Table Tennis
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Felicita
@Felicita -
over 1 year ago
Pan Am U11 & U13 Results: Team USA's Strong Results in Santo Domingo
September 25, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT)The 2022 ITTF Pan American U11 and U13 Championships were held this week in the Dominican Republic. TeamUSA swept the Hopes events. Two US Teams entered the Boys’ Team (U11) event and both made the Semifinal, wher...continued
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Adelia
@Adelia -
over 4 years ago
The 2019 Chinese Taipei Junior and Cadet Open
October 5, 2019 (By Sally Moyland) The 2019 Chinese Taipei Junior and Cadet Open was my second international competition. This time I partnered with Anna Hursey from the UK. We played as a mixed team and also paired up in U15 and U18 doubles. Anna is from Wales and...continued
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Alexie
@Alexie -
almost 2 years ago
Coaching Tips of the Week: Playing the Middle Doubles the Opponent's Difficulties
May 9, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)Beginners play to the middle forehand and middle backhand. Intermediate players play to the corners. Advanced players play the wide corners and the middle. Which are you?Assuming you want to be an advanced player, you will learn to atta...continued
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Americo
@Americo -
over 2 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Folsom Table Tennis Club
August 22, 2021 By Steve Hopkins)The Folsom Table Tennis Club has two locations in Folsom, California to the Northeast of Sacramento. The Folsom Sports Complex location has ten tables and there are twelve more at the Rusch Park Community Center Gym location in Cit...continued
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Leda
@Leda -
over 3 years ago
Tenergy 05 Hard review by Truong Tu Butterfly Table Tennis
December 3, 2020 (By Truong Tu) Recently, I had a chance to try Tenergy 05 Hard. I have previously used Tenergy 05 for a long time on both my backhand and forehand. There are some differences that I am able to notice that I will describe based on my game. I am an a...continued
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Jany
@Jany -
over 3 years ago
SPIN & SMASH FALL OPEN 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis
September 8, 2020 USATT Sanctioned 2-Star Table Tennis Tournament with $2,400 in Cash Prizes!Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4, 2020 What You Can Expect Spin & Smash will be fully disinfected daily Clean, disinfected Butterfly A40+ balls will be used for ...continued
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Grayce
@Grayce -
over 3 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Folsom Table Tennis Club - Butterfly Table Tennis
August 23, 2020 (By Steve Hopkins) The Folsom Table Tennis Club has two locations in Folsom, California to the Northeast of Sacramento. The Folsom Sports Complex location has ten tables and there are twelve more at the Rusch Park Gym location in Citrus Heights. B...continued
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Elvie
@Elvie -
over 2 years ago
Butterfly Two-Person Teams Round Robin Tournament, Aug 14-15, 2021
August 16, 2021 (By AJ Carney)Our Butterfly 2-Person Teams Tournament was a lot of fun. If you have never played in this type of format before, I highly recommend on attending one of our events in 2022!We held a U3500, U4000, U4500, and Open Teams Events which all ...continued
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Kristina
@Kristina -
almost 5 years ago
Slovenia Open Update: Collision Course for Lily Zhang and Adriana Diaz - Butterfly Online
May 11, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Series Slovenia Open is underway. The group qualifiers ended on Thursday and the knock out stages began on Friday. USA’s Ye Tian held his position in the group stage – seeded se...continued
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Marie
@Marie -
about 4 years ago
Ask The Experts: Lady Ruano, No. 321 at the Broward Table Tennis Club
March 18, 2020 Ask The Experts: Lady Ruano, No. 321 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am 75 year, strong and old. In good athletic shape. i Work our regularly. I am a good recreational player, play 5 times a week. I hit mostly flat balls wi...continued
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Jimmy
@Jimmy -
almost 3 years ago
Coaching Tip of the Week: What Do You Do That Threatens Your Opponent?
July 19, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)If you don’t have something that threatens your opponent, then you can’t threaten the opponent. So, how do you develop something that threatens an opponent?You can’t do it by just training everything equally each session. You need to...continued
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Dayton
@Dayton -
over 2 years ago
Ochsenhausen and Dusseldorf Rough Starts to Second Half
January 16, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)At one point during the first half of the TTBL Season in Germany, both Borussia Dusseldorf and TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen were undefeated with 6-0 records a positioned at first and second. Since that point, the outlook for the squ...continued
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Adelia
@Adelia -
almost 2 years ago
The story with Timo continues
July 14, 2022 Timo Boll and Butterfly, 30th Anniversary of ContractFor more than 20 years, he has been one of the few players who compete closely with Team China, who continue to reign supreme at the top of the table tennis world. Five generations of Chinese aces, ...continued
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Garnet
@Garnet -
about 2 years ago
Coaching Tip of the Week - If You Don't Spend a Good Portion of Your Practice Developing...
February 21, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)This could be the shortest tip I’ve ever written, since it’s all in the rather long title, but I’ll elaborate. One of the things I always advise players is that if they don’t have something that threatens an opponent, you can’t be...continued
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Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
about 3 years ago
Coaching Tip on Mentality by Crystal Wang Butterfly Table Tennis
March 23, 2021 (By Crystal Wang)Having a set of tactics and plans on how to play an opponent is very important going into a match but having a good mentality both before and during the match is just equally as crucial. Especially towards the deciding points, it is...continued
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George
@George -
almost 2 years ago
Euro Summer Series (II): Franziska Logs Early Upset Win
July 20, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)The second event in the Euro Summer Series, The WTT Champions European Summer Series 2022, is underway in Hungary. The Finals of the first event finished on Saturday night, and players were back at it Monday morning. Both of last w...continued
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Elian
@Elian -
over 1 year ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Houston International Table Tennis Academy
December 18, 2022 (By Steve Hopkins)Located in Katy, Texas on the West side of Metropolitan Houston, is the Houston International Table Tennis Academy (HITTA). HITTA offers one of the strongest coaching teams in the country. In recent years they have presented pr...continued
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Monserrat
@Monserrat -
about 2 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Denver Table Tennis Alliance Part 2
January 25, 2019 WAB CLUB FEATURE: Denver Table Tennis Alliance(by Steve Hopkins)With its location on Curtis Street, just North of Denver’s city center, Denver Table Tennis Alliance has easy access to the greater metropolitan area. The club features 8 butterfly ta...continued
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Angus
@Angus -
almost 4 years ago
Open Doors: Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center
June 11, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center reopened on May 26 in Columbus, Ohio. This was the first date that gyms and fitness centers were allowed to open in Ohio, with the State’s Gyms Advisory Group providing a details...continued
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Bart
@Bart -
almost 2 years ago
Coaching Tips of the Week: Rushed Backhand Loop
May 23, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)One of the biggest differences between forehand and backhand looping is that, for the forehand, the body isn’t in the way. This means it’s relatively easy to take the ball early, middle, or late in your hitting zone. This makes timing ...continued
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Colin
@Colin -
almost 3 years ago
Coaching Tip of the Week: How to Play a Player Who Attacks With Long Pips
May 10, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)One of the most difficult shots to handle is a ball attacked by a player with long pips. You have little time to react to an attacked ball, and so have to rely on your reflexes – except your reflexes usually aren’t tuned to reacting to...continued
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Hulda
@Hulda -
about 3 years ago
Ask The Experts: Lady Ruano, No. 382 Butterfly Table Tennis
April 5, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:Looking to upgrade both my forehand and backhand rubber. I like chopping and backhand play. What rubbers do you suggest? Price is not an issue. If I buy an expensive rubber, how do I maintain it?Answe...continued
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Roger
@Roger -
almost 4 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy
May 10, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) With their location just North of Atlanta in Johns Creek, Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy has a strong presence in the largest metropolitan area in the Southeast. AITTA is the result of a 2014 merger between Yang’s Table ...continued
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Delia
@Delia -
over 2 years ago
Tokyo 2020: Singles Round 2
July 25, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are just underway and most of the big named players are not yet in action, but preliminary rounds are going on this weekend. Men’s and Women’s Singles have now progressed into Round 2.On the Men’s side, ...continued
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Izaiah
@Izaiah -
over 3 years ago
Coaching Tip of the Week: Should You Develop Your Forehand Push?
August 17, 2020 (By Larry Hodges)At the lower levels, pushing is often over-used; at the higher levels, spectators often underestimate its value. All top players have excellent pushes. However, advanced players – and even intermediate players – rarely push against ...continued
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