Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No: 72 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Zhang Jike Super ZLC Question: Dear coach, Could you recommend the forehand and backhand rubbers from Butterfly? My friend had Tenergy 05 on both sides of his, but I am open to other rubbers, too, though I’m no rubber junkie Answer: Hi Tim, Thanks […]
Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No: 71
Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No: 71 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Tibhar SGS Carbon Forehand Rubber: Tibhar Genius w/Optimum Sound Backhand Rubber: Tibhar Genius w/Optimum Sound Question: Coach, Currently I use Tibhar Genius w/Optimum Sound rubber, and I’ve been using it for a couple of years now. I’ve noticed since i began using it that […]
2015 Table Tennis Stars Nominees Announced
2015 Table Tennis Stars Nominees Announced Courtesy of ITTF The 2015 ITTF Star Awards, which will be in its third edition, will be held at the Lisbon’s emblematic city landmark – Patio da Gale, to celebrate the world’s best table tennis players’ achievements in 2015. The nominees in the running for the 2015 Male & […]
A great partnership to host the second Canada Cup Event
A great partnership to host the second Canada Cup Event Courtesy of Table Tennis Canada Table Tennis Canada is happy to announce their partnership with Sport Burnaby and Fortius Sport & Health to bring another major event to the City of Burnaby, British Columbia. Athletes from all over Canada come will participate in the second […]
Lily Zhang Upsets World Order, Move to Europe Proved Beneficial
Lily Zhang Upsets World Order, Move to Europe Proved Beneficial 2015 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open Courtesy of ITTF Bronze medalist at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, Lily Zhang of the United States, was very much the player to attract the attention on the morning of the second day of play, Thursday November 12th, […]
U.S. Annual Coach of the Year Nominations
U.S. Annual Coach of the Year Nominations The U.S. Olympic Committee annually conducts a Coach of the Year recognition program within the family of Olympic and Pan American Games sports. There are five categories for which nominations may be made and they are: Volunteer COY, Developmental COY, National COY, Paralympic COY and the Doc Counsilman […]
Spanish Penholders, Different in Style, Against Odds Different Outcomes
Spanish Penholders, Different in Style, Against Odds Different Outcomes 2015 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open Courtesy of ITTF Success for one Spanish penholder, defeat for another of the same ilk; that was the situation in the second preliminary round of the Men’s Singles event at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open in […]
World Junior Championships – Canadian Team
World Junior Championships – Canadian Team Courtesy of Table Tennis Canada The Canadian Team that will represent Table Tennis Canada at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Vendée, France, has been announced. The eight day tournament commences on Sunday 29th November and concludes on Sunday 6th December. In common with all previous World Junior Championships, […]
USA Athletes of the Month – October
USA Athletes of the Month – October Courtesy of USA Table Tennis Jimmy Butler 1992 &1996 US Olympian, Jimmy Butler returned to the World Cup in Halmstad, Sweden to represent North American. Jimmy last participated in the World Cup in 1992 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Read ITTF Story on Jimmy – Courtesy of […]
Butterfly, Official Table & Official Ball Sponsor of 2016 Canada Cup Final
Butterfly, Official Table & Official Ball Sponsor of 2016 Canada Cup Final Wilson, NC – Butterfly is proud to be the official table and the official ball sponsor for the 2016 Canada Cup Final table tennis tournament. The Canada Cup Final serves as the Canadian National Team Selection competition and as the Canadian Olympic Qualifier. […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Texas Table Tennis Training Center
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(by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Training Center (“TTT”) has about 50-60 regular members, as well as a… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday, and… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins) After rolling through most of the tournament easily, a confident Lin Shidong faced off against… Read More
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(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
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Taiwo Adeyinka is working with his student on Serve &… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday and by Saturday… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins) China nearly pulled off a sweep – nearly winning all four of the Quarterfinals. It… Read More
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