Table Tennis

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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 3 years ago

The Final Dusseldorf Series Event: Qiu Wins Today and Takes the Series Title - Butterfly Table...

August 23, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins)The 10th and final men’s Masters event concluded over the weekend. The winner, Germany’s Dan Qiu, his second series title. This week, the four seeded players were Franziska, Duda, Assar, and Qiu. Unlike many of the past events, ...continued

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Webster @Webster - over 3 years ago

A Tentative Start to 2021 - ITTF Calendar - Butterfly Table Tennis

January 7, 2021(by Steve Hopkins)A year ago, ITTF events started up in late January after the holiday break and that first month hit the ground running with three events – including the German Open. The 2020 Calendar then listed 14 February events, 10 March events, and 1...continued

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Sandrine @Sandrine - about 3 years ago

Tenergy 19 Review by Coach Truong Tu Butterfly Table Tennis

March 9, 2021 Recently, I have had a chance to try the Lin Yun-Ju Super ZLC with Tenergy 19 and Tenergy 05. I’ve played with this combination for about 5 hours – and I have been able to compare the new Tenergy 19 to the very popular Tenergy 05 on the same blade.I ...continued

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Geovany @Geovany - about 4 years ago

EURO TOP 16 Recap: Boll On Top. When the dust settled in Montreaux

February 14, 2020 EURO TOP 16 Recap: Boll On Top (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) When the dust settled in Montreaux, Switzerland, it was Timo Boll on top at the CCB 2020 Europe Top 16 Cup. The Euro Top 16 matches up the best players in Europe (maximum of 2 player...continued

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Assunta @Assunta - over 1 year ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Greater Vancouver Table Tennis Club

December 3, 2022 Founded in 2019 by Wilson Peng Zhang, the Greater Vancouver Table Tennis Club (GVTTC) is a non-profit organization established to promote the sport of table tennis in British Columbia. Located in Burnaby, a suburb East of Vancouver, the 3200 square...continued

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Jany @Jany - almost 2 years ago

A Futuristic, 24/7 Ping Pong Spot On East 86th Street

July 11, 2022 (By: Mike Mishkin)PingPod — which offers “table tennis on demand” — recently opened its doors at 515 East 86th Street, between York and East End avenues.This is a place where you can simply reserve a table, bring a pal and ping away — and you can do ...continued

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Casper @Casper - over 2 years ago

Coaching Tip of the week: Equally Comfortable Attacking or Defending

December 27, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)Many players tend to strongly favor either offense or defense. Even at higher levels, many players are very comfortable attacking, but get very uncomfortable and inconsistent when the opponent attacks first. At lower levels, it’s ...continued

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Teagan @Teagan - over 4 years ago

WAB Featured Club: Denver Table Tennis Alliance

October 13, 2019 WAB Featured Club: Denver Table Tennis Alliance(by Steve Hopkins) Located on Curtis Street, just North of the city center, in Denver, is the Denver Table Tennis Alliance. The club is open six days per week – every day except for Tuesdays. The club ...continued

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Bart @Bart - about 3 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Canadian Elite Table Tennis Centre - Butterfly

January 30, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre (“the Centre” or “Elite”) is a table tennis club and training center in Mississauga, Ontario. Mississauga is just to the West of Toronto, about 30 kilometers from the city center. T...continued

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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 1 year ago

Coaching Tips of the Week: Consistency is King

September 12, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)Consistency isn’t just something you need to learn to do; it’s an attitude. It’s the idea that, no matter what happens, you can keep the ball in play longer than your opponent. If you convince yourself you can do that, then you ...continued

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Elaina @Elaina - over 2 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: New York Table Tennis Inc.

December 5, 2021 WAB Club Feature: New York Table Tennis Inc.(by Steve Hopkins)The New York Table Tennis facility at 45-19 162nd St. in Flushing, New York in the borough of Queens. NYTT is positioned between 295, 495, and 678 with easy access from car and public t...continued

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Josiah @Josiah - over 1 year ago

WTT Champions Macao Final 16: China, Germany, Sweden, and USA Too

October 20, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)We are through to the Final 16 in Macao at the $800,000 WTT Champions Macao event. Four strong Chinese players have advanced (Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, and Fan Zhendong), three Germans have advanced (Dang Qiu, Dimitri...continued

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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 2 years ago

Euro 16: Patrick Franziska Wins

September 19, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The European Table Tennis Union’s Pomegranate Europe Top 16 Cup concluded today. Neither Timo Boll nor Dimitrij Ovtcharov played (both are taking some time off from major tournaments after the Olympics), but that didn’t stop Ge...continued

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Bart @Bart - over 4 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: World Champions Table Tennis Academy

September 20, 2019 WAB CLUB FEATURE: World Champions Table Tennis Academy (by Steve Hopkins) The World Champions Table Tennis Academy (WCTTA ) was the USA’s first full-time, professional table tennis Academy. Located in Santa Clara, California – in the heart of the...continued

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Bobby @Bobby - about 2 years ago

TTBL's Final Four Likely Set: Dusseldorf, Saarbrucken, Muhlhausen, Fulda

April 3, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Post SV Muhlhausen all but secured the fourth and final playoff spot today with a win over TTC RhonSprudel Fulda-Maberzell. Truthfully, they still need another match or two to fall their way, but at this point, they can lose both of...continued

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Zackery @Zackery - over 3 years ago

Men's World Cup: Group Draw Revealed - Butterfly Table Tennis

November 12, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) We are just a matter of hours away from the start of the Dishang 2020 ITTF Men’s World Cup. The Nanhai Olympic Sport Centre has been reset after the Women’s World Cup completed last week, and the second event of the ITTF RESTAR...continued

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Wilmer @Wilmer - over 4 years ago

Top Ten Reasons You Might Not Be as Good at Table Tennis as You Could Be

October 7, 2019 Top Ten Reasons You Might Not Be as Good at Table Tennis as You Could Be By (Larry Hodges) You have faced really good serves and yet have made no serious attempt to learn them yourself. You don’t think you have enough talent, when long-term traini...continued

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Cyril @Cyril - over 1 year ago

Bronze For The Men's And Women's National Table Tennis Teams At The Pan Am Championships

November 10, 2022 (Originally published November 1, 2022)(By: Sara Del Valle Hernández – El Nuevo Día, Puerto Rico)Both teams managed to advance to the semi-final round yesterday but lost at this stage today by an identical 3-0 result.The men’s and women’s table te...continued

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Teagan @Teagan - over 2 years ago

Coaching Tip of the week: How to Get Lucky

November 29, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)Few things are more frustrating than losing a match because the other guy got a bunch of “lucky” nets and edges. And yes, each of those nets and edges were lucky – individually. But in the long run, certain styles or tactics lead ...continued

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Americo @Americo - about 2 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week - How to Learn by Watching the Top Players

March 14, 2022 (By Larry Hodges) Most players who watch top players play look like this. That link should take you to a 22-second video of five cats looking side to side as they watch a ping-pong match. Those cats are enjoying the epic match they are watching, but ...continued

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Grayce @Grayce - about 4 years ago

Coaching tip of the week: Looping Slightly Long Balls

February 3, 2020 Coaching tip of the week: Did He Really Force You Out of Position? (By Larry Hodges) Players are often caught out of position, leading to the opponent hitting an easy winner to an open part of the table as you lunge for the ball. But did he really ...continued

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Pablo @Pablo - over 3 years ago

BUTTERFLY FAVORITE: The Rise of Brian Afanador - Butterfly Table Tennis

September 9, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) This video is from the Serbian Open last year. It was uploaded by the Official ITTF Channel on Youtube and shows Puerto Rico’s Brian Afanador taking on Japan’s Yuta Tanaka. Both players are still early in their careers and ar...continued

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Grayce @Grayce - over 3 years ago

Ask The Experts: Cherry Zhao No. 372 Butterfly Table Tennis

January 21, 2021Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:I’m interested in the butterfly innerforce layer ALC and the butterfly Tomokazu harimoto ALC . Comparing them on the butterfly website they seem to have the same composition of veneers . The only differenc...continued

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Hulda @Hulda - over 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Brian Pace, No. 275

September 26, 2019 Ask The Experts: Brian Pace, No. 275 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi Brian, How much difference does the ball make? I practice serves at home with newgy training balls. Right now, I am practicing the heavy underspi...continued

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Felicita @Felicita - about 1 year ago

2023 Junior US National Team Trials: Early Rounds

February 25, 2023 (by Steve Hopkins)The 2023 Junior US National Team Trials are underway in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are 10 events – U19, U17, U15, U13, and U11 age categories for boys and girls.The selection process awards the 2023 US National Champion th...continued

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