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Ismael @Ismael - over 4 years ago

BUTTERFLY SOUTH SHORE HIGHLAND TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT

August 15, 2019 2019 South Shore Butterfly Open $10,000 in Prize Money! November 16-17, 2019 Highland, IN (Chicago Area) Hi Table Tennis Players, The South Shore/Butterfly and Wasserman Championships are scheduled on a new date th...continued

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Wilmer @Wilmer - almost 5 years ago

Pan Am Juniors: USA Players Shine

June 29, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The 2019 ITTF Pan American Junior Championships are nearing their conclusion in Cancun, Mexico. The team events concluded Wednesday with the weekend reserved for the singles and doubles events. Both the US Boy...continued

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Rose @Rose - about 4 years ago

Hungarian Open Recap: Harimoto’s First 2020 Win

February 23, 2020 Hungarian Open Recap: Harimoto’s First 2020 Win (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) Budapest was host this week to the 2020 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open. The Chinese team was not present, but with Tomakazu Harimoto (World No. 5), Hugo Calderano (...continued

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Devin @Devin - over 4 years ago

ITTF September Rankings

September 2, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins) China holds on to the top four spots, with Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, and Lin Gaoyuan each holding their spots. The point separation between Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong is narrowing, so September could be a month to watch the t...continued

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Dayton @Dayton - over 1 year ago

Coaching Tips of the Week: Should You Use a Super-Fast Racket?

December 19, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)Many beginning and intermediate players want a blazing fast racket, not realizing how much this is hurting their games. There are three problems with using a super-fast racket. First, it is simply too fast for most players to cont...continued

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Ismael @Ismael - over 1 year ago

Coaching Tips of the Week: Increase Forearm Snap to Increase Smashing Speed

November 5, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)Many players have difficulty generating great speed on their smashes. Against lobbers and fishers, they often have to smash over and over and still they can’t win the point. Often the problem is lack of forearm snap. To generate gr...continued

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Zetta @Zetta - almost 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 247

June 29, 2019 Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 247 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello Dear coach Truong, I am Wenyan and I did ask you some questions about two months ago. I really appreciate it. Right now, I have more questions w...continued

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Sandrine @Sandrine - about 3 years ago

Fakel Gazprom Orenburg – Europe’s Other Top Team

February 10, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)Most table tennis fans are familiar with Timo Boll’s team, Borussia Dusseldorf, and its long history of success in the German Budesliga. And in the US, many have been following another German team, Liebherr Ochsenhausen, as they...continued

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Allene @Allene - over 4 years ago

Tip of the Week: Relaxing the Arm

September 2, 2019 (By Larry Hodges) One of the most common problems coaches face when coaching beginning and intermediate players is getting them to relax their arm when stroking. This writer has not only faced this problem hundreds of times as a coach but has also...continued

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Arvid @Arvid - almost 5 years ago

Do You Want to Know an Opponent’s Rating Before a Match?

July 29, 2019 (By Larry Hodges) If you know your opponent’s rating before a match, you have several advantages: You can use tactics and techniques that will generally defeat that level; If the opponent is lower rated, you can go in with confidence; If the opponent...continued

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Felicita @Felicita - almost 4 years ago

PongNow: Jenson Van Emburgh. The PongNow interview series

July 17, 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 we have, TeamUSA Paralympian, Jenson Van Emburgh. Jenson was named to represent the USA at the ...continued

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Rowan @Rowan - about 4 years ago

LATTA UPDATE: TABLE TENNIS & CORONA VIRUS!

March 19, 2020 Hello Table Tennis Enthusiasts, LATTA OPEN SAT, MARCH 21, 2020 IS CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS!!! Our Nation and the entire World is currently facing an unprecedented, unsettling & challenging time during this Coronavirus outbreak. We, as a stron...continued

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Iva @Iva - over 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Yangyang Jia, No. 281 - a table tennis coach on YouTube

October 16, 2019 Ask The Experts: Yangyang Jia, No. 281 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi Yang yang, I play with a modern pimple in style, looping from both sides. Open up with flick or loop or short push (50/50 of the time) I am 184cm,...continued

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Giles @Giles - almost 5 years ago

T2 Diamond Update: A Fast Version of the Fastest Sport

July 20, 2019 The T2 Diamond 2019 series has started its second season with the July 18-21 event in Iskandar Malaysia. The T2 Diamond rules provide for a shorter version of the sport. The match is given 24 minutes to complete, and if the match is undecided at t...continued

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Assunta @Assunta - over 3 years ago

Butterfly Table Tennis Practice to Master One Skill

August 18, 2020 (By Truong Tu)People watch video of high level matches with many amazing rallies and think that they have to practice fancy drill combinations. We need to admit that unless we have already reached the National or International level, our rallies usu...continued

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Maureen @Maureen - almost 5 years ago

Euro Games Recap

June 29, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) With great teams across the continent, the 2019 European Games in Minsk packed a lot of action into its seven days. Men’s and Women’s Singles concluded on Wednesday, and Mixed Doubles concluded on Tuesday. The fe...continued

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Jerrold @Jerrold - almost 5 years ago

Pan Am and US Nationals journey with Rachel Sung

July 8, 2019 (By Rachel Sung) Just before I turned 15 this year, I managed to achieve something I previously thought unachievable. Thanks to a little extra training a month and a half outside of the US, and a little luck, I placed as a finalist in Women’s Singl...continued

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Hank @Hank - over 1 year ago

Butterfly Ask the Experts No. 435 - Subject: Equipment Suggestion

January 26, 2023 (by: Bowmar Sports Team)Question:“For intermediate player with all around game who like to smash what rubber do you recommend?for Viscaris CS blade,for FH , Dignic 05 or Tenergy 05?for BH, Dignic 64 or Tenergy 64?I am currently playing with Yasaka ...continued

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Jarod @Jarod - almost 4 years ago

Ask The Experts: Larry Thoman No. 341 He is a Table Tennis Robot Guru

May 19, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: What do the different colors mean on the control panel LEDs for the Amicus Professional Robot? Answer: Larry Thoman This Ask the Experts question was answered by Larry Thoman. He i...continued

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Josiah @Josiah - almost 5 years ago

US Nationals: Through an Historic Lens

July 7, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by Karuna Jain) FIVE Lily Zhang’s win at the 2019 Nationals raises her even further in the listing of historic US champions. This is her fifth US National Championship title, and only a very few American women have ever...continued

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Leda @Leda - over 4 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: PongPlanet

August 18, 2019 (By Steve Hopkins) PongPlanet is a full-time table tennis club with a variety of programs for adults and juniors of all levels. The club is located in San Carlos, California, about half way between San Francisco and San Jose, just off the 101 on the...continued

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Roger @Roger - over 4 years ago

Robert Eriksson Table Tennis Clinic

August 7, 2019 Robert Eriksson Table Tennis Clinic Together with future stars Willhelm Kindblad from Sweden and Seth Pech from Cleveland, Ohio. About the coaches Robert Eriksson, 33 years old, 2700 level Professional player in the Swedish, French, Danish Super Lea...continued

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Moises @Moises - almost 5 years ago

WAB Featured Club: Wang Chen Table Tennis Club

July 19, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins) With three locations in the greater New York City area, the Wang Chen Table Tennis Club is strategically placed to serve the largest metropolitan area in the United States. The locations are in Manhattan in New York as well as West...continued

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Maureen @Maureen - about 4 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: My Table Tennis Club

February 17, 2020 WAB CLUB FEATURE: My Table Tennis Club (by Steve Hopkins) My Table Tennis Club (MyTTC) is headquartered near the town center of Markham, a suburb of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. The Markham headquarters is 9,000 square feet with high ceilings, 18 ...continued

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Cynthia @Cynthia - about 3 years ago

Ask The Experts: Yangyang Jia, No. 388 Butterfly Table Tennis

April 14, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:Hi, I have been using Mizutani Super ZLC for 5 years. My game is offensive close to the table and medium distance. My star shot is a forehand shakehand. I block little, because I usually look for the...continued

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