Table Tennis

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Devin @Devin - almost 3 years ago

Age is Just a Number: Lifetime Sports - Butterfly Table Tennis

May 24, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)Yesterday, a 50 year old Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship to become the oldest champion of a golf major. Tom Brady won a Super Bowl at age 41 (and is one of the favorites in the upcoming seasons too). There are active players...continued

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Delia @Delia - about 4 years ago

Seemiller - The American: 1983 Nationals - Butterfly Online

April 16, 2020 Seemiller: The American (by Steve Hopkins) One of the most storied players in American table tennis history, Dan Seemiller. He first qualified for the US Team in 1972, was the top ranked player in the country by 1974, won five US National Championsh...continued

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Jeffrey @Jeffrey - over 1 year ago

ITTF Rankings: Qiu Reaches Top 10, Fan Firmly On Top

August 24, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)ITTF posted updated rankings yesterday. The only real movement om the top 20 was Dan Qiu jumping four spots to reach No. 9, and Kristian Karlsson moving up two spots to No. 17. Both of these changes were do to great performances ...continued

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Patrick @Patrick - almost 2 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Contact Point on Racket When Serving

July 18, 2022 (by Larry Hodges)When serving, many players contact the ball on their racket in the same location each time. Many aren’t actually aware of what part of the racket the contact is on. They are dramatically limiting their serves by not understanding how ...continued

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Elody @Elody - over 3 years ago

PongNow: Truong Tu - Butterfly Table Tennis

December 18, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) _________________________ PongNOW Interview are powered by Butterfly. Comment on videos via twitter @PONGNOW. View ALL PongNow Videos Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis new...continued

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Oren @Oren - almost 2 years ago

WTT Feeder Fremont: Final Four

May 8, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Chuang Chih-Yuan was the only top seed in the Men’s Singles event to make the Final Four at this week’s WTT Feeder Event at the Table Tennis America club in Fremont, California. Chuang will face Japan’s Hiroto Shinozuka – Hiroto topped...continued

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Giovanni @Giovanni - over 1 year ago

World Team Championships: New Faces for TeamUSA

October 1, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT)The 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals is underway in Chengdu, and both American squads have some new faces. The Men’s team includes Mishel Levinski, Jishan Liang, and Earl James Alto. Mishel is from Brooklyn,...continued

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Erik @Erik - over 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung No. 278

October 8, 2019 Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung No. 278 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I would like more control for spin. Thank you very much. Answer: This Ask the Experts question was answered by Sung Soo Jung. Coach Jung is ...continued

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Arvid @Arvid - almost 3 years ago

Tokyo 2020: Early Results

July 24, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The Olympic Games are just underway and most of the big named players won’t be in singles action for a few more days, but preliminary rounds are going on this weekend – as are early doubles rounds.Two TeamUSA players competed on the ...continued

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Dayton @Dayton - over 2 years ago

World Championships Opening Day Update: Kanak Jha and Three US Women Advance

November 23, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The opening day in Houston saw Round of 128 action in both Men’s and Women’s Singles.In Men’s Singles, Kanak Jha was the lone US player to advance (Nikhil Kumar fell 3-4 to Monteiro, and Kai Zhang fell 0-4 to Alto). Jha topped ...continued

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Minnie @Minnie - over 1 year ago

US Open Update: Early Action

December 18, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT)The US Open is in Ontario, California this year. Many events have already concluded – with lots of action over the next few days. The premiere events (Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles) begin today and will conclude...continued

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Assunta @Assunta - over 3 years ago

Ask The Experts: Byung Jung An, No. 354 Butterfly Table Tennis

September 4, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I have a good backhand flip against short underspin balls. My backhand flip is fast and very effective. I am now contemplating, developing a forehand flip but I am not sure if it would b...continued

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Angus @Angus - almost 3 years ago

Table Tennis Amidst the Pandemic

July 19, 2021 (By Angie Tan)In a time where a cough will attract hundreds of glares and a maskless face causes others to repel yards away from you, I managed to continue picking up my table tennis paddle and driving with all my might.Despite not being able to pract...continued

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Rowan @Rowan - over 2 years ago

World Championships Update Day 1: Kanak Jha and Three US Women Advance

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Alexie @Alexie - almost 2 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Develop an All-Around Game

July 25, 2022 (by Larry Hodges)Long ago, I used to coach developing players to return serves aggressively. But then I noticed something – players who did that often never learned to handle the opponent’s attack as well, while those who were more willing to push ser...continued

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Immanuel @Immanuel - over 2 years ago

WESTCHESTER AUGUST 2021 OPEN

August 30, 2021 Congratulations to JISHAN LIANG for winning WESTCHESTER AUGUST 2021 OPEN!OpenF: Jishan Liang def. Jayden Zhou (8,5,5)SF: Jishan Liang def. Yanjun Gao (5,5,6); Jayden Zhou def. Felix Lartey (-7,3,-9,7,3)QF: Jishan Liang def. Jeremy Hazin (-7,7,6,4); ...continued

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Bart @Bart - about 4 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Washington DC Table Tennis Center

February 9, 2020 WAB CLUB FEATURE: Washington DC Table Tennis Center (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...continued

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Alan @Alan - over 3 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Fremont Table Tennis Academy - Butterfly Table Tennis

December 6, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) From their locations in Fremont and San Ramon on the Southeastern side of San Francisco Bay, the Fremont Table Tennis Academy (FTTA) is easily accessible to San Jose as well as the other major cities that surround the Bay. The ...continued

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Juliet @Juliet - about 3 years ago

Dusseldorf Masters 2021: Kallberg and Ovtcharov Win First Two Events - Butterfly Table Tennis

April 19, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The Dusseldorf Masters series is up and running again. Two events have already taken place with Sweden’s Anton Kallberg topping Egypt’s Omar Assar (both Butterfly Players) in last week’s final. This week, it was Dimitrij Ovtcharov...continued

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Alexandro @Alexandro - over 2 years ago

TTBL Update: Dusseldorf and Ochsenhausen 6-0

September 14, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)No one is surprised that defending champion Borrussia Dusseldorf is in first place atop the German League, though a 6-0 start is better than their start a year ago. Still, their strong roster will have them favored in every mat...continued

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Myles @Myles - almost 2 years ago

2022 US National Team Trials

July 3, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Sharon Alguetti finished first in the 2022 US National Team Trials Men’s Singles event and Amy Wang won the Women’s Singles event. There is a changing of the guards occurring at the top of American table tennis with the next generati...continued

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Raoul @Raoul - over 1 year ago

ITTF Pan Am Youth U19: TeamUSA Girls Win Teams, Puerto Rico Boys Win

August 7, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Rosario, Argentina is host this week to the 2022 ITTF Pan American Youth Championships (U19). The tournament includes Boys and Girls Singles, Boys and Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Boys and Girls Teams. The singles and doubles ...continued

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Eleanora @Eleanora - about 2 years ago

10AM PIX11 with PINGPOD

April 29, 2022 (Courtesy of Vimeo)[embedded content]PingPod was born as a pop up on Canal St. When the team saw the joy that a ping pong table in a garage brought to so many people, they knew they needed to find a way to make table tennis more accessible to many mo...continued

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Manley @Manley - almost 2 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: California Table Tennis

May 9, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Located in Rosemead, California, in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley outside of Los Angeles, is a unique, full-time table tennis facility. California Table Tennis offers 16 Butterfly tables, professional rubber flooring, and some of...continued

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Kraig @Kraig - about 3 years ago

Ask The Experts: Anqi Luo, No. 386 Butterfly Table Tennis

April 11, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion: I’m looking for advice on rubber and padding. I’m a heavy topspin, looping player. I’ve always loved butterfly products and looking for new rubber. Any advice would be appreciated. I’m an advanced ...continued

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