrucke Grenzau...continued

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Hulda @Hulda - over 3 years ago

WTT's Inaugural Event in Macao - Butterfly Table Tennis

November 28, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld) World Table Tennis, a new ITTF entity designed to create table tennis entertainment events, has launched its first event – the WTT Macao 2020 Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group. The event is at the TAP ...continued

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Alvah @Alvah - over 2 years ago

Following the "IN"fallible Chinese in Lasko

November 5, 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 in Houston in a few week, they would be heavy favorites. That dominant position was weak...continued

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Izaiah @Izaiah - almost 3 years ago

WAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy - Butterfly Table Tennis

June 6, 2021 WAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy(by Steve Hopkins)The Orange County Table Tennis Academy (OCTTA) is located in Fountain Valley just off of the 405 in the center of Orange Country (with Santa Ana and Irvine to the East, and Huntingto...continued

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Elliott @Elliott - over 3 years ago

Dignics 09C review by Truong Tu Butterfly Table Tennis

November 30, 2020 (By Truong Tu) I recently switch to Dignics 09C on my forehand. I have been using Dignics 09C for about 20 hours now and I am very pleased with the result. Before becoming a WE ARE BUTTERFLY Coach, I had used Chinese rubber for quite some time. Wi...continued

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Nelson @Nelson - almost 2 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Orange County Table Tennis Academy

May 22, 2022 WAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy(by Steve Hopkins)The Orange County Table Tennis Academy (OCTTA) is located in Fountain Valley just off of the 405 in the center of Orange Country (with Santa Ana and Irvine to the East, and Huntingto...continued

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Casper @Casper - over 3 years ago

China "2020 Olympic Warm-Up" Finals - Butterfly Table Tennis

August 21, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) As much of the table tennis world is beginning to emerge from their various lock-down circumstances, we are beginning to see club and regional events as well as some larger challenge events. The U.S. has been running Thursday ni...continued

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Alexandro @Alexandro - almost 3 years ago

Euro Championships: Final Four

June 26, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)Germany and Sweden were dominant through the Finals 16 in Men’s Singles, but as the field narrowed, there are few surprises in the final four. Top seed Mattias Falck, second seed Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and third seed Timo Boll are eac...continued

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Iva @Iva - over 1 year ago

PingPod: How Far They've Come

October 24, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)When PingPod first opened its doors at its first location in 2020, the leadership had big plans. There was already talk of expanding to other locations in the City, of attracting the best players, of creating a community. Soon t...continued

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Colin @Colin - over 3 years ago

ITTF Announces Updated Olympic Qualification Dates

July 22, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) ITTF has announced key amendments to the qualification system for the Tokyo Olympics. The changes mostly involve updating the calendar to push back deadlines and to use 2021 events and rankings to determine some categories of quali...continued

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Elian @Elian - over 3 years ago

ITTF Announces Updated Olympic Qualification Dates - Butterfly Table Tennis

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Kari @Kari - almost 3 years ago

WAB Club Feature: MK Georgia Table Tennis

July 4, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)MK Georgia Table Tennis is in Duluth, Georgia just off of I-85 to the Northeast of Atlanta. Duluth is in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area, and is a suburb with a strong Asian influence which includes about 10% of the population ...continued

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George @George - almost 2 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: MK Georgia Table Tennis

June 19, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Just off of I-85 to the Northeast of Atlanta is MK Georgia Table Tennis. The facility is in Duluth, a suburb in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area with a strong Asian influence which includes about 10% of the population being of ...continued

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Mariano @Mariano - over 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Jun Gao No. 269

August 26, 2019 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi I’m looking for suggestions on a Japanese penhold blade and rubber combination. I recently resumed playing about 3 times a week, after having stopped playing for many years. Currently u...continued

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Pablo @Pablo - almost 2 years ago

Grand Opening of PingPod Astoria!

May 16, 2022 Our brand new Astoria location is now open to the general publicDetails:6 tables total: 2 Private Pods, 3 Tables in the Open Pod and 1 Robot TablePrivate Pod Front has separate entranceOpen Pod has 2 premium and 1 standard tables1 robot tableAddress: 3...continued

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Pablo @Pablo - over 2 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week - Relentlessly Reliable Receives with Systematic Practice

November 9, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)“If it weren’t for your serves, I’d have won.” How many times have you heard or said or thought that? Receive is seemingly everyone’s weakness. But it shouldn’t. The primary reason why so many people have weak receives is because t...continued

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Liliane @Liliane - over 3 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: MK Georgia Table Tennis - Butterfly Table Tennis

September 13, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) MK Georgia Table Tennis is in Duluth, Georgia just off of I-85 to the Northeast of Atlanta. Duluth is in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area, and is a suburb with a strong Asian influence which includes about 10% of the pop...continued

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Myles @Myles - over 1 year ago

PING-PONG DIPLOMACY CELEBRATION TOURNAMENT - AUGUST 13-14, 2022

July 21, 2022 Celebration Tournament Singles and Team Events. Over $2000 In Cash Prize.ENTRY DEADLINE: August 5th, 2022ENTRY FEES:FREE entry for OPEN TEAM event if a player entered in U2500, U2350, or U2200 event. All other players each pays $55 at check-in.$55/eve...continued

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Ezequiel @Ezequiel - almost 3 years ago

COVID and European Championships: The Euro Bubble in Warsaw

June 20, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)At this point we are all pretty used to the bubble concept at sporting events – creating a protected cohort of players and staff that are separated from the general public in order to minimize the risk of travel and competition. But...continued

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Wilmer @Wilmer - about 4 years ago

German Open Update. Sixteen of the worlds top 18 players

February 5, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The major tour events will all have an added level of pressure as players prepare for the Tokyo Olympics this year. Such was the case this week at the 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum German Open as sixteen of the top...continued

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Colin @Colin - over 4 years ago

WAB Featured Club: Rhode Island Table Tennis Association

September 28, 2019 WAB Featured Club: Rhode Island Table Tennis Association(by Steve Hopkins) The last weekend of November, the Rhode Island Table Tennis Association was the site of the table tennis event for the Rhode Island Senior Olympics. Last fall, the club h...continued

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