Table Tennis
Anything to do with Table Tennis
Priscilla
@Priscilla -
over 2 years ago
World Championships Houston: Preview
November 20, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)We are now three days from the first day of the 2021 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals and the best players in the world are arriving in Houston.The players lists ( MEN | WOMEN ) don’t include every top player — Chin...continued
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Garnet
@Garnet -
over 1 year ago
WTT Feeder Bulgaria: China Rolls with Numbers
September 4, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF World)The World Table Tennis event this week was the WTT Feeder Panagyurishte (Presented by Asarel) in Bulgaria. Often in these WTT events, only a few players attend from each country – and most often the local count...continued
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Jarod
@Jarod -
about 2 years ago
Coaching Tip of the Week -A Table Tennis Player's Guide to Toweling
March 21, 2022 (By Larry Hodges) According to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, “A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.” The link above gives some of the many ways a towel helps, such as (I’m not making these up!) ...continued
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Jarod
@Jarod -
about 4 years ago
COVID-19 Affecting US Sports. Youth National Ranking Tournament
March 12, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) On Wednesday, USA Table Tennis announced that it would postpone the 2020 US Youth National Ranking Tournament which was to be held next month in California. The reason for the postponement was to limit potential exposure to the co...continued
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Erik
@Erik -
almost 4 years ago
PINGPOD LEAGUE & ROBOT TABLE
June 23, 2020 Dear Table Tennis Lover- We hope you are staying healthy. Please find below our latest announcements: 1) HANDICAP LEAGUE STARTING IN JULY As mentioned to you in a previous email we will be running a Handicap League starting in July. If you would like ...continued
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Madalyn
@Madalyn -
over 2 years ago
Fethomania is coming soon!
September 22, 2021 Fethomania is a special educational and training opportunity for Butterfly Amicus Prime owners to learn more about training on their robots and to get any questions answered they may have about their robots. Presented by Bowmar Sports, the offici...continued
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Alan
@Alan -
almost 3 years ago
WAB Featured Club: Washington DC Table Tennis
July 25, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)With weekly leagues, open play, tournaments, and coaching opportunities, the Washington DC Table Tennis Center has something for everyone. The 5,000 square foot dedicated table tennis facility has 10 professional Butterfly tables an...continued
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Ariel
@Ariel -
about 3 years ago
Timo Boll: What's In My Bag 2021 - Butterfly Table Tennis
February 19, 2021 Timo Boll released this video today outlining what he carries with him daily. We take a close look, and add some emphasis to help you find some of the items that Germany’s top player finds important.BAG: Butterfly offers a wide range of bags whic...continued
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Angus
@Angus -
almost 2 years ago
2022 WTT Feeder Westchester: Highlighting American Participants
June 16, 2022 (By: Bowmar Sports Team)The 2022 WTT Feeder Westchester event was held from May 11 to May 15 with more than 20 different National Teams competing. This was one of the largest truly international table tennis events held in the United States in recen...continued
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Zetta
@Zetta -
about 4 years ago
AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Improve your Footwork with Richard Prause
April 8, 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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Alan
@Alan -
over 3 years ago
Ask The Experts: Sungsoo Jung, No. 376 Butterfly Table Tennis
January 25, 2021Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion: Hi ,I’m looking to choose between the butterfly viscaria and the butterfly Mizutani ZLC. Please compare the playing qualities of the viscaria and the Mizutani ZLC. Which of these blades will have more dw...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
over 3 years ago
PINGPOD Hosts Launch Party: Dora Kurimay Series - Butterfly Table Tennis
October 14, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) This week, PINGPOD held a launch party celebration at their facility in Manhattan. The event was to help promote Dora Kurimay’s new table tennis book and video series, My Stories of Mental Toughness On and Off the Table. The eve...continued
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Kari
@Kari -
about 3 years ago
German League: Regular Season Finale Preview - Butterfly Table Tennis
February 23, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The top three positions are locked up with Borussia Dusseldorf entering the 4-team playoff as the top seed, and Saarbrucken and Ochsenhausen will be matched up against each other as second and third seeds – though it is not yet c...continued
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Patrick
@Patrick -
over 1 year ago
WTT Champions Macao: Wang Chuqin's Historic Run Highlight of the Event
October 23, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld)The highlights on Friday at the WTT Champions Macao event featured upsets by Szocs in Women’s Singles and Lebrun in Men’s Singles. Both upsets were over top Chinese players – and China’s other wins were tight. B...continued
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Bobby
@Bobby -
about 3 years ago
2021 Butterfly Invitational Butterfly Table Tennis
April 21, 2021 (By Alec Carney/Photo by Tony Murnahan)The Butterfly Invitational Tournament was a major success at Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis! This event ran over the course of 4 days, pulled in 116 players from 13 different states which included: Maryland...continued
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Juliet
@Juliet -
over 4 years ago
2019 Butterfly Fall Cape Fear Open held on Saturday, October 5
October 16, 2019 The 2019 Butterfly Fall Cape Fear Open held on Saturday, October 5 was a “smashing” success! The tournament was sold out two weeks prior to the tournament. There was a waiting list of seven and it was decided to add four more players for a total ...continued
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Bart
@Bart -
almost 4 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: South Jersey Indoor Sports Club
July 26, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) South Jersey Indoor Sports Club (“SJISC”) is a multi-sport facility in Voorhees Township in Camden Country New Jersey about 15 miles to the east of Philadelphia. The club offers table tennis and badminton, and also have indoor tur...continued
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Liliane
@Liliane -
over 2 years ago
Coaching Tip of the week: Bring Proper Equipment and Supplies
December 6, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)You’ve practiced, you’ve worked with a coach, you’ve done physical training, you’ve done mental training… you’re ready for the tournament. What could go wrong? Let’s see . . . the floor’s slippery, so you can’t move… it’s humid, so...continued
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Dayton
@Dayton -
almost 2 years ago
ITTF World Rankings: Moregard and Jorgic Move Up
May 3, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)China’s grip on the top of the rankings was strengthened this week and Liang Jinkun moved into third position – behind No. 1 Fan Zhendong and No. 2 Ma Long. Jinkun jumped over Hugo Calderano who is now in fourth. The real news starts...continued
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Teagan
@Teagan -
almost 3 years ago
U.S. Olympian to Compete in Fayetteville Table Tennis Tournament
May 3, 2021 (Photo Credit: VisitFayettevilleNC.com)Fayetteville, NC – Juan Liu, who will represent the United States at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, will compete at the Butterfly Sandhills Open May 7-9 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.In addition to Liu, more than 116 p...continued
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Cameron
@Cameron -
about 3 years ago
Ask The Experts: Di Yu, No. 381 Butterfly Table Tennis
March 29, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:Dear coach,I am a modern defender using tackifire on backhand. (Use Gionis wood ALL+; tenergy 05 forehand.)I chop with Tackifire 60%, block 20% and surprise attack (20%) which is what I love. (There ...continued
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Manley
@Manley -
over 2 years ago
LEAGUE SEASON 5 REGISTRATION
October 15, 2021 Dear Pod Lovers!The time has come for a new Season! Remember we have divisions for all levels!LEAGUE SEASON 5:Start: Nov 1, 2021Regular Season End: Feb 1, 2022Each location will run independently from each otherTentatively 5 divisions in each locat...continued
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Geovany
@Geovany -
over 3 years ago
Tactics Early In a Match: Explorers and Dominators
September 7, 2020 (By Larry Hodges) There are basically two ways to play tactically early in a match. You can either feel your opponent out to see what he can do and then adjust your tactics based on this (“The Explorer”); or you can force your game on the opponen...continued
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Liliane
@Liliane -
over 3 years ago
Quality Butterfly Bags review by coach Tawny Banh Butterfly Table Tennis
August 28, 2020 (by Tawny Banh) Butterfly is a leader in table tennis equipment and accessories, so it only makes sense that they would come out with a convenient and durable line of sport bags collection called Yasyo and Black Line. The bag itself varies in size...continued
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Allene
@Allene -
about 3 years ago
Butterfly Favorite - PongNow: David Zhuang - Butterfly Table Tennis
February 26, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)This installment of the PongNow interview series was originally posted last September. This edition features David Zhuang, one of the most decorated American table tennis players of a generation. He is an Olympian, a 6-time Nat...continued
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