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Contact the Bottom of the Ball When Serving Backspin

(by Larry Hodges) It’s a simple matter of geometry that if you graze the ball toward the back when serving backspin, you will either hit too much downward and so your serve will be high, or you will have to graze the ball less and so get less spin. What does this mean? It means […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Three10 Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) Three10 Table Tennis Club is one of Canada’s National High Performance Training Centres. A club with a strong focus on coaching and development. As their mission statement says, their mission is to “Develop table tennis players to their highest potential in a positive environment while encouraging discipline, commitment, and integrity”. Three10 is […]

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Borussia Dusseldorf Wins 3 Straight to Extend TTBL Lead

(by Steve Hopkins) Last Thursday, the top two teams in the German Bundesliga faced off with Borussia Dusseldorf taking on TTC Rhon Sprudel Fulda-Maberzell.  The winner would be first in the standings, and Dusseldorf was set to play without Timo Boll (who is not the powerful figure that he was for two decades, but he […]

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ALERT: MLTT Returned This Past Friday in Charlotte!

(by: Major League Table Tennis) TIME FOR WEEK 10! ⏰   Wake up, everybody. America’s first professional ping pong league took over Charlotte, N.C. MLTT Week 10 began FRIDAY. On tap: A three-day Battle Royale with the Seattle Spinners, Portland Paddlers, Princeton Revolution, and hometown Carolina Gold Rush. Winning big could have meant a spot in […]

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Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – Tiffany Ke Chinese Club Tournament Match 2

(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Tiffany Ke is in action in a Chinese Inner Club Tournament https://youtu.be/XcHfG4NZBP8 Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more

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World Cup Preview: Continental Cup Semifinalists Punch Tickets to Macao

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) Like a year ago, Macao will once again host the ITTF World Cup next month (April 14 to 20).  Galaxy Arena is one of the world’s premier table tennis venues – add in the best players from each Region (the top four of each Continental Cup) to the best players […]

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Butterfly Training Tips with Kou Lei – Backhand & Forehand Looping

(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working with his student on Backhand and Forehand Looping from multi-ball. https://youtu.be/j8XO0gg2PDM Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more

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Yingbin over Apolonia in Cappadocia

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) This week’s WTT Series event was the WTT Feeder Cappadocia.  The event was held from February 17 to 21 in Cappadocia, Turkey.  The top seeds were Simon Gauzy (No. 37), Xue Fei (No. 38), and Yuta Tanaka (No. 49). Simon Gauzy was the last of the top seeds, losing in […]

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Latest Rankings: Kanak Jha Reaches 26, Lily Zhang Reaches 25

(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Kanak Jha was the biggest mover in the Men’s Top 50 this week, jumping up 19 slots all the way to World No. 26 off of the strength of his Pan Am Cup championship. Jha is about 100 points from the Top 25, and under 300 points from the Top 20 […]

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Eight Quick Tips for Quicker Footwork

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(by Larry Hodges) Wear appropriate table tennis shoes. They are designed for table tennis movements. Wear relatively tight… Read More

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Texas Table Tennis Training Center

February 24, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Training Center (“TTT”) has about 50-60 regular members, as well as a… Read More

Pan American Cup: Bruna Takahashi and Lily Zhang Battle in Final

February 24, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday, and… Read More

Pan American Cup: Kanak Wins

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(by Steve Hopkins) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday, and by Saturday… Read More

ATTU Asian Cup: Chuqin Wins in Shenzhen

February 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) After rolling through most of the tournament easily, a confident Lin Shidong faced off against… Read More

Alexis Lebrun WIns Europe 16 Cup

February 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The CCB Europe Top 16 Cup concluded in Montreaux, Switzerland today.  If you’ve been following… Read More

Butterfly Training Tips with Taiwo Adeyinka – Serve & Attack Sequencing

February 23, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips,  Taiwo Adeyinka is working with his student on Serve &… Read More

Pan Am Cup: Kanak Jha, Amy Wang, and Lily Zhang Reach Semis

February 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday and by Saturday… Read More
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