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Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 85

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Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 85 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Garaydia T-5000 Forehand Rubber: Donic Coppa Jo Silver Backhand Rubber: Donic Desto F3 Big Slam Question:  Hi… I want to ask how to do backhand drive, backhand topspin and backhand flick… Do backhand flick fight side spin… Thanks Answer: Hi Steven, Below are my tips […]

The Presidential View, Adriana Diaz

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The Presidential View, Most Important Female Athlete is Adriana Diaz Courtesy of ITTF Currently, she is the most important, the famous female athlete in the whole of the country; that is not the opinion expressed by any member of the Puerto Rico Table Tennis Federation, it is the view of none other than Sara Rosario, […]

Ask The Experts: Andre Ho, No. 84

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Ask The Experts: Andre Ho, No. 84 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I’m pretty much an above average table tennis player. I use all parts of the table and most would term me as a tactical player than a smasher. I do smash the ball very often but I like to have a bit […]

Looping Against Backspin Drills

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Looping Against Backspin Drills by Larry Hodges Tip of the Week It’s easy practicing topspin rallies since you can do them over and over in the same rally. The same is not true for practicing against backspin, unless you happen to have a chopper to practice with – and that’s not quite the same either, […]

Yukiya Uda Success at First Attempt

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The Difference a Year Makes, Yukiya Uda Success at First Attempt 2016 ITTF Czech Junior and Cadet Open Courtesy of ITTF Beaten by Slovenia’s Darko Jorgic one year ago in the second round in four straight games (11-5, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8); Japan’s Yukiya Uda turned the tables to beat his nemesis of 2015 to win […]

Madeira Focal Point for Talent Identification

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Madeira Focal Point for Talent Identification Courtesy of ITTF Notably the home of Marcos Freitas, the Atlantic island of Madeira hosted recently a training camp with the focus on young talented players. Supported by the ITTF-Europe Development Program and organized by the Madeira Table Tennis Federation, the head coach for the proceedings was Croatia’s Neven […]

Double Gold Medallists but No Main Draw Place

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Double Gold Medallists but No Main Draw Place for London Star Name 2016 Paralympic Games Courtesy of ITTF The Slovak Republic’s Jan Riapos alongside China’s Feng Panfeng and Ma Lin emerged as the most successful male players at the London 2012 Paralympic Games They were the athletes who emerged not only with gold in their respective […]

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 83

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Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 83 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I want to buy a butterfly blade which would best suit to tibhar grass ox on BH for close table attack,block chop and push. Answer: Hi Shivin, Thanks for your question and interest in Butterfly equipment. I recommend for you to try […]

Team going to 2016 World Championships

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The Team going to the Perfect 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships has been announced Courtesy of Table Tennis Canada The 2016 World Team Championships; organized from Sunday 28th February to Sunday 6th March, proceedings will be staged at the Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam, Greater Kuala Lumpur. Table Tennis Canada will be sending two teams, […]

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