Brief Tactical Analysis of Fegerl vs Ovtcharov Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Han Xiao Recently, one of the more exciting matches I’ve seen is a match in the European Championship men’s team finals between Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany and Stefan Fegerl of Austria. There were a number of excellent rallies in this match leading to […]
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2015 Men’s World Cup: Points Decision, Technical Knock-Out for Leading Name
Posted on2015 Men’s World Cup: Points Decision, Technical Knock-Out for Leading Name Courtesy of ITTF Drama filled the air as matters concluded on the opening day of play, Friday October 16th, at the Liebherr 2015 Men’s World Cup in Halmstad, Sweden. Egypt’s Omar Assar beat Brazil’s Gustavo Tsuboi in a full distance seven games duel (11-13, […]
The road to Rio 2016 will go through Drummondville
Posted onThe road to Rio 2016 will go through Drummondville Courtesy of Journal L’Express Final Canada Cup Table Tennis TABLE TENNIS. What was an open secret is now official. It’s in Drummondville that the first step in qualifying will take place to identify which table tennis players will represent the country at the Summer Olympics in Rio […]
Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 60
Posted onAsk The Experts: Nan Li, No. 60 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Innerforce Layer ZLC CS Question: Hi there, I was wondering if you could give me rubber recommendations for my Innerforce ZLC CS blade. I love to play a semi modern-defender type game, where I like to try to defend a little to setup […]
World’s Best Arrive at the 2015 Men’s World Cup
Posted onWorld’s Best Arrive at the 2015 Men’s World Cup The world’s best players have arrived in Halmstad and are training for the Liebherr 2015 Men’s World Cup, which begins on October 15, 2015. PLAYER’S LIST 1. MA Long (CHN) 2. FAN Zhendong (CHN) 3. OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (GER) 4. MIZUTANI Jun (JPN) 5. FREITAS Marcos (POR) […]
TABLE TENNIS – Butterfly Secures Equipment Rights For Canada Cup
Posted onTABLE TENNIS – Butterfly Secures Equipment Rights For Canada Cup Oct 14, 2015 – Table Tennis Canada and Butterfly North America based in Wilson, North Carolina are pleased to announce a 4-year agreement for the Canada Cup series. As of 2016, the Canada Cup will consist of a Singles competition and a team competition: The […]
Fill the Club
Posted onFill the Club By USATT Hall of Famer Larry Hodges Want to fill your club and make it successful? But I repeat myself. Far too often I’ve seen clubs struggle and fail because they focused on having a really nice club that people would pay good money for, and figured they’d gradually build membership up. […]
Two Decades, Two Careers Later, Appearance Number Two for American
Posted onTwo Decades, Two Careers Later, Appearance Number Two for American Courtesy of ITTF A debut in 1992 in Ho Chi Minh City, his one and only appearance to date; now 23 years later Jimmy Butler returns to action. He is the North American representative at the Liebherr 2015 Men’s World Cup, which starts in the […]
Jack Wang Interview
Posted onJack Wang Interview Courtesy of USA Table Tennis / By Rahul Acharya October 12, 2015 – 14 year old Jack Wang of Livingston, NJ recently won the Cadet Boys’ Singles Gold Medal at the 2015 ITTF North American Championships held at Westchester Table Tennis Center, Pleasantville, NY. I had the opportunity to ask him a […]
Ask The Experts: Andre Ho, No. 59
Posted onAsk The Experts: Andre Ho, No. 59 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I have a 14 year old grandson who is interested and has been playing table tennis for a number of years. Can you recommend a pre-assembled racket that maybe good for him. I cannot say whether he is aggressive or passive player. […]
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