October | 2015 |

USATT Hall of Fame Dinner Highlight 2015 National Championships Week

October 26, 2015

USATT Hall of Fame Dinner Highlight 2015 National Championships Week Courtesy of USA Table Tennis Induction Ceremonies Set for Thursday, December 17th at the Flamingo Hotel October 20, 2015 (Colorado Springs, CO) – USATT Hall of Fame President Donna Sakai announced today that the annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony has been set […]

Ask The Experts: Adam Hugh, No. 65

October 26, 2015

Ask The Experts: Adam Hugh, No. 65 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Timo Boll W7 Forehand Rubber: Hurricane 3 Neo National Backhand Rubber: Evolution MX-P Question: Right now I have a Timo Boll W7 blade, but even though I love the power, it is just too heavy for me. Do you have any suggestions for […]

ITTF World Cadet Challenge: Fifth Time or First Time, Response the Same from Highly Motivated Teenagers

October 26, 2015

ITTF World Cadet Challenge: Fifth Time or First Time, Response the Same from Highly Motivated Teenagers Courtesy of ITTF October 25, 2015 – Playing in her fifth consecutive ITTF Cadet Challenge, she made her debut on home soil at the 2011 edition staged in San Juan in January 2012; ever since that date she has […]

ITTF Polish Open 2015: Injury Forces Ding Ning Withdrawal, Fan Zhendong Regains Title

October 26, 2015

Injury Forces Ding Ning Withdrawal, Fan Zhendong Regains Title Courtesy of ITTF October 25, 2015 – Thrilling semi-finals in both the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles events at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Polish Open in Warsaw on the morning and early afternoon of Sunday October 25th but as matters came to a […]

2015 Millcreek Open

October 26, 2015

2015 Millcreek Open Erie, PA Oct. 17-18, 2015 By Sam Steiner – Erie Table Tennis Club Coming into this tournament, defending Open winner Samson Dubina acknowledged that he might not be able to play his best owing to the recent birth of his 4th child and the resultant impact on his training and mental state not […]

2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge: Widening Knowledge, Proceedings Commence in Sharm El-Sheikh

October 25, 2015

2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge: Widening Knowledge, Proceedings Commence in Sharm El-Sheikh Courtesy of ITTF October 24, 2015 – Excellent conditions, first class organization and a warm welcome from Dr Alaa Meshref, the President of the Egyptian Table Tennis Federation; proceedings commenced in earnest at the 2015 ITTF Cadet Challenge in Sharm El-Sheikh on Friday […]

Playing Less Predictably

October 25, 2015

Playing Less Predictably Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Han Xiao One of the biggest issues that players have is that sometimes they don’t feel that their practice level translates into their competition level. They feel that they hit great quality shots in practice and are very consistent in all their drills, but really struggle when […]

Butterfly, Official Table & Ball Sponsor of Canada Cup #2

October 23, 2015

Butterfly, Official Table & Ball Sponsor of Canada Cup #2 Butterfly is proud to be the official table and ball sponsor for the upcoming Canada Cup #2 table tennis tournament. Canada Cup #2 is November 14-15, 2015 at the Fortius Sport and Health on 3713 Kensington Avenue in Burnaby, British Columbia. This 3-star tournament, sanctioned […]

Highest Rated Not from Asia or Europe, Continents Top Woman Leads Challenge

October 23, 2015

Highest Rated Not from Asia or Europe, Continents Top Woman Leads Challenge 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF Asia and Europe, they are the traditionally strong continents in the sport of table tennis; the records at the Olympic Games and World Championships underline those facts indelibly. It is a lifetime ago since the […]

Polish Open Video Highlight: 12 year old Harimoto beat TAN Ruiwu

October 23, 2015

Polish Open Video Highlight: 12 year old Harimoto beat TAN Ruiwu POLISH OPEN: 12 year-old Butterfly talent Tomokazu HARIMOTO from Japan surprised the audience when beating TAN RuiWu (CRO) and qualifying for the Round of 64 – where he faced his idol MA Long (CHN) and had to accept a clear defeat. Congratulations, Tomokazu! Polish […]