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Monserrat @Monserrat - over 3 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Hoboken Table Tennis - Butterfly Table Tennis

August 15, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) Hoboken Table Tennis, Hoboken’s first social ping pong club, is located at 1012 Grand Street (3rd Floor) in Hoboken, New Jersey. The club has easy access to 95 to the West and the Lincoln and Holland tunnels provide easy access W...continued

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Ryleigh @Ryleigh - over 3 years ago

2021 All-Japan Finals: New Era Rising? - Butterfly Table Tennis

January 19, 2021(by Steve Hopkins)The top rating spots in Japan are held by young champions: Defending Men’s Champion Harimoto (age 18) and Defending Women’s Champion Mima Ito (age 20). But both champions fell this year in their National Championships. For Ito, she adva...continued

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Bart @Bart - almost 4 years ago

BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: The Creativity of Kenta Matsudaira - Butterfly Table Tennis

July 14, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) This is a March 2020 video with clips of Japanese player Kenta Matsudaira. The title is “8 Ridiculous Skills No One Expected” and it focuses on some of the shots that Matsudaira plays that are out of the norm. The first shot is th...continued

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Clarissa @Clarissa - almost 4 years ago

Butterfly Buzz: A Tour of the PingPod Facility - Butterfly Table Tennis

June 1, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) During a recent interview with Ernesto Jon Ebuen, we were provided a walk-through of the new PingPod facility in New York City. We thought this might make a nice feature on its own, so we have provided a longer version of the tour h...continued

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Izaiah @Izaiah - about 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Imagine a Score or Situation

April 19, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)Is there a certain score or situation where you play best? Some players play better when they are behind; others play better when ahead. Some play best when they are way down, say, 4-10, and figure they have nothing to lose and so pl...continued

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Pablo @Pablo - almost 4 years ago

Butterfly Buzz: A Tour of the PingPod Facility

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Rex @Rex - over 2 years ago

Franziska Innerforce ZLC review by coach Jinxin Wang

August 20, 2021 Franziska Innerforce ZLC BladeThis racket gives a solid feel for the ball, especially when standing closer to the table where it is very easy to control the rhythm and placement of the ball. It is perfect for counter looping at a mid-distance from t...continued

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Sandrine @Sandrine - over 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 291 at the WCTTA in Santa Clara, CA.

November 13, 2019 Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 2791 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I would like to change my backhand rubber, and is thinking of getting the tenergy 05fx. Is it a good move from Nittaku s1 to tenergy 05fx as i have problems i...continued

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Maureen @Maureen - over 2 years ago

China National Games: Liu Who?

September 24, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)While much of the world is focused on the WTT Contender event with some of the world’s best competing in Doha, the China National Games is running in Shaanxi with the top three players in the world competing.In China, Fan Zhendo...continued

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Meggie @Meggie - over 2 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week - Outcome Versus Process

January 3, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)These are not the same thing. Suppose it’s deuce in the fifth, and you make two awkward, weak returns that hit the edge. You’ve won!!! You are so happy. But the shots you did were not good. You should be happy about the outcome, but...continued

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Manley @Manley - over 3 years ago

ITTF Announcement: Continued Effects of COVID on Tokyo - Butterfly Table Tennis

November 18, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) COVID-19 continues to cause disruptions in the table tennis world as different areas experience travel restrictions. Like other sports, table tennis has managed to use the “bubble” model to create safe environments for select e...continued

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Eleanora @Eleanora - about 2 years ago

New season of TTA League starts this weekend!

April 8, 2022 NEW SEASON (4/9 – 6/12)This season we have league events on the following weekends:4/9 Saturday; 4/10 Sunday4/16 Saturday; 4/17 Sunday4/23 Saturday; 4/24 Sunday4/30 Saturday; 5/1 Sunday5/7 – 5/8 skipped due to WTT event hosting at TTA5/14 Saturday; 5/...continued

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Raoul @Raoul - over 1 year ago

Butterfly Ask The Experts No. 426- Equipment Suggestion

September 19, 2022 (By: Bowmar Sports Team)Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:I want to downgrade on my blade because it’s too fast. I narrowed my choices on Harimoto innerforce ALC and Harimoto innerforce ZLC. I am a competitive recreational player...continued

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Meggie @Meggie - almost 2 years ago

Puerto Rican dominance in the Caribbean Table Tennis Championship

May 20, 2022 (Courtesy of Primera Hora)The Puerto Rican delegation added 10 gold medals and 28 medals in total in the U-15 and U-19 category competitions.The Puerto Rican delegation that competed in the Caribbean Table Tennis Championships in the Cadet (Under-15) a...continued

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Ezequiel @Ezequiel - about 3 years ago

Lin Yun-Ju Super ZLC review by Coach Wenting Zha

March 10, 2021 Lin Yun-Ju Super ZLC BladeThis blade is basically perfect, and you can reap its potential no matter what rubber combination you use.This blade grips the ball well, and has good power for close-table play. Unlike other blades, this one makes it easy t...continued

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Priscilla @Priscilla - over 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Use It or Lose It! Butterfly Table Tennis

December 14, 2020 (By Larry Hodges) When a player finds a part of his game is not working as well as he’d like (because he hasn’t been practicing it, is getting older or slower, or because it simply wasn’t a strong shot to start with), the tendency is to use that t...continued

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Zackery @Zackery - over 1 year ago

WTT Contender Durban: Top Seeds Reach Quarters

January 13, 2023 (by Steve Hopkins)Calderano, Qiu, Franziska, and Aruna are the headliners in Durban this week as the WTT Contender Series opens the New Year in South Africa. Each of those top four seeds has reached the Quarterfinals. On Saturday, Hugo Calderano w...continued

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Alvah @Alvah - almost 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Don't "Guide" Your Loop

July 26, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)Many players, when learning to loop or when under pressure, try to guide the shot consciously. This is a mistake and leads to a weak and erratic loop. Instead, let the shot go, accelerating smoothly through the shot. Don’t try to “mus...continued

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Torey @Torey - almost 4 years ago

Pong Now: Thomas Keinath (2-time US Open Champion)

May 23, 2020 by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. In this edition, professional player and coach Thomas Keinath shares stories about playing for the German National Team,...continued

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Elian @Elian - over 2 years ago

TTBL Update: Three Teams Remain Undefeated in German League

September 4, 2021 (Steve Hopkins)After the third round of matches in the Tischtennis Bundesliga (TTBL), three teams have remained undefeated: Borussia Dusseldorf (with Boll, Karlsson, and Kallberg), Neu Ulm (with Apolonia, Russian champion Sidorenko, and German you...continued

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Geovany @Geovany - almost 2 years ago

Angel Naranjo Takes Top Prize in Salta

June 10, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)World Table Tennis visits Argentina this week with the WTT Youth Contender Salta 2022 in Salta, Argentina. The Boys Singles events have all concluded, and the top prize in the featured U19 Boys Singles event went to Puerto Rico’s An...continued

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Mariano @Mariano - almost 2 years ago

Tahl Leibovitz Named Banner Bearer for Team USA at the World Maccabiah Games

July 12, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)USA Table Tennis Player (and one of our top para-athletes), Tahl Leibovitz has been named Banner Bearer for Team USA at the 21st. World Maccabiah Games. Five athletes have been given this honor this year: Tahl, Fred Cohen, Sherry Le...continued

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Casper @Casper - about 2 years ago

PCTTC brings Table Tennis to Two Locations in the Potomac Maryland Area

March 1, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Potomac Community Table Tennis Club (PCTTC) brings table tennis to two locations in the Potomac, Maryland area – Northwest of DC and Bethesda. Their larger club is on Falls Road off of Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway in Potomac, and the...continued

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Jany @Jany - almost 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 252

July 12, 2019 Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 252Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I asked a similar question but did not receive an elaborate response earlier. Can u compare the butterfly Timo boll spirit and the butterfly viscaria ...continued

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Hannah @Hannah - almost 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Junya Chen No. 249

July 5, 2019 Ask The Experts: Junya Chen No. 249Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Which butterfly rubber has lowest angle, minimum spin sensitivity and good control for backhand. Answer: This Ask the Experts question was answer...continued

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